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THE SMITH OF SMITHS Being The Life Wit and Humour of Sydney Smith

PEARSON Hesketh · 1979 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Folio Society, 1979 2nd imp. 8vo. Original quarter bound gilt lettered blue cloth on marbled paper-laid boards (near Fine), slipcase (rather marked and worn). Pp. 295, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

TED HUGHES The Life of a Poet

FEINSTEIN Elaine · 2001 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001 1st edn. 8vo. Original pictorial boards (faint marks on page edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG not price clipped). Pp. xiv + 273, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

THE STRANGER IN THE HOUSE A Life of Caroline of Brunswick

COXE Howard · 1939 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Chatto & Windus, 1939 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth, top edge red (page edges spotted - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 256, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's ink inscription on front paste-down and pencil notes on p. 256).

THE SAUCERIAN UFOs Men in Black and the Unbelievable Life of Gray Barker

McKEE Gabriel · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

MIT Press, 2025. 9780262049542 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. 347, with b&w illus (no inscriptions).

DINNER FOR VAMPIRES Life on a Cult TV Show (While Also in an Actual Cult!)

LENZ Bethany Joy · 2024 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Gallery UK, 2024. 9781398541122 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered cream cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 303 (no inscriptions).

PHOENIX RISING A Woman's Story of Love Loss and the Will to Change the World

DU BOISROUVRAY Albina · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Nomad Publishing, 2025. 9781917045223 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. 383, with coloured and b&w illus (no inscriptions).

DIANARAMA The Betrayal of Princess Diana

WEBB Andy · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Michael Joseph, 2025. 9780241784648 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. ix + 412, with coloured illus (no inscriptions).

OUTSIDER Always Almost Never Quite [&] OUTSIDER II Always Almost Never Quite

SEWELL Brian · 2011 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Quartet, 2011 [&] 2012 2 vols. Volume I paperback edn, volume II hardcover 1st edn 1st printing, both signed and inscribed by author on title page (VG, no other inscriptions).

CROSSING A Love Story between Italy and Palestine

HASBUN Sabrin · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Footnote Press, 2025. 9781804441527 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. xvii + 285 (no inscriptions).

THIS HAPPENED TO ME A Reckoning

PRICE Kate · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Leap, 2025. 9781785123573 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 322 (no inscriptions).

ACCIDENTAL JOURNALIST Selected Works 1985-2005

COLLIS Rose · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

Independently published, 2025. 9798271673504 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (near Fine). Pp. 249, with b&w illus (no inscriptions).

HAPPY GO LUCKY My Life

MORE Kenneth · 1959 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Robert Hale, 1959 1st edn 2nd impression. 8vo. Original gilt lettered maroon cloth (casing with slight lean and spine and part of upper board lightly faded and marked), no dustwrapper). Pp. 192, illus with b&w photos (page edges spotted; previous owner's gift inscription on fr...

W.B. YEATS A LIFE Volume I The Apprentice Mage 1865-1914 [&] Volume II The Arch-Poet 1915-1939

FOSTER R.F. · 1997 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Oxford University Press, 1997 [&] 2003 1st edn 1st printings. 2 vols. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective covers, vol I price clipped). Pp. xxxi + 640 [&] xxvi + 798, illus with coloured pictorial endpapers, b&w plates and ...

AN APPETITE FOR WONDER The Making of a Scientist A Memoir

DAWKINS Richard · 2013 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Bantam Press, 2013. 9780593070895 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (page edges toned - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 308, illus with coloured and b&w plates and genealogical table (no inscriptions).

THE RICH SPOILS OF TIME

CAMPBELL-PRESTON Frances, VICKERS Hugo [Editor] · 2006 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Dovecote Press, 2006. 9781904349471 1st edn 2nd printing with author's signed card loosely inserted. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective covers, not price clipped). Pp. 320, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

GEORGE ORWELL English Rebel

COLLS Robert · 2013 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Oxford University Press, 2013. 9780199680801 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover). Pp. xii + 330, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper).

A LIFE OF ONES OWN Childhood and Youth

BRENAN Gerald · 1962 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Hamish Hamilton, 1962 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (casing with slight lean - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xi + 244, illus with b&w plates (faint spotting on endpapers; no inscriptions).

BEAU BRUMMELL The Ultimate Dandy

KELLY Ian · 2005 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Hodder & Stoughton, 2005 1st edn 1st printing signed and inscribed by author on title page. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xiii + 578, illus with coloured and b&w plates and b&w chapter heading decorat...

SHELLEY Volume I [&] Volume II

WHITE Newman Ivey · 1947 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Secker & Warburg, 1947 1st edn. 2 vols. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth, top edges red (sunned at spines, boards a little marked - otherwise VG), no dustwrappers. Pp. xvi + 748 [&] x + 642 + cxlvii, illus with one coloured and one b&w frontispiece and with b&w plat...

MIDNIGHT ON THE DESERT A Chapter on Autobiography [&] RAIN UPON GODSHILL A Further Chapter on Autobiography

PRIESTLEY J.B. · 1937 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

William Heinemann, 1937 [&] 1939 1st edn. 2 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (page edges spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (chipped at edges - in protective covers, not price clipped). Pp. 312 [&] 330, with erratum slip tipped-in facing p. 1 in vol I (no inscrip...