Recent Arrivals from Alexander's Books

London: Secker and Warburg, 1959. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing octavo hardback. 207 pages Very Good condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket Original owner's inscription on front end paper

London: Harvilll Press, 1953. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. Octavo. Hardback. 256 pages illustrated with a frontispiece portrait Very Good condition in Good unclipped dust jacket (some loss at top and bottom of spine area of jacket, closed tears). No inscriptions … Read more about this item

London: BBC Books, 2011. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition first printing (correct number string) quarto hardback colour illustrated 320 pp Near Fine condition Very Good + unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1944. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition, small quarto paperback 16 pages with 32 colour and black and white illustrations. Very Good condition No inscriptions

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1983. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second edition, first printing. Octavo hardback. 571 pp. Black & white illustrations. Near Fine condition in Very Good + unclipped dust jacket. Previous owner's name on front end paper

Londn: Transworld; Carousel, 1977. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Near Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Peter Firmin. First edition first printing as paperback. 32 pages colour illustrations Near good condition (covers creased but sound and complete). No inscriptions Scarce

London: Hogarth Press, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing octavo hardback Good condition (spine rubbed).160 pages Black and white frontispiece No inscriptions.

London: Penguin Books Ltd, 2001. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Paperback. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition third printing as paperback (large octavo) 368 pp Very Good + condition No inscriptions.

London: J.M. Dent , 1902. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Leather. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition reprint Small octavo hardback Maroon leather gilt titles and heraldic device, top edge gilt silk place ribbon 232 pages. Tisse-guarded frontispiece etching, coloured heraldic device on imside covers. Printed in red and black… Read more about this item

London: Profile Books Ltd, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing hardback (correct number string) . 316 pp, a few illustrations Edge of page block a bit tanned Very Good condition in Very Good + unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1966. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, fourth printing.Large octavo Hardback. 224 pp. Illustrated including colour frontispiece and large folding map at the rear Very Good No inscriptions.

New York: Viking Press, 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7í - 9í" tall. First USA edition first printing which pre-dates the British edition Octavo hardback. 248 pp. Near Very Good condition in Good + unclipped dust jacket (spine titles faded now in protective transparent sleeve) Previous owner's name… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition first printing Quarto Nearly 500 photos. xx + 346pp. Very Good condition in Near Very Good price-clipped dust jacket (tiny closed tears along top edge) Previous owner's name on half-title

London: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2011. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition first printing as paperback (very large octavo) 288 pp Illustrated Fine condition No inscriptions.

London: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2013. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition thus published to celebrate the author's 90th birthday Quarto hardback Fine condition in Fine unclipped dust jacket and Fine slipcase 32 pages colour illustrated throughout No inscriptions

London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. Large octavo Hardback. 352 pp. Illustrated Very Good condition in Good unclipped dust jacket (some closed tears) No inscriptions.

London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1896. uniform edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. H. Macbeth-Raeburn. Uniform edition first printing Dark green cloth with TH roundel gilt device top edge gilt Hardback. viii + 516 pp.Engraved tissue-guarded frontispiece, map at end Good condition. No inscriptions. An old photograph (postcard size) of Avice's… Read more about this item

London: Frederick Warne, 1960. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Molly Brett. First edition first printing large octavo hardback. 48 pages colour illustrations Very Good condition in Good unclipped dust jacket (some tiny nibbles at edges). No inscriptions.

London: Folio Society, 1997. 1st Edition 6th Printing. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition sixth printing as three volume set of quality large octavo hardbacks c. 1300 pages illustrated in colour + maps etc. Near Fine condition No inscriptions. Matching set with blue crucifix on straw coloured background. Extra charge needed… Read more about this item

London: Ted Smart and Frederick Warne, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition thus .Large octavo versions of eight flower fairy books hardbacks Many Colour plates plus many black and white illustrations. Fine condition in Very Good slipcase. Unmarked copies Titles are: Flower Fairies of the Spring; Flower Fairies of the Summer; Flower Fairies of… Read more about this item