Search Results: Authors starting with M from Daniel Vince Rare Books

London: Jonathan Cape, (1965). First UK edition, first printing. This is a near fine copy. The Quentin Blake dust wrapper is worn at the top edge, with some closed tears present at the bottom edge. There are some sparse spots throughout. It has been neatly price clipped but retains the original 18s net price. The blue publisher's boards are pristine and sharp at the corners. The text blocks are lightly foxed, spreading to the flaps. This copy is free from previous owner's ink and is, overall, in near fine condition. Increasingly scarce.The second 'Uncle' title.

London: Macgibbon & Kee, (1957). First edition, first printing. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper, designed and illustrated by Eduardo Paolozzi, is bright and in very good condition. The spine features light marks but remains bright and clear. It has not been price clipped (18s. net). The boards are free from chips and marks. The text blocks are bright and white throughout, with very minimal foxing present. Accompanied by a TLS from Tom Maschler (on Jonathan Cape headed paper and with accompanying envelope), a fantastic postcard handwritten by John Wain and TLS from Colin Wilson (on his headed paper and with accompanying envelope). This is a fine archive of letters, all hand signed by their respective authors, each of whom contribute to articles in this legendary collection of declarations.
An anthology of essays by British writers. It features short essays by Doris Lessing, Colin Wilson, John Osborne, John Wain, Kenneth Tynan, Bill Hopkins, Lindsay Anderson and Stuart Holroyd. The book is… Read More

London: Hamish Hamilton, (1991). First edition, first printing. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper is sharp, designed by John Harris. It has not been price clipped, displaying the original £13.99 net price (under the original vendor's sticker, located in Dublin). The boards are without wear and sharp. The top text block is mildly foxed, though the other two are immaculate. There is a previous owner's inscription to the front fly leaf, dated in the year of publication and dated to Dublin. The author's signature is flat signed to the full title page in blue ink, supposedly when visiting the Irish city in 1991. Overall, this is a near fine copy of a fine signed title.A delicious account of life in Provence, France.

London: Chatto & Windus, (1987). First edition, first printing. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, boldly titled, has some light shelf wear. It has one closed tear to the bottom edge and very slight foxing to the top of the flaps. It has not been price clipped. The boards are sharp in the publisher's green cloth, with the gilt motif shining. The text blocks are clean throughout, as are the internals. Overall, this is a near fine copy of a seminal title.Set in the prior after the American Civil War.

London: William Kimber, 1961. First edition, first printing, This is a very good (or better) copy. The dust wrapper, donning a painted portrait of Moss, is slightly sunned at the spine. The spine tops are bumped and there are a few small closed tears present. It correctly shows the 25s. price. The boards are sharp in the original publisher's black cloth with gilt titling. The text blocks are bright and white throughout, but with some very light marks on the bottom edge. The author has flat signed in blue ink to the full title page. Overall, this is a very good (or better) copy of a fine signed title.