Published by Mathew & Son, 2005
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Signed
Condition: Good. 2005. First Published. 344 pages. Signed by the author. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white illustrations throughout with colour illustrations to centre of book. Flat signed by author to first page. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light creasing to spine.
Softcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. 344 pages. Gold and white lettering on the spine and on the pictorial front cover. Front cove has a drawing of a man in a miner's hat, half a cat on the back cover. A fine, unread copy of this 'extraordinary tale of Will Burrows whose search for his missing father takes him deep into the Earth on a dark and deadly journey'. Signed by both authors with 'Schlaak ! the pickaxe hit the wall of earth.' written on the bottom by one of the authors, and dated 17th May 2005. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Mathew & Son Limited, 2005
ISBN 10: 0954839900 ISBN 13: 9780954839901
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
Signed
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. Signed by both authors on half title page. Includes bookmark. Illustrated by Brian Williams. HCW. Signed by Authors. Used.
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Clitheroe, LANCA, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Brian Williams (illustrator). First Edition. This is a Near Fine Copy of this book in soft cover and in First Edition Format,illustrated with some eight colour plates and with several black and white plates within the text by Brian Williams.The book has been Signed by Roderick Gordon and By Brian Williams and with quote also it's dated 17th July 2005 on the Half Title Page.8vo 344pp [2005] First Edition. Signed by Author(s).
Seller: Welcombe Books, Dorset, DORSE, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. An as new first printing in likewise beautifully illustrated wraps. This literary sensation { originally published as The Highfield Mole, see Welcombe Books other listings } is double SIGNED {by Gordon & Williams} and inscribed by the author 'schlaak!! Infodele Est Vivele' and having the related double SIGNED postcard loose laid in.A gift conditiom unread copy very attractively priced. BOXED DESPATCH: OVERSEAS AIR ONLY: PLEASE DO NOT SELECT SURFACE! Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Chicken House Ltd, London, 2008
ISBN 10: 190529462X ISBN 13: 9781905294626
Seller: BRITOBOOKS, Isle of man, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT, SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS, LINED & DATED, AUTHORS ALSO ADDED A DOODLE OF A MUSHROOM/TOADSTOOL opposite publication page. Book as new, unread, FINE condition. 2nd in the Tunnels or Highfield Mole series. Apparently film due to be made. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Mathew & Son,, London,, 2005
ISBN 10: 0954839900 ISBN 13: 9780954839901
First Edition Signed
Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Paperback Edition. 8vo. pp 344, [8] leaves of plates. Original publisher's wraps, lettered copper on spine and on front cover. Signed presentation from both authors on the half title page with quotations from the book, 'funny how rats always use the same runs'. Including a letter of authentication from Mathew & son, 'We the authors, Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams confirm that we have signed and written inscriptions in thirty paperback copies of the first edition'. ISBN: 0954839900 Fine. Signedes.
Language: English
Published by Mathew & Son Limited, 2005
ISBN 10: 0954839900 ISBN 13: 9780954839901
Seller: The Old Bookshop Collection, Blaenavon, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed by both authors and dated, UK first edition paperback. Not read in near perfect condition spine straight, pages and text block clean very very minimal bumping to the edges. The Circle in the Spiral is the first volume in a series of Highfield Mole books to be published. It is a story of discovery and adventure in which Will Burrows embarks on a quest to find his father, an archaeologist, who has inexplicably disappeared. Will's investigations lead to a deadly conflict with the sinister forces that have abducted his father, and a dark and tyrannical world from which he may never return. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Mathew and Son Limited, 2005
ISBN 10: 0954839900 ISBN 13: 9780954839901
Seller: BooksandRecords, IOBA, Tilshead, WILTS, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fine. First edition. Paperback. Clean, tight pages, light tanning to page edges. The spine has no reading crease. Signed, dated (17th March 2005) and first-lined (Schlaak, the pickaxe hit the wall of earth) by Gordon and Williams on the half title page. Includes double signed postcard. The middle section of the book has a number of illustrations on glossy paper ***** Free shipping available to UK buyers. For customers located outside the UK, if the actual cost of shipping your order is lower than the price paid, then a refund of the difference will be issued. Signed by Author(s).
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Clitheroe, LANCA, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Brian Williams (illustrator). First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in First Edition Format,illustrated with some eight colour plates and with sveral black and white plates within the text by Brian Williams.It's in it's original pictorial hardcover and was issued without Dust-Jacket.The book has been Signed by Roderick Gordon 'For Paul and with quote also it's dated February 2005 on the Half Title Page.The book has a few foxing spots noted to the Half Title Page and with some spotting and age toning present to the fore-edge of the book,so is graded Very Good,8vo 344pp [2005] First Edition. Signed by Author(s).
Seller: Paul Preston 1st Editions, Great Bentley, ESSEX, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition / 1st printing paperback. Signed by both authors, lined "Schlaak ! The pickaxe hit the wall of earth" and dated 17th March 2005. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Mathew & Son Limited, 2005
ISBN 10: 0954839900 ISBN 13: 9780954839901
Seller: Signed and Delivered Books, Spalding, LINCS, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed paperback UK first edition, first printing (Matthew and Son, 2005). Double signed, first lined, dated 17 July 2005. Fine unread condition. PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING Our descriptions are accurate. Photos are of the actual book(s) for sale. If you require additional photos, please ask. We will despatch your books rapidly (almost always within 24 hrs of the receipt of your order) using proper book wraps / boxes. For books sold for more than £50 we will use only despatch methods that are fully tracked, insured and will require a signature on delivery. Standard postage costs are included in our prices for UK customers. Priority UK rates are for Royal Mail Special Delivery, guaranteed by 1pm. For overseas customers, we have set a standard Abe postal rate, but will communicate direct with customers and charge the actual cost of postage and packing by tracked and insured delivery methods requiring signature. Please note that new EU regulations make it impractical for us to post books to the EU. Therefore, prospective customers from the EU are requested to email us before making an order so that we can discuss how best we might get the books they want to them. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Mathew & Son Limited, 2005
ISBN 10: 0954839919 ISBN 13: 9780954839918
Seller: The Old Bookshop Collection, Blaenavon, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. Title page signed by both authors on 17th March 2005 and lined "Shlaak! The pickaxe hit the wall of earth. She wasn't done yet." No dust jacket as issued, book in fine condition minimal bumping to the edges, spine straight, corners square, pages clean, text block majority clean has slight foxing on the top with a small black mark. The Highfield Mole - The Circle in the Spiral is the first volume in a series of Highfield Mole books by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams. It is a story of discovery and adventure in which Will Burrows embarks on a quest to find his father, an archaeologist, who has inexplicably disappeared. Will's investigations lead to a deadly conflict with the sinister forces that have abducted his father, and a dark and tyrannical world from which he may never return. Signed by Author(s).
Seller: Paul Preston 1st Editions, Great Bentley, ESSEX, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. 1st edition / 1st printing hardback. Signed by both authors to title page & dated 17th March 2005. No jacket as issued. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Mathew & Son, London, UK, 2005
ISBN 10: 0954839919 ISBN 13: 9780954839918
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 344 pages. In Near Fine condition. Spine is dark blue with white and metallic bronze lettering. Boards have mild shelving wear along spine extremities. Signed flat by Roderick Gordon [Author] and Brian Williams [Author, Illustrator] and dated "17th March 2005" on half title page. JW Consignment. Shelved in hallway. Book one in the CIRCLE IN THE SPIRAL series, later renamed the TUNNEL series. One of an un-numbered limited edition of 500 hardcover copies. 1391911. Special Collections.
Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first prnt. Illustrated perfect-bound wraps. One of 2000 softcover copies of the self-published first edition. Signed and dated "17th March 2005" by Gordon on the half-title page. Also signed by Williams on the half-title page. Additionally, Gordon has written the first part of the novel's opening sentence on the half-title page. "Schlaak! The pickaxe hit the wall of earth." One of an unspecified number of copies signed and dated on the issue date and made available for promotional purposes. Unread copy in Fine condition. First book in the Tunnels series. It was edited and republished by Chicken House in 2007 as Tunnels. Authors' first book. Signed by Author(s).
Seller: Paul Preston 1st Editions, Great Bentley, ESSEX, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. 1st edition / 1st printing hardback. Signed by both authors to title page, dated 17th March 2005 and 1st lined "Schlaak ! The pickaxe hit the wall of earth?". No jacket as issued. Signed by Author(s).
Seller: Signed and Delivered Books, Spalding, LINCS, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The Highfield Mole. Hardback and paperback double-signed, first lined and dated UK first editions, first printings together with the very rare pack of 6 x promotional postcards (unsigned). The set is in near fine / near fine unread condition. The hardback has developed a very minor lean to the spine (see photos). Further condition photos of both books are available on request. Hardback The Highfield Mole (ISBN 0954839919) UK 1st hardback edition / 1st printing (500 copies) (Matthew and Son, 2005). Double-signed, first lined and dated 17 Mar 05 to title page. With pack of 6 postcards. Near Fine unread condition with just the beginnings of a lean to the spine and a smidgeon of shelfwear. No dustwrapper, as issued. Paperback The Highfield Mole (ISBN 0954839900) UK signed first edition / first printing (Matthew and Son, 2005). Double signed, first lined, dated 17 July 2005. Near Fine condition with just the barest hints of shelfwear. PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING Our descriptions are accurate. Photos are of the actual book(s) for sale - if you require additional photos, please ask. We will despatch your books rapidly (almost always within 24 hrs of the receipt of your order) using proper book wraps / boxes. For books sold for more than £50 we will use only despatch methods that are fully tracked, insured and will require a signature on delivery. Postage costs are included in our prices for UK customers. For overseas customers, we have set a standard Abe postal rate, but will communicate direct with customers and charge the actual cost of postage and packing by tracked and insured delivery methods requiring signature. Please note that new EU regulations make it impractical for us to post books to the EU. Therefore, prospective customers from the EU are requested to email us before making an order so that we can discuss how best we might get the books they want to them. Signed by Author(s).
Seller: Apsley Books, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed/Lined/Dated/Sketched and Numbered The Authors created a special Limited edition comprising of 80 copies to thank a set of dealers for their support during the publishing of the first book in the series. The 80 Remarque copies came from the 500 1st Print hardbacks Signed by both authors and individually numbered out of 80 (This copy is number 38 of 80). Each copy has a one-off drawing by Brian Williams (A large hole, drawn with a Question mark above) and an inscription by Roderick Gordon (I dig therefore I am.), they also came with a set of postcards (which are unopened in this case) and an unsigned Highfield Mole Bookmark. - There is also a 'Letter of Authenticity' on Matthew & Son headed letter paper detailing the 'Remarque' copy attributes. This is a stunning copy of a potential future classic. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Matthew & Son, London, 2005
Seller: The Petersfield Bookshop, ABA, ILAB, Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Signed by Author. This is the self-published first edition of what would eventually get picked up and published as Tunnels. Some of a cult hit about the underground world beneath a fictional London borough. This copy is signed by both authors on the title page including a handwritten first line of the novel. It also includes a promotional postcard and bookmark, both of which are also signed by the two authors. Fine and unread. Size: Octavo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Children. Signed by Author. Inventory No: 71431. For further information on this title or for further photographs, please click on the "Ask Seller a Question" button directly underneath this listing. We aim to reply within three working days. Buyers from OUTSIDE of the UK are strongly recommended to make contact, to ask for an accurate shipping cost, BEFORE buying.
Published by Mathew and Son, London, 2005
ISBN 10: 0954839919 ISBN 13: 9780954839918
Seller: Neil Williams, Bookseller, Victoria, BC, Canada
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. According to Mathew and Son's website comments on the Remarque Edition the authors "prepared a special series of books at the request of a small group of dealers who have been very supportive and helped to promote the book. Referred to as the Remarque Series, these books are first edition hardbacks, signed by both authors and individually numbered out of 80 (these hardbacks are drawn from the 500 print run and not in addition to it). Each copy has a one-off drawing by Brian Williams and an inscription by Roderick Gordon." This copy is 78 of 80 and is signed by both authors and dated on the day of publication. The inscription on the title page reads " I dig.therefore I am!" The illustration on the facing page show a character with a bucket on his head with cut-out eye holes behind a brick wall with the inscription " OK, we'll do it your way," and is initialed by Williams. A fine copy in as new condition, seemingly unread. 344.
Published by Mathew & Son, 2005
Seller: Winters Rare Books, Oudewater, Netherlands
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. The scarce hardback, self-published edition. The print-run was just 500 copies. A pristine copy without any wear and quite uncommon thus. Signed on the halftitle by both author & illustrator, dated upon first issue. (17th March 2005). Signed by Author(s).
First edition, softcover issue, [one of 2,000 copies], signed by the authors with inscription; 8vo; plain vignettes and colour plates by Brian Williams; publisher's pictorial wrappers, a fine copy; with related bookmark. The first edition, softcover issue, of the first in the subsequently titled 'Tunnels' series, additionally inscribed 'Schlaak! The pickaxe hit the wall of earth', dated '17th March 2005' (the date of publication).
Paperback. Condition: Fine. Brian Williams (illustrator). First edition. Limited-edition first edition of the epic subterranean children's adventure story, later re-released as the Tunnels series. Signed by both authors with tipped-in bookmark and postcard. First edition.Dual signed by both authors with inscription to front free endpaper. Dated 17th March 2005, the original release date.Includes limited-edition bookmark and postcard tipped in, both also dual signed.Featuring eight colour plates to the centre of the book and numerous black-and-white in-text illustrations from Brian Williams. Collated, complete.This copy is a limited edition of one of 2,000 paperbacks published as The Highfield Mole. In 2007 the book was re-released as Tunnels by The Chicken House. This is the first instalment in the six-part series.The novel imagines a fantastical subterranean world under the fictional London borough of Highfield. Protagonist Will Burrows goes searching for his missing father and stumbles into a life of mystery and adventure. In original paperback. Externally, lovely condition. Signed with inscription to the first front free endpaper. Signed bookmark and postcard tipped in. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout. Fine. signed by author. book.
Published by Mathew and Son, London, 2005
ISBN 10: 0954839919 ISBN 13: 9780954839918
Seller: Neil Williams, Bookseller, Victoria, BC, Canada
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. According to Mathew and Son's website comments onthe Remarque Edition the authors "prepared a special series of books at the request of a small group of dealers who have been very supportive and helped to promote the book. Referred to as the Remarque Series, these books are first edition hardbacks, signed by both authors and individually numbered out of 80 (these hardbacks are drawn from the 500 print run and not in addition to it). Each copy has a one-off drawing by Brian Williams and an inscription by Roderick Gordon." This copy is 78 of 80 and is signed by both authors and dated on the day of publication. The inscription on the title page reads " I dig.therefore I am!" The illustration on the facing page show a character with a bucket on his head with cut-out eye holes behind a brick wall with the inscription " OK, we'll do it your way," and is initialed by Williams. A fine copy in as new condition, seemingly unread. 344.
Published by Mathew & Son, None stated, 2005
First Edition Signed
Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Brian Williams (illustrator). First edition. The limited edition hardback of this subterranean fiction novel by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams, signed by both of the authors with illustrations by Brian Williams. The limited edition first edition, first printing. Issued in hardback in a limited edition of five hundred copies, the first paperback edition was issued on the same day in a limitation of two thousand copies.Signed by both the authors to the half title. Dated March 2005, when the limited edition hardback was published.Illustrated with monochrome vignettes and eight colour plates. Collated complete.In the publisher's original pictorial hardback.This subterranean fiction novel was written by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams, with the title changing to 'Tunnels' when it was published in 2007. The story follows a fourteen year old Will Burrows, who goes searching for his missing father and discovers an underground civilisation. In the publisher's original pictorial hardback. Externally lovely with only slight bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with clean and lightly age toned pages. Near Fine. signed by author. book.
Published by Mathew & Son, Not Stated, 2005
First Edition Signed
Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Brian Williams (illustrator). First edition. A superb signed copy of this novel by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams, the first hardback issue, limited to five hundred copies. A special copy featuring a cartoon doodled by Brian Williams. The first edition, first printing of this novel. Issued in hardback in a limited edition of five hundred copies, the first paperback edition was issued on the same day in a limitation of two thousand copies. With the limitation bookmark tipped in. Without dust wrapper as issued. Following the story of fourteen year old Will Burrows as he searches for his father in the fictional borough of London Highfield.A special copy signed by both author and the artist Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams, with an original doodle by the illustrator of two blind rats, described 'Two blind rats! (see how they write.)'Illustrated with eight full page plates in colour and other illustrations in black and white in text throughout. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's binding over illustrated paper covered boards. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Inscribed and signed by both the author and artist to the title page, with a doodle of blind rats. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. With black and white illustrations in text throughout and eight full page coloured plates. Collated, complete. Near Fine. signed by author. book.
Published by Published by Mathew & Son Ltd., First Edition . 2005., 2005
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition Signed
First edition, first impression hard back binding in publisher's original black and white illustrated paper over boards, copper lettering to the spine and the front cover, illustrated end papers. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. 1 of 500 copies. Contains 344 printed pages of text with 8 inserted colour plates and monochrome illustrations throughout by Brian Williams. The first book which has subsequently been retiled the 'Tunnels' series. In Fine condition, unopened and in perfect new condition. SIGNED on the day of publication to the half-title page 'Roderick Gordon, Brian Williams, 17th March 2005', no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0954839919 MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.
Published by London: Mathew & Son, 2005, 2005
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
First edition, first impression. One of only 500 copies printed. The first book in what has subsequently been retitled the Tunnels series. Signed by Gordon and Williams on the title page and with the added inscription "Schlaak! The pickaxe hit the wall of earth", dated 17th Mole 2005. Octavo. With 8 inserted colour plates illustrated by Brian Williams. Original illustrated boards, titles to front cover and spine in white and bronze. No dust jacket issued. Head of spine lightly bumped, near fine.