Search Results: Titles starting with M from Dephen Rare Books

First thus. Secker and Warburg 1950.
First English translation by Jocelyn Godefroi of four short stories by the author of Clochmerle.
Book is very good. Clean cloth bound boards. Light rubbing at spine extremities. Internally clean. No markings or inscriptions. Leaves lightly age toned.
DJ is not price clipped. A little loss to spine extremities (see images). Somewhat dust dulled. In a protective removable sleeve.
Overall, a well preserved copy.

First Edition. First Printing. London 2004.
Fictionalised take on the life of American writer Henry James. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and Winner of the Dublin Impac Literary Award.
Book is Near Fine with black boards clean. Gilt lettering on spine.Binding tight. No inscriptions or markings. Slight age to toning to edges, mainly top edge.
DJ is complete. No tears, chipping or edge wear. Not price clipped. In a protective removeable sleeve.
Overall, a lovely copy in highly collectible condition.

The Bodley Head. London 1967
A First Edition of Greene's short story collection in various settings.
Very clean cloth bound boards. Binding tight. No markings or inscriptions. Leaves generally clean with very occasional and very light spotting.
DJ is not price clipped. A little wear at extremities, mainly fold at rear panel which is somewhat dust dulled. Now in a protective removable sleeve.
Generally, a well preserved copy.
Dispatched by registered post with tracking and requiring signature on receipt

London 1714. J. Round, W. Taylor, J. Brown, W. Lewis. J. Graves.
First Edition in English.
Original French edition appeared in 1713. Translated by Mr. Abel Boyer, it is an account of the amorous intrigues of the Restoration court by French nobleman, Philibert, Count de Grammont as told to his brother in law Anthony Hamilton.
Because of the content, the book was on the "Vatican Index" until 1965.
1714 edition with much later (dark green coloured) boards and endpapers. Boards are half calf and in very good condition. Raised bands on spine. Morocco label. Gilt lettering. Head of spine a little rubbed. Binding very good.Text block well preserved. Some notations on title page (see images). Some light occasional foxing and some occasional staining on leaves.
Ultimately, a very good scarce First Edition.
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VERY RARE
Memoirs of Sir Robert Peel in 2 volumes by the Irish writer William Hamilton Maxwell (author of The Life of the Duke of Wellington). See images.
First Edition. London 1842
These volumes chronicle the life and political career of Sir Robert Peel, the British statesman who became leader of the Conservative Party and served twice as Prime Minister and was one of the most important figures in 19th century British politics. The volumes also delve into his personal life, his relationship with family and friends and interests outside of politics.
The author, William Hamilton Maxwell (1792-1850), was a novelist and writer of history who claimed to have served with the British Army at the Battle of Waterloo but the veracity of this claim has been doubted.
Both volumes are very good to near Fine.
Vol 1. 309pp, Vol 2. 440pp.
Contemporay half calf over marbled boards. Raised bands on spines with morocco labels. Gilt lettering. Boards showing only minor wear.
Binding tight.
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First Thus. Peter Owen, Great Britain 1990
Stories by the author of Dracula, edited by Peter Haining with an introduction by Christopher Lee.
Book near Fine with clean cloth bound covers. Binding tight. Internally clean with no markings or inscriptions. Edges of text block lightly toned. Gilt lettering on spine.
DJ is not price clipped and has no loss. In a protective removeable sleeve.
A lovely copy

First UK edition. Harper Collins 1993.
Moloch is Miller's first extant novel and an attempt at autobiographical fiction which was published posthumously.
Book is near fine. Boards clean. Binding tight. No inscriptions, markings or foxing. Leaves clean. Slight compression to head of spine. Top edge is somewhat spotted. Else fine.
DJ is not price clipped. Complete with no chipping or nicks.
A near fine copy overall.

First Edition 4th Impression. London 1951.
Book very good. Binding tight. Boards clean if somewhat faded. Gilt lettering on spine which is rather faded.
Internally clean. No markings or inscriptions. Leaves somewhat age toned.
DJ is very good. Not price clipped. Complete except for a little wear at extremities. Somewhat dust dulled. Now in a protective removable sleeve.

First Edition, First Printing
Edward Arnold, London 1911
Very good plus copy in publisher's original binding. It is author's second collection of ghost stories consisting of: A School Story, The Rose Garden, The Tractate Middoth, Casting The Runes, The Stalls Of Barchester Cathedral, Martin's Close and Mr. Humphreys And His Inheritance.
Book is very good plus at least. Rarely does one encounter a copy in such condition. There is a small mark (ink?) on front board. Some light soiling on a small portion of rear board. Book has a very slight forward lean.
Inernally, remarkably clean. The leaves are remarkably bright, free of foxing and not age toned.
Fore and lower edges are untrimmed. Endpapers (front and rear) are browned. First blank has discreet signature of previous owner and date of Christmas 1911 in ink on first blank.Provenance: Book is from the private library of A.G. Bewley (previous owner), a member of a well known Dublin Merchant Quaker family and and brother of Charles Bewley Irish Envoy in… Read More

New York 1959. E P Dutton. First US edition of the author's third novel in his Alexandria quartet. Clean cloth bound boards showing minor wear at head and tail of spine and at extremities. Some fading on rear panel. Binding tight. No inscriptions. Previous very old resale price in pencil on first blank. Top edge of text block somewhat dusty.
DJ is not price clipped showing minor wear at extremities and on spine. Dicreet tape attached to rear of head and tail of spine (not visible) for protection. Somewhat dust dulled. Presents well in protective removeable sleeve.
Interestingly, laid in, is a review of the novel written by Clifton Fadiman which is in leaflet form and reprinted from Book of the Month Club News.
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Dispatched by registered post with tracking.

London 1958. Faber. First edition, First printing of author's third in the quartet of novels including Justine, Balthazar and Clea. Book very good plus with clean cloth bound boards.
Internally clean. No foxing, markings or inscriptions except for previous very old sale price in pencil on first blank.
DJ not price clipped showing only minor signs of wear. Very small loss at tail of spine. Now presenting well in a protective removeable sleeve.
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An excellent copy.

Chatto and Windus, London 1927
First edition with an interesting provenance.
Book is from the library of Grace,Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston the second wife of UK Conservative statesman Lord Curzon who, among other positions, was Foreign Secretary until 1924. Grace was a wealthy 32 year old widow when she married Lord Curzon and acquired 3 stepdaughters one of who married UK facsist leader Oswald Mosley. Grace is reputed to have had an affair with Mosley. The book contains the signature and bookplate of Grace.
Boords are clean and binding tight. Spine ends pinched with a tiny tear at end of bottom spine. One corner bumped. Slight spotting on early leaves and to a lesser extent final few leaves. Light spotting to edge of text block. Lower edge untrimmed.Minor inscription of a previous owner on first blank and also previous sale price and comment in pencil. Very small label of a Buenos Aires bookshop on front pastedown. Grace's first husband was an Irish Argentinian.
A very good copy.

George Newnes Ltd., London. No date but clearly early reprint. C. 1925. Printed by Hazell, Watson & Viney. 251 pages with 2 pages of adverts at rear(1 leaf).
Book is solid. Binding tight.
Boards are clean but somewhat faded particularly spine. Some peeling at one joint (approx. 1 inch at head and 2.5 inches at tail) with a little netting exposed. Not greatly significant. A little wear at corners.
Leaves are generally clean with light to moderate foxing to early and last few leaves only. No markings except for previous sale price and brief description in pencil on front pastedown.
A solid copy of a scarce Wodehouse title.
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First Edition. First Printing. London 2021. Granta.
Novel by acclaimed award winning writer.
Fine book in Fine DJ. Now in protective removeable sleeve.
As new.
No markings or inscriptions.
An excellent copy