Oxford University Press, 1986. First Oxford edition. Paperback. viii, 619pp, [ii]. A mighty paperback edition of the book first published in German as Hotel Shanghai in 1939: this is the first edition to include Lethbridge's Introduction. Pages clean and unmarked, though tanned. Large format, c.19.5x12.5cms. The pictorial covers have been..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. [iv], 266pp. Pages clean and unmarked, with tanning from the edges. 'For style without affectation, ruthlessness without the usual mindlessness, Lyall is likely to be your man.' (The Observer). In the original black cloth-textured binding titled in gilt, clean, firm and bright..... More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1946. First English edition. Hardcover. [iv], 3-104. Pages and endpapers clean and unmarked. Closed top edge slightly toned and foxed. 19x12.5cms, in the original binding of grey-green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Clean, corners good, slightly sunned to the top edge and where the lower panel of..... More
London: Serpent's Tail, an imprint of Profile Books, 2011. First English edition (complete number line). Hardcover. xiii, 306pp. Unread copy. First published as La Peur in 1930, the novel graphically describes the terrible experiences of soldiers during the first world war. It was regarded as seditious, and was unavailable for..... More
London: Grant Richards, 1902. First edition. Hardcover. viii, 414. Early ownership name to pastedown. New front free endpaper. Title page tanned, and some wear to edges of prelim pages. Text pages have some soiling and minor stains, with upper corners knocked, and slightly cockled. Firm, in the original binding of..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. [x], 260pp. Contents fresh and unmarked. Closed edges appear slightly toned. In the original black cloth-textured binding titled in silver, clean, firm and bright, corners sharp. The protected unclipped pictorial jacket is crisp and bright, slightly faded to the spine, has a...... More
Hassocks: John Spiers, The Harvester Press, 1978. First UK edition of this translation. Hardcover. xxvii, [i], 356pp. Contents clean and unmarked, with map endpapers. Laid in are reviews by Anthony Burgess and Clarence Brown welcoming this translation, and comparing the novel to Joyce's Ulysses, while the puff on the jacket..... More
[Leiston]: completelynovel.com / self published, 2009. First edition. Paperback. 293pp. Paperback in as new condition, with faint crease to edge of front cover. 21.5x13.7cms, in glossy pictorial covers. Tanner has experience of the East, and this book appears well-researched. Scarce title. More
London: Hutchinson, n.d. [1944]. First edition. Hardcover. 224pp. Very clean fresh copy, with a neat 1944 gift inscription to the front free endpaper. In the original binding of black cloth titled in gilt, clean and bright, corners sharp: 2mm rubbed at foot of spine. In the protected unclipped dust jacket..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. 136pp, with illustrations in the text and a coloured frontis. Contents clean and unmarked, with slight tanning to the first blank leaf and final text page, and two small spots to the bottom edge of the title and contents pages. Top edge red..... More
London: Gollancz, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. [iv], 284pp. Contents clean and unmarked. Front fly bears the 1952 ownership name of Mary Colquhoun in an assured hand. Closed fore-edge has a dark patch which doesnt impinge on the margins at all. In the original red cloth-textured binding, clean and bright, spine..... More
London: The Modern Publishing Company, n.d. [1930s]. Presumed first edition. Hardcover. 254pp, with endpaper and prelim advertisements. Pages clean, and age-tanned. In the original binding of red cloth-textured boards, bright and firm, slight fade to spine, head of spine slightly puckered, ad on back and spine title in black. Very..... More
London: Harvill Press, 1998. First printing of UK paperback edition. Paperback. [viii], 296pp, illustrated with photos in the text. Complete number line. Unmarked. An apparently unread copy, with an inch of sunning to the foot of the spine. Fine and square, with french flaps. More
![Watership Down. [Signed Copy]. Richard Adams, John Lawrence](/pictures/thumb/19760030.jpg?v=1585371100)
London: Penguin Books / Kestrel Books, 1976. First reprint of this edition. Hardcover. 550pp, illustrated in colour and monochrome, and with a foldout coloured map at the back. Signed in blue 'Yours Sincerely / Richard Adams' to the verso of the half-title (facing the title page). Contents very clean and..... More
London: Collins, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. 252pp +[4] adverts. Contents clean and unmarked, with spotting to the closed edges, and a little to the first and last few pages. A thriller, and Parker's first novel. In the original binding of blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, clean and firm, rather..... More
Bognor Regis: New Horizon, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. The author's first book, on Pioneer Farming, 'was never published because the editors considered it contained too little sex. He vowed if he wrote another book it would consist of nothing but sex and this is the result.' 127pp. Contents very fresh..... More
London: Constable, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. [viii], 280. Ownership names to front fly dated 1933 and 1982 and small Times Book Club label to rear pastedown. Prelims heavily freckled with foxing: some spotting up to p.12, and to the last few pages of the book: very little elsewhere. In the..... More
London: Herbert Jenkins, n.d. [1921]. First edition. Hardcover. 247pp + [1]p of publisher's ads. 'Some incidents in the life of a Scots boy': one of Neill's school stories from his time as a Dominie (= schoolmaster in Scotland). Some foxing to endpapers and prelims, and a few spots up to..... More
London: Ward, Lock & Co, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. 288pp. Contents unmarked, in good slightly used condition. Front free endpaper removed. In the original binding of green cloth: firm, faded, soiled and battered, with wear to spine head and a short split to the head of the upper joint. Plot..... More
London: Harvill Secker, 2005. UK first edition, first printing. Hardcover. [vi], 264pp. Full number line ending in '1'. Contents very fresh and unmarked, appears unread. Copyright page (lower left edge) and half title (under 'Horses') have small, light, unrelated smudges (see photo). In the original navy cloth-textured binding titled in..... More
![The Pirates! In an Adventure with Whaling. [Signed Copy]. Gideon Defoe](/pictures/thumb/20053050.jpg?v=1607626275)
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2005. First edition, first impression. Hardcover. viii, 152pp, illustrated. Contents fresh and unmarked, appears unread. Author's signature on title page. In the original black cloth-textured binding titled in gilt, clean, bright and firm. In the protected unclipped pictorial dust jacket: very fresh and bright with a...... More
London: The Harvill Press, 2002. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. [viii], 294pp. Unread copy. Pages tanning slightly, contents otherwise clean and fresh and unmarked. Faintly marked or stained area to front free endpaper. In the original black cloth-textured binding titled in gilt, clean, bright, firm and sharp. In the protected..... More
![Thirst. [Inscribed Copy]. Stephen Amidon](/pictures/thumb/19923040.jpg?v=1542314979)
London: Bloomsbury, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. [iv], 220pp. Very fresh, unread copy, with author's note on title page thanking the recipient, and signed 'love, Stephen'. In the original blue cloth-textured binding titled in gilt, clean, bright and firm. In the protected unclipped pictorial dust jacket, very bright and fresh. Lovely..... More
![The Circus Animals. [Inscribed Copy]. James Plunkett](/pictures/thumb/19903100.jpg?v=1542314972)
London: Hutchinson, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. 305pp. Very fresh copy, with author's signature and warm 1990 inscription (signed Jim) to title page. Very faint foxing to text block edges. In the original green cloth-textured binding titled in gilt, clean, firm and bright, corners sharp, foot of spine slightly blunted. In..... More
![Red Eclipse [Signed Copy]. Jeremy Reed](/pictures/thumb/19898080.jpg?v=1542314970)
London: Jonathan Cape, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. [viii], 157. Contents fresh and unmarked, title page signed by Reed. In the original maroon cloth-textured binding, spine titled in gilt, fresh, bright, and sharp. In the protected unclipped black dust jacket illustrated with a Rothko painting, clean and bright, front panel slightly..... More
