Gorillas in the Mist
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Gorillas in the Mist
By Dian Fossey
First UK edition, first impression.
Original green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Slightest hint of very faint spotting to top edge, else fine in a fine dust jacket. A fantastic copy.
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Categories: First Edition, Modern First Editions
Gorillas in the Mist
By Dian Fossey
First UK Edition


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The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction
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.
£150.00


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The Wings of the Morning
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Signed First Editions
The Wings of the Morning
By Edward S Hyams
First edition, first impression (Duckworth, 1939). Signed and inscribed by the author to front endpaper. The author's first novel.
Publisher's original cloth with red lettering to spine. Some soiling and light browning to boards with some spotting to fore-edge and to opening and final couple of pages. Contents nice and clean otherwise. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some loss to upper panel and to spine panel head with a few tears, some chipping and rubbing; light soiling to lower panel.
A very rare book, especially so inscribed by the author.
£300.00


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Animal Poems
First Edition, Limited Editions, Poetry, Signed First Editions
Animal Poems
By Ted Hughes
Limited edition (Crediton: Richard Gilbertson, 1967). Signed by Ted Hughes to the front endpaper. One of 100 copies produced. 1-6 were interleaved throughout with blank paper, on which the poet wrote out each of the thirteen poems in full, to face the printed text and were also bound in full dark green levant morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. 7-16 were interleaved with three manuscript poems and bound in half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. 17-36 contained one poem in manuscript and were bound in decorative covers. The example on offer here is one of the 37-100 copies that were signed by the author.
Original salmon fur-grained covers with lettering to the upper cover in black. Faint marginal soiling to spine with minor wrinkling here and there; top edge of upper cover and opening few pages turned up slightly; area of minor staining to lower cover with a little colour transfer to fore-edge of rear endpaper, contents nice and clean otherwise and firmly bound. A very good example of a rare book.
£400.00


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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