PRATCHETT Terry
Raising Steam. [A Discworld novel]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with coloured pictorial endpapers; pictorial boards, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With striking dustwrapper artwork by Paul Kidby.
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PRATCHETT Terry
Going Postal. [A Discworld Novel]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with pictorial endpapers; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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TOLKIEN J. R. R.
The Lord of the Rings. Illustrated by Alan Lee. ['New Reset' Edition. With a Note on the Text by Douglas A. Anderson.] FIRST APPEARANCE OF LEE'S ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE ORIGINAL FORMAT
3 vols., 8vo., New Reset Edition, with coloured frontispieces, full-page coloured illustrations in the text, smaller line drawings, and endpaper maps in red and black; red cloth, upper boards blocked in gilt with 'JRRT' monogram, gilt backs, a fine copy in publisher's illustrated board slip-case. Lee's classic illustrations were first published in Harper Collins' 'New' [single-volume] edition of 1991. This is their first appearance in the work in its original three-volume form. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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MARTIN George R. R.
A Feast for Crows. Book Four of A Song of Ice and Fire. Illustrations by Jonathan Burton. FINE SET IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, text in gold and black, with coloured frontispiece, colour plates (a number double-page) and printed endpapers; pictorial cloth, gilt backs, coloured tops, a fine set in publishers blocked board slip-case with interior illustration. Fourth set in the FS edition of A Song of Ice and Fire, and a splendid sequel to A Storm of Swords.
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PRATCHETT Terry
Monstrous Regiment. [A Discworld novel]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece; black cloth, gilt back, red endpapers, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A Discworld novel, with striking dustwrapper artwork by Paul Kidby.
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GARNER Alan
The Owl Service. [Illustrations by Griselda Greaves]. [Second Impression]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Impression, with title-vignette and pictorial endpapers; grey/yellow tweed cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published two months after the first edition. Garner's classic fantasy was awarded both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Prize.
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PRATCHETT Terry
Soul Music. [A Discworld Novel]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, small personal label on front free endpaper; original blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The sixteenth Discworld novel, with striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Josh Kirby.
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PRATCHETT Terry
Men at Arms. A Discworld Novel. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Fifteenth Discworld novel, with dustwrapper artwork by Josh Kirby.
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PRATCHETT Terry
Night Watch. [A Discworld novel]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition; black cloth, gilt back, red endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A Discworld novel of One City. Striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Paul Kidby.
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PRATCHETT Terry
Jingo. [A Discworld Novel]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The twenty-first Discworld novel, with striking dustwrapper artwork by Josh Kirby.
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PRATCHETT Terry
Feet of Clay. [A Discworld Novel]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition; grey cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The nineteenth Discworld novel, with dustwrapper artwork by Josh Kirby.
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PRATCHETT Terry
The Wee Free Men. A Story of Discworld. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text; purple cloth, gilt back, yellow endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON HALF-TITLE. A Discworld novel, with striking dustwrapper artwork by Paul Kidby.
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PRATCHETT Terry
The Fifth Elephant. [A Discworld Novel]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with mustard endpapers; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Yet another Discworld novel, with striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Josh Kirby.
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PRATCHETT Terry
The Last Hero. A Discworld Fable. Illustrated by Paul Kidby. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with illustrated title, very numerous fine illustrations (many double- or full-page) throughout, and pictorial endpapers; black boards, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Dustwrapper artwork by Paul Kidby.
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PRATCHETT Terry
Moving Pictures. [A Discworld Novel. First Guild Edition] SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY WITH 'DEATH' STAMP
8vo., First Edition thus; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION AND 'DEATH' BOOKSTAMP ON TITLE. The tenth Discworld novel, with dustwrapper artwork by Josh Kirby. Published simultaneously with the first edition.
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PRATCHETT Terry
Making Money. [A Discworld novel]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER; WITH ALL BANKNOTES
8vo., First Edition; black cloth, gilt back, red endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. WITH ALL FOUR ANKH-MORPORK BANKNOTES IN FINE CONDITION. The banknotes were issued exclusively by Waterstones as a promotional device. With striking dustwrapper artwork by Paul Kidby. SCARCE THUS.
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PRATCHETT Terry
The Dark Side of the Sun. [A Discworld novel]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Dustwrapper artwork by Josh Kirby. Much-needed reissue of the original edition of 1976.
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LE GUIN Ursula K.
The Tombs of Atuan. Illustrated by David Lupton. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured full-page illustrations and endpaper maps; pictorial cloth, backstrip lettered in yellow and silver, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.
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PRATCHETT Terry
Making Money. [A Discworld novel]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition; black cloth, gilt back, red endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With striking dustwrapper artwork by Paul Kidby.
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TOLKIEN J. R. R.
The Lord of the Rings. [Complete set comprising The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King.]. [Second Edition, Second Impression.] REMARKABLY BRIGHT, CLEAN SET OF THE SECOND EDITION IN DUSTWRAPPERS
3 vols., 8vo., Second Edition, Second Impression, with 3 folding maps in red and black, inscriptions on front free endpapers; red cloth, gilt backs, red tops, an unusually bright, crisp set in dustwrapper (one wrapper price-clipped), the wrappers mildly age-soiled on (predominantly white) rear panels. FIRST REVISED EDITION. 'A number of errors and inconsistencies that still remained in the text have been corrected, and an attempt has been made to provide information on a few points which attentive readers have raised…This edition offers this Foreword, an addition to the Prologue, some notes and an index of the names of persons and places' (Author's Foreword). Hammond A5.e.i; A5.e.ii; A5.e.iii respectively (recording the first impressions).
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MARTIN George R.R.
A Game of Thrones [with] A Clash of Kings [with] A Storm of Swords [with] A Feast for Crows [with] A Dance with Dragons. [Books 1-5 of A Song of Ice and Fire]. Introduced by Joe Abercrombie. Illustrated by Jonathan Burton. THE FOLIO 'GAME OF THRONES' COMPLETE TO DATE: ALL FIRST PRINTINGS IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASES
Together 10 vols., 8vo., and Cased Map, text in gold and black, with colour plates (a number double-page), pedigrees in the text and endpaper charts, pictorial cloth, gilt backs, black tops, a near fine set to date in publishers blocked board slip-cases with interior illustration. Books 1-4 of A Song of Ice and Fire. The set to date [2022] comprises A Game of Thrones (2019); A Clash of Kings (2020); A Storm of Swords (2020); A Feast for Crows (2021); A Dance with Dragons (2022). WINNER OF THE BRAND/SERIES IDENTITY CATEGORY, BRITISH BOOK DESIGN AND PRODUCTION AWARDS, LONDON, 18 JANUIARY 2023. 'Rarely does a set of books encapsulate a story so perfectly, with such attention to detail in every aspect of production (British Book Design and Production Awards judging panel). ALL FIRST PRINTINGS AND NOW SCARCE AS SUCH.
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LE GUIN Ursula K.
The Farthest Shore. Illustrated by David Lupton. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured full-page illustrations and endpaper maps; pictorial cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt and silver, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.
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MARTIN George R. R.
A Dance with Dragons. Book Five of A Song of Ice and Fire. Illustrations by Jonathan Burton. FINE SET IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, text in gold and black, with coloured frontispiece, coloured plates, illustrations in the text and printed endpapers; pictorial cloth blocked in gilt and colours, gilt backs, black tops, a fine set in publishers blocked board slip-case with interior illustration. Fifth instalment of the splendid FS edition of 'A Song of Ice and Fire'. The set comprises Vol. I: Dreams and Dust; Vol. II: After the Feast.
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LE GUIN Ursula
A Wizard of Earthsea [with] The Tombs of Atuan [with] The Farthest Shore. Illustrated by David Lupton. Introduction by David Mitchell. THE FOLIO EARTHSEA TRILOGY COMPLETE: ALL FIRST PRINTINGS
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispieces, coloured plates, double-page plan in the text and endpaper maps; pictorial cloth heightened in gilt, backstrips lettered in brown and gilt, a near fine set in publisher's board slip-cases. The FS edition of this classic fantasy comprises A Wizard of Earthsea (2015), The Tombs of Atuan (2022), The Farthest Shore (2022). COMPLETE SETS OF FIRST PRINTINGS ARE SCARCE.
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TOLKIEN J. R. R.
The Hobbit. Or, There and Back Again. Illustrated by Alan Lee. [Sixth Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY OF THE FIRST 'ALAN LEE' HOBBIT
8vo., Sixth Edition, with fine full-page coloured illustrations, and monochrome drawings and maps in the text; green cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, brown endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of Tolkien's masterpiece. THIS IS THE FIRST 'HOBBIT' WITH ALAN LEE'S NOW ICONIC ILLUSTRATIONS.
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TOLKIEN J. R. R.
The Hobbit. THE PUFFIN EDITION
8vo., First Edition, page-edges browning lightly as usual; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, clean copy. THE FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION AND THE SOLE APPEARANCE OF THE WORK IN PUFFIN. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Hammond A3e.
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PRATCHETT Terry
Hogfather. [A Discworld novel]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition; black cloth, gilt back, very slight lean else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The twentieth Discworld novel, with dustwrapper artwork by Josh Kirby.
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PRATCHETT Terry
Monstrous Regiment. [A Discworld novel]. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece; black cloth, gilt back, red endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. A Discworld novel, with striking dustwrapper artwork by Paul Kidby.
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RATELIFF John D.
The History of the Hobbit. Part One: Mr. Baggins [with] Part Two: Return to Bag-End. NEAR FINE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 12 plates; black cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper.
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PRATCHETT Terry
Hogfather. [A Discworld novel]. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
8vo., First Edition; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED [WITHOUT INSCRIPTION] BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. The twentieth Discworld novel, with dustwrapper artwork by Josh Kirby. SIGNED COPIES ARE VERY SCARCE.
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DICK Philip K.
Ubik. Introduced by Kim Stanley Robinson. Illustrations by La Boca. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, 7 coloured illustrations and printed endpapers; pictorial boards, backstrip lettered in green, a near fine copy in publisher's die-cut board slip-case.
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LE GUIN Ursula K
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia. Introduced by Brian Attebery. Illustrated by David Lupton. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
8vo., First Edition thus, with illustrations (two double-page) and endpaper maps; pictorial cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in publisher's blocked slip-case.
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BERTONI Alfio, MISSIAJA Gianluigi
Catalogo generale della fantascienza con esempi gotici e fantasy a cura di Alfio Bertoni e Gianluigi Missiaja aggiornato al 30 giugno 1968
In 4, 22 x 31, pp. 316. Brossura editoriale. Pubblicazione stampata in ciclostile. Edizione originale di questa rara prima bibliografia realizzata in Italia grazie all'importante collezione del goriziano Alfio Bertoni
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Shupp, Mike
Soldier of Another Fortune
396 pages. Book 3 of 'The Destiny Makers' eng
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Matthews, Richard
Nightmares of Nature : The Truth Behind The World's Most Dangerous Animals
256 pages, colour illustrations, index, BBC TV tie-in, dedication to a previous owner on the front endpaper. eng
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Jones, J. V.
Master and Fool
532 pages, map, jacket illustration by Darrell K. Sweet, (The book of words ; 3) eng
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Fantasy Land Fairy Tales: The Ugly Duckling
Undated, illustrated. eng
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Zettel, Sarah
A Sorcerer's Treason: Book One of the Isavalta Trilogy
527 pages, jacket illustration by Steve Stone. eng
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Rusch, Kristine Kathryn
Heart Readers
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall eng
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Eddings, David
Sorceress of Darshiva
Book Four of the Malloreon. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall eng
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Wylie, Jonathan
The Mage-Born Child
16mo, 350 pages, no illustrations. eng
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Brooks, Terry
The Wishsong of Shannara
12mo, 498 pages, not illustrated. Concluding the Shannara Trilogy. eng
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Van Vogt, A. E.
The Wizard of Linn
12mo, 174 pages, not illustrated. Covers worn, page edges browned. eng
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Moorcock, Michael
Blood : A Southern Fantasy
8vo, 247 pages, not illustrated. eng
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Marco, John
The Eyes of God
8vo, 789 pages, not illustrated. eng
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Marco, John
The Eyes of God
8vo, 789 pages, not illustrated. eng
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Tolstoy, Nikolai
The Coming of the King
848 pages, map, cover illustration by Kevin Tweddell. eng
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Hayward, Paul B.
A Bunch of Wild Flowers
141 pages, illustrated, (The Wild Flower Trilogy Book 3). eng
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Herbert, Frank
The Godmakers
175 pages, edges browned. eng
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Maxford, Howard
The A-Z of Science Fiction and Fantasy Films
eng
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