BRUCE, MARY GRANT & CAMPBELL, J. F. (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, beige buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, black illus to front board, frontispiece, 255pp, illus, VG (light creasing/bruising to extrems, light discolouration to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to some gutters) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine, light foxing to rear cover, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co 1939

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MELVILLE-ROSS, ANTONY

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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Collins 1979

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VASQUEZ, JUAN GABRIEL & McLEAN, ANNE (Trans)

UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, FIRST EDITION, super octavo, illus light card covers, red lettering to spine, 298pp, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2012

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MCDONALD, IAN

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy card boards, red lettering to spine, 359pp, VG+ (light creasing to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Pyr/Prometheus Books 2010

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MELVILLE, HERMAN

FIRST EDITION THUS, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to title plate to spine, xxxvi + 389pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate discolouration & staining to spine & boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, owners' names in pencil to front eps, light tanning & foxing to pages throughout, heavy cracking to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1923

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GATTIS, RYAN

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo hardcover (Near FINE) in d/w (Near FINE); 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Picador 2015

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AUSTER, PAUL

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PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 2003

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PETROWSKAJA, KATJA

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PUBLISHER: 4th Estate 2018

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GLADSTONE, WAYNE

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PUBLISHER: Thomas Dunne Books 2014

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KERR, BOB & BALLANTYNE, STEPHEN

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, illus glossy card covers, black & green lettering to spine, illus title page, unpaginated, illus, VG (light creasing to cover edges & corners, light sun fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: William Collins 1982

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CORLEY, CARL

FIRST EDITION, small octavo, light card covers, top page edges partially stained red, 187pp, VG (light creasing to cover edges, light chafing to covers, light tanning to page edges & eps, light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Pad Library 1966

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DONOHUE, RACHEL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (Near FINE) in d/w (Near FINE); 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Corvus 2020

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CLEARY, JON

ADVANCE PROOF COPY (scruffy); 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Collins 1964

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TREVOR, WILLIAM

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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1990

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CLARKE, ARTHUR C.

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PUBLISHER: Harper Collins 1997

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LAING, SARAH

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION, Super octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Vintage 2013

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BIGGAR, JOAN

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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: A.H. & A.W REED

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BEAGLE, PETER S.

UK FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 218pp, VG+ (light discolouration to spine & board edges, ghost lettering to spine from d/w, light foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, 1cm closed tear to top edge of rear cover, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1968

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MATHESON, RICHARD

FIRST UK EDITION THUS, octavo, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 158pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing & light soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: David Bruce & Watson 1973

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MANDER, JANE

FIRST EDITION, Ex-Library, octavo, green cloth boards, black letteringt to spine, 432pp, scruffy (moderate cracking to both hinges with moderate rubbing where is still attached, 1cm open tear with loss on spine, moderate soiling to boards & spine, board corners reinforced with cellotape - this has left heavy tape staining to pastedowns, usual library stamps/markings to prelims and rear eps, light soiling & tanning to pg edges, paper residue from borrowing envelope to rear pastedown)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1938

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