1982ref. ABE-2590223296Salamander Press Edinburgh 1982 Signed on the title page at the Charleston Festival in 1999. The poet has written 'To Peter Best Wishes James Fenton' on the title page and loosely laid in is the ticket for the event. A near perfect copy with a neat signature and blind stamp on the FEP. Protected perfect complete jacket. A good example of this small press's work. Beautiful typography high quality paper. Red buckram binding is perfect and the gilt titling is vivid. Erratum slip is not present. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Salamander Press Edinburgh hardcover
1988ref. 002848Heinemann 1988 Superb writer and this is the scarce first UK hardback in ideal collector condition. Signed on the title page. Protected jacket. 0.0 0.0 0.0. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Heinemann hardcover
1995ref. ABE-2591866941Bloomsbury London 1995 Looks unread. Superb copy in a protected jacket. SIGNED on the title page. Beautiful clean virtually as new copy of this great novel. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Bloomsbury London hardcover
2002ref. ABE-2636911229Bloomsbury London 2002 VERY SCARCE SIGNED FIRST PRINTING IN NEW UNREAD CODITION. This multi talented actor and writer signed very few of the UK first printings. This was bought NEW and has been stored in a low light book room. The sprawling and very bold signature is on the title page and it says FOR WILL across the top and the signature goes right across the page in heavy black marker. Jacket is not price clipped and is as perfect as the book. It is also protected. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Bloomsbury London hardcover
2007ref. ABE-6549699398John Murray London 2007 SIGNED and INSCRIBED with the words 'Great Expectations' just under the author's full signature. VERY RARE INDEED THUS. With the combination of a low print-run for the hardback first edition an uncommon signature and inscription and a very high demand from collectors this will continue to create buoyancy for this brilliant and memorable book. One of very few copies of the U.K. 1st which has 'Great Expectations' written on the title page with the author's alternative signature underneath 'L Jones'. Thus it was signed - TWICE! - at the Charleston Festival and the ticket for the event is loosely enclosed. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. John Murray London hardcover
2011ref. ABE-6601484224Penguin Viking London 2011 New unread perfect copy of the First Edition First Printing of this stunning novel. SIGNED by Nicole Krauss. A NEW & Very Fine hardback in a perfect protected Dust Jacket. Flawlesss not price-clipped or remainder marked or ex library. This book is SIGNED by the author on the title page and dated 6 June 2011. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Penguin Viking London hardcover
2010ref. ABE-2557879993RIVERHEAD Books New York 2010 NEW UNREAD SIGNED FIRST PRINTING. Signed on the title page. Protected perfect jacket. First edition hardback from New York. An utterly perfect collectable copy of this great writer's latest work before publication in the UK. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. RIVERHEAD Books New York hardcover
2008ref. ABE-3672564382Chatto & Windus 2008 A perfect first printing of the UK hard back in a perfect as new protected jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1983ref. ABE-6983020418Poseidon Press - U.S.A. 1983 SCARCE IN THE UK! Unread first printing of this early thrilling novel. Perfect protected unclipped jacket first hardback edition. This must be the best copy for sale on the internet. UNREAD FIRST PRINTING with a pre publication accolade from Stepehen King on the back of the jacket: 'This is the best novel concerning the American pop music culture in the 60s I've read.' Enough said. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Poseidon Press - U.S.A. hardcover
2005ref. ABE-6136333594Bloomsbury London 2005 This comes with a publisher's slip and it is SIGNED by this brilliant deadpan Wodehouse like writer. Thomas Pynchon wrote 'A demented deadpan comic writer' and you should snap him up because he is brilliant. Unread as new in a protected perfect jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Bloomsbury London hardcover
1945ref. ABE-2582077082Jonathan Cape London 1945 The perfect guide to ten composers from Schubert to Sibelius. This is written with all the fine charm of a great reporter in love with his subject. A neat War Economy production and first printing. The jacket is unclipped and not seriously damaged and it is now protected. The classification 'Near Fine' takes into account the age of the book. It is without any names or inscriptions and it has benefited from the jacket protecting the binding and the gilt titling. This is an uncommon book to find in such a complete collectable state. Anyone who enjoys good solid enthusiastic writing with just the right balance of scholarship and readability will enjoy this superb book. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Jonathan Cape London hardcover
1970ref. ABE-1661512429988Grove Press NYC 1970 Clean and tight copy of this First Edition in the Collected Works series published by Grove Press. Great jacket protected but price clipped. Very handsome navy blue cloth binding. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Grove Press NYC hardcover
1984ref. ABE-1286379811Atlantic Monthly Press 1984 A great and enlightening look at the work of a great graphic artist. This brilliant survey of a prolific workaholic was largely made by the artist himself. This is a superior copy of the hardback first printing in a superb jacket that is not worn price clipped or damaged in any way. Book is tight and may be unread. A discrete former owner's blind stamp to the front end paper is barely discernible because Searle has decorated the space with his customary blots and squiggles. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Atlantic Monthly Press hardcover
1992ref. ABE-3461646959Headline London 1992 First British Edition. Scarce in this 1st UK hardback edition because copies were taken up in libraries and the original print run was small. An American researcher adopts a child in Romania. The boy turns out to be the offspring of an ancient family from Transylvania which wants him back. A modern classic of vampire novels. Justly sought after. Clean and tight book in a protected jacket that is unclipped. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Headline London hardcover
1979ref. ABE-3106945265Elek London 1979 An exceptional copy of the world first printing of this important addition to Stanley Spencer. The book is near fine because there is a discreet and neat signature to the front end paper and a blind stamp to the half title. Apart from thes slight signs of usage this book seems close to being unread clean and tight. The unclipped jacket is in a protective sleeve. This is an outstanding collectable. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Elek London hardcover
2008ref. ABE-2707810503Norton New York 2008 PERFECT unread new copy of the world first printing. This was bought on publication and has since been stored in a low light book room. Protected perfect jacket. SIGNED on the title page. No other marks opened only for the signature. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Norton New York hardcover
1996ref. ABE-3698009225Chatto & Windus LONDON 1996 Bought direct from the publisher a new copy in a protected perfect jacket. Stored in a low light book room since purchase. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Chatto & Windus LONDON hardcover
2011ref. ABE-6891653795HarperCollins New York 2011 A widely praised novel undergoing screen treatment and a stunning nerve jangling story. An unread copy of the US first hardback SIGNED on the title page. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. HarperCollins New York hardcover
1935ref. 103935Paris, aux dépens des Auteurs 1935 In-4 28 x 21 cm. Reliure éditeur simili-cuir vert foncé, titre doré sur le dos lisse et le premier plat orné d’une figure, 327 pp., illustrations en noir & blanc, index alphabétique, table des matières. Exemplaire en bon état.
2017ref. 100145111Edinburgh University Press 2017 248 pages 15 8x23 8x3 6cm. 2017. Cartonné. 248 pages. Ouvrage académique en trois volumes étudiant l'évolution historique du culte marial en Égypte des premiers siècles (I-VI) jusqu'à l'époque moderne (XI-XX). L'œuvre analyse les documents la liturgie copte et les influences culturelles notamment les possibles liens avec le culte d'Isis. Il s'agit d'une publication de référence de la collection Studium Biblicum Franciscanum
1887ref. 91684Imprenta de M. Ginesta 1887. hardcover. Bueno. Madrid 1887. Imprenta de M. Ginesta. Colección de Libros Españoles Raros ó Curiosos. Tomo XVIII. Pasta española con dorados. 402 pp. 18x12. Lomo con nervios. Cantos superiores coloreados. Intonso casi al completo. Imprenta de M. Ginesta hardcover
1960ref. 149410Washington D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office 1960. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Very Good in wraps. Held together with metal fastening. U. S. Government Printing Office unknown
ref. 1436601215.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1598049690.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1860ref. 167691860 Paris, Dalahays, sans date (vers 1860), in 4° relié demi-chagrin noir, dos à nerfs, fer doré su Lycée Impérial de Vesoul frappé au centre du plst supérieur, 160 pages ; papier bruni avec fortes rousseurs ; frottis d'usage