51. Batey, Mavis / Palmer, Hugh (photographer).

The Historic Gardens of Oxford & Cambridge.

London, Macmillan, 1989. 20 cm x 24 cm. 192 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

52. Bax, Clifford.

Vintage Verse. An Anthology of Poetry in English.

Second Edition. London, Hollis & Carter, 1946. Octavo. VI, 338 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with some signs of external wear on front cover (some staining). The book includes a newspaper cutting with three poems by David Holbrook.

53. Beales, Peter.

A Passion for Roses. Special Photography by Marianne Majerus.

First Edition. London, Mitchell Beazley, 2004. 22.5cm x 29cm. 256 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of wear. Beautifully inscribed and signed by Peter Beales. (Mitchell Beazley Gardening).

54. Beales, Peter.

Twentieth-Century Roses. An Illustrated encyclopaedia and grower’s manual of clasic roses from the twentieth century.

First Edition. London, Collins Harvill, 1988. 20cm x 27cm. 320 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Signed by Peter Beales and additionally inscribed on the endpaper.

55. Beckett, Samuel.

Embers – A New Play for Radio [This is the original BBC Double-LP-Recording in original BBC-wrappers].

First Edition. London, BBC Transcription Service, 1959. 4°. 2 Records with three sides recorded (Side One and Two: “Embers” by Samuel Beckett / Side 3: “Living Radio” – “A Discussion about the 1959 Italia Prize Awards”). In the original, Yellow BBC-Sleeve. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear to the covers. Very Rare !

56. Beckett, Samuel.

Poems in English. [The very rare Limited Edition (one of only 100) – signed by Samuel Beckett].

First Edition. London, John Calder, 1961. 8°. 53 pages. Original Hardcover in protective Mylar. Top edge gilt. Deckled edges. Excellent, close to new condition. No. 51 of only 100 copies on untrimmed, handmade paper [Vergé pur fil]. Signed by Samuel Beckett. Extremely rare in this condition !

57. Beckett, Samuel / Auster, Paul.

The Selected Works of Samuel Beckett. With an Introduction by Paul Auster.

First Edition of this publication. New York, Grove Press, 2010. Octavo (14 cm x 21 cm). Volume I: VIII, 478 pages / Volume II: 521 pages / Volume III: 505 pages / Volume IV: 569 pages. Original Softcover in original slipcase. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of wear. Cover photographs of Samuel Beckett by John Haynes. [Paul Auster, Series Editor.]

58. Bennett, Tom.

Bennett. March 1991 Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts / April 1991 Bank of Ireland.

Bilingual: English / Deutsch. Berlin, Gallerie Pels-Leusden, 1991. 30 cm x 24 cm. 16 seiten. With 12 colour plates. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed / Inscribed by Tom Bennett

59. Bentham, George.

Handbook of the British Flora. A description of the flowering plants and ferns indigenous to, or naturalized in the British Isles for the use of beginners and amateurs.

London, Lowell Reeve, 1896. 20 cm. LXXX, 600 pages. Original hardcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear, for example, some rubbing and fading of outer spine.

60. Berends, Ton (Editor).

NI 20. Galerie Nouvelle Images.

Den Haag, Galerie Nouvelle Images 1980. 21 cm x 21 cm. 24 pagina’s / pages. Met talrijke illustraties in zwart-wit / With many black-and-white illustrations throughout book. Original Softcover. In zeer goede staat met slechts weinig sporen van slijtage / Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

61. Bergman, Ingmar.

Persona & Shame – The Screenplays of Ingmar Bergman. Translated by Keith Bradfield.

London, Calder & Boyars 1972, 13 cm x 20 cm, 191 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes, with his name on the front free endpaper. Some erasable light pencil underlining and notation in places.

62. Bergman, Ingmar.

Wild Strawberries – a Film by Ingmar Bergman. translated from the Swedish by Lars Malmstrom and David Kushner.

New York Simon & Schuster 1957, 14 cm x 20.5 cm, 124 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes, with his name on the front free endpaper. [Modern Film Scripts]

63. Bergmann, Frithjof / [Provenance: Henry David Aiken Collection].

The Experience of Values. / Handwritten letter from Bergman to Henry Aiken.

University of Michigan, 1973. 8°. 32 pages. Softcover. Stapled wrappers. Including a handwritten letter by Bergman with a letterhead of “The University of Michigan – Ann Arbor”: “Dear Henry : I very much look forward to your visit here for the lecture on Dewey. Meanwhile here is this small piece of mine – Affectionately yours, Frithjof” (1979). Letter coffeestained.

64. Bering Liisberg, H.C.

Den Store Revolution 1789-1799 [History of the French Revolution of 1789 in Dansk / Danish Language].

Copenhagen, Det Nordiske Forlag, 1899. 21.8 cm x 27.7 cm. 544 pages. With many black and white illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with gilt title and decorative front board and spine. Fair condition. Spine detached from book block and loose front endpapers. Binding shaky. Minor foxing to edges and pastedowns. Minor rubbing to cover. Previous owner’s name in ink on title page. Some edges frayed. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard with the name of “Gotfred Haugaard” to titlepage.

65. [Berkeley, Busby] Pike, Bob / Martin, Dave.

The Genius of Busby Berkeley [Buzz Berkeley].

[Reseda, California], CFS Books [a division of the creative film society], 1973. Folio. 194 pages with numerous photographs. Original, illustrated Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the personal library of producer David Puttnam.

66. [Berlage] van Velzen, Th. (Editor).

Het museumgebouw van H.P. Berlage. Het Haags Gemeentemuseum.

Bilingual: Nederlands / English. Den Haag, Het Haags Gemeentemuseum, 1982. 21,5 cm x 19,2 cm. 36 pagina’s / pages. Met talrijke illustraties in kleur / With several black-and-white and colour illustrations throughout book. Illustrated Softcover. Afkomstig uit de bibliotheek van de modeontwerper Frans Molenaar. In zeer goede staat met slechts weinig sporen van slijtage / From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

67. Berry, James.

Hot Earth Cold Earth.

Newcastle upon Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 1995. 14 cm x 21,5 cm. 159 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor foxing. Loosely inserted is an original press-release for this publication.

68. Berthier, Francois.

Reading Zen in the Rocks – The Japanese Dry Landscape Garden. Translated and with a Philosophical Essay by Graham Parkes.

First published in 1989. Chicago, London, University of Chicago Press, 2000. 17.5 cm x 22.5 cm. XI, 166 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

69. Bicknell, Peter.

British Hills and Mountains. With 8 plates in colour and 23 illustration in black and white.

London, Collins, 1947. 8º. 47 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. [Britain in Pictures. The British People in Pictures.].

70. Blackmur, Richard P. / [Provenance: Henry David Aiken Collection].

Religious Poetry in the United States [Original First dition Offprint from “Religion in American Life”].

Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1961. Octavo. 14 pages. Original Offprint / Stapled Wrappers. Very good condition with some minor signs of wear only. From the library of Professor Henry David Aiken.

71. Blair, David.

Ascension Days.

First Edition. Washington DC, Del Sol Press, 2007. Octavo. 69 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author.

72. Blake, Denise.

Take a Deep Breath.

Kilcar, Summer Palace Press, 2004. 15 cm x 21 cm. 64 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Dedicated and signed by author. Includes a card with front cover illustration.

73. Blake, Mary.

Fields of Asphodel.

Southend-on-Sea, The Littoral Press, 2005. 15 cm x 21 cm. 70 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Dedicated and signed by author. Also includes a card with (hand)writing of author.

74. Blicher, Steen Steensen.

Udvalgte Noveller. llustreret af Carl Thomsen.

København, Gyldendalske Boghandel, 1899. 19.8 cm x 29.1 cm. 802 pages. Original Hardcover. Quarter leather and marbled binding. Raised bands and gilt decoration on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Corners and spine rubbed. Tanned deckled edges. Illustrated exlibris dated 1974 by Erik Haugaard on front pastedown. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Some pages separated from book block. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

75. Blunden, Edmund.

Romantic Poetry and the Fine Arts. Warton Lecture on English Poetry.

1st Edition. London, Oxford University Press, 1942. 8°. 20 Pages. Original printed wrappers, stringbound (softcover). Good condition with minor external signs of wear – edges bumped and chipped. Internally clean – no text markings. [From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol. XXVIII.]

76. Bock, Manfred (Editor).

Van het Nieuwe Bouwen naar een Nieuwe Architectuur. Groep 32’: Ontwerpen, gebouwen, stedebouwkundige plannen 1925-1945.

‘s-Gravenhage, Staatsuitgeverij, 1983. 27,5 cm x 20,5 cm. 162 pagina’s / pages. Met talrijke illustraties in zwart-wit / With many black-and-white illustrations throughout book. Original Softcover. Afkomstig uit de bibliotheek van de modeontwerper Frans Molenaar. In zeer goede staat met slechts weinig sporen van slijtage. Geschreven toewijding op titelblad / From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed, signed by the author to Frans Molenaar. [Cahiers van het Nederlands Documentatiecentrum voor de Bouwkunst, deel 5. Rijksdienst voor de Monumentenzorg]

77. Bojtár, Endre.

East European Avant-Garde Literature (Avantgarde).

Budapest, Akadémiai Liadó, 1992. 8°. 156 pages. Softcover / Brochure. Very good condition. [Studies in Modern Philology – 10]

78. Boland, Gerry.

Watching Clouds.

First Edition. Tralee, Doghouse, 2011. Octavo. 60 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

79. Bolger, Fióna.

The Geometry of Love beween the Elements.

Arklow, PB Press, 2013. 12,5 cm x 19,5 cm. 59 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear. Signed by Author.

80. Bonies.

Bonies. Stedelijk Museum Schiedam. 1-24 juni 1968.

Schiedam, Stedelijk Museum, 1968. 22 cm x 15 cm. Fold out flyer. Illustrated Softcover. Afkomstig uit de bibliotheek van de modeontwerper Frans Molenaar. In zeer goede staat met slechts weinig sporen van slijtage / From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

81. Bonies, Bob.

Bob Bonies. Haagse Ateliers 44. Haags Gemeentemuseum. 7 juli – 26 augustus 1979.

Den Haag, Haags Gemeentemuseum, 1979. 29,5 cm x 21 cm. 16 pagina’s / pages. Met talrijke illustraties in kleur / With many colour illustrations throughout book. Illustrated Softcover. Afkomstig uit de bibliotheek van de modeontwerper Frans Molenaar. In zeer goede staat met slechts weinig sporen van slijtage / From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

82. Bonies, Bob.

Bonies. [Gallery Poster for Exhibition] Galerie Loehr Frankfurt a.M. zeigt ab 2.5.68 vis 8.6.68 Arbeiten von Bonies. Zur Eröffnung bittet Dorothea Loehr am Donnerstag, dem 2.5.68, 20.30 Uhr.

Frankfurt a.M., Galerie Loehr, 1968. 21 cm x 21 cm. 1 mehrfach gefaltetes Poster. Illustrated Softcover. From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren.

83. [Bonies, Bob] Ober, Jerven (Editor).

Overzichtstentoonstelling – Gijs Bakker, Shapes – Bob Bonies, Vormgevingsbeleid – Storck van Besouw / Benno Premsela. 8 oktober t/m 13 november 1977.

Apeldoorn, Gemeentelijke van Reekumgalerij, 1977. 25 cm x 22 cm. 47 pagina’s / pages. Met talrijke illustraties in zwart-wit / With many black-and-white illustrations throughout catalog. Illustrated Softcover. Afkomstig uit de bibliotheek van de modeontwerper Frans Molenaar. In zeer goede staat met slechts weinig sporen van slijtage / From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

84. Boorman, John.

Money into Light: The Emerald Forest A Diary.

London / Boston, Faber & Faber, 1985. 13.5 cm x 21 cm. XIII, 241 pages with illustrations. Original softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Back cover clipped on bottom left hand corner. Writing on title page. Clean inside.

85. Boutell, Charles.

Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages; also a Descriptive Notice of Modern Weapons. Translated from the French of M. P. Lacombe and with a Preface, Notes and one additional chapter on Arms and Armour in England.

London, Reeves and Turner, 1874. 8°. XVI, 296 pages with Index and Notes. Original Hardcover in protective Mylar (red decorative cloth with gilt lettering and ornaments on spine and cover). Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper. Some browning stain to the first 20 page sonly.

86. Bowles, E.A.

My Garden in Autumn and Winter.

Facsimile of 1915 edition. Portland, Oregon, Timber Press, 1998. 15 cm x 21 cm. VIII, 282 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

87. Bowles, E.A.

My Garden in Spring.

Facsimile of 1914 edition. Portland, Oregon, Timber Press, 1997. 14.5 cm x 21 cm. XX, 322 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Contains a few notes and underlinings in pencil.

88. Bowles, E.A.

My Garden in Summer.

Facsimile of 1914 edition. Portland, Oregon, Timber Press, 1998. 15 cm x 21 cm. VIII, 331 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Contains a few underlinings in pencil by preowner.

89. Braun-Ronsdorf – Margarete.

Des Merveilleuses aux Garçonnes. Histoire de l’élégance en Europe de 1789 à 1929. Préface de François Boucher.

Paris, Edition des deux-mondes, 1963. 28,5 cm x 25,5 cm. 271 pages. With many black-and-white and colour illustrations throughout book. Original Hardcover. From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Faded dampstain to cover. Limited Edition.

90. [Breitner, G.H.] Meerdere kunstenaars / Several artists.

Kunsthandel P.B. van Voorst van Beest. 7 juni tot eind juli 1983 / June 7 till end of June 1983.

Den Haag, Kunsthandel P.B. van Voorst van Beest, 1983. 9 pagina’s / pages. Met enkele illustraties in zwart-wit / With several black-and-white illustrations throughout catalog. Illustrated Softcover. Afkomstig uit de bibliotheek van de modeontwerper Frans Molenaar. In zeer goede staat met slechts weinig sporen van slijtage / From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

91. Bremer, Jaap / Reedijk, Hein (Editors).

Bouwen ‘20 – ‘40.

Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum, 1971. 26,5 cm x 23,5 cm. 120 pagina’s / pages. Met talrijke illustraties in zwart-wit / With many black-and-white illustrations throughout book. Original Softcover. Afkomstig uit de bibliotheek van de modeontwerper Frans Molenaar. In zeer goede staat met slechts weinig sporen van slijtage / From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

92. Brennan, Deirdre.

Hidden Places / Scathan Eile.

First Edition. Dublin, Arlen House, 2011. Octavo. 96 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear. Cover illustration is from a watercolour by Pauline Bewick. The book is inscribed to John and Hilary Wakeman and signed by the author.

93. Brent, Frances.

The Beautiful Lesson of the I.

First Edition. Logan, Utah State University Press, 2005. Octavo. XII, 57 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear. This collection is from the May Swenson Poetry Award Series and includes a foreword from one of the judges.

94. Brett, Heather.

Abigail Brown.

First Edition. Galway, Salmon, 1991. Octavo. 53 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed and inscribed by the author. Includes a loosely inserted card with handwritten message from the author.

95. Brickell, Christopher (editor-in-chief).

The Royal Horticultural Society Gardeners’ Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers.

London, Dorling Kindersley, 1990. 23 cm x 29 cm. 608 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

96. Brock, Edwin.

And Another Thing. Poems 1991-1997.

First Edition. London, Enitharmon Press, 1999. Octavo. 64 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

97. Brockway, James.

The Brightness in Between.

First Edition. Ware, Rockingham Press, 2000. Octavo. 64 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed and inscribed by James Brockman to John Wakeman.

98. Brockway, James.

Two in One [with manuscript explanation of Brockway’s poems: “The only thing modern about these poems is that they are unisexual, but do not need to be. In “Two In One” change “he” to “she” where required. In “Closing the Books” “suit” to “dress”, if you could enjoy them better like that – James”].

No. 41 of 99 copies set in Emergo and printed on Zerkall by the Avalon Press. Woubrugge, Avalon Press, 1997. Octavo. 28 pages. Original Softcover with original dustjacket. With very minor staining to the jacket and a tear to the upper hinge only. Shortly before his death, beautifully inscribed by poet James Brockway to John Wakeman on the half-title: “For John Wakeman, founder of THE SHOP in beautiful Ireland. James Brockway A.D. 2000”. In addition also signed with a manuscript explanation about these poems on the front free endpaper.

99. [Brook, Peter] O’Connor, Gary.

The Mahabharata – Peter Brook’s Epic in the Making. Photography by Gilles Abegg.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1989. 19 cm x 25 cm. 159 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

100. Brooke, Rupert.

Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke: With a Memoir.

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., 1929. 15 cm x 20.5 cm. CLVIII, 162 pages. With two photographs. Original hardcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Partial fading to cover. Newspaper article loosely inserted by preowner. Clean inside with solid binding.