1. Beckett, Samuel.

Poems in English. [The very rare Limited Edition (one of only 100) – signed by Samuel Beckett].

First Edition. London, John Calder, 1961. 8°. 53 pages. Original Hardcover in protective Mylar. Top edge gilt. Deckled edges. Excellent, close to new condition. No. 51 of only 100 copies on untrimmed, handmade paper [Vergé pur fil]. Signed by Samuel Beckett. Extremely rare in this condition !

2. Beer-Hofmann, Richard / [Lewin, Leo] / [Zohn, Harry] Weiß, E.R. [Emil Rudolf Weiß].

Die Historie von König David. Ein Zyklus / Jaakobs Traum. Ein Vorspiel.

Berlin, S. Fischer, 1918. 15 cm x 23 cm. 170 Seiten mit einer Original-Radierung von Emil Rudolf Weiß [gedruckt von Carl Sabo, Berlin]. Original Hardcover. Deckled edges. / Originaler Pappband. Die Bindung mit starken Gebrauchsspuren. Muss neu gebunden werden. Innen sehr frisch und sauber. Eines von nur 100 signierten Exemplaren der Vorzugsausgabe. Aus der Bibliothek von Leo Lewin, mit seinem Exlibris, nach einem Entwurf von Max Slevogt, auf dem Innendeckel. Der Band stammt sus der Judaica-Sammlung von Harry Zohn. / Damage to spine. Bottom of spine is chipped. Interior is very good. One of only 100 signed copies of the special edition. Book plate / Exlibris of Leo Lewin, designed by Max Slevogt, to pastdown. The book comes from the Judaica-library of Harry Zohn.

3. [Bell, Charles] Simons, Phillida Brooke.

The Life and Work of Charles Bell. Including The Art of Charles Bell: An Appraisal by Michael Godby.

Vlaeberg South Africa, Fernwood Press, no year (c.1998). 28 cm x 24.5 cm. Frontispiece, 176 pages. Numerous coloured and monchrome illustrations. Hardcover / publisher’s original half leather with slate gray boards. Gilt lettering on spine with raised bands. Gilt pictoral on front board. Housed in grey cloth-covered book case with coloured vignette on front board. Fine, absolutely excellent condition throughout. Interior in excellent condition. Hand-numbered 21 of a collectors’ special edition of only 100 copies. Signed by author on the certification page. Presentation inscription in calligraphy to Christopher Robin White. Front endpaper beautifully embossed. Superbly produced work.

4. Bell, Don.

Bookspeak.

Signed / Limited edition of 120 copies. Francestown, Typographeum, 2000. 24,5 cm x 16,5 cm. 25 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

5. Colón, Cristóbal.

Primer Viaje de Cristóbal Colón. Según su diario de a bordo recogido y transcrito por el padre Bartolomé de las Casas. Original artwork etched onto boxwood by Antonio Ollé Pinell. [Ilustrado con 13 grabados originales a todo color. Impresión a dos tintas].

Ejemplar nominado número 557 de una tirada de 600 ejemplares. Barcelona, Amigos del Libro, 1944. 31.5cm x 23.3cm. IX, 183 pages. With absolutely beautiful illustrations. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

6. Dawson, Fielding.

The Greatest Story Ever Told: A Transformation.

Los Angeles, Black Sparrow Press, 1973. 8°. 69 pages. Original Hardcover in the original acetate dustjacket [Mylar]. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. No. 107 of 200 hardcover copies, numbered and signed by the author.

7. Derrida, Jacques & Fathy, Safaa.

Tourner les mots: au bord d’un film. [Signatures autographes de Jacques Derrida]

Edition limitée (No.60/70). Paris, Galilee, 2000. 8°. 169 pages with illustrations / photographs in colour. Softcover / Reliure Broché. Pages Unopened ! Signatures autographes de Jacques Derrida / First edition, one of seventy examples printed on “verge ivoire,” of this work produced as a companion to the film “D’ailleurs, Derrida”. Only seventy copies were produced, and most were distributed among the film’s collaborators. This copy signed by Derrida on the half title. Fine in publisher’s printed wrappers.

8. Frost, Robert.

Aforesaid.

New York, Henry Holt, 1954. 8°. 114 pages. Modern Hardcover / Full green modern morocco masterbinding with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. First edition of this limited edition. One of only 650 copies issued [of which only 500 were for sale] in commemoration of the poet’s 80th birthday. Recently beautifully rebound in a modern design in full green Maroquin (Morocco), with gilt lettering on spine and signed by Robert Frost on the limitation page.

9. Garton, Robin.

British Printmakers – 1855-1955. A Century of Printmaking from the Etching Revival to St Ives.

Special Collector’s Edition / Limited to 25 copies with Suite/3 prints. Devizes, Garton & Co, 1992. 26 cm x 32.5 cm. 326 pages. 585 illustrations. Hardcover / Publisher’s original quarter-leather with green buckram boards and raised bands. Gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. With original green-cloth slipcase. Including the additional folio-suite of 3 prints: 1. ‘Nude with Pillow’ woodcut by John Nash / 2. ‘Abstract Flower Design’ by Enid Marx / 3. ‘Old Tree’ by Reynolds Stone. Near fine condition. Very rare edition of a stunning volume, excellently presented.

10. Gerhardie, William Alexander / Kingsmill, Hugh / Youngman Carter, Philip.

The Casanova Fable. A Satirical Revaluation. Illustrated by Philip Youngman Carter.

Rare, limited and signed first edition (No.20 of only 150 copies). London, Jarrolds, 1934. 15 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, 223 pages. With seven full-page illustrations in colour. Hardcover / Original, spectacular quarter vellum binding. Signed by William Gerhardie and Hugh Kingsmill. Bookplate / Exlibris of Liverpool book-collector, John Raymond Danson, to pastedown. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.