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QuickviewLewis Carroll Photographer
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionLewis Carroll Photographer By Helmut Gernsheim First edition, first impression. Original orange cloth with lettering to spine and motif to upper board in gilt. A near fine and internally clean book with some pushing to spine tips, in a very good dust jacket with some edge wear, primarily to spine tips; a little rubbing in places; toning to verso; top corner of upper flap clipped, but price intact.£100.00 -
QuickviewLife & Times of Michael K
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsLife and Times of Michael K By J. M. Coetzee First edition, first impression (Secker & Warburg, 1983). Signed by the author to the title page. Winner of the 1983 Booker Prize. Publisher's original black cloth with gold lettering to spine. A few small and unobtrusive marks to upper board with a contemporary gift inscription to front endpaper, a little dustiness to top edge, near fine otherwise in the original and unclipped dust jacket, complete with the red wraparound band. Small area of abrasion to top corner of lower panel and a hint of fading to bottom portion of spine panel; minor and occasional traces of edge wear; crease to rear flap; a few tears to wraparound band. An excellent, near fine copy overall. Uncommon with the band.£525.00 -
QuickviewLife on Earth
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Science, Signed First EditionsLife on Earth By David Attenborough First edition, first impression. Signed and dedicated by the author to the title page. Original tan cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a fairly faint band of thin purple lines running across the jacket and a little wear to bottom edge, otherwise beautifully bright and without any of the usual fading to the spine panel.£500.00 -
QuickviewLight in August
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Modern First EditionsLight in August By William Faulkner First edition, first impression. A 20th century literary highlight and one of the author's most highly regarded works. Original cloth with blue lettering to spine and orange lettering to upper board. A near fine book with traces of off-setting to endpapers, very slight knocking to corners and toning to edges, excellent otherwise with the orange top-stain remaining bright and nicely preserved. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some chipping and areas of minor loss with a few small nicks and tears to the extremities. A little rubbing in places to fore-edge and upper panel, but otherwise a good or better example.£1,350.00 -
QuickviewLike Water for Chocolate
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsLike Water for Chocolate By Laura Esquivel First US edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Originally published in Spanish in Mexico in 1989, and adapted into a film of the same name in 1992. Quarter-bound in chocolate brown cloth with light brown lettering to spine, light brown boards and green endpapers and paste-downs. A fine copy with a little pushing to spine tips. The original and unclipped dust jacket - featuring attractive artwork by Cathleen Toelke - shows only minimal wear to spine tips and a little toning to verso edges. A near fine and sharp example of a popular work of Latin American magical realism.£250.00 -
QuickviewLook Homeward, Angel
First Edition, Modern First EditionsLook Homeward, Angel By Thomas Wolfe First UK edition, first impression (William Heinemann Ltd, 1930). Originally published in the US the previous year. The author's first novel. Original dark blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A better than near fine copy with just a little off-setting to endpapers, contents lovely and clean otherwise. The original dust jacket is similarly in near fine condition with some of the usual fading to the spine panel that the colour of the jacket makes it especially prone to. A fantastic copy, not easily found in such good condition.£1,050.00 -
QuickviewLook to Windward
First Edition, Iain Banks, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Signed First EditionsLook to Windward By Iain M. Banks First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The sixth novel in the Culture series. Original black cloth with bronze lettering to spine. Some toning to edges. Very slight wear to top edge of the original and unclipped dust jacket with some fading to spine panel, otherwise near fine with a round retailer sticker to upper panel.£150.00 -
QuickviewLost Horizon
First Edition, Modern First EditionsLost Horizon By James Hilton First US edition, first impression in later issue dust jacket with 'Hawthornden Prize Edition' to spine panel. Adapted to film in 1937 and the origin of Shangri-La. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A very good book with some rubbing to spine ends and previous owner name to front endpaper. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some chipping to spine ends and corners and a couple of tears to top of flap folds. Evidence of tape reinforcement to spine verso. A nice example of a rare edition.£800.00 -
QuickviewMatilda
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Roald DahlMatilda By Roald Dahl First edition, first impression published by Jonathan Cape in 1988 and featuring illustrations by Quentin Blake. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A few marks to boards and edges with some rubbing to board edges and a few isolated superficial indentations, otherwise very good and free from names and inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some of the usual fading to the spine panel, a little spotting to flaps and a small chip to top corner of lower panel, better than very good otherwise.£300.00 -
QuickviewMen Without Women
Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, Modern First EditionsMen Without Women By Ernest Hemingway First edition, first impression and first issue with the number 3 perfectly formed on page 3. Re-bound in black morocco leather with marbled endpapers and paste-downs, five raised bands and lettering to spine and upper board in gilt. Very small clipped area to bottom edge of front endpaper with some toning to edges, else near fine.£500.00 -
QuickviewMichael Bond’s Book of Mice
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsMichael Bond's Book of Mice By Michael Bond First edition, first impression. Presentation copy. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper verso. A little rubbing to board edges and small area of fading to spine head, else very good or better and internally clean. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some slight fading to spine panel and a small area of loss to spine head, otherwise very good.£135.00 -
QuickviewMiguel Street
First Edition, Modern First EditionsMiguel Street By V. S. Naipaul First edition, first impression, published by André Deutsch in 1959. Winner of the 1961 Somerset Maugham Award. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A hint of faint spotting to front endpaper and paste-down and some exposed webbing at front endpaper, which remains firmly in place. Otherwise a beautifully clean and near fine book. The original and unclipped dust jacket, featuring the attractive artwork by Aden Kinborn, has minimal traces of wear and fading to spine head, but is otherwise near fine or better.£450.00