Adbusters – Journal of the Mental Environment No 43
(Vancouver, Canada: Adbusters Media Foundation September/October 2002). Volume 10 No 5. Banksy Cover. A softcover magazine. A fine (or better) copy. A lovely copy. This is the "I want you to curb your consumption issue". Photographs/scans available upon request.- $212
- $212
Celebrity Cooking for You – Dishes Chosen by the Famous
First UK Edition. Publisher's green boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. The merest hint of foxing to the top-edge otherwise a near fine copy. The dustwrapper is complete with no chips, just a tiny, closed tear at the head of the spine, minor rubbing to the edges of the spine and some foxing to the verso of the dustwrapper which cannot be seen from the front side. Contributions from, inter alia, Walt Disney, Otto Preminger, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Peter Sellers and Ian Fleming. Fleming's contribution is on page 55 "Scrambled Eggs" which later appears in the story "007 in New York that features in the US first edition of Thrilling Cities. Foreword by A. Dickson Wright. Photographs/scans available upon request.- $364
- $364
Mammy and Uncle Mose – Black Collectibles and American Stereotyping – Blacks in the Diaspo
(Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press 1994). First US Edition. Publisher's pale brown boards with black lettering to the spine. Red end-papers. A fine copy in like dustwrapper. ISBN: 0-253-32592-7. Photographs/scans available upon request.- $64
- $64
A Squash and a Squeeze
(London: Methuen Children's Books 1993). First UK Edition. A children's annual (not issued with a dustwrapper). A faint bruise (I hesitate to call it a bump) to the top right-hand corner of the front board otherwise a bright and clean near fine copy with absolutely NO FADING OR RUBBING to the boards. Inside the text is clean and there are no inscriptions inside. Being hyper-critical there are several short, closed tears to the bottom edge of a few pages (likely caused by a child not being vigilant when reading this copy). These short tears have been neatly and skilfully repaired by Filmoplast acid-free repair tape. This is the first edition of Julia Donaldson's very first book and quite scarce. NB: Donaldson's first book and not to be confused with the later reissue in dustwrapper by Macmillan. Superb illustrations by Axel Scheffler. This copy looks much nicer than it sounds. Photographs/scans available upon request.- $2,649
- $2,649
The House in the Wood and Other Stories
(Lydbury North, Shropshire: David Schutte 2022). Publisher's green boards with gilt lettering. SIGNED BY THE PUBLISHER. A very fine copy in like dustwrapper. As new. Signed by the publisher to the title page. Printing Number Line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. ISBN: 978-0-9564239-4-8. Photographs/scans available upon request.- $36
- $36
Salmon on a Dry Fly
(London: H. F. & G. Witherby 1987). First UK Edition. Publisher's blue boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Boards a touch bruised else a VG+ copy. The dustwrapper is sun-faded to the spine also affecting 1.5cm to the left-hand edge of the front panel. Slight edge-wear to one corner resulting in 0.2mm X 0.4mm loss otherwise VG+. According to the blurb, the first book to be published in the last 30 years on this topic! Photographs/scans available upon request.- $30
- $30
The Corpse from the City
First UK Edition in First Issue dustwrapper priced 9/6 net. Publisher's green boards with black lettering to the spine. Spine slightly faded, a neat inscription in ink to the front paste-down, offsetting to both sets of end-papers, one dog-eared page. Overall a VG copy. The dustwrapper is VG indeed (complete with a tiny chip from the bottom right-hand corner of the the spine and a couple of short, closed edge tears). Great period cover art. Photographs/scans available upon request.- $219
- $219
The Greeks have a Word for It
(London: Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd 1967). First UK Edition. Publisher's green boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Pale ochre-green end-papers. Spine tips pushed and minor fading in places to the bottom edge. Overall VG indeed (with no former owner's inscriptions and with a Johannesburg bookseller's ticket to the rear paste-down.). The laminate-style VG dustwrapper is price-clipped to the front flap and creased to the head of the spine and with a tiny tear to the tail of the spine which is also very slightly rubbed. Uncommon. "When two men disembark from the same boat in Greece, their lives accidentally and frighteningly intersect. Kennedy, an opportunist, orchestrates a scam that will have some intended and some thoroughly unintended consequences. For Mitsos, an unresolved family tragedy awakens again, along with his need to avenge his parents' deaths. With utterly convincing characterizations, Barry Unsworth brings us the underbelly of the forge of Western civilization" (GoodReads). It is the second novel by Booker Prize- winning author Barry Unsworth. It has been praised for its 'utterly convincing characterisations set in Athens in the aftermath of the Greek Civil War and draws on the author's own experiences teaching English as a foreign language satirising many members of the British Council in Athens. Photographs/scans available upon request.- $596
- $596
Brought in Dead
First UK Edition in first issue dustwrapper priced 15s net to the inside flap (as called for). Publisher's grey-black weave boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. The merest hint of foxing to the top and fore edges but with heavier foxing to both sets of end-papers. Overall a VG+ copy. The VG+ dustwrapper has no wear, tears or pieces missing and is a lovely example with just a hint of rubbing to the top and bottom left-hand corner of the front panel. A scarce, early, title by Jack Higgins written under his Harry Patterson pseudonym. "Nick Miller returns in this second book in the series. An interesting police procedural about a body found in the river. The first half deals with solving the mystery of her identity and how she ended up dead. The second half really kicks into high gear when the tale of revenge comes to the forefront" (GoodReads). Photographs/scans available upon request.- $424
- $424
Animal Farm
(Secker & Warburg May 1945). First UK Edition in first issue dustwrapper priced 6s. to the front flap. Publisher's original green cloth with spine lettered in white. Boards exceptionally bright, clean and un-faded apart from a slither of fading to the tip and tail of the spine matching light chipping to the dustwrapper. Overall a lovely near fine copy with no former owner's inscriptions. The dustwrapper is a VG+ example with a 3 cm tear to the top of the front panel (which has been neatly stabilised to the verso by a skilled paper conservationist) and a couple of other short, closed tears to the top edge. There is minor, shallow chipping to the tip and tail of the spine (not affecting the lettering) and the usual rubbing to the edges of the spine (often seen with this title). Unusually the dustwrapper is not printed on the customary Search Searchlight books paper to the verso. However, for the avoidance of doubt, we can confirm that this dustwrapper and book have clearly been together since the book was published (as the miniscule fading to the spine tips matches perfectly the light chipping to the dustwrapper). Secondly the dustwrapper is definitely NOT from a Second Edition as there is no mention of Second Edition to the front flap (and there is no tell-tale erasure had it been there in the first place). What differentiates this copy is how clean the back cover is. Rest assured there has been no restoration to the miniscule chips to the dustwrapper which is as natural as you would hope to find. The first edition of Animal Farm (4,500 copies) was delayed from May to August 1945 and was an immediate success. One of the most important books of the last century and widely perceived as George Orwells masterpiece allegory of Soviet totalitarianism. Photographs/scans available upon request.- $11,588
- $11,588
Murder at the Nook
Fielding, A (London: W Collins Sons & Co Ltd 1929). First UK Edition in the Overseas Edition dustwrapper. Publisher's black boards with red lettering to the spine and front board. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. A neat name and date in ink to the front free end-paper otherwise a lovely fine copy. In the RARE dustwrapper with the Overseas Edition logo to the spine. Note: The dustwrapper is identical to that issued in the UK at 7/6 other than being the Overseas Edition dustwrapper. It has benefitted from some highly-skilled, sympathetic archival restoration to the head and tail of the spine (just affecting the lettering) and now shows as a near fine example. NB: This is a real dustwrapper and NOT a facsimile. Great period cover art of a woman's body being found under the kitchen floorboards. Photographs/scans available upon request.- $430
- $430
Ten Little Ni***rs – And Then There Were None – US Title
Christie, Agatha Ten Little Ni***rs (London: Published for THE CRIME CLUB by Collins 1939). And Then There Were None - US Title. First UK Edition in First Issue dustwrapper priced 7/6 to the inside flap. Publisher's orange boards with black lettering to the spine. Boards exceptionally bright and clean with NO FADING whatsoever. No inscriptions. The book is in fine condition and appears to be unread. There is light, scattered foxing to the page block edges which has not crept into the inner text. The near fine dustwrapper is priced 7s 6d net to the inside flap and is complete with creasing and minor wear at the head and tail of the spine with just a touch of loss. What differentiates this copy from the norm is that the red spine lettering is completely un-faded (as is the green portion of the spine) and seldom seen as bright as this. On the verso of the dustwrapper, a former owner had unnecessarily applied tape reinforcement in 3 places which has been neatly lifted off by a skilled paper conservationist resulting in a little glue residue left behind but with no damage to the dustwrapper itself. For the avoidance of doubt this copy has had NO RESTORATION. Housed in a custom-made half-leather green clamshell box. "One of the worlds best selling books of all time, Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Ni****s (published in the USA as And Then There Were None") sets the standard for crime fiction (GoodReads)". Photographs/scans available upon request.- $19,864
- $19,864
Real Tigers
Herron, Mick First UK Edition. SIGNED COPY. Publisher's navy blue boards with silver lettering to the spine. A very fine copy in like D/W (priced £16.99 to the inside flap as called for). Signed by the Author on the title page. Shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award 2016. A sublime copy. Photographs/scans available upon request.- $523
- $523
Alice in Wonderland (SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR)
Carroll, Lewis (London: The Folio Society 2022). First UK Edition, Third Printing. Signed by the illustrator Charles van Sandwyck via a tipped in four colour bookplate. A very fine copy in like slipcase. As new. Limited to only 200 copies, it sold out from the Folio Society within about three hours. Photographs/scans available upon request.- $311
- $311
Silvertip’s Strike
Brand, Max First UK Edition. Publisher's cornflour-blue boards with black lettering to the spine. A near fine copy in a slightly worn, rubbed, soiled VG dustwrapper with minor loss at corners and two short (1cm) tears. A nice copy. The dustwrapper is priced 8/6 net to the inside flap (as called for). Photographs/scans available upon request.- $86
- $86
Young Sherlock Holmes
Arnold, Alan First UK Edition. Publisher's blue boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Text block a little age darkened dustwrapper mildly rubbed else a near fine copy in like dustwrapper. N.B: novelisation of the 1985 feature film to which Stephen Spielberg added his name as "executive producer". Published simultaneously in paperback by Pocket Books, the UK hardback is subsequently scarce - no copies currently available online. ISBN: 0 7278 1334 X. Photographs/scans available upon request.- $86
- $86
Action at Greyfriars
Richards, Frank (London: Howard Baker 1979). First UK Edition Thus . A Limited Edition (signed by the publisher) this being # 28. VG++ hardback. No glassine wrapper; No slipcase. Greyfriars Book Club volume no.25; Collectors' edition; no.28 of a limited, numbered, signed edition of 500 copies; originally published in single issues (Magnet no.1161-1168, 1930). A tidy copy in tight binding. ISBN: 070300168X. Photographs/scans available upon request.- $20
- $20
Lost Moorings
Simenon, Georges (London:George Routledge & Sons Ltd. 1946). First UK Edition. Publisher's brown boards with black lettering to the spine. A fine copy in a very nearly fine dustwrapper (priced 8s 6d net to the inside flap) which is nicked to the spine tips and with a couple of closed edge tears which have been neatly reinforced to the verso with Filmoplast. A very nice copy indeed and scarce in this collector's condition. Photographs/scans available upon request.- $199
- $199
The Eyes Of The Dragon
King, Stephen First UK Edition. Text block edges a touch spotted else a VG+ copy in a dustwrapper that has a 1 cm closed tear to the bottom left-hand corner of the front panel and mild spotting on the unvarnished front and rear flaps. ISBN: 0-356-14224-8. Photographs/scans available upon request.- $56
- $56