Search Results: Authors starting with A from Julian Roberts Fine Books

Thomas Blanshard, 1820. First edition. 284pp. Rare particularly in original pubisher's grey boards. Chipping and splitting along the spine. Boards worn with paper loss especially to front boards bottom right corner. Original spine label present but cracked and chipped with title just legible. Old manuscript inscription dated 1820 to front endpaper. Endpapers original and unsplit. Light watermark to bottom right corner of first three leaves & an even paler mark to half way up on first two leaves. No loose or missing leaves. A very uncommon title.

Jonathan Cape, 1968. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Turquoise boards with gilt titles. Pictorial dustwrapper. A near fine copy with clean boards. A couple of small marks to topedge only. Internally clean and complete with no inscriptions. The very good+/near fine dustwrapper is complete with light wear to head of spine. Original price of 21snet to front flap. An attractive copy with none of usual toning/darkening to wrapper spine. Prize winning Wolves [of Willoughby Chase] Chronicle prequel. In the small town of Pennygaff where Owen has been sent to live after his mother's death, a legendary golden harp has been found. Knowing the prophecy of the harp, Owen must prevent the magic harp from falling into the evil clutches of the diabolical Lord Mayln.

Gollancz, 1962. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Red boards with gilt lettering to spine. Yellow Gollancz dustwrapper. A fine copy with clean boards. The very good dustwrapper has several closed tears with one to rear panel/flap fold. Original price of 18/- to front flap.

Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Publisher's black boards with gilt titles & blind stamped bullet holes to front board. Pictorial dustwrapper by Jan Pienkowski in the manner of the of trompe l'oeil style created by Richard Chopping for the Bond titles. A fine copy with no marks to boards. No marks to clean textblock edges. No inscriptions. The near fine/fine dustwrapper is complete & remarkably fresh and clean with none of the usual heavy toning to the diamond white lettering on wrapper spine. A few small rubs here & there to print. Original price of 16snet to front flap. A very clean copy. A dossier compiled by Amis on the most famous spy in the world.