Peter Ackroyd

The Lambs of London

London, Chatto and Windus, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A flawless first edition copy of this acclaimed historical fiction novel by author Peter Ackroyd, in a beautiful and bright unclipped dust wrapper and signed by the author. Noted historical fiction writer Peter Ackroyd brings nineteenth-century London to life with this novel about the Lamb family, young Mary Lamb in particular. This gripping novel of love and betrayal is a wonderful depiction of the nineteenth-century London world. The first edition, second printing of this work.Peter Ackroyd is a noted British writer, and is well-known for his extensive English biographies and works of historical fiction. He well known for his biographies of William Blake, Charles Dickens, and T.S. Eliot, as well as his 1987 novel, Chatterton. He is a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and a two-time winner of the Whitbread Awards. Signed by the author to the title page. In the bright unclipped dust wrapper. Dust wrapper has a Hatchard's sticker to the front of the wrap, which can be professionally removed. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with no discernible shelf wear. Original unclipped dust wrapper is excellent and bright, with a Hatchard's sticker to the front of the wrap, which can be professionally removed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.

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Buchzahl: 799J30

Katalog: Modern Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: historical fiction 19th century lamb london 19th century Not Stated

Peter Ackroyd

Milton in America

London, Sinclair-Stevenson, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of this historical fiction novel by Peter Ackroyd, pondering what would have happened if Cromwell's secretary had fled to America upon the Restoration. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.An exciting historical fiction novel, asking what would've happened if John Milton, Cromwell's secretary, had decided to flee from England to America upon the return of King Charles II.Written by the popular biographer Peter Ackroyd. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper is fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Signed by the author to the title page. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Buchzahl: 769P51

Katalog: Modern Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: Milton in America peter ackroyd america john milton peter ackroyd new england puritan None

Harold Acton

Cornelian

London, Chatto & Windus, 1928. First edition. Cloth. The first limited edition of his prose fable by Harold Acton, signed by the author. Prose fable by Harold Acton. The first edition, limited to five hundred and fifty copies printed, this number one hundred and seventy and signed by the author to limitation. Harold Acton was a British writer and aesthete, prominent member of the Bright Young Things. Eric Harrison's bookplate to front pastedown. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding over marbled boards. Externally bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip gently darkened, staining mark to rear board. Minor loss to marbled paper front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with only minor odd spotting to occasional leaf. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Buchzahl: 859A68

Katalog: Modern Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: first editions signed books limited editions signed books None

Jane Adams

Angel Eyes

London, Macmillan, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this crime thriller from Jane Adams. First edition, first impression. Featuring Jane Adams' popular detective character, Ray Flowers. Jane Adams is a British author, best known for her psychological thrillers. Some of her other novels include 'A Kiss Goodbye', 'Cast the First Stone', 'Killing a Stranger', and 'The Power of One&apos. In a black cloth binding with the original dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Minor shelfwear to the boards. Light edgewear to the dustwrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Buchzahl: MOD5-E-11

Katalog: Modern Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: jane adams ray flowers angel eyes ray flowers None

Jane Adams

Bird

London, Macmillan , 1997. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this haunting suspense novel, being the third thriller from Jane Adams. First edition. Neatly signed by the author to the title page, dated 19.09.97. Featuring the original photographic unclipped dustwrapper, designed by Richard Ivey. In original cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Minor shelfwear to the boards. Light edgewear to the dustwrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Author's signature neatly inscribed in ink to the title page. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Buchzahl: MOD7-E-10

Katalog: Modern Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: jane adams richard ivey bird richard ivey None

Jane Adams

Bird Fade to Grey Final Frame

London, Macmillan, 1997-9. First edition. Cloth. Three first editions of Jane Adams' psychological thrillers, all signed by the authors to the title pages, in the original unclipped dustwrappers. The first edition, first impression of these works. Signed by the author to the title pages. In the original unclipped dustwrappers. A collection of three novels by Jane Adams. 'Fade to Grey' and 'Final Frame' are from Adams' Detective Mike Croft series. Jane Adams is a British author, known for her psychological thrillers. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrappers. Externally, fine. Dustwrappers are fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Signed by the author to the title pages. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Buchzahl: 687P24

Katalog: Modern Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: bird fade to grey final frame jane adams fade to grey psychological None

Jane Adams

Bird

London, Macmillan, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this mystery novel from Jane Adams. Jane Adams (born 1960, Leicester) is a British writer of psychological thrillers. Her first book, The Greenway, was nominated for a John Creasey Award in 1995. In a black cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Dustwrapper is smart also. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Buchzahl: MOD2-F-21

Katalog: Modern Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: Jane Adams Mystery Novel Crime Mystery None

Jane Adams

Bird

London, Macmillan, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful signed first edition copy of Jane Adams' suspense novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Bird' follows the life of main protagonist Marcie, who has come to the bedside of her dying grandfather to make peace with him. Marcie vows to uncover the dark secrets that are haunting Jack, 'despite bitter opposition and recriminations from her grandmother Mary&apos. Jane Adams is a British writer who predominantly writes psychological thrillers. Her first novel, 'The Greenway', was nominated for a John Creasey Award in 1995. She has published over thirty novels in total.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with no noticeable faults. Dust wrapper is in an excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Author's ink signature to front of title page. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Buchzahl: 805D12

Katalog: Modern Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: Bird Jane Adams psychological suspense Jane Adams None

Jane Adams

Cast the First Stone

London, Macmillan, 1996 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this entertaining mystery novel by psychological thriller writer, Jane Adams. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.Signed by the author to the title page. Written by British Psychological thriller writer, Jane Adams; 'Cast the First Stone' was Adams's second novel, published as a sequel to her highly acclaimed debut novel 'The Greenway', which received an 'Author's Club Best First Novel' award. 'Cast the First Stone' features characters Mike Croft, Maria Lucas and Jack Tynan who were first introduced in 'The Greenway' and follows the story of Ellie Masouk when Eric Pearson and his family move into her cul-de-sac. Featuring the original photographic unclipped dustwrapper, designed by Richard Ivey. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely. Dust wrapper is also excellent, with minor shelf wear and a touch of sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean, with the author's signature to the title page. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Buchzahl: 891Q48

Katalog: Modern Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: Jane Adams mystery novel first edition signed mystery novel The Greenway None

Jane Adams

Cast the First Stone

London, Macmillan, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition crime thriller. Signed by the author to the title page. Cast the First Stone is Jane Adams's second novel, following her hugely successful and highly acclaimed debut The Greenway which was nominated for the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey Award for best first crime novel of 1995. In a cloth binding with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart with some very minor shelfwear only. Dustwrapper is very smart with just some minor edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Buchzahl: MOD2-F-16

Katalog: Modern Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: Thriller Signed Cast the First Stone Signed None

Jane Adams

Cast the First Stone

London, Macmillan , 1996. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this haunting suspense novel, being the second thriller from Jane Adams. First edition. Neatly signed by the author to the title page. Featuring the original photographic unclipped dustwrapper, designed by Richard Ivey. In original cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Minor shelfwear to the boards. Light edgewear to the dustwrapper. Author's signature neatly inscribed in ink to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Buchzahl: MOD6-E-4

Katalog: Modern Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: jane adams suspense haunting richard ivey suspense None

Marion L. Adams

The Diamond Buckle: A Story of the French Revolution

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons , [1906]. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of this uncommon title, a juvenile work on the French Revolution with two beautiful coloured plates. A story for young women set during the French Revolution, featuring such characters as Queen Marie Antoinette, and places as courts and the Luxembourg gardens. An uncommon work, only found in two institutional libraries. Dated from the copy held at the British Library, the first and only edition of this work. Written by Marion L. Adams, author of historical novels. Illustrated with two coloured plates. In the original publisher's full decorative cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with coloured plates. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 802A5

Katalog: Modern Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: first editions juvenile stories french revolution juvenile stories Not Stated

Douglas Adams

Dirk Gently&Apos;S Holistic Detective Agency

London, William Heinemann, 1987. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this humorous detective, science fiction novel by noted English writer Douglas Adams, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A humorous detective and science novel featuring the eponymous detective Dirk Gently, and including themes of science fiction, time travel, the supernatural, and romance. The novel was followed by a sequel, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, and it was also adapted into a television programme starring Elijah Wood and Samuel Barnett. The first edition, first impression of this work.Written by noted English author Douglas Adams, most famous for his well-known work The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Enclosed in the original bright dust wrapper.Containing an ink gift inscription to the front free-endpaper, dated 13th September 1987. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just a small touch of shelf wear. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is lovely and bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned to the extremities, but are otherwise clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Fine.

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Buchzahl: 828J30

Katalog: Modern Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: douglas adams dirk gently detective crime dirk gently Not Stated

Richard Adams

The Girl in a Swing

London, Allen Lane, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed copy of one of Richard Adams' popular novels, imbued in the world of antique pottery. The first edition, second state of this novel, with the female protagonist being named 'Karin Forster'; the name was changed from 'Kathe Geutner' due to a threat of a libel suit from someone with the same name as the character.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Girl in a Swing' follows the courtship and marriage between a man and a woman, the man proposing despite not knowing anything about his future wife's family or background.Written by Richard Adams, an author best known for his work 'Watership Down&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper with just a couple of very faint marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Signed by the author to the title page. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Buchzahl: 766P18

Katalog: Modern Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: The Girl in a Swing richard adams pottery ceramics richard adams kathe None

Richard Adams

The Girl in a Swing

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1980 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first US edition of Richard Adams's popular novel, about an English ceramics dealer. The first US edition, first impression.In the publisher's original dust wrapper, price clipped. Flat signed by Adams to the title page.'The Girl in a Swing' follows the courtship and marriage between a man - pottery dealer Alan Desland - and a woman, with Alan proposing despite not knowing anything about his future wife's family or background. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Light sunning to dust wrapper at fold over front joint, with dust wrapper otherwise in exceptional condition. Internally, firmly bound. Flat signed to title page. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Buchzahl: 892F30

Katalog: Modern Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: The Girl in a Swing Richard Adams watership down Richard Adams None