Search Results: Titles starting with L from James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.

London: Scorpion Press, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed Limited Edition in a Special Binding of 99 copies (this Copy being un-numbered). Quarter bound in dark brown leather with marbled boards in a fine acetate D/W, with an appreciation by Tami Hoag. Signed by the Author on the limitation page. Uncommon

London: Boardman, 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Publisher's pale orange boards with black spine lettering. Spine quite faded, a minor blemish to the FFEP and dustiness to the page edges. Overall a near VG copy. The D/w is also near VG and has chipping and wear to the spine ends and corners. Folds are a little worn. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page.

London: Gollancz, 1973. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Sellotape residue in several places to the front free end-paper and front paste-down where a former owner has attached newspaper reviews (still laid in), otherwise a near fine copy in like D/W. Inscribed by the Author on the title page: For Rebe small return/ for help and encouragement -/ from Gwen./ Bryn Hyfryd/ May 10th, 1973. The first work of fiction by an author well known for mountaineering and autobiographical books, that is set in the North Wales she knows so intimately

London: Severn House, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A very fine copy in like D/W

Canongate, 1981. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A near fine copy in like D/W with a faint crease to the front flap and miniscule shelf wear at the head of the spine

London: Macmillan, 1976. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. An attractive book-plate on the front paste-down, slight softening at head and tail of the spine (which is also very slightly faded) otherwise a VG copy in like D/W with a small v-shaped closed tear to the top edge of the back panel which also has a few minor surface scratches. Looks much nicer than it sounds

London: Robert Hale, 1959. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publishers red boards with black lettering to the spine. A VG+ copy with bright, clean and un-marked boards with no bumping to the corners The D/W has benefitted from some skilful archival restoration (by one of the worlds leading paper conservators) and now shows as a VG example. This book is of legendary scarcity and this is only the second example that I can recall ever having been offered for sale. Scans invited

Paris, 1891. (Paris1891). viii + 360 pages. Small 8vo. Contents clean with the usual browning to the edges (on account of the poor quality of paper used). Publisher's original printed boards, cloth spine shows none of the rubbing so often seen with this title. Extremely scarce original edition - in French - of a SCARCE book. A VG copy with some minor marks to the boards (and with a French bookseller's ticket over the publisher's details on the title page). Certainly the best copy of this scarce book that we have handled.. Photographs/scans available upon request.

Paris, 1966. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. Le Combat des Chefs (Paris: Dargaud. 1966). First Edition. Publisher's illustrated paper-covered boards. Very minor wear at the spine tips and a bump to the bottom edge of the back board overall VG indeed (issued without a D/W). Inscribed by Goscinny and Uderzo to title page: A Claude Noraud,/ tres amicalement/ Rene Goscinny / Uderzo. Signed copies are scarce, and even more so in collectable condition.

1918. Le Coq et L’Arlequin: Notes Autour de la Musique (Paris, France: Editions de la Sirene 1918). Soft cover. A PBO. Issued without a D/W. Blue paper wraps with black lettering. Edition originale. With a portrait of the author (frontispiece) and two monograms by Picasso. A nice copy of a fragile production printed on heavy paper. With a crease to the bottom right hand corner of the front cover. Text in French.

London: Faber, 1974. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. The usual slight page tanning otherwise a near fine copy in a VG+ D/W with a hint of creasing at the head and tail of the spine and a tiny hole in the front cover. Without the New Fiction Society Sticker to the bottom of the D/W spine

London: Headline, 2010. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. A very fine copy in like D/W. Signed, Lined ("Placeat Lector") and dated 15th Nov 2010 on the title page. Scarce with all these attributes

1955. First Edition. An Original 1955 Programme (Programme Officiel). A French softcover. A VG copy. Superb front-cover artwork by Geo Ham. The winning was car a Jaguar D Type driven by Mike Hawthorn and Yvor Bueb. The 1955 Le Mans witnessed a terrible accident when a Mercedes Benz 300 SLR racing car flew into the crowd killing the driver (Pierre Levegh) and 82 spectators. In terms of human toll, it was the most catastrophic accident in motorsport history. Scarce.

1953. First Edition. A French softcover. A VG copy with the Porsche distributor’s label removed from the top right hand corner of the front cover. Superb front-cover artwork by Geo Ham. The winning car was a Jaguar XK120C driven by Tony Rolt and Duncan Hamilton. Laid in is the original ticket for the event. Scarce

London: Headline, 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. First UK Edition. Page edges slightly tanned (as usual) otherwise a near fine copy in a fine D/W. First book and very scarce

London: Headline, 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A fine copy in like D/W. Uncommon.

London: John Lehmann, 1952. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Pale blue grey cloth boards stamped in vermillion, in D/W [designed by John Minton]. Minor ghosting from the D/W onto the spine of the book otherwise a VG+ copy in a D/W with some light darkening around dust wrapper and slight fraying at the spine tips and creasing along top edge, but overall a very nice copy. Inscribed on the front free end-paper by the Author: with best wishes/ to Peter Nicks/ in memoriam Tangiers 1947/ from/ Paul Bowles. A most uncommon signature

London: Andrew Melrose, 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's black boards with gilt spine lettering. A VG copy in like D/W with just a hint of edge-wear. Wonderful period D/W art by Vibart. The Author is better known as John Creasey.

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1950. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. First Edition Second Issue red boards with black lettering to the spine. Some foxing spots to the top edge otherwise a VG+ copy in a VG D/W which is foxed to the front panel, spine and the edges of both the front and rear flaps. Author’s signature tipped in to the half-title page. The D/W from this copy is from the First Cheap Edition (with the front cover illustration by R A Atkinson rather than by BB).

London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. A fine copy in like D/W. Inscribed by Ralph Steadman on the title page: To Lord O’Neill/ with best wishes/ from Ralph Steadman.