Watership Down, Signed (36 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed presentation, "For Richard Adams xx. All best wishes for Christmas 2015 x. Martina Cole x". Mint in a Mint d/w. Inscribed by Author(s).

[BHN-H-3] 570 Seiten, 8°. Tadelloses Exemplar. Vortitel mit handschriftlicher Widmung von Henning Ahrens; beiliegend handschriftliche Postkarte von Henning Ahrens. [signiert / Widmungsexemplar / Autograph]. Original-Pappband, illustrierter Original-Schutzumschlag,

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Aldo Galli (illustrator). First Edition. 1st Edition 2014. A new printing with wonderful colour illustrations by Aldo Galli . Signed by Richard Adams. Book and wrapper are near fine. Further images can be taken upon request. Ref19434. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. UK hardback second impression of the 1973 printing. SIGNED by Adams at title page with name only. Scarce thus. VG with gift inscription to ffep. The jacket is unclipped with some toning to spine and a couple of short and tears to top edge. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Aldo Galli (illustrator). 1st Edition. A fine UK Oneworld Classic edition, first printing hardback in a fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY RICHARD ADAMS - Pictures of the book are available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. John Lawrence (illustrator). 1st Edition. Fine, Illustrated Edition, third impression in a Near Fine unclipped DJ, housed in a Near Fine slipcase. Signed by the author to a plaque tipped in to the title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Lawrence, John (illustrator). 1st Edition. The First UK printing published by Hutchinson, London in 1996. 8vo., black publisher's boards, lettered in gilt to backstrip with publisher's device to foot; dark green endpapers; together in the illustrated wrapper featuring a wraparound image by John Lawrence; title vignette, and a further three full-page sketches by the same; THE BOOK essentially near Fine; the near Fine WRAPPER just a touch creased at the edges. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. This copy has been signed by the author in blue biro to the title page, along with a loosely tipped-in photograph the author, additionally signed by Adams, and a notecard inscribed "To James and Sally, with my best wishes, Richard Adams" dated 1st August '06. The long-awaited follow up to 'Watership Down', the author's debut work and a classic work of children's fiction published in 1972. The present title, which followed almost 25 years later, explores some of the folk stories known to the rabbits, as well as the lives of some of the key characters in the original work; Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig and others. Richard Adams was a fervent supporter of animal rights, and as well as his writings, which were dominated by themes of anthropomorphosied animals and naturalism, he served as president of the RSPCA, and was a long-term patron of Animal Aid. His 1977 novel 'The Plague Dogs' described a mongrel and a terrier, who escaped from an animal testing facility, and in some of the present tales, Adams returns to his common theme of the threat of man to animals - here describing wildfires, and a rabbit who 'smells of man'. John Lawrence is a prolific illustrator and wood engraver, who has provided artwork for over 200 books including, most recently, Philip Pullman's 'Lyra's Oxford' and 'One upon a time in the North'. Scarce with these attributes. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Signed by Author(s).

Original Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. John Lawrence (illustrator). First Edition. 1st Edition 1996. Flat signed to title page by Richard Adams. A wonderful production of new stories of Richard Adams classic tale. Uncommon to find this book signed. Book and wrapper are fine. More images can be taken upon request.Ref19275/17882. Signed by Author(s).

Original Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. John Lawrence (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 1st Edition Thus 2nd Imp 1976. 1st illustrated edition with the lovely colour illustrations by John Lawrence. Signed inscription to inner page by the author. Book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. The wrapper is very good and bright. Rubbing and nicks to edges. Light age toning to spine. Slip case is very good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18133. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. 1 vol., 9-3/8" x 6-1/2", limited to 250 numbered and signed copies by both the author and illustrator this being copy #122, bound in full green morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, gilt decorated front cover, gilt dentelles, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, all edges gilt, with the original slipcase, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. This edition has a new foreword by Adams, not published elsewhere. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Small closed tears on top and bottom front panel. ; Signed and dated by Richard Adams on the title page; 430 pages; Signed by Author. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. John Lawrence (illustrator). 1st Edition Illustrated Edition. 8vo. Full dark green crushed morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Upper cover with gilt rabbit vignette. Spine with five raised bands, gilt vignettes in compartments and gilt titling. Gilt-decorated dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Tipped-in original watercolour frontispiece by John Lawrence, signed by the artist. Signed by Richard Adams on the title page. x, 550 pp., with colour and black-and-white illustrations throughout and folding colour map. New foreword by the author, exclusive to this edition. Housed in original marbled board slipcase. First illustrated edition. Limited to 250 numbered copies, this being number 127. Richard Adams began telling the story of Hazel, Fiver, and the other rabbits to his two daughters on long car journeys in the early 1970s. When he wrote it down, thirteen publishers rejected it before Rex Collings accepted it in 1972. From that unpromising start, Watership Down became one of the most widely read novels of the second half of the twentieth century. It remains Penguin's best-selling novel of all time, winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Prize, and a book that continues to find new readers through the generations. This Paradine Press edition of 1976 is the first illustrated edition of the novel, and by far the most distinguished form in which it has been published. John Lawrence, renowned as one of the foremost British illustrators of his generation, contributed colour and black-and-white illustrations throughout. The volume is also fronted by an original watercolour and is signed by Lawrence. The binding was commissioned from Sangorski & Sutcliffe and is a production of exceptional quality by one of the great London binderies. A new foreword by Adams, not published elsewhere, completes the edition. Near fine. Slipcase near fine, some foxing to inner surfaces. Binding near fine, leather supple, gilt bright. Contents fine; some pages with very faint age markings, pages otherwise fresh, edge gilt bright. Illustrated plates beautifully preserved with colours still true. Signed by Author(s).

Original Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. John Lawrence (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 1st Edition Thus 1976. Signed inscription to inner page. 1st illustrated edition with the lovely colour illustrations by John Lawrence. Book is near fine and very bright. Contents good. The wrapper and box and very good++ and bright. Spine age toned. Quite a nice example. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18466. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the first American edition, with full line number to copyright page. Very fine full green morocco leather binding. Spine has five raised bands, gilt lettering and gilt ruled compartments, light patch to title label. All page edges gilt, hand sewn bands, marbled endpapers. A few light marks to page edges, internally in first class condition throughout. Flat signed by the author to title page: 'Yours sincerely, Richard Adams, 30th November 2004'. A unique leather bound example in lovely condition. Overall condition is Near Fine. Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 429, [1]. Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st American Edition/1st Printing (complete number line on copyright page). SIGNED by Richard Adams on a bookplate on front end page (signature only) .Some staining on rear cream coloured boards, with page age-toning and foxing along fore-edge. $6.95 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. Also includes a card attached to half-title page SIGNED and inscribed by RICHARD BRYERS (voice of 'Fiver' in 1978 animated film version of novel and voice of 'Captain Broom in 1999 TV series). Also includes laid-in a small color photo SIGNED by JANE HORROCKS (voice of 'Hannah' in 1999 TV series). Also includes on half-title page a bookplate SIGNED and inscribed by TERRANCE RAWLINGS (Editor on 1978 film version). Also laid-in is a small B&W photo card SIGNED and inscribed by RICHARD O'CALLAGHAN (voice of 'Dandelion' in 1978 film). Also laid-in is a small B&W photo SIGNED by HARRY ANDREWS (1978 voice of 'Woundwort'--scarce Andrews signature). Also laid-in is a card SIGNED by RICHARD HORDERN (voice of 'Frith'). Author's first novel. Also laid-in is the original New York Times obituary for Adams. Unique 1st American printing of book with associated signatures for the Adams--'Watership Down' fan or collector. (Bonus: Comes with a unsigned 1st American Printing hardcover copy of Adam's second novel "Shardik"). NOTE: NO INTERNATIONAL ORDERS FOR THIS ITEM Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

No Binding. Condition: Clamshell As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case, Elegant Custom Black NUBA Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, the case is decorated with gilt titles at the spine & features a sculpted cover, after the famous dustwrapper's illustration of the iconic BUNNIES. A unique & beautiful Hand-Made custom case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for over 200 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available. Book definitely NOT included. Please confirm you book's dimensions. This case is 8 3/4" x W- 5 5/8" x D- 1 1/2" but can vary with editions and if you wish to have any text added such as "SIGNED" etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "Waterschapsheuvel" by Richard Adams. Het spectrum, Amsterdam. 1974 first Dutch edition of "Watership Down". Good condition, with some foxing, and some wear and knicking to first issue dust jacket. With autograph signed dedication "To Old Aad [Nuis], with best wishes. May he never 'old' ard. Richard Adams, December '1974. Rare to find a signed first Dutch edition of Watership Down. Inscribed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tales from Watership Down, first edition, signed by the author on title, illustrations by John Lawrence, jacket with very light creasing to head, else fine, 1996, Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Borgens. 1975. Denmark. 1st Danish edition. Wraps. 396 pages. Signed directly to the title page by Richard Adams. No inscription, signature only. The book is tight and clean however it has been handled and read as there is a crease along the backstrip as a result of being read. The book is written in Danish. Rubbing along edges and faint creasing on rear cover. A larger, thick, trade size softcover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The First UK Printing published by Hutchinson, London in 1996. 8vo., black publisher's boards, lettered in gilt to backstrip with publisher's device to foot; dark green endpapers; together in the illustrated wrapper featuring a wraparound image by John Lawrence; title vignette, and a further three full-page sketches by the same; The BOOK is a near-Fine copy, with mild pushing to the spine tips, and a couple of light dents to the lower board; the near-Fine Wrapper just a little creased at edges. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. First edition, with full number line 1-10. This copy inscribed by the author in blue biro to the title page, along with a loosely inserted B/W card photograph of the author, additionally signed by Adams. A long-awaited sequel to 'Watership Down', the author's debut work and a classic work of children's fiction published in 1972. The present title, which followed almost 25 years later, explores some of the folk stories known to the rabbits, as well as the lives of some of the key characters in the original work; Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig and others. Richard Adams was a fervent supporter of animal rights, and as well as his writings, which were dominated by themes of anthopomorphosied animals and naturalism, he served as as president of the RSPCA, and was a long-term patron of Animal Aid. His 1977 novel 'The Plague Dogs' described a mongrel and a terrier, who escaped from an animal testing facility, and in some of the present tales, Adams returns to his common theme of the threat of man to animals - here describing wildfires, and a rabbit who 'smells of man'. John Lawrence is a prolific illustrator and wood engraver, who has provided artwork for over 200 books inlcuding, most recently, Philip Pullman's 'Lyra's Oxford' and 'One upon a time in the North'. Scarce with these attributes. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Inscribed by Author(s).

Signed/presentation from Richard Adams. (illustrator). Very good plus, bound in beige linen quarter spine stamped brightly in gold. Buff paper-coverd boards stamped in gilt. Very clean and tight throughout; virtually unread. With some dust foxing to the top edges and a touch of foxing to the fore-edges. In a complete, attractive dust jacket with the price of $6.95. With a touch of soling along the front and rear spine folds. First issue with rabbit and compass illustration on the rear panel and the "70003" at the bottom right-hand corner of the rear panel. Touch of soiling to the front and rear panels. Inscribed: "To Jeffrey with my best wishes. Richard Adams. Whitechurch, England, 9th March 2006" on the title page First Edition with complete number line on the copyright page.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Authors: Richard Adams Title: Watership Down Publication: New York: MacMillan, 1974 Edition: First Edition Description: octavo, 429pp including glossary. Publisher s tan bards, quarterbound in tan cloth with light brown lettering to front cover and spine. Stamped 70003 on rear board. First state dust jacket with $6.95 price present in front flap and 70003 to rear panel. Laid in is a black and white photo of the author signed and inscribed to Frank. A VG copy of the book, with detached backstrap, clean internally. Clean text block. Jacket in VG+ with a very small closed tear. Slight wear at spine ends and faint sticker ghost on front flap. Very little fading to spine and panels, price intact. Overall, a very nice copy of this novel. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Seventh Edition. Bound in green boards, stamped in gold in colorful matching dust jacket that shows slight edgewear. (Jacket has the price of 3.95 Pounds at bottom of front flap). This is the seventh printing, published three years after the first edition (by the same publisher). Quite scarce in this edition. This copy has a signed bookplate affixed to the half title page. Overall, a tight, clean copy early edition of this important book by Adams. Signed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page. 413 pp. with foldout map on last page. Signed by Author.

First American edition of the author's first and most beloved work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on a page bound in, "To Charles with the warm good wishes of Richard Adams." In fine condition. Although Watership Down was rejected by 13 publishers before Collings accepted it, it has never been out of print, and is Penguin Books' best-selling novel of all time. It won both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Prize. The title refers to a hill in the north of Hampshire, England, near the area where Adams grew up. The story has its roots in the tales that Richard Adams made up for his young daughters during long car journeys. As he explained in 2007 in an interview with the BBC, he "began telling the story of the rabbits . . . improvised off the top of my head, as we were driving along." He based the struggles of the animals on the struggles he and his friends encountered during the Battle of Oosterbeek in 1944. The daughters insisted he write it down"they were very, very persistent." After some delay he began writing in the evenings and completed it 18 months later.

Signed limited edition, one of only 250 numbered examples and with an original watercolor, this copy being number presentation copy from the author. Octavo, bound in full morocco bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front panel with gilt stamping of two rabbits, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Boldly signed by Richard Adams and with an original watercolor from the illustrator, John Lawrence and signed by him. In fine condition with the original slipcase. Rare. Although Watership Down was rejected by 13 publishers before Collings accepted it, it has never been out of print, and is Penguin Books' best-selling novel of all time. It won both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Prize. The title refers to a hill in the north of Hampshire, England, near the area where Adams grew up. The story has its roots in the tales that Richard Adams made up for his young daughters during long car journeys. As he explained in 2007 in an interview with the BBC, he "began telling the story of the rabbits . improvised off the top of my head, as we were driving along." He based the struggles of the animals on the struggles he and his friends encountered during the Battle of Oosterbeek in 1944. The daughters insisted he write it down"they were very, very persistent." After some delay he began writing in the evenings and completed it 18 months later.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION (the deluxe issue). Number 238 of 250 beautifully bound copies signed by the author and with a foreword by him about the genesis of the story published here for the first time. The present copy is one of 30 from this edition, seemingly chosen at random, with an original watercolour illustration by John Lawrence signed with his initials as frontispiece. Typical of cultish books, numerous publishers rejected the manuscript, one telling the author bluntly that no-one wanted to read a novel about rabbits. Yet once it reached publication it went on to be translated into eighteen languages and became Penguin's all-time bestseller in the US. For a time it held the record for the highest sum paid for paperback rights. The animated cartoon film which followed in 1978 consolidated its success and allowed Adams to leave his job in the Civil Service to concentrate on writing full-time. "Again and again, I have been asked what the tale is really about. This reminds me of C.S. Lewis's comment about the apple in the story of Adam and Eve. 'Many people', he said, 'have asked what the apple represents. The apple was an apple'. Watership Down is a yarn - a fantasy about rabbits in the English countryside. It is not a political allegory or a sociological fable . I like to think that it is an animal fantasy solidly in the mainstream of such English books - Beatrix Potter, Kenneth Grahame, T.H. White and the rest of that honourable crew" (from Adams' Foreword). Large octavo. Original dark green crushed morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (stamped on turn-in), gilt vignette of rabbits on upper board, spine with five raised bands with lettering and decorations in gilt within compartments, all edges and turn-ins gilt, marbled endpapers, original matching marbled slipcase. Numerous illustrations in colour and black and white, folding colour map tipped-in at rear. Spine very lightly sunned, 1cm scratch to upper cover but hardly visible. Else a fine copy and fine slipcase. Signed by Author(s).

Original Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Lawrence SIGNED (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 1st Edition Thus 1976. Signed bookplate by the author and a letter from the artist briefly mentioning Watership Down. 1st illustrated edition with the lovely colour illustrations by John Lawrence. Book is near fine and bright. Contents good. The wrapper and box and very good and quite bright. Wrapper spine lightened. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17206/18260/18262. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. John Lawrence (illustrator). First edition. A fine first edition copy of Richard Adams' sequel to his popular work, signed and doodled by the illustrator, John Lawrence. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the illustrator to the dedication page, 'For David Godfrey, good wishes from John Lawrence, February 1998', with a charming watercolour sketch of a rabbit.Signed letter from the illustrator, John Lawrence, loosely inserted, '6 Worts Causeway, Cambridge, Dead David, Hope these arrive safety, after their long stay on my shelves. Happy birthday to Lucy. See you sometime! Regards, John'.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A sequel to the popular 'Watership Down', these 'Tales' include a total of nineteen short stories by Adams, following creatures on more adventures, including interesting tales on rabbit mythology.Written by Richard Adams, with illustrations by John Lawrence. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Very minor sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. signed by author. book.

Original Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. John Lawrence (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 1st Edition Thus 1976. Signed inscription to inner page. 1st illustrated edition with the lovely colour illustrations by John Lawrence. Book is near fine and very bright. Contents good. The wrapper and box and very good+ and quite bright. Quite a nice example. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18153. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very presentable copy with a few flaws to include: cracking hinge on page 225; a manufacturing error with front board being slightly narrower than rear board; slight wear to spine extremities. The interior is clean and crisp. The dust jacket has light tanning to the spine and a 1 inch crease with a 1/4" tear to bottom of spine and a tiny nick to bottom of front flap. Otherwise, the DJ is colorful and crisp with sharp edges and price is intact. There's a bit of soiling/shelf wear to jacket. Appearance is very nice, however. This is a true American first printing, with full number line and all blurbs on back being British (later printings had mixed British and American blurbs. Laid in is a signed title page with inscription: To Miss Maggs with all good wishes from Richard Adams, October 1973. Between his first and last names he drew a rabbit. Signed by Author(s).