Recent Arrivals from Paul Foster Books

Plexus Publishing Limited. London. 1978. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (11.6 x 8.3 inches). 128 pages with over 200 mono photographs by the great rock photographers of the day, alongside quotes, song lyrics, and band information. Printed paperback covers. Neat single name written in ink inside the front cover and some minor creasing to the wrappers but generally very good. Featuring many… Read more about this item

Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1902. FIRST EDITION. First printing. Large 8vo. (9.2 x 7 inches). Finely illustrated by Rudyard Kipling with 22 full page mono plates plus 12 smaller decorative chapter initials. A fine, clean copy in a fine recent leather binding by Bayntun - Riviere of Bath. Full deep red morocco, the spine with raised bands, each decorated… Read more about this item

Cassell & Co. ltd. London. 1948-54. SIX VOLUMES. FIRST EDITIONS, 1st impressions. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.8 inches). Illustrated throughout with maps and plans, many folding. Some spotting a few pages, mostly to the fore edges, but overall a very good set. Publishers black cloth with gilt lettering to the spines. Top edges dyed deep red, which has now faded to… Read more about this item

E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc. New York. 1932. FIRST EDITION. (10 x 8 inches). 13 leaves, printed in colours on one side only, tied with blue tassled cord to the top. Main title page and 12 monthly leaves, all illustrated around verses from When we were very young and featuring illustrations of Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Christopher Robin, and… Read more about this item

David Fickling Books. Oxford. 2006. FIRST EDITION, first printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. A very near fine book a near fine unclipped wrapper, a slight bump to the bottom of the spine being the only fault. The book looks unread.

George Bell and Sons. London. 1870. SIX VOLUMES. 4to. (10 x 7.3 inches). Complete and beautifully illustrated with 365 finely hand coloured full page plates, each with a tissue guard. Bound in attractive early half dark green morocco leather, by Bickers and Son. The spines with five raised bands, each with a gilt ruled line. The compartments fully decorated, lettered… Read more about this item

George Bell & Sons. London. 1897. FIRST ANNING-BELL EDITION. Delux limited edition issue, one of just 125 numbered copies printed on Japanese vellum. 8vo. (8.8 x 5.6 inches). Fully illustrated with Frontis and title page, three double page section title pages, printed in red and black, plus twenty full page plates, and dozens of smaller illustrations in line throughout the… Read more about this item

Foreign Languages Press. Peking. 1966. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. 16mo. (5.2 x 3.6 inches). Collation: Half title, Title page, Portrait of Mao, with tissue guard, Lin Piao's statement facsimile leaf with translation on rear, 2 leaves of contents, 312pp, i (colophon, dated 1966), printed errata slip loosely inserted into a pocket inside the rear cover. Original red plastic covers with… Read more about this item

Macmillan and Co. Limited. London. 1914. SECOND SEPARATE ENGLISH EDITION. 8vo. (6.5 x 4.6 inches). A rare bibliographical variant, printed in black on white paper cover plus 4pp rather than than the dark burgundy ink on light grey or brown paper noted in the bibliography (Richards; A269 - note). This copy also varies from Richards A269 with the addition of… Read more about this item

Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd. London. 1931. Fourth edition. Small 8vo. (6.5 x 4.3 inches). xx, 396pp. Illustrated with 2 full page mono plates; portrait frontis and the Mourning Woman. A fine clean copy in a fine leather craft binding of full dark brown morocco. Spine with five raised bands. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Four mid… Read more about this item

Macmillan and Co, Ltd. London. 1910. FIRST EDITION. 8vo.(8.1 x 5.6 inches). Illustrated with four full page mono plates by Frank Craig. Publishers original burgundy cloth boards. Gilt lettering to the spine. Front board with raised circular Ganesha device in gilt. Top edge gilt. The cloth and gilt are bright and fresh. Some offsetting to the blank free endpapers and… Read more about this item

Gresham Publishing Co. London. No date. Circa 1900. Publishers delux leather binding. Large 8vo. (8 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 6 full page line engravings. Some light foxing to the page edges otherwise a fine copy in the decorative publishers delux leather binding, after a design by Talwin Morris. Gilt ruling, lettering and floral design to the spine. Green cloth… Read more about this item

Gresham Publishing Co. London. No date. Circa 1900. Publishers delux leather binding. Large 8vo. (8 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 6 full page line engravings. Some foxing to the page edges otherwise a near fine copy in the decorative publishers delux leather binding, after a design by Talwin Morris. Gilt ruling, lettering and floral design to the spine. Green cloth… Read more about this item

Gresham Publishing Co. London. No date. Circa 1900. Publishers delux leather binding. Large 8vo. (8 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 6 full page line engravings. Some foxing to the page edges otherwise a fine copy in the decorative publishers delux leather binding, after a design by Talwin Morris. Gilt ruling, lettering and floral design to the spine. Green cloth on… Read more about this item

Gresham Publishing Co. London. No date. Circa 1900. Publishers delux leather binding. Large 8vo. (8 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 6 full page line engravings. Some foxing to the page edges and the first and last few leaves otherwise a near fine copy in the decorative publishers delux leather binding, after a design by Talwin Morris. Gilt ruling, lettering and… Read more about this item

Gresham Publishing Co. London. No date. Circa 1900. Publishers delux leather binding. Large 8vo. (8 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 6 full page line engravings. Some light foxing to the page edges otherwise a fine copy in the decorative publishers delux leather binding, after a design by Talwin Morris. Gilt ruling, lettering and floral design to the spine. Green cloth… Read more about this item

Gresham Publishing Co. London. No date. Circa 1900. Publishers delux leather binding. Large 8vo. (8 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 6 full page line engravings. Some foxing to the page edges and the first and last few leaves otherwise a near fine copy in the decorative publishers delux leather binding, after a design by Talwin Morris. Gilt ruling, lettering and… Read more about this item

Gresham Publishing Co. London. No date. Circa 1900. Publishers delux leather binding. Large 8vo. (8 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 6 full page line engravings. Some foxing to the page edges and the first and last few leaves otherwise a near fine copy in the decorative publishers delux leather binding, after a design by Talwin Morris. Gilt ruling, lettering and… Read more about this item

Gresham Publishing Co. London. No date. Circa 1900. Publishers delux leather binding. Large 8vo. (8 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 6 full page line engravings. Some foxing to the page edges and the first and last few leaves otherwise a near fine copy in the decorative publishers delux leather binding, after a design by Talwin Morris. Gilt ruling, lettering and… Read more about this item

Gresham Publishing Co. London. No date. Circa 1900. Publishers delux leather binding. Large 8vo. (8 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 6 full page line engravings. Some foxing to the page edges and a few with creases to the top edge otherwise a near fine copy in the decorative publishers delux leather binding, after a design by Talwin Morris. Gilt ruling,… Read more about this item