The Rule of Four
New York: The Dial Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by both authors on the title page. A highly sucessful debut novel.
New York: The Dial Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by both authors on the title page. A highly sucessful debut novel.
London: The Borough Press, (2016). First edition. Hardcover. Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the title page. Highly acclaimed first novel. Issued without dust jacket.
New York: The Dial Press, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Original blue cloth. External hinges showing wear, though the book remains strong. Signed, dated and inscribed to Judge Edward S. Delaplaine, noted Frederick County, Maryland jurist and author. A novel of life under Communism in Soviet Russia.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950. FIRST. Very Good / Very Good. Some rubbing to the extremities and some creasing and a closed tear on the front panel. Price-clipped. An historical thriller.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Fine. Previous owner signature on the ffep, else fine. A Victorian Melodrama.
London: Granta, 2023. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed and dated by the author to the title page. The title page also has an embossed circle stating that this book is from a limited edition of 1500 copies, this one being number 498. Highly acclaimed novel. Number row to the copyright page with "1".....
London: Granta, (2013). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. Highly acclaimed novel and winner of the Booker Award.
London/New York: Severn House, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread.
New York: Riverhead Books, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the title page. A novel which explores the "lost years" of William Shakespeare, here portrayed as living in Lancashire where he is employed as a tutor. An excellent read for lovers of Shakespeare.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Hardcover. Near Fine / good. The book is very nice and the photo illustrated paste-down remains very bright and lovely. The jacket has some chips and tears. There is a long tear that bisects the fron panel thathas been repaired with tape (taped on the inside). The rear panel is illustrated with another image which.....
London: Macmillan, 2006. FIRST. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. A novel of the short and tragic life of Lady Jane Grey.
London: Harper Collins, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. By the author of Girl WIth A Pearl Earring.
New York: Moffat, Yard & Company, 1906. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. As near flawless a copy as one could hope to find. Original green cloth with illustrated paste-down on front boards. Lettered in gilt on the spine. 16 full color plates with tissue guards, and dozens more in black and white, all by Christy.
London: Scepter, (2016). First edition. Hardcover. Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. From a special limited edition of 250, this one being number 61. Signed by the author on the title page. With an additional three colorful rubber stamps, two on the title page and one on the preceding page with the actual date of 21 Apr 2016 stated. This.....
London: Chatto and Windus, 2005. FIRST LIMITED ED. Hardcover. Limited Edition Number 296/500. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. This book was published as a paperback original, however, 500 hardbacked copies were published two week earlier in a special limited edition. This is number 296 of this limited.....
London: The Bodley Head, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / near fine. A very clean, bright and solid copy of this fine novel. Dramatic wrap-around cover art. The jacket is not price-clipped. Author's inscription to his literary agent, signed and dated, on the front free endpaper.
New York: The Viking Press, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. A clean, bright and lovely copy of this scarce title. A wonderful comic novel telling of a Johns Hopkins Latin Professor, Higbie Chaffinch, as he takes off with the free spirited daughter of a very conservative minister, and a remaing cast of characters consisting of Hiltonshurley.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Some minor closed tears, else fine. A lovely copy. Illustrated endpapers.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Short stories of Africa. A lovely copy.
London: Wildfire, 2023. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. A signed limited edition of 2000 copies, this one being number 1212. All edges sprayed pale yellow with a bird and floral pattern present on the fore-edge. Illustrated endpapers. Number "1" present on the copyright page. A fine copy in all respects...
London: Penguin, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the title page.
London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. One very small chip to the top edge of the rear panel, else fine. First book in the Hawkwood series. Very nice wrap-around cover art by Johnothan Howell.
London: The Borough Press, (2020). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the limitation page. From a limited edition of 750 copies with this one being number 329. With top and bottom edges sprayed red and the fore-edge with a lovely red floral motif. The number "1" is the only number.....
New York: Random House, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Very small remaider mark on top edge. Published in the UK as The Meat Eaters. Author's first book.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread.