The Lords of Discipline by Conroy, Pat - 1980

London: Longmans, 1960. First Impression. Hardcover. Fine-/Fine-. First British Edition (no further printings noted) of the author's third book and second novel, and her "best attempt at longer fiction." Small 8vo: [10],243,[1]pp. Publisher's tangerine cloth, spine lettered in gold; illustrated dust jacket, priced 16/-. About Fine (dust-soiled top edge) and apparently unread; about Fine jacket (spine panel ends lightly rubbed, pinhead nick to front panel), vivid and bright. A scarce collectible example, one of 3500 copies printed. Yet another example of the value to be found in the graphically superior designs of British editions of American authors's works. . Published eight years after Wise Blood and sharing that book's "interest in reluctant Southern prophets, violence and the grotesque. The title is taken from the Douay translation of Matthew 11:12, which provides the book's epigraph: 'From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent bear it… Read More

Victor Gollancz Ltd. London. 1932. TWO FIRST EDITIONS. One is the hardcover cloth bound issue and the second is the paper issue. Small 8vo. (7.5 x 4.5, cloth bound volume, 7.3 x 4.3 - Paper bound). Both are Inscribed by Crankshaw, the paper volume to Theatre critic Kenneth Tynan, and dated 1956, the cloth bound to Crankshaw's brother in law, Ernest Carr, in 1932. Overall these are both very good copies in very good dustwrappers with minor toning to the spines. hb---- Bought, by me, direct from the estate of Crankshaw's widow, Clare.

New York: Harper Collins, 1981. First thus. Reissue of the Caldecott winning 1953 edition. Quarto. Cloth backed pictorial boards with matching dust jacket. Fine in Fine dust jacket.Signed by Sendak.

London: Anvil Press Poetry, 1985. Limited Edition. Faux leather white boards, silver lettering at the spine.�One of 25 signed & numbered copies.�This being 1/25.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf., 1999. First edition. Hardcover, brown cloth. 750pp. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Signed by Schama on the half-title page

Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: Antique Collectors' Club. New in New Dust Jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. 304 pages: 9.5 x 11 in.: 4.4: Signed by Author: KB#007640: Book is SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ELSPETH MONCRIEFF (directly confirmed by her) on the Title Page. Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Front and back endpapers are decorated with color plate illustrations. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "This is the first comprehensive study of an exceptional period in livestock experimentation and of the social and economic aspirations which led to the commissioning of these paintings. Over four hundred illustrations (325 in full colour) provide a unique record of rare or extinct animals which once grazed these lands. The paintings were commissioned by proud breeders to impress friends, clients and the world at large with their improved breeds and show ring triumphs. " .

Metropolitan Books. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 1. 1996. Hardback. Near Fine. First Edition. First Print. Signature only by author on the first title page. Authors second novel. Very collectible copy, excellent addition to your collection. Dust jacket is protected with a Mylar cover. Books are packed and shipped in boxes.

Both book and dust jacket are in nearly perfect condition. The book inside the front cover is slightly discolored. Please see photos. This is also the case inside the rear cover. I think it is something to do with the glue that was used.

SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY directly to the title page. This is of course the book upon which Andrew Lloyd Webber based his legendary Broadway musical Cats. Book appears unread but mild blemishes on boards and dust jacket, looks terrific in new mylar; 3rd printing. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

London: Hutchinson, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. An attractive copy of this Roger Brook title in the original publisher's black cloth covers - minor push to the crown, corners lightly rubbed but a VG straight, tight and clean copy with bright gilt titles at the backstrip. The unclipped dustjacket is bright and clean with some minor loss at the corners and at the tail and a short tear to the top edge of the rear panel. Minor print soiling to the rear panel but much better than it sounds - Good++. At the title page the author has written, "With best Wishes from Dennis Wheatley". While signed/inscribed books by this author are by no means rare inscriptions are usually addressed to an individual by name - such generic inscriptions are uncommon.