Non-Fiction
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.
Food & Drink
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.
Modern Literature
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.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Comprising: The Fellowship of the Ring (first edition, fourth impression); The Two Towers (first edition, second impression); The Return of the King (first edition, first impression).
London, George Allen & Unwin, 1955.
First editions, mixed impressions, vol.III p.49 with sagging text and number '4'. 3 vol., 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jackets.
A really nice first edition set of Tolkien's epic masterpiece of fantasy fiction, the single most impactive work of this genre, and one that continues to inspire to this day, for example with the new Amazon series 'The Rings of Power'. The jackets here are clean and bright, and have done a splendid job of protecting the books beneath.