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First Edition, Ian McEwan, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsAtonement By Ian McEwan First edition, first impression. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author to the title page: 'To Vic Best Wishes Ian McEwan 17 March 2002'. Less common inscribed as opposed to just signed. Adapted to film in 2007 and widely considered to be among the author's best works. Original black cloth with silver lettering to spine and black endpapers and paste-downs. Small spot to fore-edge, else fine, in the fine and unclipped dust jacket with only very mild instances of wear to top edge.£125.00 -
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Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Roald DahlThe BFG By Roald Dahl First edition, first impression, published in 1982 by Jonathan Cape with illustrations by Quentin Blake. Original grey cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A near fine book with a bump to the bottom edge of upper board and very light toning to edges. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a soft crease to the top portion of spine panel and to lower flap with a very small nick to spine foot and to top edge of lower flap, otherwise very good or better.£150.00 -
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First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Harper Lee, Modern First EditionsTo Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee First UK edition, first impression. Winner of the 1961 Pulitzer Prize. Original burgundy cloth with silver lettering to spine. Very slight spine slant. Previous owner name to front endpaper. Some toning and moderate spotting to edges and to preliminaries and final leaves, though contents are otherwise nice and clean throughout. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some rubbing to folds and hinges with a few chips, nicks and tears, primarily to spine head and some spotting and toning to verso. A very good copy overall, featuring the attractive cover art by Fratini.£400.00 -
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First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Iris Murdoch, Modern First EditionsThe Sea, The Sea By Iris Murdoch First edition, first impression. The author's nineteenth novel and winner of the 1978 Booker Prize. Original green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Brief gift inscription to front endpaper. Tiny nick to the top of page 245 with a small area of light impact to the fore-edge of a handful of pages, else near fine. The original and unclipped dust jacket, with the cover art by Hokusai, has only very minimal traces of wear to spine tips, but is otherwise near fine and sharp.£150.00 -
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First Edition, Horror, Modern First Editions, Stephen KingThe Shining By Stephen King First edition, first impression. King's third published novel with 'First Edition' to copyright page and 'R49' to the gutter of page 447. The basis for the iconic Stanley Kubrick film adaptation in 1980. Quarter-bound in black cloth with tan boards and lettering to spine in gilt. Some toning and spotting to edges, primarily to fore-edge, with a few very shallow indentations to lower and upper boards, else near fine, in a near fine and unclipped dust jacket with a couple of small nicks to top edge and some of the usual toning to verso.£1,500.00 -
QuickviewNew Worlds Science Fiction: The Voices of Time
Science FictionNew Worlds Science Fiction: The Voices of Time Issue no 99 of New Worlds Science Fiction from 1960, featuring the first appearance of 'The Voices of Time' by J. G. Ballard and signed by J. G. Ballard to the top of the contents page. The story was later published in the 1962 collection "The Voices of Time and Other Stories". Some wear to the spine and hinges with toning to edges. Very good.£125.00