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First Edition. [Young Adult Novel] SIGNED FIRST UK PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.334 [2]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to title page. Publisher's soft covers, priced at £6.99. 'Signed by the Author' sticker to front cover. A fine, as-new copy. Second in the 'Embassy Row' series, beginning with 'All Fall Down'…

[Literary Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Octavo pamphlet (25 x 17cm), pp.24. With two double-sided black and white photographic plates. Publisher's pink typographic paper covers, priced at 6d. Heavy oxidation to staples, otherwise near fine. A late-period issue of Cape's occasional literary magazine, which ran from 1921 to 1961. C…

First Edition. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION, trade paperback. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.170 [6]. With the errata slip, as well as a photograph and manuscript verse from a previous owner, loosely inserted. Publisher's green illustrated card covers priced at £1.95. Quite heavily toned, with spotting to edges and covers. Light handling, wit…

dj. [Science Fiction] FIRST THUS. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.319 [1]. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced at 25/- to front flap. Internally bright and clean, a couple of light marks to front endpaper. A few ownership stamps, two to front flyleaf, one to title-page. Mild toning to jacke…

[Cold-war spy thriller] FIRST UK PAPERBACK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.255; [2], blank. Publisher's metallic effect softcovers with promotional still from the 1967 film directed by Ken Russell, priced at 5s. Cheap paper toned as expected, no ink names, wear to foot of spine creasing to spine. Very Good. Bas…

dj. First Edition. [Aviation adventure] FIRST EDITION, first impression, in later issue binding. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.182. Illustrated by Leslie Stead with six colour plates including a frontispiece. Publisher's brown cloth titled in black, in pictorial dust-jacket, priced at 8/6. Most of pp.31/32 torn away, otherwise internal…

First Edition. [Biography] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.xi [1] 403 [1]. White softcovers lettered in black to front and back, with 'Provisional UK Published Price: £17.99' and 'Provisional UK Publication Date: March 1994' to back cover. Crease to front cover, some light soiling to covers. Very good. Lyndall Gor…

[Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST THUS, a revised translation. Square octavo (16 x 16cm), 14 leaves, with text facing full colour illustrations by the author. SIGNED by the translator in black ink to copyright page at rear. Publisher's illustrated glossy paper-covered boards. A fine, as-new copy. A Dutch classic originally p…

[Literary Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Octavo pamphlet (24 x 16cm), pp.28. With four double-sided black and white photographic plates, and occasional in-text illustrations, including woodcuts by Eric Gill. Stapled twice and priced at 3d. Light toning and spotting to covers. Near fine. An occasional literary magazine similar to C…

dj. First Edition. [Action thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.221 [3], blank. Publisher's blue-green cloth with silver titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket photographed by Roy Botterell. Near fine in similar price-clipped jacket, a trifle sunned to spine. Classic MacLean 'vendetta' novel, uncovering kidnap and b…

[Literary Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Octavo pamphlet (25 x 17cm), pp.32. With occasional woodcut vignettes. Publisher's tan typographic paper covers, priced at 6d. Light wear to covers, with heavy oxidation to staples. Very good. The very first post-war issue of Cape occasional literary magazine (suddenly doubled in price), wh…

First Edition. [Thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.155; [1], blank. Publisher's printed yellow wraps with price and publication date written on upper. Very good, with dampmark throughout. An utterly gripping story of a wealthy French lawyer being held prisoner by the Germans during World War II. Precedes the Bod…

dj. First Edition. [Autobiography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp. 286; [ii], blank. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine, photographic dust-jacket designed by Drummond Chapman with printed price of £6.95. Illustrated. Internally bright and clean, minor spotting to edges of textblock, binding in good conditio…

[Anthology] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Large octavo (28 x 21cm), pp.196. Illustrated in colour throughout, with central folding plate. Publisher's illustrated soft covers, priced at $2.50. Some rubbing to covers, with spotting to preliminaries, and occasionally throughout. Very good. Another round-up of notable articles published in Pla…

[Literary Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Octavo pamphlet (25 x 17cm), pp.24. With two double-sided black and white photographic plates, and a loose insert. Publisher's illustrated paper covers, priced at 6d. Light wear to covers, with oxidised staples. Very good. A late-period issue of Cape's occasional literary magazine, which ra…

First Edition. Mystery novel. Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition. Octavo, pp.190. Publisher's red card covers with title label affixed to upper showing the mis-spelled title 'HANGED MANS HOUSE'. The adhesive on the label has caused it to tone/mottle otherwise this is a near fine copy with a small amount of spotting and…

[Literary Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Octavo pamphlet (25 x 17cm). With two double-sided black and white plates. Publisher's grey typographic paper covers, priced at 3d. Light wear to covers, with light oxidation to staples. Very good. A mid-period issue of Jonathan Cape's occasional literary magazine, published between 1921 an…

dj. First Edition. [Children's Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo, pp.207 [9]. With occasional illustrations by the author. No. 948 of 2500 copies SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. In publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With original orange pictorial dust jacket. A fine, as-ne…

[Literary Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Octavo pamphlet (25 x 17cm), pp.24. Publisher's illustrated paper covers, priced at 6d. Light wear to covers, with oxidised staples. Very good. A late-period issue of Cape's occasional literary magazine, which ran from 1921 to 1961. Containing reviews and short articles by various authors,…

dj. First Edition. [Children's Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo, pp.189; [11]. With occasional illustrations by the author. No. 941 of 2500 copies SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. In publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With original green pictorial dust jacket. A fine, as-…

[Literary Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Octavo pamphlet (25 x 17cm), pp.16. With a double-sided black and white photographic plate. Publisher's illustrated paper covers, priced at 6d. Light wear to covers. Very good. A late-period issue of Cape's occasional literary magazine, which ran from 1921 to 1961. Containing reviews and sh…

dj. First Edition. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp. 190; [2]. Publisher's brown cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrative dust-jacket with printed price of 23s or £1.15 to front flap. Minor toning to edges of textblock, rolling to bottom of the spine, marking to dust-jacket spine. Near fine. Richard…

First Edition. [Literary Criticism] FIRST EDITION. Octavo pamphlet (20 x 14cm), pp.34 [2]. With a loose leaf listing other publications, and another loose leaf folded twice, from 'The New Statesman and Nation' December 9, 1933, containing a short piece by Powys titled 'Jesus' Walk.' Publisher's grey paper covers printed in green…