The Poems -
William Blake, John Sampson (editor)
Circa 1925 - Brentano's, New York
Printed at The Florence Press in London, and edited and arranged with a preface By John Sampson (1862–1931), whose work ‘fundamentally shaped how Blake's poetry is read today’.
Exquisitely bound in full morocco with inlaid stag antler design, perhaps inspired by Blake’s engravings of a Stag attacking men in the forest, which he produced for John Gay’s Fable, ‘The Tame Stag’. Housed in matching bespoke, velvet lined, clamshell case.
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Circa 1925 - Brentano's, New York
Printed at The Florence Press in London, and edited and arranged with a preface By John Sampson (1862–1931), whose work ‘fundamentally shaped how Blake's poetry is read today’.Exquisitely bound in full morocco with inlaid stag antler design, perhaps inspired by Blake’s engravings of a Stag attacking men in the forest, which he produced for John Gay’s Fable, ‘The Tame Stag’. Housed in matching bespoke, velvet lined, clamshell case.
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The Sheltering Sky -
Paul Bowles
1949 - John Lehmann, London - First Edition
First edition of Bowles’ most celebrated work, the unravelling of a young, sophisticated and adventurous American couple as they make their way into the Sahara.
‘I suspect that a good many people will read this book and be enthralled by it without once suspecting that it contains a mirror of what is most terrifying and cryptic within the Sahara of moral nihilism, into which the race of man now seems to be wandering blindly’ – Tennessee Williams, The New York Times.
‘One of the most original, even visionary, works of fiction to appear in this century’ – Tobias Wolff.
‘His art far exceeds that of the greatest American writers of our day’ – Gore Vidal.
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1949 - John Lehmann, London - First Edition
First edition of Bowles’ most celebrated work, the unravelling of a young, sophisticated and adventurous American couple as they make their way into the Sahara.‘I suspect that a good many people will read this book and be enthralled by it without once suspecting that it contains a mirror of what is most terrifying and cryptic within the Sahara of moral nihilism, into which the race of man now seems to be wandering blindly’ – Tennessee Williams, The New York Times.
‘One of the most original, even visionary, works of fiction to appear in this century’ – Tobias Wolff.
‘His art far exceeds that of the greatest American writers of our day’ – Gore Vidal.
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The Secret Garden -
Frances Hodgson Burnett, Charles Robinson (Illustrator)
1911 - William Heinemann, London - First English Edition, and First Edition illustrated by Robinson
First edition in the scarce original gilt decorated cloth, of this magical portrayal of reawakened spirits, charmingly illustrated by Charles Robinson, including eight coloured plates with captioned tissue guards.
Mistress Mary, the orphaned expatriate, without ‘Ayah’, arrives at the dark, draughty, gloomy and cold Misselthwaite Manor.
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1911 - William Heinemann, London - First English Edition, and First Edition illustrated by Robinson
First edition in the scarce original gilt decorated cloth, of this magical portrayal of reawakened spirits, charmingly illustrated by Charles Robinson, including eight coloured plates with captioned tissue guards.Mistress Mary, the orphaned expatriate, without ‘Ayah’, arrives at the dark, draughty, gloomy and cold Misselthwaite Manor.
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Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - Facsimile (From Photogravure Blocks) of the Kilmarnock edition 1786 -
Robert Burns
1909 - D Brown & Co. [Printer], Kilmarnock - Facsimile of the 1786 edition
An exquisite and fine presentation of Burns’ ‘Poems’, bound in light brown crushed morocco with brown and tan morocco onlays depicting a harvest mouse in a wheat field (the ‘tim'rous beastie' of ‘To a Mouse’) and ensconced in matching light tan morocco clamshell case, lined in tartan. Bound by Falkirk Fraser Wilson while working for Tom Valentine (a noted Falkirk binder).
The binding houses the 1909 facsimile of the rare and celebrated "Kilmarnock Burns" of 1786, which was printed from photogravure blocks under the supervision of D. McNaught, Esq. J.P., editor of The Burns Chronicle, the proofs being revised from an uncut copy in his possession.
In 1786 at the age of 27, although he had never published anything before, Burns (1759-96) decided to publish a volume of his poems. 612 copies were printed for him by John Wilson of Kilmarnock. They sold out within a month. There are estimated to be less than 70 complete ‘Kilmarnock’ copies in existence today. For this reason D. McNaught used his own uncut copy to produce this facsimile in 1909.
Burns, encouraged by this success, and by a letter from an Edinburgh minister, Dr. Blacklock, moved to Edinburgh instead of emigrating to Jamaica. He became a celebrity and in 1787 a new edition of 1500 copies, to be sold by subscription, was agreed upon with an additional 17 poems and five new songs. There was far greater demand than estimated, so the book was reset, and approximately 3,250 copies printed.
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1909 - D Brown & Co. [Printer], Kilmarnock - Facsimile of the 1786 edition
An exquisite and fine presentation of Burns’ ‘Poems’, bound in light brown crushed morocco with brown and tan morocco onlays depicting a harvest mouse in a wheat field (the ‘tim'rous beastie' of ‘To a Mouse’) and ensconced in matching light tan morocco clamshell case, lined in tartan. Bound by Falkirk Fraser Wilson while working for Tom Valentine (a noted Falkirk binder).The binding houses the 1909 facsimile of the rare and celebrated "Kilmarnock Burns" of 1786, which was printed from photogravure blocks under the supervision of D. McNaught, Esq. J.P., editor of The Burns Chronicle, the proofs being revised from an uncut copy in his possession.
In 1786 at the age of 27, although he had never published anything before, Burns (1759-96) decided to publish a volume of his poems. 612 copies were printed for him by John Wilson of Kilmarnock. They sold out within a month. There are estimated to be less than 70 complete ‘Kilmarnock’ copies in existence today. For this reason D. McNaught used his own uncut copy to produce this facsimile in 1909.
Burns, encouraged by this success, and by a letter from an Edinburgh minister, Dr. Blacklock, moved to Edinburgh instead of emigrating to Jamaica. He became a celebrity and in 1787 a new edition of 1500 copies, to be sold by subscription, was agreed upon with an additional 17 poems and five new songs. There was far greater demand than estimated, so the book was reset, and approximately 3,250 copies printed.
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The Second World War -
Sir Winston Spencer Churchill
1948 to 1954 - Cassell and Co. Ltd., London - First Editions
‘I will leave judgements on this matter to history – but I will be one of the historians.’ - Winston Churchill.
A finely bound first edition set of Churchill’s complete six volume classic history on World War II - The Gathering Storm, Their Finest Hour, The Grant Alliance, The Hinge of Fate, Closing the Ring and Triumph and Tragedy. With numerous maps and plans, some folding.
Not since Julius Caesar and his Gallic Wars has there been a case of a great leader in war also being an able writer.
Churchill's most famous work continuing on from his earlier history of the First World War, 'The World Crisis'. The two together form, in Churchill's opinion, a comprehensive history of a second Thirty Years War.
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1948 to 1954 - Cassell and Co. Ltd., London - First Editions
‘I will leave judgements on this matter to history – but I will be one of the historians.’ - Winston Churchill. A finely bound first edition set of Churchill’s complete six volume classic history on World War II - The Gathering Storm, Their Finest Hour, The Grant Alliance, The Hinge of Fate, Closing the Ring and Triumph and Tragedy. With numerous maps and plans, some folding.
Not since Julius Caesar and his Gallic Wars has there been a case of a great leader in war also being an able writer.
Churchill's most famous work continuing on from his earlier history of the First World War, 'The World Crisis'. The two together form, in Churchill's opinion, a comprehensive history of a second Thirty Years War.
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The Second World War -
Sir Winston Spencer Churchill
1948 to 1954 - Cassell and Co. Ltd., London - First Editions
‘I will leave judgements on this matter to history – but I will be one of the historians.’ - Winston Churchill.
A finely bound first edition set of Churchill’s complete six volume classic history on World War II - The Gathering Storm, Their Finest Hour, The Grant Alliance, The Hinge of Fate, Closing the Ring and Triumph and Tragedy. With numerous maps and plans, some folding.
Not since Julius Caesar and his Gallic Wars has there been a case of a great leader in war also being an able writer.
Churchill's most famous work continuing on from his earlier history of the First World War, 'The World Crisis'. The two together form, in Churchill's opinion, a comprehensive history of a second Thirty Years War.
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Price HK$ 25,000
1948 to 1954 - Cassell and Co. Ltd., London - First Editions
‘I will leave judgements on this matter to history – but I will be one of the historians.’ - Winston Churchill. A finely bound first edition set of Churchill’s complete six volume classic history on World War II - The Gathering Storm, Their Finest Hour, The Grant Alliance, The Hinge of Fate, Closing the Ring and Triumph and Tragedy. With numerous maps and plans, some folding.
Not since Julius Caesar and his Gallic Wars has there been a case of a great leader in war also being an able writer.
Churchill's most famous work continuing on from his earlier history of the First World War, 'The World Crisis'. The two together form, in Churchill's opinion, a comprehensive history of a second Thirty Years War.
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The Life of Admiral Lord Nelson, K.B. from His Lordship's Manuscripts -
Rev. James Stanier Clarke, John McArthur
1809 - T. Cadell and W. Davies, London - First Edition
Two large and imperial contemporary bound volumes. The first edition of 'the fullest, and in many respects the best biography' of Nelson’ (DNB). Sumptuously produced by one of the best printers of the day.
Illustrated with four full page engraved plans of the ‘Battle of the Nile’; ‘Copenhagen’; ‘Commencement of the Battle of Trafalgar’, ‘Close of the Battle of Trafalgar’, twelve full page engravings, four half page engravings, and one full page engraved elevation and plan of ‘Martello Tower Corsica’. Facsimiles and tables.
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1809 - T. Cadell and W. Davies, London - First Edition
Two large and imperial contemporary bound volumes. The first edition of 'the fullest, and in many respects the best biography' of Nelson’ (DNB). Sumptuously produced by one of the best printers of the day.Illustrated with four full page engraved plans of the ‘Battle of the Nile’; ‘Copenhagen’; ‘Commencement of the Battle of Trafalgar’, ‘Close of the Battle of Trafalgar’, twelve full page engravings, four half page engravings, and one full page engraved elevation and plan of ‘Martello Tower Corsica’. Facsimiles and tables.
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2001 A Space Odyssey -
Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Kubrick
1968 - The New American Library, New York - First Edition
‘Unless you obey my instructions, I shall be forced to disconnect you.’
A superior first edition of this science fiction cult classic, that captured and expanded on the vision of Stanley Kubrick’s film, housed in a custom clamshell case.
‘2001 A Space Odyssey’ was the author's novelisation based on the joint screenplay by Clarke and Stanley Kubrick. With the success of both the book and film, Clarke became perhaps the best ‘known science fiction writer in the world’ (Clarke & Clute).
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1968 - The New American Library, New York - First Edition
‘Unless you obey my instructions, I shall be forced to disconnect you.’A superior first edition of this science fiction cult classic, that captured and expanded on the vision of Stanley Kubrick’s film, housed in a custom clamshell case.
‘2001 A Space Odyssey’ was the author's novelisation based on the joint screenplay by Clarke and Stanley Kubrick. With the success of both the book and film, Clarke became perhaps the best ‘known science fiction writer in the world’ (Clarke & Clute).
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Price HK$ 15,000