from Journobooks

London: Jonathan Cape, 1932. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Excellent collection of 24 short stories, including The End Of The Party from Graham Greene, supplemented by useful and extensive list of stories published during the year and whereso. Bar toning to endpapers, all is in crisp, clean and bright… Read more

London: Hutchinson, 1953. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Third printing of Hepple's 1936 romantic novel. Poor quality stock, hence some toning to edges and occasional foxing. Otherwise all in good order. Red boards, faded to spine. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 320pp

London: Hutchinson & Co. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. ND. 48th thousand. In which Jemima finds herself in Northumberland and enjoys it. Small mark to title page, but otherwise all in good internal order. Owner's neat signature to fep. Pale orange cloth much marked and bumped, hence 'fair' rating. Front board leads a… Read more

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1916. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. ND. [1916 - WorldCat]. Scarce Tracy novel. Ex-library with rather attractive label of 'The Sundial Circulating Library' to front pastedown. In well-read internal order, with a little spotting, marking etc. Blue cloth heavily marked and rather worn. Thus, best regarded as a reading… Read more

London: Thames And Hudson, 1954. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Satirical novel of wartime French diplomacy. In VG+ clean, crisp and bright order throughout. Smart black boards with bright gilt decoration and titling to front and spine.VG clipped d/j lightly worn and a little faded to spine. 12mo. 332pp… Read more

London: W Collins Sons & Co, 1921. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. De la Mare's prize-winning 1921 novel in first printing. All in good internal order. Sharp bump to bottom corner of blue boards, with red titling to front and dulled spine. Light wear to edges. 12mo. 365pp + publisher's… Read more

London: William Heinemann, 1901. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Short stories, translated by Jesse Brochner. Stock gently and evenly toned, but otherwise all is in good, clean and bright internal order. Tanning to endpapers. Blue cloth a little worn to edges and lightly marked. Red titling. Spine dulled and worn to head and foot. 12mo. 348pp. … Read more

London: Constable & Company, 1922. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First printing of Murry's scarce second novel. Stock lightly toned to edges, endpapers moreso, but otherwise all is in VG internal order. Pale blue cloth with darker blue titling, a little dulled and worn. Spine faded and lightly creased.… Read more

New York: Macmillan, 1936. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First US edition of Morgan's novel set in Italy, London and the English countryside. Block lightly toned and a little marked to edges, but pages clean and bright. Endpapers lightly toned. Brown and orange decorated dark cream boards dulled to edges.… Read more

London: Chatto & Windus, 1940. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Part IV of Mackenzie's remarkable fictional hexology covering the first 40 years of the 20th century. Signed and dedicated by Mackenzie to fep: To Fr de Geddis(?) with best wishes from Compton Mackenzie Christmas 1940. All in good, clean and… Read more

London: Secker & Warburg, 1956. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in clean and bright internal order. Dulling to block edge. Small split at top of gutter to front endpapers. Green boards with bright silver titling to spine, lightly faded to extreme edges. Good unclipped d/j, lightly worn to… Read more

London: Collins, 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. All in VG, clean crisp and bright internal order. In smart burgundy library-style binding with minor bumping, though no evidence of library use. Unclipped d/j chipped and worn to edges and rear flap detached though present. This is a charity sale for… Read more

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1872. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Complete 12 volume set of Thackeray's works dated variously 1872 and 1873. In attractive uniform red half leather with marbled paper-covered boards. Marbling to all edges of block. Five raised bands with gilt titling in compartments two and three and attractive gilt… Read more

London: Collins, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Stock toned, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Former owner's name neatly to fep. Blue cloth faded to edges. Good unclipped d/j a little worn to edges and faded to spine. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 287pp … Read more

London: Collins, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Stock toned, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Former owner's name neatly to fep. Blue cloth heavily faded to top and bottom of spine. Fair unclipped d/j well worn to edges and faded to spine with minor loss. This is a charity sale for Friends… Read more

London: Hutchinson, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. O'Connor's novel of life in the Glasgow slums of the 1930s. In VG+, crisp, clean and bright internal order. Offsetting from d/j to endpapers. Smart green boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG clipped d/j showing very light wear only.… Read more

London: Jonathan Cape, 1943. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Scarce first impression of Koestler's novel, described by Orwell as "one of the most shocking descriptions of Nazi terrorism that have ever been written". Bar a couple of minor spots to block edge, all is clean and bright internally.… Read more

London: Sceptre, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG+, clean, crisp and bright copy of this well regarded novel. Light toning to page edges. Smart blue boards with bright silver titling to spine. Fine unclipped d/j. 8vo. 277pp

London: Secker & Warburg, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Excellent Soho novel from Kops, in VG+ order throughout, clean, crisp and bright. Smart red boards with bright gilt titling to spine only lightly shelfworn. VG unclipped d/j slightly faded to spine. 8vo. 192pp

London: Macmillan, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Entertaining Oxford novel. In VG, clean and bright order throughout. Smart yellow boards with crisp black titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j a little worn to edges. 8vo. 217pp