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WHARTON, Edith.
The Writing of Fiction. 1925
£3,250
First edition, first printing. Presentation copy inscribed by the author to the French translator of her books on the front free endpaper, "To Monsieur Louis Gillet with regard &...
Octavo. Original red cloth backed grey boards, printed paper label to spine. With the dust jacket. Corners very slightly bumped, endpapers toned, spotting to edges... Read more
WHARTON, Edith.
Twilight Sleep. 1927
£2,000
First Edition, First Printing. With the author's presentation inscription to the half title leaf, "John from Edith May 1927". The recipient was John Hugh-Smith, an intimate of...
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles and decoration to upper board and spine gilt, pictorial endpapers. Text a little toned, spine dull and rather faded but an... Read more
WHARTON, Edith.
Twilight Sleep. 1927
£2,750
First edition, first printing. Presentation copy inscribed by the author to the French translator of her books on the half-title, "A monsieur Louis Gillet mon trés amical...
Octavo. Original purple cloth, titles to spine and upper board gilt, pictorial endpapers. With the dust jacket. A few tiny bumps to edges, spotting to endpapers and... Read more
WESTON, Brett.
Voyage of the Eye. 1975
£375
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author on the front pastedown "To Gerry with warm affection – Brett – 1976". Gerry Robinson was a photography historian and...
Quarto. Original black cloth, titles to spine and upper board in silver. With the dust jacket. Illustrated throughout from photos. An excellent copy in the dust jacket. Read more
WEST, Rebecca.
The Thinking Reed [1936]
£100
First edition, first impression. Signed by Rebecca West on the front free endpaper.
Octavo. Original black boards, titles to spine gilt. Crease to head of spine, boards lightly marked, a bright copy. Read more
WESKER, Arnold.
The Wesker Trilogy. 1960
£475
First edition, first impression of this collection of plays. Inscribed by the author on the title page "To dear Bob (to very dear Bob) who nearly made a fortune out of me – but...
Octavo. Original yellow cloth backed black and white boards, titles to spine gilt on red ground, black top-stain. With the dust jacket. An excellent copy in the... Read more
WELTY, Eudora.
A Curtain of Green. 1941
£1,500
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Nash and Marjorie, love from Eudora". Nash Burger was a high school classmate of Welty's who...
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine and upper board in grey and green, green top-stain. With the dust jacket. Spine shaken, partial tanning to endpapers. An... Read more
WELTY, Eudora.
Place in Fiction. 1956
£1,250
First Edition, Offprinted. One of about 50 copies. With the author's signed presentation inscription, "For Bobbie Gafford who sat through it in Birmingham Eudora Welty". The...
Octavo. Single gathering of 8 leaves, wire stitched in cover wrappers printed in black. Wrappers just a little marked but an excellent copy. Read more
WELTY, Eudora.
Place in Fiction. 1957
£525
First Edition, First Printing. One of 300 numbered copies signed by the author.
Octavo. Original brown cloth, titles to upper board and spine gilt. With the original glassine dust jacket. A fine copy. Read more
WELTY, Eudora.
The Eye of the Story. Selected Essays and Reviews. 1977
£1,250
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Nash and Marjorie – with longtime appreciation and highest respects & best wishes, from...
Octavo. Original green cloth backed green boards, titles to spine and upper board gilt, green endpapers. With the dust jacket. Gilt to spine a little dulled, lightly... Read more
WELLS, H. G.
First and Last Things. A Confession of Faith and a Rule of Life. 1908
£750
First US edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author "To Mrs Sidney Webb from H. G. Wells". Beatrice Webb, along with her husband was an English sociologist, economist,...
Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to front cover and spine gilt. Covers and edges rubbed, spine tips lightly worn, bookplate of George Macaulay Booth to pastedown. Read more
WELLS, H. G.
In the Days of the Comet. 1906
£4,500
First edition, second issue (adverts dated 20.8.06). Inscribed by the author "H.G.W. To his Daddy with love". The inscription is adorned with one of Wells's characteristic...
Octavo. Original green cloth, top edge and titles to spine gilt, upper board gilt and blind stamped. Boards very slightly rubbed with light tanning to endpapers. An... Read more
WELLS, H. G.
In the Days of the Comet. 1906
£300
First edition, first impression, second issue binding (adverts dated 20.8.06). With the ownership signature of the novelist W. W. Jacobs to the front free endpaper.
Octavo. Original green cloth, top edge and titles to spine gilt, upper board gilt and blind stamped. Contents shaken, endpapers spotted. Very good. Read more
WELLS, H. G.
Kipps 1905
£3,500
First edition, first impression, primary state of the ads dated 16.08.05. With Wells's fine contemporary presentation inscription to the half title page, "To W. W. Jacobs from H. G....
Octavo. Original green cloth, decoration to upper board in blind, titles to upper board and spine gilt, top edge gilt. One gathering a little loose, contents spotted,... Read more
WELLS, H. G.
Mankind in the Making. 1903
£4,500
First edition, first impression. With Wells's fine contemporary presentation inscription to the half title page, "To W. W. Jacobs This little tale of Serious Reading from H.G.W."...
Octavo. Original blue cloth, decoration and titles to upper board and spine gilt, top edge gilt. Contents spotted, first gathering heavily foxed, front free endpaper... Read more
WELLS, H. G.
The Croquet Player. A Story. 1936
£2,500
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author to Siegfried Sassoon on the half title, "Siegfried, from H. G., with love to George". George was Sassoon's son, born in 1936,...
Octavo. Original grey and black boards, printed paper label to spine. With the Harold Jones dust jacket. An excellent copy in the rubbed, nicked and toned jacket. Read more
WELLS, H. G.
The First Men in the Moon. 1901
£250
First edition, first impression. This copy with the ownership signature and bookplate of Maurice Baring, the British essayist and travel writer.
Octavo. Original dark blue cloth, titles to spine and upper board gilt, black coated endpapers, blue top-stain. Frontispiece and 11 plates. Boards rubbed and... Read more
WELLS, H. G.
The First Men In The Moon. 1901
£25,000
First Edition. inscribed by the author "To Mrs Robbins, with affectionate regards H. G. Nov 17th 1901". M. C. Robbins, also known as Pinnie, was H. G. Wells's mother in law from his...
Octavo. Original blue boards, titles and decoration to upper board and spine gilt. Housed in a crimson quarter morocco solander box made by The Chelsea Bindery.... Read more
WELLS, H. G.
The Invisible Man. A Grotesque Romance. 1897
£12,500
First edition, first impression. With Wells's fine contemporary presentation inscription to the half title page, "W. W. Jacobs from H. G. Wells". With the recipient's embroidered...
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to upper board and spine gilt, device to upper board in black. Housed in a red quarter morocco solander box made by The Chelsea... Read more
WELLS, H. G.
The Island of Dr. Moreau. 1896
£30,000
First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author "M. C. Robbins from H. G. Wells" with a drawing in the author's hand – a characteristic Wells "picshua" – of three...
Octavo. Original tan boards, titles and illustration to upper board in red and black, titles to spine in black. Housed in a red quarter morocco solander box made by... Read more
WELLS, H. G.
The War in the Air 1908
£6,000
First edition, first impression. With Wells's fine contemporary presentation inscription to the half title page, "W. W. Jacobs from H. G. Wells". An excellent association: Jacobs was...
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to upper board and spine gilt. 16 illustrations by A. C. Michael. Contents a little spotted, endpaper lightly browned, boards... Read more
WELLS, H. G.
The World of William Clissold. A Novel at a New Angle. 1926
£650
First editions, first impressions. Volume I inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "V.H. from H.G.W. But do you always send me yours? No." The recipient is most likely...
3 volumes, octavo. Original brown cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jackets. Lightly rubbed at extremities. An excellent set in the rubbed, marked and nicked... Read more
WELLS, H. G.
What Is Coming? A Forecast of Things after the War. 1916
£1,750
First Edition, First Impression. With the author's initialled presentation inscription to the first blank, "AE from HG". The recipient was the Irish poet and activist George William...
Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to upper board in blind and to spine gilt. Page stock browned - endemic to this printing - spine dull, cloth a little bubbled.... Read more
WELLS, Frank.
The Horizon Is Too Narrow. 1951
£175
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author, son of H. G. Wells, on the half-title, "A little thing that I have done especially for Mrs. Done, To Georgie from Frank".
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. An excellent copy in the lightly rubbed and marked jacket with short closed tears to the... Read more
WELLMAN, Manly.
Find My Killer. 1947
£1,500
First edition, first printing of the author's prize-winning first novel. With his signed presentation inscription to his brother, "To Paul - with great personal satisfaction &...
Octavo. Original blue boards, titles to spine in blue. With the dust jacket. Boards a little mottled, bump to lower edge, but a nice copy in the nicked dust jacket... Read more
