Search Results: Authors starting with A from The Plantagenet King

Faber & Faber. First edition published by Faber and Faber in 1932. A very good or better copy. The fragile wrapper has been price clipped, otherwise it is all there. The spine has browned and there is some wear to the spine ends. There is a tear to the bottom of the lower flap and this has been repaired on the reverse by archival tape. The green boards are in nice shape and the book is square. The purple top stain is visible and has not faded. There is light and sporadic foxing to the side text block. There is no writing inside and no bookplates.  The Last Medici is the first of three biographies Harold Acton wrote about historical Italian families: the Medicis and the Bourbons.  Acton in this first volume discusses the Medici grand dukes and in particular their final undoing.   . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1932.

Methuen. First UK edition published by Methuen in 1948. This is a very good copy. The jacket has several tape repairs to the reverse of the jacket mainly to the spine and corners. There is a closed and repaired tear across the front panel of the wrapper. There are also several marks to the front and back panel. The fragile jacket is fairly complete and hasn't been price clipped. The book has a mark to the bottom of the front board. It has mild and sporadic foxing to the side text block and to the first couple of pages. Overall in reasonable shape. A very good copy. Harold Acton's classic autobiography that has now become very rare to find with the dust wrapper and in any condition.  . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1948.

Pan. 8vo., black boards with backstrip lettered in silver; together in the dust jacket featuring a holographic image of an elephant seal [?] and a dinosaur; pp. [vi], 7-191, [i]; a near-fine copy, slightly bumped to foot of spine, a couple of trivial spots to the upper edge; ink stamp '419' to the ffep; aside from very minor shelf-wear to jacket, fine. First edition, signed by the author, and dated in the year of publication. Loosely inserted is also a flyer from the signing at Forbidden Planet, London, on Saturday 1st December [1984]. The fourth book in the Hitch Hiker's series, the book marks a shift in tone from Adam's previously cynical depiction of modern technology. Adams had purportedly been taken to a computer fair, in which he became enamored with the first model of the Macintosh, and became one of the first people in the UK to own a Mac. "So long and thanks for all the fish" was the dolphin's final message as they departed Earth, just before it was… Read More

Chatto & Wndus. 8vo., brown publisher's cloth lettered in gilt to spine; upper edge stained brown; complete in the striking original dust jacket designed by Paul Nash (7s. 6d. net); pp. [x], 3-278, [vi, ads.]; end papers very mildly offset; perhaps a little creased along spine, but otherwise a near fine example, the jacket a touch toned in places, with minor chipping to head/foot of spine and edges of folds; the illustrations retaining all of their brightness; a very fresh copy overall. First edition. Thirteen short stories based on his experiences in the war. Aldington was first sent to the front in December 1916, and during his time there wrote a number of essays and poems, though his experiences of gas in the trenches had a profound impact on both his life, and of course his writing. Alongside Images of War and Images of Desire, Roads to Glory was one of his first publications following his return home, and explores themes of fate, rivalry, and haunting regret. "We pass and… Read More

Chatto & Windus. London: Chatto & Windus (1929). A near fine first UK edition. The wrapper is very clean and bright without loss. The spine is a tad sunned. It is not price clipped. The book itself is very clean and without wear apart from the tinest of spotting to one side of the text block. Overall a near fine copy. With the Paul Nash designed Dustwrapper. Death of a Hero is the story of a young English artist named George Winterbourne who enlists in the army at the beginning of World War I. The book is narrated by an unnamed first-person narrator who claims to have known and served with the main character. It is thought it is partly autobiographical. An uncensored version was published in Paris a year later    . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1929.

Faber & Faber. First UK edition published by Faber & Faber in 1969. This is a very near fine copy. The jacket had very mild rubbing to the spine ends otherwise it is in excellent shape and not price clipped. The book has tiny rubbing to a corner otherwise likewise excellent. This copy is particularly rare as Brian Aldiss has signed the front free end paper and in addition has written out a Percy Shelly poem and renamed it "Ode to SF". A highly collectible copy with these attributes.  . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1969.

Hodder & Stoughton. First edition published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1951. A very good copy. The striking Leslie Wood designed dust wrapper has three mended tears, one to the bottom of the front panel and two to the top corners. All three have been mended to the reverse of the jacket with archival tape. The wrapper is in complete condition and is not price clipped displaying 9/6 net on the inside flap. The publishers original maroon cloth boards are in nice condition. It is a tight and square copy, unmarked by ink. There is light flecking to the text block and some browning to the first couple of pages. Overall a very good copy. A respectable copy of this very rare espionage / murder mystery novel. It is the first one of five penned pseudonymously by Eric Ambler and Charles Rodda. It has become rare to find Eliot Reed novels of late, and in particular the early ones including this one.  . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1951.

Hutchinson. First edition published by Hutchinson in 1986. This is a near fine copy. The wrapper only has very minor wear. It is complete and unclipped. The spine is unfaded. It is the first state jacket without the booker flash. The promotional wraparound band has a single crease along the spine, presumably where a previous owner has folded it and tucked it inside the book. The book itself in brown cloth, is excellent, with one corner that has been gently pushed. The pages are clean and without marks.  The booker prize winning novel from 1986. This book is rare as it retains the promotional band and is signed by Kingsley Amis to the title page.  . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1986.

R. Farmes & Sons. Trench football is a printed card maze within a wooden case and glass front. It was made by R. Farmers & Sons in 1916. The objective of the game is to guide the ball from "kick off" past the pot holes marked with cartoon images of German military leaders and politicians (such as Hindenburg, Terpitz and Zeppelin). The player needs to guide the ball past the Kaiser's open mouth into the back of the net. In superb condition, both front and back are with no damage or colour loss. There are copies in the Imperial War Museum and National Football Museum.  . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1916.

Oxford University Press. London: Oxford University Press, [1938] Folio., highly decorative publisher's boards featuring a ship and the duo aboard, looking out to sea; together in the rare repeat dust wrapper; printed throughout with 36 charming lithographic illustrations in full watercolour, including to title page; [unpaginated]; on bifold leaves, printed on versos only; a wonderful example, one small crease to paper of upper board, slightly splayed at outer edge; with some mild rubbing to the extremities and the odd darker mark; internally very fresh, a touch offset with some mild dirtying to the gutters of endleaves; the jacket, seldom found at all, is here a little marked and rubbed, with a couple of small closed tears and one or two internal spots to verso; both flaps price clipped.  First UK edition. Ardizzone's third book for children. The author and artist initially published his titles in this pleasing large format - later stories saw a reduction in size, for practical… Read More

Faber & Faber. London: Faber and Faber, 1965 Large 4to., illustrated pictorial paper-covered boards featuring an image of a cat in a flower bed by Ardizzone; in repeat dust wrapper (heavily price clipped, with overlaid publisher's price sticker of £1.95 net); [unpaginated]; illustrated throughout with line drawings in both black and white and full colour; a near-fine copy, spine slightly rolled, upper edge a trifle spotted, with some very minor marking to the gutters of ffeps; in like jacket, very minor creases and nicks, one small closed tear to head of spine neatly repaired internally with archival tape.  First edition. A charming tale concerning a troublesome cat in the Corporation gardens.  Perhaps best known for her 'Little Red Engine' books, Diana Ross was a children's author, artist and sculptor who also published many books under the pen name of her cat, Gri. Cats were to play a key role in many of her books - as well as Old Perisher she also… Read More

Longman, Young. LAVIN, Mary [Edward ARDIZZONE, Illus.] London: Longman Young Books, 1972 Crown 4to., white boards lettered in black, with colour illustration by Ardizzone to both upper and lower covers (repeating those on p. 18 and 27); black lettering to spine; in repeat dust wrapper (£1.35 net); [unpaginated]; printed on white cartridge paper, with 34 colour wash drawings in sepia line; some very light spotting to upper portion of boards; mild compression to foot of spine; else a near-fine,  very clean copy, in like dust jacket which has some corresponding markings to the upper portion, and a couple of small stains to lower panel. A very fresh example. Provenance: Printer's file copy, with sticker marked W. S. Cowell, Ltd., together with their emblem of a seahorse, affixed to the front paste-down. With boxes 'Text, illustrations, cover, binding, jacket' all sometime ticked in blue biro.  First edition, signed by the illustrator, presumably for the printer to the… Read More

James Barrie. First edition published by James Barrie in 1951. This is a very good copy. The superb Philip Gough dust wrapper has not been price clipped displaying 10s 6d net. There is a small amount of loss to the top of the spine and atear to the top edge of the back panel. The is edge wear to the spine ends and corners. On the reverse of the jacket there are archival tape repairs. The corners of the book have been gently pushed. The spine is a shade faded. The author has inscribed to a previous owner, and signed and dated it in the year of publication.  A later collection of supernatural short stories by Cynthia Asquith. She was the author of other well regarded short story collections such  as The Ghost Book and This Mortal Coil. According to the blurb on the jacket: "Connoisseurs of the macabre will revel in the frightening apparitions that haunt the pages of these nine stories". A rare book to find signed by the author along with the superb jacket. . Very Good.… Read More

BBC Books. First edition published by BBC Books in 2002. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper is not price clipped and unfaded to the spine. There is minor wear to the spine ends. The book is excellent with no previous owners ink or any other marks. David Attenborough has signed his name to the title page without dedication.  Attenborough's memoirs that are increasingly uncommon found signed.  . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2002.

Lutterworth Press. First editions published by Lutterworth Press between 1956 and 1963. This is a very good set. The dust wrappers for all six volumes are complete with very little loss. The books are also in respectable condition. Guiana (1956) has a short tear to the front panel and light wear to edges. It has a sellotape repair to the reverse. Dragon (1957) has the spine ends reinforced on the reverse with tape. The spine is a shade faded. Paraguay (1959) has a short tear at the top of the back panel. There is a faint small date stamp to the fep. Paradise (1960) is faded to the spine of the jacket and tiny loss to spine ends. Madagascar (1961) is price clipped and has a small booksellers label to the inside board. Capricorn (1963) has a piece of tape to the bottom spine end on the reverse of the jacket. Overall a tidy set and rare in that David Attenborough has signed the sixth volume Capricorn, without dedication to the title page.  David Attenborough's breakthrough series on the BBC… Read More

Andre Deutsch. First edition and first print published by Andre Deutsch in 1969. This is a near fine copy. The wrapper is very clean and bright with only very minimal rubbing to the corner and spine ends. It is not price clipped. The book is very presentable with no issues. There is no foxing or handling wear. Overall a near fine copy.  The booker prize winning author's first novel. It is the story of a young woman whose sane, structured, consumer-oriented world starts to slip out of focus. Following her engagement, Marian feels her body and her self are becoming separated. As Marian begins endowing food with human qualities that cause her to identify with it, she finds herself unable to eat, repelled by metaphorical cannibalism.. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1969.

Jonathan Cape. London: Jonathan Cape, 1986 8vo., black publisher's cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt, with publisher's device gilt to foot; preserved in the striking unclipped pictorial dust jacket (£9.95 net), with cover illustration by Fred Marcellino, and a black-and-white photograph of the author to the lower flap; pp.[xii], 13-324, a fine copy, essentially, perhaps mildly bumped to head, and pages faintly and evenly toned, as is common; jacket clean and bright, ever-so-slightly creased to the upper edge.  First UK edition, originally published in Canada the previous year. This edition becoming increasingly more elusive.  A pioneering work of dystopian fiction, The Handmaid's Tale is told from the perspective of Offred, a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. In an age of declining birth rates, where women are forced to copulate against their will, and a repressive totalitarian state attempts to eradicate all hope and desire, the novel centers around themes of… Read More

Faber and Faber. First UK edition and first print publisher by Faber and Faber in 1939. This is a scarce near fine copy. The dust wrapper has no fading to the spine and is in a very complete condition with no loss, chips or tears. It is also not price clipped. It retains the illusive promotional wraparound band in powder blue and red lettering. The book has some rubbing and wear to the bottom edge of the boards otherwise is also in nice condition. With no previous owner's marks and no foxing or browning marks. Tucked into the front is the publishers review slip. Overall a near fine copy and scarce with these attributes. Journey to a War is a travel book in prose and verse. The book is in three parts: a series of poems by Auden describing his and Isherwood's journey to China in 1938 ; a "Travel-Diary" by Isherwood (including material first drafted by Auden) about their travels in China itself, and their observations of the Sino-Japanese War; and "In… Read More