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

Eating People is Wrong by Malcolm Bradbury, 1st/1st, 1959London: Secker & Warburg, (1959). First edition, first printing. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, designed by Donald Green, is markedly bright and clean for this title, with light surface marking and spotting present. It has not been price clipped, showing the original 18s net price. The corners and spine tips and worn with mild shelf wear. The text blocks are moderately foxed, as are the preliminaries. The publisher's buckram is without notable chips and marks. This copy is free from inscriptions and is in near fine condition.A slightly risqué campus novel.

London: Collins Crime Club, 1972. First edition, first printing. This is a fine copy The dust wrapper has some very slight toning to the top edge of the rear panel, but is otherwise without wear. It has not been price clipped, showing the original price of £1.60 net. The boards are fine in the publisher's red cloth. The text blocks are bright and white throughout and the internals are free from previous owner's ink. This is a fine copy in exemplary condition.

London: Martin Secker, (1914). First edition, first printing. This is a near fine copy. The paper wraps are bright to the front and rear panels, with some slight creasing at the spine. The bookplate of poet Leonard Clark is affixed to the verso of the cover. There are slight spots of internal foxing, however the rough-cut text blocks are clean and crisp. This copy is free from previous owners ink and is, overall, in near fine condition.Abercrombie considers the epic form a species of literature and not a department of sociology, archaeology or ethnology. A distinct work from a Dymock poet.

Paris: Trianon Press, (1969). First edition thus. This is a fine copy. The marbled slipcase is present as issued. Of the 526 copies produced, this is no. 420 of 480 numbered copies. Bound in quarter tan Morocco, with a beautiful marbled paper. The internals are pristine and the binding tight. The Arches pure rag paper, produced to match that used by Blake himself, is bright and free from foxing. Each page contains one of seventeen colour illustrations by the author, accompanied by the author's monogram. The text blocks are clean. This is a fine copy of a mighty fine production.A prophetic poem, described by as a "mysterious and incomprehensible rhapsody".

London: John Murray, 1872. First edition, first printing, second state. This is a very good copy. In the original publishers green cloth, there are some condition issues which are common with most Darwin firsts. The cloth is raised in several places, most notably at the spine, and has some loss to the head of the spine. The corners are slightly bumped and worn in places. The misprint of "htat" is present on page 208. Complete with the 7 heliotype plates (3 folding). The internals are markedly clean, and the text blocks without any indication of foxing. This copy is free from previous owners ink and is, overall, in very good condition. A great work which is said to have "completed [Darwin's] great cycle of evolutionary writings. Inspired by the author's own 'mysterious physical symptoms', for which he sought medical advice in 1838.