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First edition, first impression, limited issue no. 449 of 500 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author. 8vo. Original cloth backed boards, original tissue wrapper. A fine copy in the tissue jacket.
£375 -
First English edition, first impression, inscribed to Paul Gallico; 8vo; publisher's black cloth, titles to spine in silver, fore-edges severely foxed, endpapers rather browned, spine cocked, very good in the somewhat sunned dust-jacket.
£2,750 -
First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's grey cloth, titles to spine gilt, with the dust jacket and original Daily Mail wrap around band. An exceptional copy in the dust jacket and belly just a little tanned at the spine.
£1,750 -
First US edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's quarter black cloth over tan sides, titles to upper board in green and to spine gilt, green topstain cloth. With the dust jacket. An unusually nice copy in the dust jacket.
£375 -
First and limited edition, number 36 of 350 copies signed by the author; 8vo; illustrations by Joy Lloyd, pictorial endpapers, light foxing thoughout; publisher's decorative cloth, gilt, slight bowing to covers, rubbing to extremities, dust-jacket, browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few short chips and tears to head and foot with some creasing, light marking and surface soiling to panels.
£1,950 -
First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's green boards, titles to spine gilt, with the dust jacket. A fine copy in the jacket.
£45 -
First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's black cloth, titles to spine in silver, dust jacket with black and white photographic illustration. A superb copy in the nicked dust jacket.
£1,250 -
First edition, first impression, inscribed on the front free endpaper by the author; small 8vo; publisher's blue cloth, titles to spine gilt; dust jacket, a single short tear repaired with tissue to verso.
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First edition, first impression, inscribed by Greene on the half title page; 8vo; publisher's green cloth, titles to spine gilt, orange endpapers, orange topstain, with the pictorial dust jacket. A superb copy in the nicked dust jacket with a trace of fading to the spine panel.
£1,500 -
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