Search Results: Titles starting with E from James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.

London, 1942. (London: L Davenport & Co 1942). Third Edition (first published in May 1933). Third edition has a Foreword by Will Goldston. Illustrated with 97 photographic Reproductions from the originator's own hands and 3-line drawings. A slim staple-bound softback. Staples (rusted) as usual, now re-sown by a skilled bookbinder. A VG copy. Clean interior. Photograph/scans available upon request.

London: Macmillan, 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Usual slight page tanning (due to the poor quality of paper used) otherwise a fine copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page. Uncommon, signed.

1960. (Marcus Morris 1960). A softback publication issued without a D/W. Eagle Passport Folder presented with "Eagle" Weekly Comic in 1960. It contains four special pull-out supplements given with this over four weeks March/April 1960 namely: World Transport, Space, The Real Wild West, and Underwater World. The folder and inserts are all in VG or better condition.

London: Ward Lock, 1941. First Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Red cloth with black titles to the spine. Inscribed by the author to the half-title page: " To Jean H Simpson/ with Best Wishes/ from/ Nigel Tranter/ Aberlady 1941. A VG copy with a slightly faded spine. Uncommon

London: Collins Crime Club, 1945. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's orange boards with black lettering. A VG+ copy in like D/W with just the merest hint of fraying at the head of the spine. A very nice copy indeed and uncommon in this lovely condition.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. A near fine (or better) copy in like D/W. Inscribed by the Author: For/ Timmy Vance/ My very best wishes/ Ralph Hammond Innes/ 21-4-86

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Some light foxing to the top edge otherwise a near fine copy in like D/W with a touch of rubbing to the extremities and some toning to the white portion of the spine which is now a light-cream in colour. A nice copy of one of Jack Higgins’ scarcest books.

London: Michael Joseph, 1952. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A near fine copy, the cloth clean and bright, the contents with a neat previous owner’s inscription to the reverse of the front free endpaper. Complete with the VG original D/W which is a little rubbed and nicked to the edges. Not price-clipped. Uncommon.

London: Faber, 1950. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A fine copy in a near fine D/W. With the errata slip on the verso of the title page. The former French prime minister addresses the issues of warfare and leadership. A lovely copy

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's black boards with yellow label to the spine with black lettering. Marks to page 46/47 otherwise a VG+ copy. In the rare D/W priced 7/6 net to the spine. The D/W appears to have been folded in four at some stage in its life (perhaps laid inside the back of the book?) but is complete with no wear, tears or pieces missing. Superb D/W artwork by Simpson of a skeleton riding a donkey holding an egg timer. Rare

1970. Hard Cover. Watkins, Vernon: Elegiac Sonnet (with 2 original colour lithographs in colours by Ceri Richards) (Milan, Italy: M'Arte 1970). A Limited Edition published in Italy. A poem by Vernon Watkins accompanied by two signed and numbered lithographs by Ceri Richards (38 x 28 cm). Translation by Roberto Sanesi. Reproduction of the manuscript of the poet, Vernon Watkins. A fine copy in like slip-case. Issued without a D/W. # 130 of an Edition of 149 copies.The two beautiful colour lithographs are page numbered and signed in pencil by Ceri Richards. A rare Italian Limited Edition. Accompanied by the original flyer from M'Arte advertising the book. The flyer is in Italian and English.

London: Faber, 1996. First Edition. First UK Edition. A PBO (issued without a D/W). A fine copy. Uncommon. There was no hardback issue of his early play which was published posthumously amid much controversy, in translation by Barbara Wright.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1940. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's blue cloth with black lettering. A VG+ copy in like D/W priced 8/3 net to the inside flap of the D/W. The D/W is also in VG+ condition with rubbing and the merest touch of wear to the extremities. A nice copy famous for its D/W artwork by Bip Pares.

London: Thornton Butterworth, 1935. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Original aquamarine-green boards with publishers logo blind-stamped to the bottom right hand corner of the front board. Black lettering to the spine and front board. Slight fading to the spine (caused by ghosting through the D/W), a booksellers ticket on the front paste-down and a front hinge that is starting to weaken. Overall a VG copy. In the VERY RARE D/W priced 7s 6d net to the inside flap (as called for). The D/W has a chip to the top right hand corner of the spine just affecting the lettering and another small chip from the bottom right hand corner of the rear panel. Notoriously scarce, either with or without a D/W, this is one of Elinor Brent-Dyers scarcest books. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE 1950S REPRINT OR 2006 PAPERBACK RE-ISSUE

London: Samuel French, 1962. First Edition. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. A PBO (issued without a D/W). Original printed wrappers with red titling. The book is in very good condition with a crease to the bottom right hand corner of the front cover. Author's presentation copy, inscribed by him on the half-title: "To Frank and/ Nancibel/ on the occasion of/ their visit/ John Moore/ 1 Sept 1964".

London: Cassell, 1921. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Short Stories. Publisher's turquoise boards blind-stamped to the front board with black spine lettering. Page edges very browned due to the poor quality of paper used otherwise about VG (with weakness to the front hinge). In the VERY RARE D/W priced 2/- net to the spine (as called for). The D/W is creased, nicked and rubbed with minor wear to the edge of the spine and the extremities. Exceedingly uncommon in D/W. A poorly-produced book this copy has lasted the test of time reasonably well.

1954. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (Czechoslovakia: Artia [1954]). First Edition in the English language. A VG copy (with a neat inscription from 1956 on the FFEP) in like D/W. Rare in the D/W.

London: Robert Hale, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A couple of tiny bumps to the boards otherwise a near fine copy in a VG+ slightly spine-faded D/W.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1930. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Yellow/Mustard coloured boards with black lettering to the front board and spine. A former owners property of stamp to both the front and rear paste-downs otherwise a VG copy with 3 minor, indiscriminate, marks to the boards. In the very rare D/W priced 3/6 net to the spine as called for. The D/W has benefitted from some highly skilled archival restoration by one of the Worlds leading conservators and now shows as a near fine (or better) copy. There is a before and after picture of the D/W pre and post restoration laid in to allow the quality and extent of the restoration to be appreciated. Scans invited. Rare

London: Kay and Ward, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Original blue boards, titles and illustration to front board in yellow. Illustrated by Gunvor and Peter Edwards. A VG+ copy in like D/W. First edition, first issue with the original pre-decimalisation price of 6/- net to the inside flap. The 23rd of the Rev. Awdry's railway books and a nice copy.