The Idiot
The Idiot
£135.00
The Idiot
By Fyodor Dostoevsky
First Folio Society edition, first impression. Featuring the translation by David Magarshack and illustrations by Charles Keeping.
Original pictorial boards. A touch of rubbing to spine, else near fine in a very good slipcase with some rubbing and a few superficial and inconspicuous splits to edges.
An attractive edition of one of the author’s most popular works.
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The Idiot
By Fyodor Dostoevsky
First Folio Society Edition
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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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Keeping On Keeping On
Alan Bennett, Biography & Autobiography, First Edition, Modern First Editions
Keeping On Keeping On
By Alan Bennett
First Edition, First Printing. Signed by the author to the title page. The book will be wrapped with care and shipped securely to ensure safe delivery.
£65.00
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The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
Beatrix Potter, Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
By Beatrix Potter
First edition, later printing with 'Author of 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' to title page (Frederick Warne & Co, 1903). 16mo, original dark grey boards with circular squirrel motif to upper cover, rebacked with later spine in black paper, hinges repaired and endpapers relaid, a little internal soiling and external rubbing, in black custom-made clamshell box.
£600.00
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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
First Edition, Ian Fleming, Modern First Editions
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
By Ian Fleming
First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 1963).
Publisher's original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A little spotting to top edge, but a lovely and clean near fine book otherwise, in a near fine and unclipped dust jacket with just a hint of rubbing in places to extremities and a little toning to spine panel.
An excellent example.
£825.00
