God's Glory in the Heavens by William Leitch: The First Source To Suggest...
This evidently *very* scarce book (I can find no other non-POD copy currently for sale anywhere online) holds a very special place in the history of astronomy, and space exploration. As the Wikipedia...
View ArticleChristopher Nolan's Desert Island Withnail...
Christopher Nolan directing nearly-Withnail Ken Branagh in Dunkirk.In what I'm pretty certain is a first, a selection from the soundtrack to Withnail and I has been chosen as a Desert Island Disc....
View ArticleA T. E. Lawrence Limited Edition: The Kaer of Ibu Wardani (70 copies only!)
THE KAER OF IBU WARDANIBy T. E. LawrenceA key early piece of writing by Lawrence of Arabia, which originally appeared in Jesus College Magazine in 1913, and is now published in its own edition for the...
View ArticleWho Should Play Jackson Lamb?
As any advertising executive knows in his shrivelled heart, no marketing campaign, however swish and expensive, will ever be more effective than good old Word of Mouth. A glowing recommendation from a...
View ArticleLand Rover Approved Implements, Accessories and Special Vehicles
There's no such thing as an indifferent, 'meh' Land Rover owner. They *love* their Land Rovers. When it comes to vintage Land Rover owners, that enthusiasm gets turned up to 11. I've never owned one,...
View ArticleFix up the Jag... A unique Withnail Collectible!
To celebrate the screenings of a certain film up at Crow Crag this weekend and next, here's a little Withnail treat. A little while back I came across a very special, one-off customised Withnail model...
View ArticleWithnail Books is five!
Withnail Books is five years old today! Happy Birthday to the Little Shop, and as ever, chin chin to all my customers, old and new.Here's this year's Withnail Books Bonkers But 100% True Customer...
View ArticleIs this the only remaining copy of this book in the whole world?
This beautiful little childrens' book recently arrived on my desk. It wasn't a title or author that I was familiar with, so to google I went, to track down some information. The result was something...
View ArticleA Hand Painted Binding by Cedric Chivers of Bath
'Breathtaking' and 'exquisite' are words which are easy enough to bandy about (and for the record, the best-ever use of the latter can be heard here) but believe me when I say that this book deserves...
View ArticleNewly discovered! A long-lost tale of terror from the creator of Frankenstein.
THE GHOST OF THE PRIVATE THEATRICALSBy Mary ShelleyNewly discovered! A long-lost tale of terror from the creator of FrankensteinOverlooked for nearly two centuries, and never included in any edition of...
View ArticleSave the Date! The 2019 Screenings of Withnail at Uncle Monty's
Crow Crag. The window on the bottom left is the window 'that faces look in at'.The ever-wonderful people at Picnic Cinema have announced the dates for the 2019 screenings of Withnail & I at Crow...
View ArticleThe Yellow Earl: In His Own Words. A Lost Interview Rediscovered!
THE YELLOW EARL: IN HIS OWN WORDSThe Lost Interview— A new limited edition pamphlet, 100 hand-numbered copies only. IT WILL NOT BE REPRINTED.— Available exclusively from Withnail Books in Penrith.—...
View ArticleUnseen For a Century? Views of Fairlie, Ayrshire
This rather lovely book is a recent arrival at Withnail Books, and is evidently a rare survivor. I can trace no other copies available anywhere (it's another ABEwhack (tm)). I can't even find any...
View ArticleWho Should Play Jackson Lamb? (Slight Return)
One of the more popular posts on this blog in recent times is this one, which asks 'Who Should Play Jackson Lamb?' in the inevitable TV version of Mick Herron's sublime spy thriller series. To...
View ArticleThree ultra-rare Westerns: but does anyone care?
The three books featured below are all British editions of American Western novels. They all have cracking covers, and they are all, as far as I can ascertain, *fantastically* rare.I can't find any...
View ArticleA T. E. Lawrence Limited Edition (125 Copies Only): Featuring A Previously...
AS OF 17 MARCH, FEWER THAN 40 COPIES REMAIN.DUE TO CURRENT EVENTS, PLEASE NOTE THAT COPIES ORDERED NOW MAY TAKE A WHILE TO BE SENT OUT.Three letters, all written on the same day...A strictly limited...
View ArticleLimited to 100 Copies: A Forgotten Episode from Conrad's Heart of Darkness,...
"This comedy of light at the door of darkness" — Joseph Conrad, from the text deleted from the published version of Heart of DarknessThe frontispiece and title page of this limited edition. See below...
View ArticleRediscovered! Philip K. Dick's first published SF story, not in his Collected...
Philip K. Dick's first published science fiction tale — not included in his Collected Short StoriesA limited edition of 250 hand-numbered copiesAS OF 1st DECEMBER, FEWER THAN 25 COPIES REMAINEach copy...
View ArticleF. Scott Fitzgerald's Forgotten Tale of a Lovecraftian Witch Cult. A Limited...
***SOLD OUT!***She began to cry forth again."We'll burn his heart in pig's fat at the Sabbat!"...— from 'Gods of Darkness' by F. Scott FitzgeraldF. SCOTT FITZGERALD'S FORGOTTEN TALE OF A LOVECRAFTIAN...
View ArticleA (Very) Limited Edition Doctor Who Action Figure
This is the story of a very, very limited edition Doctor Who collectable (there is only one of them) which also happens to be The Best Present In The History Of Presents.As I have mentioned to almost...
View ArticleWITHNAIL BOOKS IS TEN YEARS OLD!
Ten years ago I opened a second hand bookshop by mistake in Penrith, which obviously had to be called Withnail Books. During that decade I’ve sold (certainly) thousands of books to (probably) thousands...
View ArticleA Wicker Man Limited Edition: 100 Copies Only
NOW SOLD OUTAN APPOINTMENT WITHTHE WICKER MANA STRICTLY LIMITED EDITION OF 100 NUMBERED COPIES FOR SALEEACH WITH A HAND-PRINTED LINOCUT FRONTISPIECE A strictly limited, never-to-be-reprinted edition of...
View ArticleRediscovered! The original Lakeland cottage that inspired Withnail and I. And...
It's part of the long-established lore of Withnail and I that the writer/director Bruce Robinson took inspiration from the time he actually did go 'on holiday by mistake' to the Lake District with a...
View Article50 copies only! A Limited Edition Horror Story, illustrated with a...
SLOW PROGRESSA HORROR STORYBY SHARON GOSLINGA LIMITED EDITON OF 50 NUMBERED COPIES,EACH WITH A HAND-PRINTED LINOCUT ILLUSTRATION BY THE AUTHOR."If there's pain, there's people. If there's people,...
View ArticleLimited to 250 copies only: REDISCOVERED! DRACULA'S FORGOTTEN BRIDES -...
The week of Valentine's Day 1931: The Release of Dracula, starring Bela LugosiThe week of Valentine's Day 2024: The pre-orders announcement of....DRACULA'SFORGOTTEN BRIDESDorothy TreeGeraldine...
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