A Conan Doyle.

The Stark Munro Letters.

London, The Amalgamated Press, [1907]. 21 x 14 cm. vi, 170 pages (2). With various illustrated adverts. With three illustrations by Edmund J. Sullivan. Soft illustrated greenish cloth covers. Rear board shows ad for Fry’s Cocoa. Various ads inside. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Worn at the edges. Binding sound. Spine ends fraying. Internally browned and with some pencil lines.

Ackerman, Diane.

The Zookeeper’s Wife – A War Story.

New York / London, W.W. Norton & Co., 2007. 14.5cm x 21.5cm. 368 pages. Includes photographs. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Ackroyd, Peter.

The Clerkenwell Tales.

First U.S. edition. New York, Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 2004. 15 x 21.5cm. (8), 213 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckled edges. Excellent condition, like new.

Adams, Geoffrey Pharaoh.

No Time for Geishas.

First Edition. London, Leo Cooper, 1973. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. 217 pages. With B&W photos. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. In original, unclipped dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscribed and signed by the author on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

Ainsworth, William Harrison.

The Tower of London. A Historical Romance. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.

First Edition. London, Richard Bentley, 1840. Size. xvi, 439 pages with 40 engraved plates and 58 black and white textual illustrations by George Cruikshank. Original half leather over marbled boards with gilt lettering on spine. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some corners a little stronger rubbed. Firm binding. Edges dust dulled. Portrait of William Harrison Ainsworth added to this edition (not called for). The portrait of Ainsworth is attached to front pastedown. Small part (10 x 30 mm) missing from top right corner of title page. Internally a little dust dulled, but overall in very good condition. A few plates with minor tears. One plate has been repaired. A very nice copy.

Airth, Rennie.

River of Darkness.

London, Macmillan, 1999. 8°. 386 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in excellent condition. From the library of painter, photographer and Margot Fonteyn – expert Keith Money.

Akenside, Mark.

The Pleasures of the Imagination. To which is prefixed A Critical Essay on the Poem.

A New Edition. Dublin, Printed by P. Wogan, 1804. 18 x 11 cm. 101 pages. Contemporary calf with gilt decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Front joint cracked. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally dust dulled thoughout with a few stains. Bottom corner of page 75/76 missing (c. 5 x 3 cm).

Al Aswany, Alaa.

The Yacoubian Building. Translated from Arabic by Humphrey Davies.

Cairo / New York, The American University in Cairo Press, 2004. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 253 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Albee, Edward.

Tiny Alice.

First Edition. London, Jonthan Cape, 1966. 20.4cm x 13.5cm. 190 pages. Original Hardcover with original unclipped dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear to the jacket. Endpaper with name of preowner.

Alder, E.C.

The Disciple.

London, Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd. Not dated (c.1930). 18 x 12 cm. (4), 304 pages. Original paper covered boards. Hard cover with black title and decoration. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. Mild foxing to edges. Ex Library (Convent of Mercy – Ballinasloe) with an embossed stamp on title page and some writing (Convent School Libary) on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean. Front top hinge cracked on 2 cm (see images).