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London: Dorling Kindersley, 1989. Limited Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Excellent/Very Good. Minton, John. Signed Limited Edition of this classic cookbook. Special Christmas Edition [Dorling Kindersley, London, 1989]. #62 of 450 copies SIGNED by Elizabeth David. "French Country Cooking", David's second book, was first printed in 1951, then in this format [standard trade edition] in 1987; second impression. It was her first in-depth foray into purely French cuisine [A Book Of Mediterranean Food, published in 1950, was largely drawn from previously published essays and was more general in nature] & remains a culinary classic. Illustrated with the John Minton line drawings from the 1951 edition plus various French paintings. Laminated pictorial boards; light foxing to the signed limitation page; occasional blue pen dot; an excellent copy in the very good dustwrapper [clipped, minor puncture to front of spine, light discolouration to inner surface]. ISBN: 0863182518

London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1988. Limited Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Excellent. Signed Limited Edition of this classic cookbook. Special Christmas Edition [Barrie & Jenkins, London, 1988]; grey boards, slightly sunned at top & bottom edges, small mark at bottom cnr of block; in price-clipped jacket, tape-reinforced corners in protective plastic; tissue guard present over signed limitation page; a very good copy. #382 of 400 copies SIGNED by Elizabeth David. "Italian Food", David's third book, was first printed in 1954, then in this format [standard trade edition] in 1987. It was her first in-depth foray into Italian cuisine & remains a culinary classic. ISBN: 0-7126-2000-1 / 0712620001

London: Jonathan Cape, 1980. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Smollan, Rick. Personal account of one of the great solo treks. First Printing [Jonathan Cape, London, 1980]; 256 pages; brown cloth boards, gold titling on spine, route map endpapers, a fine copy; in like illustrated dustjacket. Davidson's personal account of her epic 1700 mile trek with camels from Alice Springs through the great desert country of Central & Western Australia to the WA coast. Photographs by the author & Rick Smollan. ISBN: 0 224 01861 2 / 0224018612

Adelaide: The Friends Of The State Library Of South Australia, 1996. Facsimile Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Fine. Facsimile printing of Davis' Journal describing McKinlay's 1861-2 expedition across Australia. Subtitled "Edited from Mr Davis' Manuscript Journal; With An Introductory View Of The Recent Australian Explorations Of McDouall Stuart, Burke & Wills, Landsborough, Etc., By William Westgarth". Facsimile of 1863 original [The Friends Of The Library Of South Australia, Adelaide, 1996]; green cloth boards, embossed with same design as original, gold titling to spine, 408pp, large folded map in pouch at rear [showing the Routes of John McKinlay, Stuart, Burke, Landsborough, and Walker, across the Continent of Australia]; a fine copy. John McKinlay led one of a number of expeditions in 1861-62 aiming to establish a North-South route through the middle of Australia "from sea to sea". John Davis was a member of his party.

London: B.T. Batsford, 1900. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition [B.T. Batsford, London, 1900]; xxii, 262 pages + 12 pages of publisher's ads; yellow cloth, blue titling & design to front board & spine, spine a little faded, rubbed, bumped extremities, a little, slight lean, dark spot top block, hinges split, a good only copy. With a descriptive list of 94 illustrations. Errata slip tipped in. Lewis Foreman Day was a contemporary of William Morris & Walter Crane & authored numerous decorative texts.

London: Phaidon, 2011. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Highly-sought A-Z guide to over 300 significant pottery makers, styles & schools. First Printing [Phaidon, London, 2011]; 320 pages; illustrated boards, a fine copy; in like illustrated dustjacket [replicating design on boards], v. minor rubbing to edges, a near-fine copy. Noted artist & art historian De Waal has created a wonderful resource by alphabetically arranging some 300 of the ceramic world's great artists, styles & movements. Edmund De Waal is also author of "The Hare With The Amber Eyes" - the extremely popular book about Netsuke. ISBN: 978-0-7148-4799-3 / 9780714847993

London: Penguin, 1965. First UK Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First UK printing of this classic dystopian novel from an SF master. First UK Printing [Penguin Books, London, 1965]; illustrated card covers, slight bump to block base [pictured]; essentially a fine copy. First published in the US in 1962, this was the first printing in the UK [first UK hardcover by Gollancz in 1975]. PKD's classic dystopian tale set in an occupied USA following the Allied Forces defeat in WWII. Winner of the Hugo Award for best novel [1963]. Penguin Science Fiction #2376 [priced 5/- on front].

London: Chapman & Hall, 1859. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Full title: "All The Year Round. A Weekly Journal. Conducted by Charles Dickens. With which is incorporated Household Words". Volume 1: April 30 - October 22, 1859  through to Volume 20: June 13 - November 28, 1868; 26 weekly issues in each volume. Represents all of series 1. Includes serialised first printings of Dickens' classics "A Tale of Two Cities" [first item in Volume 1] and "Great Expectations". Also serialised first printings of Wilkie Collins' mysteries "The Woman in White" and "The Moonstone" . Initially published by Dickens out of Wellington St with later issues also published through Chapman and Hall. Volumes 2, 3, 7, 12, 14 contains ownership signature of GW [George Woodroffe] Goyder [esteemed South Australian surveyor; 1826-1898]. Some inscriptions include "Warrakilla" [Goyder's… Read More

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1970. First UK Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First UK edition of Didion's best novel. First UK Edition [Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1970]; dark pink boards, gilt titling to spine, minor foxing, a very good copy; in like, unclipped [30s net] dustjacket, bumped & chipped, slight discolouration. With one of the coolest author portraits ever on back cover, photo by Julian Wasser. Modern classic set in the darkness of Hollywood - within whose depths Didion sourced much of her inspiration. ISBN: 297 00329 X / 029700329X.

London: The Folio Society, 1993. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near-Fine. Mosley, Francis. First Printing of Folio's collection of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. First Thus [The Folio Society, London, 1993]; 5 volumes; brown cloth with Holmes & Watson shadow illustration, gold "A Conan Doyle" script to front boards & gold spine titling ["The Adventures", "The Memoirs", "The Return", "His Last Bow" & "The Case-book"], small white mark [rubbing] at top of two volumes, else fine; in like illustrated cardboard slipcase, lightly shelf-worn. A complete set of the short stories documenting the adventures of the world's most famous literary detective. Illustrated by Francis Mosley. Shadow illustration across the spines of the 5 vols forms the distinctive outline of Sherlock Holmes [Folio also published a second box of the Holmes novels, not present here, which continues the illustration with the shadow outline of Dr John Watson].

First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. An exquisite set of the complete Sherlock Holmes canon. Collector's Edition [The Easton Press, Connecticut, 1981]; complete in 3 volumes; full leather, gold titling & decorations, all edges gilt, silk ribbon markers, moire endpapers; a fine set. "Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes"; "Later Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes"; "Final Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes". The definitive text of all short stories & novels featuring the famous Baker St detective. With a selection of the original illustrations, most notably by Frederic Dorr Steele.