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“The great thing about being the only species that makes a distiction between right and wrong is that we can make up the rules for ourselves as we go along.” Today we present a 1st edition #signed PB published in 1991, “Last chance to see” by #DouglasAdams and #MarkCarnardine

A selection of rare Louis Wain editions have arrived and are currently decorating our window display! Pay us a visit to get a closer look at the selection and take that kitty in the window home! 🐱🎁 #louiswain #louiswaincat #louiswainbook #rarebooks

Lang’s Crimson Fairy Book, a first edition 🍎🍄 illustrated by Henry Ford and featuring this striking gilt design on the front board 🐉 visit us in store to take a look or DM for further information #henrypordes #thecrimsonfairybook #henryford #andrewlang #fairybooks #fairybook

“Wormwood is considered the bitterest of plants. Its scientific name, Absinthium, is derived from the Greek, & it signifies- without sweetness. It is very appropriately made the emblem of absence; which, according to La Fontaine, is the greatest of evils.” #henrypordesbooks

An edition of works by #Virgil, published in 4 volumes, 1746. Each chapter of the Aeneid is accompanied by staggeringly rich Baroque illustrations. Also a superbly delineated map which allows the reader to chart Aeneas’s journey through the Mediterranean. #henrypordesbooks

This is a 1st edition, 1st printing copy of The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, by #CharlesDarwin, 1872. Over 5,000 copies sold on the 1st day of publication. These heliotype plates could be some of the earliest photographs in a scientific 📗. #henrypordesbooks

A signed selection of Madeline Miller’s novels including a first US edition of ‘The Song of Achilles’ (4th printing) alongside the Illumicrate ✨ edition of both novels, signed and presented in a beautiful slipcase ✨ Visit us in store or DM for further information 🏺

Waite’s ‘Devil Worship in France’ in a beautifully crafted clam shell 😈 the book debunks the myth that Freemasonry was a satanic conspiracy (a story spread throughout France by Leo Taxil in the late 1800s). Visit us in store or DM for further information #devilworshipinfrance

Essays of Michel de Montaigne, in a translation by Charles Cotton. Published by Double Day, in 1947. This is a limited illustrated edition, signed and numbered by artist Salvador Dali. #surrealism #salvadordali #illustration #micheldemontaigne #philosophy #henrypordesbooks

“Dreaming when dawn’s Left Hand was in the sky. I heard a voice within the Tavern cry. “Awake, my little Ones, and fill the Cup Before Life’s Liquor in its cup be dry.” This glamorous edition of the #Rubaiyat was signed twice by the artist #WillyPogany #henrypordesbooks

Here is a handsomely bound set of Works from the Brontë sisters, published by Smith, Elder & Co between 1899-1900, often known simply as the Haworth edition. Which is your favourite novel amongst these beauties? Would you ever consider reading them all in sequential order?

“O Solitude my sweetest choice. Places devoted to the night. Remote from tumult, and from Noise. How you my restless thoughts delight.” This is an exquisite 4th edition set of poems by Dryden, published in 1716 #poetry #johndryden #henrypordesbooks #RestorationEngland

Seven lithographs by Auguste Clot, from the watercolours of #AugusteRodin. With a chaplet of verse by #AleisterCrowley published in 1907. This special copy was signed and dedicated by Crowley. Sadly it was sold within a week of arriving in our shop at #henrypordesbooks !

This is one of our most beautiful copies illustrated by #ArthurRackham: a signed, numbered 1913 edition of #MotherGoose. He professes to have been so fond of these tales that he makes a cameo appearance in at least two of the illustrations featured here. #henrypordesbooks

This is a scarce 1st edition copy with the original Dust Jacket of a novel by #VitaSackvilleWest, “All passion spent”. Published by Hogarth Press in 1931 the DJ was designed by Trekkie Ritchie. #henrypordesbooks #firsteditions #rarebooks

“I have grown to love secrecy. It seems to be the one thing that can make modern life mysterious to us. The commonest thing is delightful if only one hides it.” This is the 2nd impression of #Thepictureofdoriangray by #oscarwilde from 1895, that fateful year he went to prison

A pot-pourri of Science Fiction titles, some of which are signed, have just arrived in store this week! #jgballard #ursulaleguin #isaacasimov #frederickpohl #kurtvonnegutjr #robertsilverberg #theodoresturgeon #firsteditions #sciencefiction #fantasy #henrypordesbooks

“Sin is an effort to gain the ecstasy and the knowledge that pertain alone to angels, and in making this effort man becomes a demon.” #threeimpostors #arthurmachen #horror #oscarwilde #aubreybeardsley #transmutations #firsteditions #henrypordesbooks #charingcrossroad

A series of gorgeous plates from ‘The World of the Sea’ 🐠 let us know which you like best! #naturalhistory #fish #ocean #sea #theworldofthesea #henrypordesbooks #rarebooks #collectiblebooks #londonbookshops

Showcasing this beautiful edition of ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ with its gorgeous blue plates! 🌊 #rimeoftheancientmariner #rarebooks #collectiblebooks #henrypordesbooks #londonbookshops #charingcrossroad