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A MORAL ENDING And Other Stories, with a Frontispiece by William Kermode and a Foreword by T.F. Powys Being No. 8 of the Furnival Books.
London.William Jackson (Books) Ltd. 1931. [i-vi],7-50pp. Black & white frontispiece by William Kermode. Original red buckram gilt. t.e.g. Octavo. First Edition. Signed limited first edition No. 490 of 550 copies. Tipped-in publisher's sheet to title-page. Bookseller's stamp to front free endpaper and rear paste-down endpaper. Some minor browning and spotting to interior; else a very good copy.
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A SON OF THE MIDDLE BORDER. With illustrations by Alice Barber Stephens.
London. John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1917. Hardback. No dust-wrapper. Octavo. First U.K. edition. Some browning to endpapers; else a very good copy.
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AT ALL COSTS.
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1930. Softcover. 45 pages. Original orange wrappers. Original cellophane packet, priced one shilling. First edition. Bag worn and torn; book near fine.
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CHANCE A Tale in two Parts.
London.Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1914. vii, [1], 920, 3 - 406, [2], 8pp ad's dated ' Autumn 1913'; 31pp catalogue dated 'September 1913.' original decorative green cloth gilt. Octavo. First edition, second issue with a cancel title. Binding state A with 'V' in Methuen. Slight spotting on fore-edges; else a very good, tight and clean copy.
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DIVORCE VERSUS DEMOCRACY.
London: The Society of SS. Peter & Paul, 1916. 14, [2 ad's] pages. Original printed wrappers. Octavo. First edition. Wrapper worn and torn at edges; some light spotting to the title and last pages of ad's; else very good. Scarce.
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FIDÉLITÉ. Scenario. Précédé d'une letter de H.G. Clouzot Couverture de Max Ernst et Dorothéa Tanning.
Paris.Arcanes. 1953. [1-16] 17-172 [173-6] pp. Illustrated by 7 full page b/w photographs of characters in play. Original paper covers. Octavo. First, limited edition. Numer 480 of 1000 copies. Some slight rubbing to covers; spine with strain marks; else a very good copy.
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SUMMER VISITORS.
London.Oxford University Press. 1961. 232pp. Black & white illustrations throughout by William Stobbs. Original yellow boards. Pictorial price-clipped dust wrapper. Octavo. First edition. Inoffensive small black stain to top edge; else, an excellent copy.
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THE INNOCENT MOON.
London: MacDonald, 1961. [4], 5-415pp. Original red cloth. Original pictorial dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. Extremities a trifle rubbed; head of spine a little bumped and wrinkled. some spotting at start and to fore-edges; dust wrapper is faintly chipped at heel of spine; else a very good copy in a bright unprice-clipped wrapper.
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THE MEMBER FOR THE MARSH. Illustrated by Lynton Lamb.
London. Oxford University Press, 1956. Hardback in unclipped dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. Wrapper just a touch rubbed at corners and at head & heel of spine; else a very good copy.
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THE ROVER.
London.T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. 1923. [6], 7-317pp. Original cloth gilt with original dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. Some light foxing at start and to fore-edges; edges of dust-wrapper a little chipped with some tears and light soiling; else a very good copy.
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THE STARS, THE WORLD, AND THE WOMEN. with a Foreword by Liam O'Flaherty and an illustration by Frank C. Papé Being No. 4 of the Furnival Books.
London.William Jackson (Books) Ltd. 1930. [i-vi],7-56pp. Frontispiece illustration by Papé. Original black buckram gilt. t.e.g. Octavo. Presentation copy inscribed, ' Ivan Parker too weak am I at the moment (page 49) for anything but this R.D. Feb 28th 1930'. No. 112 of 550 signed limited first editions. Bookseller's stamp to front free endpaper and to rear paste-down endpaper. Some minor spotting and browning to interior. Else a very good copy.
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WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND. A Modern Fable. Illustrations by Owen Edwards.
London. T. V. Boardman & Company Limited, 1958. Hardback in original unclipped pictorial dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. Wrapper very lightly worn at head, heel and corners; else a very good copy.
More details Price: £300.00