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To You Mr. Chips
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsTo You Mr. Chips! By James Hilton First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author in pencil to the front endpaper. Accompanied by a couple of letters written by the author's father, John Hilton. Original orange cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Previous owner name and date to front paste-down with some toning to edges. Binding a bit exposed at front endpaper. Some browning to front endpaper and to pages 14 and 15. The original dust jacket has a few shallow chips and nicks to edges with some browning, most notably to spine panel. A good copy of a book that is seemingly rare signed with associated ephemera.£385.00 -
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18 Poems
Dylan Thomas, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Poetry, Showcase, Signed First Editions18 Poems By Dylan Thomas First edition, first impression, signed by the author to the title page. One of 500 copies; the present example belonging to the second 250 copies with a round spine, as opposed to the flat spine used for the first 250. Likely signed for Norman Ungar, a collector based in New York and a friend and sometime patron of Thomas. Original black cloth. Spine lettering a little dulled with a touch of rubbing to hinges and corners. One or two isolated spots to a few of the opening pages and to rear endpaper. Lacking dust jacket. An excellent, clean example of the author's first book. Extremely scarce, even more so signed.£4,500.00 -
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
First Edition, John Le Carré, Modern First EditionsTinker Tailor Soldier Spy By John le Carré First edition, first impression. The first book in the Karla Trilogy and a highlight in the spy fiction genre. Original black cloth with lettering to spine and motif to bottom corner of upper board in gilt. Crease to top corner of front endpaper, half-title and title page, near fine otherwise with top-stain still present. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some of the usual fading to spine panel and a couple of very minor instances of rubbing to top edge, else near fine.£235.00 -
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Crow
First Edition, Modern First EditionsCrow: From the Life and the Songs of the Crow By Ted Hughes First edition, first impression. Publisher's original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book in a near fine and unclipped dust jacket with some toning to spine panel and small area of soiling to spine foot; a few tiny and barely visible nicks to bottom edge. A fantastic, near fine or better example of one of Hughes' most important works.£250.00 -
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Excession
First Edition, Iain Banks, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Signed First EditionsExcession By Iain M. Banks First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The popular fifth book in the Culture series. Original black cloth with silver lettering to spine. Some toning to edges with a little spotting to fore-edge, otherwise very good, in the original and unclipped dust jacket, which has a little browning to the top edge and minor evidence of soft creasing to spine panel, both of which are only visible on verso, very good or better otherwise with none of the often-encountered fading to the spine panel.£250.00 -
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Orphans of the Sky
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science FictionOrphans of the Sky By Robert A. Heinlein First UK edition, first impression. Precedes the US edition, which was issued the following year. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some off-setting to endpapers and some spotting to top edge and fore-edge with a couple of instances of compression to spine tips, otherwise excellent. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some moderate edge wear, primarily to the top, and a small nick to bottom corner of lower panel and half-way down the lower panel spine hinge. Some toning to spine panel and verso, better than very good otherwise.£300.00
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