Literature & History

First edition, first paperback issue, first state with Index, one Appendix and page 71 erroneously numbered ‘1’; 8vo (220 x 150 x 15 mm); text toned (as usual), a few leaves chipped, loss to corners of preliminary leaves, mostly to half-title that bears ownership label to top, outer corner; publisher’s yellow wrappers pictorially printed in black and blue; chips to wrappers with some loss, some soiling, preserved in a custom-made red morocco solander box gilt.

First edition, bound from the original parts, two volumes bound as one, 8vo., [a]4, b2, B-X8; [vii], viii-xii, 320; engraved title and 20 plates; Vol. II. [A]3, B-U8, X4; [iii-v], vi-viii, 310, [2]; 20 plates; both half-titles present, even age-toning, occasional spotting to some plate margins, otherwise very good indeed; 20th century half navy blue calf over cloth gilt, one set of the original part wrappers bound in, the upper wrapper dated September 1865, top edge gilt, in fine condition.

First Edition; large 8vo; 22 full-page illustrations by the author, slight toning, very occasional, random spotting, mostly to final few leaves; late 20th century full maroon morocco, gilt-panelled, marbled endpapers and original cloth cover and spine bound in at the rear, slight fading, upper, outer corner of front cover mildly bumped, otherwise very good.

First edition, first issue; 8vo (200 x 135 mm); a few random spots, pencil ownership inscription dated 1914 to front free endpaper and scholarly notes to rear fly-leaf in the same hand (pencil), dated 13.III.14; publisher's bronze pebbled cloth, some light fading to spine and covers, minor dent to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped, a bright and excellent example overall; ix [2] 2-50, [2 including one advertisement] pp.

First edition, special issue, number 74 of 130 copies signed by the artist, with signed & numbered etching loosely inserted as issued; 8vo; illustrations by Ralph Steadman, bookplate to front pastedown; publisher's tan hessian, titles to upper board in black, pictorial endpapers after Ralph Steadman, fine copy.

First edition, first printing, inscribed presentation copy from the author; 8vo; illustrations throughout by Edward Gorey; publisher's blue cloth lettered in gilt to spine, dust-jacket, an excellent copy; with the 255 x 255 mm. publicity sheet (featuring artwork by Barnett Berliner for Moore's spoken LP published by the Harvard Spoken Word Vocarium) and a folded publisher's prospectus with 7 Gorey illustrations.

First edition, first impression, inscribed presentation copy; 8vo; illustrated title page, pages browned as usual, some marks and spots throughout, 3pp ALS from the author tipped in; publisher's grey, watered silk, titles to spine gilt, top edge gilt, edges a little rubbed; 16 pp ads at end. Very good indeed.

First edition of the author's first novel; 8vo; partly erased library stamps to pastedowns with further stamp to dedication page; publisher's green cloth lettered in white and yellow, dust-jacket designed by William Randell, some edge-wear, slightly chipped at spine ends, minor tape-burns to inner flaps but overall very good.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; plates, endpapers slightly browned, some spotting; publisher's black cloth upper board and spine ruled in blind with inset colour illustration, titles and decoration to upper board and spine gilt, a very good copy.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; 4pp. advertisements, ink name to front free endpaper; publisher's green cloth lettered in gilt with blind decorations, some very light rubbing to tips but a very nice copy indeed.