Sleep No More de George Sims - 1969

Penguin Books Ltd., 1969. Paperback. Acceptable. 1969. First Edition Thus. 139 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to first page. Paper cover has moderate edgewear with small tears and creasing. Slight curling to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. Scratch mark to rear cover. Foxing overall.

Penguin, 1966. Paperback. Good. 1966. No Edition Remarks. 140 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Penguin Books, 1969-01-01. Paperback. Good. .

Middlesex: Penguin, 1969. Book. Good. Mass Market Paperback. First Penguin Edition. G, Edgewear, creases, mild spine lean, dealer sticker, top corner of last page torn off, browning. Crime thriller. Cover design by Robert Lawrie. Penguin C2949. Photo on request..

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Sims' second novel and, like most of his fiction, a bibliomystery, though it lacks the bookseller, Sims himself was after tours as a journalist and in British Intelligence during WWII. This time the focus is on William Beaumont, an American actor living in London after the death of his wife in a fiery auto accident. Beaumont is from nightmares and sudden inexplicable blackouts as well as anonymous notes and news clippings about fire victims and the unexplainable appearance of a meat hook on his bedroom pillow. There is a pattern to these cruelties but it goes unnoticed until an American professor, researching a book on Beaumont's films, visits the gravesite of the actor's wife. By then, Beaumont has disappeared. Text is very slightly cocked, o/w boards and text are clean, tight and unmarked. The dustjacket shows only a quarter-inch tear on the lower edge of the front panel… Leer más

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Gollancz, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 12mo., 158pp. Sharp Uncorrected Proof of the First Edition of the Author's scarce second book. Original light blue wrappers. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of edge and surface wear but quite minor. Includes 1 page TLS letter, in Fine condition folded in quarters, from James MacGibbon of Victor Gollancz to Roy Fuller, Esq., asking for a comment on the book. A very pleasing collectable copy and a quite uncommon item.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing. Gilt lettering on red covers in a yellow & red dust jacket. 8vo, 158pp. Sim's second novel, a rare book mystery. Included with the book is Sim's rare book store pictorial insert sheet saying "With the compliments of G. F. Sims (Rare Books)" . Included also is his blue card dated 1.2.66 saying that: "I am sending you a copy of my book SLEEP NO MORE which Messrs. Gollancz will publish over here on February 10th; if you very kindly print a review I should be grateful if you would mention that it will be published in the States in the fall by Messrs. Harcourt, Brace & World. Best wishes [signed] George Sims". (Note: Sims did not sign his books, but did sign this card!) Finally, also included is a copy of the requested review announcement. The book has a slight lean, but is otherwise in F/F condition, in a clear protective wrapper.