"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. "
— Oscar Wilde
See below our stock of George Macdonald Fraser First Editions and signed copies.
London: Collins Harvill, 1988. [Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.189 [3]. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Quentin Blake priced at £10.95. A pristine copy. As new. The third volume of McAuslan short stories, from the creator of 'Flashman'. More
London: Collins Harvill, 1988. [Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.189 [3]. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Quentin Blake priced at £10.95. Fine in near fine jacket. The third volume of McAuslan short stories, from the creator of 'Flashman'. More
London: Collins Harvill, 1988. [Humour] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.189 [3]. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Quentin Blake priced at £10.95. Near fine. The third and final volume of McAuslan short stories, from the creator of 'Flashman'. More
London: Harvill an imprint of HarperCollins, 1993. [Historical Fiction] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of the FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.x; 181; [1], blank. Publisher's softcovers with photograph of the author to upper. A fine, unread copy. From the author of the the Flashman novels, a historical novel featuring the..... More
London: Herbert Jenkins, Barrie and Jenkins, Collins, Collins and Harvill, 1969 -2005. [Historical fiction] COMPLETE FIRST EDITIONS, first impressions. Twelve volumes, octavos. Publisher's hardback bindings in pictorial jackets. No inscriptions, one title (Freedom) is price clipped. Toning/spotting to some edges, some jackets sunned to spine. Overall a very good, used..... More
London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1971. [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.295. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine. Maps to endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Barbosa, priced at £1.75. Contents clean, no inscriptions, top edge dusty, jacket lightly sunned to spine. Shows well..... More
London: Harper Collins, 1999. [Adventure fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.319 [1]. Autograph in blue ink to title page. Publisher's black cloth titled in gilt to spine in original pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Barbosa. A clean, fine copy. The penultimate Flahman book. More
London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1981. [Historical Fiction] 1981 Reissue, using the first edition sheets with a cancelled title page. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.336. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the Barbosa illustrated dust-jacket. Contents and edges clean. A fine copy og the book in very good..... More
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1969. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth, with titles in silver to spine. Map endpapers showing the region of Kabul and the Khyber Pass. With the pictorial dust-jacket designed by A.E. Barbosa, priced 30s. Contents clean with no inscriptions..... More
London: Harper Collins, 2002. [Autobiography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xxiv; 338. With two suites of black and white plates. Publisher's brown cloth hardcover, bronze titles, yellow endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £18.99. Autograph of George Fraser in black ink to the title page. Contents clean, no ink..... More
London: Collins, 1981. [Army Satire] RE-ISSUE, with cancel title page. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.219 [5]. Barrie & Jenkins red cloth with gilt titles titles to spine. With the original Barrie & Jenkins dust-jacket, labelled over spine with 'Collins' and labelled over price and ISBN on flaps. A little toned..... More
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1974. [Army Satire] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.219; [1], blank. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at £2.25. Ink name to endpaper, spine of jacket a lttile toned else a clean, fine copy. Further..... More
London: Collins, 1983. [Pirate Adventure] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.413 [3]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. Illustrated sketchmaps to endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Barbosa, priced at 9.95. Quite heavily browned, otherwise internally clean. Minor wear to bright jacket. Near fine. A...... More
London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1970. [Historical Humour] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.261 [3]. Maps to endpapers. Publisher's red paper-covered boards with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by A.E. Barbosa, clipped and re-priced at £1.75 Internally clean, edges a little dasty, jacket a little..... More
London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1970. [Military Satire] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.205 [3]. Publisher's blue cloth (a variant, as this title is usually bound in red cloth), with gilt titles to spine and top edge red. With the dust-jacket designed by Michael Harvey. Neat gift note..... More
Beverley Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / United Artists, 1983. [Movie Memorabilia] ORIGINAL LOBBY CARDS. A set of eight lobby cards from the film 'Octopussy', directed by John Glen, and starring Roger Moore, Maud Adams, and Kabir Bedi. Colour lithographic images on medium stock measuring 28 x 36cm, with production credits to..... More
Twentieth Century Fox 1977. [Movie Memorabilia] Original press photo of Raquel Welch as Lady Edith in the 1977 film adapted from Mark Twain's classic novel by George MacDonald Fraser and starring Oliver Reed, Ernest Borgnine, Raquel Welch, George C. Scott, Charlton Heston, Sir Rex Harrison and Mark Lester, playing the..... More