Great Britain from Lorne Bair Rare Books

London: William Jackson (Books) Ltd, 1930. First, Limited Edition. No. 477 of 550 signed copies. Issued as Number Two of the Furnival Books, printed at the Chiswick Press. Tall octavo. Original maroon buckram, titled in gilt on spine and front cover; 42pp. A few very faint freckles of foxing to endpapers, still a Near Fine copy, retaining most of… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, (1929). First Edition. First impression. Octavo. Brown linen-covered boards; dustjacket; 318pp. A touch of dust to upper edge of text block, but a Fine copy. In the original deep blue dustwrapper, printed in orange; all four corners clipped by publisher, with price intact at base of front flap (7s.6d. net). Gently faded on spine panel; mild… Read more about this item

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1981. First American Edition. First printing. Bookplate signed in ink by the author loosely laid-in. Octavo. Black cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 224pp. Tight, square copy, with some mild foxing to text block edges and faint staining to rear endpaper; text clean and unmarked; Very Good. In the original pictorial dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $9.95 on front… Read more about this item

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1977. First American Edition. First printing. Bookplate signed in ink by the author loosely laid-in. Octavo. Black cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 254pp. Tight, square copy, with some soiling to text block edges; text clean and unmarked; Very Good. In the original pictorial dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $7.95 on front flap), faint adhesive stain to verso of… Read more about this item

London: A. & C. Black, 1903. First Edition. Trade issue. Octavo. Publisher's blue cloth, blocked in colors with gilt titles to spine and front cover; xiv,274pp; frontispiece and 65 unnumbered leaves of color plates. Mild external wear and soil, with small nicks to cloth at spine ends; scattered foxing to text within (plates clean); still a serviceable, Very Good… Read more about this item

London: H.M. Eastern African Trade and Information Office, 1938. Reissue. Octavo (20.5cm). Yellow pictorial paper wrappers; 112pp; ads throughout; folding map at rear, black and white illustrations throughout. Sound but lightly rubbed with mild external soil and cracking to cover over spine: Very Good. Travel guide to British colonial Uganda for wealthy British tourists and hunters, reissued from the… Read more about this item

London: Putnam, 1962. First Edition. First impression. Octavo. Black cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 280pp; illus. Tight, clean and unmarked, about Fine; in the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced 30s net at base of front flap), just a trifle rubbed at extremities, Very Good or better.

[Lucknow: Myron O. Insko, Methodist Publishing House], 1923. Second Edition. 12mo (18cm). Stiff white card wrappers printed in black; [vi],112,[3]pp; black and white halftones. Rubbed, with wear to spine, front hinge cracking at title page, largely internally clean: just Very Good. General and art historical guide for British visitors to Lucknow and the British residency. [63476].

London: Chapman and Hall, 1861. First Edition. First impression. Presumed remainder issue (see note below): octavo, text block measuring 7-1/4"; brown linen, blocked in gilt on spine and front cover, iv,312pp; no publisher's catalog. Slight rubbing to spine (heavier at crown) and board edges; hairline crack to front hinge (internal), Very Good. With the large engraved bookplate of Roger… Read more about this item

New Delhi: Penguin Books India, 1991. First Edition. First impression. Octavo. Black cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 310pp. Small spot of soil to rear board, else a Near Fine copy. In original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced Rs.195 at base of front flap); clean and crisp, Near Fine. The acclaimed Indian novelist's third book, in the uncommon first Indian printing. Tharoor won the… Read more about this item

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992-94. First printings of the Hyde Edition, edited by Bruce Redford. Octavos (25cm); uniform gray cloth hardcovers in original dustwrappers. Small smudge to front flap-fold of v.1; small chip to rear panel of v.2, otherwise a pristine, apparently unread set, complete and fine. The fifth volume contains appendices, including notes on the translation of… Read more about this item

New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2008. First Edition. First printing. Quarto. Cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 384pp; illus. Ink remainder mark to bottom edge of text block, else As New in the original, unclipped and unfaded dustwrapper. First "official" autobiography of the legendary punk band, arranged chronologically from the group's official archives and featuring extensive visual documentation as well… Read more about this item

London: Heinemann, 1933. First Edition. First impression of 2000 copies. 12mo. Smooth brown cloth, titled in gilt; dustjacket; brown publisher's top-stain; 118pp. Tight, clean copy, Near Fine with just a hint of unnevenness to top-stain. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced 3/6 net at base of front flap); toned at spine and margins; Very Good+. STOTT A47.

New York: Random House, 1955. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Green cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 309pp. Slight reading crease to spine, else a tight, Very Good or better copy. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $3.75 on front flap), slightly edgeworn and rubbed at spine-folds; Very Good. Autobiographical novel based on the author's troubled childhood; his parents were… Read more about this item

New York: Howell, Soskin, 1946. First American Edition. First printing. Octavo. Cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 325pp. Tight, clean, and textually unmarked; neat ownership signature to front free endpaper; Very Good+. In the original pictorial dustwrapper by Garth Williams, unclipped (priced $2.75 on lower front flap); lightly rubbed and edgeworn, with some fading on spine; Very Good+. An attractive copy. … Read more about this item

London: Turret Books, 1972. First, Limited Edition. No. 113 of 226 copies, signed by both author and illustrator on colophon. Small quarto; stiff pictorial card wrappers; unprinted acetate dustwrapper; [20pp]; illus. Touch of rubbing at bottom wrapper edges, else Fine in original acetate jacket. Printed bookplate of Richard Emeny to front endpaper.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1981. First Edition. First Printing. Generic bookplate, signed in ink by the author, loosely laid-in. Octavo (21cm); brown boards titled in gilt on the spine; dustjacket; 263pp. Very Good in the original boards, leaning slightly and a touch soiled at base of spine. In the original dustwrapper, price-clipped and with a faint ring-stain to… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1936. First American Edition. First printing. Octavo. Green cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 284pp. Light rubbing to bottom board edges and board corners, still straight, tight, and Near Fine. In the original silver foil dustwrapper, rubbed at folds and with small losses at spine ends, not affecting printed area; just Very Good. A… Read more about this item

London: Chatto and Windus, 1945-1956. First Edition. First printings. Large octavos (26cm). 9 titles in 13 volumes, red cloth stamped in gilt, top edges gilt; plain endpapers. Some volumes partially unopened. Generally sound, upright, and clean; light rubbing, fading to some spines; light dampstaining to lower edges and outer corners of 10 volumes, causing fading to cloth and slight… Read more about this item

New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1858. Octavo (19.5cm). Brown cloth stamped in blind on boards, titled in gilt on spine; pale yellow endpapers; [xii],372pp. Cancelled title page. Ownership inscription of Francis H. Smith, VMI, April 13, 1858 to front pastedown. Overall sound, though rubbed, with minor losses to spine ends, lacking rear endpaper, occasional moderate foxing: Good or… Read more about this item