Interview With The Vampire : Signed And Lined By The Author by Rice, Anne - 1976

The sole UK printing published by The Tern Press, Shropshire in 2005. The BOOK is in Fine condition. Number '16' of only 40 copies issued. Orange buckram boards with pasted on decorated labels to the spine and the front cover. Caslon typeface printed on Magnani paper, and signed on the colophon page by both Nicholas & Mary Parry. Two poems by John Masefield : 'August 1914', and the extended poem, 'Reynard the Fox'. with over 50 pencil illustrations reproduced by Nicholas Parry, including a half-title page illustration of John Masefield. This is a an extremely handsome production which originally sold at £250. The book is housed in the publisher's original plain orange cloth-covered slipcase. Masefield became Britains Poet Laureate in 1930 and received the Order of Merit in 1935. 'August 1914' is a moving poem of the First World War. 'Reynard the Fox' is a verse-tale set in the rural world of Masefield's childhood. The Tern Press was started in 1973 by Nicholas and Mary Parry. 'In 'Matrix 5', Parry… Read More

The First UK printing published by Jonathan Cape, London in 1982. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Original burgundy boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Light offsetting to the end-papers. Illustrated with B/W photographs throughout. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition with a photographic portrait of Cynthia Payne to rear panel. Wrapper design by Craig Dodd. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The publisher's Tom Maschler's copy, doubly inscribed to him by both the author and Cynthia Payne : 'for Tom -- who has been here before -- with love from Paul'. And beneath: 'October 13th 1982. To the most brilliant publisher in the world and I must say with the most guts to take me on! Cinders xxx one for John Thomas'. When Streatham brothel-keeper Cynthia Payne was prosecuted in 1980 for keeping a disorderly house, the trial's tales of red-arsed vicars, enslaved Members of Parliament and payment for sex with luncheon vouchers transfixed the country. It also… Read More

The First UK printing published by Hodder and Stoughton, London in 1993. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with light pushing at the spine ends. A hint of toning and very light spotting to the text-block. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition with just a tiny nick at the upper rear spine fold (the white patches on the images are just glare reflected from the shiny wrapper). The wrapper is protected in a removal Brodart archival cover. The book has been signed (without dedication) in the year of publication by the author to the title page : 'John Le Carre, June '93'. The basis for the hugely successful BBC TV dramatisation starring Trevor Hiddelston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman. Scarce with such attributes.Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The Sole UK printing published by The Rocket Press, Blewbury, Oxfordshire in 1991 (nd). One of only 40 copies issued. This copy not numbered but an artist's proof set, marked 'AP' and signed by the artist to the limitation page. 23 x 16cm. 24 loose wood engravings by O'Connor printed from the original blocks by Jonathan Stephenson at The Rocket Press, on hand made Zerkel paper, in blue, brick red , brown and green. Each engraving is either signed or initialled by John O'Connor in pencil below the image. The title and colophon page, and 24 loose sheets are housed in a green paper chemise within a beige buckram covered portfolio folder with a printed wood engraving mounted to the front cover. The portfolio is in near Fine condition with just a hint of spotting to the top of the front panel. The 24 engravings are all in Fine condition. The engravings were originally commissioned by Hal Cheetham for his privately printed volume 'La Vida Breve', which was issued in 1991. A very handsome production. More… Read More

The First UK printing published by John Murray, London in 1948. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. A hint of pushing at the spine tips. Light toning to the text-block and board edges. Some mild offsetting. Free from inscriptions. The WRAPPER is price-clipped and in Very Good++ or better condition. Very light edge-wear with some mild age related markings. Light toning to the spine. The wrapper artwork by the author looks very striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. Profusely illustrated with coloured and B/W illustrations by the author. The author's first novel and published work, preceding her first poetry publication by fifteen years. 'Rosemary Tonks was an English poet and author. After publishing two poetry collections, six novels and pieces in numerous media outlets, she disappeared from the public eye after her conversion to Fundamentalist Christianity in the 1970s; little was known about her life past that point, until her death.'(Wiki). A very scarce title. Ashton Rare Books… Read More

The First UK printing published by by Martin Secker, London in 1931. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. Light pushing at the spine ends with some light fading to the board edges and the spine. Some toning to the text-block with an area of staining confined to the upper text-block and not affecting the pages. Light offsetting and spotting to the prelims and rear blank endpaper. Free from inscriptions. A bookplate designed by Edmund Dulac for 'The Book Society' to the lower front pastedown which is clean. This is likely to be the first design for the Book Society before being replaced by the more commonly encountered Rex Whistler designed bookplate. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good+ condition. Light edge-wear and rubbing to the spine tips. Toning to the folds and the spine. Light spotting in places. A small stain to the lower rear flap fold. The period wrapper artwork (uncredited) looks striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. 'A remarkable contemporary novel by the author of The… Read More

The First UK printing published by Chatto and Windus, London in 1941. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Light pushing and fading at the extreme spine tips. Some mild dulling to the gilt titling to the spine. Some very slight toning and spotting to the text-block. Mild offsetting to the front blank end-papers. The crimson top-stain is still very bright. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. Light edge-wear at the spine tips. Some toning to the flaps and folds. A little age related markings in places. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been inscribed and signed by the author to the front blank end-paper : 'To Herbert Van Thal, one of the very few who are kind about my writing, most gratefully, from , Harold Acton'. The recipient Herbert Van Thal, was a British bookseller, publisher, agent, biographer, and anthologist. A scarce copy with such attributes. Collectible. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The sole printing published by The Bonnefant Press , Banholt in 1999. Number '39' of only sixty copies ('which was the number of prints available for pages 19 and 27'). The BOOK is in Fine condition and appears unread. Free from inscription and erasures. Housed in the original publisher's plain grey slipcase which is in Fine condition. Signed by Rigby Graham to the limitation page , who has additionally signed and numbered two tipped-in prints as issued. Profusely illustrated in B/W and colour throughout. Loosely inserted is the publisher's 4 page prospectus with a loose sample of the decorated end-paper design. A very handsome production and increasingly elusive. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The First UK printing published by Jonathan Cape, London in 1933. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Original publisher's yellow cloth with titling and decorations in red. Some light dustiness to the board edges and the upper text-block. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. Mild edge-wear with a slither of loss at the upper spine. Light toning to the spine and edges.Some mild age related markings, a few nicks and a a few short closed tears. The wrapper artwork by 'RAM' is striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. A collection of short stories and poems spanning 7th century Lesbos, 3rd century Greece, the Romans, Vikings sailing up the Thames et al. An extremely scarce title more-so with the striking wrapper. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The First UK printing published by The Bodley Head, London in 1967. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Light toning to the board edges with a hint of pushing at the spine tips. Very early splaying of the front board. Internally clean with just a little light toning to the extreme page edges. Striking pictorial end-papers. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The WRAPPER is neatly price-clipped and is in Very Good++ condition. Some toning to the edges and spine. Light edge-wear with some creasing, a few small closed tears and a little rubbing in places. A 3cm closed tear to the upper rear edge and a very light small water stain to the lower spine which is barely discernible from the front. The wrapper is protected in a removable archival cover. Wonderfully illustrated in colour throughout by the author. Sendak's classic title and very scarce with the wrapper in such collectible condition. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.