1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. from R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.

THE ENGLISH PATIENT.**
by ONDAATJE**, MICHAEL:
- Condition
- Used - FINE.
- Jacket condition
- FINE.
- Edition
- UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 074751254X
- Quantity-available
- 1
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, GBR
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$31.42
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UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn,4th imp.[Complete number line 10-4.So,1st edn,4th imp.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.Minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to dw/dj's edges - no major nicks or tears present - though a small snick to top edge of front inner flap of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges clean,contents bright,tight,clean and virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to… Read more Item Price
$31.42

GOODBYE TO BERLIN.**
by ISHERWOOD**, CHRISTOPHER:
- Condition
- Used - FINE+.
- Jacket condition
- VG+.
- Edition
- UK,8vo HB+s/case,1st edn,3rd imp.
- Quantity-available
- 1
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, GBR
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$27.65
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UK,8vo HB+s/case,1st edn,3rd imp. [Originally and first appeared in 1975 by this publisher,followed by a 2nd imp (1977),and then this 3rd imp (1979).There were also further impressions.] FINE+/VG+. No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - issued in a slipcase.Slightly,but lightly grubbed,white paper-covered card slipcase with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no splits.Bright,crisp,clean,publishers' original, sharp-cornered full white cloth lithographed in colour… Read more Item Price
$27.65

THE FOLDING STAR.**
by HOLLINGHURST**, ALAN:
- Condition
- Used - VG.
- Jacket condition
- VG.
- ISBN 10
- 0701159138
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- 1
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, GBR
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$27.65
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[A genuine UK first edition/first printing, with the full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page.]VG/VG.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj - but half-title page has been neatly removed (probably because of previous owner's inscrptn/name and could withstand sympathetic repair and restoration?).Book would've been graded as FINE but for… Read more Item Price
$27.65

THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS: A Record of Secret Service.
by CHILDERS, ERSKINE:
- Condition
- Used - VG+.
- Jacket condition
- FINE.
- Edition
- UK,12mo HB+protected dw/dj,1st reprint.
- Quantity-available
- 1
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, GBR
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$12.57
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UK,12mo HB+protected dw/dj,1st reprint.[Originally and first published UK,Smith,Elder & Co,May 1903,as the British true 1st edn.With this publisher,first published in 1971.It was then reset and published with an added Historical postscript,by this publisher in 1976.This edn is the first reprint of that issue/edn, dated 1978.] VG+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to protected dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour… Read more Item Price
$12.57

The Robber Bride.
by ATWOOD**, M[argaret] E[leanor]:
- Condition
- Used - FINE+.
- Jacket condition
- FINE.
- Edition
- UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 0747516138
- Quantity-available
- 1
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, GBR
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$31.41
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictoial artwork ('Portrait of the Late Mrs Partridge') by Leonora Carrington,illustrated upper panel of dw/dj with b/w lettering,b/w critics' reviews to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - front,upper corner minisculely rubbed with reciprocal loss.Top edges minimally… Read more Item Price
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ANNA KARENINA. [Translated by Rochelle S. Townsend,with an Introduction by C. Day Lewis.]
by TOLSTOY, LEO:
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- Used - VG+.
- Jacket condition
- No dw/dj.
- Edition
- UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj,1st thus.
- Binding
- Hardback.
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, GBR
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$25.14
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UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj,1st thus.[THIS BOOK IS PRODUCED IN FULL CONFORMITY WITH THE AUTHORISED ECONOMY STANDARDS advice/notification.Stated THE BOOK SOCIETY LONDON NINETEEN FORTY-THREE to foot of the title page.For a book of its age and given the period of production,i.e. 1942- 1947 - with wartime paper-rationing, and the poor quality of paper generally used and the survival rates… Read more Item Price
$25.14

GOODBYE TO BERLIN.**
by ISHERWOOD**, CHRISTOPHER:
- Condition
- Used - FINE+.
- Jacket condition
- Issued in slipcase.
- Edition
- UK,8vo HB+s/case,1st edn,3rd imp.
- Quantity-available
- 1
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, GBR
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$27.65
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UK,8vo HB+s/case,1st edn,3rd imp.[Originally and first appeared in 1975 by this publisher,followed by a 2nd imp (1977),and then this 3rd imp (1979).There were also further impressions.] FINE+/VG+. No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - issued in a slipcase.Slightly,but lightly grubbed,white paper-covered card slipcase; with negligible shelf- wear to edges and corners - no splits.Bright,crisp,clean,publishers' original,sharp-cornered full white cloth lithographed in colour with… Read more Item Price
$27.65

DEAD AIR.**
by BANKS**, IAIN:
- Condition
- Used - FINE.
- Jacket condition
- FINE.
- Edition
- UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 0316860549
- Quantity-available
- 1
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, GBR
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$15.08
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[He wrote mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£16.99) to dw/dj.Bright,clean,white background,sepia scenic photographic illustrated upper panel of dw/dj with white lettering,black lettering (critics' reviews) to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and… Read more Item Price
$15.08

1984: SPRING - A Choice of Futures.**
by CLARKE**, ARTHUR C:
- Condition
- Used - FINE.
- Jacket condition
- FINE.
- Edition
- UK,8vo HB+dw.dj,1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 0246123060
- Quantity-available
- 1
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, GBR
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$15.08
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.These are generally regarded as the export 1st edns which usually appear before the UK trade 1st edn.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, black background with white+silver lettering designed dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Some inevitable but light,superficial scoring/indentations to… Read more Item Price
$15.08