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”
Category: SPOTLIGHT Featured Books
La Divina Commedia
Dante Alighieri Per Nicolo Bettoni 1825 (Milano) Volumes 1-3 bound together. Italian text. Full crushed Morocco binding with ornate gilt tooled details to cover and spine. Blind…… Read more “La Divina Commedia”
Just So Stories For Little Children
Rudyard Kipling True first edition of this iconic children’s classic, in the original decorative red cloth binding. Spine a little sunned and boards a touch darkened, minor…… Read more “Just So Stories For Little Children”
Cider With Rosie First Edition
Laurie Lee First edition hardback clothbound with gilt tooled title to spine. Original pictorial unclipped dust jacket in clear protective sleeve. Illustrated frontispiece and several full page…… Read more “Cider With Rosie First Edition”
The Organ, Its History and Construction With SIGNED Letter
Edward J. Hopkins … A comprehensive treatise on the structure and capabilities of the organ, with specifications and suggestive details for instruments of all sizes, intended as…… Read more “The Organ, Its History and Construction With SIGNED Letter”
Slipper’s ABC of Fox Hunting
Burghley Horse Trials Just in time for Burghley Horse Trials! First edition hardback clothbound with printed and embossed pictorial cover and printed title to spine. Neat inscription…… Read more “Slipper’s ABC of Fox Hunting”
History of Napoleon Bonaparte and Wars of Europe
W. B. Heweston First edition 1815 Complete set in three volumes, volumes 2 & 3 bound together. From the revolution in France to the termination of the…… Read more “History of Napoleon Bonaparte and Wars of Europe”
Quirky Illustrated Book
Natural History of The Gent & The Ballet Girl Two stories by Albert Smith, illustrated by A. Henning Published by David Bogue 1847 Contemporary cloth binding with…… Read more “Quirky Illustrated Book”
SIGNED Rudyard Kipling
Freemasonry Interest Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Kim’ reprint from 1902, just a year after the first edition. Illustrated. Original red cloth binding in very good condition, spine just a…… Read more “SIGNED Rudyard Kipling”
SIGNED Winston Churchill
Marlborough His Life and Times Beautiful limited edition set of just 155 copies, of which this is number 43 signed by Sir Winston Churchill. Excellent deluxe binding…… Read more “SIGNED Winston Churchill”
St Mary's Books of Stamford Est. 1971 