Modern Firsts and Fiction

1. 55 Short Stories from the New Yorker. London: Victor Gollancz, 1952. 2nd. impression. 490pp. This volume covers the years 1940-1950 and includes work by John Cheever, James Thurber, Mary McCarthy et al. Dated ownership signature to ffep. D/w slightly rubbed and worn with some minor loss at spine head and tail otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9252) £10.00

2. Stories from the New Yorker. London: Victor Gollancz, 1960. 1st. UK edn. (12)780pp. A thirty-fifth anniversary volume of stories that have appeared in the magazine during the decade 1950-1960. Incudes work by Vladimir Nabokov, J. D. Salinger, Sylvia Townsend Warner et al. Ownership signature to ffep. D/w rather frayed at spine head and slightly rubbed on corners else a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9429) £8.00

3. Aldington, Richard.: Death of a Hero. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1936. 2nd. impression of the the 1st. Penguin edn. 288pp. Binding slightly cocked. D/w chipped and worn with several closed tears otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 4977) £20.00

4. Aldiss, Brian W.: A Rude Awakening. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1978. 1st. edn. 206pp. D/w very slightly rubbed on edges with three closed tears and some minor loss to back panel. Otherwise, a clean, bright copy.  (Stock ref 4983) £10.00

5. Alexander, Patrick.: Show me a Hero. London: Macmillan, 1979. 1st. edn. 271pp. Signed and dated by the author on ffep. D/w very slightly rubbed on edges with two small, closed tears at spine head otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 7370) £12.00

6. Andrzeyevski, George.: The Gates of Paradise. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1962. 1st. UK edn. 158pp. Translated from the Polish by James Kirkup. D/w dust marked and slightly rubbed on edges and corners with some slight fraying at spine head and tail. Otherwise, a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 6828) £100.00

7. Armitage, Richard.: Geneva. London: Faber & Faber, 2023. 1st. edn. (6)281pp. The author’s first novel and signed by him. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 8557) £30.00

8. Atwood, Margaret.: The Blind Assassin. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000. 1st. UK edn. (12)521(3)pp. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9592) £20.00

9. Bailey, Paul.: Gabriel’s Lament. London: Jonathan Cape, 1986. 1st. edn. 331pp. Signed and dated by the author on title page. D/w very slightly creased along top edge of front panel otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 7363) £20.00

10. Ballard, J. G.: Millennium People. London: Flamingo, 2003. 1st. edn. (6)294pp. All pp lightly tanned. D/w very slightly faded on spine otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 7240) £10.00

11. Banks, Iain.: Complicity. London: Little, Brown & Co., 1993. 1st. edn. 313pp. Signed by the author on the half-title. D/w very slightly creased along top edge otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 7703) £80.00

12. Barnes, Julian: Before She Met Me. London: Pan Books, 1983. 1st. P/B edn. 174pp. Pictorial card covers very slightly rubbed on corners otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9912) £6.00

13. Bates, H. E.: The Poacher. London: Sphere Books, 1969. 1st. Sphere edn. 156pp plus 6pp publisher’s list. Signed by the author on title page. Pictorial card covers rather faded on spine and with signs of label removal on front panel, otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 6969) £12.00

14. Bennett, Arnold.: Elsie and the Child. London: Cassell & Co., 1929. No. 228 of an edn. of 750. (8)86pp. Cold. plates By E. McNight Kauffer. Cream cloth boards slightly dust marked in slipcase which shows just a little shelf wear. A very good, bright copy.  (Stock ref 3650) £120.00

15. Bernstein, Marcelle.: Sadie. London: Victor Gollancz, 1983. 1st. edn. 412pp. Inscribed by the author. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 7364) £10.00

16. Boissiere, Ralph de.: Crown Jewel. London: Pan Books, 1981. 1st. UK P/B edn. (4)361pp. Signed by the author. Pictorial card covers a trifle dust marked otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 6924) £15.00

17. Borges, Jorge Luis.: A Universal History of Infamy. London: Allen Lane, 1973. 1st. UK edn. 146pp. Translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni. Some light tanning to front epp and d/w slightly rubbed on edges with a small scratch to front panel. Overall, a very good copy.  (Stock ref 9460) £30.00

18. Bottome, Phyllis.: Private Worlds. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1937. 1st. Penguin edn. 280(6)pp. All pp slightly tanned. Card covers very slightly dust-marked, tanned on spine and veryslightly rubbed on corners. A very good copy.  (Stock ref 9483) £20.00

19. Bowen, Marjorie.: I Will Maintain. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1943. 1st. Penguin edn. 254pp. Paper covers slightly tanned otherwise a ver clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 8000) £8.00

20. Boyle, Kay.: The White Horses of Vienna. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1949. 1st. Penguin edn. 256pp. Slightly tanned card covers a little rubbed on edges else a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9356) £5.00

21. Brahms, Caryl.: Stroganov in Company: collected stories. London: Robson Books, 1980. 1st. edn. 288pp. Inscribed by the author. D/w a little rubbed on edges and with a closed tear in the fold of front fold-in otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 5101) £20.00

22. Brookner, Anita.: Family & Friends. London: Jonathan Cape, 1985. 1st. edn. 187pp. D/w slightly faded on spine otherwise a fine copy..  (Stock ref 8739) £8.00

23. Buck, Pearl S.: The Living Reed London: Pan Books, 1966. 1st. UK P/B edn. 399pp. Pictorial card covers very slightly rubbed on corners otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 6856) £8.00

24. Butts, Mary.: With and Without Buttons and other stories. Manchester: Carcanet Press, 1991. 1st. edn. 216pp. Edited with an afterword by Nathalie Blondel. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 8461) £20.00

25. Carver, Raymond.: Where I’m Calling From: the selected stories. London: The Harvill Press, 1998. Memorial edn. xvi,431pp. With a foreword by the author. D/w verysligtly creased at spine tail otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 7987) £18.00

26. Cohen, Marvin.: The Self-Devoted Friend. London: Rapp & Carroll, 1967. 1st. UK edn. 150pp. Inscribed by the author to verso of half-title. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 4195) £25.00

27. Colette.: Claudine at School, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1963. 1st. Penguin edn. 271(1)pp. Translated from the French by Antonia White. Pictorial card covers slightly dust marked and sp[ine a little bowed else a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9418) £5.00

28. Comyns, Barbara.: The Skin Chairs. London: Virago Press, 1986. 1st. Virago edn. 200pp. Neat ownership acquisition date to ffep, Pictorial card covers, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 8534) £40.00

29. Cornwell, Patricia D.: The Body Farm. London: Little, Brown & Co., 1994. 1st. edn. (10)324pp. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 3416) £10.00

30. Cornwell, Patricia Daniels: Postmortem London: Macdonald, 1990 1st UK edn. 293 pp. The first in the crime series featuring Dr. Kay Scarpetta. Binding has a slight lean and d/w is a trifle rubbed on corners and spine head and tail but, otherwise, a very good copy.  (Stock ref 2020) £60.00

31. De Mandiargues, Andre Pieyre.: The Girl Beneath the Lions. London: John Calder, 1963. 1st.Uk p/b edn. 112pp. Pictorial card covers a little rubbed and dust marked otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 3949) £8.00

32. Doblin, Alfred.: The Three Leaps of Wang Lun Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. 1st. edn. in English. xxxi, 419pp. Translated from the German and with an introduction by C. D. Godwin. D/w very slightly rubbed along top edge otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 4773) £15.00

33. Douglas, Norman.: South Wind. Harrmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1935. 1st. Penguin edn. 320pp. Card covers slightly faded on spine  which has a small split at the bottom of the front hinge otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9477) £6.00

34. Duggan, Alfred.: Family Favourites. London: Faber & Faber, 1960. 1st. edn. 280pp. Foreedge spotting. Price-clipped d/w a little rubbed on corners and edges with some fraying at spine head otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 8525) £12.00

35. Ellis, Alice Thomas.: Home Life. London: Duckworth, 1986. 1st. edn. 152pp. D/w very slightly faded on spine otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 6556) £8.00

36. Firbank, Ronald.: The Complete Firbank. London: Duckworth, 1973. Reprint. 765pp. Introduction by Anthony Powell. Price-clipped d/w slightly faded on spine else a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9227) £15.00

37. Fleming, Ian: Dr. No London: Pan Books, 1960 1st. p/b edn. 189 pp plus 3 pp publisher’s list. Pictorial card covers slightly rubbed on edges and with a noticeable lean to the spine otherwise a good, sound copy.  (Stock ref 8593) £10.00

38. Ford, Ford Madox.: Some Do Not. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1948. 1st. Penguin edn. 304pp. Card covers lightly tanned on spine otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9352) £5.00

39. Forester, C.S.: Brown on Resolution. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1956. 1st. Penguin edn. 151pp. Pictorial card covers with small nick at spine tail otherwise a fine copy  (Stock ref 7630) £8.00

40. Forster, Margaret.: Miss Owen-Owen is at Home. London: Panther Books, 1970. 1st. P/B edn. 208pp. All pp rather tanned. Pictorial card covers with some creasing on bottom edge of front panel and a small tear at bottom of the spine hinge else a very good copy.  (Stock ref 8829) £10.00

41. Forster, Margaret.: The Travels of Maudie Tipstaff. London: Panther Books, 1970. 1st. P/B  edn. 187pp plus 5pp publisher’s list. All pp rather tanned. Pictorial card covers very clean with no rubbing or creasing.  (Stock ref 8828) £15.00

42. Fowles, John.: The French Lieutenant’s Woman. London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. Reprint. 445pp. Signed by the author on half-title. All pp. lightly tanned. Film tie-in d/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 7372) £90.00

43. Gantos, Jack: The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs. London: Macmillan, 2008. 1st. UK edn. (6)181(5)pp. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 8460) £10.00

44. Gardner, John.: The Liquidator. London: Corgi Books, 1965. 1st. P/B edn. 174pp plus 2pp publisher’s list. Pictorial card covers a trifl;e rubbed on edges and corners otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 6858) £5.00

45. Garnett, David.: The Sailor’s Return. London: Chatto & Windus, 1925. Ltd. edn. No. 133 of 160. 163pp. Woodcut frontis. tissue guarded. Signed by the author and artist. aeg. Maroon cloth gilt (no d/w issued). Binding very slightly cocked otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 7421) £50.00

46. Golding, William.: Fire Down Below. London: Faber & Faber, 1989. 1st. edn. 313pp. The third volume in the “Rites of Passage” trilogy. All pp. somewhat tanned. D/w very slightly dust marked otherwise  a fine copy.  (Stock ref 4935) £6.00

47. Golding, William.: Lord of the Flies. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1960. 1st. Penguin edn. 192pp. All pp lightly tanned. Binding slightly cocked. Pictorial card covers lightly creased on spine, slightly rubbed on corners and with some dust marking otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 5124) £90.00

48. Graham, Winston.: The Twisted Sword. London: Chapman’s, 1990. 1st. edn. 510pp. Signed and dated by the author on a label attached to the title-page. D/w slightly rubbed along bottom edge otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 6566) £30.00

49. Green, Henry.: Nothing / Doting / Blindness. London: Pan Books, 1979. 1st. UK P/B edn. 504(4)pp. Pictoirial cvard covers slightly dust marked lse a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9911) £7.50

50. Griffin, John Howard.: The Devil Rides Outside. London: Collins, 1953. 1st. edn. 511pp. Some light foxing mainly affecting epp and title page. D/w slightly dulled on spine with a couple of nicks and a small tear at spine tail otherwise a clean, bright copy.;  (Stock ref 8515) £25.00

51. Haddon, Mark.: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. London: Jonathan Cape, 2003. 2nd. Impression. (8)272pp. Signed by the auhtor on title page. D/w a little rubbed on corners and edges with two tiny, closed tears in bottom edge, a very good copy.  (Stock ref 7110) £35.00

52. Hammett, Dashiell.: The Dashiell Hammett Story Omnibus. London: Cassell & Co., 1966. 1st. UK edn. xxi,355pp. Edited with an introduction by Lillian Hellman. D/w very slightly faded on spine and Slightly rubbed on edges and cornerselse a clean sound copy.  (Stock ref 8622) £12.00

53. Hamsun, Knud.: Wayfarers. London: Souvenir Press, 1980. 1st. UK edn. (4)460pp. Translated from the Norwegian by James McFarlane. D/w very slightly dust marked otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 4980) £50.00

54. Harling, Robert.: The Endless Colonnade. London: Pan Books, 1958. 1st. P/B edn. 234pp plus 6pp publisher’s list. All pp rather tanned. Pictorial card covers a little rubbed on edges and creased in top corner of front panel. Otherwise, a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 5880) £5.00

55. Heller, Joseph.: Catch 22. London: Corgi Books, 1964. 1st. Corgi edn. 478pp. All pp tanned. Pictorial card covers a little rubbed on edges and corners and spine slightly rolled otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 8589) £30.00

56. Hemingway, Ernest.: A Farewell to Arms. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1936. 5th. impression of 1st. Penguin edn. 288pp. All pp slightly tanned. Card covers very slightly ruubbed at spine head and tail otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 4978) £10.00

57. Hemingway, Ernest.: A Farewell to Arms. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1936. 2nd. impression of 1st. Penguin edn. 288pp. All pp slightly tanned. Card covers very slightly ruubbed at spine head and tail otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 4979) £15.00

58. Hemingway, Ernest.: Islands in the Stream. London: Collins, 1970. 1st. edn. 398pp. D/w faded on soine and rubbed and creased on edges otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 4372) £5.00

59. Hemingway, Ernest.: The Old Man and the Sea. London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. 1st. edn. 127pp. Dated ownership signature to ffep. D/w a trifle chipped and worn with three small, closed tears in edges otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9017) £125.00

60. Herbert, James.: Sepulchre. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1987. 1st. edn. 316pp. All pp tanned and binding very slightly cocked otherwise a fine copy in a similar d/w.  (Stock ref 3618) £5.00

61. Hesse, Hermann.: The Glass Bead Game. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1972. 1st. Penguin edn. 519pp. All pp rather tanned. Pictorial card covers a little grubby and slightly rubbed on edges and corners otherwise a sound copy.  (Stock ref 5864) £5.00

62. Hill, Susan.: Mrs. de Winter. London: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1993. 1st. edn. (4)374pp. Signed and dated by author to title page. All pp lightly tanned. D/w very slightly rubbed at spine head otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 5006) £12.00

63. Hoban, Russell.: Pilgerman. London: Pan Books, 1984. 1st UK P/B edn. 240pp. Pictorial card covers very slightly rubbed on corners otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9910) £8.00

64. Holtby, Winifred.: Poor Caroline. London: Virago Press, 1985. 1st. Virago edn. 255(5)pp. Neat ownership acquisition date to ffep. Pictorial card covers, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 8535) £6.00

65. Huxley, Aldous:: Those Barren Leaves. London, Chatto & Windus, 1925. 1st. edn. 380 pp. Brown cloth very slightly rubbed on extremities else a nice, clean copy.  (Stock ref 3204) £15.00

66. Imog, Jo.: The Demon Flower. London: Calder & Boyars, 1972. 1st. UK P/B edn. 220pp. Translated from the German by Catherine Hanf Noren. Pictorial card covers a trifel rubbed otherwise a very clean, bright copy.  (Stock ref 5466) £20.00

67. Isherwood, Christopher.: A Meeting by the River. London: Methuen, 1967. 1st. edn. 160pp. D/w slightly rubbed on edges otherwise a very good copy.  (Stock ref 3639) £5.00

68. Jacobs, W. W.: Dialstone Lane. London: George Newnes, 1904. 1st. edn. 328pp. Many b/w illus. by Will Owen. Inscription by the author to his illustrator dated “Nov 1904”. Pictorial cloth boards rather grubby, particularly so on spine but clean and sound internally.  (Stock ref 8421) £30.00

69. Jacobs, W. W.: Light Freights London: Methuen & Co., 1901 1st. edn. (8)295pp. plus 48pp publisher’s list dated July 1901. 12 b/w illus. by Stacey. Inscription by the author to his longtime collaborator Will Owen dated “Oct 1901”. Rather grubby brown cloth boards with black decoration and gilt spine lettering slightly bumped on corners and rubbed at spine head and tail. A clean, sound copy otherwise.  (Stock ref 8422) £50.00

70. Jacobs, W.W.:: At Sunwich Port. London: George Newnes, 1902. 1st. edn. viii, 292 pp. plus 4 pp. adverts. 16 b/w illus. by Will Owen. Inscribed by the author  ” To Mrs.W.W.Owen, these pictures by her husband and words by W.W.Jacobs May 1902″. Dec. cloth bds., slightly rubbed on extremities else a very good, bright copy.  (Stock ref 3206) £45.00

71. Jenkins, Elizabeth.: Dr. Gully. London: Michael Joseph, 1972. 1st. edn. 268pp. D/w slightly creased along top edge and lightly tanned otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 8619) £10.00

72. Jenkins, Elizabeth.: The Tortoise and the Hare. London: Virago Books, 1983.. 1st. Virago edn. 252pp. New introduction by Helen McNeil. Pictorial card covers slightly rubbed on edges and corners else a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9644) £5.00

73. Johns, Captain W. E.: Biggles in the Terai London: Brockhampton Press, 1966 1st edn. 176 pp. D/w just showing a little rubbing to spine head otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 6703) £200.00

74. Joyce, James.: Haveth Childers Everywhere. London: Faber & Faber, 1931. 1st. UK edn. 36pp. Criterion Miscellany No. 26. pp1-2 uncut. Thin card covers with tanned, chipped and worn d/w with several closed tears but clean and sound internally.  (Stock ref 8520) £60.00

75. Kennedy, Lena.: Autumn Alley. London: Futura Publications, 1981. 1st. P/B edn. 394pp. Inscribed by the author on title page. Pictorial card coversvery slightly rubbed on edges and corners otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 6971) £10.00

76. Kennedy, Lena.: Maggie. London: Futura Publications, 1981. Reprint. 382pp. Inscribed by the author on title page. Pictorial card covers a little rubbed on edges and corners otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 6970) £6.00

77. Kobo Abe.: The Face of Another. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1972. 1st. Penguin edn. 224pp. Translated from the Japanese by E. Dale Saunders. Pictorial card covers very slightly rubbed on edges and corners else a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9908) £10.00

78. Kohner, Frederick.: Gidget. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1963. 1st. Penguin edn. 140(4)pp. Pictorial card covers  lightly spotted on front panel otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9428) £9.00

79. Kurkov, Andrey.: The Case of the General’s Thumb. London: The Harvill Press, 2003. 1st. P/B edn. (6)184pp. Signed by the author on title page. Pictorial card covers showing minimal shelf wear otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 3584) £7.50

80. La Farge, Oliver.: Sparks Fly Upward. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1931. 1st. edn. (6)322pp. Red cloth boards with black lettering, spotted and dulled with bumped corners but, internally, clean and sound.  (Stock ref 6835) £15.00

81. Larkin, Philip.: Trouble at Willow Gables and Other Fictions. London: Faber & Faber, 2002 1st. edn. xlvi,498pp. Edited by James Booth. All pp lightly tanned. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 7172) £0.00

82. Laski, Marghanita.: The Victorian Chaise-Longue. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1962. 1st. Penguin edn. 126pp. Binding slightly cocked. Pictorial card covers a little rubbed on edges and corners else a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 8277) £10.00

83. Le Carre, John.: Agent Running in the Field. London: Viking, 2019. 3rd. impression. (6)282pp. Signed by the author on title page. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 7597) £30.00

84. Le Carre, John.: Smiley’s People. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. 1st. US edn. (8)374pp. D/w very slightly rubbed at spine head with a small, closed tear and a crease in front panel otherwise a very bright, sound copy.  (Stock ref 8558) £20.00

85. Le Queux, William.: The Mystery of the Green Ray. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1915. 2nd. edn. viii, 244pp. Ownership signature to first contents page. Pictorial blue cloth boards rather dull and slightly rubbed on edges, corners bumped. Otherwise, a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 5611) £20.00

86. Le Queux, William.: The Valley of the Shadow. London: Methuen & Co., 1905. 1st. edn. viii, 307pp plus 40pp publisher’s list. Ownership signature to half-title. Binding slightly cocked. Red cloth boards with gilt decoration rather dull on spine and stained on front, bottom corners bumped. Internally, clean and sound.  (Stock ref 5612) £20.00

87. Lewis, D. B. Wyndham (ed.): The Nonsensibus. London: Methuen & Co., 1936. 1st. edn.  xxiv, 428pp. Contains piecesby Hilaire Belloc, Dorothy Parker, P. G. Wodehouse, the editor et al. D/w chipped and worn on edges, tanned and stained on spine with some loss at spine head and the adjacent section of the front panel. Otherwise, a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 5675) £20.00

88. Lewycka, Marina.: A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian. London: Viking, 2005. 1st. edn. 326pp. D/w very slightly rubbed on edges with a tiny tear at spine tail otrherwise a fine copy,  (Stock ref 7656) £8.00

89. Lindop, Audrey Erskine.: The Way to the Lantern. London: Fontana Books, 1963. 1st. P/B edn. 382pp plus 2pp publisher’s list. Ownership signature to ffep. Pictorial card covers creased on spine and slightly rubbed on corners and edges otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 6859) £5.00

90. Longrigg, Roger.: Daughters of Mulberry. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1963. 1st. Penguin ed. 234pp. Pictorial card covers very slightly rubbed on corners otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 7634) £10.00

91. Machen, Arthur.: Holy Terrors. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1946. 1st. Penguin edn. 140(4)pp. Card covers slightly tanned on spine and adjacent areas of front and rear panelos else a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9496) £10.00

92. Mann, Thomas.: Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1958. 1st. Penguin edn. 347(5)pp. Pictorial card covers slightly creased on spine and with light rubbing to edges and corners otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9905) £5.00

93. Mann, Thomas.: Doctor Faustus. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1968. 1st. Penguin edn. 490(5)pp. Pictorial card covers slighly rubbed on edges, corners and spine else a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9904) £5.00

94. Mantel, Hilary.: Bring up the Bodies. London: Fourth Estate, 2012. 1st. edn. xviii, 411pp. Binding very slightly cocked. D/w, a very good copy  (Stock ref 9185) £8.00

95. Masterman, J. C.: Fate Cannot Harm Me. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1943. 1st. Penguin edn. 214(10)pp. D/w chipped worn with several small, closed tears else a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9498) £15.00

96. McDermid, Val.: Killing the Shadows. London: HarperCollins, 2000. 1st. edn. (8)423pp. Signed by the author. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 3488) £10.00

97. McDermid, Val:: Kick Back. London: Victor Gollancz, 1993. 1st. edn. 211 pp. The second Kate Brannigan title. Very slightly marked on the bottom edge of the front bd. else a fine copy in d/w.  (Stock ref 3209) £25.00

98. McEwan, Ian.: Amsterdam. London: Jonathan Cape, 1998. 1st. edn. (8)178pp. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 8738) £8.00

99. McEwan, Ian.: Black Dogs. London: Jonathan Cape, 1992. 1st. edn. 174pp. D/w very slightly creased along top edge else a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9463) £25.00

100. McEwan, Ian.: Enduring Love. London: Jonathan Cape, 1997. 3rd. impression. (6)247pp. Signed by the author on title page. D/w a little dust-marked on back panel else a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9464) £25.00

101. McEwan, Ian.: In Between the Sheets: and other stories. London: Jonathan Cape, 1977. Uncorrected proof copy. 144pp. Pictorial card covers slightly creased at tp corner of front panel else a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9465) £25.00

102. McEwan, Ian.: Or Shall we Die? London: Jonathan Cape, 1983. 1st. edn. 32pp. Words for an oratorio set to music by Michael Berkeley. D/w slightly tanned on spine otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9461) £25.00

103. McEwan, Ian.: Saturday. London: Jonathan Cape, 2005. 1st. edn. (8)280pp. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 7210) £8.00

104. McEwan, Ian.: The Cement Garden. London: Pan Books, 1980. 1st. P/B edn. 127(1)pp. The author’s first novel. Laminated pictorial card covers very slightly rubbed on edges else a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9909) £5.00

105. McEwan, Ian.: The Child in Time. London: Jonathan Cape, 1987. Uncorrected proof copy. 220pp. Pictorial card covers a little rubbed at spine head and tail otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9466) £15.00

106. McEwan, Ian.: The Comfort of Strangers. London: Picador Books, 1982. 1st. P/B edn. 125(3)pp. All pp lightly tanned. Pictorial card covers, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9249) £5.00

107. McEwan, Ian.: The Innocent. London: Jonathan Cape, 1990. 1st. edn. viii,231pp. Inscribed by the author. Binding very slightly cocked and d/w slightly creased along edges otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9462) £60.00

108. McGrath, Patrick.: Spider. London: Viking, 1991 1st. edn. UK edn. 221pp. Inscribed by the author on title page. D/w very slightly rubbed on corners otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9431) £25.00

109. McGrath, Patrick.: The Grotesque. London: Viking, 1989. 1st. UK edn. 186pp. D/w very slightly faded on spine otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9432) £15.00

110. McMahon, Thomas.: Loving Little Egypt. London: Picador, 1988. 1st. P/B edn. 273pp. Pictorial card covers very slightly rubbed on corners otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 7845) £15.00

111. Moore, George:: In Single Strictness. London, William Heinemann, 1922. No. 514 of a ltd. edn. of 1030 copies signed by the author. viii, 312 pp., partly uncut. Spine head slightly rubbed. D/w rather grubby, chipped and worn on extremities and with a small tear in back panel otherwise a very good copy.  (Stock ref 9660) £25.00

112. Moravia, Alberto.: The Two of Us. London: Panther Books, 1974. 1st. UK P/B edn. 352pp. Translated from the Italian by Angus Davidson. Card covers, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9639) £10.00

113. Murdoch, Iris.: The Green Knight. London: Chatto & Windus, 1993. 1st. edn. (8)472pp. D/w with two tiny tears in bottom edge of front panel otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 3867) £5.00

114. Nabokov, Vladimir.: The Real Life of Sebastian Knight. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1964. 1st. Penguin edn. 173pp. Pictirial card covers just a trifle rubbed on edges and corners otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 7815) £5.00

115. Naipaul, V. S.: A Bend in the River. London: Andre Deutsch, 1979. 1st. edn. 296pp. D/w slightly creased along top edge of front panel otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9349) £15.00

116. Nicolson, Robert.: The Whisperers. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1966. 1st. Penguin edn. 124(4)pp. Pictorial card covers very slightly rubbed on corners else a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9906) £10.00

117. O’Hara, John.: Assembly: 26 new stories. London: The Cresset Press, 1962. 1st. UK edn. viii,408pp. D/w slightly cfeased and rubbed along top edge with several small, closed tears otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9138) £10.00

118. Oates, Joyce Carol.: The Falls. London: Fourth Estate, 2004. 1st. UK edn. xiv, 481pp. Edges of text block very slightly tanned and bottom corners of boards slightly bumped otherwise a near fine copy in similar state d/w.  (Stock ref 3398) £6.00

119. Orwell, George.: Animal Farm: a fairy story. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1951. 1st. Penguin edn. 120(8)pp. Card covers generally rather grubby, slightly worn on edges else a sound copy.  (Stock ref 9485) £6.00

120. Orwell, George.: Nineteen Eighty-Four. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1954. 1st. Penguin edn. 251pp. Card covers, slightly tanned on spine otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 7631) £25.00

121. Orwell, George.: Nineteen Eighty-Four. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1954. 1st. Penguin edn. 251pp plus 4pp publisher’s list. Ownership signature to ffep. All pp tanned. Card covers generally rather tanned but only very slightly rubbed on corners otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 8590) £50.00

122. Orwell, George.: Nineteen Eighty-Four. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1954. 1st. Penguin edn. 251pp. All pp rather tanned. Card covers slightly tanned on spine and a little rubbed on corners and edges otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 8040) £20.00

123. Parker, Robert B.: A Catskill Eagle. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1987. Reprint. 312pp. Signed by the author. Pictorial card covers a little creased on front panel otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 6928) £15.00

124. Piercy, Marge.: City of Darkness, City of Light. London: Michael Joseph, 1997. 1st. edn. x(2)479pp. Fore-edge of text block a little stained. D/w a trifle rubbed along top edge otherwise a very good copy.  (Stock ref 7177) £8.00

125. Pope, Dudley.: Ramage’s Prize. London: The Alison Press/Secker & Warburg, 1974. 1st. edn. (8)344pp.Map, Dinding slightly cocked. D//w  rubbed on edges and corners and slightly faded on spine otherwise a clean, bright copy.  (Stock ref 3407) £7.50

126. Powell, Anthony: Agents and Patients London: Duckworth, 1936 1st. edn. 272 pp plus 3 pp publisher’s adverts. The binding has a slight lean and there is spotting to the top of the text block. D/w is dust marked and has a small nick in the fold between the spine head and front panel. Overall, a very good copy of the author’s fourth novel.  (Stock ref 2408) £4000.00

127. Powers, Richard.: Playground. London: Hutchinson Heinemann, 2024. 1st. edn. (10)381(5)pp. Signed by the author on title page.. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9311) £20.00

128. Powys, John Cowper.: Porius: a romance of the Dark Ages. London: Village Press, 1974. 1st. P/B edn. xx,682pp. Laminated card covers faded on spine, rubbed on edges and corners and creased on both front and back panels. Clean and sound internally.  (Stock ref 7836) £30.00

129. Powys, John Cowper.: Wood and Stone. London: William Heinemann, 1915. 1st. edn. xiv, 722pp. All pp lightly tanned. Blue cloth boards with gilt titling slightly bumped on corners and with a crease in front panel. There is a small split in the spine head and a larger one at the bottom of the back panel hinge otherwise this is a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 3221) £95.00

130. Pratchett, Terry.: Mort. London: Victor Gollancz, 1987. 1st. edn. 221pp. The fourth in the Discworld series. D/w very slightly rubbed at spine head otherwise a very clean, bright copy.  (Stock ref 7701) £150.00

131. Pratchett, Terry.: Sourcery. London: Victor Gollancz, 1988. 1st. edn. 243pp. The fifth novel in the Discworld series. Signed by the author on title page. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 7702) £300.00

132. Pritchett, V. S.: The Complete Short Stories. London: Chatto & Windus, 1990. 1st. edn. x.1220pp. Neat, dated ownership signature to ffep. D/w a trifle creased along edges witha tiny nick at spine tail otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 7976) £30.00

133. Pynchon, Thomas.: The Crying of Lot 49. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1974. 1st. Penguin edn. 139(4)pp. Ownership signature to p1. Pictorial card covers generally slightly grubby, rubbed on edges and corners. A clen, sound copy otherwise.  (Stock ref 9026) £20.00

134. Rankin, Ian.: Rebus: the early years. London: Orion Books, 1999. 1st. edn. (8)598pp.  An omnibus edn containing Knots & Crosses, Hide &  Seek and Tooth & Nail. Signed by the author on title page. D/w a little rubbed on edges and corners otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 6812) £20.00

135. Raven, Simon.: New Seed for Old. London: Frederick Muller, 1988. 1st. edn. 188pp. The fourth volume in The First Born of Egypt saga. D/w slightly damp stainewd along bottom edge otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 6542) £10.00

136. Raven, Simon.: Remember Your Grammar and Other Haunted Stories. Bicary: The Winged Lion, 1997. 1st. edn. vi,105pp. D/w very slightly creased at spine otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 7021) £30.00

137. Raven, Simon.: September Castle: a tale of love. London: Blond & Briggs, 1983. 1st. edn. 261pp. All pp rather tanned. Price-clipped d/w rather patchily faded otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 6571) £6.00

138. Raven, Simon.: The Troubadour. London: Hiutchinson, 1992. 1st. edn. 193pp. The seventh and last volume in The First Born of Egypt saga. All pp lightly tanned. D/w faded on spine otherwise a very clean, bright copy.  (Stock ref 6544) £20.00

139. Reed, Jeremy.: Chasing Black Rainbows: a novel about Antonin Artaud. London: Peter Owen, 1994. 1st. edn. 184pp. Laminated Pictorial card covers a trifle dust maked otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 6881) £8.00

140. Rice, Elmer.: A Voyage to Purilia. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1954. 1st. Penguin edn. 185(5)pp. All pp lightly tanned. Card covers somewhat spotted and stained else a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9427) £5.00

141. Rilke, Rainer Maria.: The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge. London: Picador Classics, 1988. 1st. UK P/B edn. xxvi,277pp plus 3 pp publisher’s list. Ownership signature to half-title verso. All pp lightly tanned. Pictorial card covers very slightly rubbed on edges and corners and a trifle creased on front panel. A very clean, sound copy otherwise.  (Stock ref 9112) £10.00

142. Riviere, Sam.: Safe Mode. London: Test Centre, 2017. 1st. edn. 112pp B/w photos. D/w over card covers, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9811) £25.00

143. Ross, Leonard Q.: The Education of Hyman Kaplan. London: Constable & Co., 1937. 1st. UK edn. 175pp. Illustrated by C. Keeling. Binding cocked. D/e very slightly rubbed on edges otherwise a very good copy.  (Stock ref 3217) £30.00

144. Roth, Philip.: When she was Good. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1971. 1st. Penguin edn. 286(2)pp. Binding very slightly cocked. Pictorial card covers slightly creased on spine and slightly rubbed on corners else a very good copy.  (Stock ref 9482) £6.00

145. Sagan, Francoise.: Bonjour Tristesse. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1958. 1st Penguin edn. 108(4)pp. Translated by Irene Ash. Card covers dust-marked and a little tanned on spine with very slight rubbing on corners else a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9481) £8.00

146. Saint-Exupery, Antoine de,: Flight to Arras. London: William Heinemann, 1955. New edn. (6)164pp. 24 b/w illus. by Laurence Irving. D/w slightly chipped and worn on edges otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 4699) £10.00

147. Salinger, J. D.: The Catcher in the Rye. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1958. 1st. Penguin edn. 220pp. Card covers rather grubby and stained with some ink scribbles on back panel. Clean and sound internally.  (Stock ref 6291) £7.50

148. Sassoon, Siegfried: Sherston’s Progress London: Faber & Faber, 1936 1st. edn. 280 pp. The final part of the Sherston trilogy. The binding has a slight lean. “Evening Standard” book of the month wrap-around band. D/w a little chipped and worn on corners otherwise a very good copy.  (Stock ref 2021) £80.00

149. Saunders, Edith: Fanny Penquite London: Oxford University Press, 1932 1st. edn. 43 pp. Six cold. plates by the author, dust-wrapper design by Lynton Lamb. D/w with a few small tears otherwise a very clean, bright copy  (Stock ref 1551) £50.00

150. Sedgemore, Brian.: Mr. Secretary of State. London: Quartet Books, 1978. 1st. edn. (4)155pp. Price-clipped d/w a trifle creased along top edge else a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9137) £8.00

151. Seethaler, Robert.: The Field. London: Picador, 2021. 1st. UK edn. (8)234pp. Signed by author on title page. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 8250) £15.00

152. Sherriff, R. C. & Bartlett, Vernon.: Journey’s End: the novel. London: Corgi Books, 1969. 1st. Corgi edn. 221(3)pp. Pictorial card overs very slightly rubbed on corners otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9638) £6.00

153. Singh, Khushwant.: I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale. London: John Calder, 1959. 1st. UK edn. (10)243pp. Pictorial card covers a trifle rubbed on edges and corners otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 6879) £20.00

154. Snow, C. P.: The New Man. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1950. 1st. Penguin edn. 236((4)pp. Pictorial card covers slightly rubbed on corners and edges otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9907) £5.00

155. Spark, Muriel.: Loitering with Intent. London: The Bodley Head, 1981. 1st. edn. 222pp. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 8618) £35.00

156. Stoppard, Tom.: Lord Malquist & Mr. Moon. London: Faber & Faber, 1980. 1st. P/B edn. 192pp. Card covers a little rubbed on edges and corners and lightly creased on both panels otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 8591) £30.00

157. Strachey, Lytton.: Ermyntrude and Esmeralda: an entertainment. London: Antony Blond, 1969. no.187 of an edn of 250 copies. 48pp. aeg.  Illus. by Erte and intoduced by Michael Holroyd. Maroon pseudo-cloth boards with gilt decoration and titling in similar slipcase. A fine copy.  (Stock ref 6422) £30.00

158. Swift, Graham.: Out of This World. London: Viking, 1988. 1st. edn. 208pp. Signed by the author on title page. All pp slightly tanned. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 3391) £10.00

159. Syal, Meera.: Life Isn’t all Ha Ha Hee Hee. London: Doubleday, 1999 1st. edn. 332pp. The author’s first novel and signed by her on title page. All pp lightly tanned. Binding very slightly cocked otherwise a fine copy in a like d/w.  (Stock ref 5370) £15.00

160. Takeda, Taijun.: This Outcast Generation and Luminous Moss. Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1967. 1st. US edn. 145pp. Two novelettes translated from the Japanese by Yusabura Shibuya and Sanford Goldstein. Price-clipped d/w dust marked and a trifle rubbed on corners otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 6830) £20.00

161. Taylor, Elizabeth.: A View of the Harbour. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1954. 1st. Penguin edn. 256pp. Edges of text block  slightly tanned. Card covers a little dust marked and very slighlty rubbed on edges and corners otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 8539) £20.00

162. Tiltman, Marjorie Hessell.: The Bridge of Love. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1963. 1st. edn. 250pp. D/w very clightly rubbed on top edge otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 8526) £20.00

163. Toibin, Colm.: Brooklyn. London: Viking, 2009. 1st. edn. (4) 252pp. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9091) £15.00

164. Tolkien, J. R. R.: The Silmarillion. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977. 1st. edn.365pp. Folded map at rear. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. D/w slightly faded on spine and very slightly rubbed on edges with one small, closed tear, a very good copy.  (Stock ref 9019) £40.00

165. Tolkien, J.R.R.: Farmer Giles of Ham. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1969. 6th. imp. 79pp. Cold. and b/w illus. D/w  a little3 rubbed on corners otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9136) £10.00

166. Towers, Frances.: Tea With Mr. Rochester: and other stories. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1952. !st. Penguin edn. 206pp plus 2pp publisher’s list.  Card covers alighly grubby and rubbed on edges with a small tear in top edge of back panel. Otherwise, clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 6415) £8.00

167. Traven, B.: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1956. 1st. Penguin edn. Translated from the German by Basil Creighton. Whole text block lightly tanned. Pictorial card covers rather spotted else a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9497) £6.00

168. Triolet, Elsa.: A Fine of Two Hundred Francs. London: Virage Press,1986. 1st. Virago edn. 287pp. Pictorial card covers a trifle creased on front panel and very slightly rubbed on edges and corners else a clean sound copy.  (Stock ref 9643) £10.00

169. Tyler, Anne.: Vinegar Girl. London: Hogarth Shakespeare, 2016. 1st. UK edn. 233pp. Signed by the author on the title page. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 4396) £20.00

170. Unsworth, Barry.: Stone Virgin. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. 1st. US edn. 309pp. D/w rather rubbed on corners and with a tear to top edge of back panel otherwise a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 3625) £5.00

171. Unsworth, Barry.: The Big Day. New York: Mason Charter, 1977. 1st. US edn. 181pp. D/w very slightly creased at spine head and tail otherwise a very good copy.  (Stock ref 3622) £9.00

172. Unsworth, Barry.: The Rage of the Vulture. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983. 1st. US edn. 443pp. D/w very slightly faded on spine and a little creased at spine head and tail. A very good copy.  (Stock ref 3624) £10.00

173. Updike, John.: My Father’s Tears and Other Stories. London: Hamish Hamilton, 2009. 1st. UK edn. 292pp. Binding very slightly cocked. D/w, a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 7441) £8.00

174. Updike, John.: Trust Me: stories London: Andre Deutsch, 1987. 1st. UK edn. (6)249pp. D/w somewhat sunned otherwise a very good copy.  (Stock ref 3668) £6.00

175. Vian, Boris: Froth on the Daydream Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1970 1st. Penguin edn. 188pp. Translated from the French by Stanley Chapman. All pp somewhat tanned. Neat ownership  signature to half-title. Pictorial card covers just showing some light shelf-wear otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 7814) £25.00

176. Warner, Sylvia Townsend.: One Thing Leading to Another. London: The Women’s Press, 1985. 1st. P/B edn. (8)199pp. Pictorial card covers slightly creased on spine and with a little rubbing on edges.  (Stock ref 5103) £15.00

177. Webb, Charles.: The Graduate. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1967. 1st. Penguin edn.192pp. Pictorial card covers with the scarce, film-based d/w. Binding slightly ccoked and there is one small tear in d/w at spine tai.. Otherwise, a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 6411) £8.00

178. West, Morris.: The Second Victory. London: Pan Books, 1961. 1st. P/B edn. 218pp plus 6pp publisher’s list. Pictorial card coversa trifle rubbed on corners otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 6855) £5.00

179. West, Rebecca.: Sunflower. London: Virago Press, 1986. 1st. edn. (8)276pp. All pp lightly tanned. D/w very slightly dust marked otherwise a fine copy.  (Stock ref 6972) £10.00

180. Williams, Tennessee.: Baby Doll: the script of the film. Harmondsworth, Penguin Books, 1957. 1st. Penguin edn. 123(5)pp. B/w photos. Pictorial card covers very slightly dust marked else a fine copy.  (Stock ref 9439) £10.00

181. Williamson, Henry.: Donkey Boy. London: Macdonald & Co., 1952. 1st. edn. 400pp. Gift inscription to ffep. Edge spotting to text block.Binding slightly cocked. Price-clipped d/w rather worn and torn with loss to spine head and adjacent areas of both panels otherwise a good, sound copy.  (Stock ref 4399) £15.00

182. Williamson, Henry:: Salar the Salmon. London, Faber & Faber, 1935. 1st. edn., first issue. 319 pp. D/w design and two vignettes by C.F. Tunnicliffe. Top of text block stained red. Ownership signature dated “16.x.35”.  D/w a trifle rubbed on extremities, some minor loss to spine head and slightly dulled overall. Generally a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 6125) £30.00

183. Wilson, Angus.: The Middle Age of Mrs. Eliot. Harmondswortrh: Penguin Books, 1961. 1st. Penguin edn. 349pp. All pp lightly tanned. Pictorial card covers a trifle rubbed on edges and corners otherwise a very good copy.  (Stock ref 7842) £5.00

184. Winterson, Jeanette.: Weight Edinburgh: Canongate, 2005. 1st. edn. 151pp. Signed by the author. D/w, a fine copy.  (Stock ref 7813) £15.00

185. Wodehouse, P. G.: Galahad at Blandings. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1965. 1st. edn. 224pp. Gift inscription to ffep. Binding slightly cocked. Price-clipped d/w rubbed on edges and corners with several tiny, closed tears in edges else a clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9205) £10.00

186. Wodehouse, P. G.: The Code of the Woosters. London: Herbert Jenkins, nd (1939?) 2nd. printing. 312(8)pp. Neat gift inscription to ffep.Binding slightly cocked. Orange cloth boards with black lettering and publisher’s device very slightly rubbed on corners elsee a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9501) £20.00

187. Wodehouse, P. G.: The Code of the Woosters. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1938. 1st. edn. 312(8)pp. Green cloth boards with black lettering and publisher’s  device, darkened on spine with a small piece missing at spine head and rubbed at spine tail. Very clean and sound internally.  (Stock ref 9500) £40.00

188. Wodehouse, P. G.: The World of Mr. Mulliner. London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1978. New and enlarged edn. 622pp. Some light staining to edges of text-block otherwise a very clean copy in a similar d/w.  (Stock ref 9201) £12.00

189. Wodehouse, P. G.: Ukridge. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1924. 2nd. printing. 256pp. Ownership signature to front pastedown. Green cloth boards with black lettering and decoration slightly rubbed on edges otherwise aclean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9499) £20.00

190. Wodehouse, P. G.: Young Men in Spats. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1936. 1st. edn. 312(8)pp. Orange cloth boards with black lettering and publisher’s device very slightly rubbed on corners else a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9502) £40.00

191. Yezierska, Anzia.: Bread Givers. London: The Women’s Press, 1984. 1st. UK P/B edn. xxii,297pp. Pictorial card covers very slightly creased on spine and front cover otherwise a very clean, sound copy.  (Stock ref 9642) £5.00

192. Zusak, Markus.: The Book Thief. London: The Bodley Head, 2007. 1st. UK H/B edn. (8)584pp. Fox spotting to edges of textblock otherwise a fine copy in a fine d/w.  (Stock ref 6852) £30.00