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The Fables of Esope, Translated out of Frensshe into Englysshe by William Caxton. With Engravings...
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The Fables of Esope, Translated out of Frensshe into Englysshe by William Caxton. With Engravings on Wood by Agnes Miller Parker : With The Publisher's Prospectus

by Aesop & Parker, Agnes Miller (Illus.)

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The sole UK printing published by the Gregynog Press, Newtown : 1931. Number '125' of only 250 copies issued. Illustrated with thirty-seven wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker and wood-engraved initials by her husband William McCance (typographer and sculptor). This title was Parker's first collaboration with the Press. Bound in the publisher's original tanned sheepskin, with the title blocked in black foil on the spine. Printed in Bembo Type on Barcham Green hand-made paper. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition with minor rubbing to the spine and the extremities, else a fine copy with only a very occasional light spot in places. A book that is seldom encountered in such sharp condition. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Together with Gertrude Hermes and Blair Hughes-Stanton, Parker helped to usher in a period of masterly illustrated editions at Gregynog, with the Esope title considered one of the masterpieces of the Press. Housed in the original plain card slipcase which… Read More
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Fables of Aesop According to Sir Roger L’Estrange With Fifty Drawings by Alexander Calder
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Fables of Aesop According to Sir Roger L’Estrange With Fifty Drawings by Alexander Calder

by Aesop & Calder, Alexander (Illus.)

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The First printing published by Harrison of Paris. Minton, Balch and Company, New York, 1931. Number '33' of only 615 copies printed on Auvergne hand-made paper, of which twenty copies were not for sale. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. The boards are clean. Free from inscriptions and erasures. Light toning to the text-block and the extreme page edges. Many pages remain uncut. The Wrapper is complete and is toned to the edges with a little light spotting in places. The original inner chemise is present and is in Very Good- condition with rubbing to the folds and a small clear tape repair to the upper spine. The printed label to the spine of the chemise is present but rubbed. This copy is missing the original paper knife and slipcase. The book is now housed in a custom cloth slipcase. The fifth publication of Harrison of Paris with 50 striking line drawing illustrations by Alexander Calder. Increasingly scarce to find in collectible condition. More images available on request. Ashton… Read More
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The Family Reunion : Signed By The Author
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The Family Reunion : Signed By The Author

by Eliot, T.S.

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The First UK Printing published by Faber and Faber in 1939. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. The binding remains tight. The red lettering to the grey boards is bright. A hint of ghosting to the spine. Lower edges have a hint of rubbing in places. Light spotting to the end papers and the text-block, otherwise the contents are clean. A hint of toning to the page edges. Free from inscriptions. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. It is the correct first issue with the price of 7s 6d net to the front flap. Mild edge-wear with some toning to the spine and edges. One very small mark to the rear cover. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been Signed (without dedication) by the author to the title page. 'Though Eliot based The Family Reunion on the plot of Aeschylus' Eumenides, he designed it to tell a story of christian redemption. The play opened in the West End in March 1939 and closed to mixed reviews five weeks later' (ODNB) Gallup… Read More
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The Famished Road : Signed And Lined By The Author: With A H/W Postcard Signed By The Author And...
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The Famished Road : Signed And Lined By The Author: With A H/W Postcard Signed By The Author And The Booker Prize Shortlist 1991 Bookmark

by Okri, Ben (Sir)

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The First UK printing published by Jonathan Cape, London in 1991. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just a hint of toning to the text-block and the extreme page edges. Some light pushing at the spine tips. The Wrapper is complete and is in near Fine condition. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been signed and lined by the author to the title page : 'A Dream can be the highest point of a life, Ben Okri'. The quotation is the last line of the book. A ticket for the signing event accompanies this book as provenance. Also loosely laid in with the book are firstly, the 1991 Booker Prize shortlist Bookmark which is in Fine condition and secondly, also loosely laid in is a Ben Okri postcard (with 'An African elegy" printed on one side ; As read by the author at the presentation of the 1991 Booker Prize). Ben Okri has H/W and signed the postcard to the writer Hunter (Davies), dated 9-4-93. Okri thanks Hunter for the 'sensitive and beautifully structured… Read More
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Faraway World An Orkney Boyhood : Signed By Joseph Sloan : With A Complete Loose Set Of The 24...
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Faraway World An Orkney Boyhood : Signed By Joseph Sloan : With A Complete Loose Set Of The 24 Wood Engravings Captioned, Signed And Numbered By The Illustrator

by Towrie Cutt, W. & Sloan, Joseph (Illus.)

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The First UK printing published by Andre Deutsch, London in 1977. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just a little spotting to the upper text-block. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition with just some light toning to the flap edges. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Sloan has provided 24 B/W wood engravings throughout to accompany this evocative memoir . The book has been signed by the artist Joseph Sloan to the title page : 'Enjoy the visit, kind regards, Joseph Sloan'. Accompanying the book are a complete set of the 24 loose wood engravings from 'Faraway World' by Joseph Sloan. Each has been captioned, numbered and signed in pencil by Joseph Sloan. Each wood engraving has been printed on Zerkall acid free paper, mounted (plain white) and presented in removable archival covers. The limitation for each wood engraving varies from a range of 31-70. The mounted engravings measure 29 x 40cm. All the wood engravings are in Fine condition. The book and… Read More
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The Farmer's Year
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The Farmer's Year: The Scarce First Issue

by Leighton, Clare

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First UK Edition
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The First UK printing published by Collins, London in 1933. The BOOK is in Very Good++condition. The binding remains tight. Light bumping to the upper edges. Mild fade to the spine ends. Neat gift inscription to the first bank endpaper. Light minor creasing to the top edge fo the upper text-block in places. Decorated end-papers and contents are clean with just a very light spotting to the page edges in a few places. The engravings are clean. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good condition and is the correct first issue. It is a little nicked and creased to the edge with two unobtrusive long closed tears to the front panel and a long split at the lower front spine fold and across the spine. However, it all comes together very well and remains very attractive in the removable archival cover. The 12 dramatic full page wood engravings, title vignette, 12 full pages, 12 initial letters and 6 tail-pieces are all complete. Clare Leighton's first book and still her most celebrated. More images available… Read More
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Field Work : Signed By The Nobel Laureate Author
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Field Work : Signed By The Nobel Laureate Author

by Heaney, Seamus

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The First UK printing published by Faber and Faber, London in 1979. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just a hint of toning to the text-block. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition with a completely unfaded spine. Scarce as such. Some spotting and light creasing to the edges of the flaps. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been signed (without dedication) by Seamus Heaney to the title page. The Nobel Laureate's fifth poetry collection (Brandes & Durkan A20a). A four page 'The Poetry Book Society' booklet is loosely inserted. One of Seamus Heaney's scarcest titles to find signed. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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Fifty-Four Conceits (Eric Ravilious Wood Engravings : Signed By The Author))
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Fifty-Four Conceits (Eric Ravilious Wood Engravings : Signed By The Author))

by Armstrong, Martin & Ravilious, Eric

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The First and only UK printing published by Martin Secker, London in 1933. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just light fading to the board edges and light pushing to the lower corners. 7 x 5 1/2 inches, 72-pages. Original black cloth-backed blue boards. Gilt titling very bright. Internally excellent, the woodcuts bright and clean with none of the toning and spotting that is usually encountered. The very scarce WRAPPER is complete and is in near FINE condition.A little marking in places to the front cover but none of the usual tanning to the spine.The wrapper looks very attractive in the removable Brodart archival cover.The book has been Signed By Martin Armstrong to the front blank end-paper:'Grace, with love , from Martin'.A collection of epigrams and epitaphs serious and comic by Martin Armstrong with engravings by Eric ravilious.Each page has an epigram / epitaph which is accompanied by a wonderful Ravilious engraving. A sharp copy and an extremely rare Ravilious work with such attributes… Read More
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Fingal’s Cave : Illustrated By Rigby Graham
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Fingal’s Cave : Illustrated By Rigby Graham

by Scott, Thea & Graham, Rigby (Illus.)

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The Sole UK printing published by The Pandora Press in 1961. Number '8' of only 150 numbered copies issued. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just very slight splaying of the front board and a hint of toning to the text-block. Original navy cloth with the spine lettered in gilt. This copy additionally has the blue cloth board blocked in gold to the front (Deadman notes 'a few ' thus and corrects the edition size to 145). Free from inscriptions and erasures. 11 illustrations (3 full-page) printed from lino, rubber cuts and line-blocks in various striking colours by Rigby Graham. No Wrapper as issued. The edition was originally intended to consist of 250 copies, but disaster struck after the seventy-sixth printing; the sheets had been spread out to dry over the floor of an attic, when a sudden spell of sunshine hatched out woodworm in the floor, and overnight more than one hundred of the sheets were peppered with holes. As the sheet had a five-colour linocut on it, reprinting was impossible, and… Read More
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Fingal’s Cave : Illustrated By Rigby Graham
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Fingal’s Cave : Illustrated By Rigby Graham

by Scott, Thea & Graham, Rigby (Illus.)

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The Sole UK printing published by The Pandora Press in 1961. Number 116 of only 150 numbered copies issued. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just very slight splaying of the front board and a hint of toning to the text-block. Original navy cloth with the spine lettered in gilt. Free from inscriptions and erasures. 11 illustrations (3 full-page) printed from lino, rubber cuts and line-blocks in various striking colours by Rigby Graham. No Wrapper as issued. The edition was originally intended to consist of 250 copies, but disaster struck after the seventy-sixth printing; the sheets had been spread out to dry over the floor of an attic, when a sudden spell of sunshine hatched out woodworm in the floor, and overnight more than one hundred of the sheets were peppered with holes. As the sheet had a five-colour linocut on it, reprinting was impossible, and the edition was, in consequence, reduced by nearly half. (See: Cave The Private Press, p.260). Scarce. More images available on request. Ashton… Read More
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A Fire In The Kitchen : The Autobiography Of A Cook
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A Fire In The Kitchen : The Autobiography Of A Cook

by White, Florence

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The First UK printing published by Dent, London in 1938. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Very light pushing at the extreme spine ends. Gilt titling to the spine with the publisher's blind stamped details to the lower spine as issued. Some toning to the text-block and outer page edges due to the quality of the paper stock used. Some spotting to the prelims and light offsetting to the blank end-papers. Free from inscriptions. The scarce WRAPPER is neatly price-clipped and is in Very Good+ condition. A little nibbling to the upper spine tip. Some fading of the red colouring to the spine. The wrapper remains very striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. Florence White was the founder of the English Folk Cookery Association. Born in 1863, White's somewhat unhappy childhood, shopping 'economically for food (since the family was by then poor), waiting on her uncongenial stepmother, and teaching the three small children of her father's third marriage' (ODNB), was relieved when she was… Read More
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The Firework-Maker's Daughter : Signed By The Author : With Ephemera
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The Firework-Maker's Daughter : Signed By The Author : With Ephemera

by Pullman, Philip

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The First UK printing published by Doubleday, London in 1995. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. A minuscule rub to the rear lower spine fold otherwise the book is in excellent condition. The binding remains very tight. The laminated boards remain very bright and there is NO fading of the yellow lettering to the spine which is commonly encountered. A title page from another first edition copy has been signed (without dedication) by Philip Pullman and affixed to the front blank end-paper. Profusely illustrated throughout in B/W by Nick Harris. No wrapper as issued. The book is protected in a loose archival Mylar cover. One of the scarcest Pullman titles with most copies having entered the library system. Accompanied by the Lyric Theatre Flyer for the theatre adaptation of this story which is loosely inserted and is in Fine condition. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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First Four Minutes (Signed By The Author)
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First Four Minutes (Signed By The Author)

by Bannister, Roger

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The First UK printing published by Putnam (UK) in 1955.The BOOK is in VERY GOOD+ condition.A little pushing at the spine tips with bumping at the corners. Edges lightly faded and darkened.Toning and spotting to the text block which has encroached onto the pages in places due to the poor quality of paper used in production.Small black dot mark to the upper text block.The WRAPPER is complete and is in VERY GOOD++ or better condition.A little rubbing to the spine folds,spine and corners in a few places.Closed tears to the upper front edge (see images).Red lettering to the spine is only mildly faded.A little edge wear in places but a much better wrapper than usually encountered.The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover.The book has been SIGNED by the author to the front blank end paper.A scarce item.Ashtonrarebooks welcomes direct contact.
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The First Four Minutes (Limited SIGNED 50th Anniversary Edition - Double Signed By The Author)
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The First Four Minutes (Limited SIGNED 50th Anniversary Edition - Double Signed By The Author)

by Bannister, Roger

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First UK Limited Edition
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A First UK printing thus published by Sutton Publishing in 2004.This was issued as a limited 50th anniversary edition.The BOOK and WRAPPER are in FINE condition. The hardback book is tight,clean and unread.The wrapper is complete and is protected within a removable Brodart archival protector. The Book has been SIGNED to the title page and also on one of the B/W photographs by Sir Roger Bannister. An iconic title and scarce to find as a flat signed edition. Collectible. Ashtonrarebooks welcomes direct contact.
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Flowers and Faces : One Of 60 Specially Bound Copies Signed By The Author With An Additional...
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Flowers and Faces : One Of 60 Specially Bound Copies Signed By The Author With An Additional Suite Of The 4 Wood Engravings Each Signed By The Artist : With The Publisher's Prospectus

by Bates H.E. & Nash, John (Illus.)

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The sole UK printing published by The Golden Cockerel Press, UK in 1935. This is number '32' of 60 specially-bound copies signed by the author to the limitation page, from a total edition of 325 copies [Chanticleer 106]. The BOOK is in near Fine condition, bound in the publisher's original green morocco, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titling to the spine. Top edge gilt, others uncut. A hint of offsetting to the blank end-papers. A wood-engraved pictorial title and 4 striking B/W plates by John Nash. With an additional suite of the 4 B/W wood-engraved plates on Japon, each signed in pencil by John Nash, loose in a paper envelope. The plates are in Fine condition with just a hint of creasing to the extreme outer edges of one of the plates. With the publisher's Prospectus loosely laid in, which contains one specimen plate. Housed in a custom cloth solander box with a leather titled label to spine. A very handsome production and extremely elusive with such attributes. Only the second copy we have… Read More
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Fluke : Signed By The Author
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Fluke : Signed By The Author

by Herbert, James

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First UK Edition
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The First UK printing published by the New English Library in 1977. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just a hint of offsetting to the end-papers. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition. Slight fading of colouring to the spine and two very tiny rubbed areas to the front cover. The wrapper looks striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been inscribed and signed by the author to the title page : ' To Philip, thank you for enjoying the book so much - It's appreciated, all best wishes, James Herbert. One of the most elusive of James Herbert titles to find in any condition. Collectible with such attributes. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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Food In England
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Food In England

by Hartley

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Used - Very Good++
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First UK Edition
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The First UK Printing published by MacDonald in 1954. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. The binding remains tight. A little pushing and fading at the spine tips. The text-block is lightly toned and spotted which has encroached very slightly on the page edges in a few places. Mild offsetting to the end papers. Free from erasures and inscriptions. Small neat previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. The WRAPPER is complete and correctly priced at 30/- net. It is in Very Good++ or better condition and is amazingly clean for its age. Mild edge wear in places. A little slight loss on the folds in places. The spine is lightly spotted with far less toning than usually encountered. A small amount of reinforcement tape to the upper spine on the verso which does not show through to the front. The Hookaway Cowles period wrapper design looks very striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. A wonderful collection of history, anthropology and cookery enhanced by Cowles' B/W… Read More
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Four Fantastic Tales : With The Rex Whistler Wrapper
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Four Fantastic Tales : With The Rex Whistler Wrapper

by Walpole, Hugh

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The First UK printing published by Macmillan & Co., London in 1932. The Book is in near Fine condition with tight binding and only light pushing at the lower spine end. The gilt titling remains bright. Slight toning and the occasional spotting to the text-block but the green top-stain is present. Light offsetting to the end papers. Free from inscriptions and bookplates. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition. Light spotting to the flaps and rear panel with slight toning to the flap edges. The Rex Whistler wrapper artwork to the front panel and the spine is very striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. Rex Whistler also provides a chilling B/W illustration to the title page. A very elusive title to find in such collectible condition more-so with what must be one of Rex Whistler's most striking and haunting wrapper designs. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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Four Poems
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Four Poems

by Sassoon, Siegfried

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First Separate Printing
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Reprints from The Cambridge Magazine, No. 7, January, 1918. The only separate printing. 2 conjugate paper leaves, unbound as issued by 'R.I. Severs, Hobson Passage, Sidney Street and sold at the office 6 King's Parade Cambridge. 1918'. The pamphlet is in Very Good++ or better condition with a little dustiness and minor creasing to the edges. The 'Cambridge Magazine', edited by C.K. Ogden, was the first organisation to publish Sassoon's anti-war poems, starting with 'The Redeemer' in April 1916. It was very much an anti-war publication and Sassoon repeatedly used them to publish verse that no-one else would handle, having been introduced by his friend Edward Dent, and in total they published 26 poems of his during and immediately after the war. The 'Reprints from the Cambridge Magazine' series totalled seven in all, three of which were by Sassoon, comprising 'The Redeemer', 'To any Dead Officer', and the present title. The series was organised by A.T. Bartholomew, and Keynes believed that there were… Read More
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Fungus The Bogeyman : Signed By The Author
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Fungus The Bogeyman : Signed By The Author

by Briggs, Raymond

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First UK Wraps Edition
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The First UK printing of the wraps format published by Hamish Hamilton, London in 1979 (2 years after the hardback format had been released). The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Some light toning to the cover edges. Very few related markings to the covers. Inscribed by the author to the title page : 'For John, Raymond Briggs, 1998'. Profusely illustrated throughout. One of Briggs' iconic titles and scarce with such attributes. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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A$489.97
A$45.08 shipping to USA
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