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London: Bloomsbury, 2003. [Children's Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.368. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to fly-leaf. Publisher's paper-covered boards illustrated by Carol Lawson and Ian Butterworth, with the matching dust-jacket priced at £12.99. A fine, as-new copy. The first of five volumes in the..... More
Salisbury: Michael Russell, 1985. [Patagonia] FIRST TRADE EDITION. Small octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.62 [2]. With occasional in-text woodcuts by Williams. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and light blue endpapers. With the dust-jacket also illustrated by Williams, priced at £4.50. Light handling, with a few marks to..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1999. [Serial killer novel] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.486. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Michael Mascaro and illustrated by Craig Decamps. Textblock edge a little toned. Minor edgewear and handling to dust-wrapper. Near Fine. The third..... More
New York, NY: Delacorte Press, 1999. [Horror Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.[8] 486 [2]. Publisher's black quarter cloth with gilt titles to spine and red paper over boards. Facsimile marbled endpapers; fore-edge untrimmed. With the dust-jacket designed by Craig Decamps, priced at $27.95. A fine copy. The..... More
London: Simon and Schuster, 2006. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED TO LADY MOYNIHAN. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[10] 470. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to title page: 'To Gaynor | on your birthday | much love | and very many happy | returns | from Sandra.' Publisher's green..... More
London: Jonathan Cape & Wildwood House, 1973. [Literature] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.288. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, red top edge. Dust-jacket designed by Bill Botten, clipped and repriced by the publisher at £2.95 net with a sticker. Top edge stain faded, some spotting to..... More
March 1963. [Pop Music Tour Programme] ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. Large octavo (27 x 20cm), pp.[12]. Profiles of each artist / band in the line-up. Publisher's purple and blue soft covers, stapled twice. Moderate rubbing and creasing to covers. Very good. A tour programme for Brenda Lee's 1963 UK tour, also..... More
Amsterdam: Galerie Taveerne p.96 and Galerie Podulke N.V., no date [1970]. [Exhibition Catalogue] FIRST THUS. Square octavo booklet (15 x 17cm), pp.[28]. Fourteen lithographic images, with selections from Lennon's verse alphabet facing the plates. Publisher's glossy card covers with a black and white photographic image to the front, stapled twice..... More
Malta: Publishers Enterprises Group, 1992. [Maltese History] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.xxii; 366. With 14 illustrations, including occasional maps and four double-sided colour plates. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'To Mr Graham Archer | with compliments & all good | wishes |..... More
Helsingborg: Fyra Forlaggare AB, 1973. [Photography] FIRST EDITION. Slim quarto (29 x 22cm), unpaginated. Publisher's white paper covered boards, printed in black. Introductory text in Swedish, followed by black and white photography. Internally fine. Some slight toning to binding, more so to the spine, some light rubbing to extremities and..... More
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 1997. [Beatles History and Photography] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Quarto (32 x 25cm), pp.138. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, and occasional colour images. Number 1026 of 1750 copies SIGNED by Tony Sheridan, Günter Zint, Ulf Krüger to limitation page. Also with an original West German Gingerbread..... More
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 1997. [Beatles History and Photography] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Quarto (32 x 25cm), pp.138. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, and occasional colour images. Number 1272 of 1750 copies SIGNED by Tony Sheridan, Günter Zint, Ulf Krüger to limitation page. Also with an original West German Gingerbread..... More