ANTHONY BURGESS.
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A Collection of His Books. |
All First Editions in very good condition unless otherwise described.
TIME FOR A TIGER. 1956. Excellent copy of the Author’s first novel. The dw, which prints newspaper reviews on the flaps & rear, is internally soiled & stained but the pictorial upper panel & spine are complete, clean & clear. £275.00
TIME FOR A TIGER. 1956. 2nd impression of the Author’s first book. £20.00
THE ENEMY IN THE BLANKET. 1958. Dw frayed, chipped & soiled but still attractive with its pictorial upper panel & spine. Author's second novel. Name on front end paper. £85.00
BEDS IN THE EAST. 1959. Dw with a few closed tears but practically complete. Wrapper design by John Rowland. £85.00
BEDS IN THE EAST. 1959. Ex-library copy with library sticky label partially removed from front end paper. Library stamp on title page. Reading copy only. £6.00
MALAYAN TRILOGY. 1964. Pan Books. Time for a Tiger:The Enemy in the Blanket & Beds in the East. 1st thus. Original pictoral wraps. £8.00
THE LONG DAY WANES. Nd. (1965) USA. Dw. The Malayan trilogy of Burgess’ first three novels. £20.00
THE LONG DAY WANES. Nd. (1965) USA. Dw. A Malayan Trilogy. Review Copy with review slip enclosed providing price & publication details. £25.00
THE DOCTOR IS SICK. 1960. Dw lightly soiled & foxed but complete. Signed and dated (3/11/90) by author on title page. £225.00
THE DOCTOR IS SICK. 1960. £40.00
THE DOCTOR IS SICK. 1960. USA. Dw slightly frayed. The first book by Burgess to be published in the US. £30.00
THE RIGHT TO AN ANSWER. 1960. Dw. £50.00
THE RIGHT TO AN ANSWER. 1960. £20.00
DEVIL OF A STATE. 1961. Signed by the author on the title page. Cloth slightly faded at head of upper case otherwise very good. Dw soiled & internally strengthened but practically complete. £40.00
DEVIL OF A STATE. 1961. Dw chipped and dust soiled. £15.00
THE WORM AND THE RING. 1961. Uncorrected Proof Copy in original printed wraps. This edition was suppressed because of a suspected libel. A revised edition appeared 9 years later. £550.00
THE WORM AND THE RING. 1961. Dw chipped at head of spine with larger chip at base of spine. Neither text nor illustration affected. Price clipped. Uncommon having been withdrawn because of the suspected libel case £385.00
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. 1962. Dw with two closed tears on the rear panel. Review copy with review slip & publication date announcement loosely inserted. £2000.00
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. 1962. Dw chipped, torn, rubbed & internally repaired but with print & upper illustration almost complete. £1,100.00
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. 1962. Penguin. Paperback. £10.00
THE WANTING SEED. 1962. Dw slightly frayed along upper edge. Some patchy discolouration to the green cloth covers and particularly along the spine. £40.00
THE WANTING SEED. 1965. Pan Books. Original wraps. 1st Thus. £6.00
THE WANTING SEED. 1973. Penguin Books. Original pictorial wraps. £4.00
HONEY FOR THE BEARS. 1963. Dw very slightly rubbed. £60.00
HONEY FOR THE BEARS. 1965. Reprint. Dw. £6.00
THE NOVEL TO-DAY. 1963. Near fine in original printed wraps. Photo/ illus. With a select list of discussed contemporary authors. 56pp. Surprisingly uncommon. Published for the British Council and National Book League. £20.00
THE NOVEL NOW. 1966. Proof copy in original drab wraps, a small section of which have been repasted at foot of spine without loss. £25.00
INSIDE MR ENDERBY. 1966. Penguin Books. Original wraps. 1st thus. £4.00
THE EVE OF SAINT VENUS. 1964. Dw. Inscribed & signed by the illustrator, Edward Pagram. £40.00
LANGUAGE MADE PLAIN. 1964. Dw. Name on front end paper ow excellent copy of an uncommon title. £45.00
NOTHING LIKE THE SUN. 1964. Uncorrected Proof Copy in original printed wraps. Novel on Shakespeare as lover and artist. £40.00
NOTHING LIKE THE SUN. 1964. Dw a little chipped. A Story of Shakespeare's Love-life. £30.00
NOTHING LIKE THE SUN. 1964. Dw. Ex-Library Copy. £4.00
NOTHING LIKE THE SUN. 1965. NY. Original pictorial wraps creased on upper panel. Signed by the Author on title page. 1st thus. £12.00
A VISION OF BATTLEMENTS. 1965. Dw. This book written in 1949 was the Author's "first extended piece of fiction". Illustrated by E Pagram. £65.00
AUGUSTUS CARR.Esq. by H BASHFORD. Being the Autobiography of a really good man. 1966. 1st Thus. Dw. The book was published anonymously in 1924 & here Anthony Burgess reveals the author's identity in his introduction. £12.00
TREMOR OF INTENT. 1966. Uncorrected Proof Copy in original printed wraps containing a brief description of the plot. £30.00
TREMOR OF INTENT. 1966. Dw very slightly rubbed along edges. £25.00
TREMOR OF INTENT. 1966. £10.00
COACHING DAYS OF ENGLAND. 1966. An account of whatever was most remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance & Curiosity in the time of the Coaches of England between the years 1750 & 1850. Historical commentary by Anthony Burgess. Illustrated with a great number of drawings & prints. Oblong folio. Dw a little frayed. Bottom of front & rear blank end papers damp worn. £35.00
THE AGE OF THE GRAND TOUR containing sketches of the manners & customs, in letters, writings & journals, between 1720-1820 together with the story of such traffic by Anthony BURGESS & an appreciation of the Art of Europe in the Eighteenth Century by Francis HASKELL. 1967. Dw frayed, internally repaired but complete. Oblong folio. £50.00
URGENT COPY. 1968. Literary Studies. Uncorrected Proof Copy in original wraps. Near fine with a 3pp introduction by author. Literary articles which first appeared in The Times, T.L.S., American Scholar, Hudson Review, Encounter, Horizon, New York Times, Spectator, etc. £20.00
URGENT COPY. 1968. Dw. The best of his book reviews from the Times, T.L.S. New York Times, Hudson Review, American Scholar, Horizon, Spectator etc. £16.50
SHAKESPEARE. 1970. Dw rubbed, torn and frayed but practically complete. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. £15.00
M.F. 1971. Uncorrected Proof Copy in original wraps. £35.00
MF. 1971. Dw. £30.00
MF. 1973. Penguin Books. Original pictorial wraps. 1st thus. £4.00
SOPHOCLES-OEDIPUS THE KING. 1972. USA. Original wraps. Translated & adapted by Burgess with comments by him, M Langham & the composer S Silverman and the exchange of letters between them. £12.00
NAPOLEON SYMPHONY. 1974. Uncorrected Proof Copy in printed wraps giving provisional publication date & price. £20.00
NAPOLEON SYMPHONY. 1974. Dw. £12.00
A LONG TRIP TO TEATIME. 1976. Dw. Jacket design by J Rothenstein. 21 line drawings by Fulvio Testa. Ostensibly for children the narrative of this remarkable book has been made up of a section of an encyclopaedia, the alphabet providing the plot. £15.00
MOSES. 1976. Dempsey & Squires. Dw. With a foreword by author. £12.00
MOSES. 1976. Stonehill. USA. Dw. With a foreword by author. £12.00
ABBA ABBA. 1977. Dw. £12.00
1985. 1978. Dw. Signed and dated 1990 by the author on title page. Name on front end paper. £25.00
NEW YORK. 1978. Time-Life Books. 3rd Printing. Picture covers and endpapers. Photographs in colour by D Budnik, Enrico, Ferorelli, L Freed, J Maisel. £6.00
BEARD'S ROMAN WOMEN. 1977. Dw. Photographs by D Robinson. £16.00
ERNEST HEMINGWAY AND HIS WORLD. 1978. Dw. With 16 illustrations. £16.00
FREUD. 1979. Canada. 5 stapled sheets providing information about the forthcoming TV program on Freud written by Burgess and produced by John McGreevy. The sheets contain 2pp introduction on Freud & the program; notes on A Burgess & 2pp on the record of John McGreevy Productions in a specially printed card wallet with the title Freud on the upper case. £30.00
MAN OF NAZARETH. 1979. USA. Dw. This novel formed the basis for the nationwide T.V. production of "Jesus of Nazareth" and his screen play for the Zeffirelli film. £16.00
EARTHLY POWERS. 1980. Uncorrected Proof Copy in original wraps with provisional price and publication date. £30.00
THE END OF THE WORLD NEWS. 1982. Dw. An Entertainment. Signed by the Author on title page. £20.00
THE END OF THE WORLD NEWS. 1982. Dw. Forword by “John B Wilson BA”. £12.00
THE END OF THE WORLD NEWS. 1983. USA. Dw. £12.00
THIS MAN AND MUSIC. 1982. Dw. Review copy with review slip laid in. £12.00
THIS MAN AND MUSIC. 1982. Dw. £10.00
RICHARD STRAUSS: DER ROSENKAVALIER. 1982. USA. Dw. Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Story adaptation by Burgess. A fine production in the Metropolitan Opera Classics Library series which >includes coloured and black and white plates of the Metropolitan production. The libretto is in both German and English side by side. £20.00
DER ROSENKAVALIER BY RICHARD STRAUSS. 1982. USA. Original wraps. Introduced by G R Marek. Libretto by H von Hofmannsthal. Story adaptation by Burgess. Illustrated with colour & black/white plates from the Metropolitan production of the opera. The softback version of the Metropolitan Classics Library. £10.00
ON GOING TO BED. 1982. Dw. Illustrated with colour plates. £12.00
CYRANO DE BERGERAC. by Edmond ROSTAND. 1985. Translation & adaptation for the modern stage by Anthony Burgess with his 11pp introduction. Original pictoral wraps:-no hardback issued. £12.00
NINETY-NINE NOVELS. 1984. Dw. A Personal Choice of “The Best in English” since 1939. £12.00
ENDERBY'S DARK LADY OR NO END TO ENDERBY. 1984. Dw. "Composed to placate kind readers of the Clockwork Testament: or Enderby's End, who objected to my casually killing my hero…" £15.00
THE KINGDOM OF THE WICKED. 1985. Dw. Uncorrected Proof Copy in original printed proof wraps bearing publication price and date. £20.00
THE KINGDOM OF THE WICKED. 1985. USA. Limited First Edition signed by the author & privately printed for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Franklin Library. Gilt decorated covers and spine, aeg, marbled end papers, ribbon marker. Illustrated by R DeFelice. £25.00
THE KINGDOM OF THE WICKED. 1985. Dw. Very good. £12.00
FLAME INTO BEING. 1985. The Life and Work of D H Lawrence. Uncorrected Proof Copy in original wraps. Proof oversize dw slightly differs from that on the ordinary edition by giving Lawrence’s portrait and background a yellow hue. The type employed in proof and the dimensions of the pages are smaller than that of the published edition. £40.00
FLAME INTO BEING. 1985. The Life & Work of D H Lawrence. Uncorrected Proof copy in original printed wraps. The print and page dimensions are noticeably smaller than that appearing in the published edition. £30.00
FLAME INTO BEING. 1985. Dw. The Life and Work of D H LAWRENCE. £16.00
HOMAGE TO QWERT YUIOP. 1986. Dw. Selected Journalism. Review Copy with review slip loosely inserted. £20.00
BUT DO BLONDES PREFER GENTLEMEN?. 1986. USA. Dw. Homage to QWERT YUIOP and Other Writings. 589 pp. Mint. £16.00
CARMEN. 1986. Original wraps. An Opera in Four Acts. Trans by A Burgess. £10.00
BLOOMS OF DUBLIN. 1986. This musical version of Ulysses was first presented on Feb 2 1982 to celebrate the one hundredth birthday of James Joyce. Includes author's 7pp introduction. Original wraps-not published in hardback. £12.00
THE PIANOPLAYERS. 1986. Uncorrected Proof Copy in original printed wraps. £18.00
THE PIANOPLAYERS. 1986. Dw. £12.00
THE PIANOPLAYERS. 1987. Arrow Edition. Original pictorial wraps. Reprint. Review copy with review slip loosely inserted. £3.00
ANY OLD IRON. 1989. Arrow Books. Galley Proofs in original wraps printed on stout quality paper, two pages side by side with wide margins. Folio. £20.00
ANY OLD IRON. 1989. Dw. £12.00
THE DEVIL'S MODE. 1989. Dw. Short stories. Mint. Includes a brilliantly mischievous Sherlock Holmes story. £12.00
YOU'VE HAD YOUR TIME. 1990. Dw. Being the Second Part of the Confessions of Anthony Burgess. Signed by the author on the title page. £25.00
YOU'VE HAD YOUR TIME. 1990. Dw. £12.00
MOZART & THE WOLF GANG. 1991. Hutchinson. Dw. £12.00
A MOUTHFUL OF AIR. 1992. Dw. Language and languages, especially English.. £18.00
A DEAD MAN IN DEPTFORD. 1993. Original printed wraps bearing portrait of author. Uncorrected poof copy from Hutchinson. Published to mark the 400th anniversary of the murder of Christopher Marlowe. £20.00
A DEAD MAN IN DEPTFORD. 1993. Dw. Author signed label pasted on to title page together with a TLS from the bookseller distributor explaining that Burgess was ill with cancer and could not travel to England to personally sign books. £25.00
BYRNE. 1995. Dw. An epic verse novel left complete when he died in 1993. £12.00
ANTHONY BURGESS by Carol M DIX. 1971. Original wraps. Select Biblio. £4.00
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