Hogarth Press, London. 1951. First Edition. DW. Foxing to edges of pages o/w a very nice copy in slightly soiled wrapper with tears along upper edge and sl. loss to head of spine. VG+/VG. Author's third book. View More...
Blackie & Son Limited, London. c1930. DW. 4to. Tipped-in coloured frontis and 11 other tipped-in coloured plates. Outer edges are slightly worn and soiled. Some foxing and the occasional mark to contents, endpapers browned, prize bookplate to front pastedown and ownership address. A charming copy in grubby wrapper with closed tears, chips and creases. VG/VG- View More...
Blackie & Son Limited. London. c1930. Early Edition. Hardback with DW. Large slim 8vo. Illustrated with tipped in colour plates. Boards are a little grubby. Inner hinge cracked, but contents clean although showing signs of aging. Wrapper is soiled, chipped and worn and also a little creased at extremities, its lacking small portions from bottom margin of front and rear covers o/w a good sound copy. View More...
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. London. 1985. First edition, first issue. PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR, "To Nick, with love from Clive Barker. 31st August. 1985." Pages very browned otherwise a clean and sound copy in wrapper. View More...
Jonathan Horne. 1991. First Edition. Hardback. DW. 4to. Colour and b/w illustrations. Lovely copy in price clipped wrapper that is sunned to spine. View More...
Hamish Hamilton. London. 1953. First edition. DW. The first published biography of these two actors. FLAT - SIGNED BY BOTH VIVIEN LEIGH AND LAURENCE OLIVIER to front free endpaper. No other inscriptions or dedications. Illustrated with photographs. Endpapers, flaps of wrapper and page edges foxed. Two light very small marks from tape to each pastedown. Inner hinge visible between portrait frontis and title page but generally a sound copy in a price-clipped, slightly rubbed wrapper that is torn, chipped and worn to head and tail of spine, outer edge of front panel and the corners but is still ... View More...
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Typescript preceeding first edition. 2002
Seller ID: 38541
Howard Barker's play printed on one side of A4 sheets, sent to Arnold Wesker for his opinion, together with a copy of a letter from Arnold to Jean Michel Ribes, the director of one of Paris' biggest theatres, Theatre du Rond-Point. In the letter Wesker admits he found the play very difficult and says that, if he, Wesker, were running a theatre, with Barker's track record he would still offer him the theatre space to put it on. Both play and letter housed in yellow card folder. View More...
First edition. DW. Beautifully illustrated throughout. Near fine/VG+ in very slightly soiled wrapper that is slightly worn at extremities. View More...
William Hunt and Company, London. 1876. First Edition. Hardback. Small 8vo. No DW. Terracotta cloth with black and gilt decoration. Some spotting to boards and light foxing to endpapers, inner hinges slightly visible but sound o/w a very nice copy. Scarce. View More...
Fourth Estate. London. 2010. DW. first edition, first issue with correct number line. Signed and dated by Barker to title-page, "5/6/10 'That duck is a wrong 'un. It has the eyes of a killer!' Nicola Barker." A fine copy in wrapper. View More...
Barker Johnson. 1962. First Edition. Hardback with wrapper. Illustrated. Autographed letter, signed by Barker Johnson is loosely inserted, + handwritten note on publicity material, also signed by Barker Johnson. Previous owner's signature to front endpaper o/w generally a clean and sound copy in worn wrapper with large closed tear to front cover. View More...
Country Life Limited. 1933. First edition. Hardback with DW. Illustrated. Large 8vo. Wrapper is lightly soiled, rubbed around edges and has selotape repairs to head and tail of spine. End papers browned. Contents clean and bright. View More...
Reprint. Slim 8vo. No DW. Original black cloth gilt, two neat private library stamps with one neat ownership inscription. Pages sl. browned o/w near fine. View More...
