London: Max Parrish, 1952. 8vo. Probably a second impression in the same year as the first. Original black hardcovers, gilt. Jacket and illustrations by Ronald Searle. Spine skewed. Endpapers a bit tanned. Something has been carefully erased on the verso of the title page below 'First published 1952', probably to.....
London: Max Parrish, 1957. 8vo. First edition. Original black hardcovers, gilt. Jacket design by Ronald Searle. Unclipped d/w is slightly faded and tanned on the spine, with tape repairs to the reverse of the spine and top edge of the back panel. Near fine in good d/w.
London: William Heinemann, Ltd in association with Chatto & Windus; Cassell & Company, Ltd; and Longmans, Green & Company, 1924-7. Foolscap 8vo. 35 volumes, set. Some reprints but most volumes are the first impression of this edition. Original dark navy leather, gilt. Top edges gilt. Silk marker ribbons. Only volume.....
London: Jonathan Cape, 1948. 8vo. First edition. Original blue cloth. Illustrated by the author. Slightly skewed. Boards faded along the top and bottom edges. Unclipped d/w is a bit tanned and rubbed. Very good + in very good + d/w. An eccentric English writer, living in Ireland, is visited by.....
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946. 8vo. First edition. Modern red half morocco (by Atkinsons of Salisbury). Spine gilt in compartments. Title page headpiece by the author. Endpapers renewed. Light spotting to first few pages and the fore edge. Near fine. The first book in the 'Gormenghast' trilogy introduces Titus, the.....
Glasgow: The University Press, Glasgow, for The Limited Editions Club, 1938. 8vo. 6 volumes, set. Limited edition. #886 of 1500 sets. Bound in linen, each volume lithographed with a design in colour by Barnett Freedman. Designed by John Easton. The type is Eric Gill's Perpetua and it is printed on.....
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. 8vo. First edition. Original blue cloth, gilt and silvergilt. Top edge stained blue. Jacket design by Jeanyee Wong. Spine ends a little faded where the d/w is chipped. Unclipped d/w is chipped and rubbed with small loss to the corner tips. Very good +.....
London: Macmillan & Co., Limited, 1926. 8vo. Second impression. First 'Thin Paper Edition' in 1924. Original red cloth, gilt. Top edge gilt. With illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling and W. H. Drake. Spine faded. Sutton High School gilt stamp to back board. School prize label on front pastedown. No other.....
London: 4th Estate, 2020. 8vo. First edition, first impression. Original blue hardcovers, gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Publisher's bookmark matching the cover. Fine in fine d/w. The final part of the trilogy. Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies both won the Man Booker Prize.
London: Mantle, 2018. 8vo. First edition, first impression. Original black hardcovers, silvergilt. Silk marker ribbon. Map endpapers. D/w price-clipped. Fine in near fine d/w. "1952. Twelve years have passed since Churchill lost to the appeasers and Britain surrendered to Nazi Germany after Dunkirk."
London: Oxford University Press, 1956. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in this series in 1954. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Jacket illustration by [Lynton Lamb]. Unclipped d/w with some light dust-marking and tiny chips to the edges of the front panel. Near fine in very good d/w. #540 in The.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1960. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in this series in 1936. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Jacket design by John Verney. D/w rather tanned on the front panel and edges. Near fine in near fine d/w. #441 in The World's Classics.
London: Oxford University Press, 1964. Pott 8vo. First impression in The World's Classics. Original navy cloth, gilt. Jacket design by Nigel Lambourne. Clipped d/w is a bit rubbed and tanned. Near fine in very good + d/w. #594 in The World's Classics.
London: Oxford University Press, 1970. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1937. First published in 1874. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Jacket illustration by Bill Botkin. Clipped d/w just a little tanned on the spine. Fine in fine d/w. #450 in The World's Classics. This is.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1963. Pott 8vo. First impression in The World's Classics. First published in Russia between 1887 and 1902. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. D/w by Lynton Lamb. Unclipped d/w just a little tanned on the spine with a couple of faint marks to the front panel. Near.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1957. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1940. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Jacket designed by Susan Einzig. Unclipped d/w is a little tanned on the spine and has some light foxing. Near fine in near fine d/w. #266 in The World's.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1958. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics as The Cossacks and other Tales of the Caucasus in 1916 and the enlarged Tales of Army Life was first published in 1935. First published in Russia between 1852 and 1889. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1965. Pott 8vo. First edition thus. Translation first published in 1956 but revised for The World's Classics. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Jacket illustration by Richard Shirley Smith. D/w partially faded on the spine. Fine in near fine d/w. #597 in The World's Classics. Uncommon.
London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1956. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1935. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Jacket by Lynton Lamb. Unclipped d/w is dust-marked, stained, rubbed and torn with small loss. Near fine in poor d/w. #423 in The World's.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1967. 16mo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1925. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Jacket illustration by Edward Ardizzone. Slight foxing to the edges. Clipped d/w has a faint mark to the front panel. Near fine in near fine d/w. #290 in The World's.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1960. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1928. First published in 1768. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. D/w by Lynton Lamb. Light foxing to endpapers. D/w is foxed, tanned on the spine and a bit rubbed at the extremities, with tiny loss.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1960. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1902. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Jacket illustration by Lynton Lamb. Neat ink ownerships on fly. Slight foxing to endpapers. Unclipped d/w very slightly rubbed. Near fine in near fine d/w. #14 in The World's.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1963. Pott 8vo. First impression in The World's Classics. Original navy cloth, gilt. A little spotting to the top edge. Neat ink presentation on fly. Clipped d/w with a just a hint of rubbing. Near fine in near fine d/w. #595 in The World's Classics...
London: Oxford University Press, 1967. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1907. Original navy cloth, gilt. Jacket design by Leonard Rosoman. Small, round stain to fly and front panel and flap of d/w. Unclipped d/w just a little rubbed with a few tiny nicks to the.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1971. Pott 8vo. First impression in The World's Classics. Original navy cloth, gilt. Jacket illustration by Bill Botten. Ex-library copy. Edges a bit foxed. Fly torn out. Old tape and marks to the endpapers and d/w flaps. 'Withdrawn' stamp and pen price on half-title. Library stamp.....