Biography/Memoirs from Nigel Sustins Books

London: Hutchinson, 1899. Early (first?) edition 1899. Blue cloth is stained and soiled, spine is darkened (gilt lettering faded), rubbing/bumping to spine ends and corners, gilt coat of arms on front covers, endpapers browned with ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard and other photographic plates predominantly very good (the plates appear to be tipped-in and… Read more about this item

London, United Kingdom: Bantam Press, 2004. Signed first printing of the memoirs of the actor who played Frodo in the radio version of 'The Lord of the Rings', and Bilbo in the Peter Jackson films (including Old Bilbo in 'The Hobbit' trilogy); very good unread copy in dust-wrapper signed by author (who died in 2020) to title page. Extra postage… Read more about this item

UK: Heinemann, 1974. Vol. 1: The Years of Innocence (reprint 1974), Vol. 2: The Years of Experience (first edition 1975), both inscribed to a friend and signed by author to title page, books in very good condition with some dust and signs of wear (dint to front cover of Vol. 1), rubbing to dust-wrappers (wrinkling to dust-wrapper of Vol. 1).… Read more about this item

London: Charles Gilpin, 1848. Original blind-stamped binding of brown cloth, some wear/rubbing, stains to rear cover, corners pushed/worn, dust and browning to rough-trimmed edges, spotting to endpapers and title page, internally predominantly very good.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good.

London: Faber, 1970. Very good used condition, some dust/browning to edges, ink inscription and browning to front free endpaper, dust-wrapper price-clipped, rubbed and chipped to the edges, discoloured to the rear panel.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Wales: Gomer, 1990. Signed by author to title page, virtually fine copy in an edge-rubbed, slightly marked dust-wrapper.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

UK: Housman Society, 2005. 24-page stapled pamphlet, reprinted from the 2005 Housman Society Journal (an expanded version of a paper given to the Housman Society at Bromsgrove School); inscribed and signed by the author to front cover, dated May 2006; generally very good; one correction to the text has been made in ink. See also: 'Ye Fearful Saints', signed by… Read more about this item

UK: Constable, 1927. Reissue 1927, an undated letter signed by the author, from Shanklin, Isle of Wight, is tipped-in to half-title, inserted is a review of the book from 'the Dickensian'; some wear/marking to blue cloth, dust and foxing to edges (ink splash to lower edge), foxing to prelims and intermittently within, but predominantly good plus.. Signed by Author. Reprint.… Read more about this item

London: Foulis, 1914. 12 superb and bright tipped-in colour illustrations from paintings by Jack B Yeats, mounted on grey paper with tissue guards, second impression 1914, olive-green cloth with gilt to spine and front board, top edge gilt, other page edges rough-trimmed (some a little too rough), dust to edges, owner name to front free endpaper, a little wear/rubbing to… Read more about this item

London: Darton & Co, 1866. Acceptable copy only of this very rare title, assume first edition (preface dated 1866), spine is missing but boards are still attached (front hinge split), covers soiled and worn, gilt title and illustration to front are rubbed and partly obscured, corners pushed/frayed, strain to stitching within, engraved black and white frontispiece and plates present, text… Read more about this item

Dublin: Maunsel, 1916. In the series 'Irishmen of Today', blue cloth with wear and rubbing to spine ends and corners, dust and foxing to edges, owner name and date (1919) to front free endpaper, internally generally good plus.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good.

UK: Swan Sonnenschein, 1906. Third edition 1906, slip tipped-in to title page stating that the publishers are now George Allen and Co., colour portrait with tissue guard as frontispiece, red cloth with some wear/marking, cloth is fraying at spine ends, browning to edges and to pages throughout, but text is legible, complete and sound. 'Authorised translation' from the Norwegian.. Reprint.… Read more about this item

UK: John Murray, 1926. Second series, vols. 1-3, first two volumes published in 1926 (covering the period 1862-1878), the third volume published 1928 (1879-1885), red cloth with gilt lettering and decoration, gilt and white monogram with crown to front, gilt to spines dulled and colour faded to brown, spine ends and corners pushed/worn, edges dusty and foxed (rough-trimmed at bottom),… Read more about this item

UK: Smith, Elder and Co., 1905. Green cloth with gilt to spine and front board, spine ends and corners bumped with minor fraying, slight dust to edges, endpapers browned with a little foxing and small marks, slight strain to stitching at one point but binding secure, internally generally clean and good, illustrated with portraits and photographs.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No… Read more about this item

UK: Macmillan, 1938. Original binding for this rare volume, edited and with an introduction by the Marchioness of Londonderry: red and black decorated boards with a black cloth spine strip and white title panel, slight wear and rubbing to corners and spine ends, the corners show small rubbed areas of paper loss to the board edges, a little marking to… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, 1874. Original blue binding with gilt emblem of crown and swan to all three volumes, unusually this has, tipped-in to the title page of volume 1, part of an envelope addressed to Lady Ponsonby, dated 1839, franked 'Free No. 5' (see below*) and apparently signed by Greville; all three volumes show signs of wear and marking, with bumped… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1902. A reprint before publication, rather a battered but intact copy in green cloth with gilt scales emblem to the front, covers worn and marked, corners and spine ends rubbed and worn, etching of the author as frontispiece and medallion to title page, rough cut edges dusty and browned, some foxing to endpapers and prelims, but internally… Read more about this item

UK: Sampson Low, 1890. Rare first edition. Olive green cloth with some wear and marking, but substantially good, title and facsimile of Cromwell's signature in gilt, some browning and foxing to edges, foxing marks to prelims, a few slight stains to page margins throughout; an appreciation based on papers and letters from Cromwell's time; inserted is a leaflet inviting subscriptions… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1950. Second impression. Signed by author to title page.The green cloth cover is faded along the top edge and top spine. Bumps to top and bottom of spine. Dust marks and slight foxing to top edges, with a little roughening to the edges of the first few pages. Sepia photo of Tommy Handley, The d/w is… Read more about this item

UK: Privately Printed, 1932. Inscribed and signed by author to front free endpaper, slightly marked blue cloth with gilt titles and gilt to top edge, other edges rough-cut, corners rubbed and bumped, spine ends rubbed with some fraying, tight and internally clean, no d/w. Frontispiece is a photograph of a painting of the family.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover.… Read more about this item