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QuickviewA Moveable Feast
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionA Moveable Feast By Ernest Hemingway First UK edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 1964). Publisher's original brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. One or two minor marks to text-block edges and unobtrusive small Foyles Bookseller sticker to bottom corner of front paste-down, fine otherwise in a near fine dust jacket with a chip to spine foot and a tiny chip to head of upper panel; slightest hint of rubbing in places. A near fine copy overall or better.£100.00 -
QuickviewA Short History of Nearly Everything
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Science, Signed First EditionsA Short History of Nearly Everything By Bill Bryson First edition, first impression (Doubleday, 2003). Signed by the author to the title page. Rare signed. Minor rubbing to bottom edge of upper board, else fine in a fine and unclipped dust jacket with only occasional and trivial signs of edge wear. A fine example.£200.00 -
QuickviewA Sketch of My Life
First Edition, Limited Editions, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsA Sketch of My Life By Thomas Mann One of 75 copies printed on Imperial Japan vellum to be signed by the author, of which this is number 52. Darkening to spine; a little browning to edges; rubbing to corners with occasional rubbing to edges; bookplate to front pastedown and very small and unobtrusive retailer sticker to corner of rear pastedown. Very good.£900.00 -
QuickviewBoy
Biography & Autobiography, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Roald Dahl, Signed First EditionsBoy By Roald Dahl First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 1984). Signed by the author to a bookplate affixed to the front endpaper Original publisher's dark blue cloth with gold lettering to spine. Some pushing to spine ends with a couple of minor knocks to board corners; small brown stain to fore-edge; crease to bottom corner of a few pages; free from inscriptions - very good. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some mild and occasional edge wear, primarily to spine ends; couple of very small nicks to spine tips with a small and faint stain to spine foot - very good or a little better.£325.00 -
QuickviewGoing Solo
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Roald Dahl, Signed First EditionsGoing Solo By Roald Dahl First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 1986). Signed by the author to half-title. Publisher's original dark blue cloth with gold lettering to spine. Corners a little bumped with a touch of pushing to spine foot; contents nice and clean and free from inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a hint of edge wear, mainly to corners. A near fine copy overall.£500.00 -
QuickviewHeaven & Hell
Aldous Huxley, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionHeaven & Hell By Aldous Huxley First Edition, First Impression (Chatto & Windus, 1956). A sequel to 'The Doors of Perception' published in 1954. Spine ends and board corners bumped; a little damp staining to top edge of upper and lower boards; very faint offsetting to front and rear endpapers; small stamp to rear pastedown. Original and unclipped dust jacket has some loss to spine tips and to corners; a few nicks to top edge of front and rear panels; pink stain to verso; fore-edge and hinges rubbed; edge wear to top.£75.00 -
QuickviewLife on Earth: Complete Set
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Science, Showcase, Signed First EditionsA complete set of nine books, including the recently updated 'Life on Earth' published in 2018. All first editions and first impressions in near fine condition and all signed or inscribed by the author. Life on Earth: Gift inscription to front pastedown, couple of knocks here and there to edges. Inscribed by the author to the title page. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some of the usual fading to spine panel with one or two instances of wear to edges. Life on Earth (Updated Edition): Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author to half-title. The Living Planet: Touch of very faint staining to top edge with a few marks to top corner of front endpaper, near fine otherwise. Inscribed by the author to half-title. A little light edge wear to original and unclipped jacket. The Trials of Life: Fine book in a fine dust jacket with a little fading to spine. Signed by the author to the title page. The Private Life of Plants: Fine book in a near fine dust jacket with mild and occasional wear to extremities. Signed by the author to the title page. The Life of Birds: Fine book with some marking to fore-edge of lower board. Very small tear and some moderate wear to edges, primarily to spine head. Inscribed by the author to half-title. The Life of Mammals: Bump to bottom corner of lower board, near fine otherwise. The original and unclipped dust jacket. Light edge wear to extremities of original and unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author to half-title. Life in the Undergrowth: Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to the title page. Life in Cold Blood: A little occasional rubbing to board edges, fine otherwise in a fine jacket with one or two minor instances of edge wear. Signed by the author to the title page. An excellent set.£2,250.00 -
QuickviewNotes on Life and Letters
First Edition, Joseph Conrad, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionFirst edition, third issue with 'Tales of the Sea' corrected on contents page. From the collection of former British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson and his wife, Mary Wilson. Finely bound by Bayntun of Bath. Full blue calf with contrasting red and green title labels, all edges gilt with marbled endpapers. Contents nice and clean, as are front and rear covers with just a few very small, unobtrusive and isolated indentations, mainly to the front; mild soiling to top edge. A very attractive and well-preserved binding.£325.00 -
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QuickviewOut of Africa
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionOut of Africa By Karen Blixen First English edition, first impression (Putnam, 1937). Preceding that of the US, which was published the following year. Half-bound in red morocco with raised bands, gilt ruled compartments and blind tooling to the leather with head & tail bands and titled with gilt lettering on black. The odd spot here and there, primarily to bottom corner of front endpaper and half-title; some soft creases to corners of opening pages; a few isolated spots to fore-edge of text block with a little toning and darkening to top edge. Contents and boards are clean otherwise, with no owner names or inscriptions. A very good copy in an attractive binding.£750.00 -
QuickviewRemote People
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionRemote People By Evelyn Waugh First edition, first impression (Duckworth, 1931). A little fading to board edges; some compression and rubbing to spine tips; some foxing to preliminaries and to bottom edge; offsetting to front and rear endpapers; all plates present with one becoming slightly loose; small stamp to rear pastedown. The original dust jacket has some loss to head and foot with some creasing and chipping to extremities; corners chipped with slight browning to spine panel and a red stain to upper panel. Very rare in the original dust jacket.£1,000.00 -
QuickviewThe Blue Planet & Blue Planet II
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Science, Signed First EditionsThe Blue Planet & Blue Planet II Complete set of first editions, comprising 'The Blue Planet' and 'Blue Planet II', from 2001 and 2017 respectively. 'The Blue Planet' is a first edition and first impression, signed by Sir David Attenborough to a photograph loosely laid-in. Very good with a little minor bumping to corners in a very good dust jacket with a little wear to extremities and a very small area of abrasion to spine panel. 'Blue Planet II' is a first edition and second impression, signed by Sir David Attenborough to the title page. Near fine with a bump to the top corner of upper and lower boards in a near fine jacket with some creasing to top fore-edge corners.£325.00 -
QuickviewThe First Eden
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Science, Signed First EditionsThe First Eden By David Attenborough First edition, first impression (Collins, 1987). Signed and inscribed by the author to half-title: ' For Jennifer in gratitude for her inexhaustible patience & persistence (even when in search of jackets) David'. Unusual to find books inscribed in this way by the author. Fine, with a little pushing to spine ends, in a fine dust jacket with very light and occasional edge wear.£150.00
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