Abrahams, William et al.

CLASSIC SHORT STORIES. American Short Stories. English Short Stories. Russian Short Stories. French Short Stories. Irish Short Stories.

Folio Society, 1997-2000. 6 vols. Large 8vo. Numerous ills. throughout. Original gilt lettered differing coloured cloth, some very minor rubbing, light fading to spines, together in four sl. rubbed gilt lettered black dec. slipcases.

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Allbeury, Ted.

THE DANGEROUS EDGE.

New English Library, 1991. 1st UK Ed. [viii] + 215pp. + [i]. Very good in d/w.
¶ Inscribed by the Author to front free-endpaper - ‘Best wishes Ted Allbeury.’

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Allbeury, Ted.

THE LANTERN NETWORK.

Peter Davies, 1978. 3rd Imp. [vi] + 200pp. + [ii]. Brown stain to upper leading corners of f.e.ps. sl. intruding across fore-edge, good in d/w.
¶ Inscribed by the Author to front free-endpaper - ‘To Stanley Mitchell good wishes Ted Allbeury.’

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Allbeury, Ted.

THE MAN WITH THE PRESIDENT’S MIND.

Peter Davies, 1977. 1st UK Ed. [vi] + 218pp. Light waterstaining to top-edge of leaves with resulting very minor wrinkling to upper leading corners of leaves, original gilt lettered boards with very minor waterstaining to top-edge of boards, good in very sl. chipped d/w. with lettering lightly faded to spine.

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Ambler, Eric.

EPITAPH FOR A SPY. Introduced by Stella Rimington.

Folio Society, 2013. [xx] + 220pp. Illus. in colour by Paul Blow. Very good in black & white lettered dec. cloth, in slipcase as issued.

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(Amis). Farringdon, Jillian Melynda.

LANGUAGE AND THE MORAL LIFE IN THE NOVELS AND POETRY OF KINGSLEY AMIS. A thesis submitted to the University of Wales in candidature for the degree of Magister. April, 1984. Department of English, University College of Swansea.

..., 1984. 4to. [xvi] + vi leaves + 290 leaves. Typed letterpress. Bound in gilt lettered black buckram, corners bumped.

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Anderson, Gillian and Rovin, Jeff.

A VISION OF FIRE. Book One of the Earthend Saga.

Simon & Schuster, 2014. 1st UK Ed. Large 8vo. [xiv] + 292pp. + [xiv]. Very good in d/w., a.e.black.
¶ No. 125 of a Limited Edition of 500 Copies. Signed by Gil Anderson to title page.

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Arlen, Michael.

HELL! SAID THE DUCHESS. A Bed-Time Story.

William Heinemann Ltd., 1934. 1st Ed. [viii] + 181pp. + [i]. Light marginal browning, prelims. lightly spotted, f.e.ps. browned, original gilt lettered blue cloth with gilt ‘crown’ device to upper board, corner sl. sl. bumped, fore-edge of boards dampstained, spine darkened and sl. bumped at head and tail.

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Barrès, Maurice.

UN JARDIN SUR L’ORONTE.

Javal & Bourdeaux, Paris, 1927. 4to. 123pp. + [ii]. Unbound as issued. 17 watercolors including sixteen out of text by Surédia, engraved on wood by Robert Dill, and decorated by the artist with black and gold banners, initials, motifs and tailpieces. Enclosed in gilt and black tooled cream wrapps. Accompanied by a suite of plates [see note]. enclosed in gilt tooled lilac wrapps., together enclosed in split card case within card slipcase as issued (some browning and split to tail).
¶ No. 47 of a Limited edition of 75 copies accompanied by a suite in colour on chine of the 17 compositions, a suite on japon in black and gold of the 36 headers and tailpieces, 11 further plates, of 490 numbered copies in total. His orientalist romance, Un jardin sur l'Oronte (A Garden on the Orontes)—which would be the basis of an opera of the same name—was first published in 1922, triggering what would be called la querelle de l'Oronte (the Orontes Quarrel). Devout and sincere Catholics were shocked by the complacent, skilful, sometimes enchanting ways of Barrès in mixing the sacred and the profane. His heroine [Oriante] was both pagan and irresistible.

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(Barthelme). Herzinger, Kim. (Editor).

THE TEACHINGS OF DON B. Satires, Parodies, Fables, Illustrated Stories, and Plays of Donald Barthelme. With an Introduction by Thomas Pynchon.

Turtle Bay Books, New York, 1992. 1st Ed. xxii + 352pp. + [viii]. Numerous ills. Prospectus and photograph loosely inserted, top edge of leaves lightly spotted, good in d/w. with some minor fading towards spine.
¶ Editor’s Presentation Copy, inscribed to title page - ‘To John - Viva Barthelmesimo! and Viva first editions and good books of all kinds Kim Herzinger & Angela Ball.’

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Book number: 286741

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Bayard, Louis.

THE PALE BLUE EYE. A Novel.

John Murray, 2006. 1st UK Ed. [x] + 412pp. + [i]. Very good in d/w.

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(Beerbohm). Lynch, Bohun.

MAX BEERBOHM IN PERSPECTIVE. With a Prefatory Letter from M.B.

William Heinemann, 1921. 1st Ed. Square 8vo. xv + 185pp. Colour frontis., many plates and ills. Some very light browning, ink stamp to pastedown, bright dec. cloth backed boards, dec. d/w. chipped with minor loss.

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Book number: 254051

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(Bellow). Leader, Zachary.

THE LIFE OF SAUL BELLOW. To Fame and Fortune, 1915-1964. Love and Strife 1965-2005.

Jonathan Cape, 2015-19. 2 vols. Large 8vo. xii + 812pp. + [vi] + xii + 767pp. + [v]. Numerous ills. from photos. Good in d/ws.

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Book number: 282796

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Benedictus, David.

THE FOURTH OF JUNE.

Anthony Blond, 1962. 1st Ed. 208pp. Light marginal browning, original gilt lettered cloth sl. rubbed and faded to tail of spine, good in very sl. chipped Richard Chopping d/w. sl. waterstained to tail of spine.

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Book number: 284268

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Bentley, Ursula.

THE NATURAL ORDER. A Novel.

St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1982. 1st US Ed. [vi] + 218pp. Good in very sl. chipped d/w.

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Book number: 279822

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