Search Results: Titles starting with F from James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. A very fine copy in like D/W. Signed and stamped by the illustrator (David Scutt) on the front free end-paper and signed by the Author on the title page. Double-signed copies of this book are uncommon.

London: Collins Crime Club, 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Foxing to the page block edges and the early/late pages of the book otherwise a bright and clean VG+ copy in a D/W that is VG indeed and priced 7/6 net to the inside flap (as called for). The D/W has a little minor edge wear and has a couple of un-necessary tape repairs to the verso. To improve the appearance of this book some paper of a similar colour and age has been laid into the D/W protector to mask the minor chipping to the extremities. Uncommon. Looks nicer than it sounds. Scans invited.

London: Collins Crime Club, 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. A near fine (or better) copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page. Uncommon

London: Collins, 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A fine copy in like D/W. Uncommon in this condition.

London: Severn House, 2008. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A very fine copy in like D/W. Surprisingly uncommon

London: Huson, 1897. First Edition. Hard Cover. First UK Edition. Tall 4to. Publishers original half-leather over dark red sand-grained cloth. Gilt lettering to the front board. Contemporary marbled end-papers. Issued without a title page or index. One page with a childs pencil scribble otherwise fine internally with some light wear to the boards. This important volume was originally published in weekly parts or single sheets as Famous Footballers and Athletes in the News of the World. It was published in book form in 1897 with 224 individual, half-tone portraits of footballers and rugby players and team pictures each accompanied by a brief text. It forms a wonderful record of Victorian sportsmen with full-page po rtraits of the best-known stars of the day. A lovely copy of an important book. Uncommon.

London: Robert Hale, 1982. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A fine copy in like D/W. A particularly nice copy

London: Robert Hale, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Publisher's black boards with silver spine lettering. A fine copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page.

London: Collins, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK edition. A fine copy in like publisher’s re-priced D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1937. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's light blue cloth with black titles to spine and front board. Rubbed to the edges of the spine and softened to the spine tips overall a VG copy. The D/W has a little wear to the edges, sticker (?) removal from the spine, perhaps trimmed, probably supplied.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1937. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A near fine copy in like D/W with a tiny chip at the top left hand corner of the spine. A much nicer copy than normally seen.

London: Faber, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A fine copy in like D/W. Poetry Book Society Bulletin No 102 (Autumn 1979) laid in printing a statement by Heaney on pages 1-2. A lovely collector’s copy with a completely un-faded spine.

London: Newnes, 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher’s red boards with gilt lettering. Offsetting to both sets of end-papers otherwise VG indeed in like D/W priced 7/6 net to the inside flap (as called for). The D/W is in comparable condition with a touch of wear to the extremities. A nice copy. Uncommon, especially in D/W.

London: Cassell, 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. A foxing spot to the fore-edge otherwise VG indeed in like D/W with minor wear but which is complete and attractive.

London: Heinemann, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A fine copy in like D/W. Uncommon

London: Robert Hale, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. by Richard Stark (pseud.). A fine copy in like D/W. Uncommon

London: Hollis & Carter, 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. An attractive book-plate on the front free end-paper otherwise a VG+ copy in like D/W minutely frayed at the head of the spine. With the VERY SCARCE wrap-around band with the quotation from Evelyn Waugh who wrote the introduction: The author of this book has never ceased to surprise me. I am not at all surprised that he should have written a good book but I am surprised that he has written this book. Uncommon with the band

London: Cape, 1975. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. The New Fiction Society ticket (but this does not mean that this is a bookclub edition) to the front paste-down and a couple of minuscule bumps to the corners otherwise a fine copy in a fine D/W with no tears, wear, rubbing or pieces missing in lovely collectable condition. The D/W is NOT price-clipped as so many copies seem to be. Scarce in collectable condition. The Authors first book (a collection of short stories) which was regarded by him as an opportunity to experiment and find his voice as a writer. Please add the words: Inscribed on the front free end-paper by the dust wrapper attist (Bill Botten) - "HOW GOOD TO SEE/ MY FAVOURITE/ ART WORK/ Bill Botten".

London: Michael Joseph, 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A VG+ copy in like D/W. Uncommon

London: Chapman & Hall, 1935. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Edited and Illustrated by The Hon. Theodora Benson. First UK Edition. Black cloth spine stamped in silver, silverish patterned boards, green topstain. Minor rubbing to spine tips; shelf wear to lower edges of boards; small bruise to upper outer corners of covers showing slightly in the text; topstain age-darkened, sunned; small soil spots to top margin of pp 160-61; VG otherwise. In the RARE price-clipped D/W which is flecked in silver has tanning to the spine with rubbing and short tears to spine tips; corner chips to head of spine and upper inner corners of panels; rubbing to folds; old internal tape repairs to short edge tears; about VG otherwise, all printing save the flap price intact. 18 illustrations by Ms Benson, who solicited from a number of notables their initial experiences in some aspect of their lives. Includes important contributions by EVELYN WAUGH and P.G. WODEHOUSE. The Wodehouse contribution (pp 265-79)… Read More