First edition, in fine condition with a very good dust jacket with minimal shelf wear. The jacket is very slightly foxed here and there on the inside. Contains several b&w photographs of Ber... read more
The author's recollections of Denys Lasdun, Mariga Guinness, John Summerson, Henry Lamb and many others in Girouard's circle. First edition. A fine copy, with a fine dust jacket. Old John Sa... read more
The writer's last book, a collection of snippets and opinions, written to his great-niece. First edition. As new, with a pristine dust jacket, the book appears unread. Herbert, who spent hal... read more
First edition, signed by the author. Fine book with a fine dust jacket: almost as new. Susanna and Nicky Johnston's joint obituary from The Times enclosed.
The Countess of Limerick served the Red Cross for 60 years, and was in charge of the London division during the Blitz. She continued as an important figure in the British Red Cross and in th... read more
First edition, in fine condition with a fine dust jacket: almost as new. The scandal arising from the case between Sir Charles Mordaunt and his wife Harriett Moncrieffe, which involved an ap... read more
The last twenty-four years of Edith Olivier's life, sensitively presented and edited by her great-great niece. She was a close friend of Rex Whistler, Stephen Tennant et al. First edition. I... read more
Limited edition: one of 500 copies. Fine condition, almost as new with minimal shelf wear. A handsome biography from Tartarus of this relatively niche writer, now experiencing a modest but w... read more
First edition of these entertaining diaries by a most determined (then young) woman. Fine condition, almost as new, if not for pages having yellowed a little with age.
First edition, second printing in fine condition with a near-fine dust jacket. The jacket has a couple of small scratches and a minimal amount of shelf wear to top edge.
First edition in very good condition with a very good dust jacket. Some foxing to top of page block, as well as to inside of boards and inside of dust jacket. Some almost imperceptible foxin... read more
Blowing hot and cold: an intense look at the relationship between Joan Didion and Eve Babitz, using previously unpublished letters and other sources to explore their closeness and their late... read more
'Augustine of Hippo'... but where is Hippo? One of the central Catholic saints was an Algerian Berber: this account argues for the importance of his origins.
Considered controversial, Benson's superb diaries were sealed on his death. This selection shows the novelist, poet, don and Eton master to have been an acute and waspish commentator. 2 vols... read more