Henry Holt and Company, New York. 1996. DW. First Edition, first issue. US. SIGNED without any other inscription to title page and correctly number-lined. A very nice clean copy in the attractive wrapper with a cut-out window to display peach beneath. View More...
Second impression of this book, one of 2060 copies, issued nine years after the first edition of 1947. DW designed by Margaret Wolpe. Sl. lean to spine, edges of boards sl. sunned, contents clean and fresh. VG+ in wrapper that is nicked, chipped and sl. worn at extremities that lacks 1.5cm portion at head of spine o/w a bright and attractive copy of this scarce novel. View More...
First edition. Martin Secker, 1934. London. Original tan cloth, sl. shaken, gilt type to spine and upper board. 1138 pages. Extremities slightly rubbed, spine ends sl. crumpled with 1cm tear to cloth along upper hinge from head. Neat gift inscription dated 1934 to front free end-paper. Slight browning to pages otherwise a very acceptable copy. View More...
Martin Secker, London. 1930. First edition. Hardback, no DW. Brown cloth, gilt. Spine slightly knocked with frayed head, boards slightly spotted, pages browned and foxed, top of front free endpaper has small nick, ownership inscription to front endpaper. Contents sound. View More...
First edition, second impression (in the month immediately following that of first printing). Martin Secker, London. 1928. Brown cloth, gilt type to spine. 292 pages. Ex-Boots Library - remains of their small green shield label to lower margin of upper board + label to rear paste-down end-paper. One leaf detached but present. View More...
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1999. First edition, first issue. Hardback with DW. SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO TITLE PAGE. No other inscriptions or dedications. Pages are browned o/w a lovely clean and sound copy in wrapper. View More...
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1996. First edition, first issue. Hardback with DW. SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO TITLE PAGE. No other inscriptions or dedications. Spine slightly soiled and top edge lightly foxed otherwise a clean and sound copy in a wrapper that has very slight shelfwear to edges. View More...
Michael Joseph. London. 1950. First edition, first issue. Hardback with DW. Spine and margins of boards faded. Endpapers and edges foxed. Generally a clean and sound copy in a wrapper that is NOT price clipped, and has been put on slightly to the left of centre and is browned, and foxed internally, slightly foxed to rear panel and very slightly worn along top edge but still unusually bright and unused. View More...
Michael Joseph. 1950. First edition. No DW. Ex-Boots-Library with green shield to upper board and plate removed from rear endpapers. No other stamps or plates. Tan cloth faded, lean to spine, pages browned otherwise a sound copy. View More...
Cassell. 1948. First edition in English. DW mostly present but very worn, chipped and torn. Endpapers browned, small gift inscription, edges foxed, slight lean to spine. Occasional mark to margins. Unusual to find a copy with wrapper. View More...
First edition UK. Jonathan Cape, London. 1929. Hardback NO DW. Blue cloth, gilt type to spine. Previous owner's name to front paste-down end-paper. Slight lean to spine. View More...
Methuen & Co. London. 1951. First edition. DW. Tail of spine sunned, boards slightly spotted, pages browned with very occasional foxing otherwise a clean and sound copy in wrapper that is sunned to spine, lightly foxed and worn and chipped along lower edge and head of spine. View More...
Methuen, London. 1956; 1955. 2 vols. DWs designed by Michael Ayrton. Book One is first edition thus. Book One ex-library but clean apart from small purple stamp to verso of title-page and old tape marks to rear paste-down end-paper and rear flap of DW. Sl. wear to DWs incl. browned spine and rubbed extremities esp. to Book One which has a few tiny portions missing along edges. View More...
The Bodley Head. London. 1931. No DW. First edition of author's first novel. Lacks front and rear free endpapers and the bottom third of title page has been torn off. Pages 21/22 loose, remains of borrowing plate at hinge at rear. Original green cloth, rippled. Edges of pages and prelims foxed. A very scarce book sold with all faults. View More...
First edition. William Heinemann, London. 1956. Hardback with DW. Spine and page edges are very lightly spotted. The contents are clean and sound. The wrapper is very bright, but a little worn and slightly chipped at head of spine and has a couple of small close tears along top margins. View More...
Second Edition. D/W. Upper board warped, extremities slightly knocked, fore-edges lightly foxed. Ownership signature to front free endpaper, prelims foxed. Wrapper spine sunned and lightly soiled, lacking portion from tail of spine, closed tear to spine approx two thirds down spine, extremities worn and rubbed o/w VG/VG. Scarce in wrapper. View More...
First edition. DW. Flat-signed by Mackenzie to title page. Endpapers sl. browned o/w near fine in VG wrapper that is faded to spine, sl. rubbed to rear panel and extremities and chipped at corners. View More...
Severn House. Sutton. 2012. First edition, first issue with correct number line. DW. SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO TITLE PAGE WITH QUOTATION, "Harry peered through the open doorway... Adrian Magson- 11/8/2010." No other dedications or inscriptions. A lovely copy in wrapper. View More...
Severn House. Sutton. 2010. First edition, first issue with correct number line. DW. SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO TITLE PAGE WITH QUOTATION, "Yes. We call it Red Station Adrian Magson- 11/8/2010." No other dedications or inscriptions. A lovely copy in wrapper. View More...
. 2011. First edition, first issue with correct number line. DW. SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO TITLE PAGE WITH QUOTATION, "The dead don't need food Adrian Magson- 04/03/11." No other dedications or inscriptions. A lovely copy in wrapper. View More...
Martin Secker. London. 1928. DW. First edition, first issue, UK, with the price to the spine of the DW. Original green cloth gilt, upper board sunned. Head and tail of spine slightly crumpled. Edges and endpapers lightly foxed, pages 47/8 have a close tear to outer margin, pages 121/122 and 123/124 lack portions to margins due to being carelessly opened. Other margins have a few small close tears, none affecting the text. Small ownership inscription to front free endpaper otherwise a clean and sound copy in a wrapper that is sunned and rubbed to spine, lacks portions to head and tail of spine ... View More...
Harper & Row. San Francisco. 1978. DW. First edition. Boards and top corner of front free endpaper slightly rubbed otherwise a clean and sound copy in a wrapper that is worn, creased and nicked to extremties and slightly faded to spine. View More...
First edition. Chatto & Windus, London. 1949. DW. 309 pages. DW sl. browned with age esp. to margins and spine which also has small open tears at ends; overall a very nice copy. View More...
First edition. DW. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to title page and dated 1.xii.1993. Pages browned, publishers have price-clipped the wrapper and put on publisher's price label of £8.95 o/w Nr. fine in wrapper that is very slightly sunned to spine. View More...
First edition. DW. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY from the author to title page, "To Aidan with every good wish, Stanley Middleton. May 1996." Pages browned o/w fine in wrapper. View More...
First American Edition. Presentation copy inscribed to Helen Everitt (who was an Editor for Houghton Mifflin), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Lipstick pink bds, contrasting labels to upper bd. and spine. Spine sl. faded, edges sl. bumped with sm. tear to edge of lower bd. and spine ends. Sl. foxing to eps. Lower hinge fragile. Bds. sl. cocked. A very nice copy. View More...
