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London: Rupert Hart-Davis. London: Rupert Hart-Davis, (1953). First edition. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper with the photographic front panel, is in nice condition. It has mild rubbing at the top and tail edges. It has been price clipped. Overall, this is a very good copy. An autobiographical book written by Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer. Based on real life experiences in Tibet. Given the big screen treatment starring Brad Pitt. Rare. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1953.
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Seven Years in Tibet
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A Brief History of Time
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Bantam. London: Bantam Press (Transworld Publishers), 1988 8vo., blue boards lettered in gilt to backstrip; dust jacket featuring a photograph of the author by David Gamble/ Time Magazine (£14.95 net); pp. [vi], vii-x, [i], 2-198; with numerous diagrams and illustrations in the text by Ron Miller; a very good to near-fine copy, the light spotting to the outer edges of the text block and a couple to jacket verso and flaps being the only defects. First UK edition, first impression, with an introduction by Carl Sagan. Published simultaneously with the US edition in April 1988. Hawking's scientific career at the University of Cambridge included collaborative work with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems, and the prediction that black holes emitted radiation (now often referred to as Hawking radiation). At the time, his theories were considered controversial, but are now widely accepted as major breakthroughs in theoretical physics. Prompted by a desire…
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Beowulf
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Faber & Faber. First edition published by Faber and Faber in 1999. This is a near fine copy. The jacket is in excellent condition with very little if any wear. It has not been price clipped and there is no fading. The blue cloth boards have no marks. The front two corners are gently pushed. The pages have started to yellow as is common with this title. Overall a near fine copy and rare to find signed by the Nobel Laureate poet, to the title page without dedication. A key Seamus Heaney title. His translation of the great anglo-saxon epic poem. It has become increasingly rare to find signed. [Brandes & Durkan A72]. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1999.
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The Redress of Poetry
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Faber & Faber. First edition published by Faber and Faber in 1995. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper is lightly marked and has some chipping to the laminate to the top right hand corner of the front panel. The book has some mild handling wear. The author Seamus Heaney has signed his name to the title page without dedication. A collection of Lectures delivered by Heaney whilst he was a professor at Oxford. [Brandes & Durkan A61] . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1995.
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In their Element
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The Arts Council of Northern Ireland. First edition published by The Arts Council of Northern Ireland in 1977. Near fine. Signed by both Seamus Heaney and Derek Mahon above their portraits. Stiff silver paper covers. Twelve previously collected poems including Death of a Naturalist. An eye-catching production. With its original slipcase. Rare to have both poets' signatures. [Brandes & Durkan B29] . Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1977.
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Laments
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Faber and Faber. First edition published by Faber and Faber in 1995. This is a fine copy. The jacket hasn't been price clipped and is without marks or wear. The book is excellent with no handling wear or marks to speak of. This copy has been signed without dedication to the title page by Seamus Heaney. Polish poet Jan Kochanowki's laments translated by Heaney and Stanislaw Baranczak. The increasingly rare first print, it would go on to be revised by the Gallery Press in 2009. [Brandes & Durkan A63] . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1995.
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District and Circle
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Faber and Faber. London: Faber and Faber (2006). First edition. 8vo., original green cloth boards, gilt lettering to the spine, with the original dust jacket; pp. 76; A fine copy. The jacket hasn't been price clipped. The jacket is crisp and the book presents as new. This copy has been signed without dedication by Seamus Heaney to the title page. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2006.
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Stations
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Ulsterman Publications. First edition published by Ulsterman Publications in 1975. This is a near fine copy. The wrappers and pages are in a clean and presentable condition with only minor handling wear. This copy has been inscribed by Heaney to dutch translator Peter Nijmeijer. It reads "Seamus Heaney for Peter Nijmeijer with good wishes and gratitude June 1977 in Rotterdam." Heaney has also made a correction to the text on page 5. Heaney and Peter Nijmeijer were friends for many years, and Nijmeijer would translate several of Heaney's works for the dutch market. [Brandes & Durkan A10] . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1975.
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
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Jonathan Cape. First UK edition published by Jonathan Cape in 1941. This is a near fine copy. The Tisdall jacket has not been price clipped displaying 9s. 0d. net on the inside flap. There are no tears, chips or loss. There is only light wear to the upper spine end and upper edge. The blue cloth boards are in great shape with straight corners and edges. There are a couple of browning patches to the end papers otherwise the pages are clean and without marks. There are no previous owner's inscriptions. Overall it is a highly collectible copy. Hemingway's Spanish civil war novel, and highly acclaimed. It was listed in the BBC's 100 most inspiring novels and La Mondes 100 books of the twentieth century recently. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1941.
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Across the River and into the Trees
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Jonathan Cape. London: Jonathan Cape (1950). First UK edition. 8vo., green cloth boards, maroon motif to the center of the upper board, gilt lettering to the spine, with the original dust jacket; pp. [iv] 5-254 [ii]; A very good copy. The Hans Tisdall jacket hasn't been price clipped displaying 9s. 6d. net. There is edgewear to the spine ends and a corner. The lower panel has a couple of tiny chips to the bottom edge. The green cloth boards have several foxing marks to the edges. Hemingway's post war novel about a Colonel in the US army and the toll conflict has taken on him. The novel was recently adapted to the big screen. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1950.
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The Great Dune Trilogy
by Herbert, Frank
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Victor Gollancz. HERBERT, Frank The Great Dune Trilogy London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1979 8vo., bright crimson publisher's leatherette lettered in gilt to spine; onlaid leatherette piece to foot, with publisher's name in gilt - likely a glitch occurring in the book's production; together in the original pictorial dust jacket, featuring a horrifying wrap-around image by Terry Oakes; black and white photograph of the author by Lurton Blassingame to the front flap; brown map endpapers; pp. [xi], 12-910, [ii]; a very bright and fresh example, near-fine, slight crease to front paste-down, one small black mark to fore-edge; a few white spots to boards and rear endleaves; tiny corner chip to ffep and first page; a couple of very light creases to spine of jacket. First omnibus edition, made up of Dune, Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. This edition also includes four appendices, terminology of the Imperium, and cartographic notes for the map endpapers. …
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We are not Alone
by Hilton, James
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Macmillan and Co. London: Macmillan and Co., 1937 8vo., burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board and spine, in the charming pictorial dust jacket designed by Bip Pares (6'-net); pp. [iv], 218, [ii]; a fine copy, with a couple of miniscule marks to prelims; jacket near-fine, very mildly shelf-worn with the spine a touch creased to head but retaining all of its brightness; a lovely example. First edition. We Are Not Alone has been compared to Goodbye, Mr Chips in its sombre depiction of discrimination in the build-up to the First World War. Set in the fictional English factory town of Calderbury, it follows the lives of the village surgeon, David Newcome, and his fateful relationship with Leni, a German dancer. Little is known about Pares, the illustrator of so many eye-catching dust jackets produced in the 1930s and 40s. Born in 1904, Ethel Pares studied at the Slade in the 1920s before becoming a commercial artist, producing illustrations and posters for…
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In the Darkest Hour they may be Light - Signed by Damien Hirst
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Serpentine Gallery. In the Darkest Hour there may be Light. Works from Damien Hirst's Murderme Collection London: Serpentine Gallery, 2006 4to., printed photographic boards showing artworks by Hirst; lettered in metallic blue and black along spine; bright blue endpapers; [unpaginated], containing Director's Forward, an interview with Damien Hirst, and full-page, full-colour photographs of art from the exhibition; light compression to extremities, else fine. First edition, boldly signed by the artist in black felt pen to the title, with three kisses. Hirst's Murderme collection began with a collection of exchanges he had with several artist friends, including Angus Fairhurst, Sarah Lucas and Mat Collishaw, and went on to develop into a wide-ranging collection which explored his own artistic interests. Ranging from Francis Bacon to Banksy and Andy Warhol, the exhibition featured more than 60 works from 20 different artists, and were displayed both in, and outside the Serpentine Gallery…
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Beyond Belief - Signed by Damien Hirst
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White Cube. 4to., white cloth lettered and decorated in black to spine; onlaid full-colour photographic covers; pale grey endpapers; pp. [vii], 8-182, [xiv, index of artworks]; full colour photographs throughout, some folding plates; upper corner crease; one very light brown spot to spine; light rubbing to edges of boards; a very nice copy. First edition, signed by the artist to p. [iii], accompanied by a drawing of a heart. Containing photographs of some of the artworks for which he is best known, including his infamous crystal skull, and animals in formaldehyde. Beyond Belief was a major solo exhibition which ran from the 3rd to the 7th July 2007 in Mason's Yard, London. In it, the artist confronts "the intense joy and deep-set anxiety we can all feel in hospitals, where we are surrounded by both creation and decay." In particular, the 'Birth Paintings', which show his youngest son Cyrus being delivered by cesarean section, show the brutal but tender beauty of birth in all…
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The Line of Beauty
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Picador. London: Picador, 2004 8vo., black publisher's boards lettered in silver along spine; unclipped photographic dust jacket (£16.99) featuring a black-and-white photograph of the author to the rear flap; blue endpapers; pp. [xii], 3-501, [i]; a fine copy, clean, tight and apparently unread; perhaps a touch compressed at foot; in near fine dust jacket. First edition, with full number-line 1-9, signed by the author in blue ink, and underlined, to the title page. Hollinghurst's Booker Prize-winning novel, which follows the protagonist, Nick Guest, and his relationship with the enigmatic Fedden family. Exploring themes of privilege, drug use, and hypocrisy, the novel was particularly notable for its exploration of homosexuality, set in the 1980s with the emerging AIDS crisis forming the backdrop to the book's conclusion. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2004.
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South Riding
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Collins. First edition published by Collins in 1936. A very good copy. Dustjacket with design by J.L. Carstairs, chipped to corners and spine ends with the odd nick, spine panel faded. Original green cloth, spine lettered in purple and a little faded at tips, top edge green largely faded, a few smalls spots to edges and foxing to preliminary pages, lower edge roughtrimmed, faint partial browning to free endpapers and a few faint spots. Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction and the author's key title. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1936.
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Meet my Folks!
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Faber and Faber. First edition published by Faber and Faber in 1961. This is a very good copy. The George Adamson illustrated jacket is not price clipped displaying 10s 6d net. There is some light wear to the spine ends and the bottom edge of the back panel is creased. The illustrated boards have one pushed corner and gentle pushing to the top spine. The boards are a tad bowed. Overall a very good copy and rare as Ted Hughes has signed his name without dedication to the front free end paper. Ted Hughes third published works and first children's book. A collection of poetry about an imaginary eccentric family. George Adamson provides full page line drawings. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1961.
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A Crow Hymn
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The Sceptre Press. Farnham: The Sceptre Press (1970). First edition. 8vo., white card covers, stapled; pp. 12; A very good copy. The upper cover has foxing marks along the fore edge. Light handling wear. 1 of only 76 numbered copies this being number 46. Out of an overall print run of 100. There were 26 lettered signed copies. A private press publication of Hughes' poem 'the crow hymn' and rare due to the small limitation. [Sagar & Tabor A20] . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1970.
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The Ascent of Everest
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Hodder and Stoughton. London: Hodder & Stoughton (1953). Second edition. 8vo., blue cloth boards, with gilt lettering to the spine, with the original dust jacket; pp. [xx] 299 [i]; an about very good copy. The book has a lean and the corners of the boards are gently pushed. There is light wear to the spine ends. mild foxing to the preliminaries. There are newspaper cuttings tucked in about the successful everest expedition team that have caused browning marks. The dust wrapper has wear to the spine ends and a tear to the bottom left hand corner of the front panel. This copy has been inscribed by the author and expedition team leader John Hunt on the half title page to the spencer family. The inscription reads "for the spencer family, in recollection of a delightful visit on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the wayfarers club, under geoffrey's presidency, John Hunt 22/11/56." The Wayfarers' Club was established in 1906…
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