GARDNER, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 222pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine & extrems, spine sl. cocked, sl soiling t page edges, prev owners name in ink to fep) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape / Hodder & Stoughton 1984

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TRANTER, NIGEL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 188pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing to edges, light to moderate tannin gto spine & edges, light soiling & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1968

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KINGSOLVER, BARBARA

FIRST EDITION, SPECIAL EDITION WITH EXCLUSIVE CONTENT, super octavo, mustard yellow heavy boards, black lettering to spine, patterned eps, unpaginated prelims + 559pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 2022

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HIMES, CHESTER

FIRST UK EDITION, ex-library, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edegs stained red, 240pp, VG- (usual library markings, moderate rubbing & tape residue to board edges & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & staining to page edges, moderate to heavy tape staining to front & rear eps, minor foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- edges likely stained & damaged, moderate tape staining & tanning/foxing/soiling to flaps, other generalised soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1969

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GAARDER, JOSTEIN & ANDERSON, JAMES (trans)

FIRST UK EDITION octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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: Weidenfeld & Nicholson / Poheonix House 2004

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DICKENS, CHARLES & KINSLEY, JAMES (Ed)

FIRST EDITION THUS, CLARENDON EDITION, DEFINITIVE TEXT, octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, civ + 898pp + map of London to rear, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges, sl foxing to eps, occasional light pencil markings to margins) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate soiling, light fading to spine, minor annotation to rear flap)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1986

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DICKENS, CHARLES & HORSMAN, ALAN (Ed)

FIRST EDITION THUS, CLARENDON EDITION, DEFINITIVE TEXT, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, lx + 871pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light soiling & foxing to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, sl fading & 1cm scuff to spine, light general soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1974

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DICKENS, CHARLES & CARDWELL, MARGARET (Ed)

FIRST EDITION THUS, CLARENDON EDITION, DEFINITIVE TEXT, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, lxxvi + 864pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing/bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to rear board, sl foxing & soiling to page edges, occasional pencil marking to margins) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light general soiling, minor annotation in ink to rear flap)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1982

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DICKENS, CHARLES & SUCKSMITH, HARVEY PETER (Ed)

FIRST EDITION THUS, CLARENDON EDITION, DEFINITIVE TEXT, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, lxv + 835pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, light soiling & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light soiling, minor scuff/surface loss to fore-edge of front cover)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1979

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DICKENS, CHARLES & BURGIS, NINA (Ed)

FIRST EDITION THUS, CLARENDON EDITION, DEFINITIVE TEXT, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, lxxvi + 781pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, sl chafing to boards, light soiling to page edges, occasional pencil markings to margins) in d/w, G- (front cover & front flap completely missing, spine detached but present- all just loosley enclosed in book, moderate rubbing & tearing to spine, annotation to rear flap, other heavy scuffing & tearing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1981

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EGERTON, GEORGE [DUNNE, MARY CHAVELITA] & BEARDSLEY, AUBREY (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & green illus to spine, green lettering & illus to front board, deckled page edges, illus title page, unpaginated prelims + 184pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, moderate soiling & foxing to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & chipping to page edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing & soiling sporadically throughout, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Elkin Mathews and John Lane 1893

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ELY, DAVID

FIRST EDTITION octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) minor insect damage to front board: 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: Martin Secker & Warburg Limited 1967

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VALERA, ALEJANDRO

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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: Astra House 2022

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