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Published by Weidenfeld & Nicholson, New York; 1987. 8vo. 143pp. First edition, first impression. **Signed by the author**. Condition: Fine/Fine.
Bound in original red cloth and grey boards, with the title to the spine. The binding is square and tight, in excellent condition with just a touch of bumping to the corners. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and the binding so tight the book appears unread. The book is signed by the author to the title page.
This lovely book is housed in it's equally smart, original dust jacket. Other than the slightest hint of bumping to the top corners, the jacket is in Fine condition, with no damage or marks to speak of.
In all, this is a exceptionally smart example of the author's third collection of stories. The 14 tales are contemporary fables of deep loneliness and almost mystical redemption. This is a particularly smart example, signed by the author.

Published by Collins Clear-Type Press, c.1900. First edition thus. Undated. Illustrated Pocket Classics. Illustrated by Paul Hardy. 385pp. Condition: Very Good.
Bound in original red cloth boards with title and decoration in gilt to the spine. Some fading to the spine and a little rubbing and bumping to the boards, but the binding is otherwise in smart condition. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and free from marks or damage save for a touch of toning. There is a small tear, only a couple of millimetres to the bottom of pages 217-220.
In all, this is a very smart edition of this classic by Balzac, one of his greatest novels. It follows the rise and fall of Cesar Birotteau, an honest perfumer who is tempted into overextending himself by du Tillet, an an employee fired by Birotteau for embezzlement. Du Tillet is out for revenge, and Birotteau falls hard, but all s not yet lost, as Anselme Popinot, a brilliant young marketer in love with Birotteau's daughter, works to help Birotteau recover his honour.

Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green. London; 1826. 1st edition. Condition: Fair.Bound in brown leather with gold gilt detailing. The binding is cracking down the spine, which is quite worn. Thee is general wear and rubbing to boards and edges. Inside, the pages are remarkably clean and bright with only a small amount of toning and age spotting. In all, with some tlc to the binding this will make a smart example of this first edition by George Wilkins.

Published by Smith, Elder & Co., London, 1860. Volume II, July - December 1860. First edition.condition: Good.
The Cornhill magazine was a monthly Victorian magazine and library journal, named after the street address of it's publisher, Smith, Elder & Co. In the 1860s, it was edited by William Makepeace Thackeray, author of Vanity Fair, and it had a large circulation, reaching approximately 110,000. This fell by 1870 to 20000 due to it's competitors growing popularity. This volume comes from it's point of high popularity, including chapters from novels such as Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope, and illustrations by preeminent artists of the time.
This volume is bound in half calf with mottled boards, gold gilt title and decorations to the spine. There is rubbing and shelf wear to the boards and binding, but the binding remains strong and smart. Inside, other than some toning and a little age spotting, as to be expected in a book of this age, the pages are clean and bright and in excellent… Read More

Published by Scribners, London; 1992. 8vo. First edition, first impression. 501pp. Condition: Near Fine/Very Good+
Tightly bound in original grey paper covered boards with quarter black cloth and title in silver to the spine. The binding is square and tight, free from damage and marks, with just a touch of bumping to the spine ends and corners. Inside, the pages are clean and bright with no signs of wear or marking, and just a touch of toning. The black stain to the top is still dark, although it has bled slightly on the top back corners of the pages.
The book is housed in its original first issue dust jacket. It is vibrant and smart, free from marks and damage, with just a little bumping to the edges and a stain to the inside of the jacket, not visible on the outside.
In all, this is a beautiful example of this first edition of this first edition by Iain Banks, in which describes recurrent rites of passage in a complex but enduring Scottish family. His central character's preoccupations with death,… Read More

Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London; 1968. 8vo. First edition, first printing. Condition: Near Fine/Near Fine.
Bound in original grey cloth boards. The binding is tight and square and free from marks or damage, save a little sunning to the edges. Inside, the pages are clean and bright with just a touch of toning to the edges.
The book is housed in an equally smart, unclipped, jacket, designed by Salim Patell. Other than some sunning to the spine and top edge, the jacket is in tidy condition, bright and clean.
In all, this is a very smart example of this modern first edition, a satirical work by the author of Room at the Top. It tells the story of a conservative journalist whose life changes when he discovers a political scandal.