George Allen & Unwin

    C.E.M. Joad & others, Manifesto, first edition, 1934

    Non-Fiction

    Joad (C.E.M., editor) Manifesto.

    £325


    Being the Book of the Federation of Progressive Societies and Individuals
    London, George Allen & Unwin, 1934.

    First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7s6d.

    Essays articulating the aims of interwar progressive movements: pacifism, rationalism, sexual reform, socialism and internationalist co-operation. Contributors include Olaf Stapledon, Francis Meynell and H.G. Wells.

    Tolkien (J.R.R.) [The Lord of the Rings]

    Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Tolkien (J.R.R.) [The Lord of the Rings]

    £4,250


    Comprising: The Fellowship of the Ring, third impression; The Two Towers, second impression; The Return of the King, second impression.
    London, George Allen & Unwin, 1955.

    3 vol., first editions. Large 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jackets.

    Tolkien's epic following the Fellowship as they seek to destroy the One Ring to defeat Sauron and save Middle-earth. Thematically, it deepens the moral and mythic foundations laid in The Hobbit, embedding linguistic invention, heroic prophecy and even environmental concerns as central features of high fantasy's modern canon.

    Tolkien (J.R.R.) [The Lord of the Rings]

    Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Tolkien (J.R.R.) [The Lord of the Rings]

    £1,495

    London, George Allen & Unwin, 1956-59.3 vol., first editions, fifth/sixth/fifth impression respectively. Large 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jackets.A solid set of early impressions of Tolkien's fantasy masterpiece.

    J.R.R. Tolkien, Farmer Giles of Ham, second impression, 1957

    Children's Books

    Tolkien (J.R.R.) Farmer Giles of Ham

    £250



    London, George Allen & Unwin, 1957.

    First edition, second impression. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.

    Tolkien's whimsical medieval fable about a reluctant hero, Farmer Giles, who must confront a troublesome dragon with wit and cunning rather than traditional bravery. Baynes' illustrations were significant in fantasy fiction of the period, as she would go on to become best known for her work on C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia, contributing a visual style that became iconic in mid-20th century fantasy literature.

    Zahra Freeth, Kuwait was my Home, first edition, 1956

    Travel

    Freeth (Zahra) Kuwait was my Home

    £135



    London, George Allen & Unwin, 1956.

    First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 16s.

    Compelling insight into the Kuwait of today, or at least of the 1950s, by a woman writer.

    Count Carlo Sforza, European Dictatorships, first UK edition, 1932

    Non-Fiction

    Sforza (Count Carlo) European Dictatorships

    £125



    London, George Allen & Unwin, 1932.

    First UK edition. 8vo. Original grey cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8s6d.

    The Count was a member of the ancient Sforza dynasty, descendant from a branch of the Dukes of Milan, and related to the Pallavicini family as well as other Italian families such as the Medici and Orsini.

    Adebisi Vincent, A Cookery Book for the Tropics, first edition, 1962

    Food & Drink

    Vincent (Mrs Adebisi) A Cookery Book for the Tropics

    £85



    London, George Allen & Unwin, 1962.

    First edition. 8vo. Original patterned wrappers.

    An excellent insight into food and diets in Nigeria, written by the then Inspector of Education (Home Economics). Uncommon.

    Herman Robbers, The Fortunes of a Household, first English edition, 1924

    Modern Literature

    Robbers (Herman) The Fortunes of a Household

    £175



    London, George Allen & Unwin, 1924.

    First English edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.

    ...a most delightful picture of the 'interior' of a well-to-do Amsterdam printer-publisher's house (jacket blurb). A nice example of a 1920s dust-jacket, by the British painter, illustrator and linocut artist Dorothy Burroughes.