THE EARTHSEA TRILOGY. Comprising: A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore.
First Folio Society editions and first printing with these illustrations. Three volumes. Original fully illustrated cloth with titles in gilt and silver to the spines and gilt decoration on the upper boards. Each housed in a slipcase. Illustrated throughout in colour by David Lupton. Map endpapers. A lovely fine set, the bindings square and tight, 'The Tombs of Atuan' with very light rubbing at the extremities, the contents clean and bright throughout. The slipcases are in fine condition. Uncommon in the first editions. A beautifully produced and illustrated Folio set of Ursula Le Guin's multi-award winning fantasy which has been praised by writers such as Margaret Atwood and David Mitchell, and has been turned into an animated film by Studio Ghibli. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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First edition. British issue. Publisher's original red cloth with white titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the extremities, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with a previous owner's name to the front endpaper and some toning to the text block edge are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the very good rubbed, nicked and dust marked dustwrapper that has small chips to the fold corners and tips of the darkened spine. Not price-clipped (7s 6d net to the lower front flap). Published on the same day as the American edition in an edition of 2,900 copies. This example without publisher's advertisments at the rear. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. THE RESCUE. A Romance of the Shallows.
First UK trade edition, first printing. Publisher's original green cloth, stamped in blind to the upper board, titles in gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth clean and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper, that is toned to the spine and panel edges and otherwise without loss or tears. Whilst the last of the three novels in the 'Lingard Trilogy' to be published, after Almayer's Folly (1895) and An Outcast of the Islands (1896), the events related in The Rescue (based on Conrad's experience as mate on the steamer Vidar) precede the earlier publications. (Cagle A49b). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. NOTES ON MY BOOKS
First edition. Limited edition, signed by the author. American issue. Publisher's original white and blue paper covered boards, titles and illustration in gilt to the upper board, titles in gilt to the spine. Lacking the dustwrapper. Deckled edges. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping to the spine tips and fraying to the corners. The boards toned at the edges with a small moisture mark at the base of the spine. The contents, a little spotted to the endpapers, are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Issued in a limited edition of 250 copies for America (there were also 250 copies issued by Heinemann for the UK market), this example numbered 121 and signed by Joseph Conrad in blue ink on the limitation page. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. THE KRAYS. Revised Shooting Script. Signed.
An original shooting script, written by Philip Ridley, for the award winning 1990 British biographical crime drama film 'The Krays', directed by Peter Medak. Signed by the lead actors. c.118 pages including top sheet and pink amendment sheets. A very good copy, with some wear and finger marks as expected from a working document. With the ownership name of Elaine Thomas to the top right corner who was first assistant editor on the production. Signed and inscribed on the title page by the lead actors Gary Kemp (Ron Kray); Martin Kemp (Reg Kray); Billie Whitelaw (Violet Kray); Kate Hardie (Frances Kray); Tom Bell (Jack 'The Hat' McVitie); Gary Love (Steve). On release in 1990 the film spent a couple of weeks at the top of the UK box office, earning Billie Whitelaw a BAFTA nomination for best supporting actress as well as scooping two Evening Standard British Film Awards (best film and most promising newcomer). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. UNDECEPTIONS: Essays on Theology and Ethics.
First edition, first printing. Original grey paper-covered boards with titles in red and gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper. Top edge orange. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. The closed edge of the text block with a few faint foxing spots. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that has a single short closed tear to the head of rear flap fold and a little toning to the spine. Not price-clipped (£2.25 on the front flap). C. S. Lewis's wide-ranging contributions to various journals and magazines over a span of 24 years, edited and collected by Walter Hooper. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. THE SILMARILLION
First edition, first printing. Domestic issue (printed by Billings). Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration to the spine, in dustwrapper. Top edge navy blue. Fold out map to the rear. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, with a light bump to the spine tail. The contents, with a few tiny nicks (without loss) to the fore-edge of the last two pages, are clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps. The map is in fine condition. Complete in the lightly creased dustwrapper that is only a touch faded to the spine lettering and otherwise free from loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£4.95 to the front flap). Tolkien's creation story and Norse-style epic history of the world in which The Lord of the Rings is set. Compiled and edited by his son, Christopher. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. THE SMELL OF FEAR
First edition, first printing. Publisher's original grey cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Youngman Carter illustrated dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth clean and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. The closed top edge of the text block is spotted and toned. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has a single short closed tear to the upper front flap fold and some toning to the spine. Not price-clipped (30s net to the front flap). A collection of fourteen short stories, two of which are published in UK book form for the first time. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. NO PRIEST BUT LOVE: Excerpts from the Diaries of Anne Lister, 1824-1826
First edition, first printing. Hardcover issue. Publisher's original purple cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Tom Hewitt designed dustwrapper. Large folding map of Paris and 36 illustrations throughout the text. A very near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Issued simultaneously in paperback and hardcover, the hardcover issue is scarce. Edited by Helena Whitbread, who has spent years transcribing the famed diarist's writings documenting a lifetime of lesbian relationships which were written largely in secret code. Whitbread's transcriptions formed the basis for the BBC television series 'Gentleman Jack' starring Suranne Jones in the role of Anne Lister and Sophie Rundle as her fiancèe Anne Walker. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. THE WHITSUN WEDDINGS
First edition, first printing. Publisher's original purple cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with a previous owner's name on the front endpaper and foxing to the prelims and closed text block edge, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that is toned to the spine and rear panel edge and otherwise without loss or tears. Not price-clipped (12s 6d net to the front flap). One of the great works of post-war British poetry and the first volume of Larkin's poetry to be published by Faber and Faber (his second novel, 'A Girl in Winter', had been published by the firm in 1947). A year later, the author was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and an Arts Council prize for "the best book of original English verse by a living poet published from July 1962 to June 1965". Published on 28 February 1964, 3910 copies of the first impression were issued. (Bloomfield A7) Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. ALMAYER’S FOLLY. A Story of an Eastern River.
First edition, first printing, [first state] of Joseph Conrad's first book. Publisher's original olive green cloth with titles in gilt to the spine. Top edge gilt, deckled fore and bottom edge. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping to the spine tips and corners, the cloth lightly marked and darkened to the board edges and spine. The contents, with an ownership name at the top of the title page and spotting and the odd finger mark to the margins, are otherwise clean and without loose or torn pages. The text is in the first state with missing 'e' and 'of' from the last two lines of text on page 110 (here added by a previous owner in pencil). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. ELEPHANTS CAN REMEMBER
First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping to the spine tips and a small faint liquid mark to the top left of the upper board (with subsequent bleeding on the verso of the dustwrapper). The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased, price-clipped dustwrapper that is otherwise free from fading, loss or tears. A Hercule Poirot story. (Hubin; Wagstaff & Poole; Curran, John: The Hooded Gunman). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. THE SECRETARY OF DREAMS: Volume One and Volume Two.
First edition, first printing. Limited edition. Two volumes. Publisher's original brown mottled rexine, volume one with titles in gilt and orange titles to the spine and upper board; volume two with titles in silver and metallic purple. Both in the Gail Cross illustrated dustwrappers and publisher's slipcases. Illustrated throughout in black and white by Glenn Chadbourne. Fine copies, the bindings square and firm, the contents clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine dustwrappers and slipcases that are free from fading, loss or tears. "The Secretary of Dreams combines classic tales of terror from the mind of Stephen King with the critically acclaimed artwork of Maine artist Glenn Chadbourne. This unique book displays an incredible and original blend of King's words with Chadbourne's one-of-a-kind illustrations: text and artwork brought together to tell these stories in a whole new way." (publishers synopsis). Issued individually in a limited 'gift edition' of 5000 copies, with six of Stephen King's best known short stories in each volume. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. THE ROVER
First edition in book form, first printing. Limited edition, signed by the author. Publisher's original cream paper covered boards, illustrated and with titles in gilt to the upper board and spine, in both the original glassine and blue paper dustwrapper, housed in the publisher's card slipcase. Top edge gilt, all others uncut. Frontispiece portrait from an etching by Muirhead Bone, complete with printed tissue guard. A superb very near fine copy, the binding square and tight, the boards bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. There is a clean closed tear to the fore-edge of the rear endpaper. Complete with the fine plain glassine, underneath the very lightly rubbed blue paper jacket, printed in black to the spine. Both jackets remain without fading, loss or tears. Housed in the worn card slipcase, darkened to all sides and split to one side of the upper edge. The printed label to the backstrip (hand numbered 137 corresponding with that on the limitation page), although toned and a little rubbed at the corners remains without loss. An excellent example, seldom encountered thus. Conceived as a short story and expanded to become Conrad's last full novel, 'The Rover' was first serialised over four issues of Pictorial Review magazine between September and December 1923. The first edition in book form was issued in a limited edition of 377 copies, each individually numbered and signed by Joseph Conrad in black ink on the limitation page. Both the UK and US trade editions followed later. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. KILLER IN THE RAIN
First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, in the John Andrew designed dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with a small 'Foyles' paper label to the bottom left corner of the front pastedown, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. The top edge of the closed text block is spotted. Complete with the very slightly nicked and toned dustwrapper that remains without loss or tears Not price-clipped (21s net to the lower front flap). The first appearance in book form of these eight stories, originally published in American pulp magazines between 1935 and 1941. With an introduction by Philip Durham. (Hubin). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. COSMICOMICS
CALVINO, Italo; translated from the Italian by WEAVER, William First UK edition. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Om Tentacle designed dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with a previous owner's name in blue ink to the front endpaper and some spotting to the fore-edge of the closed text block are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed, price-clipped dustwrapper that is toned to the spine and otherwise without loss or tears. A collection of twelve short stories. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.- $129
- $129
VICTORY OR VESTED INTEREST?
ORWELL, George; COLE, G. D. H.; WILLIAMS, Francis; LASKI, Harold; SUTHERLAND, Mary First edition in book form, first printing. Publisher's original light brown cloth with black titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. Printed on war economy paper. The contents, spotted to the endpapers are otherwise clean and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the rubbed, nicked and darkened dustwrapper that has three short closed tears (secured with small pieces of tape to the underside) and some chipping to the spine tips. Not price-clipped (5s net to the lower front flap). Scarce. A thought-provoking analysis of wartime challenges, societal dynamics, and the pursuit of victory while navigating vested interests. Based on a series of lectures delivered in 1941 under the auspices of the Fabian Society. Contributors include: G. D. H. Cole 'Private Monopoly or Public Service'; Francis Williams 'Equality of Sacrifice'; Professor Harold Laski 'Democracy in War-Time'; Mary Sutherland 'Women and the War'; George Orwell 'Culture and Democracy'. Orwell delivered his lecture from notes and refused to provide a script. This subsequent publication incurred his ire, directed towards the Fabian Society, who had borne the responsibility for passing the stenographer's script "grossly altered without my knowledge" to George Routledge. 'Victory of Vested Interest?' was first published on the 15th May 1942 in an edition of 6,311 copies. (Fenwick B.17). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.- $355
- $355
THE GLASS KEY
HAMMETT, Dashiell First edition in book form, first printing [first state]. Publisher's original blue cloth with red titles to the spine and white key illustration to the upper board, lacking the rare dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little rubbing and bumping to the extremities, the cloth clean though darkened to the spine. The contents, with a small previous owner's name to the front endpaper and the odd finger marks to the margins are otherwise clean. First published over four issues of Black Mask magazinel beginning March 1930) under the editorship of Joseph T. Shaw. This first edition in book form, in the correct first state of binding and contents (with Knopf stamped to the bottom of the spine and no mention of Cassell on the title page) was issued in January 1931 preceding the American book publication by three months. A Haycraft Queen Cornerstone. (Hubin; Layman A4.1). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.- $1,131
- $1,131
VICTORY
CONRAD, Joseph First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles and decoration to the spine, in dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, with a tiny ink notation to the top left corner of the rear endpaper are otherwise clean and bright throughout. Four page publisher's catalogue dated Autumn 1915, followed by a 31 page catalogue dated 8/5/15 at the rear. Complete with the very good rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has several short closed tears, (one secured with a small piece of paper to the underside), small chips at the spine tips and fold corners and a small piece torn from the upper left corner of the front panel. With the publisher's printed price of 6/- to the spine, as called for. A bright and quite attractive example, uncommon thus. A total of 3460 copies of the first state of the domestic issue were printed. (Cagle A19b). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.- $4,200
- $4,200
A HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA
HUGHES, Richard First edition, first printing. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper and wraparound band. Top edge green. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, with minor spotting to the prelims, heavier to the closed text block edge, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper and publisher's Book Society wraparound band that is very slightly toned to the spine and otherwise without loss or tears. Not price-clipped (7s 6d net to the lower front flap). The Welsh author's bestselling debut novel. Awarded the the Prix Femina Vie-Heureuse in 1932, in 1998, it was included as number 71 in the Modern Library's 100 Best Novels (editor's list of the best English-language novels of the 20th century). The basis for the 1965 Alexander Mackendrick directed film starring Anthony Quinn and James Coburn (and a teenage future novelist, Martin Amis). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.- $388
- $388
RED HARVEST
HAMMETT, Dashiell First edition in book form, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with yellow skull and crossbones to the upper panel and titles blocked in black and yellow to the spine. Without the dustwrapper. Top edge green. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth with a few light marks and some fading to the spine. The contents, with a previous owner's inscription on the front endpaper and some chips and small tears to the fore-edge of a few early pages (done in production when cutting the pages), are otherwise clean throughout. The author's first book, introducing 'The Continental Op' and creating the prototype for every sleuth who would ever be called 'hard-boiled'. The novel was originally serialised in four issues of Black Mask magazine between November 1927 and February 1928. (Hubin; Layman A1.1.a). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.- $969
- $969
THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS And Other Essays.
CAMUS, Albert; translated from the French by O'BRIEN, Justin First English edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue cloth with silver titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with a previous owner's name at the top of the half title and spotting to the prelims and closed text block edge, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the near fine dustwrapper that has a few tiny nicks and some toning to the spine. Not price-clipped (15s net to the lower front flap). Albert Camus, in his philosophical essay 'The Myth of Sisyphus', brilliantly employs the ancient Greek legend of Sisyphus to explore the individual's persistent struggle against the essential absurdity of life. 'Le Mythe de Sisyphe' was first published in 1942, the same year as Camus's novel L'Étranger (The Stranger). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.- $711
- $711
WARHOL: IL CENACOLO [THE LAST SUPPER].
WARHOL, Andy; edited by IOLAS, Alexandre First edition, first printing of the catalogue for the last Andy Warhol exhibition in his lifetime. Signed by the author. Publisher's original card covers with white titles to the upper panel. Illustrated with a black and white photographic portrait frontispiece, thirteen further black and white photographs and 20 colour reproductions of the artist's 'The Last Supper' (three of which are full page fold outs, with thumbnails). Text in Italian, with essays by Luisa Cogliati Arano and Carlo Bertelli. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a few tiny marks to the upper panel, the extremities lightly rubbed and otherwise free from fading, loss or tears. The contents, with a little creasing to lower corner of the frontispiece and some offsetting of Warhol's signature onto the inside cover and subsequent page, are otherwise clean throughout. Scarce in commerce, particularly in signed state, with only one other signed copy located at auction. Signed boldy (twice) by Andy Warhol in black marker on the front free endpaper 'Peter / love / Andy Warhol / Andy Warhol'. Published in conjunction with Warhol's final exhibition. In 1984, almost 500 years after Da Vinci's creation of 'The Last Supper' (1495 1498), the gallerist Alexandre Iolas commissioned Warhol to respond to Da Vinci's masterpiece, with the resulting series of paintings and prints shown in 1987 at the Galleria Refettorio delle Stelline, Milan. The venue was chosen for its proximity to the Santa Maria delle Grazie, where the original was painted by Da Vinci. Whilst twenty pieces were exhibited, Warhol spent two years creating over one hundred variations of 'The Last Supper'. Using reproductions of the original from mass media, rather than the original itself, he created works in various mediums, including works on paper, sculpture and large-scale paintings. The exhibition would prove to be his last, with his sudden death during gallbladder surgery, one month after the opening in Milan. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.- $1,938
- $1,938
BRIMSTONE AND TREACLE
[FILM SCRIPT]; POTTER, Dennis; STING [SUMNER, Gordon Matthew]; ELLIOTT, Denholm; PLOWRIGHT, Joan; HAMILTON, Suzanna Final Draft Script, written by Dennis Potter for the 1982 Richard Loncraine directed feature film. Signed by the author and several of the leading cast. c.111 pages including the top sheet and pink revision sheets. Emendations and editing notes in ink throughout. A good copy, toned, with finger marks, creasing and with the occasional coffee splash as expected with a working document. This copy belonged to Elaine Thomas, assistant editor on the production. Loosely laid in is a black and white photograph of the cast. Also included is a glass goblet, hand engraved with the title of the film and with small paper certificate from the engraver. Signed by Dennis Potter (writer), Sting (Martin Taylor), Denholm Elliott (Tom Bates), Joan Plowright (Norma Bates) and Suzanna Hamilton (Patricia Bates) on the top sheet. A modern gothic tale, adapted for the big screen by Dennis Potter from his 1976 withdrawn (and untransmitted until 1987) television play that was originally intended for broadcast as an episode of the BBC series 'Play for Today'. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.- $969
- $969
YOUTH: A NARRATIVE. And Two Other Stories.
CONRAD, Joseph First edition, first printing, [first state]. Publisher's original green cloth with titles and decoration in black to the upper board and in gilt and black to the spine. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some rubbing to the extremities, bumping and minor fraying to the tips of the slightly darkened spine. The rear board has a rectangular patch where the cloth is a touch lighter, possibly from a historic removed label. The contents are spotted to the prelims and margins throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. The publisher's first state catalogue running to 32 pages and dated October 1902 (listing this book as 'in the press') to the rear. Published 13 November 1902 in an edition of 3150 copies (including colonial copies). The collection, comprising three novellas, is notable for the first appearance in book form of Conrad's masterpiece 'Heart of Darkness'. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.- $1,938
- $1,938
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