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QuickviewNineteen Eighty-Four [1984]
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, George Orwell, Modern First Editions, ShowcaseNineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell First edition, first impression (Secker & Warburg, 1949). Publisher's original green cloth with red lettering to spine. Very slight spine slant with a touch of fading to spine head. Boards and contents nice and clean and free from inscriptions with red top-stain still present. The original green dust jacket is lovely and bright and unfaded with no restoration work. A little bit of loss to spine head and top corner of upper panel; a few closed tears to edges and small chips to corners with a touch of occasional rubbing here and there. A very nice copy indeed of an iconic work of dystopian political fiction.£3,000.00 -
QuickviewBrighton Rock
Crime and Thriller, First Edition, Graham Greene, Modern First Editions, ShowcaseBrighton Rock By Graham Greene First American edition, first impression (Viking Press, 1938). True first edition, preceding that of the UK by around one month. Publisher's original red and black cloth with silver lettering to spine. A fine book with black top-stain beautifully preserved, internally clean and free from any inscriptions with a small previous owner sticker to front paste-down. The original, first issue George Salter jacket with $2.50 price to front flap has a touch of toning to spine panel, as is common, with light and occasional rubbing to extremities and a small closed tear to foot of upper joint. An excellent, near fine or better copy of a rare title, especially in superior condition.£3,000.00 -
QuickviewDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Philip K. Dick, Science Fiction, ShowcaseDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By Philip K. Dick First English Edition, first impression (Rapp & Whiting, 1969). The basis for the 1982 film adaptation 'Blade Runner'. Publisher's original green cloth with silver lettering to spine. A little offsetting to front and rear endpapers, as is common, with some spotting to top edge and an unobtrusive crease to corner of rear endpaper. Both boards and contents are nice and clean and free from inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some of the usual rubbing here and there, primarily to extremities with minor evidence of fading to bottom portion of spine panel. A very attractive and bright near fine copy overall.£1,500.00 -
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QuickviewHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Children's Fiction, First Edition, J.K. Rowling, Modern First Editions, Science FictionHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets By J.K. Rowling First edition, first impression (Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 1998). Original pictorial boards. Some of the usual toning to edges and a couple of minor bumps to top corner of boards with just a hint of pushing to spine tips and neat previous owner name to front endpaper. Some fading to the spine panel of the original and unclipped dust jacket with a couple of small chips to spine tips and a few moderate and isolated instances of edge wear, primarily to top corners. A very good copy indeed of the second book in the Harry Potter series.£600.00 -
QuickviewThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Roald Dahl, Showcase, Signed First EditionsThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More By Roald Dahl First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 1977). Signed by the author to the front endpaper. Publisher's original dark blue boards with gold lettering to spine. Free from any inscriptions. Hint of pushing to spine tips with a mild knock to bottom corner of upper board and minor spotting to top edge, near fine otherwise. The original dust jacket is price-clipped with moderate edge wear and the usual fading to spine panel, very good or better. An excellent example.£1,000.00 -
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QuickviewBrave New World
Aldous Huxley, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science FictionBrave New World By Aldous Huxley First edition, first impression (Chatto & Windus, 1932). Attractively quarter bound in black calf with blue paper sides, three raised bands and red label with gilt titles to the spine, top-edge dyed blue, fore-edge a little toned with a few spots of foxing, bottom-edge rough cut. Binding square and tight, pages a little age-toned with occasional foxing, mainly to opening pages. No inscriptions. An excellent example.£500.00
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