History from Alexander's Books

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1961. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing Octavo hardback, 296 pp. Very Good + condition in Very Good + unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions. Nice copy

London: Jonathan Cape, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Very Good. First edition, first printing (correct number string) large octavo hardback, xvii+366pp. Very Good + condition black cloth and gilt titles.colour illustrations. Unclipped Dust jacket in Near Very Good condition. No inscriptions.

London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019. 1st Edition 7th Printing. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition seventh printing very Large octavo hardback. xxxvi, 526 pp. colour illustrations. Fine condition in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions. Silk place ribbon.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1984. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Margaret Jones . First edition first printing quarto hardback 88 pp.Beautifully illustrated in colour and black and white by Margaret Jones Good + condition in Good + unclipped dust jacket School stamp plus withdrawn stamp on endpapers … Read more about this item

David & Charles, 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing octavo hardback. 184 pp. illustrated Very Good condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author (flat signature on title page).

London: Collins, 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing hardback 252 pages Illustrated End paper maps Slight tea spillage has affected part of the edge of the page block otherwise Very Good condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket (still in original publisher's… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1954. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Large octavo hardback xiv + 242 pp, illustrated with 45 colour photographs and 27 black and white photographs and 3 line drawings. Very Good + condition in Good + unclipped dust jacket (tiny loss at top and… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. First edition first printing Hardback. xii + 211 pp, illustrated Very Good + condition in very Good price-clipped dust jacket. No inscriptions.

Oxford and Cambridge: Blackwell, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. octavo paperback. ix, 261 pp. Very good condition. No inscriptions. NOT a library book

London: Stanley Paul, 1950. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing octavo hardback mustard yellow cloth 192 pages illustrated Good condition. Endpapers foxed Signed by the author: "Best of Luck Billy Wright" Verified signature no dedicatee No other inscriptions

London: Longmans, 1963. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. Large octavo hardback. xiv, 460 pp. Black and white illustrations, maps. Very Good + condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions a very decent copy

London: Oxford University Press, 1935. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing octavo hardback.216 pp. Two folding maps at rear Very Good condition No dust jacket Previous owner's book plate on inside cover.Very scarce.

Cambridge and London: Cambridge University Press, 1951. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing octavo hardback. vii + 190 pp. Very Good condition No dust jacket Names of two previous owners on end papers.

London: Collins, 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing hardback 480 pages Illustrated Very Good + condition in Very Good price-clipped dust jacket (in publisher's transparent protective sleeve). No inscriptions.

London: Faber & Faber, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, first printing (correct number string) . Large, heavy octavo hardback. xx, 588 pp. Colour and black & white illustrations. Very Good + condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket No inscriptions.

London: Pavilion Books, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ronald Searle. First edition first printing octavo hardback 96 pp, illustrated in black and white Fine condition in Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket No inscriptions.

London: BBC, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¼ - 12" tall. Parker, John. First edition, first printing Heavy quarto hardback. 216 pp. Colour illustrations. Near Fine condition in Very Good price-clipped dust jacket. Original gift inscription on half-title page.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul , 1961. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing thus tall octavo paperback. 188 pp. Near Very Good condition. No inscriptions

London: Mercury Books, 1962. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing thus tall octavo paperback. 344 pp. Near Very Good condition. No inscriptions

London: Collins, 1979. 4th Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fourth edition first printing hardback 400 pages Illustrated Very Good + condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket No inscriptions.