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First Edition, Horror, Limited Editions, Modern First EditionsDracula By Bram Stoker Limited edition issued in 2012 to commemorate the one hundred-year anniversary of the author's death. One of 1,000 copies, of which this is number 55. Original yellow cloth with lettering to spine and upper board in red. A few extremely faint spots to spine, else fine in a fine slipcase and housed in the original box.£1,150.00 -
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First Edition, History, Modern First Editions, Showcase, Signed First EditionsShogun By James Clavell First UK edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the second front endpaper: "This is for Maureen R... the first of many, maybe. Neh? In the hope that she may know compartmentalisation and 和 (peace/harmony). James C Aug 2nd - July 2nd Mikado - London" Mikado refers to the show which premiered at the Cambridge Theatre in London in April 1975 and ran until June of the following year. The third book in Clavell's Asian Saga series that, since its publication, has become a landmark historical novel and a modern classic. Adapted into two popular TV series in 1980 and, more recently, in 2024. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A hint of rubbing to top edges of boards and toning to edge of text-block, else near fine. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a couple of very small nicks to upper panel fore-edge and one further minor nick to bottom edge of lower panel with a couple of instances of abrasion to to head and foot of spine panel, near fine otherwise.£3,000.00 -
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QuickviewThe Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
First Edition, Haruki Murakami, Modern First EditionsThe Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World By Haruki Murakami First UK edition, first impression, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1991. Originally published in Japan six years earlier in 1985 where it was awarded the Tanizaki prize in the same year. Original black cloth with silver lettering to spine. A beautiful, fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by David Cutter.£300.00 -
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First Edition, John Le Carré, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsThe Pigeon Tunnel By John le Carré First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The author's memoir and first and only extensive work of non-fiction. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and dark red endpapers and paste-downs. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.£175.00 -
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First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsA Walk in the Woods By Bill Bryson First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. A chronicle of the author's attempt to hike the Appalachian Trail during the spring and summer of 1996, which was later adapted into a film starring Robert Redford in 2015. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and green and black pictorial endpapers and paste-downs. Mild toning to edges. A couple of small and inconspicuous marks to upper board with slight pushing to spine ends, else near fine or better in a fine, unclipped dust jacket.£175.00 -
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First Edition, Modern First Editions, Stephen KingThe Drawing of the Three By Stephen King First edition, first impression with illustrations by Phil Hale. The second novel in The Dark Tower series. Original black cloth with bronze lettering to spine and illustrated endpapers and paste-downs. A fine book in an excellent, fine dust jacket.£300.00