Search Results: Titles starting with M from Everlasting Editions

Published by Michael Joseph, London; 1951. 255pp. 8vo. First edition, first impression. Condition: Near Fine/Very Good+.Bound in original black cloth boards with gilt title to the spine, although a little faded. The binding is square and tight and in smart condition There is a touch of bumping to the spine ends and corners, and a few very faint scratch marks to the rear board, but the binding is otherwise very smart. Inside, there is a small hole to the top inside corner of the pastedown and also to the ffep, but otherwise, apart from the expected toning, the pages are clean and bright and in excellent condition.The book is housed in it's original dust jacket. There is some fading to the spine, a little wear to the spine ends and corners, and some toning to the flaps. In spite of these small points, however, the jacket complements the book nicely and remains in bright condition.Written by the author of "Odd Man Out", this novel is a murder mystery packed full of 'thievery, murder and the borders of… Read More

Published by Viking, London; 2005. First edition, first impression. 248pp. 8vo. Condition: Fine/Fine **Signed by author to title page**
Bound in original dark red cloth boards with gilt title to the spine. The binding is square and tight and free from any damage or marks. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and in very smart condition. There is just a little staining to the rims of the pages. The book is signed by the author to the title page. It reads: "to Allen and Beryl all best wishes, Pen [Penelope] Lively".
This highly original form of fictional autobiography examines alternate destinies, choices and the moments in our lives where we could have chosen a different path. The author takes moments from her own life and asks 'what if'? What if her family hadn't escaped Egypt in 1942, what if she had become pregnant when she was 18 what if she had married someone else, what is she had become an archaeologist...where would life have taken her, how different would her life have been?

Published by Secker & Warburg, London; 1958. First edition. Condition: Near Fine/Very Good.Bound in original brown cloth boards. The binding is tight and square and free from marks or damage other than bumping to the spine ends. Inside, the pages are clean and bright. There is a neat gift inscription to the ffep, but this is the only point to note internally.The book is housed in a smart, clipped, dust jacket illustrated by Michael Ayrton. There is minor shelf wear to the edges and some darkening to the spine, rear panel, and edges, but it is free from marks and in tidy condition.In all, this is a clean and smart example of this first edition by Angus Wilson, following the tale of Mrs Eliot when her world suddenly and unexpectedly changes.

Published by Chatto & Windus, London; 1971. 253pp. 8vo. First edition, first impression. Condition: Near Fine/Very Good.Bound in original cloth boards with gilt title to the spine. There is a touch of bumping to the spine ends and a little sunning to the edges of the boards, but otherwise the binding is square and tight and in sexcellent condition. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and free from any damage or marking, and barely even a hint of toning to the edges.The book is housed in it's original, unclipped jacket. There is some slight shelf wear to the edges and sunning to the spine and rear panel. There is one small tear to the front panel at edge of spine, a few marks to the rear panel and a little wear to the front , mainly the edge of the spine. These are the only points to note on a jacket that is, overall, very smart. In all, this is a collectible example of the second instalment of Victor Sawdon Pritchett's autobiography, continuing on from A Cab at the Door. The second volume finds… Read More

Published by Carcanet Press Ltd, Manchester; 1987. 8vo. 175pp. First edition, first impression. Condition: Fine/Fine. Translated from Italian by Sacha Rabinovitch.
Bound in original black cloth boards with title in gilt to the spine. The binding is square and tight and in excellent condition, free from marks or blemishes. Inside, the pages are clean and free from damage, with just some toning to the edges.
The book is housed in its original first issue dust jacket, which is in equally smart condition, with no signs of wear or damage other than a touch of bumping to the corners.
In all, this is a very smart example of this book by Sciascia. It brings together two of his most controversial works of investigative fiction: the Red Brigades' kidnap, 'trial' and murder of Aldo Moro; and the disappearance of brilliant young physicist, Ettore Majorana, in 1938, both reconstructed and recreated from facts, records, press releases and speeches. The Moro Affair was too sensitive for publication in Italy and… Read More

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London; 2008. First edition, first impression. 340pp. 8vo. Condition: Fine/Fine.
Bound in original black cloth boards with title in silver to the spine. The binding is square and tight and in excellent condition, free from marks or damage. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and free from marks or blemishes. The book is tightly bound and appears unread.
This lovely book is housed in its original dust jacket, which is in equally smart condition, with no signs of damage or marking.
In all, this is a beautiful example of this modern first edition by le Carre. It is in Fine condition with no points to speak of. Adapted into a film in 2014, this book tells the tale of a young Chechen ex-prisoner, smuggled into Germany in the dead of night, destitute and half-starved but with a claim to a fortune held in a private bank. Poignant, compassionate, peopled with characters the reader never wants to let go, 'A Most Wanted Man' is a work of deep humanity, and uncommon relevance… Read More