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Faber, 1936. Complete with uncommon "Evening Standard" wraparound band [as originally issued]. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Blue boards with gilt titles. Brown topedge as issued. Pale blue typographical dustwrapper. A near fine copy with clean boards. Some light occasional spotting to leading textblock edge. No inscriptions. The near fine dustwrapper has lightest edgewear with no chipping or tearing. Some dusting to panels with some tiny occasional spots. Wraparound band in fresh and clean condition. Original price of 7s6dnet to front flap. An attractive copy. Third & final volume in Sassoon's classic trilogy of the complete memoirs of George Sherston from aristocratic upbringing, war hero to anti-war martyr and wounded veteran.

Archibald Constable, 1822. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Triple decker in original publisher's card boards with paper labels [as issued]. A very good set with original boards & spines. Some bumping & nicking to boards with slither chipping to spine tips. Original paper title labels complete with some nicking & toning. Internally complete with half titles. Neat old manuscript owner name to half titles in two vols & on endpaper in vol iii. A couple of old tape ghosts to endpaper of vol iii. Professional strengthening to endpaper hinge of vol iii & vol ii. A rare set in original boards. Bowden 157Aa. Set in the reign of James VI and I, the Fortunes of Nigel sits among Scott's richest creations in political insight, range of characterisation and linguistic virtuosity.

Harper Collins [HarperCollins], 2022. Special Edition - Signed by author to specially laid in leaf. Black boards with heavy gilt decoration & decorated textblock edges. Pictorial dustwrapper. A fine copy with no marks to boards & no marks internally or to edges. No inscriptions. Completely unread. The fine dustwrapper has no wear, marks or tearing. Original price of £20 to front flap. Special edition - Waterstones autographed edition with sticker stating such to front board & extra printed content with bonus essay on the women in Bond & highly decorated textblock edges [not present on standard trade edition]. The start of a brand new trilogy following MI6's Double O agents with licence to kill as they search for a missing 007.

Macmillan, 1961. First edition, first printing + the original publisher's proof copy for the title. 8vo. Turquoise boards with gilt titles. A near fine copy with clean boards. Some very light mottling spots to gutter hinge & spine o/w fine. Internally clean and complete. No inscriptions. The near fine dustwrapper has light wear only to extremities. None of the usual fading to red lettering on spine. Original price of 13s6dnet on front flap. The original Publisher's Proof copy has orange decorative Publisher's card covers. A very good+ copy with clean covers. Old retailers booksellers ink stamp to front cover. No chipping or splitting. Internally clean with no marks & no inscriptions. One corner crease. Proof copies of these Twentieth Century minor classics are becoming hard to find & make a great accompaniment to the first edition. In 1998 Modern Library ranked this title in its list of 100 best English language novels of the 20th century. Miss Jean Brodie is unmistakably in… Read More

Pelham Books, 1978. First edition, first printnig. 8vo. Blue boards with silver gilt titles. Pictorial dustwrapper. A fine copy with no marks & internally spotless and unread. The fine dustwrapper is complete and clean with no wear. An exceptional copy of a very uncommon title.