Fiction from Dodman Books

London: Jonathan Cape, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Second Sgt Craig novel from Jefferies, offering "a crazy and corrupt world as seen through the eyes of an exceedingly clever and cynical young man". Very minor spotting to block edge, but otherwise all is clean and bright throughout. No… Read more about this item

London: Calder And Boyars, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First English language edition of Queneau's first novel, originally published in France in 1933 and translated here by Barbara Wright. Dust spotting to top of block, but otherwise all in VG clean and bright internal order. Smart brown boards with… Read more about this item

New York: Modern Books, 1930. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Saul Raskin. Remarkable and scarce novel of life on Jewish settlements in Russia by Ross, later set for a stellar career in journalism. This book is charmingly inscribed by Ross to Gabriel Costa, Jewish historian, journalist and father of… Read more about this item

Woodstock: The Overlook Press, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The first novel from Portis, described as "brilliantly inimitable and undeniably American". Neat former owner's signature to title page, but otherwise in fine, clean and bright internal order. Very light marking only to card covers. 8vo. 190pp

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1940. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Stock toned to page edges but otherwise all in VG internal order. Covers only lightly worn and a little dulled to edges and spine. A nice copy.12mo. 216pp + ads.

London: The Valentine Romance Club, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book club edition for Stewart's novel of youthful wrongheadedness and parental angst, first published by Hutchinson the previous year. Stock toned, commensurate with paper quality, but otherwise all in VG internal order. No inscriptions. Smart pale blue boards with pink decoration… Read more about this item

London: The Valentine Romance Club, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book club edition for the prolific Cartland's historical novel, first published by Hutchinson in 1953. Stock toned, commensurate with paper quality, but otherwise all in VG internal order. No inscriptions. Smart pale blue boards with pink decoration and titling. VG+ unclipped… Read more about this item

Woodstock: The Overlook Press, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The fourth novel from Portis, described as "truly brilliant and wonderfully bizarre". Neat former owner's signature to title page, but otherwise in fine, clean and bright internal order. Light marking to card covers, moreso to rear. 8vo. 269pp

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1940. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Early edition, printed on poor quality stock, now quite heavily toned. Small closed tear to title page and some foxing to endpapers, but otherwise all in VG internal order. A little edgewear to smart black boards with crisp yellow titling to spine.… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead And Company, 1927. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Well-written and entertaining novel of Washington political, social and romantic intrigue. Stock lightly toned, but otherwise in VG clean and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Smart blue cloth with gilt tilting, a little shelfworn with some minor… Read more about this item

London: The Valentine Romance Club, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Cornish romance and the posthumously published last book from the popular Simon Dare (aka Marjorie Huxtable). Stock toned commensurate with quality, but otherwise all in VG clean and bright order for this book club edition. Smart pale blue boards with crisp… Read more about this item

London: The Valentine Romance Club, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book club edition of novel first published by Hurst & Blackett a year earlier, featuring three generations of a slightly eccentric family sharing one house. Republished in 2021, but exceptionally scare in early editions like this, perhaps following a warm… Read more about this item

London: The Valentine Romance Club, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1954 book club imprint of Dare novel first published by Hutchinson in 1953. Bar toning to stock and a corner crease to one page, all is in VG+ order throughout. No inscriptions. Smart pale blue boards with crisp red titling very… Read more about this item

London: Cassell And Company, 1922. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. First printing of the first part of Mackenzie's popular Altar Steps Anglo-Catholic trilogy. In general good internal order, but some damage to top of block towards rear, leading to creasing and some tears to pages, though not affecting text. Boards are shabby, worn and marked with some… Read more about this item

Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandels, 1903. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Lie's most famous work, the naturalistic story of the life of an officer's family in the 1840s, and the few options open to his daughters. Danish language edition, vol.6 in the collected works. All in VG clean and bright internal order. Light toning to… Read more about this item

London: W Collins Sons & Co, 1923. Hardcover. Good/Poor. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. ND. 1923 - WorldCat. Cheap edition in Collins' 'Bob Novels' (ie. one shilling) series. Stock lightly toned, moreso to endpapers, but in general all in good internal order. Blue boards a little worn to edges and lightly faded to spine. Unclipped d/j… Read more about this item

London: Hodder And Stoughton, 1940. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Twelfth printing (December 1940) of first edition (July 1928) and in generally good internal order. Stock lightly toned but otherwise clean and bright. Blue cloth marked, worn to edges and faded to spine. Scarce in fair unclipped d/j, with wear and some loss… Read more about this item

London: Hodder And Stoughton, 1938. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Seventh printing (July 1938) of first edition (July 1936) and in generally good internal order. Stock lightly toned but otherwise clean and bright. Binding opening between sections and lightly shaken but all holding well. Blue cloth worn to edges and faded to spine. Fair… Read more about this item

London: Cassell & Company, 1924. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First printing of the third volume of Mackenzie's entertaining Anglo-Catholic trilogy. Stock toned and a little marked to edges of block, but internally all is in general good order with just the occasional mark, moreso to endpapers. No inscriptions. Pale… Read more about this item

London: Cassell & Company, 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First printing of the second volume of Mackenzie's entertaining Anglo-Catholic trilogy. Stock toned and marked to edges of block, but internally all is in general good order with just the occasional mark, moreso to endpapers. No inscriptions. Pale brown cloth… Read more about this item