Literature
The Mabinogion
London, The Folio Society, 1980 (first thus). Translated by Lady Charlotte Guest. Introduction by Leslie Norris. More
The Red Badge of Courage
London, The Folio Society, 1997 (fifth impression)/ 1964 (second Folio Society edition)/ 1951. Edited and introduced by John T. Winterich with illustrations from American Civil War photographs. More
A Study of the Prose Works of John Donne
Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1948 (second, revised and enlarged, edition)/ 1924. More
The first four volumes of Tales of the Otori series, all signed by the author, namely 'Across the Nightingale Floor', 'Grass for His Pillow', 'Brilliance of the Moon', and 'The Harsh Cry of the Heron'
Sydney, Hodder, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006. Each volume is signed by the author under her nom de plume Lian Hearn. Each also contains her personal gift inscription to Ruth Starke (1946-2022, author of numerous books for children and young adults), initialled 'G' in three books and signed 'Gillian' in..... More
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night [a four-volume boxed set]
London, The Folio Society, 1973 (third impression)/ 1958. Rendered into English from the literal and complete French translation of Dr J.C. Mardrus by Powys Mathers. This set lacks the publisher's leaflet explaining the material used in the binding; a 'bookbinders' parchment known as forrel. It is a natural material made..... More
On the Eve
London, The Folio Society, 2011 [first thus]. Translated from the Russian by Gilbert Gardiner; introduction by Hisham Matar. More
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
London, The Folio Society, 2008 (first thus). Sudyka's illustrations are unique to this edition. From the manuscript Cotton Nero A.x., in the Cotton Collection in the British Museum. More
Goodbye to Berlin
London, The Folio Society, 1975 (first thus). Comprises six short stories: 'A Berlin Diary (Autumn 1930)', 'Sally Bowles', 'On Ruegen Island (Summer 1931)', 'The Nowaks', 'The Landauers', and 'A Berlin Diary (Winter 1932-3)'. More
First Love
London, The Folio Society, 2011 (first thus). Translated by Isaiah Berlin; introduction by Robert Dessaix. More
Mr Norris Changes Trains
London, The Folio Society, 1990 (first thus). More
Plant Leaves. Prints ...
Boston, David R. Godine, 1978. Introduction by Hilton Kramer. More
Aaron Siskind Photographs, John Logan Poems
Rochester, Visual Studies Workshop, 1976. One of only 600 copies. More
The Norton Facsimile. The First Folio of Shakespeare. Prepared by Charlton Hinman
London, Paul Hamlyn, 1968. More
Love in a Cold Climate
London, The Folio Society, 1992 (first thus). Introduction by Pauline Tennant, with illustrations by Roland Pym. More
Brideshead Revisited. The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
London, The Folio Society, 1995 [first thus]. Introduction by Frederic Raphael with illustrations by Leonard Rosoman; The text of this edition follows that of the revised edition first published by Chapman & Hall in 1960'. More
Sword of Honour. [A three-volume boxed set, comprising Men at Arms; Officers and Gentlemen; and Unconditional Surrender]
London, The Folio Society, 1993 (second printing)/ 1990 (first thus). Introduction by Mark Amory, with illustrations new to this edition by John Lawrence. [3 items]. More
The Pursuit of Love
London, The Folio Society, 1993 (third printing)/ 1991 (first thus). Introduction by Hugo Vickers, with illustrations by Roland Pym. This edition follows the text of the first Penguin edition, which contains the author's later amendments. More
Backblock Ballads and Other Verses
Melbourne, E.W. Cole, Book Arcade, [1913]. The author's first published book. The front cover illustration is by David Low; the last six pages are a glossary 'for the use of the thoroughly genteel'. McLaren 243. The Institute of Australian Culture contains on its website some interesting information about this book..... More
Paving the Way. A Romance of the Australian Bush
London, Gay and Hancock, Ltd., 1913 [deluxe illustrated edition]/ 1893. This edition was advertised as an 'edition de luxe' in November and December 1913. The new preface by the author, dated June 1913, is notable for his observations on the Aboriginal characters featured in the novel, their tribes and material..... More
Paving the Way. A Romance of the Australian Bush
London, Gay and Hancock, Ltd., 1913 [deluxe illustrated edition]/ 1893. This edition was advertised as an 'edition de luxe' in November and December 1913. The new preface by the author, dated June 1913, is notable for his observations on the Aboriginal characters featured in the novel, their tribes and material..... More
Not Only in Stone
Sydney, Angus and Robertson Ltd, 1942. An 'authentic picture ... of the early colonial days in South Australia' (dustwrapper). More
The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio. Translated by Richard Aldington
London, G.P. Putnam's Sons ('Printed in U.S.A.'), 1930. 'Twenty-five hundred copies have been printed on Worthy No. 2 Special Laid Rag Paper, of which five hundred are for England. This copy is Number 352' (colophon at the rear of the second volume). Loosely inserted is a publisher's large-format bookmark (for..... More
The Life of Graham Greene. Volume One: 1904-1939; Volume Two: 1939-1955 [and] Volume Three: 1955-1991
London, Jonathan Cape, 1989, 1994 and 2004 (all first editions). More