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London: Bloomsbury, 2019. First Edition. 296pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Allen Williams (illustrator). SIGNED by the author. #97/100.
Oscar winning writer-director Guillermo del Toro and New York Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke join together to transform del Toro's hit movie Pan's Labyrinth into an epic and dark fantasy novel for readers of all ages. "A fearless and moving adaption of the film, and a gorgeously written, emotional, frightening parable about the courage of young women amid the brutality of war." —Michael Grant, New York Times.

London: Methuen & Co, 1962. First UK Edition. 311pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: VERY GOOD. Tight, clean copy, free of marks or inscriptions; slight foxing on top text block. Seemingly less common uncensored state without '1962 by Ken Kesey' blacked out on the copyright page. The unclipped wrapper has some foxing/spotting, with negligible loss at the head of the spine.
Kesey was a major counter-cultural link between the Beat Generation of the 1950's and the hippies of the 1960's. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is the seminal novel that has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. This is a great book and belongs on the shelf with Orwell, Brave New World, Farenheit 451, Clockwork Orange, Darkness at Noon and Cool Hand Luke…the country's great dystopic fantasies that have best symbolized the human dilemma and come down on the side of freedom". brothersjudd.com

New York: Randon House, 1965. 246pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. A few bumps on boards, a little rubbing on free end paper. Wrapper is price-clipped, shpwing modest chipping, toning and overall wear. A lovely copy.
Awarded the 1965 William Faulkner Award for best first novel and launched McCarthy's career as one America's most celebrated authors.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1966. First Edition. 246 pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Previous owner's name neatly written in pen on the free end paper. Free of marks or inscriptions; light wear. Unclipped wrapper has modest chipping. A lovely example of the author's first book.
Awarded the 1965 William Faulkner Award for best first novel and launched McCarthy's career as one America's most celebrated authors.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1970. First UK Edition. 238pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Book has a square spine, pages are crisp. There is a small indentation that runs from the free endpaper to the introductory page. The text block has light foxing, and a stain on the bottom edge. Wrapper is bright, with modest toning, minimal chipping and slight creases inside front flap.
The second novel by the author of All The Pretty Horses and Blood Meridian, the story of a woman who bears her brother's child and leaves it in the woods to die. Upon its publication, Time noted that the author had "developed into an exceptional talent" with this "profound parable that ultimately speaks to any society in any time."