For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
£3,000.00
For Whom the Bell Tolls
By Ernest Hemingway
First edition, first impression in first issue dust jacket.
Original publisher’s cloth. Some rubbing to label on spine with toning to edges and a small area of browning to edge of of paste-downs and endpapers. Contents beautifully clean throughout otherwise.
The original and unclipped dust jacket has a little soft crease close to fore-edge of upper panel, else in beautiful, fine condition.
A fantastic example of one of the author’s highlight titles.
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
By Ernest Hemingway
First Edition
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The Starlight Barking
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Showcase, Signed First Editions
The Starlight Barking
By Dodie Smith
First edition, first impression (Heinemann, 1967). Illustrated by Janet and Anne Grahame-Johnstone. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the front blank: 'To Cicely Courtneidge, from Dodie Smith "Dear Octopus", Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 1967'. The inscription refers to Smith's play 'Dear Octopus', which was revived in 1967 for the fiftieth wedding anniversary of the comedy actors Dame Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hubert. Dodie Smith's married name, 'Mrs Beesley', Dodie Smith's married name is also written in ink in another hand to the front flap of the dust jacket. Additionally a postcard from the author is loosely inserted: 'Dearest Cis, Here is "The Starlight Barking" as a tiny first night present. It's also intended as a get well present to your dear poodle - I trust you'll be able to use Bill's line and say "The dog liked it". Bless you and thank you for your lovable, funny and altogether admirable performance as "Dora". Much love as ever, Dodie".
8vo, publisher's original blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial decorative endpapers. fine with just a little pushing to spine ends in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket with slight edge-wear in places and a couple of spots to upper panel. A near fine example of the sequel to 'The Hundred and One Dalmatians'.
£1,750.00
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Tennyson: The Unquiet Heart – A Biography – Graham Greene’s Personal Copy
First Edition, Graham Greene, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions
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.
£500.00
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A Thin Ghost and Others
First Edition, Horror, Modern First Editions
A Thin Ghost and Others
By M. R. James
First edition, first impression (London: Edward Arnold, 1919).
Publisher's original dark grey cloth with light grey lettering to spine and spider's web motif, title and author's name in grey to upper board. Owner's name in ink to title page with light browning to endpapers and half-title; mild bumping and rubbing to corners and extremities; top edge a little darkened; some minor cracking to binding at page 16, but all pages still holding firm.
A very good copy indeed of the author's scarce third collection of ghost stories.
£1,750.00
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First Editions
A Short History of Nearly Everything
By Bill Bryson
First edition, first impression (Doubleday, 2003). Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page.
Publisher's original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and pictorial endpapers and paste-downs. A fine copy, with mild toning to edges, in a fine dust jacket. Rare inscribed.
£300.00
