LITERATURE from Adrian Harrington Rare Books

London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1913]. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.389; [1], blank. Utility binding of blue cloth lettered in gilt, edges speckled red. Contents mostly clean, some leaves proud, sewn hinge of first two leaves with paper re-inforcement, binding handled. Autographed by Freeman on the title page, for his local library. This copy has one… Read more about this item

London: Book Club Associates, 1984. [Science Fiction] BOOK CLUB EDITION, first thus. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.384. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Jim Burns, not priced. A crisp, clean copy showing just a touch of toning to edges. Near fine. The fifth in the epic 'Dune' series.

London: Book Club Associates, 1981. [Science Fiction] BOOK CLUB EDITION, first thus. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.349 [3]. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, not priced. Toning and a few minor stains to edges. Bright jacket shows some wear and a couple of closed tears to edges. Very good. The fourth in the… Read more about this item

London: Bloomsbury, 2004. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, with full strike-line number sequence. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.766 [2]. Publisher's softcovers illustrated by Jason Cockroft, priced at £7.99. No inscriptions, contents clean, covers are fresh with a gentle roll to spine. Near fine. The fifth Harry Potter adventure which was shortlisted for Prometheus Award [Libertarian Science Fiction], 2004. Philip… Read more about this item

London: Robert Riviere and Son Ltd., no date [circa 1920s]. [Classic Literature] FINELY BOUND SET. Complete in six volumes. Small octavo (18 x 12 x 14cm), pp.xx; 457 [3]; pp.xxviii; 289 [3]; pp.xvi; 511 [3]; pp.xviii; 462 [2]; pp.xii; 548 [2]; pp.xii; 244 [2]. Each volume with a colour frontispiece by Dulac. Contemporary red half calf by BAYNTUN-RIVIERE of… Read more about this item

London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1956. [Detective Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth titled in black, original printed dust-wrapper, unpriced for export. No inscriptions, colourful bookplate to front endpaper. A very good copy with some chips and tears to the jacket, rubbed in places. Ariadne Oliver, the famous crime writer who bears a… Read more about this item

London: Pan Books, 1962. [Modern Literature] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.188; [1]; [3], publisher's advertisements. Illustrated softcovers with printed price of 2'6 to front cover. Toning to textblock. Near fine. Published a year after 'On the Road,' Kerouac's 'The Dharma Bums' continues in the same vein of 'Kerouac-ian' existentialism, as the semi-autobiographical characters climb mountains in… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1995. [Essay] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.158. Publisher's mint green soft covers lettered in black to front and spine with publication date of '14 February 1996' and printed price of £9.99 to back cover, with photographic dust-jacket. Some wearing and marking to dust-jacket. Fine. Darian Leader is a psychoanalyst, and this book… Read more about this item

London: The Bodley Head, 1953. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.138; [2]. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrated dust-jacket with printed price of 9s 6d to front flap. In-text illustrations throughout. Light spotting to bottom of textblock, sunning to back cover of jacket. Near fine. 'Satan in the Suburbs' was Russell's first work… Read more about this item

London: Robert Hale and Company, 1969. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 X 13cm), pp.190; [2]. Publisher's black cloth lettered in silver to spine, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Colin Andrews with printed price of 18/- and (90p) to front-flap. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to flyleaf. Toning to edges of textblock, sunning to jacket, some minor… Read more about this item

London: World Distributors, 1963. [Modern Literature] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.122; [6]. Illustrated soft-covers with printed price of 3'6 to front cover. Toning to textblock, creasing to top corner of front cover, wearing to ink to spine. Very good. Picking up where 'On the Road' left off in Mexico City, 'Tristessa' explores the profound tragedies of… Read more about this item

London: Bloomsbury, 2000. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST DELUXE EDITION, SIGNED by the artist Giles Greenfield. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.636; [4], blank. Publisher's purple cloth, all edges gilt, gilt titles to spine and upper with pictorial illustration laid down, autographed by Greenfield. A fine, unread copy. Over many years Adrian Harrington Ltd has built an unequalled relationship with all the… Read more about this item

London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1922. [Mystery novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.312; [4], advertisements. Elegantly bound in dark green full oasis morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, gilt ruled boards, marbled endpapers. Internally clean, spine very lightly aged. A near fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding, circa 1990s. The author's scarce… Read more about this item

London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1968. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's mid-green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the yellow dust-jacket designed by Kenneth Farnhill priced 21s. Contents clean, ink name to front endpaper, jacket is used, with some chips and tears, rubs etc., spine sunned. Overall very good. The fourth… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1948. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.222. Publisher's teal cloth lettered and illustrated in green to front-board and spine, typographic dust-jacket with printed price of 8s. 6d. to front flap. In-text illustrations throughout by the author. Toning and spotting to edges of textblock, sunning to spine and top edge, bumping to corners, sunning… Read more about this item

London: Viking, 1995. [Children's Illustrated Literature] FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (24 x 26cm), pp.62; [2]. Publisher's green cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrated dust-jacket. In-text and full page illustrations throughout by Blake. Very slight rolling to crown of spine. Fine. 'The Magic Finger' was first published in the USA in 1966. This edition featuring illustrations by everyone's favourite… Read more about this item

London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1964. [Detective Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Bound in publisher's red cloth, printed with black cloth pattern, with gilt titles to spine, illustrated p/c dust-wrapper. Contents clean, Xmas gift note to front endpaper. A very good copy in a toned and dusty wrapper. Shows well.

New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1969. [Crime Mystery] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[4]; 182; [4], blank. Publisher's blue cloth with titles in gilt and black to spine, russet endpapers, dust-jacket priced at $4.95. A lovely fine copy with the slightest wear to crown. First published in French in 1968,… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1927. [Crime] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[vii]; 276; [4], blank. Publisher's blue cloth, titles in orange to spine and upper. Contents clean, page edges very slightly toned, cloth is bright with very little wear. A fine copy without jacket. A classic mystery for Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings. Cooper and… Read more about this item

London: Harper, 1900 [actually published 1899]. [Science fiction collection] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[vi]; 358; + 2 of adverts. Publisher's light brown cloth, lettered in brown to spine and in gilt to cover, with additional rules and devices in brown; top edge trimmed, others untrimmed. A used book with soiling/staining to cloth, damp mark to lower margin… Read more about this item