The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage
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The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage
£100.00
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 of Dust: La Belle Sauvage
By Philip Pullman
Signed First Edition
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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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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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Life & Times of Michael K
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions
Life 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
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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
