Roberts, Keith :  The Inner Wheel.

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1970.  Octavo. [5], [1 blank], 207, [3 blank] pp. 

Original black cloth with silvery lettering on spine, original dust jacket, jacket illustration by Thomas di Gracia, jacket typography by Gina Rosencrantz.
 

„That fateful night was the beginning of a new and strange life for Jimmy. He had been initiated into a small band of people with strange powers of the mind“ (from the jacket text).

In near mint condition. Dust jacket not price clipped.

Erste Ausgabe. Schwarze Original-Leinwand mit silbergeprägtem Rückentitel, Original-Schutzumschlag.

First edition.
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Roberts, Keith :  The Grain Kings. SF stories.

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1976.  Octavo. 208 pp. 

Original orange boards with gilt title on spine, original dust jacket, jacket illustration by Chris Foss.
 

Inscribed and signed by the author on the title: „To Les, with all good wishes. | Glad you preferred my | artwork to this wrapper! | Keith Roberts.“
¶ Contains: Weihnachtsabend; The White Boat; The Passing of the Dragons; The Trustie Tree; The Lake of Tuonela; The Grain Kings; I Lose Medea.

In fine condition, dust jacket not price clipped. With the original 3.95 British price intact on the front dust jacket flap.

Erste Ausgabe. Autorwidmung auf dem Titel. Orangefarbener Original-Pappband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, illustrierter Original-Umschlag. Sehr gut erhalten.

First edition. ISBN 0 09 123490 5.
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Roberts, Keith :  Ladies from Hell.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1979.  Octavo. 198, [2 blank] pp. 

Original red boards, gilt title on spine, original yellow dust jacket.
 

Signed by Keith Roberts on the title page. The first title of Roberts for Gollancz. Contains: Introduction, Our Lady of Desperation, The Shack at Great Cross Halt, The Ministry of Children, The Big Fans, Missa Privata.

Fine in very fine dust jacket, not price clipped. No statement of edition on copyright page, as required, and with the original 5.95 British price intact on the front dust jacket flap.

Erste Ausgabe. Roter Original-Pappband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, Original-Umschlag. Sehr gut erhalten.

First edition. Barron: Wonder (1987) 4-442. ISBN 0 575 02737 1.
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Roberts, Keith :  Kiteworld.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1985.  Octavo. 288 pp. 

Original blue boards with gilt title on spine, original yellow dust jacket, jacket design by Frances Battey.
 

Signed by the author on the title, and inscribed and signed on the upper endpaper: „One of the hundred and fifty. | It don't half make your | wrist tired! | best regards, | Keith Roberts.“
¶ „In Kiteworld, Keith Roberts has invented a very different world (...) The realm is dominated by the Kites: the great Cody manlifters in which the Corps Observers float by night and day, waiting the return of the Demons who once laid a worls to waste“ (from the jacket text).

In mint condition, dust jacket not price clipped. With the original 8.95 British price intact on the front dust jacket flap.

Erste Ausgabe. Signiert vom Autor auf dem Titel und mit einer Widmung auf dem vorderen fliegenden Vorsatz. Blauer Original-Pappband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, gelber Original-Umschlag. Fast neuwertig.

First edition. Barron: Wonder 5, II-907. ISBN 0-575-03604-4.
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Roberts, Keith :  Kiteworld.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1985.  Octavo. 288 pp. 

Original blue boards with gilt title on spine, original yellow dust jacket, jacket design by Frances Battey.
 

Signed by the author on the title. „In Kiteworld, Keith Roberts has invented a very different world (...) The realm is dominated by the Kites: the great Cody manlifters in which the Corps Observers float by night and day, waiting the return of the Demons who once laid a worls to waste“ (from the jacket text).

In fine condition, upper edge slipghtly foxed, dust jacket not price clipped. With the original 8.95 British price intact on the front dust jacket flap.

Erste Ausgabe. Signiert vom Autor auf dem Titel . Blauer Original-Pappband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, gelber Original-Umschlag. Fast neuwertig.

First edition. Barron: Wonder 5, II-907. ISBN 0-575-03604-4.
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Roberts, Keith :  Kiteworld.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1985.  Octavo. 288 pp. 

Original blue boards with gilt title on spine, original yellow dust jacket, jacket design by Frances Battey.
 

„In Kiteworld, Keith Roberts has invented a very different world (...) The realm is dominated by the Kites: the great Cody manlifters in which the Corps Observers float by night and day, waiting the return of the Demons who once laid a worls to waste“ (from the jacket text).

Near fine in near fine dust jacket, not price clipped. With the original 8.95 British price intact on the front dust jacket flap.

Erste Ausgabe, Blauer Original-Pappband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, gelber Original-Umschlag. Wohlerhalten.

First edition. Barron: Wonder 5, II-907. ISBN 0-575-03604-4.
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Roberts, Keith :  Kaeti & Company.

Salisbury: Kerosina Books, 1986.  Octavo. 224 pp. - Booklet: 11, [1 blank] pp.  With a frontispiece by Keith Roberts.

Original green boards, gilt title on spine, original illustrated dust jacket, jacket illustration by Keith Roberts.
 

One of 200 numbered copies, of a total edition of 1026, signed by the author, including a special limited-edition booklet containing a previously unpublished story „Kaeti’s Apokalypse“.
¶ „Kaeti and her companions inhabit a strange world; a ‚theatre of the mind’ where the unexpected is commonplace, where ghosts, vampires and even the odd goddess may be encountered at any turn“ (from the jacket text).

Fine. Dust jacket not price clipped.

Erste Ausgabe, eins von nur 200 Exemplaren der signierten Vorzugsausgabe. Grüner Original-Pappband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, Original-Schutzumschlag. Ein schönes Exemplar.

First edition. ISBN 0-948893-001 (Limited).
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Roberts, Keith :  Gráinne. A Novel.
[And:] A Heron Caught in Weeds. Poems by Keith Roberts, selected by James Goddard.

Salisbury: Kerosina Books, 1987.  Octavo. Gráinne: 175, [1 blank] pp. - Heron: 46, [2 blank] pp.  With a frontispiece and illustrations by Keith Roberts.

Original brown cloth, gilt title on spine, original illustrated dust jacket, jacket illustration and design by Keith Roberts. - Heron: Original brown cloth, upper cover gilt with title and an ornament. Together in original slipcase.
 

One of 250 numbered copies, of a total edition of 1026, signed by the author, including the first edition of „A Heron Caught in Weeds“.
¶ „Ostensibly, the novel charts the career of one Alistair Bevan, writer and adman, from his beginnings in a post-war Midland town. Here though any parallels with our world cease. Through Bevan’s vivid memories we meet Gráinne; blue stocking, seductress, darling of the media“ (from the jacket text).

In mint condition. Dust jacket not price clipped.

Erste Ausgabe, eins von nur 250 Exemplaren der signierten Vorzugsausgabe. Brauner Original-Leinwandband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, Original-Schutzumschlag; Beiband: Brauner Original-Leinwandband; zusammen in braunem Original-Schuber. Ein fast neuwertiges Exemplar.

First edition. ISBN 0-948893-06-0 (collector’s edition).
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Roberts, Keith :  The Road to Paradise. A Novel.

Worcester Park: Kerosina Books, 1988.  Octavo. 228, [4 blank] pp.  with illustrations by Keith Roberts.

Original dark brown boards, gilt title on spine, original illustrated dust jacket, jacket illustration and design by Keith Roberts.
 

One of 1026 copies printed.

In mint condition. Dust jacket not price clipped.

erste Ausgabe. Original Pappband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, Original-Schutzumschlag.

First edition. Trade edition, ISBN 0-948893-33-8.
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Roberts, Keith :  Winterwood and other hauntings. Illustrated by the author with an introduction by Robert Holdstock.

Scotforth: Morrigan Publications, 1989.  Octavo. [11], [1 blank], 182, [2 blank], xii, [2 blank] pp.  With a frontispiece and illustrations by Keith Roberts.

Original blue cloth, title on spine, original illustrated dust jacket, jacket photo by Peter Pearce, and jacket design by Keith Roberts. In original blue slipcase.
 

One of 250 numbered copies, signed by Keith Roberts and Robert Holdstock, including an additional story „The Event“.
¶ Contains: Susan; The Scarlet Lady; The Eastern Windows; Winterwood; Mrs Cibber; The Snake Princess; Everything in the Garden.

In mint condition. Dust jacket not price clipped.

Erste Ausgabe, eins von nur 250 Exemplaren der von Keith Roberts und Robert Holdstock signierten Vorzugsausgabe. Blauer Original-Leinwandband mit weißgeprägtem Rückentitel, Original-Schutzumschlag, Original-Schuber. Ein fast neuwertiges Exemplar.

First edition. ISBN 1 870338 75 8 (special edition).
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Roberts, Keith :  Kaeti on Tour.

Feltham: The Sirius Book Company Ltd, 1992.  Octavo. 366, [2 blank] pp.  With two illustrations by Keith Roberts.

Original brown cloth, gilt title on spine, original illustrated dust jacket, jacket illustration by Jim Burns. Original brown slipcase.
 

One of 150 numbered copies, of a total edition of 910, signed by the author, including two additional stories „The Hut on Fowl’s Legs“ and „The Trouble Dolls“.
¶ „Now Kaeti branches out, moves farther from her beloved London“ (from the jacket text).

In mint condition. Dust jacket not price clipped, slipcase slightly stained.

Erste Ausgabe, eins von nur 150 Exemplaren der signierten Vorzugsausgabe. Brauner Original-Leinwandband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, Original-Schutzumschlag, brauner Original-Leinwandschuber. Fast neuwertig.

First edition. ISBN 1-874689-00-8 (special edition).
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