Early dust-jackets

First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's white cloth, titles to spine in magenta, pale blue endpapers, minor cockling to the free endpapers, couple of smudges to the perilous white cloth, with the dust jacket, somewhat marked and lightly chipped with a small puncture to the front panel.

First edition, inscribed by the author to Sacheverell Sitwell; 8vo; scattered light foxing; publisher's emerald green cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with the unclipped dustjacket, slightly marked with some light wear to the lower edge, otherwise a very good copy.

First edition, inscribed by the author to Sacheverell Sitwell; 8vo; frontispiece tipped in, unmarked internally; publisher's green cloth, orange paper label to spine, lettered in black, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket, dustjacket marked, with some edge nicks and two neat tape repairs to inside top of jacket, otherwise a very good clean copy.

First edition, inscribed by the author to Sacheverell Sitwell; 8vo; slight marginal toning to leaves, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's green boards, black lettering to upper cover, with the unclipped dustjacket, slightly worn and marked, with the NPG tissue wrapping with label.

First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author to Sacheverell Sitwell; 8vo; light offsetting to endpapers, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's brown printed boards, spine and upper cover lettered in black, slight spotting to edges, with the unclipped peach dustjacket, title printed in blue within elaborate border, floral device to upper cover, with the NPG tissue wrapping with label.

First complete edition, first impression, first issue; 8vo; mild partial browning to the endpapers; publisher's green cloth, titles to upper board and spine gilt, green topstain, with the dust jacket; an exceptional copy in the dust jacket.

First edition, twice inscribed by the author; 8vo; light toning to leaves, very occasional light marks; publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering to spine, corners and spine ends slightly bumped, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket by John Farman, slightly toned and marked, light edgewear, some dampstaining to lower edge, otherwise very good; with the 1966 typescript, signed by the author, a few tears to first and last few pages, rust marks from an old bulldog clip, slight creasing and age toning, but very interesting nonetheless; 114pp.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's black boards, titles to spine gilt, with the dust jacket; a fine copy.

First Calder edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's purple boards, titles to spine gilt, with the dust jacket, very lightly toned on the verso and with a couple of trivial scuffs; a superb copy, uncommon thus.

First edition, first printing; 8vo; contemporary ownership signature to front pastedown, page stock somewhat toned as often, a few minor smudges to prelims; publisher's green cloth, titles to spine gilt, pictorial dust-jacket, some typical but only mild fading to the spine and a little general sunning, otherwise a tight, square and bright; a superior copy of one of the greatest American novels of the 20th century.