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Hodder and Stoughton, London., 1895. First edition. Octavo. pp xiv, 480, [2] adverts. Tissue-guarded frontispiece photogravure; photographs. Original gilt decorated cloth.Edges spotted. Covers a little marked and slightly rubbed at corners. Endpapers and prelims spotted. Very good.

Hutchinson, London., 1902. First edition. Octavo. Two volumes: pp xx, 1-470; xiv, 471-1018. 506 illustrations from drawings and photographs by the author and others; 48 full-page coloured plates by the author; 9 map by J.G. Bartholomew and the author. Original black cloth with an embossed gilt image of a tribesman. Top edge gilt. 1902 gift inscription, the recipient's name crossed through, on verso of frontispiece plate of Vol. I. Cloth snagged at heads and tails of spines and at the lower end of the spine of Vol. I. Inner hinges cracked. A good set.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York., 1975. First U.S. edition. Translated by Helen R. Lane. Octavo. pp [viii], 184. A novel.Head and tail of spine slightly bumped, otherwise fine in near-fine dustwrapper slightly rubbed at the edges.

The Joash Woodrow Collection in association with 108 Fine Art, Harrogate., 2004. First edition. Quarto. 239 pages, almost all of which are devoted to colour illustrations. Card wrappers with flaps. Very near fine.

Victor Gollancz, London., 1970. First edition. Octavo. 192 pages. The author's third novel.Signed by the author on the title-page.Small ink blot to margin of page 44 (production fault). Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Very good indeed in near-fine, slightly nicked dustwrapper.

Hutchinson, London., 1966. First edition. Issued in the series New Authors Limited. Octavo. pp 222 [2] adverts. The author's first book.Signed by the author on the title-page.Fine in near-fine dustwrapper a bit creased at top edge.

Alfred A. Knopf, New York., 1997. First edition. Octavo. pp [x], 334. Signed by the author on the title-page.Fine in fine dustwrapper.

Eurographica, Helsinki., 1992. First edition. Octavo. pp 82. [10]. Stiff wrappers. At the end two of the poems are presented in facsimile of the original manuscript. Printed in Italy on special Michaelangelo paper. One of 350 copies signed by the author and numbered in the press.Fine in fine dustwrapper.

André Deutsch, London., 1977. First U.K. edition. Octavo. pp xii, 91.Presentation copy from the author, inscribed by him on the front free endpaper: ''for David Cheshire who directed me like crazy for day after idyllic day - warm regards, John 10/18/81''. The recipient wrote and directed the 1982 BBC documentary film on Updike.Bump to bottom edge of front cover. Very good indeed in very good indeed, partially faded, price-clipped dustwrapper.

Eurographica, Helsinki., 1993. First edition. Octavo. 61 pages. ''The Football Factory'', ''Part of the Process'' and ''The Lens Factory''. Stiff wrappers.One of 350 copies signed by the author.Fine in dustwrapper.

Alfred A. Knopf, New York., 1993. First edition. Octavo. pp xxiv, 387. Laid in is the publisher's review slip addressed to Professor Michael Blumenthal.Signed by the author on the title-page.Fine in very near fine dustwrapper with a small faint mark to rear panel.

Eurographica, Helsinki., 1988. First edition. Octavo. 77 pages. Stiff wrappers. Printed in Italy on special Michaelangelo paper. Three sonnets and two short stories.One of 350 copies signed by the author and numbered in the press.Fine in dustwrapper.

Lord John Press, Northridge, California., 1986. First edition. Octavo. pp [iv], 43. Pictorial cloth. A memoir slightly revised from its first appearance in The New Yorker.Number 165 of 250 copies signed by the author.Fine. Not issued in dustwrapper.

Alfred A. Knopf, New York., 1972. First edition. Octavo. pp x, 282. Twenty-nine stories. Number 76 of 350 copies signed by the author, printed on special paper and specially bound.Fine in fine dustwrapper and fine pictorial card slipcase.

André Deutsch, London., 1969. First U.K. edition. Octavo. 99 pages.Signed by the author on the title-page.Fine in fine dustwrapper.

André Deutsch, London., 1987. First U.K. edition. Octavo. pp [vi], 249. Short stories. Publisher's review slip laid in.Signed by the author on the title-page.Tail of spine a bit bumped, otherwise fine in near-fine, slightly faded dustwrapper. Signed copies of the U.K. edition are scarce.

Lord John Press, Northridge, California., 1993. First edition. Octavo. pp [viii], 49. Number 144 of 250 copies signed by the author. Fine. Not issued in dustwrapper.

Alfred A. Knopf, New York., 1975. First edition. Octavo. pp xx 519, xxiii Index. Pieces of non-fiction prose.Number 233 of 250 copies copies signed by the author, printed on special paper and specially bound.Fine in fine dustwrapper and near-fine card slipcase which is faded at the edges.

Nouveau Press for the Mississippi Civil Liberties Union, Jackson, Mississippi., 1987. First edition. Octavo. pp [38]. Linen-backed boards. Title-page wood engraving by Gaylord Shanilec. A story slightly revised from its original appearance in Esquire.Number 45 of 300 copies signed by the author. Fine. Not issued in dustwrapper.

Lord John Press, Northridge, California., 1979. First edition. Octavo. pp xiv, 63. Cloth-backed marbled boards.Number 26 of 75 de luxe specially bound copies copies signed by the author.Fine in original acetate dustwrapper.