Search Results: Fiction from Whitle's Rare Books

Melbourne: Heinemann, 1959. Some edge wear to pictorial DJ and a few foxing spots to top edge of pages. O/wise a very good copy. Internally excellent and front of DJ very good. B/W line drawing map. 246 pgs. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by B/W Line Drawings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Melbourne: Sun, 1970. Some slight tanning to page ends and some wear to cover ends, but book itself is tight and clean. 214 pgs.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: William Heinemann, 1958. Facinating book about a Dutchman's perception of the British People. Inside VG. Some minor shelf wear to boards and prev. owner's name. Overall VG .296 pgs. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Reprint Society, 1942. Published by arrangement with Jonathan Cape a year after 1st Ed. Photo of Hemingway on back DJ which is unclipped with some minor edge wear.Great DJ design in orange. Book line foxing on endpapers from DJ, some minor spots on page ends. Overall very good copy 462 pgs. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Collins, 1955. A novel based on the life of Paul Gauguin. Foxing on e/papers, first few pages and page ends. Beautiful unclipped DJ of two islander women, with small tear and some edgewear. 318 pgs. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Muller, 1954. First UK Ed 256 pgs The adventures of our herione Grenadine, "a hilarious and riotous lampoon of the Novel Historical" Very Rare. DJ has outer tears and scuffing , but is intact. Book slight spine crease and some foxing page ends and endpapers and first and rear few pages. No inscript. A Gem. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1943. Poetry by an SAS captain killed in North Africa. Photo of author on first pg. Foxing, small tear and some creasing on unclipped DJ. Bumps to spine ends. Prev owners inscription. O/wise VG copy 18 pgs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Picador, 1975. Dali's only novel. Very yellowed on page edges and to a much lesser degree, pages. O/wise would be fine. . Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1961. 1961 Reprint of the 1954 first Ed. Slight lean, fading and rubs to spine. Owners inscription, small B/shop stamp. Otherwise FINE, no foxing..clean and as new pages and drawings..beautifully illustrated and very rare. 199 pgs. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Pauline Baynes. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: William Heinemann, 1953. Book itself VG some minor foxing and slight rub to top of spine. DJ intact,few rubs and small tear but intact. 353pgs Rare !st Edition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: William Heinemann, 1950. Very Rare first Ed.. Unclipped DJ some foxing and creased but intact. Book has foxing mainly on page ends and enpapers. Straight clean boards and spine. Discolouration on cloth board 32pgs . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Cresset Press, 1955. First UK Edition. Unpaginated. Trans. from french by Vyvan Holland. Prefatory letter by Graham Greene, Line drawings by Mervyn Peake. A discussion about love between two women. Cloth boards are faded, Gilded title is good. Foxing to some pages.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Melbourne: McPhee Gribble, 1981. Great book by Glen Tomasetti, who was prominent in the anti war movement in Australia in the 60's and also a musician and songwriter. This would be near fine but has light foxing to the top page ends and on the underside of the top of the DJ. Signed by her on the title page and with a personal message to Jenny on the previous page. 240 pgs. Signed by Author. First. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Queensland: Darling Downs Institute Press, 1987. This novel was inspired by events that occured in a small Queensland country town at the end of the 19th century. A colourful view of pioneering life and the history of the Darling Downs region in Queensland, Australia in the late 19th century. A couple of very minor spots on page ends. O/wise fine.152 pgs. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Wendy Wilkinson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hutchinson, 1947. !947 Hutchinson International Authors Ltd. Book itself G to VG with a spine and corner bump. Blue unclipped DJ wear and some small open tears. good binding and boards. 174 pgs. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Angus and Robertson, 1954. Believe First Australian Ed. 1954. 344 pgs. Great Clipped illustrated DJ with some tears but intact. Book has spine bump and some foxing first and last few pages. O/wise good copy with stunning DJ.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Cresset Press, 1952. Foxing to eps and some pages. Bit of a spine lean. Stunning B/W design on clipped DJ. 125 pgs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Herbert Jenkin Ltd No date of Pub. but believed to be 26th printing of 1st Ed. Book VG but has foxing on first and last few pages and page ends. Great design on DJ Has wear near spine top and bottom. Very Rare. 224 pgs. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: William Heinemann, 1951. Beautiful book in Near Fine Condition, but some foxing on outer pgs and some rubbing on page ends. U/clipped DJ browned and 2 tears but intact. Red cloth bound with stunning gilded decor in black & gold on spine and gold design on cover. Small B/shop stamp. Translated by Constance Garnett. 617pgs . Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

California: Holloway House, 1970. A new translation in modern english by Paul Gillette, with photos from the film by Fellini. Slight shelf wear but O/wise very good. 398 pgs. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.