RUSH, NORMAN

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, beige heavy boards, gilt lettering & decoration to yellow cloth spine, deckled page edges, illus eps, 480pp, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing/soiling to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges with some light tanning, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's label to spine)

PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf 1991

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LEE, JOHN A.

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 295pp + publisher's titles to rear, VG (light bruising to extrems, heavy fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: T. Werner Laurie Ltd 1937

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POE, EDGAR ALLAN & PELHAM, DAVID & WORMELL, CHRISTOPHER

AN EXQUISITE POP-UP FIRST EDITION THUS PRESENTATION, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white & gothic purple gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (2cm crack/tear to spine, sl bruising to extrems) all pop-ups & text flaps are intact and undamaged- photos recommended as it's a beautiful example!

PUBLISHER: Abrams 2016

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SCHLINK, BERNHARD & JANEWAY, CAROL BROWN (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 216pp, VG+ (spine sl cocked, sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning to flaps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Pheonix House 1997

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NESS, PATRICK

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 287pp, VG+ (light creasing & curling to cover edges, light chafing to covers, inkstamp & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Walker Books 2017

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CRUMP, BARRY & HART, ROGER (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 158pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising to board edges & extrems, sl soiling to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & light chipping to edges, moderate chafing & soiling with some light foxing)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1965

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CRUMP, BARRY & TURNER, DENNIS (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 181pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board edges & extrems, sl soiling to rear board, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, 2cm closed tear to lower edge of front cover, light fading to spine, sl foxing)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1962

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HERGE

FIRST UK EDITION, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps & title page, 62pp, illus, VG (spine cocked & faded, light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Methuen Children's Books 1978

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MARTIN, J. P. & BLAKE, QUENTIN (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 171pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising/scuffing to extrems, sl discolouration to board edges, light foxing & tanning to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (all corners lightly clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing, soiling & tanning)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1973

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SANKAR & SINHA, ARUNAVA (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 396pp, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, occasioanl folding to top page corners) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing with some wrinkling/peeling to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Atlantic Books 2007

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PENROSE, ETHEL

TRUE FIRST EDITION, SCARCE! Sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering & black illus to spine, red lettering & black illus to front board, blind stamp illus to rear board, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus half title page, 128pp, VG (moderate scuffing & cracking to extrems, light scuffing to board edges, sl staining to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, light foxing sporadically throughout, some moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1890

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GUNESEKERA, ROMESH

FIRST 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Granta Books 1994

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BURGESS, JOHN A.

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON ADHESIVE LABEL ALSO POSTCARD OF BOOK ENCLOSED, VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY, 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: Xlibris 2022

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O'BRIAN, PATRICK

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PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton 1995

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BRADBURY, MALCOLM

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: Alfred A. Knopf 1983

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ELLIS, ALICE THOMAS

FIRST US 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Harper & Row, Publishers 1987

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BURGESS, JOHN A.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON ADHESIVE LABEL, FIRST EDITION, TIDY EX-LIBRARY, super octavo softcover (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: Xlibris 2022

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WESTLAKE, DONALD E.

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) some occasional cracking to gutters; 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: M. Evans & Co 1976

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COLIN, BEATRICE

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: John Murray 2008

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CLEAVE, CHRIS

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, octavo softcover (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 2005

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