1982: The Bodley Head, First edition. 8vo. 221pp. Green boards with gilt lettering to spine. Purple dustwrapper with black lettering. A fine copy with no marks to boards. Internally unread. No inscriptions & no marks to textblock edges. The fine dustwrapper is unrubbed and fresh. Original price of £5.95net on... More
The Bodley Head, 1985. First edition. 8vo. 158pp. Green boards with gilt lettering to spine. White dustwrapper with green & blue titles. A fine copy with no marks & internally unread. No inscriptions. The fine dustwrapper is spotless, clean & unfaded. Original price of £6.95net on front flap. A Superior... More
1961: Heinemann, First edition. 8vo. 256pp. Black boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dustwrapper. A near fine copy with unmarked boards. No inscriptions. The near fine dustwrapper is clean with light wear only. Original price of 16snet on front flap. A clean copy. A novel of the Belgian Congo. More
1961: Heinemann, First edition. 8vo. 256pp. Black boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dustwrapper. A fine copy with no inscriptions & clean textblock edge; a couple of light fingermarks to boards only. The fine dustwrapper is fresh, unfaded and untorn. Original price of 16snet on front flap. A.... More
1966: The Bodley Head, First edition. 8vo. 313pp. Green boards with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dustwrapper. A fine copy with no inscriptions & no foxing. The dustwrapper is completely unrubbed. One tiny mark to wrapper. A lovely copy. Set in Haiti under the rule of Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier... More
The Bodley Head, 1980. First edition. 8vo. 139pp. Green boards with gilt lettering to spine. Lettered dustwrapper. A fine copy with unmarked boards. Internally unread with no inscriptions. The fine dustwrapper is clean and fresh. A Superior copy, A "black entertainment which also a profound study in human greed" More
1951: William Heinemann, First Edition. 8vo. 237pp. Publisher's grey boards with gilt lettering to spine. White and grey two tone dustwrapper complete with original Books Society Choice wraparound band. A fine copy with unmarked boards & no marks to edges. No inscriptions. Not the usually heavily tanned textblock. The fine... More
1951: Eyre and Spottiswoode, First edition. 8vo. 191pp. Oatmeal cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Bright red topedge (as issued). Red dustwrapper with gold & white title panels. A fine copy with clean boards & no marks to edges. No inscriptions. The near fine/fine dustwrapper is complete with no... More
1955: Heinemann, First Edition. 8vo. 247pp. Prussian blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Patterned dustwrappe. A fine copy with clean boards. No inscriptions or foxing. The very good+ dustwrapper is complete. Some normal wear to extremities with a few small tan spots to wrapper & some dusting to rear... More
The Bodley Head, 1965. First edition. 8vo. 140pp. Green boards with gilt lettering to spine. Patterned dustwrapper. A fine copy with clean boards. No inscriptions. The dustwrapper is complete and fresh. Original price of 15snet on front flap. First short stories since 1954. Based on fantasy, myth, legend & dream. More
1980: The Bodley Head, Frst edition. 8vo. 309pp. Green boards with gilt lettering to spine. Denim blue dustwrapper with buttercream titles. A fine copy with no marks to boards or textblock edges. Internally unread with no inscriptions. The fine dustwrapper has no wear to extremities & none of the usual... More
Heinemann, 1965. First edition. 8vo. 249pp. Black boards with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dustwrapper. A fine copy with clean boards. A sprinkle of foxing to topedge o/w lovely. No inscriptions. The fine dustwrapper is clean, unrubbed & unfaded. A Superior copy. More
Home Words Office, 1905. First edition. Large 8vo. 118pp+ ads. Pale blue boards with gilt lettering & Louis Wain feline illustrated front boards. A fine copy. Clean, fresh & crisp boards. Neat ink inscription dated 1905 to front endpaper. Leaves unmarked. A remarkable find in such superb condition. More
1954: Methuen, First edition. 8vo. 333pp. Blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dustwrapper by Lynton Lamb. A fine copy with clean boards. Internally fresh with no inscriptions. The fine dustwrapper has one tiny closed tear o/w crisp with no rubbing to spine tips. Original price of 12s6dnet on... More
1934: John Hamilton, Fourth printing Autumn 1934. 220pp + colour frontispiece. Blue boards with gilt lettering & sundial device to spine. No catalogue at rear. A very good+ copy. Medium wear to extremities with a few small light marks. Internally no inscriptions; a hint of foxing to closed textblock edges... More
1927: Shakespeare and Company, Paris, 16mo. Unpaginated. Pale green boards with dark green lettering to front board & printed price of one shilling to rear board (as outlined in Slocum). Errata slip at rear (as called for). A near fine copy with fresh and clean boards with no marks. Very... More
Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Deluxe Limited Edition No 208/500 Signed by Publisher & Printer. 4to. 477pp. Full limp Vellum binding & hand made paper. Medium wear only to extremities with no splitting or cracking to vellum; some dusting to boards & margins. All silk ties present -... More
1916: Duckworth and Co, First edition. First Issue with ads. 8vo. 140pp + 16pp ads. Dark blue boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board. A near fine/fine copy with only a hint of wear & a couple of tiny marks. Very bright unrubbed gilt. Internally complete with no... More
1914: Duckworth & Co, First edition. 8vo. 312pp + 16pp ads. Blue boards with gilt lettering to spine & front cover. A fine copy with clean boards. No marks to boards. A hint of wear to extremities with one very short closed tear to foot of spine (almost invisible). Internally... More
1951: Geoffrey Bles. First edition. 8vo. 195pp. Dark blue boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dustwrapper by Pauline Baynes. A fine copy with unmarked boards. No inscriptions. A couple of tiny spots to edges. The very good+/near fine dustwrapper has a couple of closed tears and some light... More
Cambridge University Press, 1960. First edition. 8vo. 240pp. Blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Red dustwrapper with yellow & black titles. A fine copy with clean boards. No inscriptions. The fine priceclipped dustwrapper is fresh with none of the usual fading to red spine. A couple of very short... More
Geoffrey Bles, 1962. First edition. 8vo. 211pp. Light brown boards with dark blue lettering to spine. Light brown dustwrapper with white & green titles. A near fine book. Small mark to foot of textblock o/w fine. No inscriptions. The very good+ dustwrapper is fresh and clean with small nick to... More
Collins, 1958. First edition. 8vo. 320pp. Green boards with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dustwrapper. A near fine copy with clean boards. No inscriptions. A hint of foxing to topedge of textblock. The near fine dustwrapper is complete with light wear & a few short closed tears. Some light foxing... More
1960: Collins, First edition. 8vo. 256pp. Red boards with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dustwrapper. A fine copy with clean boards. No foxing & no marks to textblock edges. Small manufacturing fault to endpaper. No inscriptions. The fine dustwrapper is in clean and fresh condition. None of the usual tanning... More
Collins Crime Club, 1957. First edition. 8vo. 287pp. Orange boards with black lettering to spine. Red titled dustwrapper. A near fine copy with clean boards. Mild browning to textblock edges. No inscriptions. The very good+ dustwrapper has a very small chip to top right corner of rear panel. Some light... More
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