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Our Rare collection brings together notable editions, uncommon works, and volumes sought for their uniqueness and enduring value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"1774-an-essay-towards-the-history-of-liverpool-by-enfield-2nd-edition","title":"An Essay Towards the History of Liverpool, William Enfield — 2nd Edition","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"467\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"29\"\u003eVery Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher’s original binding showing moderate wear with rubbing to extremities. Spine displays surface loss, leaving only a portion of the gilt lettering legible. Boards largely clean and presentable. Binding remains firm and square. Internally lightly handled, with creasing consistent with age, yet pages remain bright and clean overall. Illustrations clean throughout, with the tipped-in map complete and intact. A sound eighteenth-century copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"484\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"484\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"983\"\u003eSecond edition, published in London by John Johnson, 1774. Original publisher’s hardback binding with leather spine and board corners. An early and important historical study by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eWilliam Enfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, among the foundational printed histories of Liverpool. Eighteenth-century editions are increasingly scarce on the market, particularly examples retaining original bindings and accompanying maps, making them desirable to collectors of regional history and early English topography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1186\"\u003eA detailed early account of Liverpool’s development, documenting its civic institutions, commerce, social life, and growing importance as a maritime and mercantile centre during the eighteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51022815035731,"sku":"ant023L-SD-R-VG-28","price":185.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/57_aa796041-c39b-4812-85f3-f964efa4c36d.jpg?v=1747743942"},{"product_id":"auto-da-fe-elias-canetti-first-edition-1946","title":"Auto Da-Fe, Elias Canetti — 1st Edition","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"490\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good\u003c\/strong\u003e: Original dust jacket displays light wear at the extremities, with nicks and small tears to the edges, corners, and spine. No significant losses or major blemishes present. Jacket now protected in a plastic sleeve. Publisher’s original black binding with silver spine lettering remains in excellent condition, displaying only minor touches of shelf wear. Text block shows some age-related toning and light foxing, though page edges remain crisp and sharp. Internally, pages are tightly bound, clean, and tidy throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"507\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"507\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"1011\"\u003eFirst English edition published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1946. The first novel by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eElias Canetti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and widely regarded as his literary masterpiece. Originally published in German in 1935 as \u003cem data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"735\"\u003eDie Blendung\u003c\/em\u003e, the novel predates Canetti's receipt of the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eNobel Prize in Literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e by several decades and remains the work upon which much of his literary reputation rests. Early English editions are highly sought after by collectors of twentieth-century European literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1355\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1025\"\u003eAuto-da-Fé\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful and unsettling modernist novel centred on an isolated scholar whose ordered intellectual world gradually collapses into obsession, madness, and destruction. Combining psychological depth, social satire, and philosophical inquiry, it is considered one of the major achievements of twentieth-century European fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52776560296275,"sku":"3013-SD-F-VG-9","price":179.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_0dd1204a-63eb-4683-9c19-091d0b8a08d1.jpg?v=1771171209"},{"product_id":"stray-hours-on-the-shore-in-search-of-pebbles-rev-h-marmaduke-langdale","title":"Stray Hours on the Shore; In Search of Pebbles, Rev. H. 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An attractive and well-preserved copy overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"1112\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"612\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"1112\"\u003ePublished by J. W. Gardner, Portsmouth, 1886, in original cloth and illustrated with six photographic plates. Early coastal natural history works illustrated with photography are comparatively scarce, particularly provincial publications that saw limited distribution. Copies are seldom encountered on the market, especially in such well-preserved condition. A desirable volume for collectors of Victorian natural history and seaside literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"1112\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1174\"\u003eStray Hours on the Shore; In Search of Pebbles\u003c\/em\u003e is a Victorian natural history work devoted to seaside exploration, examining coastal geology, shells, and marine curiosities encountered along the shore. Written in an observational and reflective style, the book combines scientific interest with the Victorian tradition of amateur field study and coastal collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53375570837843,"sku":"3373-RM-VG-33","price":38.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_42d4e761-1dec-4409-a864-41d059f45cc6.jpg?v=1776434757"},{"product_id":"life-by-keith-richards-rare-signed-edition-1st-1st-hardback-unread-copy","title":"Life, Keith Richards — 1st Edition, Signed","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eNew:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e A brand-new, unread and professionally handled book. Carefully preserved from publication to purchase, these books are offered in the best attainable condition. This grade applies to recently published titles that have not entered long-term storage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e1st Edition. Signed - Being the official signed edition guarantees the authenticity of the signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"320\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"366\"\u003eA raw and compelling autobiography, \u003cem data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"215\"\u003eLife\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Keith Richards—co-founder of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Rolling Stones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e—from his childhood in post-war England to global rock stardom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"799\"\u003eRichards recounts learning guitar, forming the band with \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMick Jagger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and navigating decades of fame, creativity, and chaos. The book explores iconic moments in music history, turbulent relationships, legal troubles, addiction, and life on the road, all told with candid honesty and wit. It’s both a personal story and a portrait of the rise of rock and roll culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53509461868883,"sku":"1401-SD- N","price":749.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/57_78ebcd15-5764-43a0-9e18-5a48ec942e97.jpg?v=1765456293"},{"product_id":"lastragale-albertine-sarrazin-1st-english-edition","title":"L'Astragale, Albertine Sarrazin — 1st English Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Neville Spearman, 1967\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"44\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 189.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good: Publisher's original blue cloth binding remains tight and structurally sound, with sharp corners and remarkably bright gilt titling stamped to the spine. The text block is clean and square, free of notable foxing or internal blemishes, presenting bright, well-preserved pages. The original dust jacket remains unclipped, still bearing the \"21s net\" price on the front flap. As is common with predominantly white wrappers of this era, the jacket exhibits some mild, uniform surface toning and minor handling smudges to the panels, alongside very light shelf-wear at the spine extremities and corners, but it remains entirely free of significant tears, chipping, or loss. A highly presentable example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First UK Edition of Albertine Sarrazin's celebrated semi-autobiographical novel, first published in France in 1965 by Jean-Jacques Pauvert and translated here into English by Patsy Southgate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eThe book is presented in its original, striking dust jacket designed by Bastian Hobnut, which features a prominent photographic portrait of the author on the front panel and a striking profile shot by Hervé Bazin on the lower panel. Adding an appealing layer of provenance and historical context to this specific copy, it includes contemporary British newspaper clippings laid in, which offer fascinating insights into the immediate critical reception of Sarrazin’s work in the UK at the time of publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eWhile the book enjoyed considerable success upon its initial release, surviving first UK editions in their original, unclipped dust jackets, especially those without significant wear to the delicate white panels, have become increasingly scarce on the open market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eA raw and compelling masterpiece of outsider literature, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"64\"\u003eL'Astragale\u003c\/i\u003e is the semi-autobiographical tale of Anne, a rebellious young woman who shatters her ankle bone—the astragalus—during a daring nighttime escape from a French prison. Dragging herself to the highway, she is rescued by Julien, a passing motorist and fellow petty criminal. As Anne recovers in a series of clandestine hideouts across the French underworld, the two outcasts fall deeply in love, forging a passionate, desperate bond while living perpetually on the run. Written with a unique blend of gritty argot and poetic lyricism, Sarrazin’s novel is a testament to the pursuit of freedom and the consuming power of an outlaw romance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53784183636307,"sku":"4085-RM-FR-VG-9","price":44.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_150636.jpg?v=1781018457"}],"url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/collections\/rare-1.oembed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}