Search Results: Authors starting with M from Everlasting Editions

Published by G. Virtue, London: Undated, but 1827. 8vo. Condition: Good-.Bound in brown leather with gold gilt detailing to the boards and spine. There is some rubbing to the boards and wear to the spine and edges, but overall the binding is in reasonably smart condition. Inside, it has mottled endpapers and page edges. The title page is darkened and the book is then missing the contesnts, preface and first 6 pages. After this, all pages are secure and tightly bound Page 7 has torn down the spine side, but otherwise the pages are generally clean with some signs of ageing - toning, spotting and darkening in places. Overall, other than the missing pages this book is in Good condition and would sit well on any shelf.

Published by Gollancz, London; 1975. 8vo. 189pp. First edition, first impression. Condition: Near Fine/ Near Fine.
Bound in original cloth binding with title to the spine. The binding is square and tight and in very smart condition with just a little bumping to the spine ends and corners. There is a very small knock to the bottom rear edge and a small indent to the rear board. Overall it is very smart indeed. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and free from marks or damage, save a touch of toning and spotting to the edges.
This beautiful book s housed in its original first issue dust jacket. It is vibrant and bright and in lovely condition. There is a tiny mark to the front top edge, and a small one to the rear panel. There is a small dent to the rear corresponding to the one on the book. There is a touch of darkening to the spine and slight rubbing to the rear. These are all very minor points, however, and the jacket is in beautiful, collectible condition. #
This is a very smart example of this… Read More

Published by Macmillan, London; 1992. 8vo. 222pp. First edition, first impression. Condition: Fine/Fine.
Bound in original yellow cloth binding with title to the spine in gilt. Binding is square and tight and in excellent condition, free from marks or damage. Inside, the pages are clen and bright with no blemishes or signs of wear past some toning to the pages.
The book is housed in its first issue dust jacket, which is in equally smart condition. It is vibrant and bright and free from marks and damage.
In all, this is a very smart example of this first edition by Jennie Melville. A detective mystery featuring Charmian Daniels, set in Windsor where the tranquil atmosphere of Chapel Close is disrupted when one of its residents goes missing shortly after discovering the body of a young girl near his home. Meanwhile, strange occurrences begin to be reported at the school where the missing resident and his wife worked, and Pix Prescott has been scaring his classmates with stories of 'double people'.… Read More

Published by The Bodley Head, London; 1974. Reprint. 193pp. 8vo. Condition: Fine/Near Fine.
Bound in original cloth boards with gilt title to the spine. Binding is tight and square and free from marks or wear, with just a touch of bumping to the spine ends. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and free from blemishes or marks. There is just a little speckling to the rims of the pages.
The book is housed in it's original dust jacket, illustrated by Trevor Stubley. It is vibrant and bright and has just a little wear with a slight chip to the top of the spine, and a touch of rubbing . It is otherwise very smart.
When the Bough Breaks was Mitchison's second book, originally published in 1924. It contains a collection of six short stories set during Ancient Roman times and set within the Roman Empire at varying times. When the Bough Breaks is the longest of the stories and is set in the final days of the Empire and the fall of Rome. Naomi Mitchison wrote over 70 books and died in 1999 at the age of 101.… Read More

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London; 1990. Fine/FIne. *Signed by author*.This modern first edition is in Fine condition. It is tightly bound in the original publisher's navy boards with gold gilt detailing to front and title to the spine. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and the book appears practically unread and in excellent condition. The book is signed by the author on the title page.The book is housed in a Fine dust jacket, which other than some slight bumping to the edges and a hint of rubbing in places, is in excellent clean smart condition. This novel finds the crisis point for an ordinary man and takes a happy occasion, turning it on it's head and leaving the moral questions of right and wrong to be addressed. 'The skeins of plot are tightened to a pitch of suspense that leaves the reader breathless…it is, all to crucially, a book for our times.'