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First edition, one of 150 copies only; large 8vo (268 x 175 mm.); 5 plates by Charles Ricketts, internally very good; original burgundy morocco, elaborately ruled & blocked in gilt to a design by Ricketts, with his monogram to the foot of upper & lower panel, a little rubbed at spine-ends, but really an exceptional copy, top edge gilt, others uncut.
£950 -
2 vols, one of 600 copies & 550 copies respectively; 8vo; titles printed in red & black, vol. I with 5 etched plates by Charles Ricketts, 1 engraved bookplate design by William Bell Scott, tissue guards; vol. II with 16pp. advertisements at end; both in publisher's gilt-patterned green cloth, an attractive, clean pair.
£200 -
Number 773 of 800 copies; tall 8vo (260 x 155 mm.); title with vignette printed in red; original near-white cloth gilt, designed by Ricketts, top edge gilt, others uncut, an excellently bright & sharp copy.
£400 -
First edition, first printing; 8vo; previous owner's name to front free endpaper, otherwise internally fine; publisher's boards, dust-jacket with design by Bill Botten, a fine example.
£220 -
First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's red boards, minor bump to fore-edge but overall a fine, sharp copy, Gollancz SF dust-jacket, slightly tanned at spine with some chipping to spine corners, but overall a very good example.
£850 -
First edition, signed presentation copy from the author; 8vo; publisher's dark green boards, spine lettered in gold, pictorial dust jacket with a design by Bill Botten and portrait of the author, a fine copy.
£280 -
First edition, first printing, signed presentation copy from the author; 8vo; publisher's boards, very slight tinge of sunning to extremities, dust-jacket by Craig Dodd, a little minor toning, but overall a very good, unclipped example, with the author's portrait to lower flap.
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First editions; 8vo; publishers' boards, dust-jackets, fine copies; with a reprint of Running Wild.
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First edition, signed presentation copy from the author; 8vo; publisher's dark green boards, spine lettered in gold, wrap-around pictorial dust jacket with a design by Bill Botten, a fine copy.
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First trade edition, signed presentation copy from the author; small 4to (220 x 170 mm.); inscribed by the author to head of half-title, toning to free endpapers, overall internally fine; publisher's green cloth with symmetrical Venetian architectural interior design by Ricketts to upper cover, lettered in gilt to spine, very slight sunning to spine, otherwise a very good copy.
£125