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John Lane, The Bodley Head, London, 1926. [Mystery novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.304; [8], ads. Elegantly hand-bound in half burgundy calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with traditional raised bands, original cloth covers preserved at rear, top edge tinted red. Contents..... More
The Peacemaker.
London: Heinemann, 1934. [Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.341; [3], blank. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles. Contents clean, some light spotting to edges of text block, bookplate to pastedown, lacks f.e.p., cloth with light general wear. Very good. More
Plain Murder.
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, 1930. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.322; [6], ads. Elegantly hand-bound in half black oasis morocco over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with traditional raised bands, original cloth spine preserved at rear. Contents clean, page edges..... More
Randall and The River of Time.
London: Michael Joseph, 1951. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's black cloth, silver titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Biro, with printed price 10s 6d. Slight spotting and toning to text block edges, else internally clean. Light rubbing to spine head/tail, minor bumping to board..... More
Randall and The River of Time.
London: Michael Joseph, 1951. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, SUPERB PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's black cloth, silver titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Biro, with printed price 10s 6d. With author's inscription to flyleaf: 'To Sir William and Lady Tennant /with best wishes from /..... More
The Shadow of the Hawk.
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, 1928. [Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.284; [4], ads. Elegantly hand-bound in half mid-green calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with traditional raised bands, original cloth cover and spine preserved at rear. Contents clean but..... More
A Ship of the Line.
London: Michael Joseph Ltd., 1938. [Naval fiction] FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.304; [1], advert; [3], blank. Second issue; sheets bound up later in the orange cloth (rather than blue), blocked in black to spine, pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Rowland Hilder, clipped and priced down to 3/6..... More
The Sky and the Forest.
London: Michael Joseph, 1948. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.219. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the green typographic dust-jacket. Book is fine; jacket near fine with one short tear to crown. A most attractive copy. More
Two-And-Twenty.
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, 1931. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312; [8], ads. Publisher's mid-blue cloth with yellow titles to upper and spine. Contents clean, some light spotting to edges of text block, bookplate of Trevor Hickman to pastedown, backstrip sunned/toned, cloth with light general..... More
U 97. A Play in Three Acts.
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, 1931. [Naval adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.99; [1], blank; [8], ads. Publisher's green cloth with printed paper title label to spine, in original printed dust-wrapper. Owner bookplate. Contents clean, covers have some dampstaining which has offset to jacket. Some chips..... More
Victor Emmanuel II and the Union of Italy.
London: Methuen and Co., 1927. [History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.viii; 246; [2]; 8, adverts. With twelve halftone illustrations, a map and genealogical table. Publisher's bright blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, cartographic tail edge untrimmed, typographic dust-wrapper priced at 10/6. Contents clean, jacket with a little edgewear..... More
The Wonderful Week.
London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd., 1927. [Mystery Thriller] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[8] 314 [8]. Recently re-bound in tan half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and matching cloth over boards. With the original tan cloth spine and upper bound in..... More
The Gun.
Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1939. [Modern Literature] VINTAGE PENGUIN EDITION, first Penguin Edition. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.245; [1]; [10], publisher's advertisements. Publisher's orange and white softcovers, matching dust-jacket with printed price of 6d. to front flap. Ex-libris stamp front paste-down, toning to edges of textblock and internally, toning to covers and..... More
Brown on Resolution.
London: John Lane, the Bodley Head, 1929. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.272; [8], ads, followed by foldout facsimile review. Publisher's blue cloth trimmed in yellow. Owner bookplate to pastedown, contents clean and fresh, covers are square, spine sunned. Near fine, without jacket. 'An epic in miniature of..... More
No Dust in the Attic. [with Original Artwork].
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1962. [Crime Thriller] FIRST EDITION with the ORIGINAL DUST-JACKET ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the deep pink dust-jacket illustrated by John Rose, priced at 12/6. Together with two separate original artworks by..... More
Ring for a Noose.
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1963. [Crime Thriller] FIRST EDITION WITH ORIGINAL JACKET ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by John Rose, priced at 12/6. Together with the original artwork hand-painted by Rose (31 x...... More
The Road to Serfdom.
London: George Routledge and Sons. 1944. [Politics] SECOND IMPRESSION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp. 184. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Very light toning and spotting to pages, toning to edges of textblock, bumping to spine, edges and corners, wear to publisher's cloth. Very good. Most of Hayek's..... More
Across the River and Into the Trees.
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950. [Modern Literature] First American Edition. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[12]; 308. Recent black half morocco with raised bands, gilt titles and gilt decoration to spine, and black cloth over boards. With the original publisher's black cloth cover and spine bound in at rear..... More
Across the River and Into the Trees.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1950. [Modern Literature] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp. 254; [2]. Publisher's green cloth with maroon label to spine lettered in silver, red illustration of a bow to upper board, pictorial dust-jacket with printed price of 9/6 to front flap. Contents clean, neat..... More
Collected Poems.
San Francisco, CA: [Pirate Edition], 1960. [Poetry] PIRATE EDITION. Octavo pamphlet (18 x 13cm), pp.28. Publisher's plain typographic paper covers, priced at 50c, and proudly emblazoned: 'originally published in Paris, pirated edition San Francisco, 1960'. Stapled twice. Light wear to covers, with some creasing to back cover and a little..... More
A Farewell to Arms.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. [Modern litrature] FIRST UK EDITION. Crown octavo, pp.350. Elegantly hand-bound in half burgundy morocco, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, matching cloth sides, twin navy labels. A fine copy. Ernest Hemingway's celebrated novel about a young lieutenant and an English nurse who fall in..... More
Fiesta [The Sun Also Rises].
London: Jonathan Cape, 1927. [Modern literature] FIRST UK EDITION, earliest text. Crown octavo, pp.286. Elegantly hand-bound in full red morocco, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Contents mostly clean with a few minor spots/marks, vintage tape repairs to top corner of the first..... More
In Our Time.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1926. [American Literature] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.248; [2]. Elegantly hand-bound in half black calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with traditional raised bands. Contents clean, some minor toning to edges of text block, exterior as new. A near..... More
Men Without Women.
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. [Modern Literature] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, with a complete number '3' to p.3. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[12] 232 [8]. Recent full black morocco with gilt titles and decoration to spine, and the author's signature blocked in gilt to the to upper board, with..... More
A Moveable Feast.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Modern Literature] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY in oversized PROOF-ONLY dust-wrapper designed by Hans Tisdall, priced at 18s. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.192. Publisher's lime-green softcovers in jacket with bold 'PROOF ONLY' text to rear flap with provisional publication date printed below. Proof copies feature the mis-print 'movable'..... More