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

London: Hollis and Carter, (1953). First edition, first printing. This is a very good (or better) copy. The dust wrapper has one closed (and repaired) tear to the top of the front panel, casting this down from near fine grading. It has been neatly price clipped. The internals are clean and the text blocks are bright and white. This copy is free from inscriptions and is in very good (or better) condition.A companion volume to 'Tide's Ending', his earlier work. For the sportsman naturalist.

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: Secker & Warburg, (1999). First edition, first printing. This is a fine copy. The dust wrapper is without wear and has not been price clipped, showing the original £14.99 price. The boards are tight and free from marks, as are the internals. The text blocks are pristine, with only some marks on the side edge to note. This is a fine copy overall. Winner of the 1999 Booker Prize. The author won the Nobel Prize for Literature in the following year.

London: Heinemann, (1975). First edition, first printing. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper has some slight marks at the spine and very little rubbing present. There is a closed tear at the tail of the spine. It has not been price clipped, showing the £4.90 price. The boards are free from notable chips and marks and the text blocks are clean throughout. This copy is free from inscriptions and is in near fine condition.The fourth and final book of his Raj Quartet.

London: Phoenix House Ltd., (1949). Review copy. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, plainly but boldly titled, is slightly toned at the spine and very lightly crumped along the top edge. It has not been price clipped and shows the original '12s 6d net' price. The boards are free from notable chips and marks and bound in a fine magenta weave with embossed titles. The text blocks are bright and white throughout. Each of the ninety-one illustrations are present. Overall, this is a near fine copy of a nice review copy.