306 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers, 1843. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Major Sir William Cornwallis Harris (1807-1848) produced 5 books based on his explorations and huntings in Africa. This volume is an American issue "From the tenth London edition, revised and corrected". There are 392pp plus a publisher's..... More
New York: Del Rey, 2014. Pre-publication Advance Reader's Edition. Paperback. This is a pre-publication Advance Reader’s Edition of the author’s acclaimed debut novel. Condition is better than very good plus, the wraps binding square, clean, bright, and tight with only trivial wear to extremities and no spine creasing, the contents..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1915. First American edition, second printing. Hardcover. This is the first U.S. edition, second printing of Robert Frost’s second published book, which bolstered his newly minted literary reputation and precipitated his return to the United States from England, where his first two books were..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1893. First English edition. Hardcover. This volume contains a series of short stories with original publication dates ranging from 1890 to early 1893. With this English first edition, “Macmillan became the sole English publisher of Kipling’s prose works for the rest of his life.” It was..... More
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The Official Biography of Winston Churchill, initiated by Randolph Churchill but completed by Martin Gilbert, is an epic piece of scholarship about a singularly epic life, comprising eight mammoth main text volumes and - so far - seventeen accompanying document or "Companion"..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1970. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is the first edition, first printing of Heinlein's novel about a rich and powerful man who has the power to purchase a new body, but is faced with moral and philosophical consequences beyond his expectations. Condition is..... More
Washington, D.C. Associated Press, 25 October 1934. Photograph. This is an original press photo of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt taken during the first of the President’s eventual four terms in office, at a Washington D.C. Justice building dedication ceremony on 25 October 1934. This image, measuring 7 x 9 in..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1911. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Frederick William Fitzsimons (1870-1951) was a South African zoologist, known primarily for his knowledge of and research into snakes. He served as director of the Port Elizabeth Museum from 1906 to 1936, and wrote several books about the animals of South..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1980. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is the first edition, first printing of a collection of Heinlein stories and commentaries, including "7 never-before-collected stories", "14 never-before-collected articles", and "previously unpublished commentaries on all of the above" billed as "The Wit and Wisdom of Robert..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1893. First edition. Hardcover. This volume contains a series of short stories with original publication dates ranging from 1890 to early 1893. With this English first edition, “Macmillan became the sole English publisher of Kipling’s prose works for the rest of his life.” It was the..... More
London, Horbury & San Diego: Rickaro Books and Churchill Book Collector, 2019. First, limited, and numbered edition. Hardcover. This is the first, limited, and hand-numbered edition of an essay presenting a previously unrecorded letter by T. E. Lawrence. In 2018, the subject letter, penned in 1925 entirely in T. E...... More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1929. Full leather. This is a beautifully preserved copy of the leather-bound “Pocket Edition” of 1929. The book measures 7 x 4.5 inches, bound in dark red leather with blind rule borders on both covers, a gilt elephant illustration on the front cover, extensive gilt..... More
Washington, D.C. Acme News Pictures Inc., 20 January 1941. Photograph. This is an original press photo of Franklin Delano Roosevelt on 20 January 1941 during the inaugural parade of his third term that made him unique among American presidents. This image, measuring 7 x 9 in (17.8 x 22.8 cm)..... More
London: Herbert Heather, Punch Magazine, 1916. Magazine, stapled. This original 20 September 1916 issue of Punch magazine features a full-page, illustrated advertisement for the forthcoming serial publication of “The War on Land and Sea” by Winston Churchill in The London Magazine. The visually and textually striking advertisement is a reminder..... More
75 Loveday Street, Johannesburg: A.P.B. Bookstore, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The Sea Hath Bounds is the first work of South African author Daphne Rooke (1914-2009). This copy is near fine in a very good minus dust jacket. The brown cloth binding is clean and tight with square corners. The contents..... More
Old Bond Street, London: Printed at the Chiswick Press by C. Whittingham for J. Carpenter, 1812. Hardcover. 295 pages, preceded by a 30-page "Life of the Author" at pages v-xxxv, with a frontispiece illustration of Bacon. Retaining what appears to be an original binding of quarter cloth over paper boards..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1877. Hardcover. Sub-lieutenant Lord George Campbell was the youngest son of the eighth Duke of Argyll. He published 'Log-Letters from the Challenger' stating in the preface that 'These letters - extracted from my log - were written home during our cruise with no intention of publication....... More
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office (H.M.S.O.), 1940. Pamphlet. This is a wartime pamphlet of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s speech on British agriculture in the first months of the Second World War. This copy is in good plus condition. This pamphlet is a single sheet folded to create four leaves including..... More
Cape Town: C. Struik (Pty) Ltd., 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Otto Landsberg (1803-1905) was a German-born artist who moved to South Africa with his parents when he was 14. He was a painter, art teacher and musician. His works were inspired by the masters of the Italian Renaissance. This "De..... More
Cape Town: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1881. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Thomas Pringle (1789-1834) was born in Scotland. He became known as the “Father of South African Poetry”, having moved to South Africa in 1820, partly due to assistance from Sir Walter Scott, who admired his poems. This volume is bound..... More
London: Harrison & Sons Ltd. by Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen, Printers, 1980. Pamphlet. Here is a copy of the order of service for the 15 July 1980 80th birthday ceremonial of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, detailing the elaborate ceremonial procession of the Royal Family to St. Paul’s..... More
London: Drury Lane Press, 1941. First edition. Leaflet. Here is a set of three Second World War "Talking Points" leaflets. Each is printed in black on both sides of a single sheet of cheap 8.5 x 11 inch wartime paper. All three leaflets are in very good plus condition. Each..... More
New York: British Library of Information, 1941. Pamphlet. This Second World War leaflet describes Britain’s air raid procedures as part of the British Library of Information’s continued attempt to inform and sway the American people. Though no publication date is stated, WorldCat lists this as a 1941 publication, produced before..... More
Johannesburg: Cape to Cairo Publications, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. This is an anthology of short stories from South African writers with a Foreword by Lord de Villiers. Condition is very good in a very good dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is tight, clean, and square, retaining bright spine gilt..... More
Glasgow: The Grand Colosseum Warehouse Co., undated. Hardcover. Heinrich Barth (1821-1865) was a German scholar born in Hamburg. He achieved fame as an African explorer. His scholarly gifts helped him to learn many African languages and produce very careful documentation of the places and peoples he visited. There were multiple..... More