{"title":"Fiction","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n#more { display: none; }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImaginative writing in all its forms, from classic novels to fairy tales and legends.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nFirst editions, rare books, illustrated classics, and collectable fiction, including fine-press and small-press editions from across the literary tradition.\n\u003cspan id=\"dots\"\u003e...\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp id=\"more\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eFiction is where most readers first fall in love with books.\u003c\/strong\u003e  \nAt Sancho’s Rare Books, this collection brings together stories that have endured, been re-imagined, illustrated, reprinted, and treasured across generations.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nOur Fiction category gathers everything on the site that belongs to the imaginative tradition, from early classics and fairy tales to modern novels, speculative worlds, and short stories. Editions are chosen as much for their character as for their content.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nYou will find classic literature alongside much-loved genre fiction. Authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Emily and Charlotte Brontë, Thomas Hardy, and Henry James sit comfortably beside George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Virginia Woolf, Graham Greene, and Daphne du Maurier.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nDetectives and dreamers are well represented, from Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Dorothy L. Sayers, to the architects of imagined worlds such as J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, and Ursula K. Le Guin.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThis is a collection shaped not only by text, but by how stories are made into books. We stock illustrated fiction, fine-press classics, and vintage hardbacks from publishers sought out by collectors, including The Folio Society, Limited Editions Club, The Golden Cockerel Press, The Nonesuch Press, and The Heritage Press.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nMany volumes feature artwork by renowned illustrators such as Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Mervyn Peake, John Tenniel, and Edward Gorey, where image and story deepen one another.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nYou will encounter first editions, early and notable printings, attractive mid-century hardbacks, and well-kept reading copies whose wear tells its own quiet story.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFrom fantasy and science fiction to humour, satire, horror, myths, legends, and short story collections, this category reflects fiction in its broadest and most human sense.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nWhether you are searching for rare fiction books, illustrated classics, collectable novels, or simply a book with presence and personality, the Fiction collection at Sancho’s Rare Books is an invitation to browse, linger, and discover something unexpected.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cbutton id=\"myBtn\" onclick=\"myFunction()\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/button\u003e\n\n\u003cscript\u003e\nfunction myFunction() {\n  var dots = document.getElementById(\"dots\");\n  var moreText = document.getElementById(\"more\");\n  var btnText = document.getElementById(\"myBtn\");\n\n  if (moreText.style.display === \"inline\") {\n    moreText.style.display = \"none\";\n    dots.style.display = \"inline\";\n    btnText.innerHTML = \"Read more\";\n  } else {\n    moreText.style.display = \"inline\";\n    dots.style.display = \"none\";\n    btnText.innerHTML = \"Read less\";\n  }\n}\n\u003c\/script\u003e\n","products":[{"product_id":"a-tale-of-two-cities-charles-dickens-chapman-and-hall-first-edition-1859","title":"A Tale of Two Cities","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. First Edition, First State of Charles Dickens' best known and most widely-read work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In its tightly organized and highly romantic melodrama and the near-absence of typical 'Dickensian' humour and humorous characters, \u003cem\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/em\u003e certainly stands apart from all his other novels\" (ODNB).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel was also issued in monthly parts from April to November 1859 and serialized in Dickens's weekly journal All the Year Round in the same period, before publication in book form in November that year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is indeed the first ever edition of Charles' Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities in book form, attractively bound in half-leather, likely many decades ago. This wonderful copy has all internal flaws present in the earliest states (Smith, p.98), as listed below:p. (vii), Contents - Chapter VII of Book the Second is titled \"Monsieur the Marquis in Town\" here, but \"Monseigneur in Town\" in the text.\u003cbr\u003ep. (vii), Contents - Chapter VIII of Book the Second is titled \"Monsieur the Marquis in the Country\" here, but \"Monseigneur in the Country\" in the text.\u003cbr\u003ep. (ix), Entry 8 - \"Stryver\" spelled \"Striver\" in caption.\u003cbr\u003ep. 98 - appears to be comma rather than the usual period after the chapter number.\u003cbr\u003ep. 134, line 12 - \"affectionately\" spelled \"affetcionately\".\u003cbr\u003ep. 166, 5 lines up - \"l\" and \"f\" missing or not fully printed in \"himself\".\u003cbr\u003ep. 213 - numbered \"113\" (corrected in later copies).\u003cbr\u003ep. 238, line 14 - triple end quotes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDickens's great historical romance, set during the French Revolution, remains one of his best known and most widely-read works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalf-bound in dark, olive green leather with marbled boards. Four raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Leather and boards worn, especially around extremities. Corners significantly bumped. Marbled edges now slightly rubbed and faded.\u003cbr\u003eMarbled endpapers with ex-library sticker to front. Pencil inscriptions to front, which could be easily erased. Minor amount of foxing within the book, which is rather impressive considering its age. Some spotting and marking throughout, with minimal signs of previous use. Pages are tightly bound with none of them loose.\u003cbr\u003eCollated as complete with all plates present, including the frontispiece protected by a tissue guard (only present in some copies).\u003cbr\u003eAll content is clean and legible with only light fading to the title page, due to the acidity of the protective leaf. \u003cbr\u003eSporadically, some very small page tears in places, likely from handling, however with minimal, if any, loss (and no loss from text or illustration). Some earmarks and creases to be expected.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48118577365331,"sku":"","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600-Photoroom_46f0638c-d38f-41e1-b08c-487a291dead2.webp?v=1715005214"},{"product_id":"east-of-eden-john-steinbeck-first-edition-signed-1952-viking-press-fine-binding","title":"East of Eden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEast of Eden by John Steinbeck.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew York: The Viking Press, [1952]. First edition of Steinbeck's magnum opus, newly and uniquely rebound in emerald-green goatskin leather in a custom-made, open-spine clamshell case. A truly special book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst trade edition, first state: 1952. 110,000 copies were published in September 1952 at $4.50. Page 281, line 38 \"bite\" for \"bight\", as only contained in the true first state (Goldstone and Payne, A32, p.74).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteinbeck regarded 'East of Eden' as his greatest novel and noted, \"it has everything in it I have been able to learn about my craft or profession in all these years\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUNIQUE, BESPOKE FINE BINDING OF STEINBECK'S MAGNUM OPUS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book has been sumptuously bound using the finest mill boards with five raised bands in full green goatskin leather, reminding one of Steinbeck's bountiful (Salinas) \"valley of the world\" where the flanking mountain ranges rise steeply up open grass. New, handmade marbled endpapers, silk cane head and tail bands, as well as a silk marker ribbon have been added. Single, blind lines have been embossed to the spine; head and tail, plus either side of the raised bands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book has been stripped back to its original sections and resewn by hand using the finest linen thread. The original endpapers have been soaked off the boards and incorporated inside the new binding. The book edges have been very lightly sanded to clean marks and settled dust, but continue to maintain character and patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGold title and year of publishing have been added to the spine. Alluding to East of Eden's allegorical treatment of the Cain-Abel narrative and the freedom to overcome evil through free will, a gold block design is centred on the front board, depicting the cunning serpent slithering down the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA unique, open-spine clamshell slipcase has been created to house the book. This is made from grey board and covered in green Colorado cloth and lined with green Colorplan paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll in all, a fantastic opportunity to acquire a beautiful and truly unique first edition of Steinbeck's magnum opus, carefully rebound by the wonderfully talented and experienced bookbinder Paul Berry of The Abbey Bookbindery in Hampshire, England; a bindery steeped in the finest tradition of English craft bookbinding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eACCOMPANIED BY A FINE VINTAGE AUTHOR SIGNATURE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is accompanied by a fine vintage blue ink signature (´John Steinbeck´) to the centre of an oblong 12mo white card that is loosely inserted into the book. With a red stamped date of October 1961 to the verso. This signature was purchased in September 2024 from highly-reputable and European leading autograph and manuscript specialists International Autograph Auctions Europe, and is accompanied by a receipt and the relevant online catalogue entry. Signed by John Steinbeck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText block in very good condition, with lightest offsetting to endpapers, as pictured, the odd thumbmark or small foxing spot throughout and only one or two small, shallow creases to one or two page extremities. A clean, uninscribed example; Freshly rebound in full, emerald-green leather, and contained in a new, fine, open-spine clamshell case that allows the book's spine to be fully exposed on the shelf, while at the same time opening sideways, in order to protect the leather binding from excessive rubbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48683551424851,"sku":"","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/EastofEdenJOHNSTEINBECKVikingPress1952FIRSTEDITIONFineLeatherBinding.webp?v=1728651863"},{"product_id":"watership-down-richard-adams-first-edition-1st-impression-1972-rex-collings","title":"Watership Down","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADAMS, Richard. Watership Down.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: Rex Collings, 1972. First edition, first impression of Richard Adams' first novel, in its original, unclipped dust wrapper. Octavo. Pp. viii, 413. Original brown cloth, spine lettered and front cover decorated with rabbit vignette in gilt. With original, unclipped dust jacket. A very good copy overall, with lightest crushing to spine tips, a few minor wear marks to spine, foxing to edges and prelims, a 3.5 cm stain to fore edge and spine slightly cocked. Complete with the map to rear; in very good condition. In a very good dust wrapper that is unclipped (£3.50 price to front flap), with spine ever-so-slightly discoloured and with a light stain, and a couple of small stains to joints; else in beautiful condition and now placed in an archival wrapper. A very nice, increasingly rare copy indeed of this much loved classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInitially turned down by several publishers, Watership Down was finally accepted by the small firm of Rex Collings, with a first printing of only 2,500 copies. It was soon recognised as a major work of British post-war literature. Watership Down won both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for children's fiction, and was adapted into an animated film in 1978, and two animated television series. Adams (1920-2016) remains \"a significant figure in the development in children's literature, namely in the establishment of the 'crossover' novel which, though intended for younger readers, can reach out to adults through maturity of theme, complexity of thought, and sophistication of language\" (ODNB).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title refers to the rabbits' destination, a hill in the north of Hampshire, England, near the area where the author grew up. The story has its roots in the tales that Richard Adams made up for his young daughters during long car journeys. 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A few stamps from the previous owner on the paste-down end papers, two on the front free end papers and one on the half-title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall remains in good reading condition, a rare find with interesting photographic plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48683786371411,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_ed2a5745-20da-45f6-bc80-7612fc07901e.webp?v=1716396355"},{"product_id":"passion-play-george-bernard-shaw-limited-edition-1971-bertram-rota","title":"Passion Play: A Dramatic Fragment, 1878","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShaw (George Bernard). Passion Play; A Dramatic Fragment 1878. \u003c\/strong\u003eEdited by Jerald E. Bringle. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWindhover Press, Iowa, and Bertram Rota Ltd, 1971. First Edition Thus. Limited edition, one of 350 numbered copies in Romanée in red, grey, blue and black on Italian Umbria paper; this being copy number 272. Folio. Quarter white cloth, spine with printed label, patterned boards, uncut. With cloth slipcase. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very heavily foxed copy externally, but with clean and bright pages that are tightly bound and free of inscriptions. Housed in the matching slipcase that is, likewise, heavily foxed to panels and slightly frayed to extremities; else clean with no splits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful, luxurious limited edition of this early and incomplete play in blank verse by George Bernard Shaw. Written in 1878, shortly after his arrival in London at the age of 21, the play seems to be conceived as a skeptical retelling of the Gospel story in two acts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48687990767955,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_13_f7abdf8f-6d3b-4ef0-ac4f-85509298b8c9.webp?v=1776427774"},{"product_id":"the-postman-always-rings-twice-james-mallahan-cain-folio-society-2012","title":"The Postman Always Rings Twice","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James Mallahan Cain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2012]. Introduced by Steve Erickson, illustrated by Patrick Leger. 228 × 150 × 19 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xi [xii–xiv], [1–2] 3–119 [120–122]: [7] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [iii], 18, 35, 50, 82, 99 and 114). Type: Photina. Printed and bound by T.J. 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In like slipcase that shows some shelf-wear, as pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48687991423315,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_d499044e-a1c2-4230-a340-da72978c0c65.webp?v=1716534401"},{"product_id":"a-christmas-carol-charles-dickens-folio-society-2003-sealed","title":"A Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2003]. Illustrated by Michael Foreman. 252 × 192 × 31 mm. Pp. [1–12] 13–173 [174–176]: [8] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [3], 24, 41, 73, 88, 120, 137 and 156). Type: Caslon. Printed and bound by Cambridge University Press. Full blue buckram with a design in white, pale blue, red, black and gold by Foreman; white endleaves with colour paintings by Foreman. Red slip case. This is the second separate Folio edition of this text, which was published in a facsimile edition in 1970, and was also included in the Christmas books of 1988. In addition to Foreman’s colour paintings, there are 29 monochrome drawings by him printed in the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is new and sealed with very light bumping to rear corners of slipcase. The last four pictures are taken of another edition of this book, just so one can see its wonderful illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48695322411347,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_ed69e1c3-570a-41a8-b44c-9e0336445a57.webp?v=1716551516"},{"product_id":"the-sleepy-song-book-florence-campbell-1915-george-harrap","title":"The Sleepy-Song Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sleepy-Song Book by Eugene Field May Byron.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: George G. 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In like dust wrapper that is a little foxed and grubby, has nibbling and a tiny bit of wear to extremities and has had some tears taped on the inside with archival tape; now placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766380015955,"sku":"","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_152430537-Photoroom.webp?v=1717258225"},{"product_id":"paddington-at-work-michael-bond-first-edition-print-1966","title":"Paddington at Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003ePaddington at Work by Michael Bond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003eLondon: Collins, [1966]. First edition, first impression. Pp. 127. Publisher's clay-coloured binding, silver titles to spine, plain endpapers; in unclipped dust wrapper showing price 10s 6d to front flap. Very good book with lightest bumping to spine tips, foxing to edges and a few spots sporadically throughout. In like dust wrapper that is a little foxed, has a lightly sunned spine, nibbling to extremities (with very little loss to spine tips) and four small closed tears; now placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766415733075,"sku":"","price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_153824452-Photoroom.webp?v=1717258297"},{"product_id":"paddington-takes-the-test-michael-bond-first-edition-print-1979","title":"Paddington Takes the Test","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003ePaddington Takes the Test by Michael Bond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003eLondon: Collins, [1979]. First edition, first impression. Pp. 125. Publisher's clay-coloured binding, silver titles to spine, plain endpapers; in unclipped dust wrapper lacking price to front flap. Very good book with lightest bumping to corners, a little foxing to edges, prelims, and a few spots of foxing sporadically throughout. In like dust wrapper that is a little tanned and has a little nibbling to extremities; now placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766451384659,"sku":"","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_155241679-Photoroom.webp?v=1717258406"},{"product_id":"the-twits-roald-dahl-first-edition-1980-jonathan-cape-quentin-blake","title":"The Twits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eThe Twits by Roald Dahl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eLondon: Jonathan Cape, [1980]. First UK edition, first impression. Pp. 80. Publisher's original red binding, gilt lettering to spine, plain endpapers. In original dust wrapper showing £3.50 price to front flap. Very good book, with a little bumping to spine tips and corners, a small, discoloured strip to lower portion of rear board, a few spots of foxing to edges and prelims, and pages 64 to 80 being of a darker colour than the rest of the pages. In a very good dust wrapper that is sunned to spine, a little creased to extremities and showing a little faded marking to rear panel (which is red on the inside of the wrapper); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003enow placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e Clean and uninscribed otherwise. A lovely example overall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766485987667,"sku":"","price":195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_162146839-Photoroom.webp?v=1717258537"},{"product_id":"charlie-the-chocolate-factory-roald-dahl-signed-first-uk-edition-1967-b","title":"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, [1967]. Pp 127. First UK edition, first impression. Illustrated boards and spine with black lettering. Bumping to corners, a little wear to spine tips, including a very small, 0.5 cm tear to rear board, and a 3 cm tear to front joint. Plastic film slightly torn in places. Spine a little cocked. A few spots of foxing to an otherwise tanned text block, as well as to prelims. One or two faded smudges throughout, not affecting text, nor illustrations. Free of inscriptions. A lovely example overall of this Roald Dahl early classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[together with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLoosely inserted \u003cstrong\u003ecard signed, dedicated and dated by the author Roald Dahl\u003c\/strong\u003e \"To Neil with love Roald Dahl 1979\" in blue marker. Signed on the famous Gipsy House, Great Missenden letterhead postcard, which was home to the late, great Roald Dahl and his family, and the scene of much of Dahl's inspired magic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766515380563,"sku":"","price":895.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/SIGNEDCharlieandtheChocolateFactoryROALDDAHLAllenUnwin19671STEDITION_1.webp?v=1726914617"},{"product_id":"james-and-the-giant-peach-roald-dahl-first-edition-alfred-knopf-second-print","title":"James and the Giant Peach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. With illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew York: Alfred A. Knopf, [1961]. First US edition, Second State, with four-line colophon reading \"Bound by The Book Press, New York.\" Octavo (26cm); orange cloth, titled in gilt on spine, with pictorial elements embossed onto front cover, green endpapers, and no ISBN present on rear cover; price-clipped dustjacket; [viii],118,[2]pp; illus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good book with very little bumping to corners and spine tips, a little discolouration to extremities and a few spots of foxing to edges. In like dust wrapper with foxing and a little marking to panels, a few faded stains to spine, some chipping to extremities and a little loss to spine tips; price-clipped. Now placed in an archival sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766641668435,"sku":"","price":220.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_173148494-Photoroom.webp?v=1717259017"},{"product_id":"esio-trot-roald-dahl-first-edition-print-1990-quentin-blake","title":"Esio Trot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEsio Trot by Roald Dahl. With illustrations by Quentin Blake. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: Jonathan Cape, [1990]. First edition, first printing. Publisher's blue binding, gilt lettering to spine, plain endpapers; with unclipped dustwrapper showing price £6.95 to front flap. Near-fine book with lightest bumping to one corner and a couple of foxing spots to edges. In like dust wrapper with a few foxing spots and a little discolouration to spine. A very lovely copy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766650417491,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_173946160-Photoroom.webp?v=1717259076"},{"product_id":"the-minpins-roald-dahl-first-edition-1991-patrick-benson","title":"The Minpins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eThe Minpins by Roald Dahl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eLondon: Jonathan Cape, [1991]. First edition, first print; in unclipped dust wrapper. Publisher's illustrated boards with lettering to front board and spine, and red endpapers; in unclipped dust wrapper showing price £8.99 to front flap. Near-fine book with only mildest bumping to upper spine tip and rear corners. In like dust wrapper with only a little crease to upper portion of the spine; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003enow placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e. A near-fine example overall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766661787987,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_175048714-Photoroom.webp?v=1717259126"},{"product_id":"dirty-beasts-roald-dahl-first-us-edition-print-1983-rosemary-fawcett","title":"Dirty Beasts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirty Beasts by Roald Dahl. With illustrations by Rosemary Fawcett.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew York: Farrar Straus Giroux, [1983]. First US edition, first impression. Publisher's burgundy cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine and plain endpapers;\u0026amp;nbsp;in original, unclipped dust wrapper showing price $11.95 to front flap. Very good book with a little bumping to corners, light cocking to spine and one or two innocuous handling marks throughout. In like dust wrapper that is a little creased to extremities and has a couple of small, closed tears to extremities and now placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality. A nice copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766673715539,"sku":"","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_180603227-Photoroom.webp?v=1717259194"},{"product_id":"stephen-king-lot-first-edition-print-pet-sematary-misery-the-stand","title":"Pet Sematary; Misery; The Stand; Four Past Midnight; The Tommy-Knockers; Gerald's Game; Rose Madder; The Bazaar of Bad Dreams; Sleeping Beauties","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePet Sematary by Stephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1983]. First UK edition, first impression, international export edition. Publisher's black binding, gilt lettering to spine, plain endpapers. In original, unclipped dust wrapper, lacking price to front flap. Good book with crease down the middle of boards and spine, bumping to corners and spine tips, tanning and foxing to text block and prelims, and text block ever so-slightly cocked. In like dust wrapper with sunning to spine, tanning and a little peeling to extremities, and foxing to flaps and on the inside. A very, very light cigarette smell to the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[together with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMisery by Stephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1987]. First UK edition, first impression. Publisher's blue binding, silver lettering to spine, plain endpapers. In original dust wrapper showing price £11.95 to front flap. Good book with bumping to corners and spine tips, a little wear and marking to boards, pages tanned and text block ever-so-slightly cocked. In very good dust wrapper with yellowing and a bit of creasing to extremities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[together with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tommy-Knockers by Stephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1988]. First UK edition, first impression. Publisher's black binding, gilt lettering to spine, plain endpapers. In original dust wrapper showing price £12.95 to front flap. Good book with crushing to spine tips, crease down the spine, a few small marks to boards, tanning and foxing to text block and prelims, and spine significantly cocked. In a very good dust wrapper with a few marks to panels, a little peeling and yellowing to extremities, and foxing on the inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[together with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFour Past Midnight by Stephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1990]. First UK edition, first impression. Publisher's black binding, gilt lettering to spine, plain endpapers. In original dust wrapper showing price £14.99 to front flap. Very good book with mild crushing to spine tips and light bumping to corners. In a near-fine dust wrapper with clean, bright panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[together with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Stand by Stephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1990]. First UK edition, first impression of the complete and uncut edition, with illustrations by Bernie Wrightson. Publisher's black binding, gilt lettering to spine, plain endpapers. In original dust wrapper showing price £14.95 to front flap. Very good book with mild crushing to spine tips and light bumping to corners. In a near-fine dust wrapper with clean, bright panels, that is lightly creased to front flap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[together with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerald's Game by Stephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1992]. First UK edition, first impression. Publisher's black binding, gilt lettering to spine, plain endpapers. In original dust wrapper showing price £14.99 to front flap. Very good book with light crushing to spine tips, a few marks and foxing spots to text block, spine lightly cocked. In a very good dust wrapper with a little foxing on the inside and a little creasing to extremities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[together with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRose Madder by Stephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1995]. First UK edition, first impression. Publisher's black binding, gilt lettering to spine, illustrated endpapers. In original dust wrapper showing price £16.99 to front flap. Near-fine book with only a lightly rolled spine. In very good dust wrapper with a sunned spine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[together with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [2015]. First UK edition, first impression. Publisher's red binding, black lettering to spine, black endpapers. In original dust wrapper showing price £20 to front flap. Very good book with light bumping to spine tips and corners and a few small marks to edges. In like dust wrapper that is a little creased to extremities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[together with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [2017]. First UK edition, first impression, featuring the limited edition hidden cover illustration. Publisher's deep blue binding, illustration to cover and lettering in blue to spine, illustrated endpapers. Near-fine book with just a little bumping to spine tips and one corner. In like dust wrapper with just a little creasing to extremities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll dust wrappers have now placed in removable, protective sleeves of archival quality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766696227155,"sku":"","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_a406bd8e-3107-468c-90a2-2233cde60502.jpg?v=1721060372"},{"product_id":"all-the-light-we-cannot-see-anthony-doerr-first-uk-edition-2014","title":"All the Light We Cannot See","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: Fourth Estate, [2014]. First UK edition, first impression. Pp. 531. Publisher's cream-coloured binding, gilt lettering to spine, cream endpapers; with unclipped dust wrapper showing price £16.99 to front flap. Very good book with light bumping to two corners and spine tips, a crease down the spine, and a lightly cocked spine. In a near-fine dust wrapper with only the lightest creasing to spine tips;now placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the stunningly beautiful instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766708547923,"sku":"","price":110.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240601_130622903_2-Photoroom.webp?v=1717259282"},{"product_id":"the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-arthur-rackham-washington-irving-1959-c-f-braun","title":"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlhambra: C F Braun \u0026amp; Co, 1959. 23.4 cm x 17.5, pp. 165. Reprint of the earlier George G Harrap \u0026amp; Company edition. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with black and white plates. Beautifully quarter-bound in burgundy leather with gilt lettering to spine and paper sides, and plain endpapers. Creamy, thicker, ivory paper, with crisp lettering. A little offsetting to endpapers, a little wear to corners and some foxing to edges. No dust wrapper, as issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766720541011,"sku":"","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240601_133850357-Photoroom.webp?v=1717259438"},{"product_id":"selected-war-poems-edward-thomas-folio-society-2017-limited-edition-david-gentleman-signed","title":"Selected War Poems","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eSelected War Poems by Edward Thomas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2017]. I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003entroduced by Andrew Motion, lithographs by David Gentleman. 250 × 180 × 17 mm. Pp. [1–2], [i–vi] vii–xvi, [1–2] 3–66 [67–70]: [15] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [v], 3, 66, and between pp. 10–11, 18–19, 26–27, 34–35, 42–43 and 58–59). Type: Bembo. Typeset by Gloucester Typesetting Services. Printed letterpress by Stonehouse Fine Press on Zerkall mould-made paper with the lithographs by Curwen Studio. Bound by L.E.G.O. in quarter dark green leather with paper boards by Victoria Hall; dark green-brown endleaves. Dark green-brown slip case blocked in gold. The edition statement, each\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003esigned by Gentleman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, reads in part ‘limited to 1250 numbered copies for sale to members of The Folio Society, and 20 lettered copies hors de commerce’. Gentleman’s illustrations consist of three full-page lithographs, six colour double-page spreads and nine vignettes. Containing 50 poems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eA limited edition published to commemorate the poet’s death in April 1917 and designed to emulate the fine press editions of the early 20th century. In series with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eSelected Poems of Rupert Brooke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eSelected Poems of Wilfred Owen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is copy number 469.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eCondition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003eis like new and in its original box from the Folio Society; just not sealed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eThe last few photos are stock photos for illustrative purposes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003eEdward Thomas only began writing poetry two years before he was killed in action at Arras in 1917. Long regarded as a ‘poet’s poet’, he is now acknowledged as one of the greatest writers of the English countryside, his verse grounded in a pastoral patriotism that makes him unique among the poets of the First World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48856243568979,"sku":"","price":210.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240611_124253138-Photoroom.webp?v=1718356101"},{"product_id":"charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-roald-dahl-first-us-edition-1964","title":"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. With illustrations by Joseph Schindelman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew York: Alfred A. Knopf, [1964]. First US edition, second state, without the inclusion of the paper manufacturer in the colophon [printing information] on the last page. Pp. 161. Publisher's red cloth with an embossed title image to front, gilt lettering to spine, red top edge, and yellow endpapers; in original dust wrapper with price of $3.95 to front flap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition overall; light bump and a strip of discolouration to bottom of front board, very light bumping to corners and spine tips, spine a little cocked and a few light marks left behind to one of the front pages after an inscription in pencil was carefully erased. 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Ltd., charting the transformation from Peter’s initial appearance in a picture letter, to the glorious full-colour deluxe first commercial edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003eA stunning production from Folio Society limited to only 1000 copies, out of which this is copy number 697. Brand-new in Folio Society's original wrapping, only opened for condition checking and placed back in the box. The last few photos are stock pictures for illustrative purposes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tale of Peter Rabbit, the Warne Archive Collection\u003c\/b\u003e. 6 vols (see below). Reprographics by Pureprint. Clamshell box by Tiny Box Maker in pale blue cloth titled (as above) blocked in silver and decorated in blue, lined with dark blue paper printed with repeat design in silver. The six volumes are as follows:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Market Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[1] The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter\u003c\/b\u003e. [Facsimile]. 149 × 109 × 12 mm. Pp. [1–88]. Printed and bound by Pureprint in full pale brown paper decorated in black; white endleaves. A reproduction of the privately printed edition of 1901. Rests in its own recess of the box. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Market Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[2] The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter\u003c\/b\u003e. [Facsimile]. 130 × 95 × 11 mm. Pp. [1–88]. Printed and bound by Pureprint in clear paper. A reproduction of the maquette produced by Potter for Frederick Warne in 1902. Protected in a dark blue paper folder decorated in silver. Rests in its own recess of the box. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Market Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[3] The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter\u003c\/b\u003e. [Facsimile]. 143 × 107 × 13 mm. Pp. [i–ii], [1–7] 8–97 [98–102]. Printed and bound by Pureprint in full orange cloth decorated in brown with inset printed paper label; printed endleaves. A reproduction of the first commercial de luxe edition of 1902. Rests in its own recess of the box. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Market Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[4–5] [Letters]. [Facsimiles]\u003c\/b\u003e. [My dear Noel]. 203 × 123 × 1 mm. Pp. 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Printed and bound by Kingsbury Press in full paper blocked with design in silver. The volume lies in the pocket of the box lining.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48856277844307,"sku":"","price":295.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240611_122417483-Photoroom.webp?v=1718356408"},{"product_id":"one-two-buckle-my-shoe-agatha-christie-first-edition-1940","title":"One, Two, Buckle My Shoe","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Crime Club by Collins, [1940]. First edition, first impression. Publisher's original red cloth binding, black lettering to spine, plain endpapers. Lacking notoriously rare dust wrapper. Very good book overall. Externally spine is lightly cocked, there is a little bump to lower front corner, mild crushing to spine tips with only one or two spots of wear to hinges, and a few spots of foxing to edges. Previous owner's embosser to FFEP and half-title and inscription in pen to FFEP (Home Farm, Xmas 1940). Clean and uninscribed otherwise, with hardly any internal wear other than mild tanning to pages. Scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommencing with the death of Poirot's dentist, the plot of Christie's One, Two, Buckle My Show develops into a tale of blackmail, dual identity, and murder. 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Very good book with a cocked spine and a crease down the spine, together with light bumping to spine tips and corners. In a near-fine dust wrapper with a little creasing to extremities; now placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48856339382611,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240604_154006557-Photoroom.webp?v=1718356980"},{"product_id":"one-hundred-years-of-solitude-gabriel-garcia-marquez-folio-society-2006-neil-packer","title":"One Hundred Years of Solitude","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2006]. In shrinkwrap, therefore impression number is unknown. 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Type: Laurentian. Printed and bound by Kösel in full blue cloth printed in black and blocked in gold with design by Cooper; blue-green endleaves. Gold slip case. In addition to the colour lino-cut collage plates, Cooper has supplied black and white chapter headings and a title-page spread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNEW in Folio Society's original wrapping paper. No bumps, nor dents. A fine copy. 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