Blue cloth with gilt to spine. Original dust jacket, unclipped, 15.99 sterling price intact. Purple endpapers. Signed by author to title. Previous owner's signature and date (2001) to free endpaper. Author won the Booker Prize in 2004. A near fine copy.

Publisher's black cloth gilt. Inscribed to the ffep by Powell twice; first to Margaret Gerdner, then to Bob Young. Bookplate of Robert Young, Jr else near fine. The DJ is toned to spine with slight soil/ edgewear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 249,[2] pages; Signed by Author

Two first editions of the poems of A. E. Dodd, one of which is signed by the author, in the original dust wrappers. The first editions of these two works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Inscribed by the author to the front free end paper of Three Journeys. Loosely inserted to this work is an advertisement for the book. Bookplate of 'The Library of The Poetry Society' to the front paste down of Poems from Belmont.Two anthologies of poems by A. E. Dodd, a poet from the Midlands of England. The now scarce Poems from Belmontwas his first collection of poetry, with a few poems referencing his local area. InThree Journeys, now an uncommon work, Dodd explores the Marxist way of materialism, popular Freudian psychology, and the way of the spirit.The set comprises: Poems from Belmont(1955, The Fortune Press, first edition) and Three Journeys(1958, The Fortune Press, first edition). In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, smart. Small bump to the edge of the front board to 'Poems from Belmont'. A little fading to the spine lettering of 'Three Journeys'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the first and last couple of pages to 'Poems from Belmont'. Dust wrappers are generally smart with a little chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Ink inscription to the front of the wrap to 'Poems from Belmont', with a scattering of spots and a small loss to the top of the front of the wrap. Near Fine

A Book of Jewels. Prague: Artia, 1966. First edition. Large-format hardcover in original dust jacket with Brodart protective cover. Photographs by H. Jelínek; translated by Alzbeta Novakova. A striking mid-century illustrated volume on gemstones and jewelry, combining scientific explanation with museum-quality photography. The text surveys the history, properties, and cultural significance of precious stones - from diamonds, rubies, and sapphires to lesser-known minerals - while full-page color plates highlight both natural specimens and historic jeweled objects. Produced during the height of Czechoslovakia's art-book publishing, the design reflects a refined modernist aesthetic with strong visual emphasis. This copy is clean and well-preserved, with bright, unmarked pages and a firm, tight binding. The dust jacket shows edge wear, but most visible scuffing is confined to the protective Brodart sleeve rather than the jacket itself. Published by Artia, Prague, a state-run publisher known for high-quality illustrated books exported to Western markets during the 1950s-1970s. J. and A. Bauer were European authors focused on gemology and decorative arts, contributing to accessible yet visually rich educational works on gemstones.

A limited edition, being number 3 of 700, signed by H. M. Tomlinson, author of the introductory essay. With a woodcut portrait of C. E. Montague to title page by Percy Smith and with a prefatory note by M. Montague, the wife of the author. First edition. Charles Edward Montague (1 January 1867 - 28 May 1928) was an English journalist, known also as a writer of novels and essays. Henry Major Tomlinson (21 June 1873 - 5 February 1958) was a British writer and journalist. He was known for anti-war and travel writing, novels and short stories, especially of life at sea. In a quarter buckram binding with decorative paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with only slight bumping to extremities and slight fading to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright and clean throughout with slight foxing to endpapers only. Near Fine