Collages

Anaïs Nin

First edition, 1964, Jacket design by Keith Cunningham

With only a few minor scratch marks and rubbings, the book's striking dust jacket is in excellent condition. There is a slight break in the central binding but the pages are still very much intact. The book also contains no evidence fading or yellowing.

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The Journey to the East

Hermann Hesse

TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY HILDA ROSNER

First English edition (3rd impression), 1970, Jacket design by Keith Cunningham

There are minor signs of wear on the dust jacket: a slight yellowing of the front and spine, and a few scratch marks, all hardly noticeable. The book itself, however, is in impeccable condition; the binding is tight and the pages are clean.

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Silence

Shusaku Endo

TRANSLATED FROM THE JAPANESE BY WILLIAM JOHNSTON

First British Commonwealth edition, 1976

This edition is in very good condition. There is evidence of slight yellowing on and around the spine, as well as a small, barely noticeble ink mark on the front. Otherwise, the dust jacket is pristine with no blemishes. With the exception of the tips of a few central pages, which have been dog-eared, the book itself has been beautifully preserved, with no signs of marking or discolouring.

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Spring Night

Tarjei Vesaas

TRANSLATED FROM THE NORWEGIAN BY KENNETH G. CHAPMAN

First British Commonwealth edition, 1972, Jacket design by Keith Cunningham

The only signs of wear are on the dust jacket, with light scratches along the edges of the spine and along the top and bottom of the front cover. Otherwise, the book is as good as new.

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The Miscreant

Jean Cocteau

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY DOROTHY WILLIAMS, ILLUSTRATED WITH DRAWINGS BY COCTEAU

First British Commonwealth edition (3rd impression), 1975

Other than having a light crease across the front of the dust jacket, this book is in remarkably good condition. The binding is tight and the pages are clean, giving it the appearance of a newly published edition.

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Yayá Garcia

Machado de Assis

TRANSLATED FROM THE PORTUGUESE BY R. L. SCOTT-BUCCLEUCH

First British Commonwealth edition, 1976, Jacket designed by Keith Cunningham

This book is in very good condition. Other than a small tear and crease mark at the top of the dust jacket's front, and a few early pages with slightly loose binding, there is little to suggest that the book is over thirty years old.

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Parsifal

Peter Vansittart

First edition, 1988, Jacket design by Keith Cunningham

The dust jacket has yellowed slightly but still remains in an excellent condition with only a few small clippings along the top, and no scratch marks or fading. The pages of the book are all as new, without any inscriptions or loose binding.

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Planus

Blaise Cendrars

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY NINA ROOTES

First British Commonwealth edition, 1972, Jacket design by Keith Cunningham

The dust jacket has three barely visible stains on the front as well as some evidence of yellowing on the back. The book, nonetheless, is in very good condition, with no scratches or markings, neither on its cover nor among its pages.

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The Sea and Poison

Shusaku Endo

TRANSLATED FROM THE JAPANESE AND WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MICHAEL GALLAGHER

First British Commonwealth edition, 1972, Jacket design by Keith Cunningham

This edition is in impeccable condition. There are no signs of wear on either the pages of the book or the dust jacket. It is as good as new.

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From Winchester To This

Wille Donaldson

First edition, 1998, MINT condition – these are the last brand new copies for sale with EXCLUSIVE Donaldson archive material

The Willie Donaldson cult has grown apace since his death in 2005 and the acclaimed and highly recommended biography by Terence Blacker. As part of our Peter Owen Archive project, we are delighted able to offer a very special package to recent fans who have not read his inimitable memoir before.

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Under a Glass Bell

Anaïs Nin

WITH ENGRAVINGS BY IAN HUGO

First British Commonwealth edition, 1968

This edition is in excellent condition. The only signs of wear are on the dust jacket, which contains a few light scratches and rubbings. The book itself, however, is as good as new, as are the Hugo engravings.

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