Search Results: Titles starting with B from Daniel Vince Rare Books

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: Michael Joseph, (1959-1975). First editions, first printings. These are very near fine copies. Billy Liar's wrapper, designed by William Belcher, has some light handling marks to both panels and very light shelf wear. It has not been price clipped (13s 6d net) and is free from inscriptions. The text blocks are immaculate. Billy Liar on the Moon has very little wear to note, aside from some slight shelf wear. It is a touch sunned at the spine and has not been price clipped (£3.00 net). The author's signature is flat signed in black ink to the full title page. It is free from additional inscriptions and the text blocks are bright and white throughout. A very near fine pair. The semi-comical story is about William Fisher, a working-class 19-year-old living with his parents in the fictional town of Stradhoughton in Yorkshire. Bored by his job as a lowly clerk for an undertaker, Billy spends his time indulging in fantasies and dreams of life in the big city as a comedy writer. The sequel is a… Read More

New York: Harper and Brothers, (1945). The scarce first Book Club edition. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper has some light creasing throughout and some separation at the spine tips, typical of this fragile wartime production. The rear flap carries an advertisement for war bonds, written by the author, rumoured to be the only time this text was printed. The boards are sharp and the publisher's decorative gilt is slightly rubbed at the spine. The text blocks are free from foxing. The author has signed on the front fly leaf, to Robin McKown, "sincerely yours, Richard Wright". McKown was an American writer of young adult literature, who also wrote various significant historical biographies, notably of Benjamin Franklin, Marie Curie and Thomas Paine. During the Second World War, she worked to provide aid for widows and orphans of men taken by the conflict. This is a fine presentation copy in very good (or better) condition.
A memoir detailing Wright's upbringing. He describes his youth in the… Read More

London: Penguin, (1953). First paperback edition, first printing. This is a near fine copy. Most of these surviving paperbacks are in weatherbeaten condition – this is a superior copy. Slightly worn at the edges with some light handling marks, it is bright. There is slight toning to the front fly. It is free from inscriptions and is, overall, a near fine copy.The first paperback edition of Christie's famous crime novel, The Body in the Library.

London: Jonathan Cape, (1984). First edition, first printing. This is a very good (or better) copy. The dust wrapper has some light scuffing and light shelf wear. It has been neatly price clipped. The boards are fine in the publisher's blue cloth, slight bumped at the corners and tips. The text blocks are clean throughout. There is a previous owner's inscription to the verso of the front fly in blue ink. This copy is in very good (or better) condition.Tales from childhood.

London: Hutchinson, (1962). First edition, first printing. This is a very good (or better) copy. The dust wrapper, designed by the author, is generally clean throughout with some traces of shelf wear and wear at the corners. There is some foxing to the verso. It has not been price clipped showing the original 30s net price. The boards are free from notable wear but have a mild lean and light marking. The text blocks are clean, though with some light foxing at the top edge. Overall, this is a near fine copy.The third of Bratby's luridly autobiographical works.

London: Hutchinson, (1963). First edition, first printing. Review copy. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, designed by the author, is generally clean throughout with some traces of shelf wear. It has not been price clipped showing the original 30s net price. The publisher's review slip is loosely inserted, showing the original publication date of 28.10.63. The boards are free from notable wear and the text blocks are clean, though with some light foxing at the top edge. Overall, this is a near fine copy.The fourth of Bratby's luridly autobiographical works.

London: Jonathan Cape, (1973). First edition, first printing. This is a fine copy. The comical Grahame Berney dust wrapper has some light surface marking, but no further wear to note. It has been neatly price clipped but retains the original £2.25 net price. The boards are free from wear and the titling bright. The text blocks are free from foxing. The internals are free from previous owner's ink. This is a fine copy.The author's seventh novel.