Search Results: Titles starting with W from Julian Roberts Fine Books

Heinemann, 1898. First edition, first printing. 8vo. 303pp + 16pp ads. First Issue with 16pp of ads dated "Autumn 1897". Grey boards with black lettering to spine & front board. Housed in a bespoke quarter black morocco gilt clamshell case with raised bands. A near fine copy with very clean boards - no marks or rubbing. A hint of toning to spine. Internally complete and clean with old ink name & a few small spots to endpaper. Endpapers original and unsplit. A wonderful copy of this Nineteenth century cornerstone of science fiction. Wells 14. Hammond B5. Currey (2002) p426 Cat A. The Human Race is under threat - an army of invading Martians have landed in England; enormous three legged machines are roaming the country incinerating all that stands in their path.

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.

Corgi, 1991. Signed by artist with drawing of Hedgehog to haltitle & loose large postcard sized letter from artist with another illustration - this time of a teddybear. First paperback edition. A very good+ copy with some edgewear to extremities. No loose or missing leaves. A lovely signed copy with original illustration. "One morning a small prickly animal awakes from his winter sleep - and can no longer who he is

Newnes, 1966. First edition, first printing. 8vo. First issue green boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board. Pictorial dustwrapper. A fine copy with clean boards. No marks to textblock edges. Internally fresh with no inscriptions. The fine dustwrapper is complete with no loss. Original price of 10/6net on front flap. A fantastic copy. The outlaws have to find a donkey for a little girl in exchange for some essential plans, help Archie become an art critic and prevent one of their own from spending more time with a girl than with them.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1989. First edition, first printing. Pictorial duswrapper. A fine copy with clean boards. Internally clean with no marks to textblock edges & no inscriptions. The fine dustwrapper is fresh and clean with no chipping or tearing. None of the usual darkening/creaming to white lettering on spine. Original price of £11.95 to front flap. A lovely copy. Bond returns to the Navy and serves on an aircraft carrier as a minder to the British, American and Russian Admirals onboard.

Methuen, 1931. First E. H. Shepard illustrated edition. 8vo. Original green cloth boards with gilt titles & vignette of Toad, Mole & Ratty to front board. Green topedge (as issued). A very good+ copy. Clean boards with no marks. Light edgewear to extremities. Very bright gilt. No marks to textblock edges. Neat ink name & date [1932] to blank endpaper. Internally clean with no colouring or scribbling to illustrations. A very attractive copy indeed. Modern Library Top 100 novels [1998]. The first edition of the E. H. Shepard illustrated editions (Thirty eighth edition overall) which has the illustrations that we all grew up with & love.

Archibald Constable, Westminster, 1902. Rare presentation copy with Publisher's blindstamp to front endpaper "Presented/by/Archibald Constable/& Co]. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Ads at rear. Blue boards with gilt titles. A very good+ copy. Clean boards with light wear only. Mildest darkening to spine. Internally complete and clean. A hint of spotting to endpapers. No inscriptions. Otherwise clean. A very attractive copy of this early twentieth century cornerstone classic and Henry James' most famous novel. 4000 copies printed. The story of a Milly Theale, rich American heiress and a pair of lovers who conspire to cheat her out of her fortune amongst a backdrop of lavish London drawing rooms & gorgeous Venetian Palazzos.

Methuen, 1926. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Green boards with gilt titles & gilt vignette of Pooh to front board. Gilt topedge. A very good copy. No fraying, chipping or splitting. A few small marks to front & rear board. Internally complete. A few small occasional handing marks. Two leaves with short 0.5" closed tear to foot of blank margin. No inscriptions. Original endpapers original and unsplit. No colouring of illustrations & no loose leaves. A very good copy of the first edition of this children's classic. The classic adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends in which Pooh bear pursues honey at a sore cost, Eeyore has a birthday and Piglet meets a Heffalump.