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The Hamish Hamilton Book of Kings

Eleanor Farjeon, William Mayne (eds) · 1964 · Dodman Books

£22.50 (€26.97 | $29.73 | ¥4,748)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, All in VG+ smart internal order with blue tint to top of block. Bump to base of spine has left some internal creasing. Some light spotting to front and rear endpapers and small bookshop sticker to front pastedown. Neat black ...

Return Of the Fast Gun

John Kilgore · 1961 · Dodman Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Robert Hale, 1st Edition, Ex-library copy, but bar labels etc.to endpapers, no further markings. All in general good internal order with some spotting/toning to edge of block, but this not intruding onto pages. Light wear only to smart red boards with crisp black titli...

The Year Of The Horsetails

R F Tapsell · 1967 · Dodman Books

£37.25 (€44.66 | $49.22 | ¥7,861)

London, Hutchinson, 1st Edition, "Gloriously old-fashioned blood and thunder historical novel", set in the middle/dark ages on the Eurasian steppes. Hard to find in this first UK edition. All in VG+, crisp, clean and bright internal order, bar a small nick to upper edge of fir...

The Dramatic Student's Approach To His Make-Up

Charles Thomas · 1951 · Dodman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, J Garnet Miller, 1st Edition, In which Thomas, staff tutor at the British Drama League, rather reluctantly answers students' questions on aspects of stage make-up. Spotting to block edge, but internally all is in VG clean and bright order. Smart red boards with black t...

PROSPICE Volume One

J C R Green, Michael Edwards, Martin Booth (eds) · 1973 · Dodman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Shirley, The Aquila Publishing Company, 1st Edition, First issue of well regarded literary journal with contributions from Adrian Henri, George Macbeth and Douglas Dunn among others. All in VG order bar some light marking to front and rear covers. Aquila Spring Titles list lai...

PENGUIN MODERN POETS 13 Charles Bukowski, Philip Lamantia, Harold Norse

Charles Bukowski; Philip Lamantia; Harold Norse · 1970 · Dodman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Harmondsworth, Penguin Books, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing, All in VG internal order condition with former owner's name to title page and sticker to ifc. Pictorial card cover in good condition with a little surface rubbing and wear to edges. 12mo. 176pp, Very Good, No Jacket, 12m...

The Case Of Being A Young Man

Peter Opie · 1946 · Dodman Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co, 1st Edition, Heavily autobiographical early novel from Opie, now hard to find. Though on wartime stock all is in VG internal order bar toning towards page edges. Covers are a little dulled and showing some wear to edges, with some small crea...

THE INVISIBLE COMPANION And Other Stories

J Jefferson Farjeon · 1946 · Dodman Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Polybooks, 1st Edition, Scarce collection of five strange tales from Farjeon, brother of the perhaps better known Eleanor. All in VG crisp, clean and bright internal order. Paper covers lightly worn and a little marked. 16mo. 62pp + ads, Good, No Jacket, 16mo - over 5¾...

LADY IN GREEN And Other Stories

Peter Cheyney · 1947 · Dodman Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Bantam Books, 1st Edition, Hard to find Cheyney short story collection, especially in such good order. All is clean and bright internally bar some rust marking from staples to title page. Paper covers lightly worn with a little creasing towards spine and illustration s...

A Book Of Songs [Westminster School]

1944 · Dodman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

The Whitbourne Press, 1st Edition, "Printed for private circulation only for the 52nd Westminster (Westminster School) Scout Troop." A scouting/Westminster school curiosity, this poorly printed small format song collection, bound in plain card covers. "This is a Troop copy no...

The Empty Space

Peter Brook · 1968 · Dodman Books

£32.50 (€38.96 | $42.94 | ¥6,858)

London, MacGibbon & Kee, 1st Edition, Brook's groundbreaking analysis is widely regarded as a classic of theatre literature. Here in first edition and in VG+ clean and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Smart pink boards with gilt titling, lightly faded to head and foot ...

Murder-Go-Round

C P Donnell · 1948 · Dodman Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, T V Boardman & Company, 1st Edition, First UK edition and, unusually, complete with striking Denis McLoughlin-designed jacket. Stock lightly toned, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Former owner's name to half title. Minimal wear and light marking only to smart c...

The Great Ones

Jon J Deegan · 1953 · Dodman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Panther / Hamilton & Co, 1st Edition, "Bent on conquest, they sprang from mists of legend into terrifying reality". Sci-fi adventure in which everything seems to happen, often at once. Stock toned, occasionally heavily, and covers well worn, with some creasing and mar...

OLD GROWLER Space Ship No.2213 [Science Fiction Fortnightly No.4 February 1951]

Jon J Deegan · 1951 · Dodman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Hamilton & Co, 1st Edition, Whole story issue of Science Fiction Fortnightly (shortly to become Monthly) with only minor other editorial matter. Stock toned and foxed in places, but otherwise all in good internal order. Cover however is in very good order, with only li...

Old Growler And Orbis [Science Fiction Monthly No.9 May 1951]

Jon J Deegan · 1951 · Dodman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Hamilton & Co, 1st Edition, Whole story issue of Science Fiction Monthly, with only minor other editorial matter. Stock toned and foxed in places, but otherwise all in good internal order. Cover however is in very good order, with only light edgewear. Spine and rear a ...

Andrew To The Lions

H W Freeman · 1938 · Dodman Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1st Edition, First UK printing of Freeman's sixth novel, scarce thus and moreso in d/j as here. All in VG+, crisp, clean and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Minor marking to edge of block but this not intruding onto pages. Smart sage green clot...

Hester And Her Family

H W Freeman · 1935 · Dodman Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1st Edition, First printing of Freeman's expansive novel of Suffolk family life. One or two minor spots to block edge, but internally all is in VG order. Attractive bookplate to front pastedown. Brown cloth lightly worn and a little mottled. Bright gil...

Pond Hall's Progress

H W Freeman · 1933 · Dodman Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1st Edition, First printing of Freeman's fourth novel, the sequel to Fathers Of Their People, and hard to find with d/j as here.All in VG clean and bright internal order. Attractive bookplate to front pastedown. No inscriptions. Smart brown cloth light...

Down In The Valley

H W Freeman · 1930 · Dodman Books

£24.75 (€29.67 | $32.70 | ¥5,223)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1st Edition, First printing of Freeman's second novel, resplendent in its C N Dilly designed jacket. A little toning to stock, moreso to endpapers, and one or two minor spots, but for the most part all in VG internal order. No inscriptions. Light shelf...

SQUAWKY The Adventures Of A Clasperchoice

Steven Potter · 1964 · Dodman Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Heinemann, 1st Edition, Entertaining Potter children's story most attractively illustrated by George Him. Occasional light marking but for the most part all in VG clean and bright internal order with illustrations showing particularly well. No inscriptions. Light wear ...