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London: Hutchinson SIGNED INSCRIPTION by COWARD, red leather with gilt titling, Hutchinson's Booklovers Library issue, undated but 44th thousand, lacks fep but there is a free fly before the half-title, minor spotting to closed edge, tidy copy with inscription to title " For Thora Knowles from Noel Coward" we have compared this signature with one in the book 'Noel' by Charles Castle (pg 120) and we believe it to be genuine, 288pp + adverts at rear and port. frontis. DUSTWRAPPER is unclipped with minimal handling wear, short black marker stripe to spine, small ink 'squiggle' to rear panel, dust jacket is from a 14th thousandth copy. Signed by Author. reprint. Full-Leather. Very Good/Very Good. 16mo - over 5? - 6? tall.

New Zealand: Penguin, 2006. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Mint sixth printing in Brodart cover - Flat Signed by author, "Signed" sticker on front. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First five printings were in paperback - this is the first NZ Penguin printing in hardback.

Original blue cloth and gilt titling on spine sunned. Boards tanned, mainly around edges. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges of pages untrimmed and some remain unopened. Bookplate tipped in on front end-paper. Copy number 555 signed by Huxley on page between half-title and title page. Binding sound. Text clean throughout except barely noticable tanning where dust-jacket inserted as page marker (!)
Rare, unclipped (42/-) cream dust-jacket creased in three places where folded and inserted, with pencilled notes erased from front top outer corner. Edges tanned, marginal wear, some spotting, but complete.

New York: Braziller, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Dust Jacket protected in a new Brodart cover. Dedicated to a publisher in USA. Some rubbing to dustjacket. Signed with a dedication to Helen Dresser - a Random House Representative. It is very rare to find a signed book by Janet Frame.

Auckland, New Zealand: Hodder Moa, 2007. First printing. Hardcover. As New/as new. Flat signed by Tana on 27/9/2007 on title page with original sales receipt and order form. Bought by me from the book shop.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1961 Illstd with b&w photos. SIGNED BY EDMUND HILLARY ON THE TITLE PAGE. The book is near fine, just very faint foxing in the endpapers. Dust jacket is intact and bright, protected in a fitted clear film sleeve.