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The Witch of Clatteringshaws. Joan AIKEN

The Witch of Clatteringshaws.

AIKEN, Joan (1924-2004).

London: Jonathan Cape, 2005. [Children's Fantasy] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[4] 150 [6]. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Paul Hess, priced at £10.99. A fine, as-new copy. The final book in the Wolves Chronicles, published posthumously. More

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Pride and Prejudice. Jane AUSTEN

Pride and Prejudice.

AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817).

London: The Zodiac Press, 1974. [Classic Literature] FINE COPY, the ninth impression of the Zodiac Press edition. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.299 [3]. Publisher's grey and white patterned paper over boards, with gilt titles to blue backing on spine. With the dust-jacket showing a painting by John Sergeant, price-clipped and..... More

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Ancient Light. John BANVILLE, born 1945

Ancient Light.

BANVILLE, John (born 1945).

London: Viking, 2012. [Modern Literature] DOUBLE SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[10] 245 [3]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page, and signed also to tipped-in 'Exclusive Signed Edition' leaf. Publisher's black cloth with bronze titles to spine and dark green endpapers. With the photographic..... More

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Out of Africa. Karen BLIXEN, Isak DINESEN

Out of Africa.

BLIXEN, Karen (1885-1962), [DINESEN, Isak].

London: Putnam, 1937. [Memoir] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.ix; [1]; 416; [2]. Publisher's dark red cloth, gilt titles to spine. A lovely clean copy internally, slight lean to the textblock, edges a little toned. Boards slightly bowed. Cloth very lightly handled to extremities but bright and unfaded. An..... More

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Angels and Spaceships. Fredric BROWN

Angels and Spaceships.

BROWN, Fredric (1906-1972).

London: Victor Gollancz, 1955. [Science Fiction] FIRST UK EDITION, REVIEW COPY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.224. The publisher's review slip loosely inserted. Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the pink typographic dust-jacket, priced at 10/6. A little light spotting to edges and endpapers. Gilt slightly dulled to..... More

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Black Venus. Angela CARTER

Black Venus.

CARTER, Angela (1940-1992).

London: Chatto & Windus, the Hogarth Press, 1985. [Short Stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.121 [3]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the black dust-jacket designed by Don Macpherson. A lightly handled copy in a price-clipped jacket. Near fine. More

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4.50 From Paddington. Agatha CHRISTIE, Dame

4.50 From Paddington.

CHRISTIE, [Dame] Agatha (1890-1976).

London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1957. [Crime fiction] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[4] 256 [6]. Finely bound by the Baker Bindery, Anniston, Alabama in green full morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, green patterned paste-paper endpapers, generous turn-ins ruled in gilt..... More

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Nemesis. [A Miss Jane Marple Story]. Agatha CHRISTIE, Dame

Nemesis. [A Miss Jane Marple Story].

CHRISTIE, [Dame] Agatha (1890-1976).

London: The Crime Club [Collins], 1971. [Murder mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's orange cloth in grey typographic dust-jacket with printed price of £1.50. A clean, fine copy in a superior example of the jacket which shows wear too readily. This one is only lightly handled with..... More

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Passenger to Frankfurt. Agatha CHRISTIE, Dame

Passenger to Frankfurt.

CHRISTIE, [Dame] Agatha (1890-1976).

London: The Crime Club, Collins, 1970. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.256. Elegantly bound in half red oasis morocco over cloth sides, spine ruled in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in gilt. Contents clean, exterior as new. A fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. A...... More

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They Do it With Mirrors. Agatha CHRISTIE, Dame

They Do it With Mirrors.

CHRISTIE, [Dame] Agatha (1890-1976).

London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1952. [Crime fiction] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Finely bound by the Baker Bindery, Anniston, Alabama in green full morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, green patterned paste-paper endpapers, generous turn-ins ruled in gilt, with gilt motifs of..... More

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Third Girl. Agatha CHRISTIE, Dame

Third Girl.

CHRISTIE, [Dame] Agatha (1890-1976).

London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1966. [Crime fiction] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Finely bound by the Baker Bindery, Anniston, Alabama in green full morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, green patterned paste-paper endpapers, generous turn-ins ruled in gilt, with gilt motifs of..... More

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The Great Train Robbery. Michael CRICHTON

The Great Train Robbery.

CRICHTON, Michael (1942-2008).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1975. [Locomotive thievery] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.255, [1]. Publisher's mid brown cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Leigh Taylor. Signed by the author to the title page. Internally fine. Bright dust-wrapper, not faded or clipped, with just some light..... More

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Matilda. Roald DAHL, Quentin BLAKE

Matilda.

DAHL, Roald (1916-1990), [BLAKE, Quentin, illustrator].

London: Jonathan Cape, 1988. [Children's classic] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.240. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine. Pictorial wraparound dust-wrapper illustrated by Blake, showing printed price of £8.50 net. Numerous in-text illustrations by Blake. A couple of tiny spots to edges, binding and wrapper very lightly handled..... More

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Dombey and Son. Or, Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son, Wholesale, Retail and Exportation....

Dombey and Son. Or, Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son, Wholesale, Retail and Exportation.

DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870), [PHIZ, pseudonym of H.K. BROWNE, illustrator].

London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. [Classic literature] FIRST EDITION, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED includes errata leaf within prelims, bound from the parts, without half-title. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[xvi]; 624. Illustrated with frontispiece and vignette and a further thirty-eight plates, plus three additional portrait plates by H.K. Browne ('Phiz'). Period-style half brown oasis..... More

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Our Mutual Friend. Charles DICKENS, Marcus STONE

Our Mutual Friend.

DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870), [STONE, Marcus, illustrator].

London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. [English Literature] FIRST EDITION. First issue text with 'pricipal' for 'principal', page 115 of volume II, line 38. Two volumes. Octavo, pp.[2] xii; 320 [2]; pp.[2] viii; 309 [3]. With 40 engraved plates by Stone, including a frontispiece to each volume. Complete with the half-titles..... More

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Tales of Sherlock Holmes. A Study in Scarlet; The Sign of the Four; A Scandal in Bohemia; A Case...

Tales of Sherlock Holmes. A Study in Scarlet; The Sign of the Four; A Scandal in Bohemia; A Case of Identity.

DOYLE, [Sir] Arthur Conan (1859-1930).

New York, NY: Triangle Books, 1940. [Sherlock Holmes] VINTAGE HARDCOVER EDITION. Third Triangle Books printing. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[viii]; 415; [5] blank. Publisher's green cloth titled in silver to black label on spine, silver decoration to spine and upper board, edges coloured yellow, pictorial dust-jacket. Textblock toned, spine a...... More

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The Millstone. Margaret DRABBLE, born 1939, Dame

The Millstone.

DRABBLE, [Dame] Margaret (born 1939).

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1965. [English Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.223; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, colourful dust-jacket illustrated by Quentin Blake, priced at 18s. net. Near fine, with one shallow chip to crown. The author's third novel. More

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The Family Reuion. A Play. T. S. ELIOT

The Family Reuion. A Play.

ELIOT, T.S. (1888-1965).

London: Faber and Faber, 1939. [Drama] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.136. Publisher's grey cloth with pink titles to spine. With the first issue typographic dust-jacket, priced at 7/6. Very light general wear and some light toning. Near fine. More

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The Man With the Golden Gun. Ian Lancaster FLEMING

The Man With the Golden Gun.

FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [Thriller] FIRST ISSUE, Second state, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with gilt lettering to the spine, plain covers, patterned green endpapers. In the original pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping priced at 18s. No inscriptions. Some tape..... More

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The Spy Who Loved Me. Ian Lancaster FLEMING

The Spy Who Loved Me.

FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. [Espionage novel] FIRST EDITION, State A. Crown Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with scarlet endpapers in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping. A clean copy of the book but for some tape ghosts to the pastedown where the jacket was secured..... More

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Dr. No. (a James Bond novel). Ian Lancaster FLEMING

Dr. No. (a James Bond novel)

FLEMING, Ian Lancaster, (1908-1964).

New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1958. [Thriller] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth lettered in red, with pictorial dust wrapper designed by Hoffman. Flap shows the correct price $3.50, although other prices are clipped from corners as usual. Owner's ink notes to flyleaf "1958..... More

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The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings, with some recollections by the artist. Robert GIBBINGS,...

The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings, with some recollections by the artist.

GIBBINGS, Robert (1889-1958), [EMPSON, Patience, editor], [BALSTON, Thomas, introduction].

London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1959. [Wood Engraving] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (29 x 23cm), pp.[2] xliv; 355 [3]. A large collection of over 1000 wood engravings by Gibbings. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine and a gilt device to upper. Top edge green, and green endpapers. With the..... More

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Our Man in Havana. Graham GREENE

Our Man in Havana.

GREENE, Graham (1904-1991).

London: William Heinemann, 1958. [Spy Satire] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[6]; 273; [1]. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Donald Green. No inscriptions, jacket price clipped, toned to edges and extremities. An attractive copy. Greene's classic comic thriller, memorably brought to the..... More

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Travels with my Aunt. Graham GREENE

Travels with my Aunt.

GREENE, Graham (1904-1991).

London: The Bodley Head, 1969. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.319 [1]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Stephen Russ. A very good used copy; jacket frayed at crown with a few tape strips to reverse side, price clipped, general..... More

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We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Shirley JACKSON

We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

JACKSON, Shirley (1916-1965).

London: Michael Joseph, 1963. [Strange Tale] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.190 [2]. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Charles Gorham, priced at 18s. Blue ink ownership to flyleaf. Toning and spotting to edges, with some light wear to cloth. Jacket..... More

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