Royal Flash by Fraser George, Signed (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HARDBACK - A very good or better book bound in the publisher's bright red cloth boards with silver lettering to the spine. There is a little pushing to the spine base, also with a couple of faint indentations to the front board. Internally the inner text is clean and fresh, free of any previous owner names or inscriptions. Inscribed by the author to the recipient and close friend Edwin Moore who was a senior non-fiction editor at Collins subsequently HarperCollins from 1986 until 2004. In 1995 he commissioned George MacDonald Fraser to write the introduction and author biographies for an omnibus edition of five adventure stories including King Solomon's Mines, The Prisoner of Zenda (which was the inspiration for Royal Flash), and The Lost World. The inscription reads TO EDWIN / WITH THANKS AND / EVERY GOOD WISH / GEORGE MACDONALD FRASER / Included with the book is a small format authors printed letter headed note that has been inscribed and dated in blue ink by the author to the recipient. The dust wrapper is in very good condition with just a hint of fading to the spine, much less than what is normally encountered. There is a minor chip to the top centre of the front panel. There are two closed tears to the front upper panel with some rubbing to the extremities, but with no further signs of loss or tears. The publisher's printed price of 30s/£ 1.50 is present to the front flap. A nice clean example, a superb association copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: BOOK NEAR FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: JACKET VERY GOOD+. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. FIRST PRINTING. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 257 pages. SECOND IN THE SERIES. HANDSOME, COLLECTIBLE COPY. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A E Barbosa (illustrator). 1st Edition. Condition: Near Fine to Fine: Complete set of 12 first editions, first printings, with signed letter from the author tipped in to the front end paper of Flashman; very clean and straight original bindings with bright gilt spine letters and boards with largely firm spine tips and sharp corners; no previous owner's marks or gift dedications; very clean end papers and tight text blocks with only a very little spotting to the edges of one or two early editions. Dust jackets condition: Near Fine to Fine: very clean and bright with striking Barbosa designs to front panels and spines; a little fading to two early titles only (see images); not price clipped, apart from Flash for Freedom. This heavy set of 12 books will require additional postage as the price quoted by Abe is for one book only. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Editions (first printings). Each volume bar the final one signed by the author by way of a title-specific bookplate pasted to either the front free endpaper, the half-title verso or the title page verso. Individual volumes as follows: 'Flashman' (1969). First edition. 8vo. 256pp. Edges light spotted, and just a sliver or two of very light toning to the free endpapers. A very good copy in non-price-clipped A.E.Barbosa-designed dust wrapper, quite lightly chafed at the extremities and with several tiny closed edge-tears. 'Royal Flash' (1970). First edition. 8vo. 261pp. Edge spotted and with a small area of staining to the bottom edge, and a touch of soiling and spotting to the title page. Former owner details inked to the head of the front free endpaper. Very good in non-price-clipped A.E.Barbosa-designed dust wrapper, chafed and chipped at the spine ends and corner tips, with several small areas of loss. 'Flash for Freedom' (1971). First edition. 8vo. 295pp. Edges spotted, with a touch of further light spotting to the endpapers and two or three preliminary leaves. Neatly inked former owner name to the head of the front free endpaper. Very good in non-price-clipped A.E.Barbosa-designed dust wrapper with several inches of quite light (beverage?) staining. 'Flashman at the Charge' (1973). First edition.8vo. 286pp. Edges spotted, and with a small nick to the head of three text leaves. Very good copy non-price-clipped A.E.Barbosa-designed dust wrapper, lightly faded at the spine panel. 'Flashman in the Great Game' (1975). First edition. 8vo. 336pp. Edges spotted and with a touch of further spotting to the endpapers. Very good in non-price-clipped A.E.Barbosa-designed dust wrapper, somewhat faded at the spine panel and with a lengthy vertical crease to the rear flap. 'Flashman's Lady' (1977). First edition.8vo. 328pp. Backstrip ends a little bruised, and the edges lightly spotted. Several light production fault creases to the rear board. Very good copy in non-price-clipped A.E.Barbosa-designed dust wrapper, with a trace of creasing to the head of the spine panel and perhaps a shade of two of fading. 'Flashman and the Redskins' (1982). First edition. 8vo. 479pp. Edges and endpapers lightly spotted, and the binding fractionally pulled. Very good A.E.Barbosa-designed dust wrapper, clipped and re-priced by the publisher and with just a tiny trace of edge-wear and edge-spotting. 'Flashman and the Dragon' (1985). First edition. 8vo. 320pp. edges and several preliminary leaves lightly spotted, and with a little soiling to two or three leaf margins. Brief contemporary gift inscription inked to the head of a blank flyleaf. Very good in virtually fine A.E.Barbosa-designed non-price-clipped dust wrapper. 'Flashman and the Mountain of Light' (1990). First edition. 8vo. 367pp. Edges spotted, and with a touch more spotting to several preliminary and concluding leaves, and, lightly, to a not inconsiderably number of leaf margins. Very good in fine non-price-clipped A.E.Barbosa-designed dust wrapper. 'Flashman and the Angel of the Lord' (1994). First edition. 8vo. 394pp. Edges spotted, with a little further spotting to several preliminary leaves and to occasional margins. Very good in non-price-clipped dust wrapper, with some fading to the spine panel. 'Flashman and the Tiger' (1999). First edition. 8vo. 319pp. Edges spotted, and with some quite light spotting throughout, and a small area of indeterminate stating to the base of one text leaf. Very good in virtually fine non-price-clipped A.E.Barbosa-designed dust wrapper, lightly faded at the spine panel. 'Flashman on the March' (2005). First edition. 8vo. 317pp. Edges lightly spotted. A virtually fine copy in very good non-price-clipped dust wrapper, with a little fading to the spine panel. A very respectable set, marred mainly by edge-spotting, but handsomely enhanced by the author's signed bookplates (in each instance signed using his full name) to all but the final volume. Signed by Author(s).