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First edition, first impression, inscribed by Fowles on the front free endpaper; 8vo; publisher's black boards, titles to spine in gold, with the dust jacket. A lovely copy in the dust jacket.
£975 -
First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the title page; 8vo; publisher's green boards, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket illustrated with David Hockney's Félicité Sleeping with Parrot, a fine copy in the dust-jacket.
£1,750 -
First American edition, first printing, Henry Miller's copy, annotated by him; 8vo; publisher's quarter blue cloth, grey boards, decoration to upper board in blue, titles to spine in black, an excellent copy, dust-jacket somewhat worn; housed in a blue cloth folding box.
£1,250 -
First edition, first printing, signed by the author; 8vo; light mark to fore-corner of front free endpaper and half-title, further light mark to fore-edge of last leaf and rear free endpaper, partly ablated ownership name to front free endpaper, otherwise internally very good; publisher's blue boards, dust-jacket correctly priced $12.95, a little minor rubbing to extremities but overall very good.
£280 -
First edition, first impression, inscribed by Betjeman to Mary Wilson; 8vo; illustrated; publisher's cream wrappers printed in blue, lower wrapper a little marked but an excellent copy.
£325 -
First edition; 8vo; half-title, pictorial title and 20 black & white plates including frontispiece by C. E. Brock, 10pp publisher's adverts at rear, slight age-toning, as usual; publisher's gilt-blocked maroon cloth, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, very slight rubbing to extremities and darkening to spine, otherwise a fine copy.
£2,900 -
First edition, 'First Printing', 8vo, publisher's cloth, a little rubbed and spotted, dust-jacket, professional repair to head of spine and upper corners, short closed tear to rear panel, usual fading to spine, otherwise very good and internally fine.
£1,200 -
First edition, first printing; 8vo; publisher's red cloth, dust-jacket with artwork by Mozelle Thompson, an excellent copy.
£195 -
First edition; 8vo; photographic plates of stills from the film, ablation to the front free endpaper; publisher's blue cloth, dust-jacket by George Woodman, some rubbing to spine and corners but overall very good.
£95 -
First Jarrolds edition, first printing; 8vo; publisher's dark blue cloth, spine slightly rolled, overall near fine, pictorial dust-jacket correctly priced at 'seven shillings & sixpence net', a little chipped fore-corners and spine ends, some slight rubbing to edges, but overall very good.
£2,750