London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1925. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1910. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Top edge stained blue. Silk marker ribbon. Spine a bit faded. Covers dulled and a little marked. Very slight foxing to endpapers. Very good. #162 in The.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1959. Pott 8vo. First thus. First published in 1913. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Jacket design by Anthony Gross. D/w very slightly rubbed and dust-marked. Near fine in near fine d/w. #569 in The World's Classics.
London: James Barrie, 1955. 8vo. First edition. Original black cloth. Small stain to bottom of fore edge. Neat ink ownership, dated 1956, on fly. D/w a little rubbed and tanned with a couple of nicks. Near fine in very good + dust-wrapper. A collection of 27 ghost stories with contributors.....
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1929. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1907. Original green pebble grain 'moroccoette', gilt. Rounded corners. All edges stained green. Ink presentation on fly. Near fine. #129 in The World's Classics. A variant binding.
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1939. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1930. First published in 1818. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Top edge stained blue. Silk marker ribbon. Neat ink ownership on fly. Clipped d/w is faded on the spine, rubbed along the edges.....
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1930. Pott 8vo. First thus. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Top edge stained blue. Silk marker ribbon. Neat ink ownership on fly. Pencil underlining and marginal notes throughout, as if towards a play or screenplay. Very good. #356 in The World's Classics.
London: Oxford University Press, 1935. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1929. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Top edge stained blue. Spine faded. Neat ink presentation on fly. Near fine. #335 in The World's Classics.
London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1947. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1931. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Top edge stained blue. Endpapers a bit tanned. Near fine. #389 in The World's Classics.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973. 8vo. First US edition. Original black cloth spine, silvergilt, with grey paper-covered boards. Top edge stained maroon. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Small triangular stain on front pastedown (adhesive mark of a removed label?) Unclipped d/w has a constellation of tiny marks towards.....
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. 8vo. First edition. Original off-white hardcovers, gilt. Jacket design reproduces Max Ernst's painting, The Eye of Silence. Signed "J. G. Ballard" in blue ink on the flyleaf. The same ink appears to have been used to score through the second "crystalline river" which has been printed.....
London: Jonathan Cape, 1967. 8vo. First edition. Original hardcovers, silvergilt. Small bookseller's label (Jockel's Books) on the front pastedown. Unclipped d/w is slightly faded on the spine, rubbed along the edges, has a crease towards the bottom edge of the front panel and some faint damp-staining to the top and.....
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1984. 8vo. First edition. Original black hardcovers, gilt. Pages browned as usual (poor quality stock). D/w price-clipped and very slightly faded on the spine. Near fine in near fine d/w. First state jacket with quotations from Graham Greene and Angela Carter on the back panel...
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1984. 8vo. First edition. Original black hardcovers, gilt. Pages browned as usual (poor quality stock). Unclipped d/w is very slightly faded on the spine. Fine in fine d/w. First state jacket with quotations from Graham Greene and Angela Carter on the back panel.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. 8vo. First edition. Original tan hardcovers, lettered in black. Jacket design by Bill Botten. Tiny chip to the head of the d/w spine, otherwise fine in fine d/w.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1975. 8vo. First edition. Original blue hardcovers, gilt. Top edge stained blue. Jacket design by Craig Dodd. Slight shelf lean. Covers a little faded. Ink ownerships on both front endpapers. Unclipped d/w a bit creased, rubbed and dust-soiled. Very good in very good d/w.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1975. 8vo. First edition. Original blue hardcovers, gilt. Top edge stained blue. Jacket design by Craig Dodd. Fine in fine d/w. A lovely copy.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. 8vo. First edition. Original navy hardcovers, gilt. Jacket design by Bill Botten. Fine in fine d/w. A collection of short stories. A lovely copy.
London: Oxford University Press, 1957. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1949. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Silk marker ribbon. A 'Double' volume. Jacket illustration by Lynton Lamb. Endpapers tanned. Foxed d/w is a bit rubbed and has a nick at the top of the front.....
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1931. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in this series in 1904. Original green pebble grain 'moroccoette', gilt. Rounded corners. All edges stained green. Spine faded. Endpapers lightly foxed. Neat ink ownership on front pastedown. Very good + in slightly rubbed slipcase. #66 in The.....
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1922. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in this series in 1904. Original full brown grained leather, with embossed lettering and borders to the front cover and spine, gilt. Top edge gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Spien ends and corner tips just a little rubbed. The.....
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1924. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in this series in 1904. Original blue cloth imitating grained leather. Spine embossed, gilt. Front cover embossed with the title and a winged torch emblem. Top edge stained blue. Fine. #66 in The World's Classics. A variant binding.....
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1924. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in this series in 1904. Original navy calf, gilt. All edges gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Just a little rubbing to the spine ends and corner tips. Endpapers slightly foxed. Near fine. #66 in The World's Classics. A superior.....
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1931. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in this series in 1904. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Top edge stained blue. Silk marker ribbon. D/w tanned on the spine, a little dusty and with tiny loss to the spine ends and corner tips. Near fine.....
London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1951. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in this series in 1904. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Jacket illustration by Heather Standring. Small ownership label on the front pastedown. Near fine in near fine d/w. #66 in The World's Classics. A lovely copy.
London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1907. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in this series in 1904. Original green cloth, gilt. Top edge gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Covers slightly dulled and rubbed. Near fine. #66 in The World's Classics.