Modern Literature & History

First UK edition, first impression; 8vo; finely bound for Asprey in full green morocco, single rules to boards, titles to spine in compartments, gilt, all edges gilt, spine lightly and pleasingly mellowed. An excellent copy.

First edition, presentation copy to Sir Gerald Kelly, 8vo (192 x 137 mm, 7½ x 5½ in), 24pp publisher's advertisements bound in at end, a few leaves slightly stained at margins; publisher's green cloth, top edge slightly dust-soiled, spine slightly discoloured, extremities slightly rubbed, good overall.

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Inscribed by the author. Publisher's red cloth-backed sage cloth sides, titles to spine gilt, with the dust jacket. An unusually fresh copy in the dust jacket.

17 volumes. First US paperback editions, first impressions, inscribed by the author. 8vo. Publisher's pictorial wrappers. One or two spines a little faded but in excellent, largely unread condition

18 volumes. First editions, first impressions, inscribed by the author. 8vo. Publisher's pictorial wrappers. One or two spines a little faded but in excellent, largely unread condition

First combined edition, first printing, SiGNed by the author, 8vo. Publisher's grey cloth, title to spine in black on a brown ground. With the photomontage dust jacket. An excellent copy in the somewhat browned dust jacket with a couple of minor scuffs.

First edition, first printing, first issue with 'stoppped' on p.181; 8vo; publisher's black cloth, gold paper title labels to upper board and spine printed in black; cloth just a touched marked, labels with a little very minor scuffing, a genuinely very good copy.

First edition, first issue; 8vo (196 x 142 mm, 7¾ x 5½ in); 20pp. publisher's advertisements bound in at end, ink ownership inscriptions to front pastedown and front free endpaper; publisher's dark grey cloth, spine and upper cover gilt-lettered with gilt life buoy design to upper cover, blindstamp to lower cover, leaves uncut, hinges starting to split, extremities slightly rubbed.

First edition, 8vo (199 x 138 mm, 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in); some spotting and browning; publisher's green cloth boards, publisher's device blind-stamped to rear board, title gilt to spine, original dust-jacket, head of spine lightly bumped, top edge of boards lightly sunned.

First edition, first state (without advertisements and with lettering of 'METHUEN' at foot of spine measuring 3 mm), signed by the author on the title-page, 8vo (176 x 113 mm, 7 x 4½ in), endpapers slightly toned, publisher's blue cloth, slightly bumped at extremities, second state dust-jacket (with sub-title to upper panel and 'Books by A. Clutton-Brock' to lower panel), spine lightly browned, spine ends and corners chipped, a very few short tears, light creasing to head, small ink stain to inside flap.