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Hutchinson: A Fight for Freedom Publication. Hardback. Good-. Preface by Wickham Steed. Translated from the Czech into English. Paper-covered illustrated boards with black spine, corners and spine bumped and scuffed. Paper covering missing from bottom third of back board. Tight reading copy, priced accordingly. Size: 7 x 5 Inches

Puffin (Penguin Books), 1981. 1st Edition Thus. . Paperback. Good. Robert Gartland. 7'' x 4.5'', 158pp. Paper covers, very slightly bumped along edges, but otherwise in good condition. Size: 7 x 4.5 Inches

Paperback. Good. A pamphlet of 39pages, contains many black and white photographs of Dimitrov and his family throughout his life. Chipped edges of cover and small tear to top of front leaf, with worn spine. Otherwise a clean copy in good condition. Size: 20.5 x 14cm

Fawcett Publications, 1965. Paperback. Good. Coerners and spine bumped and rubbed. Creases to spine. Tanned pages and some creasing to a few pages. Size: 7 x 5 Inches

London: Enitharmon Press, 1997. 1st Limied and Numbered Edition. . Hardback in Acetate Dw. Very Good +. Green cloth boards in acetate wrapper as published, 95pp. No. 27 of 50 copies in a limited edition, numbered and signed by the author. Also further signed and dedicated to the poet Adrian Mitchell on the title page, 'with lasting admiration from Edward Upward'. Very good, clean condition

London: Bloomsbury, 2013. 1st Edition. . Paperback. Very Good. Paperback, 118pp. Programme and script from inaugural production of play set in South Wales coal mine, 1979.

London: Collins, 1965. Hardback. Good. Margaret Tempest. Ninth impression. Blue paper boards with illustration to front. Boards marked and scuffed, some light creasing and scattered foxing to some pages, othetwise contents very good. Size: 6 x 7 Inches

Faber and Faber, 1945. First Edition. . Hardback. Fair. Nancy Innes. Green cloth boards with blue illustration of a weather cock to the front and lettering to the spine. Boards bumped and marked, a little creased, Very small amount of foxing to front and rear pastedown and endpapers. Textblock partially cracked at spine in a couple of places revealing webbing, otherwise clean and tight. A good reading copy.

London: Faber & Faber, 1946. First. . Cloth Board. Good/No Jacket. Irene Hawkins. Red cloth boards with black illustration to cover and lettering to spine. Spine faded, corners a little bumped and grubby. Textblock clean, bright and tight. Delightful illustrations by Irene Hawkins. 120pp.

London: Faber and Faber, 1950. 1st Edition. . Hardback with Dustwrapper. Irene Hawkins. Red cloth boards, clipped dw, 167pp. Dw worn along top edge with a few nicks and chips and tiny loss at top of spine. Book itself has tiny patch faded at top of spine. Light scattered foxing to a few pages, mainly confined to prelims and fore-edges.Good tight and clean copy.

London: Collins, 1954. Hardback. Good/Good. Margaret Tempest. Blue boards with price clipped dust jacket. Corners and spine bumped and rubbed. Scattered foxing/marks to jacket. Internally clean and bright. Size: 6 x 5 Inches Approx

Collins, 1951. Hardback in Dustwrapper. Very Good-/Fair. Margaret Tempest. Grey pictorial boards in clipped dw, 95pp. Dw creased with closed tears and a little loss at base of front cover - now in removeable clear protective cover. Book itself very good, clean and tight.

William Heinemann, 1937. Hardback. Good+/Fair. Margaret Tempest. Grey paper covered boards with square paper illustration mounted to front, unclipped dust jacket, 109pp. Boards bumped and browned at edges, Some water staining to spine, and same to dust jacket. Dustwrapper a little grubby, with several chips and closed tears to edges. One inch V shaped piece missing from top edge. Neat ink gift inscription dated 1938 to reverse first free endpaper. Some light foxing to dust jacket, decorated endpapers and throughout, otherwise contents very good - pages clean and tight. Size: 6 x 7 Inches

London: Collins, 1961. First Edition. . Hardback. Very Good. Margaret Tempest. Maroon paper boards scuffed a little, especially at corners at edges, samll water stain to rectangle illustration. Contents very good - clean bright and tight. Size: 6 x 7 Inches

South Africa, 2003. 1st Edition. . Paperback. Very Good. Blue paper covers, 92pp. Signed and dedicated by the writer and director, dated 2003 on both 1st free ep and title page. Very slightly bumped at top corner but very good, clean and tight.

Johannesberg: Jonathan Ball and Ad. Donker, 1983. 1st Edition. . Paperback. Good=. Large paperback, 80pp. Dedicated to the poet Adrian Mitchell and his wife and signed by the entertainer. Script and b&w photos and illustrations. Bumped and creased at corners of covers, remains of sticky label to back cover. Inside clean and unmarked. Good+ tight copy. Size: 11.5 x 8 Inches