Nevil Shute from Mainly Fiction

Melbourne: Heinemann, 1951 Green cloth titled in black on spine. A very good first edition copy, lightly foxed at the spine and endpapers, a name in front.

Melbourne: Heinemann, 1953 A good ex-library reprint copy. The dust jacket is bright and unclipped but has slight loss at the spine ends and top corner.

London: Heron Books, 1968 Part of a set of the author's complete works, very nicely bound in red imitation leather with gilt decoration and titles, decorated endpapers, portrait of author, illustrations and silk page marker tassel. A fine copy.

London: Heinemann, 1957 A very good copy of the Uniform edition first series, No. 9 on spine of dust jacket. Tilted, unmarked although a name has been excised from the front endpaper. The dust jacket is unclipped, lightly tanned at the spine, wear to the corners.

London: Heinemann, 1957 Uniform edition, 2nd series. A near fine reprint copy with a small store stamp in front. The dust jacket is price clipped, bright, very slight edge wear.

London: Heinemann, 1961 A very good reprint copy with just faint age toning in the edges and endpapers. The dust jacket is intact and bright, slight wear to corners.

London: Cassell, 1932 The very scarce first edition in blue cloth binding with yellow titles to the spine. Clean boards, slightly tilted, foxing in the edges and light foxing in the endpapers and prelim pages.

London: Heinemann, 1958 Uniform edition first series, #8 on spine of dj. Blue boards stamped in red and silver on spine. A near fine unmarked copy. The dust jacket is unclipped and bright, very minor edge wear.

London: Heinemann, 1960 A very good reprint copy with just light foxing in the top edges and a trace in the endpapers. The film scene dust jacket is intact, slightly faded at the spine.

Canada: Heron Books, 1968 Part of a set of the author's complete works, very nicely bound in red imitation leather with gilt decoration and titles, decorated endpapers, portrait of author, illustrations and silk page marker tassel. A near fine copy with just faint foxing in the edges.

London: Heron Books, 1968 A very good copy. Part of a set of the author's complete works, very nicely bound in red imitation leather with gilt decoration and titles, decorated endpapers, portrait of author, illustrations and silk page marker tassel.

London: Heron Books, 1968 A near fine copy. Part of a set of the author's complete works, very nicely bound in red imitation leather with gilt decoration and titles, decorated endpapers, portrait of author, illustrations and silk page marker tassel.

Melbourne: Heinemann, 1947 A very good copy of the first Australian edition, just a small name at the top of the half-title page.

London: Heinemann, 1956 A near fine first edition copy in a very good dust jacket which has tape reinforcing to the underside of the spine.

London: Heinemann, 1961 A near fine first edition copy in a very good intact dust jacket with just a small price clipping.

London: Heinemann, 1961 A very good first edition copy with just light foxing in the edges.

London: Heron Books, 1968 Part of a set of the author's complete works, very nicely bound in red imitation leather with gilt decoration and titles, decorated endpapers, portrait of author, illustrations and silk page marker tassel. A near fine copy with just light foxing in the edge.

London: Heinemann, 1955 A good reprint copy in red cloth binding. There is a hand-written library name in the front endpaper and some tape stains in the endpapers from a protective cover. The dust jacket is intact, some tape stains, in a clear film protective sleeve.

London: Heinemann, 1960 Uniform edition, 2nd series, code U.3 on spine and front flap of dj. A very good copy with a small blacked-out name in front and foxing in the edges and endpapers. The dust jacket is fully intact and bright, slight foxing on the flaps.

London: Heron Books, 1968 Part of a set of the author's complete works, very nicely bound in red imitation leather with gilt decoration and titles, decorated endpapers, portrait of author, illustrations and silk page marker tassel. A very good unmarked copy.