London, Peter Davies, 1936.

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8/6.

An unusually good example of Lewis's classic of aviation. Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just 17, and later a member of the famous 56 Squadron, Cecil Lewis was an illustrious and passionate fighter pilot of World War I, described by Bernard Shaw in 1935 as "a thinker, a master of words, and a bit of a poet." In this vivid and spirited account the author evocatively sets his love of the skies and flying against his bitter experience of the horrors of war, as we follow his progress from France and the battlefields of the Somme, to his pioneering defense of London against deadly nighttime raids.

London, Richard Bentley, 1838.

3 vols. First edition in book form, mixed issue (vol.I & II with shortened title with 'Charles Dickens', vol.III with full title and 'Boz' as author, and with the 'fireside' plate). 8vo. 19th century half morocco, spines gilt, gilt edges.

An attractive first edition set of Dickens' classic tale of hardship and hope.

London, for T. Beckett and P.A. De Hondt, 1768.

2 vols. First editions. 8vo. Half-titles, list of subscribers, engraved coat-of-arms on D3v of vol.II. Contemporary half calf, simple gilt roll borders to covers, spines gilt ruled compartments within raised bands.

An attractive set of Sterne's final novel, in contemporary full calf binding. Written in part as an answer to Tobias Smollett's decidedly unsentimental Travels Through France and Italy.

London, Longmans, 1945.

First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 6/-.

A children's book by Irish author & journalist Laverty. Uncommon in the jacket.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1926.

First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth lettered in gilt to spine, with publisher's monogram blind-stamped to lower cover.

"The erotic awakening of a young woman told in terms of empathy with the vegetative world." (Bleiler)

London, Methuen, 1900.

First edition. 8vo. Publisher's catalogue at end dated 1900. Original pictorial cloth.

A collection of horror/mysteries by classic author Richard Marsh (a.k.a. Richard Bernard Heldman).

London, Methuen, 1900.

First edition. 8vo. Publisher's advertisements at rear dated August 1900. Original pictorial cloth.

A collection of weird tales, including 'A Psychological Experiment', 'The Photographs' and 'The Houseboat'. Uncommon.

London, Edward Arnold, 1919.

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original decorative cloth with spider's web design.

A gem from the golden age of Gothic horror, these spine-tingling tales by Montague Rhodes James would satisfy even the most demanding need for ghoulishly "Excellent Stories" (Bleiler).

Selected Poems 1920 - 1947
London, Macmillan, 1949.

First edition, first impression. Signed presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 15s.

"For my darling Evelyn with best love from Edith", possibly Evelyn Waugh with whom she was well acquainted (she asked him to be her godfather when she converted to Catholicism in 1955); it could however also be her close friend Evelyn Wiel, with whom she stayed in France prior to the Second World War.

London, Collins Crime Club, 1930.

First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth.

Hubin listed crime thriller.

Kéraban the Inflexible (Part II.)
London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1885.

First UK edition. 8vo. Publisher's advertisements dated 'October, 1884'. Original pictorial brown cloth.

New York, Simon & Schuster, 1947.

First edition, 'Inner Sanctum Suspense Special'. 8vo. Original brick cloth. Dust-jacket.

A 1947 thriller about a mother who shields her daughter from a blackmailer.