We have just acquired a first edition of James Joyce’s much sought after Pomes Penyeach! Shop here 1927. Of these poems thirteen copies have been printed on…… Read more “SPOTLIGHT: Pomes Penyeach”
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SPOTLIGHT: Signed Cookery Book
Elizabeth David French Country Cooking by Elizabeth David, illustrated by John Minton. Shop here Second edition second impression hardback with illustrated dust jacket, unclipped. Illustrated frontispiece and…… Read more “SPOTLIGHT: Signed Cookery Book”
SPOTLIGHT: Deluxe Harry Potter
“It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” – Albus Dumbledore St Mary’s Books have recently acquired a full set of Harry…… Read more “SPOTLIGHT: Deluxe Harry Potter”
SPOTLIGHT: Bindings
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” – Cicero We have recently acquired this stunning run of six titles by Charles Kingsley, rebound…… Read more “SPOTLIGHT: Bindings”
SPOTLIGHT: John Masefield
St Mary’s Books have recently acquired some special works of John Masefield… Click to see The Trial of Jesus and The Taking of Helen; both numbered limited…… Read more “SPOTLIGHT: John Masefield”
SPOTLIGHT: P. G. Wodehouse collection
“There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine.” St Mary’s Books has just acquired a large…… Read more “SPOTLIGHT: P. G. Wodehouse collection”
SPOTLIGHT: Rupert Annuals
Early copies of the beloved bear St Mary’s Books have just had a run of very good condition Rupert the Bear Annuals from the 1940s! More Adventures…… Read more “SPOTLIGHT: Rupert Annuals”
SPOTLIGHT: Signed David Attenborough
Illustrations of Birds Drawn for John Gould by Edward Lear Illustrations of Birds Drawn for John Gould by Edward Lear was reproduced from the collection of David…… Read more “SPOTLIGHT: Signed David Attenborough”
SPOTLIGHT: Holinshed’s Chronicle
The first authoritative vernacular and continuous account on the whole English history The First [Laste] Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by Raphaell Holinshed, Imprinted for George…… Read more “SPOTLIGHT: Holinshed’s Chronicle”
SPOTLIGHT: Signed Alison Uttley
Sam Pig and the Singing Gate Signed by the author, and dedicated to the wife of John Buchan – Baroness Tweedsmuir. ‘For Susan Tweedsmuir with admiration, Alison…… Read more “SPOTLIGHT: Signed Alison Uttley”
St Mary's Books of Stamford Est. 1971 