OZEKI, RUTH

Octavo hardcover (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Canongate 2013

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HEMINGWAY, ERNEST

FIRST BLAKISTON EDITION (BOOK CLUB)- JACKET IN POOR CONDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, blind stamp author's signaute to front board, top page edges stained red- faded, deckled page fore-edges, unpaginated prelims + 410pp, VG (moderate rubbing/scuffing to board & spine extrems/edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, minro chip to page block at fore-edges) in d/w, G+ (v heavy creasing & chipping with loss to edges & spine, minor chafing & discolouration, all corners lightly clipped)

PUBLISHER: The Blakiston Company 1940

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SASEK, M

FIRST EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps, 60pp, illus, VG (minor bruising/scuffing & fading to board & spine extrems/edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light discolouration to eps) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, price clipped, light fading & soiling to spine, moderate creasing & chipping to edges & spine, front cover lightly faded)

PUBLISHER: W H Allen 1966

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GIBSON, WILLIAM

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, grey heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to teal spine, blind stamp lettering front board, unpaginated prelims + 356pp, VG+ (sl fading/tanning to board edges, sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing, minor tanning & soiling to flaps)

PUBLISHER: G P Putnam's Sons 2003

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RUSHDIE, SALMAN

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, charcoal grey boards, gilt lettering to balck cloth spine, unpaginated prelims + 575pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, sl tanning to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Henry Holt and Company 1999

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ALIGHIERI, DANTE & CARY, HENRY FRANCIS (Trans) & MELLY, GEORGE (Intro) & PRODGER, MICHAEL (Into) & DALI, SALVADOR (Illus)

Lg quarto, quarter leather bound teal iridescent cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, prined eps, frontispiece, xvi + 154pp, illus, Near FINE, in illus slipcase, VG+ (minor chafing & bruising)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2008

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VIDAL, GORE & KAPLAN, FRED (Ed)

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp initials to front board, deckled page fore-edges, xxx + 988pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light tanning & soiling to spine, light to moderate soiling with minor label residue to rear)

PUBLISHER: Random House 1999

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BORGOS, BRUCE

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 308pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Minotaur Books 2023

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ALLINGHAM, MARGERY & BYATT, A S (Intro) & BOSWELL, JAMES (Illus)

FIRST EDITION THUS, super octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 205pp, illus, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2015

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McCARTHY, CORMAC

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 190pp, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, edges also look soiled but it's part of the jacket design!)

PUBLISHER: Picador 2022

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POTIKI, ROMA

FIRST EDITION, ownership of Robin Walters, square octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, 64pp, illus, VG (moderate fading & light creasing to spine, sl creasing & soiling to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to inside covers & eps, prev. owner's name (Robin Walters) to ffep)

PUBLISHER: IWA Associates 1992

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ELLIS, BRET EASTON

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, pink gilt lettering to spine, 283pp, VG+ (sl discolouration to lettering on spine, sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light to moderate fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 1987

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TUER, ANDREW W

FIRST EDITION, duodecimo, patterned heavy boards, black lettering to spine- mostly missing, black lettering to title plate to front board, string ties to board fore-edges, deckled page edges, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 137pp, illus, G (spine mostly missing with heavy but tidy archival tape reinforcement, moderate chafing to boards, moderate tanning & light chipping to page edges, heavy cracking to gutters & archival tape repairs) an adorable wee book, a lovely collectable item!

PUBLISHER: 1885. London: Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C / Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co. New York: Scribner & Welford

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WARDHAUGH, BENJAMIN

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PUBLISHER: William Collins 2020

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CAMPBELL, DAVID

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1949

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CATULLUS & GREGORY, HORACE (Trans & Intro)

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PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 1956

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WINDSOR, JOYCE

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PUBLISHER: Black Swan 1994

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YUTANG, LIN

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PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1954

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SACKVILLE-WEST, EDWARD & BRITTEN, BENJAMIN (Orchestral Score) & MOORE, HENRY (Illus)

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PUBLISHER: Secker and Warburg 1945

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LAN, AARON & CRUSE, ABBY et al

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PUBLISHER: Toitoi Media 2021

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