If you are under the age of 25, you probably grew up alongside Harry Potter. If you are over the age of 25, you probably read Harry…… Read more “Check your shelf: Harry Potter first editions”
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SPOTLIGHT: First Edition Frankenstein
When people talk about Frankenstein, they often think of a pop-culture creation far removed from the original story. When Halloween comes around, children dress in costumes with…… Read more “SPOTLIGHT: First Edition Frankenstein”
Don’t sleep on this fairy-tale beauty!
A beautiful cloth-bound book with decorative covers and thirty plate illustrations throughout. Here at St Mary’s Books, “children’s books” is perhaps a misnomer. From our first editions…… Read more “Don’t sleep on this fairy-tale beauty!”
Harry Potter magic with editions signed by the cast!
Each book has been signed by Harry Potter and his friends — or, more prosaically, Daniel Radcliffe and his co-stars. Harry Potter and his on-screen double, Daniel…… Read more “Harry Potter magic with editions signed by the cast!”
David Hockney: My Window
My Window Over the last few months, confined to our homes to keep us safe from the coronavirus pandemic, we have spent a lot of time looking…… Read more “David Hockney: My Window”
The Travels of Zoroaster
1753 The Travels of Zoroaster, King of the Bactrians. Composed Chiefly for the Instruction of a Young Prince Printed by J. Fuller, London 1753 First Edition Volume…… Read more “The Travels of Zoroaster”
Lyrics Pathetic & Humorous From A to Z
Edmund Dulac First edition 1908 hardback clothbound with printed pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Pictorial title page. Every other page has a full colour illustration with framed verse…… Read more “Lyrics Pathetic & Humorous From A to Z”
Six Drawings by E.H. Shepard Illustrating Poems From When We Were Very Young – Proof Copy
Ernest H. Shepard Limited edition of just 250 suites of plates, of which this is the proof copy. Each plate labelled ‘proof’ handwritten in pencil. Six stunning…… Read more “Six Drawings by E.H. Shepard Illustrating Poems From When We Were Very Young – Proof Copy”
Parrhasiana ou Pensees Diverses sur des Matieres de Critique, D’Histoire, de Morale et de Politique Tome Second
1701 Parrhasiana ou Pensees Diverses sur des Matieres de Critique, D’Histoire, de Morale et de Politique Tome Second by Jean Le Clerc (pseud. Theodore Parrhase) Published by…… Read more “Parrhasiana ou Pensees Diverses sur des Matieres de Critique, D’Histoire, de Morale et de Politique Tome Second”
Rare Beatrix Potter
Sister Anne by Beatrix Potter Illustrated by Katharine Sturges Published by David McKay Company, Philadelphia 1932 Beatrix Potter is better known for her children’s books — tales…… Read more “Rare Beatrix Potter”
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