Rare & Out of Print Archives - John Sandoe Books

RARE & OUT OF PRINT

Some older gems

A serendipitous selection of books that ranges from the rare and expensive to old favourites in good hardback editions, sometimes signed. Some will have been acquired on our travels, others unearthed from private libraries. We will be adding to this section gradually so do check in from time to time.

A complete set of Lees-Milne's diaries, covering the period 1942-1997, in 12 hardback volumes. All are first editions, first printings. All have dust jackets with good and bright spines. One... read more

The Diaries of James Lees-Milne: a complete set

James Lees-Milne
Hardback
£750.00

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Shortlisted for the Booker, this darkly humorous novel draws on Blackwood's dismal Anglo-Irish childhood. First UK edition, first printing, in fine condition with a near-fine dust jacket. So... read more

Great Granny Webster

Caroline Blackwood
Hardback
£60.00

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A first edition, first impression of William Dalrymple's evocative and riveting portrayal of the last days of the Mughal empire and of Zafar, its last emperor. The book is in fine condition ... read more

The Last Mughal: The Fall of A Dynasty, 1857

William Dalrymple
Hardback
£20.00

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Vol. 1: The Modern Movement A first edition, first printing. This book is in very good condition with a tight page block and minimal shelf wear. The front cover has some minor scratching a... read more

The Selected Works of Cyril Connolly in Two Volumes ...

Cyril Connolly
Hardback
£25.00

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First edition in very good condition with very good+ dust jacket, with original press release laid in. There are some light scratches on the jacket front and a little shelf wear along the lo... read more

Palaces of Rajasthan

Antonio Martinelli
Hardback
£45.00

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From Buddhist, Jain and Hindu temples through to Islamic and European centres of worship and commerce, this two volume set covers two-thousand years of Indian architectural history. Vol. 1... read more

The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India in Two Volumes ...

George Michell
Hardback
£45.00

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The catalogue for the 2009 Bill Brandt exhibition held at the Chris Beetles Gallery: 58 black and white plates and an introductory essay by the historian David Wootton on how Brandt envision... read more

Bill Brandt

David Wootton
Hardback
£28.00

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First edition, first printing of the seminal memoir by the father of British studio pottery, in fine condition with a near fine dust jacket. There is a tiny abrasion to the rear upper corner... read more

Beyond East & West: Memoirs, Portraits & Essays ...

Bernard Leach
Hardback
£28.00

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First edition, first printing in very good condition with a very good dust jacket. Hicks considers the works of twenty four artists including Bacon, Freud, Hodgkin and Rego; many illustratio... read more

The School of London: the Resurgence of Contemporary Painting ...

Alistair Hicks
Hardback
£30.00

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First and only hardback edition, in fine condition with a fine dust jacket. Blue-green cloth boards, attractive endpapers decorated with Kent's bucolic designs, and many black and white illu... read more

William Kent, Landscape Garden Designer: An Assessment and catalogue o ...

John Dixton Hunt
Hardback
£40.00

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A fair copy of this much-loved children's classic, first published in in 1939. The head of the spine is worn, the boards stained the pages also marked, possibly with children's tea and grubb... read more

Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel

Virginia Lee Burton
Hardback
£18.00

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First edition, first printing, in fine condition with a very good jacket. The spine is sun-faded and there is minimal shelf wear. Cerulean boards are straight; the page block is firm. Black ... read more

The Golden Oriole: Childhood, Family and friends in India ...

Raleigh Trevelyan
Hardback
£10.00

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