Search Results: Titles starting with J from Chris Martin Modern First Editions

Constable 1979 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. A wonderful copy of Birkin's sensitively written story of J. M. Barrie's relationship with the four sons of Sylvia and Arthur Llewellyn Davies who, after the death of their parents, he adopted and raised. Some modern commentators have suggested that Barrie's relationship with the boys was exploitative or sexual in nature but the evidence presented in this book shows a lonely man, still affected by the death of his older brother in childhood, who had an almost magical vision of childhood which he was able to share with the boys. Andrew Birkin, wrote this book after he had produced the award winning television mini series of the same name. Includes a laid in postcard of the Michael Llewelyn Davies photo cover art, with both book and postcard being extensively signed and dedicated by the author. Slight rubbing to top of postcard and two pin holes. Fine in a Fine d/w.

Constable 1964 (1st UK). First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine. Author's first book in lovely condition. Slight lean o/w Near Fine in a Near Fine d/w.

Constable 1964 (1st UK). First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. Author's first book. Sl. browning to page edges o/w Very Good in a Very Good d/w.

Andersen Press 1998 (1st UK). First Edition. . Hardcover. As New. Michael Foreman. Mint in laminated boards as issued.

Headline 2005 (1st UK) 0. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. Signed and dated 1/3/5 by author on title page as is a large Jacquot and the Waterman promotional postcard that is laid in. Mint in a Mint d/w.

Headline 2005 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. Signed and dated 26/9/05 by author on title page. Mint in a Mint d/w.

BBC Recordings. No Binding. As New. 'Jennings Takes Charge' and 'Jennings and the Tinkling Glass' - the original BBC recordings from October and November 1955, starring Glyn Dearman as Jennings, insert and CD pictures by Val Biro, who has SIGNED the insert. As new.

Doubleday 2004 (1st UK). First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine. Signed by the author. Mint in a Mint d/w.

Pavillion 1998 (1st UK) 0. First Edition. . Hardcover. As New. Michael Foreman. Illustrated by Michael Foreman who has signed a card that is laid in. Mint in Mint d/w.

The Rose Press 2004 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. Number 477 of 750 copies. Mint condition, All copies had a printed reproduction of Aldiss's signature. A somewhat eccentric, privately-printed novel based on Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, featuring a time-travelling Sophocles; dedicated to Aldiss's 'Anglo-Greek grandson' Jason. Beautifully pblisehed. Mint.

Hardcover. Near Fine. With a foreword & decorations by John Austen. Contains wood-engraved frontispiece self portrait of John Austen, plus 5 other wood engravings by the artist. Includes a hand-list of books illustrated by John Austen. A critical study of John Austen as a Book-illustrator. Near Fine (no d/w issued).

Doubleday Doran 1928 (1st US). Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition, first printing of this book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1929. Signed in full by the author. Still in its original dustjacket which has its original price $2.50. Stated first edition. After the printing of 201 de luxe copies. Wear to edges otherwise Very Good in a Very Good d/w.

Associated University Presses 1999 (1st UK). First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine. From the library of John Fowles, with his bookplate present to the front pastedown. Signed and inscribed to Fowles by editor James Aubrey, to the title-page, "With best wishes for you, John - from all of us, who have found ourselves affected by your love for nature, Jim Aubrey". Some light edge wear and marking to the jacket. 272pp, with b&w illustrations. A Fine hardback book in a Fine dust-jacket.

Bloomsbury 2004 (1st UK) 0. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A lovely example in the striking WHITE first-state dust jacket. Included is the scarce 4 page broadsheet "The Raven", 16.5"x11.5" in size distributed at BEA that provides context for magic in England during the time of the Napoleonic wars.Susanna Clarke won the World Fantasy Award - the Hugo Award - in 2005 for this novel, a highly praised mixture of historical realism and fantasy, providing an alternative history of England around the Napoleonic wars. The book has black and white illustrations by Portia Rosenberg. Fine in a Fine d/w.

Harper and Row 1977 (1st US) 0. Hardcover. Very Good. First US edition. Wear and rubbing to jacket otherwise Very Good in a price-clipped Very Good d/w.

Macmillan 1998 (1st UK). First Edition . Hardcover. Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the title page. Second part of The Commonwealth Saga, published in two halves: Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained. Set approximately 300 years later in the same universe as Misspent Youth, it explores the social effects of the almost complete elimination of the experience of death following widespread use of the rejuvenation technique described in Misspent Youth. In somewhat similar style to Night's Dawn, Hamilton also outlines, in detail, a universe with a small number of distinct alien species interacting essentially peacefully and who suddenly become faced with an increasingly ominous external threat. The saga focuses on wormhole technology and the first expansion in the space nearer to earth. 15 key new worlds are established. Fine in a Fine d/w.

1st UK: Cape, 1981. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, first impression. Gordimer's writing dealt with moral and racial issues, particularly apartheid in South Africa. Under that regime, works such as Burger's Daughter and this book, July's People, were banned. She was active in the anti-apartheid movement, joining the African National Congress during the days when the organization was banned, and gave Nelson Mandela advice on his famous 1964 defence speech at the trial which led to his conviction for life. Fine in a Fine d/w.

Bodley Head 1971 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first impression. Nice example of a scarce title. Laid in is a signed slip of paper (14 x 10 cm. Book is nice and tight with a couple of patches of foxing to side edge and faint foxing to top edge. Wrapper is NOT price-clipped. Has a small tear at bottom of spine at foldover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ d/w.

Bantam Press1995 (1st UK). First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine. Fine in a Fine d/w.

Macmillan 1996 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. This fast-moving legal thriller, an accomplished first novel, follows New York City Legal Aid lawyer Sybylla Muldoon as she prepares to defend a once-gentle homeless man named Trent who has been arrested for the brutal stabbing of an Upper East Side schoolgirl. Initially, Trent manifests classic signs of schizophrenia, but he soon becomes coherent and, while intimating a tale of abduction, refuses to speak more fully until his trial. Mint in a Mint d/w.