The Drop and The Catch - BOTH SIGNED by the Author
Herron, Mick
The Drop and The Catch - BOTH SIGNED by the Author
Herron, Mick
Publisher: John Murray
Date published: 2018
London: John Murray, 2018. First editions, first printings of The Drop and The Catch by Mick Herron, published by John Murray in London, 2018. 'The Drop; is a fine copy, the boards are tight and free from wear, with slight browning to the text block. The dust wrapper with minor pushing to the foot and head of the spine and dons the iconic Herron silhouette design, it has not been price clipped and shows the original £9.99 net price. SIGNED to page on grey background by Herron. 'The Catch' is also fine copy, with slight pushing to the head and foot of the spine, bumping to the corners and similarly slight browning to the text block. The unclipped wrapper is fine. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Becoming increasingly scarce
[Drop title:] Eu Elrey. Faço saber aos que este alvará de declaração virem: que tendo informação, de que do meu alvará de dez de setembro de mil setecentos sessenta e sinco, que, abollindo as frótas, permittio aos meus vassallos a liberdade de navegarem para os portos não vedados dos meus dominios ultramarinos; e de transportarem delles, e para elles quaesquer mercadorias permittidas ...[Lisbon], Na Regia Officina Typografica, [1772]. Folio (ca. 29 x 20 cm). With a large decorated woodcut initial ÂE incorporating the Portuguese royal coat of arms. Disbound and subsequently mounted in a modern black stiff paper folder with a printed label mounted on the front wrapper.
[SLAVE TRADE - BRAZIL - JOSÃ I, King of Portugal].
[Drop title:] Eu Elrey. Faço saber aos que este alvará de declaração virem: que tendo informação, de que do meu alvará de dez de setembro de mil setecentos sessenta e sinco, que, abollindo as frótas, permittio aos meus vassallos a liberdade de navegarem para os portos não vedados dos meus dominios ultramarinos; e de transportarem delles, e para elles quaesquer mercadorias permittidas ...[Lisbon], Na Regia Officina Typografica, [1772]. Folio (ca. 29 x 20 cm). With a large decorated woodcut initial ÂE incorporating the Portuguese royal coat of arms. Disbound and subsequently mounted in a modern black stiff paper folder with a printed label mounted on the front wrapper.
[SLAVE TRADE - BRAZIL - JOSÃ I, King of Portugal].
Navigator of the "Enola Gay" copy of a book on the Atomic Bomb Drop with his Handwritten Critic on the Book's Title page
Van Kirk, [ATOM BOMB]
Navigator of the "Enola Gay" copy of a book on the Atomic Bomb Drop with his Handwritten Critic on the Book's Title page
Van Kirk, [ATOM BOMB]
Navigator on the "Enola Gay", the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. Signed book, hard back with dust jacket, 256 page, titled Seven Hours to Zero by Joseph L. Marx. The book is a detailed account of the events relating to the bombing of Hiroshima. Van Kirk who was a big player in those events writes in his hand on title page. "A generally good account of our mission to drop the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima. There are a few historical discrepancies as memories fade after the fact -Theodore J "Dutch" Van Kirk Navigator- Enola Gay, August 6, 1945." In excellent condition.
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