London: Hamish Hamilton, 1984. 8vo. First edition. Original blue cloth, gilt. Jacket design by John Clementson. Sticker removed from the bottom of the front flap of the d/w. Fine in near fine dust-wrapper. The hand-to-mouth existence for the inhabitants of a remote fishing village in Catalonia is witnessed by Norman...
London: William Heinemann, 1968. 8vo. First edition. Original green cloth, lettered in gilt. Top edge stained green. Black and white photographic plates. D/w price-clipped. Fine in near fine dust-wrapper. The author's second book.
London: The Bodley Head, 1979. 4to. First edition. Original navy hardcovers, gilt. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Fine in fine dust-wrapper.
London: The Bodley Head, 1984. 4to. First edition. Original navy cloth, gilt. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Fine in fine dust-wrapper.
London: Cassell, 1964. 8vo. First edition. Original light blue hardcovers, gilt. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Some foxing to the top edges of the boards and d/w. Small, neat ink ownership on fly. Nick to the bottom edge of the front panel. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper. The follow-up to...
London: Cassell, 1962. 8vo. Second impression. First published in 1961. Original green hardcovers, gilt. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Endpapers and d/w slightly foxed. Small, neat ink ownership on fly. D/w a bit dust-soiled with a couple of short tears to the bottom edge of the front panel. Near fine in...
London: William Heinemann, 1957. 8vo. First edition. Original blue hardcovers, gilt. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Slight foxing to fore edge and d/w. Small, neat ink ownership on fly. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper. The intrepid author and fearless artist describe these strange creatures, including the Snitterjipe, the Blether and...
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. 8vo. First edition. Original decorated hardcovers, gilt. Top edge stained red. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Very slight foxing to fore edge and endpapers. Small, neat ink ownership to fly. Unclipped d/w faded on spine with trivial rubbing to tips. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper. "God...
London: Constable and Co. Ltd, 1962. 8vo. Reprint. Second impression. First published in the UK in 1959. Original light blue cloth. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Light foxing to text block edges, endpapers and prelims. Small, neat ink ownership on fly. Unclipped d/w with some rubbing, nicks and short tears to...
London: Longman Young Books, 1972. 4to. First edition. Original illustrated paper-covered boards. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Boards, endpapers and d/w very slightly foxed. small, neat ink ownership to top corner of fly. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper. Three children plan to go round the world and give their parents...
Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1967. 12mo. First edition. Original gilt-decorated, paper-covered boards. All edges stained blue. Silk marker ribbon. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Tiny, neat ink ownership to top corner of front endpaper. Endpapers very lightly foxed. Unclipped d/w very slightly rubbed at the tips. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper...
Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1964. 12mo. First edition. Original gilt-decorated, paper-covered boards. All edges stained red. Silk marker ribbon. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Tiny, neat ink ownership to top corner of fly. Unclipped d/w very slightly rubbed at the tips. Fine in fine dust-wrapper. A lovely copy of the first of...
London: Faber and Faber, 1965. 4to. First edition. Original illustrated paper-covered boards. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Tiny, neat ink ownership to top corner of fly. Unclipped d/w is very slightly faded on the spine with a little rubbing along the top edge and a two very short closed tears to...
London: Chatto & Windus, 1974. Oblong 4to. First edition. Original illustrated laminated boards. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Small, neat ink ownership on fly. Slight foxing to title page. Near fine. Bianca and Toni fly on a stone lion from Venice to Trafalgar Square and save a stolen Canaletto.
London: The Bodley Head, 1974. Oblong 4to. First edition thus (with Ardizzone illustrations). First published in 1952. Illustrated paper-covered boards. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Small dent to the rear board near the middle of the spine. Small, neat ink ownership to creased fly. Unclipped d/w is very slightly foxed with...
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1936. 4to. First edition. Original rust red cloth, gilt. With 73 Engravings on Wood by Agnes Miller Parker. Spine slightly faded. Corner tips and the head of the spine pushed. Neat ink presentation on fly dated Christmas 1942. Near fine.
Cambridge: The University Press, Cambridge, for The Limited Editions Club, 1951. 8vo. 2 volumes, set. #70 of a Limited Edition of 1500 copies. Decorative cloth boards. Top edges gilt. Slipcase with paper label. Illustrated with auto-lithographs by Barnett Freedman on 225 separate stones printed at The Curwen Press. Spines a....
London: André Deutsch, 1979. 8vo. First edition. Original maroon hardcovers, gilt. Black and white photographic plate section. Fine in fine dust-wrapper.
London: André Deutsch, 1969. 8vo. New edition. First published in 1930. Original burgundy cloth, gilt. Jacket design by Barbara Brown. Very slight foxing to top edge. Fine in fine dust-wrapper. Julia hates Mr Mackenzie, but she is grateful for his cheques. This novel begins on the day she receives the...
London: André Deutsch, 1969. 8vo. New edition. First published in 1928. Original red cloth, gilt. Jacket design by Barbara Brown. Very slight foxing to top edge. New Yorker piece from 1974 loosely inserted. Fine in fine dust-wrapper. First published in England with the title 'Postures', Quartet was the American title...
London: André Deutsch, 1968. 8vo. First edition. Original red cloth, gilt. Jacket design by Barbara Brown. Very slight foxing to top edge. Fine in fine dust-wrapper. The first part of this volume consists of stories written by Jean Rhys since 1939; the second is a selection from her first book...
London: André Deutsch, 1967. 8vo. New edition. First published in 1939. Original dark navy cloth, gilt. Jacket design by Barbara Brown. Very slight shelf lean. Very slight foxing to top edge. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper. It was a BBC radio adaptation of this novel in 1957 that enabled...
London: André Deutsch, 1967. 8vo. First published in 1934. Second edition. Original maroon cloth. Jacket design by Barbara Brown. Very slight foxing to top edge. Fine in fine dust-wrapper.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1953. 8vo. First edition thus. Partial reissue of 'Mike' (1909). Original red cloth, lettered in black. Spine slightly faded. Previous owner's childish scribble largely erased from front pastedown. Round indentations on fly. Price-clipped d/w with a little edge wear is a later issue probably from the mid...
Konigsberg (Königsberg): Friedrich Nicolovius, 1798. 8vo. First edition. Original paper-covered boards with orange leather label to spine 'Kant, Facultäten 1798'. Corners bumped and softened. Covers and spine worn with small loss. Spine label cracked with small loss. Bookplate (early twentieth century) of Josef Kiefhaber, with a design showing a serpent.....