London: Hamish Hamilton / London Limited Editions, 1992. First Edition, Deluxe Issue. Octavo, original marbled boards with tan cloth spine, gilt titles and rules. [400] pp., Illustrated. One of 150 numbered copies Signed by the Author and Specially Bound, this being copy No. 94. A fine, unread copy in the..... More
Toronto: McArthur & Company. [2000]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original boards. 527 pp., Illustrated. Inscribed by the author on the title leaf: "To Jana, Love & Luck - Randy Bachman". A very good clean copy in dust jacket. ¶ Randolph Charles Bachman is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and..... More
[London]: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original black boards titled in blue on spine panel. 581 pp. Signed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, dated 16/8/97. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ¶ 'Titan' depicts a...... More
London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited. 1896. Third Edition. Early reprint, first published in 1896. Octavo, original blue cloth over beveled boards lettered in gilt on spine panel, small pictorial paper label on spine and a larger version of this affixed within a gilt border on the front panel. 322..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House Publishers, Inc., 1993. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original black cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. 515pp, illustrated throughout with full-page black & white plates by J.K. Potter. 3,834 printed. This copy has been specially INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title..... More
![Item #314384 CANADIAN ART. Its Original and Development. [1920-1940]. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR....](https://thompsonrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/314384.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1769243342)
Toronto: The Ryerson Press, [1943}. First Edition (& 1st printing). Quarto, original blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine panel. 278 pp. Tipped-in colour frontispiece "Stormy Weather: Georgian Bay" by F. Horsman Varley; black & white plates and text illustrations throughout. List of artists. Bibliography. Index. This copy is specially signed..... More
London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 29 Great James Street, W.C.1, [1935]. First Edition. Octavo, original terracotta cloth, black lettering on spine. [295] pp, Ilustrated with Photographs, Index at rear. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To Edward Takach as a slight token of my gratitude for all his..... More
![Item #314572 THE BIRTH OF VENUS [with] IN THE COMPANY OF THE COURTESAN [with] SACRED HEARTS...](https://thompsonrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/314572.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1779169563)
Various Places: Various Publishers, 2003 - 2013. First Editions. A group of four volumes, each with a long, personal inscription by the author on the title leaf. 1) THE BIRTH OF VENUS. Love and Death in Florence. London: Little, Brown. [2003]. First Edition, 1st printing. Original boards in dust jacket..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1935. First American Edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original blue cloth, front panel stamped in gold, spine panel stamped in maroon and gold, top edge stained maroon, fore-edge rough trimmed. Pp. [i-vi] vii [viii] [1-2] 3-463 [464: tail piece] [465-472: blank], decorations by..... More
New York: Albert & Charles Boni. [1926]. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Black cloth designed and lettered in gilt. Pictorial end papers by Keith Henderson. 445 pp.,frontispiece & 5 additional full-page illustrations printed on text paper but not included in the pagination, as well as some smaller vignette..... More
Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest. 1990. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Octavo, original cloth in dust jacket. 243 pp. One of 425 hand-numbered copies signed by Garton & Sonju. A fine copy in dust jacket and slipcase, as issued. More
Shingletown, CA: Mark V. Zeising, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original cloth in dust jacket. 292 pp. One of 500 hand-numbered copies signed by Garton, dust jacket artist Bob Egleton, and frontispiece & endpaper artist Arnie Fenner. A fine copy in dust jacket and slipcase, as issued. More
London & New York: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1899. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original yellow buckram lettered and decorated with a design by Charles Robinson to spine and upper cover. 275 pp, + 14 pp publisher's catalogue bound in at rear, dated 1898). Inscribed on the front..... More
New York: Da Capo Press, [1998]. First American Edition. Quarto, original colour pictorial wrappers. 192 pp., illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. Inscribed on the first leaf (which bears a striking photograph of Debbie Harry in sunglasses): "To Jana Lynn X Love & Thanks, Debbie Harry '99" along..... More
Pinner, UK: Private Libraries Association, 1985. First Edition, Deluxe Issue. Quarter Leather. Royal octavo, Quarter black morocco, grey cloth boards. Patterned endpapers. Top edge gilt. No. 47 of 110 numbered copies, specially bound, signed by Joan Hassall. pp lxiii, 161, [7] plates,numerous reproductions of Hassall's wood-engravings throughout with an additional..... More
Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press. [1975]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original cloth, 373 pp., Illustrated, Index. Signed by the Editor Blakey on the title leaf, inscribed by Dr Helmcken's grandson Ainslee J. Helmcken on the half-title leaf "All members of the Helmcken family are very pleased..... More
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Limited. [1929]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Original blue cloth lettered and decorated in gold. 8°, 156 pp., Frontispiece and 39 plates, line drawings in the text. This copy is Signed by the Author on the half-title leaf. Small unused book label on front free endpaper;..... More
New York: Warner Books / A Time Warner Company, [2001]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers [pocketbook format]. 287 pp. This copy is INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. A fine copy in the original wrappers. Very scarce in such lovely condition. ¶ The author's..... More
London: Viking Press, [1992]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Harcover, original black boards stamped in gilt on spine. [336] pp, frontispiece portrait, [xii], [32] pp of inserted black & white plates, other illustrations within the text, decorated endpapers. This cpy is warmly Inscribed by Barry Humphries to Jana Lynn White..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1979]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original printed wrappers (trade paperback format). 454 pp., Index at rear. Inscribed by the author on the half-title leaf incorporating the printed title in the inscription: "For Stuart Hodgson, - A Warrior Who Made These [Warriors of..... More
New York: Doubleday. [2001]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original two-tone boards. 412 pp., Illustrated. Warmly Inscribed by the author on the title leaf: "To Jana, - From Q with Love & Thanking You For Being An On The Case, Lil' Smart & Cute "Thang" - Fondly w/ Big..... More
No Place [Vancouver, BC]: No Publisher [The Author], February, 1998. First Edition (& 1st printing). Handmade card folder, printed label "NEW POEMS BY PATRICK LANE", handwritten title affixed "Five New Poems (Unpublished & Unread) Signed and Dated by Patrick Lane, February, 1998". 8 leaves of 8.5 x 11 inch paper..... More
OTHER WOMEN, Toronto: Random House of Canada. [1995]. Hardcover, First Edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page: "To Bill / with affection and anticipation / Evelyn / "nobody, not even the rain, / has such small hands" / (ee cummings)". In addition, a small handmade colour..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company. 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, cloth & boards. Signed by the author on the title page. A fine copy in dust wrapper. More
Chiroptera Press, 2025. First Chiroptera Press Edition. Octavo, original oatmeal buckram lettered in gilt, coloured pictorial paper label affixed to front panel, marbled endpapers, silk bookmark, all edges gilt, slipcased. 88 pp., interior illustrations by Romano. Issued in an edition of 350 numbered copies; this is, however, copy No. 92..... More