Recent Arrivals from Zetetic Books

Nottingham: Lonsdale & Bartholemew Ltd., 1975. Single sided printed poster, approximately 1015mm x 755mm in size (40" x 30"). Lightly creased from old folds, one or two hints of foxing, but generally quite bright and clean. Based on the 1888 novella by Rudyard Kipling. The film was directed by John Huston, and starred Sean Connery and Michael Caine. First Edition.… Read more about this item

London: Day & Son [Printer], 1864. Single sided colour lithograph ticket on thin card, approximately 170mm x 125mm in size. A hint of foxing, but generally in a good state. A central text panel within a large ornate scrollwork border, with titling at head and foot, 'Stratford-Upon-Avon Tercentenary Celebration of the Birth of Shakespeare April 1864'. One of several events… Read more about this item

London and New Castle: The British Library and Oak Knoll Books, 1991. xiv, 490pp. Original cloth, title in gilt to spine, lacks the glassine DJ. Includes a colour frontispiece and sixteen colour photographic plates, and one hundred and twenty-seven monochrome photographic plates. With two page addenda and corrigenda for this work and her earlier work on Cobden-Sanderson. Tidcombe has "succeeded… Read more about this item

No Place: No Publisher Single sided printed poster, approximately 1015mm x 755mm in size (40" x 30"), n.d. but probably late 1970's. Lightly creased from old folds, white border lightly foxed, with a couple of small patches of browning, a couple of small nicks to edges, but generally fairly clean. 'Shivers' was released in 1975, and 'Rabid' in 1977, both… Read more about this item

The Ladd Company, 1982. Single sided printed poster, approximately 1015mm x 755mm in size (40" x 30"). Lightly creased from old folds. Faint black line from the bottom edge up through some of the text to foot, a splash of tea and a small mark to reverse with no bleed through, but otherwise quite bright and clean. Based on the… Read more about this item

No Place: No Publisher, 1915. [4]p, original paper wrappers. Lightly browned, strip of foxing to head of upper cover and lower portion of fore edge of upper cover, otherwise fairly clean. Vagrancy returns for Leicestershire, unsurprisingly given the date, they show a marked decrease in the numbers from the previous year, except for a rise of thirty in Market Bosworth.… Read more about this item

[Guildford]: No Publisher, 1853. Single sided, printed and part manuscript broadside, approximately 230mm x 275mm in size. Slightly creased, chipped to edges, a couple of closed tears to edges, lightly browned, but clean. The dates are added by hand, with the signatures of the Overseers. This is presumably the file copy, with 'Duplicate posted Nov 26/53' and a signature to… Read more about this item

London: T.P. Ltd. [Tintern Press], 1960. Single sided printed poster, approximately 1015mm x 755mm in size (40" x 30"). Lightly creased from old folds, minor edge wear, small pin holes to top corners, several to top right hand corner, a couple of small areas of light soiling to surface, title in pen to reverse, but generally fairly bright and clean.… Read more about this item

London: The Unicorn Press, 1899. [6], sixteen engravings. Two colour cloth, author and title in gilt to upper cover, t.e.g. Spine browned, white cloth soiled, rubbed to edges and corners, green cloth lightly rubbed to lower cover. Internally the free endpapers have browned, otherwise fairly bright and clean. Title in red and black. Proof copy, with pencil amendments to title… Read more about this item

London: The Haycock Press, 1964. Single sided printed poster, approximately 1015mm x 755mm in size (40" x 30"), laid onto card with a total size of 1050mm x 790mm. Very lightly creased from old folds, otherwise bright and clean. Based on the 1961 novel by Winston Graham. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Sean Connery and Tippi Hedren. First Edition.… Read more about this item

No Place: Universal Single sided printed poster, approximately 1015mm x 755mm in size (40" x 30"). Creased from old folds, minor discolouring to white border, some light browning to folds, small hole to centre of top border, and a pin hole to each corner. This is the 1960's re-release of the 1930 original. The film is based on Erich Maria… Read more about this item

No Place: No Publisher [4]p, final leaf blank, n.d. c.1815? Very lightly browned, otherwise fairly clean. A manuscript copy of several complaints made about the adulteration of bread in Leicestershire. The examples include a visit to a Thomas Fielding, a baker from Castle Donington, "to examine his bread and to search for any unlawful ingredients in the making thereof". The… Read more about this item

London: Charles & Read Ltd., 1967. Single sided printed poster, approximately 1015mm x 755mm in size (40" x 30"). Lightly creased from old folds, reverse with masking tape reinforcing to all folds and edges, leading to some browning to image, though nothing too obtrusive. Based on the novel by Georges Simenon. The film was directed by Pierre Rouve, and starred… Read more about this item

Bradford: W.E. Berry, 1972. Single sided printed poster, approximately 1015mm x 755mm in size (40" x 30"). Lightly creased from old folds, hint of foxing to fold towards upper left hand side, small hole to fold with very slight abrasion, tiny amount of loss to bottom left hand corner, otherwise quite bright and clean. The screenplay was by James Dickey,… Read more about this item

London: D. & A. Broomhead, 1975. Single sided printed poster, approximately 1015mm x 755mm in size (40" x 30"). Lightly creased from old folds, white border lightly browned, couple of small holes towards upper corners to black background, but generally presents well and an attractive image. Directed by David Cronenberg. First Edition. Unbound. Good. UK Quad. Poster.

London: S. & D.S. Ltd. [Sales and Display Services], 1961. Single sided printed poster, approximately 1015mm x 755mm in size (40" x 30"). Lightly creased from old folds, a few tiny spots of discolouring, but generally quite bright and clean. Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi, and starring Reg Park (three time Mr Universe) as Hercules. First Edition. Unbound. Good+. Illus. by… Read more about this item

Nottingham: Stafford & Co., 1958. Single sided printed poster, approximately 1015mm x 755mm in size (40" x 30"). Lightly creased from old folds, some chipping and tiny tears to edges, with small amount of loss to top right hand corner, several tape 'repairs' to reverse, some light surface soiling, but generally fairly clean. Based on the 1957 novel 'The Hoods… Read more about this item

Warner Bros., 1975. Single sided printed poster, approximately 690mm x 1040mm in size. Slightly creased from old folds, with some light abrasion to image along those folds, and a couple of Japanese tissue repairs to reverse, but generally quite bright and clean. Directed by Chuck Bail, and starring Tamara Dobson, wearing some fantastic outfits. First Edition. Unbound. Good. US One… Read more about this item

No Place: No Publisher, 1975. Single sided printed poster, approximately 690mm x 1040mm in size. Slightly creased from old folds, small amount of loss to bottom left hand corner, small repair to reverse along one fold with associated rubbing to image at the join between the first horizontal fold and the central vertical fold. A 'Blaxploitation' movie directed by Matt… Read more about this item

No Place: Universal, 1951. Single sided printed poster, approximately 1015mm x 755mm in size (40" x 30"). Lightly creased from old folds, several Japanese tissue repairs to reverse, with a small amount of loss to the centre of the poster (from the 'n' in 'man'), though relatively unobtrusive and could be coloured, a couple of small nicks and tears to… Read more about this item