First & Early Editions from Loe Books

London: Michael Joseph, 1948. Book. Good. Hardcover. Fourth Impression. 8vo [19 x 12.5 cm]. The fourth impression of the first edition, Publisher's blue binding with white lettering and vignette of a swan to the front board, very good, some general wear and the top of the spine frayed. Contents good and tight, "Robert Gillmor December 1948" written by Gillmor… Read more about this item

London: Archibald Constable and Co. & Hurst, Robinson, 1820. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition, First Issue. 12mo. Complete in three volumes, vol. I: xxxiii, 298pp; vol. II: 327pp; vol. III: 371pp. Half leather bindings, gilt detail to spines, gilt on leather spine labels, bright. Cloth covered boards, some surface rubbing, edges and corners rounded. Binding firm. Contents good… Read more about this item

London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1847. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition Revised with Additional Note. 8vo. pp xii 617 pages. Lives of Swift, Fielding, Goldsmith, Johnstone and many more... Ornate half leather, fine gilt tooling to spine compartments, gilt letttering to spine, marble paper covered boards with a little wear to edges and corners, binding firm. Contents clean and… Read more about this item

London, New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1865. Book. Illus. by Sir John Gilbert. Very Good. Hardcover. Illustrated Edition. 8vo. Dated using the publisher's address timeline of 1865. A very good copy in a handsome decorative Victorian binding of red cloth with bevelled edges to the boards, blocked in black and gilt; 469 pages plus Routledge adverts to the rear;… Read more about this item

London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy; R. Hunter, 1825. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. Small 8vo. Complete in four volumes, vol. I: xviii, 287pp; vol. II: 340pp; vol. III: 319pp; vol. IV: 336pp. Half leather bings, polished calf with tooled patterning to the spine, gilt on leather spine labels, bright. Marbled paper-covered boards, some surface rubbing, edges and corners rounded.… Read more about this item

Dublin: George Faulkner, 1735. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Volume one of four, The Author's Miscellanies in Prose. pp. 345. Original leather, cracked along spine and front board attached only by cords, edges and corners worn. Contents clean and tight, endpapers lightly marked otherwise clean throuhgout, no inscriptions. A good copy in need of a… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Co.,, 1908. Book. Illus. by Brock, C. E. (Charles Edmund). Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, Thus. 8vo. A near fine to fine, very bright volume in the publisher's highly decorative vellum binding, extravagent gilt-decoration to front board and spine (to Brock's design). Tissue-guarded, colour frontispiece plate, a total of 24 colour plates, internal… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Co.,, 1909. Book. Illus. by Brock, C. E. (Charles Edmund). Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, Thus. 8vo. A very good to near fine bright volume in the publisher's highly decorative vellum binding, extravagent gilt-decoration to front board and spine (to Brock's design). Tissue-guarded a little foxed, colour frontispiece plate clean, a total of… Read more about this item

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Eighth Edition, Revised. 12mo. Inscribed by the author to the title page. 249pp 8 pp of publishers adverts. In very good condition, the boards are a little rubbed only. An interesting association copy. The appeal of this copy is the superb inscription by Milne,… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Co.,, 1907. Book. Illus. by Brock, C. E. (Charles Edmund). Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, Thus. 8vo. A near fine, bright volume in the publisher's highly decorative vellum binding, extravagent gilt-decoration to front board and spine (to Brock's design), the boards are a little bowed as is often the case with vellum.. Tissue-guarded, colour… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 366 pages. Original dust jacket (designed by 'ev') very good, with slight rubbing to edges, small mark to front panel, not price-clipped, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Original light yellow-buff cloth very good, unmarked, bright. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, no foxing, pages… Read more about this item

London: John Long Limited, 1935. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New and Revised Edition. 8vo. 285 pages. Original dust jacket very good with slight wear and dust soiling, chipped to the top of the spine, not price clipped. Hard back binding very good. Contents clean and tight, light spotting to the page edges, toning to endpapers. A very good copy in… Read more about this item

New York: Vantage Press, 1981. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 338 pages. Original dust jacket very good, with some light rubbing to edges, a few chips with a little loss, not price-clipped. Hard-back binding good. Contents clean and tight, signed by the author to the title page, no inscriptions. A very good copy… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1945. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 248 pages. Original dust jacket very good, with some light rubbing to edges, a little chipped, not price-clipped. Hard-back binding good. Contents clean and tight, unmarked. A very good copy with a very good dust jacket..

London: Robert Hale, 1964. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. Gift inscription from the author to the front end paper "For Vera with best wishes for Christmas & the New Year Love from Jean Plaidy". 272 pages. Original dust jacket fair, with some general wear and rubbing, lightly chipped to head/tail of the spine, some old… Read more about this item

London: Robert Hale, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. Gift inscription from the author to the front end paper "For Vera All good wishes & love from Victorian Holt Dec. 1968" (seems the author forgot under which psuedonym she writing). 318 pages. Original dust jacket good, with some general wear and rubbing, chipped to head… Read more about this item

London: Robert Hale, 1956. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. Gift inscription from the author to the title page: "For Vera With love & best wishes for Xmas & the New Year Jean Plaidy Dec. 1956". 253 pages + adverts. Original dust jacket good, with little rubbing and a little chipping to edges, not price-clipped, now presented… Read more about this item

London: Robert Hale, 1963. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. Gift inscription from the author to the front end paper "For Vera with my love Jean Plaidy". 287 pages. Original dust jacket fair, with some general wear and rubbing, lightly chipped to head/tail of the spine, old water-staining to the rear panel and underside with some… Read more about this item

London: Robert Hale, 1962. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. Gift inscription from the author to the front free end paper: "All good wishes with much love Jean Plaidy". 221 pages + adverts. Original dust jacket poor, with general wear, large section of rear panel missing, rear flap detached, waterstained to rear panel and underside with some… Read more about this item

London: The Bodley Head, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 253 pages. Original dust jacket very good, with light general wear and a little rubbing to edges, slightly marked, not price-clipped, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard-back binding, very good. Contents clean and tight, previous owner's bookplate to the front free end-paper,… Read more about this item