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119 113 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED 581. [Fryer (Edward)] The Works of James Barry Historical Painter, 2volls., 4to, L. (T. Cadell & W. Davies) 1809, First Edn., portrait frontis, illus., marble endpapers, contemp. hf. calf, gilt lettered & decor. spine. (2) €200-€300 582. Carver (Raymond) Early for the Dance , (Ewert 1986) First Edn. Fine. No. 28 of 100 Copies printed on Mohawk Superfine paper, hand sewn in paper wrappers, at Firefly Press, Mass. and Signed by Author; Intimacy, (Ewert 1987) First Edn. No. 62 of 75 numbered Copies Signed by the Author (the entire edition), on Rives paper, handbound in boards at Firefly Press, Mass. Near Fine in decorative boards as issued, spine slightly toned. (2) €150-€200 583. de Bernieres (Louis) Captain Corelli's Mandolin , First UK Edn.(1994), cloth, d.w. in removable cover, Signed, "for Philip Murray / Kilkenny 2000 / Louis de Bernieres", White boards rubbed; Corelli's Mandolin, Advance Reader's Edition (Pantheon NY, 1994). Original printed wrappers, Signed dated 1994 to ffep. In original card slip case; Birds Without Wings, First UK Edn., (2004), Signed, dated 1998 (sic) on adhesive label to title page; A Day Out for Mehmet Erbil ( Belmont Press, 1999), ill. Eileen Hogan, Ltd Edn. 224/250, bound with leather spine, Signed by author and illustrator, beautiful copy, near Fine - top edge dusty; Gunter Weber's Confession (Tartarus Press, 2001), Ltd. Edn. 22/100. Frontis by David Johnson, hand-set by Alan Anderson at Tragara Press, printed on Zerkall paper, Signed by Author. Print, numbered 22/25, Signed by David Johnson, laid in. Marbled boards and matching slipcase; A Day Out for Mehmet Erbil, Belmont Press, 1999, ill. Eileen Hogan, Ltd Edn. One of 26 De Luxe Copies (with 2 extra prints in pocket), lettered A to Z, this copy C. Signed by Author and Illustrator. Fine in original slip case; The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts ; The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman; Senor Vivo & The Coca Lord. All in removable protector covers. All 3 Signed, "for Philip Murray / Kilkenny 2000 / Louis de Bernieres". All v.g. some edges spotted, top edges dusty. (9) €500-€700 584. Rushdie (Salman) The Satanic Verses, (Viking 1988) First US Edn., v.g. in cloth, d.w.; Fury , (Cape 2001) v.g. in cloth, d.w.; Haroun and the Sea Stories, (Granta 1990) v.g. in cloth d.w.; The Jaguar Smile Nicaraguan Journey, (Picador 1987) paperback . V.g. in wrappers; Is Nothing Sacred? The Herbert Read Memorial Lecture 6 February 1990, v.g. in wrappers as issued; Midnight's Children, (Knopf 1981) First US Edn., v.g. in cloth, d.w., end papers and edges toned, top edge dusty. (5) €100-€150