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Gardam, Jane
A FEW FAIR DAYS
London, Hamish Hamilton 1971 1st edition
£15.50
Hardback with dustwrapper. Blue cloth covers with gilt titles on spine. Ex-library. Clean and tight. First front endpaper has had a label removed and is creased. A "withdrawn from stock" stamp on following page and library stamp on rear of title page. Black and white illustrations by Peggy Fortnum. Chipped and sightly creased pictorial dustwrapper. A very scarce book in a first edition with dustwrapper. GOOD ++ / GOOD+
2484
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn ( Mrs.)
THE SEXTON'S HERO AND OTHER TALES
Japan, Hokuseido Press 2nd edition
£60.00
Hardback ( 5" x 7 1/2" ). Black cloth covers with titles in orange on front cover and in gilt on spine. Spine ends are very slightly rubbed and have tiny split at top. Clean and tight. Slight foxing on blank endpapers. One small, neat name on blank endpaper. Introduction and notes by A. Stanton Whitfield. Frontispiece black and white illustration of Mrs. Gaskell and one other of her handwriting and home, both with tissue guards. VERY SCARCE. VERY GOOD +
6052
Golding, William
FREE FALL
London, Faber and Faber 1959 1st edition
£40.00
Hardback in dustwrapper. Deep pink covers with titles in gilt. Book has slight bumping to top and btm. of spine.No inscription or name. Very clean and tight. Dustwrapper is a little grubby and browning at top edges. Chipped and repaired at top spine and top edges and in a removable, clear protective cover. Not price-clipped. VERY GOOD + / GOOD +
483
Graves, Robert
PROCEED, SERGEANT LAMB
London, Methuen 1946 2nd edition
£40.00
Hardback in dustwrapper. Green cloth covers with white titles on spine. No inscription or name. Very clean and tight. Map tipped in rear of book showing Sgt. Lamb's Travels in 1778. ATTRACTIVE pictorial dustwrapper by John Aldridge. Slight rubbing to ends of spine. Not price-clipped. VERY GOOD + / VERY GOOD +
3831
Guareschi, Giovanni
DON CAMILLO'S DILEMMA
London, Gollancz 1954 ( 1st published September 1954 - 2nd impression before publication )
£20.00
Hardback with dustwrapper. Blue cloth covers with titles in gilt on spine. No inscription or name. Clean and tight with a little page-edge foxing. Yellow decorated dustwrapper, slightly grubby and has some edge repairs and at ends of spine. Not price-clipped (10/6d). VERY GOOD / GOOD
6149
Miss Read
EMILY DAVIS
London, Michael Joseph 1971 1st edition
£48.00
Hardback in dustwrapper. Brown cloth covers with titles in gilt on spine. No inscription or name. Exceptionally clean and tight. LOVELY tan decorated endpapers and very ATTRACTIVE black and white illustrations throughout by J.S.Goodall. SUPERB colour pictorial dustwrapper by John Goodall. Not price-clipped and has a removable, clear protective cover. A SCARCE Miss Read. A lovely copy. FINE / VERY GOOD +
3959
Mitchell, Gladys
COLD, LONE AND STILL
London, Michael Joseph 1985 2nd impression
£12.50
Hardback in dustwrapper. Olive green cloth covers with gilt titles on spine. No inscription or name. Exceptionally clean and tight. Very ATTRACTIVE, black and white illustrated dustwrapper by Graham Rogers. A small amount of nibbling ( a mouse? ) on the edge of rear d/w. Very clean, no spine edge chips and is not price-clipped. FINE / VERY GOOD
3807
North, Gil
Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm
London, Chapman & Hall 1960 1st edition
£10.00
Black cloth covers with silver titles on spine. Clean and tight. Top corners slightly bumped. Has W.H.Smith Library bookplate inside cover. Good copy.
6823
North, Gil
SERGEANT CLUFF & THE DAY OF RECKONING
London, Chapman & Hall 1967 1st edition
£25.00
Hardback in dustwrapper. Very clean and tight. No inscription or name. Pictorial dustwrapper clean with small loss at top of spine and top rear corner. Has clear protective covering with some creases on front and is fastened down to covers. VERY GOOD + / GOOD
6829
North, Gil
SERGEANY CLUFF & THE PRICE OF PITY
London, Chapman & Hall 1965 1st edition
£30.00
Hardback in dustwrapper. Very clean and tight (white pages). No inscription or name. Pictorial dustwrapper, not price-clipped. Very clean with a few tiny chips at ends of spine. These are hardly seen as there is a clear protective coveringwhich is taped to cover. VERY GOOD+ / VERY GOOD
6827
North, Gil
SERGEANT CLUFF GOES FISHING
London, Chapman & Hall 1962 1st edition
£10.00
Brown cloth covers. Very clean and tight. No inscription or name. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few wrinkles and edge-rubbing and has been fastened to covers. VERY GOOD / GOOD
6825
North, Gil
THE METHODS OF SERGENT CLUFF
London, White Lion 1973 Reprint.
£10.00
Red cloth covers with gilt titles on spine. Very clean and tight with sharp corners. No inscription or name. Pictorial dustwrapper is well-rubbed and has a few creases around the edges. VERY GOOD / GOOD
6824
North, Gil
THE PROCRASTINATION OF SERGEANT CLUFF
London, Eyre & Spottiswoode 1969 1st edition
£50.00
Hardback in dustwrapper. Very clean and tight (white pages). No inscription or name. Pictorial dustwrapper, clean with very slight chipping on edges. Has clear protective covering. SCARCE. VERY GOOD + / VERY GOOD
6830
Pook, Peter
POOK SAHIB
London, Robert Hale 1965 1st edition
£55.00
Hardback with dustwrapper. Black cloth covers with silver titles on spine. Exceptionally clean and tight. No inscription or name. ATTRACTIVE yellow dustwrapper, very clean and bright. Two tiny top edge chips. Not price-clipped. Has removable, clear protective cover. A lovely copy of SCARCE book. FINE / VERY GOOD +
6821
Pook, Peter
POOK'S LOVE NEST
London, Robert Hale 1976 1st edition
£30.00
Hardback in dustwrapper. Blue cloth covers with titles in gilt on spine. Very slight bumping at spine ends.Two library stamps on title page but no other library marks. Few tiny spots of foxing on page edges. New endpapers. No inscription or name. Very clean and tight. Very ATTRACTIVE dustwrapper with minute chipping at btm.of spine and btm.corners but is in a removable,clear protective covering so is not noticeable. Not price-clipped . A nice copy. VERY SCARCE. VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD
5587
Pook, Peter
POOK IN BUSINESS
London, Robert Hale 1974 rpt.
£25.00
Hardback in dustwrapper. Grey cloth covers with titles in silver on spine. Two badly rubbed marks on front and rear covers where sello-tape strips have been removed. Slight bumping to btm.edges and ends of spine. New endpapers.Small feint library number on date page and two marks on blank endpaper. No inscription or name. Internally clean and tight. Very ATTRACTIVE pictorial dustwrapper with minute chipping at btm.of spine but with its removable,clear protective covering it is not noticeable. Not price-clipped . VERY SCARCE. A GOOD copy in a VERY GOOD d/w.
5586
Pratchett, Terry
CARPE JUGULUM
London, Doubleday 1998 1st edition
£20.00
Hardback in dustwrapper. Black cloth covers with gilt titles on spine. Bright red endpapers. No inscription or name. Exceptionally clean and tight. SUPERB colour pictorial dustwrapper illustrated by Josh Kirby. Very clean and bright. Not price-clipped. FINE / VERY GOOD+
3846
Thurber, James
THE THURBER ALBUM
London, Hamish Hamilton 1952 1st edition
£15.50
Hardback in dustwrapper. Blue cloth covers with red and silver titles on spine. No inscription or name. Very clean and tight. There are two very small bumps at btm.of rear cover. Black repaired dustwrapper with two tiny pieces missing at top of spine and btm.corner. Not price-clipped. Has removable,clear protective covering. VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD
2333
Thurber, James
FURTHER FABLES FOR OUR TIME
London, Hamish Hamilton 1956 1st
£20.00
Hardback in dustwrapper. Navy blue decorated cloth covers with pairs of animals in gilt on front cover and gilt titles on spine. Very clean and tight. No inscription or name. LOVELY illustrations by James Thurber. Green decorated dustwrapper with some repairs and tiny loss at btm.spine. Not price-clipped. Has removable, clear protective covering. VERY GOOD + / VERY GOOD
2332
Walmsley, Leo
THE GOLDEN WATERWHEEL
London, Collins 1954 2nd imp. August 1954 ( 1st -July 1954 )
£17.50
Hardback in dustwrapper. Red coth covers. No inscription or name. Exceptionally bright, clean and tight. Attractive decorated maps on endpapers. LOVELY pictorial dustwrapper illustrated by Barbara Jones, ends of spine have tiny chips which have been repaired with archival tape. Not price-clipped and has clear protective covering. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD dustwrapper.
5153
Total books: 872    Last update: 06/02/2022