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[Sale catalogue of works by] Jack Vettriano. Gleneagles Hotel, 1 September 2004. Sale code: L04621B. NEAR FINE COPY

VETTRIANO Jack · 0 · Island Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

Sotheby's, [2004]. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations throughout; printed wrappers, a near fine copy. The sale comprises lots 890-929. SCARCE.

Shadow of the Silk Road. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

THUBRON Colin · 0 · Island Books

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

Chatto & Windus, [2006]. 8vo., First Edition, with maps in the text and printed endpapers; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Dustwrapper image by Jonathan Wilson.

The Cicero Trilogy. [Omnibus Edition.]. [With a new Introduction by the author.] THE CICERO OMNIBUS IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

HARRIS Robert · 0 · Island Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Hutchinson Heinemann, [2021]. Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with maps in the text and printed endpapers; black cloth, gilt back, ribbon marker, a very good, bright, crisp copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Dustwrapper design by Glenn O'Neill. First omnibus edition of Harris's classic tr…

The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II. Translated from the French by Sian Reynolds. Introduced by Eugen Weber. FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

BRAUDEL Fernand · 2000 · Island Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

Folio Society, 2000. 3 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispieces, numerous coloured and monochrome plates, illustrations and maps throughout, and endpaper maps in green; green buckram, boards elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt backs, green top…

The Daggers and Edged Weapons of Hitler's Germany. [Preface by T. B. Rachels. Second Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

ATWOOD Major James P. · 0 · Island Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Privately Printed, Berlin, [1966]. Roy. 8vo., econd Edition, with tinted frontispiece, numerous coloured and monochrome photographs (a number full-page) in the text, and pictorial endpapers; original pictorial black cloth, upper board blocked in gilt with swastikas and dagger ha…

The War in Malaya. NEAR FINE COPY

PERCIVAL Lieut.-General Arthur Ernest · 0 · Island Books

£82.00 (€98.30 | $108.35 | ¥17,304)

Eyre & Spottiswoode, [1949]. 8vo., First Edition, with maps and diagrams in the text, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy. The author was GOC Malaya 1941-1942, from the Japanese invasion to the Fall of Singapore.

A Wizard of Earthsea [with] The Tombs of Atuan [with] The Farthest Shore [with] Tehanu [with] Tales from Earthsea [with] The Other Wind. Illustrated by David Lupton. Introduction by David Mitchell. THE FOLIO EARTHSEA SEQUENCE COMPLETE: ALL FIRST PRINTINGS

LE GUIN Ursula · 2015 · Island Books

£760.00 (€911.11 | $1,004.23 | ¥160,382)

Folio Society, 2015-2023. 6 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispieces, coloured plates, double-page plan in the text and endpaper maps; pictorial cloth heightened in gilt, backstrips lettered in brown and gilt, a near fine set in publisher's board slip-cases. …

Agatha Christie Crime Collection. THE CRIME COLLECTION COMPLETE

CHRISTIE Agatha · 19691972 · Island Books

£820.00 (€983.04 | $1,083.52 | ¥173,044)

Hamlyn, [1969-1972]. 24 vols., 8vo., First Edition; decorative black cloth, upper boards and backstrips blocked and lettered in gilt and red, red tops, red endpapers, a near fine set. A notably bright, clean set of the definitive collected edition, including the author's short s…

The Wager. A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder. Illustrated by Ricardo Martinez. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

GRANN David · 2026 · Island Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

Folio Society, 2026. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 5 illustrations; printed pictorial cloth, printed endpapers, gilt top, ribbon marker, a fine copy in publisher's printed board slip-case.

Japanese Ghost Stories. Illustrated by Yuko Shimizu. Introduced by Yoko Ogawa. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

HEARN Lafcadio · 2026 · Island Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

Folio Society, 2026. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece and 5 double-page coloured illustrations; printed pictorial cloth, printed endpapers, coloured top, ribbon marker, a fine copy in publisher's printed and die-cut board slip-case.

Grimm's Fairy Tales. Illustrated by Sophy Hollington. Introduced by Erik Morgenstern. Translated by Jack Zipes. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

THE BROTHERS GRIMM · 2026 · Island Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

Folio Society, 2026. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece, 8 coloured illustrations and 26 vignettes; printed pictorial cloth, printed endpapers, gilt top, ribbon marker, a fine copy in publisher's printed board slip-case.

Mythago Wood. Illustrated and with a Foreword by John Howe. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

HOLDSTOCK Robert · 2026 · Island Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Folio Society, 2026. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece, title and text in brown and black, 5 fine coloured plates and numerous monochrome illustrations (a number double-page); printed pictorial cloth, printed endpapers, gilt top, a fine copy in publisher's pri…

Gulliver's Travels. Illustrated by Peter Suart. Introduced by John Banville. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

SWIFT Jonathan · 2026 · Island Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Folio Society, 2026. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 17 coloured illustrations, and chapter vignettes; pictorial boards, green cloth back lettered in gilt, gilt top, ribbon marker, a near fine copy in publisher's printed slip-case.

Anna Karenina. Illustrated by Sally Dunne. Introduced and translated by Nicolas and Maya Pasternak Slater. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

TOLSTOY Leo · 2026 · Island Books

£200.00 (€239.77 | $264.27 | ¥42,206)

Folio Society, 2026. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with 12 coloured illustrations; pictorial cloth, gilt tops, ribbon markers, a near fine copy in publisher's printed slip-case.

Tipping the Velvet. Illustrated by Kristin Kwan. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

WATERS Sarah · 2026 · Island Books

£136.00 (€163.04 | $179.71 | ¥28,700)

Folio Society, 2026. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 6 coloured illustrations (two double-page), and decorations in the text; pictorial cloth, gilt top, ribbon marker, a near fine copy in publisher's printed slip-case.

Brooklyn. Illustrated by Sally Dunne. Introduced by the author. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

TOIBIN Colm · 2026 · Island Books

£105.00 (€125.88 | $138.74 | ¥22,158)

Folio Society, 2026. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece and 4 coloured illustrations (one double-page); pictorial cloth, ribbon marker, a near fine copy in publisher's printed slip-case. [SLIP-CASE NOT SHOWN IN IMAGE.]

Heretics of Dune. Illustrated by Matt Griffin. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

HERBERT Frank · 2026 · Island Books

£136.00 (€163.04 | $179.71 | ¥28,700)

Folio Society, 2026. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 8 coloured illustrations (one double-page), decorations in the text and endpaper map; pictorial cloth, a near fine copy in publisher's printed slip-case. FS edition of the fifth book in the Dune saga.

No Flight from the Cage. The Compelling Memoir of a Bomber Command Prisoner of War during the Second World War. [Revised and Expanded Edition]. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR

YOUNGER Calton · 0 · Island Books

£100.00 (€119.88 | $132.14 | ¥21,103)

Fighting High, [Hitchin], [2013]. 8vo., Best Edition, with numerous plates and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Cal Younger's vividly written account of captivity and liberation was first pub…

Hogfather. [A Discworld novel.] SIGNED [WITHOUT DEDICATION] BY THE AUTHOR

PRATCHETT Terry · 0 · Island Books

£370.00 (€443.57 | $488.90 | ¥78,081)

Gollancz, [1996]. 8vo., First Edition; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED [WITHOUT DEDICATION] BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. The twentieth Discworld novel, with dustwrapper artwork by Josh Kirby. SIGNED COPIES ARE SCARCE.

Moated Houses of England. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION

HOPKINS R. Thurston · 1935 · Island Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Country Life, 1935]. 8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece and 57 fine plates on 46; ochre cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy. With neat library stamp on front paste-down.