Delightful Folio Society edition of Wodehouse's beloved Jeeves and Wooster novels. Containing: The Code of The Woosters; Right Ho, Jeeves; The Mating Season; Ring for Jeeves; Ring for Jeeves & Joy in the Morning. With black and white illustrations by Paul Co [more...]
Handsome Heron edition of Amis' great comic novel. Brown faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorated endpapers. B/w illustrations. Foxing to top and fore edge. Small marks to free-endpapers (tape residue from a previous owner's protect [more...]
First Penguin classics translation of Cervantes' great novel. Dust jacket is tanned to spine with some small tears to top. Marking to ffep. Contents clean and binding tight. Good+ in a good DJ. [more...]
Impressive Folio Society edition of the complete stories of O. Henry, american master of the short story. With b/w illustrations by Rod Waters. With slipcase. Slipcase has some shelfwear and marking to bottom panel but volume is pristine. Fine condition. [more...]
Folio Society edition of James' humourous memoirs. With b/w illustrations by Yann le Bec. With slipcase. Slipcase has some very very light shelfwear. In fine condition. [more...]
Handsome Heron edition of Donleavy's controversial comic novel. Brown faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorated endpapers. B/w illustrations. Foxing to top and fore edge. Small marks to free-endpapers (tape residue from a previous owne [more...]
Leather edition of Thackery's book of snobs, a series of satirical pieces first published in Punch. RUbbing and cracking to hinge. But binding holding firm, contents clean. Fair condition. [more...]
Handsomely bound and printed second edition of this satirical diary of world war one. Quarter cloth with leather label. fore edge rough cut. With b/w illustrations by M. Watson Williams. Decorated initials and devices throughout. Small tear to top corner [more...]
Nice stout edition of the Pickwick Papers containing 43 b/w illustrations by the original illustrators: Robert Seymour, Robert William Buss and Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne). Blue cloth covers are lightly rubbed, bumped and marked. Light spotting within but g [more...]
Pleasant edition of The Ingoldsby Legends, a collection of supernatural folk tales and ballads. Green cloth with blind stamped design. Top edge gilt. No date but c. 1890. Some foxing to front matter, tanning to page edge. Contents clean. Binding sound. G [more...]
Economic wartime edition of Edward Lear's nonsensical verse. With copious b/w illustrations throughout. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Bright and clean. Very good condition. A nice copy. [more...]
Quirky edition of Delafield's autobiographical novel. Pictoral covers and an introduction by Jilly Cooper. Some slight sunning to spine but otherwise clean and tight. Complete with slip-case. Good/very good. [more...]
A selection of sketches, essays and short stories by Mark Twain, chosen by Roy Blount Jr. In fetching shiny silver cloth. With illustrations by Rod Waters. Complete with slipcase. In fine condition. [more...]
A selection of sketches, essays and cartoons by the American wit James Thurber, selected by Michael J. Rosen. In fetching shiny silver cloth. Complete with slipcase. In fine condition. [more...]
Satirical look at the start of the second world war, written in a biblical style. Very light foxing to fore-edge. Contents clean. Good condition. [more...]
Charming Folio Society edition of short story master, Saki's best tales. With b/w illustrations by Roger Fereday. Complete with slipcase. In fine condition. [more...]
Charming volume of humourous or notable after dinner type speeches selected by Tim Heald from throughout history. Features illustrations by Paul Cox. Complete with slipcase. Some very light foxing to page edge, otherwise pristine. Very good condition overa [more...]
Smart Folio Society volume featuring a selection of sketches, essays and short stories by Mark Twain, chosen by Roy Blount Jr. In fetching shiny silver cloth. With illustrations by Rod Waters. Complete with slipcase. In fine condition. [more...]
Selected stories of the comedic lawyer, chosen by John Mortimer. With grey cloth covers and silver design. Sketches by Paul Cox. Slipcase has some marking and shelfwear. Spine slightly sunned. But contents crisp and clean. Very good overall. [more...]
Fascinating philosophical, and frequently humourous, account of one man's nascent career with London Underground. Crisp and clean with light shelfwear. Very good/near fine condition. [more...]
