Rare books from Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd. Octavo (printer's signatures each eight leaves). Lightly tipped in to the front free endpaper is a letter with a Devon, UK address from the author, dated 11-5-32 to a Miss Rose trying to arrange a meeting in Devon. Apparantly a letter from Miss Rose had gone to her previous address in Gayfere Street, London. Although normally residing in Canada, clearly the author was living in the UK at this time. (the present owner acquired the book in Devon). Bookplate of N. V. Davey on the front pastedown. The dust jacket is protected, has minor wear and is not price clipped. . Fine. Hardcover. First UK Edition, First Printing. 1940.

London: Egmont. First editions, first printings of the thee books comprising The Wind on Fire Trilogy, contained in an illustrated slipcase. Each book signed by the author on the title page. A matched set with no faults. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . As New. Hardcover. First UK Edition, First Printing.

London: Hamish Hamilton. Star Editions "To be sold on the Continent of Europe only" stated on the front cover and dust jacket. Stiff, card covers with green dust jacket. Small chip at the top of the spine. Rubbing with chip at the top of the dust jacket and approx. 1" loss at the foot, now protected by a clear, removable cover. No inscriptions. Very scarce. Weysprings Books is a professional member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). . Very Good. Card Covers, Perfect Bound. First Thus. 1950.

New York: Avon Book Company. What is offered here are both of the first edition paperback editions published by Avon Book Company. The first was published in 1945 as part of the Murder Mystery Monthly series, size: 7.5" x 5.25". The second was published a year later with the smaller format of 6.5" x 4.125". Both copies have very minor wear only and natural paperback ageing, no inscriptions. They both contain the following stories: Trouble is My Business; Pearls are a Nuisance; I'll be Waiting, The King in Waiting; Red Wind. Given that these are paperbacks approaching seventy years old they are about as nice as you are likely to find. Weysprings Books is a professional member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). . Very Good. Paperback. First Thus.

London: Chatto & Windus. Green, cloth-covered boads with gilt lettering on the spine. No inscriptions. The dust jacket is illustrated by a painting by Pamela Bianco specially commissioned for this publication (also used for the dust jacket of "Confessio Juvenis" published in the same year). It has some wear at the top of the spine and minor wear and ageing alswhere, is not price-clipped and is protected by a clear, removable cover. The author's first collection of short stories. Weysprings Books is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and subscribes to the Association's Code of Ethics. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 1926.

New York: Harper & Brothers. Grey, cloth-covered boards with red lettering and illustration; illustrated throughout by line drawings. No inscriptions; the book is straight with no bumps, minor general handling and ageing takes it just-off fine. The dust jacket is rubbed at the extremities with chipping to the top edges and two triangular losses to the back, the largest of which is 3.5cms base and 2.5cms height. There is some old reinforcement at the back of the jacket and some sunning to the spine, now protected by a clear, removable jacket, not price-clipped and visually better than it sounds. A collection of stories for children. A scarce book by the author of "A High Wind in Jamaica". Weysprings Books is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and subscribes to the Association's Code of Ethics. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First US Edition, First Printing. 1940.

London: Sidgwick & Jackson. Blue, cloth-covered boards, blind-stamped boarders, gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. No inscriptions, minor wear and natural ageing only. The book is protected by a clear removable cover of archival quality. Author's first novel and a landmark book in the development of the super-human genre of fantasy and science fiction. Weysprings Books is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and subscribes to the Association's Code of Ethics. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 1911.

London: Simon & Schuster. Signed and inscribed "To Ray- Best Wishes, David Grann" on the half-title page. Illustrated by photographs. No inscriptions; the unclipped dust jacket is protected by a clear, removable cover. Subtitled "A legendary British explorer's deadly quest to uncover the secrets of the Amazon" A film of the same title was released in August 2017. Weysprings Books is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and subscribes to the Association's Code of Ethics. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First UK Edition, First Printing. 2009.

New York: Simon and Schuster. First hardback edition, first printing. Unpaginated; minor wear and ageing, a couple of small marks on the front cover, minimal repair using "invisible" archive tape to a small, closed edge-tear on one leaf. Originally published in 1938 as a magazine article by Story Magazine Inc. This had a significant impact when first published before the outbreak of world war two, alerting the world to the dire events unfolding in Germany, particularly with regard to the Jewish population. It takes the form of correspondance between a Jew living in America and a German living in Munich from 1932 to 1934. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1939.

London: Jonathan Cape. Yellow, cloth-covered boards, silver lettering to spine. A straight book, bright covers, sharp corners, no inscriptions. The original dust jacket has minor wear including a couple of small, closed edge tears at the back. A very nice copy of this famous play in the first UK printing. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Fine. Hardcover. First UK Edition, First Printing. 1964.

London: The Fortune Press. First Published 1945" stated on the verso of the contents page; however, this is the 1965 unauthorised edition that was withdrawn from sale when the author discovered its existence. Dark-red, buckrum-covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine. 500 copies printed, some 280 copies sold with a dust jacket before sale was stopped. No faults for the book, about as nice a copy as you are likely to find. The dust jacket has two very small edge tears, otherwise fine; protected by a clear, removable cover. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. Bibliographic reference: Bloomfield A1(b). . Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 1965.

London: Constable & Co. Crown Octavo; (i-viii), ix-xiii, (xiv-xvi), 1-301, (302); (1-2), 3-9, (10-12), 13-157, (158-160), 161-164, (165 - 166), (i-ii), 1-286, (287-288) plus 32pp catalogue. Red, cloth-covered boards with black lettering on the spine, blue printer's stain to the top edge, 1935 stated at the foot of the title page. Subtitled "A London Trilogy" this book contains three linked stories: The Midnight Bell, Bob; The Siege of Pleasure, Jenny; The Plains of Cement, Ella. Introduction by J. B. Priestley. No inscriptions, some rubbing at the hinges and extremities; the book is protected by a clear, removable cover of archival quality. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 1935.

UK: Oxford University Press. Three individual books comprising the Candleford Green trilogy. Each book is the 1944 fourth printing of the first edition and has the same previous owner's name neatly written on the front free endpaper indicating that they came from a single source and are contemporary with each other; scarce as such. Minor wear only. Loosely inserted is a copy of a three-page, typewritten document giving some insight into the author's life and times, anonymous but written in a familiar style indicating that the writer probably new Flora Thompson. Also loosely inserted is a newspaper article about the author. Each book is protected by a clear, removable cover of archival quality. (Bibliographic note: these three books were subsequently published as a single volume in 1945 by Oxford University Press entitled "Lark Rise to Candleford" with wood engravings by Julie Neild). Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes… Read More

London: Methuen. Illustrations by E. H, Sheprd. These books are all 1934 reprints, come from a single source, are contemporary with one-another, and are new to the market. They each have the same name written neatly on the front free endpapers. Minor wear and ageing; the original dust jackets have the price on the spines; some rubbing at the spine ends, protected by clear, removable covers. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1934.

London: Chapman & Hall. No inscriptions, minor wear and ageing to the book, light foxing to a couple of the preliminaries. The unclipped dust jacket has chips at the spine ends and minor general wear, protected by a clear, removable cover. Published during World War Two, the paper used for the dust jacket was flimsy and dust jackets with first edition books are quite scarce. Bibliographic reference: Davis, Doyle et al, XVII. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1942.