Search Results: Titles starting with F from Fine Book Cellar Ltd.

First UK edition, first impression, published by Gollancz in 1962.
Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Better than very good with a little pushing to spine tips and some foxing to edges, otherwise clean internally.
The original and unclipped dust jacket, featuring striking artwork by Alan Breese, has a tiny nick to top edge and traces of mild wear to spine tips with some isolated spotting to rear fold verso, else near fine.

First UK edition, first impression.

Original grey cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some toning to edges and foxing to top edge, near fine otherwise in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some toning to spine panel, rubbing to edges and a small area of abrasion to bottom corner of lower panel. A very good copy indeed of the author's most famous book.

First English edition, first impression (Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1963). Publisher's original turquoise cloth with gilt lettering to spine. A near fine copy with some dog earring to the top corner of a few pages; contents lovely and clean and free from names or inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some toning to spine panel and marginal toning to top of upper panel; just a hint of rubbing here and there to extremities and small stain to spine panel head. An excellent copy overall.

Limited edition (Richard Gilbertson, 1968). Number 16 of 500. One of just 25 copies to be signed and dated by the poet and include one verse in manuscript from the poem 'Who's Killed the Leaves'. Near fine with a crease to the bottom corner of rear cover.

First edition, first impression. Signed by David Suchet to the title page, who played Poirot in the TV adaptation of the book. A page seemingly extracted from an autograph book bearing the author's signature is loosely laid in.
Original cloth with black lettering to spine. Previous owner name to front endpaper; some sunning to spine and faint soiling to boards in places and rubbing to edges; corners a touch bumped with a small and faint area of soiling to rear endpaper and slight cracking to rear hinge.
The original dust jacket is complete and unclipped with a little loss to spine foot, a few tears to edges and some toning to spine panel verso.

First edition, first impression (Hogarth Press, 1933). Half-bound in green morocco with five raised bands and lettering to spine in gilt and marbled boards. A little toning to edges with some browning to half-title and reverse of final page of text, contents nice and clean throughout otherwise. A near fine copy in a very attractive binding.

First edition, first impression in first issue dust jacket.

Original publisher's cloth. Some rubbing to label on spine with toning to edges and a small area of browning to edge of of paste-downs and endpapers. Contents beautifully clean throughout otherwise.

The original and unclipped dust jacket has a little soft crease close to fore-edge of upper panel, else in beautiful, fine condition.

A fantastic example of one of the author's highlight titles.

First UK edition, first impression (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1953). Originally published in the US in 1951. The first book in the Foundation series, which won the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series in 1966 and forms the basis for the 2021 Apple TV series.Publisher's original black cloth with silver lettering to spine. A near fine book with some of the usual moderate spotting to edges and off-setting to endpapers and half-title; light pencil impressions to top of front endpaper. The original and price-clipped dust jacket has a little bit of minor rubbing to edges in places and a couple of very tiny chips to corners. A near fine example of a rare edition of an iconic and influential work in the science fiction genre.

First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 1969).
Original brown cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and pictorial endpapers and paste-downs. Very good or better with a very slight slant and some spotting to edges and endpapers. Contents clean otherwise. The original price-clipped dust jacket has some rubbing in places, primarily to fore-edges, hinges and spine ends with a few chips to corners and some foxing to verso.

First edition, first impression (Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1947). Slight cocking to spine; previous owner name to front endpaper with a little pushing to spine tips. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some rubbing, chips and small tears to edges with a little rubbing to rear spine panel hinge; some loss to spine head. A good copy.