The Godfather
The Godfather
£500.00
The Godfather
By Mario Puzo
First UK edition, first impression, published by William Heinemann in 1969. Originally published in the US earlier in the same year.
Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. The book opens a little wide at the title page, but is otherwise near fine and clean internally.
The original and unclipped dust jacket has a couple of very small chips to bottom corners, small abraded areas to spine ends and moderate toning to verso in places, otherwise very good or better.
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The Godfather
By Mario Puzo
First UK Edition
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The Sea, The Sea
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Iris Murdoch, Modern First Editions
The Sea, The Sea
By Iris Murdoch
First edition, first impression. The author's nineteenth novel and winner of the 1978 Booker Prize.
Original green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Brief gift inscription to front endpaper. Tiny nick to the top of page 245 with a small area of light impact to the fore-edge of a handful of pages, else near fine. The original and unclipped dust jacket, with the cover art by Hokusai, has only very minimal traces of wear to spine tips, but is otherwise near fine and sharp.
£150.00
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Animal Farm
Children's Fiction, First Edition, George Orwell, Modern First Editions
Animal Farm
By George Orwell
First edition thus, featuring illustrations by Quentin Blake. Original pictorial cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A touch of fading to spine with a few light and unobtrusive marks to cloth, else near fine. Housed in the original slipcase, which is also near fine with a couple of instances of rubbing to corners.
£75.00
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Acastos
First Edition, Iris Murdoch, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions
Acastos: Two Platonic Dialogues
By Iris Murdoch
First US edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the artist and publisher, Rolando Pieraccini to the title page: 'for Rolando Pierraccini with all my best wishes and greetings Iris Murdoch'.
Quarter-bound in cream cloth over light purple boards with gilt lettering to spine. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
£100.00
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Blood Meridian
First Edition, Modern First Editions
Blood Meridian
By Cormac McCarthy
First UK edition, first impression. The author's fifth novel, set in the Old West in the mid-19th century, and considered to be among the best works of American literature.
Original red cloth with white lettering to spine. A fine copy with some of the usual toning to edges in a fine dust jacket. A superior example.
£1,250.00
