Search Results: Titles starting with O from The Plantagenet King

Jonathan Cape. First edition published by Jonathan Cape in 1966. This is a near fine copy. The first state jacket is complete with no tears or loss. It is unclipped displaying the correct price of 10s. 6d. net. The spine is toned. There is a tiny amount of rubbing to the top edge of the front panel. The boards are in great shape. There is gentle pushing to a small part of the top edge of the upper board. There are no previous owner's plates or inscriptions and no ink. The final james bond novel published posthumously. [Gilbert A14a] . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1966.

Hutchinson. First edition published by Hutchinson in 1986. This is a near fine copy. The wrapper only has very minor wear. It is complete and unclipped. The spine is unfaded. It is the first state jacket without the booker flash. The promotional wraparound band has a single crease along the spine, presumably where a previous owner has folded it and tucked it inside the book. The book itself in brown cloth, is excellent, with one corner that has been gently pushed. The pages are clean and without marks.  The booker prize winning novel from 1986. This book is rare as it retains the promotional band and is signed by Kingsley Amis to the title page.  . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1986.

Faber & Faber. London: Faber and Faber, 1965 Large 4to., illustrated pictorial paper-covered boards featuring an image of a cat in a flower bed by Ardizzone; in repeat dust wrapper (heavily price clipped, with overlaid publisher's price sticker of £1.95 net); [unpaginated]; illustrated throughout with line drawings in both black and white and full colour; a near-fine copy, spine slightly rolled, upper edge a trifle spotted, with some very minor marking to the gutters of ffeps; in like jacket, very minor creases and nicks, one small closed tear to head of spine neatly repaired internally with archival tape.  First edition. A charming tale concerning a troublesome cat in the Corporation gardens.  Perhaps best known for her 'Little Red Engine' books, Diana Ross was a children's author, artist and sculptor who also published many books under the pen name of her cat, Gri. Cats were to play a key role in many of her books - as well as Old Perisher she also… Read More

Jonathan Cape. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963 8vo., brown publisher's cloth, backstrip printed in gilt, with white 'Ski' motif to upper panel; in the original unclipped Richard Chopping dust jacket (16s. net), featuring a black and white illustration of the author to the lower flap; pp. [viii], 9-288; a fresh, bright copy, with minor bumping and scratches to the edge of the text block the only defects; jacket clean and unrestored, with the red lettering to spine, often faded, here bright and clear; some very marginal toning and creasing to extremities, but otherwise an excellent copy.  First edition, first impression. Binding A in brown cloth.  After the mixed reviews arising from his previous book, The Spy Who Loved Me, Fleming endeavored to return to his tried and tested formula with OHMSS. The villain Blofeld reappears, as well as the SPECTRE organisation, and Fleming sets much of the action in Alpine Ski resorts, having recently traveled to Engadine, near St Moritz.… Read More

Heinemann. London: Heinemann, 1957 8vo., red publisher's cloth lettered in gilt to spine; in the striking pictorial dust jacket (15s. net) with wraparound illustration by John Rowland; pp. [viii], 312; the cloth lightly rubbed to corners but else near-fine; in like dust jacket, a touch toned along the spine, with some small nicks and creases to edges, particularly to spine tips and upper edge; marginal toning to upper edge of internal flaps. First edition. A powerful novel, which describes the aftermath of a global nuclear war. In it, a small group of survivors gather together on a beach in Southern Australia, awaiting the radioactive cloud rapidly approaching from the North, with each character dealing with the prospect of death in different ways. Originally published as a four-part series in The Sunday Graphic, Shute's concept was purportedly inspired both by his emigration to Australia, and the influence of T.S. Eliot, with the title taken from the poem The Hollow Men, which includes the lines:… Read More

Collins Crime Club. First edition published by Collins Crime Club in 1958. This is a near fine copy. The jacket is quite crisp with very little wear at all. It has been price clipped and there are a couple of faint marks on the front panel. The edges have the occasional rubbing mark. The book is particularly nice, with no wear at all. There are no ink or foxing marks. It is a highly collectible copy.  [Wagstaff & Poole p212] . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1958.

Heinemann. London: Heinemann (1958). First edition.  8vo., blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to the spine, with the original dust jacket; pp. [viii] 3-273 [i]; A very good copy. The Donald Green jacket hasn't been price clipped. There is light edgewear and three small tears to the spine ends and a corner. The bottom of the lower panel is creased. The lower panel has some light browning marks.  The author's pot shot at the intelligence agencies, set in Cuba during the Batista regime and with the cold war as the backdrop. Greene's comedy was made into a film in 1959 starring Alex Guinness as the vacuum salesman turned spy.    . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1958.