Search Results: Authors starting with W from Northern Lights Rare Books

London: Collins, 1965. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. The prolific novelist's first book. A few spots at the fore-edge, top edge dust-stained. The dustjacket is unclipped but with the usual crackling to its surface and a few small chips to extremeties.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Author's first novel. Text-block tanned, the book has the hint of a lean. Covers slighly bowed but corners sharp, not bumped. VG+ in unclipped dustjacket which is rubbed at the corners. Signed by the author at the title page.

Dorking: Templar Publishing, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover in Slipcase. As New. Craste, Marc. A limited edition copy of this curious children's book - "Book One" of a projected series, perhaps, which failed to take off?. Very sparsely written text accompanying a series of full-page illustrations of these Varmint creatures in a series of dream-like urban and rural settings. Unpaginated, laminated pictorial boards, slipcase. Signed by artist and storyteller but no statement of the size of the limitation. As New condition.

New York: Weatherhill, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated First Edition - the positioning of a "Phaidon" price-sticker in Sterling to the top corner of the front flap suggests this to be the USA edition exported to the UK. Black fabric-covered boards, silver titles to spine. pp. 296, illustrated. VG in Good++ dustjacket which is sunned/colour-faded at the spine

Cornwall: Chough Books, 2004. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. First Printing. Signed by the author. Softcover edition of this well-received children's fantasy: A Fine unread copy in wrappers.

London: Severn House, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. First Printing. Hardcover edition of this spin-off book based on the 1970's Yorkshire Television series starring Leonard Rossiter and Richard Beckinsale. Ah, Rigsby! The book is in Fine clean condition. The dustjacket is in Good condition only with some sticker-removal surface damage to the front panel and shelf-wear along the edges.

Michael Joseph, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. An exceptionally rare SIGNED copy of the sequel to his first novel, Billy Liar. Keith Waterhouse was one of the UK's most prolific comedy-writers, journalists, novelists and screenwriters of the 60's through to the 90's and beyond. Amongst his screenwriting credits are Whistle Down the Wind and the Hitchcock movie Torn Curtain With his writing partner Willis Hall he was responsible for the television series The Frost Report, That Was The Week That Was, Worzel Gummidge and many others. His novel Billy Liar brought him international fame follwing the John Schlessinger movie. Signed copies of his works are remarkably scarce. A VG copy of this book, well-read with just minor bumping and slight rubbing to the corners and spine tips. The book is fairly straight and tight with a couple of small stains to the cloth at the rear board. The dustjacket is unclipped but has a split to the top corner of the lower panel with minor loss… Read More

No Binding. Fine. A plain white card bearing the author's hand-written signature. Measures approx 6" x 4", Fine condition. Pencil notes to verso. Provenance: From the collection of the indefatigable autograph hunter, Clive Bullimore.

Michael Joseph, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. An exceptionally rare SIGNED copy of the author's novel from 1983. Waterhouse was one of the UK's most prolific comedy-writers, novelists and screenwriters of the 60's through to the 90's and beyond. Amongst his screenwriting credits are Whistle Down the Wind and the Hitchcock movie Torn Curtain With his writing partner Willis Hall he was responsible for the television series The Frost Report, That Was The Week That Was, Worzel Gummidge and many others. His novel Billy Liar brought him international fame follwing the John Schlessinger movie. Signed copies of his works are remarkably scarce. A VG copy of this novel, well-read with bumping to the usual places, the dustjacket is creased in places but unclipped. SIGNED at the title page (for the seller in person) and scarce thus.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Lightly-tanned block but a Fine copy in wrappers. SIGNED (for the seller in person) by the author at the title page.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Fine. First Printing of the First UK edition. An unread copy, text-block lightly toned but Very Fine indeed in Very Fine unclipped dustjacket, SIGNED at the title page by the author.

London: Jonathan Cape, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First UK Printing. Lightly tanned but otherwise a Very Fine unread copy in VF dustjacket. SIGNED by the author (for the seller in person) with date and place of signing at the title page.

London: Vintage, 1996. 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Previously published a year earlier by Cape. First thus, Countdown of 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 at the colophon. Showing signs of use, wrappers creased and rubbed, the block has tanned but otherwise clean, without owner names etc. Signed by the author at the title page.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Lightly-tanned block but a Fine copy in Fine dustjacket. SIGNED (for the seller in person) by the author at the title page.

No Binding. Fine. A plain white card bearing the author's hand-written signature. Measures approx 6" x 4", Fine condition, Pencil notes to verso. Provenance: From the collection of the indefatigable autograph hunter, Clive Bullimore.

London: Raphael Tuck. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. No Date. Tiger Series. Green cloth with black titles, pp. 254, 1 leaf of ads. Illustrated by Terence Cuneo (6 colour plates and numerous line drawings). Includes 2 stories by Westerman and by 6 others. A Nice clean copy, slightly cocked. In a complete dustjacket, uncommon thus.

London: Hutchinson, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. An attractive copy of this Roger Brook title in the original publisher's black cloth covers - minor push to the crown, corners lightly rubbed but a VG straight, tight and clean copy with bright gilt titles at the backstrip. The unclipped dustjacket is bright and clean with some minor loss at the corners and at the tail and a short tear to the top edge of the rear panel. Minor print soiling to the rear panel but much better than it sounds - Good++. At the title page the author has written, "With best Wishes from Dennis Wheatley". While signed/inscribed books by this author are by no means rare inscriptions are usually addressed to an individual by name - such generic inscriptions are uncommon.

London: Harrap & Co, 1912. Hardcover. Good. Edition unknown but early. Original red cloth gilt, teg, pp. 319, illustrated. Spotted throughout but lightly so, dulled at the spine. The corners and spine tips are bumped. In Good clean condition, no owner names or library markings.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A straight, square, clean and fresh copy, SIGNED with date (2003) and place of signing at the title page. Fine in Fine dustjacket which is creased at the front flap.

London: Chatto & Windus, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing of the First UK edition. A lovely copy, SIGNED with date and place of signing at the title page. Minor toning to text-block but Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, presents as an unread copy.