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Christopher Isherwood | First Editions
1904 - 1986
See below our stock of Christopher Isherwood First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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Public School Verse. An Anthology. Volume III, 1921-1922.
London: William Heinemann, 1923. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.52. With a contemporary review from the Times Literary Supplement pasted to the front pastedown. Publisher's pink paper-covered boards with black titles to spine and upper. Light occasional spotting, with some offsetting to flyleaf. Textblock a little shaken, some... More about Public School Verse. An Anthology. Volume III, 1921-1922
My Guru and his Disciple.
London: Eyre Methuen, 1980. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[8]; 338; [6]. Publisher's burgundy cloth, gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket drawn by Don Bachardy. Signed and inscribed on the title page: "For John Hall | Christopher Isherwood | with best wishes". Corners and end-caps slightly bumped... More about My Guru and his Disciple
Prater Violet.
New York: Random House, 1945. First US Edition. Octavo, pp. 128. Grey cloth with cream and purple titles to spine and upper board, in pictorial dustjacket designed by Baldwin Hawes. Wartime paper shows remarkably brightly, neat date written to front pastedown, slight dustiness to top edge, some light wear to... More about Prater Violet
Lions and Shadows.
London: The Hogarth Press 1938. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth, titled in black to spine. Internally clean, light offset to flyleaves, neat ownership. Later dustwrapper (Hogarth Library series) split up to half the upper joint, a little frayed to head of darkened spine with minor chips, small... More about Lions and Shadows
Lions and Shadows.
London: The Hogarth Press 1938. FIRST EDITION. Crown octavo, pp.312. Elegantly bound in recent half blue morocco, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, cloth sides, publisher's original spine bound in at the rear. Some gentle spotting and toning to the thick paper else a near fine copy. Part... More about Lions and Shadows
The Memorial. Portrait of a Family.
London: The Hogarth Press 1932. 8vo. Publisher's beige open-weave cloth, titled in blue. Internally clean, light soiling to edges, spine lightly browned. A near fine copy in the second state binding. FIRST EDITION. More about The Memorial. Portrait of a Family
Prater Violet.
London: Methuen and Co. Limited, 1946. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. Publisher's violet cloth, slightly rubbed, small crease, with green titles to spine, first and last blanks and edges foxed, owner's stamped name; in bright dust jacket, lightly rubbed to extremities, spine slightly darkened, flaps and back panel foxed A very good copy. More about Prater Violet
Prater Violet.
London: Methuen and Co. Limited, 1946. 8vo. Publisher's violet cloth, slightly rubbed, neat name to fly leaf. Dustwrapper with one small chip to upper, spine a little browned. Near fine. FIRST EDITION. More about Prater Violet
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