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— Henry Ward Beecher

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
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
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
London: The Reprint Society, 1964. [Spy Thriller] first UK book club edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.240. Publisher's red quarter paper with gilt titles to spine and black paper over boards. Top edge black. With the red dust-jacket. Some light spotting to edges, minor wear to jackets. Near fine. A...... More
London: Michael O'Mara Books, 2014. [Film Autobiography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.272. Handsomely bound in half brown oasis morocco, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, matching cloth sides. Autographed to the half title. With the dust-jacket bound in at the rear, featuring a relaxed Roger Moore..... More