{"title":"PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS FROM OLIVER BAYLISS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/files\/2R4A5734-me_480x480.jpg?v=1698310905\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs a dealer, I only sell items I love and so \u003c\/span\u003eI have picked some of my favourite first editions, photography and posters from the shelves and walls at Bayliss Rare Books. I hope these incredibly important works give you as much joy as they give me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have any questions about any of the items, feel free to contact me anytime.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"on-the-road","title":"On the Road | 1957, first edition, the true first state of Kerouac's freewheeling masterpiece. One of the finest copies.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIconic - a masterpiece of american writing and the beat generation bible. A truly beautiful copy with a stunning example of the rare dustjacket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe jacket was printed in black on a light paper stock. As a result it is liable to unsightly creasing that shows the white background, making copies such as the present example remarkably uncommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecently this iconic text was celebrated by Kim Jones for the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wallpaper.com\/fashion\/dior-aw2022-men-show-jack-kerouac\"\u003eDior A\/W 2022 men’s show in London\u003c\/a\u003e, bringing a new generation to this essential book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst edition, first impression, first state dust-jacket. A beautiful copy of the beat generation bible.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by The Viking Press, New York, 1957.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jack Kerouac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42324346175743,"sku":"","price":10500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/products\/ON_THE_ROAD_e808c94a-5ae5-4151-8629-a1fb037a8eb9.jpg?v=1642602551"},{"product_id":"le-chateau-dotrante-the-castle-of-otranto-unpublished-translation","title":"Salvador Dali | 1964, Le Chateau d'Otrante (The Castle of Otranto - unpublished translation) with 12 original Dali etchings, one of only 180 examples.","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited edition example of Le Château d’Otrante (The Castle of Otranto) from 1964, based on the classic Gothic novel of 1764 by Horace Walpole, here in an unpublished French translation by Francis Ledoux.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing all 12 original half-page etchings by Salvador Dali - one of only 180 copies. An incredibly rare item that transcends the bounds of what book illustation can be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salvador Dali","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42591000428799,"sku":"","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/products\/Dali_Otranto_3.jpg?v=1704723838"},{"product_id":"dubliners","title":"Dubliners.","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautful example of the first published edition of one of the greatest short story collections of all time, James Joyce's Dubliners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of approximately 746 copies bound in the publisher's maroon cloth. However, now only one of 246 examples after 500 were destroyed in a shipwreck on the way to America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe publishing history of Dubliners is convoluted to say the least: Joyce had originally hoped to publish the book in 1906, after it was accepted for publication by the London publishers, Grant Richards. But, \"after skirmishes with printers over objectionable passages, the publisher abandoned the book\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour years later, the Dublin publishing house Maunsel \u0026amp; Company agreed to publish the book and 1,000 copies were printed in 1910. But, there was another row, over allegedly objectionable passages in at least one of the stories which Joyce refused to remove, and the copies were burnt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother four years passed and in 1914, back in London, Grant Richards finally published the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is believed that 1,250 sets of sheets were printed, of which 746 were bound up in London and the remainder shipped to the US for an American edition. So the “true” first edition of Dubliners is one of the 746 copies published in London in June 1914 by Grant Richards. However some 500 copies were reputedly lost in a shipwreck so only 246 copies are believed to have survived making this one of the rarest of Joyce's iconic works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst edition, first impression. A near fine example in the original publishers maroon cloth binding. Minor wear to the spine. Internally fine, the best I have ever seen, not a single blemish. A beautiful example with no restoration. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Grant Richards Ltd, London, 1914.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Joyce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42981640503551,"sku":"","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/products\/JAMES_JOYCE_DUBLINERS.jpg?v=1656580746"},{"product_id":"jazz-1","title":"JAZZ | 1947, rare original Matisse portfolio, featuring two original pochoirs on paper created and executed by Matisse himself.","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"162\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"160\"\u003eExtremely Rare Matisse Prospectus for \u003cem data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"127\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/em\u003e, with Two Original Lithographs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"210\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"208\"\u003ePublished by Tériade éditeur, Paris, 1947\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"567\" class=\"\"\u003eA stunningly rare survival—the scarce publisher’s prospectus for \u003cem data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"283\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring two original lithographs after Henri Matisse’s pochoirs from the book. Issued in minuscule numbers to select collectors ahead of publication, this ephemeral piece is an essential companion to \u003cem data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"493\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/em\u003e itself and, paradoxically, even rarer than the masterpiece it promotes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"747\" class=\"\"\u003eHoused in the original grey-green paper portfolio, which reproduces Matisse’s handwritten \u003cem data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"665\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/em\u003e title on the front and a vignette on the back. Inside, the prospectus includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"1248\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"849\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"849\" class=\"\"\u003eA lithographed title page replicating Matisse’s script, with a pasted-on 'Tériade éditeur' label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"902\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"902\" class=\"\"\u003eFour pages of Matisse’s transcribed \u003cem data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"894\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/em\u003e text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"945\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"945\" class=\"\"\u003eA page with commentary by Kurt Martin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"990\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"990\" class=\"\"\u003eA facsimile manuscript page from \u003cem data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"987\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1064\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1064\" class=\"\"\u003eAn index of plates and a bibliography of Matisse’s illustrated books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1248\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1248\" class=\"\"\u003eMost significantly, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1137\"\u003etwo magnificent double-page colour lithographs\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1165\"\u003eL’enterrement de Pierrot\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"1194\"\u003eLe lanceur de couteaux\u003c\/em\u003e, capturing the brilliance of the original pochoirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1443\" class=\"\"\u003eA near-fine, beautifully preserved example—exceedingly scarce in any state, almost unheard of in this condition. The closest one can come to owning \u003cem data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1404\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/em\u003e itself, but with a rarity all its own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henri Matisse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43105161707775,"sku":"","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/products\/IMG-0083.jpg?v=1743087011"},{"product_id":"evil-under-the-sun-1941-an-excellent-first-edition-with-the-rare-unrestored-dustjacket","title":"Evil Under The Sun | 1941, first edition with the rare, unrestored dustjacket. The best example on the market.","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis first edition example of Agatha Christie's Evil Under the Sun represents the best currently on the market.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOne of my favourite Christie titles and one of the most sought after due to the amazing design of the dustjacket. It is also one of Christie's hardest to find as a first edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFirst edition, first impression, housed in a custom burgundy box. Original orange boards which are remarkably bright with no sunning to the spine as is so common with this title, minor foxing internally to the pages but this is unavoidable due to the cheap paper used by the publishers, but generally near-fine, the original dustjacket is in stunning condition with just a few nicks to the extremities. One would be hard pushed to find a better example than this. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo put it simply it's a rather beautiful example - what else can one say! A dream for the Agatha Christie collector.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePublished by The Crime Club by Collins, London, 1941.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agatha Christie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43495891337471,"sku":"","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/products\/EFD04F83-CB8A-431C-BE4A-100CE14C6783.jpg?v=1665666868"},{"product_id":"my-family-and-other-animals-1956-first-edition-signed-presentation-inscription-from-the-author-with-a-drawing-of-a-bear","title":"My Family and Other Animals | 1956, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author with a drawing of a bear.","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving spent every summer in Corfu as a child (and then many a night in Kassiopi in my teenage years!), this book is incredibly special to my heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNot only is it the rare first edition of My Family and Other Animals with the exceptionally rare dustjacket, but this example is truly one a kind as it's signed by Gerald Durrell and also features a drawing by him of a bear! I haven't come across a comparable copy in my time in rare books. It really is a delightful example.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFirst edition, first impression. Near-fine. Original boards, spine sunned with a few splash marks, dust-jacket, price-clipped, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light spotting extremities a little toned, internally a near-fine. Signed and inscribed by Gerald Durrell. Ink ownership and gift inscription to endpaper \"Elizabeth Maxtone Graham from Patrick Maxtone Graham who started me on all the Durrell Books 1957\". Patrick Maxtone Graham was father to John Maxtone Graham, a Scottish-American speaker and writer on ocean liners and maritime history. An interesting provenance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePublished by Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1956.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gerald Durrell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43495940751615,"sku":"","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/products\/IMG-0013.jpg?v=1665668416"},{"product_id":"one-thousand-drawings-2009-first-edition-signed-inscribed-by-tracey-emin","title":"One Thousand Drawings | 2009, first edition, signed and inscribed by Tracey Emin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I need art like I need God'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSigned in the year of publication by Tracey Emin, with a brilliant inscription that references her solo exhibition Tracey Emin: I need Art like I need God which took place at the South London Gallery from 16 April to 18 May 1997.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis monumental work features 1001 of Emin's beautifully scratchy drawings, published by Rizzoli. Rare to find signed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFirst edition, first impression, signed, dated, and dedicated 'For Hanna I need art like I need God' by the artist in ink on the front flyleaf, with original printed paper cover, overall 175 x 265 x 70mm (6 7\/8 x 10 3\/8 x 2 3\/4in). A near-fine example. Rare signed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePublished by Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, 2009.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tracey Emin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43540738801919,"sku":"","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/products\/a1c2d105-a5ad-4852-995e-af1f010f3223.jpg?v=1666693524"},{"product_id":"coming-soon-the-clash-concert-flyer-two-nights-of-action-at-the-coliseum-harlesden-london-11th-12th-march-1977-printed-on-paper","title":"The Clash | 1977, Concert Flyer, 'Two Nights...Of Action', from the personal collection of Clash co-creator Bernard Rhodes.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'It was important to find venues with an aspect of danger, enhancing the \u003cspan class=\"il\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClash\u003c\/span\u003e point of view. This is an early example of \u003cspan class=\"il\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClash\u003c\/span\u003e cut and paste agit-prop \u003cspan class=\"il\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClash\u003c\/span\u003e street-style artwork from March 1977, promoting a fantastic array of creative talent at a rousing all-night happening.' (Bernard Rhodes).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRare original flyer for the 77' Two Nights of Action gigs, from the personal collection of Clash co-creator Bernard Rhodes. Rhodes was a singularly important force behind the creation of The Clash. Punk memorabilia is having quite the moment with collectors and this is up there with the best one could hope for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRhodes is a designer, studio owner, record producer, songwriter, but more importantly, he was the co-creator of The \u003cspan class=\"il\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClash\u003c\/span\u003e. He was an important force behind the band, not only managing their business but also guiding their marketing and creative direction. Without Rhodes, there is no Clash.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA rare piece of Clash ephemera in mint condition - one of a kind with such important provenance. Framed and glazed to the highest standard with UV protective glass. Framed Size: 42.5 x 31.5 cm Condition: Fine \/ Mint.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The Clash","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43556524163327,"sku":"","price":4900.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/products\/IMG-0707.jpg?v=1685966952"},{"product_id":"ode-to-a-highflying-bird-1964-signed-first-edition-the-rolling-stones-charlie-watts-ode-to-charlie-parker","title":"Ode to a Highflying Bird | 1964, The Rolling Stones' Charlie Watts ode to Charlie Parker, signed \u0026 inscribed first edition.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e‘From one Charlie to another...'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA truly scarce first edition from the pen of Charlie Watts, the late and of course great, Rolling Stones drummer. An ode to his hero, the jazz icon Charlie 'Bird' Parker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePublished in a very limited run in 1964 this has only grown in popularity since the sad passing of arguably the greatest drummer of all time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFirst edition, first impression, small octavo. Original white boards with an image of Charlie Watts and facsimile Watts signature, minor wear to edges and front boards but overall near-fine. Internally, very sound. A truly stunning copy with a laid in signature and inscription giving thanks on card: 'Many thanks \/ Charlie Watts'. Rare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePublished by Beat Publications, London, 1964.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charlie Watts; The Rolling Stones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43568070033663,"sku":"","price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/products\/IMG-0644.jpg?v=1704724157"},{"product_id":"coming-soon-the-mysteries-of-udolpho-1794-first-dublin-edition-published-in-the-same-year-as-the-first-edition-3-vols","title":"The Mysteries of Udolpho | 1794, first edition of one of the most important Gothic texts, 3 vols.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThis example was featured recently in The Washington Post.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.baylissbooks.co.uk\/blogs\/press\/bayliss-rare-books-in-the-washington-post-1\"\u003eLearn more here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe rare first Dublin edition (published in the same year as the true first) of Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho from 1794. A key text in the development and history of Gothic fiction - it is hard to stress the importance of Radcliffe's creation. Not only is it one the most important novels of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, but also one of the most important novels ever published.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSet in France and Italy in the late sixteenth century, it tells the story of Emily St Aubert, a beautiful and virtuous heroine who suffers a series of extravagant and highly dramatic misadventures including the death of her mother and father, supernatural terrors in a gloomy castle, and the machinations of a violent Italian brigand. Published in 1794, it became a literary sensation with its extravagant plot, overheated prose and naïve heroine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRather brilliantly, The Mysteries of Udolpho appears prominently in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Austen's\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 1817 satire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.baylissbooks.co.uk\/products\/northanger-abbey-persuasion-1818-excellent-first-edition-contemporary-19th-century-binding\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNorthanger Abbey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, where an impressionable young woman reader comes to see friends and acquaintances as Gothic villains and victims. 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It's an essential work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst Edition, 3 sheets of text, imprimatur leaf, 12 halftone plates printed on yellow sheets (plus a duplicate of the seahorse), loose as issued within blue printed wrappers and black outer wrapper with 'window', the blue wrapper sunned, short tear on outer wrapper, [Parr \u0026amp; Badger I pp.108-109], 8vo, [Paris], avant-propos de André Breton.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by GLM, France, 1937.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Man Ray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43643822833919,"sku":"","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/products\/IMG-1627.jpg?v=1669654678"},{"product_id":"rare-handbill-for-bob-dylans-first-new-york-concert-carnegie-chapter-hall-1961-framed","title":"Rare Handbill For Bob Dylan's First Concert, Carnegie Chapter Hall | 1961, framed.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA rare and iconic piece of music memorabilia: the original handbill used to advertise Dylan’s first-ever headline concert on November 4, 1961.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBilled as Dylan’s “First New York Concert” it was, more accurately his first concert anywhere. 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As Fitzgerald wrote of another paradise: ‘For a transitory enchanted moment man must have held his breath, in the presence of this continent, compelled into an aesthetic contemplation he neither understood nor desired, face to face for the last time in history with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder.’ From The End of The Game Peter Beard Box 47616 Nairobi' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(text from the artwork)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalled an 'Odysseus with a camera', Peter Beard is one of the most sought after names in contemporary photography and art. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis photomontage from The End of The Game Series combines two original Peter Beard photographs, taken in Kenya in the sixties, with watercolour, gouache and text. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is the first time this important work has been offered on the market. It was acquired directly from Peter Beard's studio in the early 2000s and has since been held in private collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Beard's The End of The Game focused on the destruction of big game hunting and railway expansion of early-twentieth-century Kenya and the series serves as a testament to not only Beard's trailblazing conservation efforts but his brilliant eye. Works from The End of The Game are the most sought after and a collector could ask for no better with this unique Peter Beard on offer. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is safe to say that there is no other Beard quite like this. An amazing example of his brilliantly idiosyncratic style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurther pictures and information can be supplied on request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bought directly from Peter Beard's studio and held in private collection since. 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It is dying out nowadays - but it repays attention, I assure you.\" Mr Satterthwaite says to his companions before midnight, little knowing that one of its leading characters is about to step through the front door and change his life and the lives of those around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the character of Harlequin from the Italian Commedia dell'arte, Agatha Christie indulged in her fascination with the supernatural as well as her love of theatre and performance with the Quinn Stories, a character always \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eassociated with love and death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story was first published in The Grand Magazine as The Passing of Mr Quin, it was included in the collection The Mysterious Mr Quin, published by Collins in 1930. 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Easily the best copy on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription and Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition, first impression, 8vo, signed by the author on title, an excellent example, preserved in custom half morocco drop-back box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Simon and Schuster, 1959.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Bloch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44566586949887,"sku":"","price":3900.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/files\/PSYCHOSIGNEDFIRSTEDITION.jpg?v=1701364384"},{"product_id":"original-jumpin-jack-flash-sheet-music-1968-signed-by-mick-jagger-previously-owned-by-a-biba-girl","title":"Original Jumpin Jack Flash Sheet Music | 1968, signed by Mick Jagger, previously owned by a Biba girl.","description":"An original, framed, four-sided piece of Mirage Music Ltd. sheet music for the 1968 Rolling Stones song ‘Jumpin Jack Flash’ by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. It is a rare piece of sheet music, but here all the rarer with Mick Jaggers signature. I can trace no other signed example.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis was previously owned by one of the Biba Girls, the iconic 60s fashion shop and this is where is was signed by Mick Jagger.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"The Rolling Stones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44712542175487,"sku":"","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/files\/IMG_2655.jpg?v=1705580769"},{"product_id":"dracula-1897-first-edition-second-impression","title":"Dracula | 1897, first edition of one of the most sought after books in collecting.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA book to really sink ones teeth into.....\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am delighted to share an incredibly special new arrival to the shelves at Bayliss Rare Books: the first edition of Bram Stoker's magnum opus, Dracula, published in 1897.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccording to Stoker's son Noel, the genesis of Dracula was a terrifying dream about a vampire king rising from his tomb, brought on by eating too much lobster.  Now just over a hundred years since it was first published (and from such a surreal conception), Dracula asserts a profound hold on the popular imagination. As a character, Count Dracula remains an archetype of exceptionally enduring power. His nocturnal savageries are both deeply repellent and yet strangely compelling. An impressive first edition and a book that commands as much of a hold upon the collector as the Count might do upon a victim!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished in 1897, this particular first edition is elevated by being bound in the entirely original yellow and red publisher's cloth. A rarer find than one might expect these days as most copies have either been rebound or restored. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription and Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst edition, second impression, with the 1 page \"The Shoulder of Shasta\" final ad leaf integral to the text, bound in the publisher's original red stamped yellow cloth. Mild general overall handling, head and foot of spine fine, outer hinges fine, back corners still square, inner hinges just starting, ding to the head of spine affecting the first 2 letters in Dracula, 2 short closed tears to text, small red ownership stamp to front blank endleaf and half title otherwise internally clean and bright, housed in a red morocco backed clamshell slipcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Archibald Constable and Company, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLondon ,\u003c\/span\u003e 1897.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bram Stoker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44717238288639,"sku":"","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/files\/DRACULAFIRSTEDITIOM.jpg?v=1705687533"},{"product_id":"grapes-of-wrath-1939-first-edition-of-steinbecks-landmark-novel","title":"Grapes of Wrath | 1939, first edition of Steinbeck's landmark novel.","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn excellent first edition of John Steinbeck's landmark novel, The Grapes of Wrath, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Rare to find with an unrestored dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath is a ground-breaking novel that greatly impacted the literary landscape of the 20th century. At times shocking and controversial, it tells the epic tale of the Joad family as they journey west from Dust Bowl-era Oklahoma to California in pursuit of a better life. This story is a poignant depiction of false hopes and shattered dreams, with Steinbeck masterfully weaving a narrative that is both deeply human and grand in its scope.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription and condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst edition, first impression, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eoriginal cloth, dust-jacket, light creasing and a few nicks to extremities, two 1\" closed tears to spine head (not affecting text) and front flap (slightly affecting text), overall an excellent copy, preserved in custom-made drop-back box with stamped relief echoing dust-jacket design. An excellent example.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished by The Viking Press, New York, 1939.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Steinbeck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45148796813567,"sku":"","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/files\/FIRSTEDITIONTHEGRAPESOFWRATH1939.jpg?v=1712675917"},{"product_id":"keith-richards-at-the-rock-and-roll-circus-december-1968-limited-edition-print","title":"Keith Richards at The Rock and Roll Circus | December 1968, limited-edition print","description":"\u003cp\u003eKeith Richards at The Rock and Roll Circus | December 1968, limited-edition print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFuiji Crystal Archive Maxima. Limitation of only 20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst ever printing. Hand numbered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpanish Tony Media estate stamp to verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpanish Tony Sanchez facsimile signature to bottom right recto.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaken 1968, printed 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFraming is complimentary for Christmas. Order by the 10th to be ready by Christmas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spanish Tony Sanchez","offers":[{"title":"16 x 12","offer_id":54795214651769,"sku":"","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"18 x 24","offer_id":54795244667257,"sku":"","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/files\/KEITHRICHARDSATTHEROCKANDROLLCIRCUS.jpg?v=1732024957"},{"product_id":"live-and-let-die-1954-first-edition-first-impression-first-state-dustjacket","title":"Live and Let Die | 1954. first edition, first impression, first state dustjacket.","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare Ian Fleming first edition and one of the most sought after James Bond books with the original first state dustjacket, here in excellent and unrestored condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"510\" data-start=\"133\"\u003eThe first state of the dustjacket for this Live and Let Die first edition did not credit Kenneth Lewis, the designer. Recognising the omission, Jonathan Cape, the publishers, devised a stopgap solution: a stamped credit applied beneath the blurb on the front flap of existing jackets. This ad-hoc measure was quickly abandoned in favour of resetting and reprinting the jacket with Lewis’s name properly included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"666\" data-start=\"512\"\u003eAs a result, surviving first-issue examples in this condition are exceptionally scarce, making these first states the most desirable for collectors of rare James Bond first editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"702\" data-start=\"668\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"700\" data-start=\"673\"\u003eDescription \u0026amp; Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1098\" data-start=\"704\"\u003eFirst edition, first impression. Publisher’s original black cloth with titles to the upper board and spine. A near-fine copy, the binding tight and square, the contents clean and free from inscriptions or stamps. The first-state dust jacket is lightly rubbed, with minor darkening to the edges and slight wear to the extremities There are some nicks and chips to the extremities but nothing major making is a stunning example and has received no restoration and priced incredibly competitively. An excellent example that presents beautifully on the shelf. A collector's dream!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1147\" data-start=\"1100\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1145\" data-start=\"1100\"\u003ePublished by Jonathan Cape, London, 1954.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ian Fleming","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55003654619513,"sku":"","price":16500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/files\/IMG_7550.jpg?v=1741269328"},{"product_id":"dead-cert-1962-fine-uncorrected-proof-signed-by-dick-francis-with-brilliant-provenance","title":"Dead Cert | 1962, Signed Uncorrected Proof, Inscribed to a Legendary Collector.","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"76\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"74\"\u003eDead Cert—Signed Uncorrected Proof, Inscribed to a Legendary Collector\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"416\"\u003eBefore Dick Francis became the undisputed champion of crime fiction, there was \u003cem data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"168\"\u003eDead Cert\u003c\/em\u003e—his debut thriller that set the pace for a legendary career. This is the rarest form of that first outing: an uncorrected proof copy, signed and warmly inscribed to Clive Hirschhorn, one of the great rare book collectors of the last fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"618\"\u003eProof copies are scarce. Signed proof copies are rarer still. A signed proof inscribed to a collector of Hirschhorn’s stature? Almost unheard of—rarer than a 100\/1 outsider storming home at Aintree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"674\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA true collector’s piece in excellent condition and housed in a custom book box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"1094\"\u003eClive Hirschhorn, one of the most respected rare book collectors of the past fifty years, amassed a remarkable collection beginning in the mid-1980s, focusing on the works of notable 20th-century authors, including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Graham Greene, William Faulkner, and John Steinbeck. In October 2012, he made headlines when a significant portion of his collection was auctioned.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dick Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55009144537465,"sku":"","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3119\/5647\/files\/IMG_7618.jpg?v=1741444225"},{"product_id":"a-description-of-the-island-of-jamaica-1672-rare-first-edition-with-notable-content-on-piracy-and-early-shipwrecks","title":"A Description of the Island of Jamaica | 1672, rare first edition with notable content on piracy and early shipwrecks.","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"242\"\u003eA rare and important early work on the English colonies in America, with notable content on piracy and early shipwrecks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"680\"\u003eWhile the title suggests a primary focus on Jamaica, Blome’s work serves as a broad promotional tract for English colonial expansion, with dedicated sections on Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New York, and New England. It provides one of the earliest published descriptions of these territories and was compiled with the assistance of Sir Thomas Lynch, Governor of Jamaica, and Colonel Thomas Modyford, a major landowner on the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"1367\"\u003eThe book offers a particularly vivid account of Jamaica’s role as a base for privateers and freebooters in the late 17th century. Blome estimates that \"at the least 3000 lusty and stout Fighting Men\" (p. 42) operated from the island, frequently attacking Spanish ships. He notes that once the English secured control, many settlers turned to privateering to defend the colony and harass Spanish shipping (p. 49). By 1672, Jamaica had become \"capable of itself to carry on a War against the Spaniards … having already about 20 or 30 Sayl of Privateers\" (p. 60). Figures such as Henry Morgan, Calico Jack, and Charles Vane later cemented the island’s reputation as a pirate stronghold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1689\"\u003eBlome also provides early accounts of shipwrecks in the Caribbean and along the North American coast, recording the perils of colonial-era sea travel. His descriptions illustrate the dangers faced by settlers, traders, and privateers navigating these waters, adding another dimension to this important historical work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1691\" data-end=\"2013\"\u003eThe book was first advertised in the \u003cem data-start=\"1728\" data-end=\"1744\"\u003eLondon Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e in July 1672 but was delayed until Easter 1673. Three issues of the first edition exist, each with different imprints (\u003cem data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"1911\"\u003eT. Milbourn alone; T. Milbourn \u0026amp; J. Williams;\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1945\"\u003eT. 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Marked Top Secret. Copy No. 1775.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"524\" data-start=\"521\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e46pp typescript (Annexe C), with additional annexed material (Annexe D), and complete with the large folding map ON1, Appendix VII, Annexe C, Chart No. 2613: “Coastline and Range of German Batteries, Utah Beach North.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"1214\" data-start=\"748\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"887\" data-start=\"748\"\u003eAn extraordinary survival and one of the most important wartime intelligence documents relating to the American landings on Utah Beach.\u003c\/strong\u003e This original hardbound volume — not a file copy — was \u003cem data-end=\"1008\" data-start=\"943\"\u003ein operational use aboard USS YMS-381 during the D-Day landings\u003c\/em\u003e, a minesweeper operating in advance of the main American assault. 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