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O'BRIAN, Patrick Desolation Island
London: Collins, 1978. First UK Edition. First Impression (and correct First), preceding the American edition by one year. Octavo; light gray paper over boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 276pp. Tiny sticker shadow at center of front endpaper, else Fine in a price-clipped, else very Near Fine...
[Item #18166]
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ORWELL, George (text); GOLLANCZ, Victor (foreword) The Road To Wigan Pier
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1958. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; blue-gray cloth, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; 264pp. A few faint spots to upper edge of text, else Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket, with some trivial rubbing at the crown. A notably bright...
[Item #18165]
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O'BRIAN, Patrick Hussein: An Entertainment
New York: W.W. Norton, 1999. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; beige and teal paper over boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 239pp. Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket. An adventure novel set in India, an early work written by O'Brian in 1938 when he was in...
[Item #18164]
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O'Brian, Patrick The Rendezvous and Other Stories
New York: W.W. Norton, 1994. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; 3/4 gray paper over boards, quarterbound in blue-green cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 250pp. Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket. A collection of 27 short stories, gathered here for the first time.
[Item #18163]
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O'BRIAN, Patrick The Chian Wine and Other Stories
London: Collins, 1974. First UK Edition. First Impression. Octavo; dark green paper over boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 221pp. Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket. An early collection of short stories from the creator of the Aubrey/Maturin series.
[Item #18162]
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LE GUIN, Ursula K. City of Illusions [Inscribed]
London: Victor Gollancz, 1971. First UK Edition. First Impression. Octavo; maroon paper over boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 192pp. Warmly inscribed by Le Guin on the title page. Small bump to base of spine, else Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket. Originally published as a paperback...
[Item #18161]
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ASIMOV, Isaac The Stars, Like Dust
Garden City: Doubleday & Company Inc. 1951. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; navy blue cloth, with titles stamped in light pink on spine; dustjacket; 218pp. Touch of offsetting to endpapers, faint soil to rear endpaper, and upper edge of text lightly foxed; still Near Fine, and clean throughout. Dustjacket is...
[Item #18160]
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MAUGHAM, W. Somerset The Vagrant Mood: Six Essays [Limited Edition, Signed]
London: William Heinmann Ltd. 1952. First UK Edition. Limited Issue, one of 500 numbered copies signed by Maugham. Octavo; blue and beige leather over boards, with black spine label titled in gilt; top edge gilt; slipcase; 241pp. Tiny bookseller's label to front pastedown, spine sunned, with some trivial offsetting to...
[Item #18159]
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MAUGHAM, W. Somerset A Writer's Notebook [Limited Edition, Signed]
London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1949. First UK Edition. Limited Issue, one of 1000 numbered copies signed by the author. Octavo; navy blue cloth over quarter vellum, with black spine label titled in gilt; top edge gilt; slipcase; 349pp. Some scattered soil to spine panel, with some trivial offsetting to endpapers;...
[Item #18157]
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MAUGHAM, W. Somerset Liza of Lambeth [Limited Edition, Signed]
London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1944. Jubilee Edition. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the author, issued to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Maugham's first novel. Octavo; 3/4 pink and red patterned paper over boards, quarterbound in vellum with black leather spine label titled in gilt; top edge gilt; dustjacket;...
[Item #18156]
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MAUGHAM, W. Somerset The Summing Up [Limited Edition, Signed]
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc. Limited Issue, one of 375 numnbered copies signed by the author. Octavo; light gray textured cloth, with titled and blocked in crimson and gilt on spine; top edge gilt; slipcase; 279pp, [2]. A Fine copy in the original publisher's slipcase, with a bit of...
[Item #18155]
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DONLEAVY, J.P. The Ginger Man
Paris: The Olympia Press, 1955. First Edition. First Issue, with the printed price of 1500 Francs on rear cover. Octavo; green card wrappers, with titles printed in black and white; 353pp, [4]. Bookplate signed by Donleavy loosely laid in. Some pinpoint rubbing to extremities, with a few unobtrusive glue ridges...
[Item #18154]
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HIMES, Chester Pinktoes
Paris: Olympia Press, 1961. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; green card wrappers, with titles printed in black and white; 208pp, [2]. Hint of a lean, with a few glue ridges at spine and some pinpoint rubbing at extremities; a fresh, Near Fine copy, with the original 15 Franc price uncancelled...
[Item #18153]
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DOCTOROW, E.L. Big As Life
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; red cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; red topstain; dustjacket; 218pp. Bookplate signed by Doctorow loosely laid in. Touch of soil to upper board edges, with a few faint spots to topstain; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped...
[Item #18152]
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ORWELL, George England Your England and Other Essays
London: Secker & Warburg, 1953. First UK Edition. First Impression. Octavo; light green cloth, with titles stamped in crimson on spine; pink topstain; dustjacket; 224pp. Gentle sunning to spine and upper board edges, faint foxing scattered to top edge of text, with a touch of offset to endpapers; Very Good+...
[Item #18151]
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KEROUAC, Jack (novel); SPANFELLER, James (illustrations) Visions of Gerard
New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1963. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; 3/4 pink and white floral-patterned paper over boards, quarterbound in black cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 152pp. Touch of sunning to upper board edges, with four small stains to lower text edges; Near Fine...
[Item #18150]
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KEROUAC, Jack Maggie Cassidy
London: Andre Deutsch, 1974. First UK Edition. First Impression. Octavo; pink textured paper over boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; 155pp. Foxing to upper edge of text, with a bit of rough erasure to front endpaper; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped and virtually unrubbed for this title...
[Item #18149]
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KEROUAC, Jack (novel); GINSBERG, Allen (introduction) Visions of Cody
London: Andre Deutsch, 1973. First UK Edition. First Impression. Octavo; full pink cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 398pp. Upper rear corner gently tapped (though still sharp), with a very faint stain to rear endpaper; Near Fine. Dustjacket is lightly worn along the edges, else very Near...
[Item #18148]
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FUENTES, Carlos (novel); HILEMAN, Sam (translation) The Death of Artemio Cruz
New York: Farrar, Straus & Company, 1964. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; 3/4 black paper over boards, quarterbound in black cloth with titles stamped in gilt and red on spine; orange topstain; dustjacket; 306pp. Bookplate signed by Fuentes loosely laid in. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped, with...
[Item #18146]
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IRVING, John The Water Method Man
New York: Random House, 1972. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; half yellow paper over navy blue cloth, with titles stamped in blue foil on spine and blindstamped illustration in dark yellow on front panel; dustjacket; 365pp, [1]. Bookplate signed by Irving is loosely laid in. Light rubbed to along lower...
[Item #18145]
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MRABET, Mohammed (novel); BOWLES, Paul (translation) The Lemon
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; full yellow cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine and Arabic script in black on front panel; black topstain; dustjacket; 181pp. Small triangular sticker to front pastedown, else Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket. The author's second novel, preceded...
[Item #18144]
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MRABET, Mohammed (novel); BOWLES, Paul (translation) Love With A Few Hairs
London: Peter Owen, 1967. First UK Edition. First Impression. Octavo; black textured paper over boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 176pp. Fine in a price-clipped dustjacket that's lightly rubbed along panels; Very Good+ to Near Fine. The Moroccan author's first novel.
[Item #18143]
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MRABET, Mohammed (novel); BOWLES, Paul (translation) The Lemon
London: Peter Owen, 1969. First UK Edition. First Impression. Octavo; dark gray paper over boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 181pp. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, price-clipped, and just a trifle rubbed along the edges. Mrabet's second novel.
[Item #18142]
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