New York: The Viking Press, 1980. First U.S. edition, first printing. Hardcover. While primarily known as a novelist, Amis was an accomplished poet as well. A near fine copy with some slight toning to the endpapers in a very good dust jacket that is lightly soiled and with some toning to and along the spine. Item #187631 More
Price: $15.00
London: Covent Garden Press, 1972. First edition. Softcover. 35 pages. One of 600 copies. A very near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Item #133092 More
Price: $25.00
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1974. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. A novel from the author of "Lucky Jim." Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. A close to near fine copy with a small spot to the foredge of the front free endpaper in a close to near fine dust jacket with a small edge tear at the base of the front panel and some creasing to the front flap and some other miniscule wear. Still, a very nice copy. Item #122523 More
Price: $20.00
New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1970. First U.S. edition and first printing. The eighth novel from the author of the classic "Lucky Jim" and the Booker Prize "The Old Devils." A clean very near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine and in a near fine dust jacket with some minor wear. Item #208106 More
Price: $20.00
New York: Hutchinson & Co., 1978. First British edition. Hardcover. A novel that was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. A near fine copy with a tiny spot to the foredge in a close to near fine dust jacket with some darkening to the edges and a tear to the bottom rear corner. Item #120929 More
Price: $25.00
New York: The Viking Press, 1978. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. 276 pages. A novel that was shortlisted for the Booker Prize from the author of the classic "Lucky Jim." Amis would go on to win the Booker Prize for "The Old Devils." A very good plus copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine with some faint foxing to the page edges and in a near fine dust jacket with some very minute wear. Item #207880 More
Price: $15.00
Garden, City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1954. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. 256 pages. Amis' wildly popular and biting first novel. A well received book that was a Burgess 99 novel. The basis for the John Boulting directed movie as well as several other adaptations. A tight near fine copy in cloth boards with some toning to the endpapers and in a very good plus dust jacket with a couple of small edge chips, some light soiling to the rear panel and some other minor wear. Still a very pleasing copy with the Edward Gorey illustrated dust jacket that is much more evocative then the plain yellow dust jacket for the British edition. Item #205994 More
Price: $650.00
London: Victor Gollancz, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. The fifth novel from the author "Lucky Jim." A very near fine copy in a very good plus price clipped dust jacket with a few small edge tears and one tiny tape repair to the verso. Item #116480 More
Price: $45.00
London: Victor Gollancz, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. The fifth novel from the author "Lucky Jim." A very good copy with an owner signature and date to the front free endpaper in an about good dust jacket that has a number of chips and some soiling and wear. A good reading copy. Item #116481 More
Price: $20.00
New York: Summit Books, 1984. First edition. Sofcover. Advanced reading copy of this comic novel. A clean close to near fine copy in printed wrappers. Item #103255 More
Price: $15.00
London: Hutchinson, 1984. First British edition. Hardcover. First printing. A comic novel from the author of "Lucky Jim and the Booker Prize winning "The Old Devils." A near fine copy with a slight tap to the top corner of the rear board in a close to near fine dust jacket with some slight rumpling to the top corner of the rear panel and to the front panel. Item #125365 More
Price: $25.00
New York: Summit Books, 1984. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. Review copy with laid in slip, author photograph and publisher information sheets. A comic novel from the author of "Lucky Jim and the Booker Prize winning "The Old Devils." A near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine and in a near fine dust jacket with some light wear. Item #214126 More
Price: $25.00
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1956. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. 247 pages. The second novel from the author of "Lucky Jim." A clean near fine copy in cloth boards and in a very good dust jacket with numerous small edge chips and other light wear. Despite the chipping a pleasing copy with none of the usual sunning to the spine. Item #198798 More
Price: $35.00
Swansea: Students' Union Council, University College of Swansea, 1952. First edition. Softcover. 47 pages. Literary journal that includes two of Kingsley Amis poems - "On Staying Still," and "Swansea Bay." An about good copy in stapled wrappers that are soiled. Scarce. Item #133091 More
Price: $25.00
Manchester: University of Manchester, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Anthology edited by C.B. Cox and Michael Schmidt. Includes contributions by Jonathan Galassi, Kingsley Amis, Douglas Dunn, Charles Tomlinson, Roy Fuller, and numerous others. A fine copy in glossy boards. No dust jacket as issued. Item #170623 More
Price: $15.00