Signed - Inscribed - Limited
We are delighted to present highlights from our Literature & Modern Firsts department's latest catalogue: Signed - Inscribed - Limited.
Curated by senior specialist Adam Blakeney, the catalogue features a fantastic collection of signed and inscribed modern titles.
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Limited edition, inscribed by the author, number 63 of 75 copies signed and numbered by the author, from a total edition of 90; illustrated by Jorg von Reppert-Bismark, full-page illustrated inscription to front free endpaper, text in black and green, leaves a little toned but otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's brown and grey cloth, gilt lettering to spine and upper board, head and tail of spine and corners a little rubbed, overall an attractive copy; [ix], 99pp.
£750 -
First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author; 8vo; colour frontispiece portrait of the author by Magritte, illustrated throughout, some browning to leaves (mostly marginal), marbled endpapers; publisher's half cloth over marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine, top edge marbled, edges and corners slightly rubbed, overall a very good copy; [viii], 57-284pp.
£875 -
First edition, first impression, author's presentation copy, with pencil portraits of James by the recipient; large 4to; publisher's natural linen-backed pink cloth, titles to upper boar and spine gilt; with the pictorial dust jacket and contemporary marbled paper slip case; some traces of paper removal from both paste downs but a superb copy in the nicked dust jacket.
£1,250 -
First US edition, first printing; author's presentation copy; 8vo; publisher's green cloth, rules and titles to upper board and spine gilt; with the pictorial dust jacket; A lovely copy in the tanned dust jacket.
£1,250 -
First edition, sole impression, presentation copy inscribed by the author, one of 1250 copies; 8vo; publisher's red cloth, titles to upper board and spine gilt; no printed dust jacket was issued. A superb copy.
£250 -
First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author; 8vo; publisher's grey boards, titles to spine gilt, grey topstain, cream endpapers, with the dust jacket. An exceptional copy in the price-clipped dust jacket.
£475 -
First edition, one of 750 copies signed by the author; 4to; decorations by the author, some foxing; original peach cloth, tiles to spine in blue, with the dust jacket designed by Wyndham Lewis; minor spotting early and late but a superb copy in the very lightly marked dust jacket.
£650 -
First UK edition, first impression; presentation copy inscribed by the author; 8vo; publisher's black boards, titles to spine gilt, with the dust jacket; light tape residue to the endpapers, from an old jacket protector, spine rather dull but a very good copy in the frayed and torn dust jacket rather faded at the spine.
£575 -
First edition, first impression, presentation copy inscribed by the author; 8vo; publisher's brown cloth, titles to spine in white and red, photographic endpapers, with the dust jacket. Small scuff to one corner but a very nice copy in the dust jacket.
£150 -
First edition, signed by the author on front free endpaper; 8vo; minor marginal toning to text-block; publisher's cloth, dust-jacket, a little tanned and worn at spine, overall very good.
£475