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    Tender Is the Night

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    Tender Is the Night By F. Scott Fitzgerald First UK revised edition, first impression, published by The Grey Walls Press in 1953. Originally published in 1934. The final version of the author's last novel with his own annotated copy as its source. Grey Walls first published the uncorrected text in 1948, making this their second edition overall. Original light brown cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some offsetting to endpapers, but otherwise fine and clean throughout. The original and unclipped dust jacket, with striking cover art by Edward Pagram, shows a minimal amount of rubbing to extremities in places, else fine.
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    Tennyson: The Unquiet Heart – A Biography – Graham Greene’s Personal Copy

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    Tennyson: The Unquiet Heart - A Biography By Robert Bernard Martin First edition, first impression (Oxford University Press, 1980). From the personal library of the author Graham Greene with his ownership signature to front endpaper. Top of spine slightly concave with some rubbing to extremities; small knock to bottom corner of lower board. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some light wear to spine ends and a crease to bottom corner of front flap; one very small nick and a closed tear to spine head. A very good copy or better.
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    The Ascent of Everest

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    The Ascent of Everest By John Hunt First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Original blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Spine a touch faded with a couple of spots and some toning to edges, otherwise very good or better. The original and unclipped dust jacket is, similarly, very good, with some toning to spine panel, moderate rubbing to edges in places and a crease to the top of the upper panel.
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    The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell

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    The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell By Bertrand Russell Three volumes. All first edition, first impressions (George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1967-1969). Volume I: A near fine book with some spotting to edges and free from any bookplates, previous owner names and inscriptions in a very good or better unclipped dust jacket with a little spotting to verso, minor edge wear and some lifting to laminate on upper panel hinge. Volume II: A very good book with some spotting to edges and just a hint of mild and marginal discolouration to boards, but free from and bookplates, previous owner names and inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket is also very good with minor edge wear and a couple of small nicks to edges. Volume III: A near fine book with some spotting to edges. Free from any internal marks, bookplates, previous owner names and inscriptions, The original and unclipped dust jacket has some areas lifting to laminate on upper and lower panel hinges, but laminate remains completely intact and unbroken. A touch of rubbing to spine foot and spotting to lower panel fore-edge, near fine otherwise. A very good set indeed.
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    The Avignon Quintet

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    The Avignon Quintet By Lawrence Durrell A complete set of the five books comprising The Avignon Quintet, all of which are first editions, first impressions and are either signed or signed and inscribed by the author. A little rubbing in places and a couple of small nicks to the dust jackets of the first two volumes. The remaining volumes are all fine in fine dust jackets. A near fine set overall with attractive jacket illustrations by David Gentleman.
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    The Bell Jar

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    The Bell Jar By Victoria Lucas (Sylvia Plath) Second edition. Originally published the previous year. The poet's only novel written under the "Victoria Lucas" pseudonym. Original green cloth with silver lettering to spine. A near fine book with slight knocking to bottom corners and extremely faint and minor spotting to edges. The original dust jacket has some surface rubbing and slight fading to spine panel. An excellent, clean and sharp example.
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    The BFG

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    The BFG By Roald Dahl First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author and illustrator. Adapted to film in 1989 and 2016. Original grey cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Slight toning and a few spots to edges, primarily to top, with a small nick to the cloth towards to the top of the rear spine hinge, else a near fine copy. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a tiny nick to the top corner of the lower panel and a little yellowing to verso edges, otherwise near fine. An extremely crisp and well-preserved example. Rarely found signed by both the author and illustrator.
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    The Body: A Guide for Occupants

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    The Body: A Guide for Occupants By Bill Bryson First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket with just a hint of mild wear to top edge.
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    The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage

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    The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage By Philip Pullman First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. A fine book in a fine, unclipped dust jacket.
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    The Book Thief

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    The Book Thief By Markus Zusak First Adult edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Precedes the 'Children's Edition', which was issued a few weeks later. Adapted to film in 2013. Original black cloth with letter to spine in gilt and marbled endpapers and paste-downs. A very good or better book with a few small white marks to upper board and some spotting to edges, in a fine dust jacket.
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    The Boy in the Dress

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    The Boy in the Dress By David Walliams First edition, first impression (HarperCollins Children's Books, 2008). Signed and inscribed by the author to half-title. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. The author's first book. A fine book in a near fine or better dust jacket with a just a touch of fading to the spine panel.
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    The Boy in the Dress

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    The Boy in the Dress By David Walliams First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to half-title: 'To Ronnie Merry Xmas David Walliams'. The author's first book with illustrations by Quentin Blake. Original pictorial boards. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket with a little fading to spine panel.
    £300.00
    £300.00