TIMED ONLINE RARE BOOK SALE 24th April 2024

78 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED 72 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED 403. Landy (Derek) Five First Editions. Skulduggery Pleasant, (2007), signed, Skulduggery Pleasant Dark Days, (2010) with specially printed sticker "Limited Collector's Edition only at WH Smith" signed, dated 23.9.10; Skulduggery Pleasant Playing with Fire, (2008) signed. The Faceless Ones, (2009), with matching "Limited Collector's Edition" sticker, signed. All v.g. cloth, dust wrapper in removable protective glassine. All First US Edns. (Harper Collins) in cloth, v.g . Skulduggery Pleasa nt, (2007), First Paperback, v.g. (5) €50-€70 404. Duffy (Carol Ann) Fifth Last Son, (Headland Publications 1982) First Edn, v.g. in printed wrappers, inscribed "May 92 for Philip, love as ever - Carol Ann." light toning to spine; Thrown Voices (Turret Books 1986) v.g. in unprinted boards. No. 31 of 100 numbered copies (ed. 1000) signed by author. Additional inscription "for Philip with good wishes / Carol Ann" Selling Manhattan, (Anvil 1985) First Edn., v.g. in wrappers. Inscribed "for Phil and Vivien with love / Carol Ann"; Standing Female Nude, (Anvil 1989) rep. inscribed "for Phil and Vivien with love / Carol Ann," Selected Poems, (Penguin / Anvil) rep. inscribed "for Phil and Vivien with warmest wishes & love / Carol Ann / Sligo September 1998"; Meantime, (Anvil 1993) First Edn., v.g. in wrappers inscribed "for Phil - best wishes / Carol Ann,"; The Other Country, (Anvil 1990) First Edn., v.g. in wrappers. Inscribed "for Phil and Vivien, Emily, Joe & Jenny - with love / Carol Ann." and two others. (9) €60-€90 405. Barnes (Julian) Nine First UK Editions. Cross Channel, (Cape 1996), signed, dated 18.i.96; Staring at the Sun, (1986) signed, A History of the World in 101/2 Chapters, (Cape, 1989) signed,; England, England, (Cape 1998), signed, dated 3/9/98.; Talking it Over, (Cape 1991) signed, The Porcupine, (Cape 1992) signed, 5 Nov. 1992.; Love e tc., (Cape 2000) inscribed "to Philip / that poor doctor of Sligo / from Julian Barnes who unlike Dan Kavanagh / has never been treated by him, 14 Sept. 2000 - best wishes.." Letters from London (Picador, wrappers) signed ; Arthur and George, (Cape, 2005) decorative cloth, no dust wrapper issued, signed. All very good in unclipped dust wrapper. Laid in: 5 acs re signing of books, 2 in original envelopes. (9) €600-€700