Hardback with dust jacket. In excellent, clean and tight, fine condition in a very near fine dust jacket. Numbered and signed first edition exclusively for independent bookshops - this is copy number 980/1000. A Rivers of London novella. pp. 180. 20.5cm tall. View More...
The complete run of novels from No. 7 to No. 36, incorporating the full Tenth Doctor span. All of the books are in very good condition - some have a forwards lean to the spine and / or very slightly tanned, or darkened, pages. They are otherwise all clean; no previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. Various authors. The titles are, in order, starting with No. 7: The Stone Rose; The Feast of the Drowned; The Resurrection Casket; The Nightmare of Black Island; The Art of Destruction; The Price of Paradise; Sting of the Zygons; the Last Dodo; Wooden Heart; Forever Autumn; Sick Buildin... View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. First impression. In excellent, fine, unread condition. Clean, tight and unmarked. Dust jacket not price clipped. An excellent novel set during the UK 1976 heatwave. pp. 285. 22.3cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. First impression. 2021. In excellent, fine, as new condition. Dust jacket not price clipped. Unmarked. No names or inscriptions. Binding tight and firm. pp. 280. 22.3cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. First collected edition. 14 short stories. Publisher's original yellow boards. Both the book and dust jacket are in excellent, near fine condition. The binding is firm and inner hinges are very good. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Very minor bruising to the base of the spine and the dust jacket is very slightly faded at the spine. A super copy. Dust jacket not price clipped. Dust jacket design by Keith Cunningham. pp. 176. 22.2cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. In excellent, fine condition. Independent Bookshop Limited Edition, number 385 of 2000, signed by the author on the half-title / limited edition page - no inscription / dedication. Firm and tight. With attached red ribbon page marker. Dust jacket not price clipped. pp. 454. 22.2cm tall. A super collector's copy. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. A sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. First edition. In almost excellent, clean and tight, near fine condition. Page 2 has a small abrasion, page 3 opposite a small glue residue mark matching the abrasion and there is a small pen squiggle in the margin of page 3 (looks like an accidental mark) - see photos which show these minor flaws. There is a pale smudge mark to the top closed textblock page edge. Ava Farmer is a pseudonym for Sandy Lerner and the book is inscribed on the dedication page in bright blue ink, 'with the greatest respect and admiration, Sand... View More...
Hardback, no dust jacket (as published). First printing of this gorgeous illustrated edition. Signed by Neil Gaiman on the title page (no inscription / dedication. In excellent, clean and tight, fine, unread condition. A super copy. pp. 328. 24cm tall. View More...
Hardback, lacks dust jacket. Good condition. First edition, 1953. Publisher's original red boards; slightly bruised at spine ends, bumps to corners, slightly faded spine. The binding is firm, inner hinges are very good. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Light scattered foxing to closed textblock page edges and to page margins (not extensive). A good copy of James Hilton's last novel. pp. 312. 19.3cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. Exclusive signed first edition, first impression. Signed by Gill Hornby on a special inserted exclusive edition pre-title page (no dedication / inscription). In excellent, clean, tight, unmarked and unread, fine condition. A super copy of this beautiful novel. pp. xvii, 395. 22.3cm tall. View More...
Hardback with slipcase. The endpapers have some wrinkles next to the spine - most likely a binding / manufacturing flaw as they look as though they have been applied a little tightly. As seems to be common with this Folio title, the spine of the book is very slightly faded. There are a few very pale marks to the upper board (needs strong light to see them). Binding firm, clean, no names or inscriptions, or other marks. Printed on Abbey Wove paper and bound in cloth blocked with a design by the artist. pp. xxxi, 381. The slipcase measures 24.8cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. Second impression of the English edition. Publisher's original grey boards. Boards clean but bumped at the lower corners. The binding is firm and inner hinges are very good. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Light offsetting marks to endpapers. Light foxing to closed textblock foredge; slightly heavier foxing to lower closed textblock edge. The dust jacket is faded at the spine, has a small pale mark on the front cover and is very lightly rubbed at the edges. Front flap not price clipped. pp. 142. 20cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. Exclusive signed first edition (first impression). A new copy, not previously owned. There is a tiny flaw to the rear dust jacket flap at the bottom edge - a small piece of the laminate has lifted (approx. 0.5cm). The boards are ever so slightly bruised at the base of the spine. In otherwise excellent condition. Clean and tight. Unmarked. Pale blue ribbon page marker. pp. 440. 24cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. In excellent, clean and tight, near fine condition; just some fading to the spine of the dust jacket. The binding is firm. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. Dust jacket not price clipped. pp. xxi, 247. 20.5cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. 1941 reprint. Original red boards. The binding is firm and inner hinges are very good. No previous owner's names or inscriptions but the top corner of the front endpaper has unfortunately been clipped from the front endpaper, presumably removing a previous owner's name, or price mark. The pages have browned / tanned and there is some foxing to closed textblock page edges, with occasional marks to pages. The yellow dust jacket is worn and has some repairs to the underside by a previous owner (clear scotch-type tape repairs to several tears). Further rubs and chips to ... View More...
An excellent fine copy in a very near fine slipcase. Printed on Abbey Wove paper. Bound in green cloth printed and blocked with a design by the artist. pp. xiii, 387. The slipcase measures 24.8cm tall. Striking illustrations by Clifford Harper, which resemble woodcuts but which I believe are in pen and watercolour. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. First impression of this 2019 edition. Signed by the author on the title page (no inscription / dedication). In excellent, very near fine condition. Has small bumps to the lower corners. Otherwise clean and tight, binding firm and square. Dust jacket not price clipped. pp. xx, [2], 490. 20.2cm tall. View More...
Hardback with slipcase. In excellent, fine, as new condition - still shrinkwrapped. 24.6cm tall. A collection of 43 short stories from 6 different countries. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. First impression. Signed by the author on the title page (no inscription / dedication). In excellent, fine, clean and unmarked / unread condition. Dust jacket not price clipped. pp. 308. 22.3cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. First edition, 1964. A very good condition copy in a just about good dust jacket. Original blue and orange boards, slightly faded at the edges and spine. Faint imprint of an erased pencil name at the top edge of the front endpaper. A lengthy inscription from the author on the half-title page, addressed to friends 'in whose cottage a good slice of this was written'. Closed textblock page edges have some small pale foxing spots and general greyish discolouration. The binding is nice and firm and inner hinges are very good. The dust jacket is worn at all edges - rubbed,... View More...