Signed Editions

London: The Field Press, 1920. 4to. pp. [x], 148. Limited edition printed for private circulation only. The titlepage drawn and illuminated by Fred Leist. Signed and inscribed by the author. Original full vellum, title in gilt on upper cover and spine, badge of RAF in gilt over a circular wreath with the arms of Australia, […]

Dundalk: Dundalgan, 1943. Quarto. pp. [xiv], 188, [32 (plates)]. Quarter linen on pictorial boards, title on upper cover. Loosely inserted are original drawings and a galley proof. A very good copy in repaired dust jacket. Scarce. With chapters on pre-Norman dress as described in early Irish literature by Rev. Professor F. Shaw, S.J., and on […]

[2000–2001]. Folio. Original pictorial wrappers, illustrated throughout with colour photographs of the band. Some light handling and rubbing to wrappers, otherwise a very good copy. An excellent piece of AC/DC memorabilia, considerably enhanced by the complete set of five signatures, including that of Malcolm Young (1953–2017) A particularly desirable copy, signed by all five members […]

Bantam Books, New York, 1996. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Signed by George R. R. Martin on the title page. A fine copy in the original dust jacket. A Game of Thrones is the landmark debut novel in George R. R. Martin’s epic A Song of Ice and Fire series, first published in 1996. The […]

Perth: Thomas Hunter & Sons Ltd., 1951. Original illustrated programme, [8]pp., printed in blue, photographic portraits and biographical notices. Signed by Fred Perry in ink across his photograph on the front wrapper. Contemporary manuscript scores entered on the programme-of-play page. Original pictorial wrappers, priced sixpence. In very good condition. An excellent piece of signed Fred […]

London: Penguin Books, 2013. First paperback edition. 457pp. Original pictorial card wrappers with a photographic portrait of Morrissey. Signed boldly by Morrissey in black ink on the half-title, his unusually large signature occupying much of the page. A very good copy. Morrissey’s Autobiography was unusually published directly as a Penguin Classic, a remarkable distinction for […]

AUTOGRAPH BOOK CLUB COPY New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. First edition, first impression. 8vo. 309pp. Black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, in the original red pictorial dust jacket. A fine copy. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on the specially inserted leaf. One of a small number of copies of the first trade edition prepared with […]

Willimantic, Connecticut: Mark V. Ziesing, 1989. First hardcover edition. 8vo. 334pp. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, in pictorial dust jacket and publisher’s illustrated slipcase. An exceptionally fine copy. Limited edition, number 289 of only 500 copies, specially bound and signed by the contributors. The limitation leaf bears an impressive array of signatures from […]

New York: Viking, 1991. First edition. 8vo. 690pp. Publisher’s quarter black cloth over grey paper-covered boards, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, author’s initials and device in gilt to upper board, in the original pictorial dust jacket. Jacket with some rubbing and creasing along the upper edge and corners, slight shelf wear; binding and contents […]

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart / Ecco, 2006. First edition, first printing. 8vo. 231pp. Original white cloth, spine lettered in blue, in pictorial dust jacket featuring Cohen’s own artwork. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket, retaining the publisher’s “Autographed Copy” sticker. Signed by Leonard Cohen on the title-page. A fine copy. A major collection of […]

Original illustrated folding menu from the legendary Cotton Club, Harlem, featuring an Art Deco cover depicting fashionable patrons beneath the club’s famous title and address, 142nd Street & Lenox Avenue. Signed in pencil on the front cover by the African-American jazz singer Sally Gooding, a featured performer at the club during the 1930s. Internally printed […]

New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher / Penguin, 2006. Square octavo. pp. [x], 177. Publisher’s original blue boards titled in silver on upper cover and spine, with wraparound water-motif design. A fine copy. Boldly signed by David Lynch in blue ink on the half-title. This beautifully produced volume presents filmmaker David Lynch’s reflections on creativity, Transcendental […]

With Richard Durham. New York: Random House, 1975. First edition, first printing. Thick octavo. pp. [10], 416. Publisher’s black boards, upper cover and spine lettered in red, in the original unclipped dust jacket. A landmark sporting autobiography, published when Muhammad Ali stood not merely as the world’s most celebrated heavyweight champion, but as a global […]

OPPOSITION TO THE ACT OF UNION Dublin: Printed by James Moore, 45 College Green, 1798–1799. First and only edition. Quarto. pp. 124. Printed in two columns with continuous pagination. Later quarter morocco over faded tan cloth, title in gilt along spine. Some occasional age-toning and minor wear, otherwise a very good copy. Lacking only the […]

MANCHESTER UNITED. United Review: Manchester United v Dundee United. UEFA Cup, Third Round – First Leg, Wednesday 28 November 1984. Manchester: Manchester United Football Club, 1984. Quarto. pp. 24. Illustrated throughout. Original pictorial wrappers, priced 35p. Some creasing and handling wear to wrappers, staples sound; internally very good. Signed internally bySigned by Matt Busby, Jock […]

Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1985. Quarto. pp. xxx, 220, 1 (2 plates). Quarter vellum on blue boards. Limited to 286 copies for sale [145]. From the library of John Bradley with his bookplate. Fine copy in slipcase. Scarce. The author of this historical poem John Derricke was a follower of Sir Henry Sidney, Elizabeth’s Lord Deputy […]

Dublin: Liberties Press, 2007. First edition. 8vo. pp. 240. Original blue cloth, title and author lettered in gilt on spine, with illustrated dust jacket and publisher’s slipcase. A fine copy. Number 182 of a signed limited edition of 200 copies, signed by John Montague on the limitation page. An important autobiographical work by one of […]

New York: Viking, 2009. First edition. 8vo. pp. 297. Illustrated. Publisher’s orange cloth with contrasting red cloth spine, titles and bicycle design in yellow and black. A few small marks to the rear board, otherwise a very good copy. Signed by David Byrne in blue ink on the title-page, with a large original bicycle-like line […]

New York: The Ecco Press (HarperCollins), 2000. pp. 302. Octavo. Paperback issue. Publisher’s original pictorial card covers. Signed by the author to the front cover. A very good copy, internally cleanthroughout. A signed copy of Anthony Bourdain’s breakthrough memoir, the book that transformed a working New York chef into an international literary and television figure. […]

London: Thames and Hudson, 1983. 4to. pp. 251. Illustrated throughout with 185 illustrations, 36 in colour. Original pictorial wrappers, lightly rubbed at extremities, otherwise a very good copy. Signed by David Hockney on the half-title in his characteristic bold hand, dramatically striking through his printed name in blue ink and writing his signature beneath in […]

One page, quarto, on official bilingual Dáil Éireann / Department of Finance letterhead, dated 21 July 1920, signed in ink “Mícheál Ó Coileáin” as Aire Airgid (Minister for Finance). Addressed to Mr J. P. Cooney, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. Collins formally acknowledges receipt of £255 5s. sterling, requests the relevant application forms covering the subscription, and […]

New Jersey: Published by Ecco Press, 1996. pp. 93. Limited edition 149 of 350. It is McCarthy’s first screenplay and his first historical work, predating his historical novel, Blood Meridian, by almost a decade. [WR]  

With portrait frontispiece and other illustrations. Dublin: Talbot Press, 1937. Octavo. First edition. pp. xii, 430. Green cloth, titled in black. Signed presentation copy from Risteárd Ua Maolchatha to Alice, dated Nodlaig / 1937. A near fine copy. Presentation copy inscribed by General Richard Mulcahy (Risteárd Ua Maolchatha) to Alice, dated Nollaig (Christmas) 1937. One […]

Dublin: King Farouk, 1987. Large post octavo. First edition, first impression. pp. [iv], 144. Pictorial wrappers. Signed by Roddy Doyle on half-title. A fine copy. Very scarce. The true first edition published by the author who couldn’t find a publisher. The Heinemann edition appeared a year later. This is the story of The Commitments, a band with […]

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990. Limited signed edition, one of 200 numbered copies signed by Seamus Heaney on the limitation leaf, this being copy no. 46. 8vo. pp. [8], 273. Original publisher’s brown cloth, upper cover blocked in blind with Heaney’s monogram, black morocco-backed spine with gilt lettering, housed in the original black […]