HESSE, HERMANN & ZIOLKOWSKI (Ed & Intro) & LESSER, RIKA (Trans)

FIRST UK EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxiv + 213pp, VG (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light cerasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1982

KEYWORDS: modern first UK editions literature Hermann Hesse

MERIMEE, PROSPER & JOHNSON, A E (Trans) & BULL, RENE (Pictures)

Sm quarto, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, ix + 203pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (light to moderate scuffing & fraying to board & spine edges, moderate fading/discolouration to spine, light chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, basic/plain gift plate tp ffep, light to moderate cracking & foxing to gutters throughout- boards sl shaky)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co N/D (c.1920s?)

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COUNSELMAN, MARY ELIZABETH

FIRST UK EDITION, sm octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 189pp, VG- (moderate creasing & light tanning to spine & covers, discreet & tidy tape reinforcement to spine, light annotation to top edge of rear cover, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: World Distributors 1964

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BEKKER, IMMANUEL (Ed)

TEXT IN GREEK, ex-library, octavo, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering on leather title plates to spine with raised bands & gilt tooling/decoration also, marbled page edges & eps, mixed pagination, VG- (usual library markings- historical, heavy rubbing & chipping to spines with obvious tape repairs, 4cm crack to front hinge of vol 3, moderate chafing & surface loss to leather & boards, adhesive cloth reinforcement to gutters of vol 1, occasional foxing throughout, binding & text block still reasonably tidy)

PUBLISHER: Ex Officina Bernhardt Tauchnitz 1854

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GESSNER, Mr & COLLYER, Mrs (Trans)

Duodecimo, half leather bound marbled boards, marbled page edges, frontispiece, titled vignette, 94pp total, illus, G+ (moderate bruising & chipping to spine edges & board corners, v heavy rubbing & surface loss to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate soiling & prev. owner's name in ink to front eps, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims, moderate to heavy water staining to numerous pages throughout, moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: C Cooke, No 17, Paternoster Row N/D (c.1800

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TOLKIEN, J R R & TOLKIEN, CHRISTOPHER (Ed) & LEE, ALAN (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, 302pp, folding map to rear, illus, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, light tanning to edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2018

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BURGESS, ANTHONY

FIRST EDITION, tidy ex-library, octavo, green heavy boards, red lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 261pp, VG (minimal library markings, spine sl cocked, light bruising & moderate tape residue to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor tape staining to ffep, moderate scuff to rear pastedown) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover with adhesive edges- likely stained at edges, half of rear flap missing, minor chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1960

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LODGE, DAVID

FIRST EDITION, tidy ex-library, octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 223pp, VG (minimal library markings, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, light tape staining to board edges & ffep, spine sl cocked, front board shaky, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing & water staining to oocasional pages) in d/w, VG- (in protective plastic covers with adhesive edges- likely stained beneath, rear flap partially missing/detached, light chafing/wrinkling soiling)

PUBLISHER: Macgibbon & Kee 1962

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels David Lodge

FINLAY, JOHN

SECOND EDITION, duodecimo, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering & tooling to spine with raised bands also, marbled page edges & eps, frontispiece, 170pp, illus, VG- (light to moderate bruising & rubbing/surface loss to leather work on spine & boards, moderate to heavy chafing & surface loss to boards & ffep, moderate tanning to page edges, prev. ownership markings in ink to prelims inc. title page, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to pages throughout- quite unobtrusive)

PUBLISHER: R Chapman 1804

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ASHER, JAY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt & black lettering to spine, illus eps, unpaginated prelims, 288pp + unpaginated interview with author to rear, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edgessl cracking to gutter at title page) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Razorbill / Penguin 2008

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LIU, CIXIN & LIU, KEN (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, blue gilt lettering to spine, decorated title page, 604pp, VG+ (sl rubbing/bruising to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing/staining to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates 2016

KEYWORDS: modern first editions scifi science fiction novels literature Cixin Liu

HORSNELL, HORACE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, beige/brown cloth boards, brown lettering to spine & front board, 160pp, VG (light to moderate foxing to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light to moderate tanning to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1940

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JIAN, MA & DREW, FLORA (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, octavo, red glossy light card covers, red/white lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 203pp, VG+ (light curling to cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 2004

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KEYS, JAMES & LAING, R D (Preface)

FIRST US EDITION, octavo, beige buckram boards, black & red lettering to spine, 144pp, VG (light bruising & discolouration to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate tanning & chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Julian Press 1972

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ANDERSON, OLIVER

Sm 8vo hardcover (VG-) lacking d/w; 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: Arthur Barker 1953

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HITCHENS, CHRISTOPHER

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PUBLISHER: Atlantic Books 2000

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ROOM, ADRIAN

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PUBLISHER: Charles E. Tuttle Company 1992

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SPEAIGHT, ROBERT

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PUBLISHER: Scarborough Books 1982

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MCADAM Jr., E L & MILNE, GEORGE

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PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1963

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PARTRIDGE, ERIC

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PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1956

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