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Michael Joseph, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. 1st Edition, 12.5 x 19cm black cloth with white titles to the spine, 270(2)pp, in original unclipped jacket priced at 12s 6d. The boards are clean with bright white titles and firm sharp corners. There is a tiny 2mm split at the foot of the spine and a small ding along the top edge of the front board. Internally the book is very clean with no name inscription or bookplate, and faint toning to a strip on both free endpapers where the dust jacket does not reach. There is just a hint of uniform toning to the books. The dust jacket, which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown), has a little toning to the spine and light dust staining and toning to the edges of the rear panel. There are two closed tears to the front panel measuring 0.8 and 1.3 cm on the front panel. All in all a really lovely 1st edition copy of this John Christopher's first novel. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask… Read More

Harrap, 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG++/VG++. CLARKE, Harry. 1st Edition. 20.7 x 27 cm fawn cloth with red stamped decoration and grey titles to the front and spine 127[1]pp with 24 full page illustrations on glossy paper, 12 colour, 12 sepia and 20 black and white line illustrations within the text. In original printed dust jacket. Clean bright boards with a hint of pushing to the foot of the spine only. Internally there is a bookplate to the front pastedown and a little tape tape marking to the free endpapers. There is some light spotting to some of the illustrations. The dust jacket, which is now protected in a removable clear cover (not shown), is surprising well preserved considering its age with some dust marking, mainly to the rear panel, a little toning to the spine and a little rubbing to the spine tips and corners. There is a closed 2cm tear to the upper joint at the head of the spine and a 1.5 cm tear in the centre of the head of the spine and a couple of 2mm holes in the spine… Read More