London: Hutchinson, 1983. First edition. 8vo. 220, (4) pp. Publisher's brown cloth, silver lettered to the spine, dust jacket, Arnold Wesker's presentation copy - signed by him on the front free endpaper and with his circular blindstamp underneath, loosely inserted is a publisher's typed slip "with Dannie Abse's compliments", also..... More
[n.p.], (1979). Paperback, (iv), 202 pp. Cut-out to the front cover showing the title, some minor rubbing otherwise near fine. More
London: Arthur Barker Limited, (1979). First edition, 8vo, 158, (2) pp. Cloth, second state d.w., a little rubbed with some loss to the spine ends and corners. More
London: Allen Lane, 1980. First edition. 8vo. 396, (4) pp. Publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, inscribed by Adams on the title page. An excellent copy. The second issue, without the publisher's imprint on the title page and with the protagonist's name changed to Karin (from..... More
London: J. and R. Tonson, 1741. Third edition thus, four volumes, 4to. Frontispiece and an engraving above the dedication plus 6 pages of medals at the end of volume I and a few more in the text. Some worming at the beginning and end of each volume, armorial bookplates of..... More
London: Published by Suttaby, Evance & Fox, 1812. Eight volumes, 16mo. Frontispiece and engraved title in each volume, marbled endpapers, sides and edges. Contemporary half calf, gilt spines with maroon labels First published between March 1711 and December 1712, with the eighth volume containing the continuation of the last 80..... More
London: Peter Owen, 1965. 8vo. (viii), 339, (3) pp. Publisher's pale grey-green cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, not price clipped. Some rubbing to the jacket. else very good. The "British Commonwealth Edition" of a novel first published posthumously in the US in 1957. More
Boston: The Four Seas Company, 1920. First edition, 8vo, 148 pp. Original cloth, sunned with a couple of small patches of wear to the outer edge of the upper cover. More
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1970-78). Three volumes, first and third volumes first edition, the second volume second impression, 8vo. All three volumes signed by the author. Cloth, d.w.'s, two price clipped, some mild edge wear and a couple of small tears. More
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1980). First edition, 8vo, (x), 310 pp. Signed on the title page by the author. Cloth, d.w., somewhat browned. More
London: Rivingtons, 1859. Third edition. 8vo. 429, (1) pp. Original dark green blindstamped cloth, gilt lettered to the spine. Spine slightly faded and some loss of colour to the upper board, else very good. More
London: Heinemann, (1959). First edition, 8vo, (vi), 250 pp. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, light browning to the spine and lower wrapper, one minor mark and some mild rubbing. More
London: Victor Gollancz, 1961. First UK edition, 8vo, 161, (1) pp. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, spine and edges browned, some light marking. More
London: Victor Gollancz, 1955. First edition. 8vo. 254 pp. Publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, not price clipped. Tanning to the jacket spine, general edge wear with occasional losses, else a decent copy. Amis' second novel. More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1968). Uncorrected proof, 8vo, 255, (1) pp. Original light green paperback, d.w. with some bumping to the spine ends, particularly at the top as a result of the wrapper being slightly taller. Very good. More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1968). First edition, 8vo, 255, (1) pp. Map endpapers. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, light browning to spine and edges, faint rubbing to the top of the spine. More
London: Jonathan Cape, (2000). First edition, 8vo, (x), 400, (2) pp. Black and white photographic illustrations, signed by the author on the title page. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, with some creasing to the spine ends and a small tear to the foot of the lower wrapper, red lettering to..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1981). First edition, 8vo, 223, (1) pp. Two inscriptions to front endpapers. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, small abrasion to the upper wrapper. More
Lewes: J. Richards, 1882. Sole edition, 8vo, (viii), 76 pp. Most of the fly leaf torn out. Original gilt titled red cloth, spine slightly sunned, some minor marks. More
London: Henry Butterworth, 1826. Eighth edition. 8vo. xii, 189, (3) pp. Original drab boards recently rebacked to style with a new printed paper spine label, early owner's inscription's to the front pastedown. Very good. More
Amsterdam: Joannem Ravesteinium, 1670. Two volumes. 12mo. (xxii), 683, (1); (i), 684-1087, (3), 60 pp, lacking an illustrated engraved title page to volume I. Contemporary tan full calf boards, rebacked preserving the old gilt lettered red labels, raised bands, 18th, 19th and early 20th annotations in pencil and ink to..... More
[Berkeley]: Tuumba Press, 1979. Limited edition, no. 293 of 450 copies, 8vo, (20) pp. Inscribed from the author on the fly leaf. Original printed wrappers, stapled as issued, some minor rubbing otherwise very good. More
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1959. First edition, 8vo, (iv), 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32 pp. Each story with a black and white frontispiece and title page with a facsimile author's signature, this copy actually signed on the fly leaf by Richard Armstrong. Cloth, d.w., spine browned with slight loss. More
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1871. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 172 pp. Early dark green half morocco over marbled boards by Mudie, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels and dated at the foot, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Spine slightly faded to dark brown, occasional mild..... More
