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MILNE, A.A. THE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN STORY BOOK. Methuen & Co, London 1929. First edition. 8vo. Blue cloth, pictorial gilt. Light stain to lower cover, short tear to front free endpaper, but a bright copy. Illustrations by E.H. Shepard. BARNES, Rosemary. WIGLEY. Ward Lock & Co Ltd, London n.d. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial boards. Extremities rubbed, spine mottled. 6 colour plates and further b/w illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant. Plus a collection of 16 "Topsy and Tim" titles, mostly hardcover, some spines defective, and 1 other. (19)
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PRATCHETT, Terry. THE COLOUR OF MAGIC. St Martin's Press, New York 1983. First US edition. 8vo. Fine copy in near fine bright dustwrapper with just a hint of rubbing to extremities. Dustwrapper with overpasted commentary and reviews on front flap. Inscribed by author to "William Gilbert" and signed and dated June '87. The first "Discworld" novel. UK first editions are rare.
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PRATCHETT, Terry. THE LIGHT FANTASTIC. Colin Smythe, Gerrards Cross 1986. First edition. 8vo. The usual tanning to the text block otherwise an exceptional, fine and bright copy. Inscribed by author to "William Gilbert" and signed and dated June '87. The sequel to the first Discworld novel The Colour of Magic.
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RENDELL, Ruth. THE VEILED ONE. Hutchinson, London, 1988. First edition, first printing. 8vo. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. With twelve other Rendells and one Barbara Vine, all UK editions in dustwrapper, mostly firsts and five US firsts in dustwrapper; together with six P.D. James's, all in dustwrapper, including four UK first printings and one later impression and one US First. (24)
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ROBINSON, Charles (ills.) - JERROLD, Walter (ed.) THE BIG BOOK OF FAIRY TALES Blackie, 1911. First edition. 4to, 344pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering and illustration to covers, all edges gilt and pictorial endpapers. A very clean copy with only very light sunning to the spine. 12 full page colour plates, 16 black and red plates and 6 full page black and white plates. In addition there are around 170 drawings in the text.
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ROBINSON, Charles (ills.) - JERROLD, Walter (ed.) THE BIG BOOK OF FABLES Blackie, 1912. First edition. 4to. White cloth with gilt lettering and decoration, a little rubbed and soiled. Top edge gilt. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Colour frontis and 27 other colour plates all mounted onto grey art paper and protected by tissue guards. Many further black and white drawings in the text.
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SAVILLE, Malcolm. REDSHANK'S WARNING. Lutterworth Press, London 1948. First edition. 8vo. Blue cloth with silver lettering, bright; ink gift inscription to half title; dustwrapper, chipped and torn with loss at head and tail of spine. WELLS, Helen. PERIL OVER THE AIRPORT. Sampson Low, London 1961. First UK edition. 8vo. Blue cloth, a little faded to spine, text block tanned, ink owner's stamp to front free endpaper; generally vg, lacking dustwrapper. Plus 4 further UK first editions by Helen Wells, similar condition. (6)
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WATKINS-PITCHFORD, D.J. (ills.) - WINDSOR-RICHARDS, A. (text). BIRDS OF THE LONELY LAKE. Ernest Benn Ltd, London 1961. First edition. 8vo. Fine copy in dustwrapper with short closed tear to top of rear panel. Striking scraper board illustrations. Signed D.J. Watkins-Pitchford "BB" on the half title. WATKINS-PITCHFORD, D.J. (ills.) - WINDSOR-RICHARDS, A. (text). VIX THE STORY OF A FOX CUB. Ernest Benn Ltd, London 1960. First edition. 8vo. Fine copy in bright, near fine dustwrapper. Scraper board illustrations. (2)
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WATKINS-PITCHFORD, Denys (pseud. "B.B."). THE TYGER TRAY. Methuen & Co Ltd, London 1971. First edition. 8vo. Near fine copy in wrapper with slight sunning to spine and portion of upper panel, a couple of short closed tears. B/w scraper board and line illustrations by the author. This copy signed "DJ Watkins-Pitchford 'BB'" on front free endpaper.
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WATKINS-PITCHFORD, Denys (pseud. "B.B."). THE BADGERS OF BEARSHANKS. Ernest Benn Ltd, London 1961. First edition. 8vo. Near fine copy in slightly rubbed but fresh dustwrapper. Signed by author on front free endpaper. WATKINS-PITCHFORD, Denys (pseud. "B.B."). LEPUS THE BROWN HARE. Ernest Benn Ltd, London 1961. 8vo. Fine copy in dustwrapper with a couple of small chips to the top of the upper panel. Signed by author on front free endpaper. (2) Both volumes contain highly skilled scraper board and line illustrations by Watkins-Pitchford.
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WATKINS-PITCHFORD, Denys (pseud. "B.B."). THE FOREST OF BOLAND LIGHT RAILWAY. Brockhampton Press, London 1970. Reprint. 8vo. Fine copy in near fine dustwrapper with light rubbing to lower panel. Signed by author on title page. B/w line drawings by author. WATKINS-PITCHFORD, Denys (pseud. "B.B."). THE WIZARD OF BOLAND. Kaye & ward Ltd, London 1969. Reprint. 8vo. Fine copy in slightly marked dustwrapper with small chip at top of rear panel. Signed by author on front free endpaper. Colour frontispiece, b/w illustrations. WATKINS-PITCHFORD, Denys (pseud. "B.B."). ALEXANDER. Brockhampton Press, London 1973. First edition thus. 8vo. Fine copy in lightly rubbed dustwrapper. Signed by author on half title. B/w text illustrations. (3)
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ALLINGHAM, Margery. MORE WORK FOR THE UNDERTAKER. Heinemann, London, 1948. First edition, first printing. 8vo. A very clean bright copy in a nice bright dustwrapper with some small tears to the head of the spine and a touch of wear to the foot. CARGO OF EAGLES. Chatto & Windus, 1968. First edition, first printing. 8vo. A clean bright copy in a dustwrapper with a hint of wear to the spine extremities and a touch of browning to the head. With sixteen other books all by British or UK-based women crime writers including Ferrars, Fraser, Fyfield, George, James, Peters and Walters, all UK firsts in dustwrapper. (18)
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AMBLER, ERIC. JUDGMENT ON DELTCHEV. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1951. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Internally clean in the publisher's blue-grey cloth with 'EA' monogram on the upper cover, with a hint of edge-wear. THE NIGHT-COMERS. Heinemann for The Book Clubs, London, 1956. 8vo. With a pasted-down cancel-title over the Heinemann imprint on the title-page, in the usual orange boards and a price-clipped Heinemann dustwrapper which has slight wear to the spine extremities and a few small tears. DIRTY STORY. The Bodley Head, London, 1967. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Internally clean in a dustwrapper with a touch of edge-wear. With four other Amblers and seventeen other spy thrillers including Allbeury, Creasey, Deighton, Hall, Le Carre and Price. (20)
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ASIMOV, Isaac. I, ROBOT. Gnome Press Inc, New York 1950. First edition. 8vo. Near fine, bright copy in dustwrapper designed by Edd Cartier. Wrapper spine a trifle faded, some light rubbing to extremities and spotting to verso, but overall a clean, sharp copy. The author's second book, recently made into a film starring Will Smith.
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AUDEN, W.H. NIGHT MAIL. [no place, no date, 1938?] FIRST SEPARATE EDITION? Single sheet printed on both sides (9.5" x 6.5"), printed in blue, lightly foxed and dust-soiled. housed in a cardboard folder. "Night Mail" was first printed in the G[eneral] P[ost] O[ffice] Film Library: notes and synopses, 1936, and the issues for 1937 and 1938. 'It is probable that the broadside was printed to accompany showings of the film which were frequently given at many exhibitions, shows, and schools often by means of Post Office's travelling cinema vans' (Bloomfield & Mendelson).
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BELLOW, Saul. DANGLING MAN Vanguard, New York 1944. First edition. 8vo. Original light green cloth with brown titles to spine and design to front. Boards browned at top edges. Dustwrapper, price-clipped, rubbed and chipped along top of rear panel and head of spine, not affecting any printed text.
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BURGESS, Anthony. THE WORM AND THE RING Heinemann 1961. First edition. 8vo. Near fine book in original maroon cloth, small bump to one corner. Gilt titles to spine are very bright. Internally very clean, small Foyle's sticker to front pastedown. In very good John Rowland wrapper, spine slightly browned and rubbed at head. This early Burgess novel draws on the author's experiences as a teacher in post war England. Many copies were pulped due to the threat of a libel action.
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BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice. JUNGLE GIRL. Odhams Press Ltd, London 1933. First UK edition. 8vo. Burgundy cloth, spine faded; in chipped dustwrapper with some repairs to verso. BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice. TARZAN AND THE CITY OF GOLD. John Lane, The Bodley Head, London 1936. First UK edition. 8vo. Red cloth, faded to covers and spine; in soiled and worn dustwrapper, lacking section at foot of spine, repairs to verso.. Plus three others, similar (5)
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CHANDLER, Raymond. THE BIG SLEEP. The Thriller Book Club, London 1940. 8vo. Orange cloth, gilt title blocked to spine. A near fine copy with a little tanning to the text block; dustwrapper creased and rubbed, small hole to rear panel. Original receipt laid in. A scarce book club edition, printed a year after the US first edition.
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CHARTERIS, Leslie. CALL FOR THE SAINT. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1948. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Former owner's name and a donor inscription to the front free endpaper, otherwise a clean bright copy in price-clipped dustwrapper with a touch of edge-wear. With eight HS Yellow Jacket Charteris reprints all in dustwrapper and eleven Charteris paperbacks. A nice little collection for the Saint aficionado. (20)
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CHRISTIE, Agatha. THE HOUND OF DEATH AND OTHER STORIES. Odhams Press, London, 1933. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Small lateral tears to the last blank leaf and the rear free endpaper, otherwise a clean copy in the original publisher's claret cloth which is a little marked and with a touch of edge-wear. THE HOLLOW. Collins for The Crime Club, London, 1946. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Slight foxing to the fore-edge, otherwise a clean copy in a dustwrapper which has slight wear to the extremities of a slightly dull spine, a touch of general edge-wear and a dusty lower panel. HICKORY DICKORY DOCK. Collins for The Crime Club, 1955. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Usual partial browning to the free endpapers, donor inscription to the front free endpaper, otherwise a clean copy in a dustwrapper with a faded creased spine with a little wear to the extremities and a slightly stained lower panel. With eleven other Christies. (14)
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CHRISTIE, Agatha. THE MYSTERIOUS MR QUINN. Collins, London 1930. Dustwrapper only. A little creasing to the bottom of the lower panel, otherwise an exceptionally clean, bright and intact example of this rare dustwrapper. Very rare. We can find only one copy of the British first edition, complete with dustwrapper, to have sold at auction in the last 20 years - Sotheby's Dec 13, 2001, Lot 361, selling for a hammer price of £7000.
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CHRISTIE, Agatha. DEATH COMES AS THE END Collins Crime Club 1945. First edition. 8vo. Near fine in very good dustwrapper, showing a few spots to the rear panel and a couple of small closed tears to the bottom edge. Very bright wrapper with original price (7s 6d). A murder mystery set in ancient Egypt.
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CHRISTIE, Agatha. PERIL AT END HOUSE Collins Crime Club, 1932. First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth, with black titles. Cloth soiled, spine extremities a little rubbed. CHRISTIE, Agatha. CARDS ON THE TABLE Collins Crime Club, 1936. First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth, with black titles to spine. Spine slightly faded, neat inscription to the front free endpaper. A bright copy. (2)
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CHRISTOPHER, John. THE DEATH OF GRASS. Michael Joseph, London 1956. First edition. 8vo. Black cloth; light marking to boards, endpapers part browned; dustwrapper very lightly soiled on lower panel, frayed at head of spine, browned along fold of lower flap, but still a very good, clean example. WYNDHAM, John. THE CHRYSALIDS. Michael Joseph, London 1955. First edition. 8vo. Black cloth; marks to upper board, gilt on spine dulled, endpapers a little stained; dustwrapper intact, a little creased, small pink stain to lower panel, outline residue on front and rear flaps from previously removed labels. BRADBURY, Ray. THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN. Rupert Hart-Davis, London 1953. First UK edition. 8vo. Blue cloth, fading to head of spine, endpapers a little marked; dustwrapper a little rubbed and soiled, 2cm loss at head of spine. (3).
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CHRISTOPHER, John. THE DEATH OF GRASS. Michael Joseph, London, 1956. First edition, first printing. 8vo. A very clean unmarked copy in a dustwrapper with just a hint of wear to the spine extremities and a diagonal crease to the lower corner of the front inner flap. STAPLEDON, W. Olaf. LAST AND FIRST MEN. Methuen, London, 1930. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Small mark and abrasion to the front free endpaper, otherwise a clean copy in the original dark-blue cloth, lettered gilt on the spine. DERLETH, August, ed. BEACHHEADS IN SPACE. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1954. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Usual partial browning to the free endpapers, otherwise a reasonably clean copy in a slightly tired dustwrapper with wear to the spine extremities and some rubbing and minor loss. Seven stories including contributions from Simak, Asimov and Wyndham. With twenty-nine other modern SF titles including Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke and Farmer. (32)
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CLARKE, ARTHUR C. ISLANDS IN THE SKY. Sidgwick and Jackson, London, 1952. First edition, first printing. 8vo. A touch of foxing to the edges, otherwise a very clean copy in a clean bright dustwrapper with minimal edge-wear. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper 'To Frank Richards [!?] / with all good wishes / Arthur C Clarke / 4. 12. 52.' A very desirable item indeed
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CLINTON, Bill. MY LIFE. Hutchinson, London 2004. First UK edition. Dustwrapper. 8vo. Signed by author on title page. CLINTON, Hillary Rodham. LIVING HISTORY. Headline, London 2003. Sixth impression. 8vo. Dustwrapper. Signed by author on title page. MORTON, Andrew. MONICA'S STORY. Michael O'Mara Books Ltd, London 1999. First UK edition. 8vo. Dustwrapper. Signed by Monica Lewinsky on title page. ALBRIGHT, Madeleine. MADAM SECRETARY. Macmillan, London 2003. First edition. 8vo. Dustwrapper. Signed by author on title page. (4) The President, his Wife, his Lover and his Secretary of State. Each volume signed and near fine or better.
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CONKLIN, Groff. SCIENCE FICTION TERROR TALES. Gnome Press Inc, New York 1955. First edition. 8vo. Tanning to text block, otherwise book is bright and clean. In lightly rubbed dustwrapper. Contributors include Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Robert A. Heinlein. Scarce. POHL, Frederik. STAR SCIENCE FICTION STORIES NO.s 1, 2, 3. Ballantine Books, New York 1953-4. First editions. 3 volumes. 8vo. Pages tanned, otherwise all three titles in near fine condition and complete with dustwrappers; one or two minor nicks and short tears, spine faded to No 3. Contributors include Robert Crane, John Wyndham, Gerald Kersh etc. (4)
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CORNWELL, Bernard. SHARPE'S SWORD. RICHARD SHARP AND THE SALAMANCA CAMPAIGN JUNE AND JULY 1812. Collins, London 1983. First edition. 8vo. Red cloth. Tiny bump to one corner, otherwise a fine copy in near fine unclipped dustwrapper, just a touch faded on the spine. The fourth and scarcest title in the Richard Sharp series.
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DEXTER, Colin. THE SECRET OF ANNEXE THREE Macmillan, 1986. First edition. 8vo. Near fine copy with just a hint of tanning to the page edges. Signed by the author to the title page. In fine unfaded wrapper, slight crease to inner flap. The wrapper is price-clipped. DEXTER, Colin. THE SECRET OF ANNEXE THREE Macmillan, 1986. First edition. 8vo. A fine book in a near fine wrapper. The book has no inscription and is barely browned, as is common with this book. The wrapper is price clipped, otherwise without chips or tears, spine unfaded. The inside front flap has been folded, leaving a couple of light creases. DEXTER, Colin. THE RIDDLE OF THE THIRD MILE Macmillan, 1983. First edition. 8vo. Fine copy with just a hint of tanning to page edges, as usual. Signed by the author to the title page. In very bright, price clipped, unfaded wrapper. The fifth Inspector Morse novel. DEXTER, Colin. SERVICE OF ALL THE DEAD Macmillan, 1979. First edition. 8vo. VG book, clean text block, boards are a little faded. Signed by Dexter to the title page. In a good wrapper, unfaded but chipped at the spine ends and with sellotape marks to the edges of the flaps. An acceptable copy of the fourth Morse novel. Signed by the author. (4)
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DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan. THE EXPLOITS OF BRIGADIER GERARD. George Newnes Ltd, London 1896. First edition, later issue, with unrecorded state of adverts dated 12.96. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt titles and black design to front and gilt to spine. Spine slightly faded, small light spot to the bottom edge of upper board. Endpapers are lightly foxed otherwise very clean internally. 24 illustrations by WB Wollen. A very good copy. Green & Gibson A19a
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FLEMING, Ian. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY. Jonathan Cape, London 1960. First edition. 8vo. Black cloth with white eye designed blocked to upper cover; light spotting to fore-edge. Dustwrapper a little soiled and lightly creased along edge of upper panel, short nick to head of spine. Unusually the red lettering on the spine has not faded, a common fault on many copies.
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FLEMING, Ian. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. Jonathan Cape, London 1957. First edition. 8vo. Black cloth with silver and red stamped rose and revolver design to upper board; light tanning to text block, but a near fine, clean copy. Dustwrapper spine a little darkened, some light rubbing to edges, short closed tear to lower panel. A very good copy of the fifth Bond novel.
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FLEMING, Ian. THUNDERBALL. Jonathan Cape, London 1961. First edition. 8vo. Black cloth with skeletal hand blind-stamped to upper cover. Bump to corner. Dustwrapper rubbed to extremities and small tape repairs to verso at head and tail of spine. FLEMING, Ian. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE. Jonathan Cape, London 1963. First edition. 8vo. Black cloth with wavy white line to upper cover. Binding slightly cocked, spotting to top edge. Dustwrapper rubbed with tape repairs to verso at head and tail of spine. FLEMING, Ian. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE. Jonathan Cape, London 1964. First edition. 8vo. Black cloth, staining to upper board, ink owner's name to front free endpaper. In dustwrapper a little darkened to spine. FLEMING, Ian. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN. Jonathan Cape, London 1965. First edition, second issue. 8vo. Black cloth. Near fine in dustwrapper with faint crease to lower panel. (4)
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FLEMING, Ian. MOONRAKER Cape, 1955. First edition. 8vo. Near fine book in the original Kenneth Lewis flame effect dustwrapper. The book is not inscribed, but has light foxing and part browning to the endpapers and a small booksellers stamp at the foot of the front paste-down. The wrapper is price clipped, with minor fading to the spine, slight edgewear and a couple of tape marks to the back panel. The third James Bond novel.
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FORSTER, E.M. HOWARD'S END. Edward Arnold, London 1910. First edition. 8vo. Red cloth, gilt; covers a little marked and rubbed at edges, fraying to cloth at spine extremities, inner hinge cracking, foxing at rear. Nevertheless, a sound copy of the first issue with the "Stepson of the Soil" advert on the last page.
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GRAFTON, Sue. 'K' Is For Killer. Henry Holt, New York, 1994. First edition, first printing. 8vo. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. HIGHSMITH, Patricia. RIPLEY UNDER WATER. Bloomsbury, London, 1991. First edition, first printing. 8vo. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Signed by the author on the title-page. PARETSKY, Sara. TUNNEL VISION. Hamish Hamilton, London, 1993. First edition, first printing. 8vo. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper with a touch of creasing to the spine extremities and a hint of wear to the corners. With eleven other books by American women writers. (14)
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GREENE, Graham. THE QUIET AMERICAN. William Heinemann Ltd, London 1955. First edition. 8vo. Blue-grey cloth, endpapers with some faint spotting, dustwrapper price-clipped, abraded with small loss of text to lower panel. STEINBECK, John. EAST OF EDEN. Viking Press, New York 1952. First edition. 8vo. Green cloth, sunning to head and foot of spine, small mark to lower board; vg. Plus 1 other. (3)
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HARRIS, Robert. FATHERLAND. Hutchinson, London, 1992. First edition, first printing. 8vo. A very fine copy indeed in fine dustwrapper. BANKS, Iain. THE BUSINESS. Little, Brown, London, 1999. First edition, first printing. 8vo. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. BALLARD, J.G. MEMORIES OF THE SPACE AGE. Arkham House, Sauk City, WI., 1988. First edition. First printing. 8vo. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. With eighteen other books, all in dustwrapper, nearly all Firsts and Rolph's The Trial of Lady Chatterley, a Penguin Special. (22)
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INNES, Michael. OPERATION PAX. Gollancz, London, 1951. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Internally clean in the original claret-coloured boards, lettered in black. A CONNOISSEUR'S CASE. Gollancz, London, 1962. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Internally clean and bright in a dustwrapper with a little edge-wear and a hint of browning to the spine. AN AWKWARD LIE. Gollancz, London, 1971. First edition, first printing. 8vo. A fine copy in a dustwrapper with a touch of creasing to the head of the spine. With five other J.I.M. Stewart titles including Myself and Michael Innes, his autobiography. All UK firsts in dustwrapper. (8)
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JAMES, Joyce. ULYSSES. The Odyssey Press, Hamburg, December 1932. First Odyssey edition, third impression, August 1935. 8vo. 2 volumes. Internally clean in the original pale-grey wraps lettered in dark-red. There is just a touch of wear to the spine extremities and adhesive residue to the versos of the wraps which at some point have been covered. Overall, a nice usable set of an early edition. With a first printing of the 1997 Picador edition of Ulysses edited by Danis Rose, signed by the editor on a bookplate, fine in dustwrapper, and two books on Joyce. (5)
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KING, Stephen. THE SHINING. Doubleday and Company Inc, New York 1977. First edition, later issue with "R52" on last page of text. 8vo. Black cloth, one corner bumped, ink owner's monogram; dustwrapper clean and bright with minor edge wear and small indent to lower panel. HARRIS, Thomas. HANNIBAL. Delacorte Press, New York 1999. First edition. 8vo. Fine copy in fine dustwrapper. Signed by author on title page. (2)
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LARKIN, Philip. THE EXPLOSION. Poem-of-the-Month Club 1970. First edition. One of 1000 copies signed by Larkin. Broadside 11 x 15 inches. In custom made protective cloth case. Fine. LARKIN, Philip. THE WHITSUN WEDDINGS. Faber and Faber, London 1964. First edition. 8vo. Purple cloth, endpapers a little foxed. Dustwrapper a uniformly tanned, small spot to spine. ink and pencil notes in margins throughout. HUGHES, Ted. LUPERCAL. Faber and Faber, London 1960. First edition. 8vo. Purple cloth, part browning to endpapers, otherwise fine, in dustwrapper, chipped at head of spine, browned and spotted. (3)
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