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QuickviewThe Sea, The Sea
First Edition, Iris Murdoch, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Sea, The Sea By Iris Murdoch First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Winner of the Booker Prize in 1978. Original green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket with a closed tear to bottom corner of upper flap with associated tape repair to verso and a few fairly faint spot to top of front and rear flaps. Rare signed.£875.00 -
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First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Master & Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov First UK edition, first impression, published by Collins in 1967 and translated by Michael Glenny. Written between 1928 to 1940 in the Soviet Union and initially published in Russian in serial form in 1966-1967, though this had a portion of the original text removed due to its criticism of the Russian government. The first edition in Russian was issued in France by YMCA Press in 1967. The complete version of the novel was not published in Russia until 1973. Widely viewed as one of the most important novels of the 20th Century. Original green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A few faint spots to edges and a moderate bump to top corner of lower board. A little cracking to rear hinge, but holding very firm. The original and unclipped dust jacket is in fine condition, but for a few very faint instances of soiling to rear panel and a few light spots to rear panel verso. An exceedingly bright, near fine copy.£525.00 -
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First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Ursula Le GuinThe Earthsea Trilogy By Ursula Le Guin Three Volumes. First UK editions, first impressions, published between 1971 to 1973 by Victor Gollancz. A highlight series of high fantasy. A Wizard of Earthsea: Original brown cloth with lettering to spine in gilt with green endpapers and paste-downs. A near fine book with light spotting to edges, but contents entirely clean otherwise. The original and unclipped dust jacket is also near fine with the slightest hint of fading to the spine panel, some marginal toning to verso and a few unobtrusive marks to top fore-edges. The Tombs of Atuan: Original blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt with pale green endpapers and paste-downs. Light spotting to edges with a few spots to front and rear endpapers and paste-downs, else near fine in a near fine and unclipped dust jacket with some very moderate fading to spine panel and marginal toning to verso with a hint of rubbing to spine head, else near fine. The Farthest Shore: Original grey cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and purple map endpapers and paste-downs. Near fine with some spotting to edges in a near fine dust jacket with minor fading to the spine panel and marginal, light spotting to verso. A very attractive and uniquely well-preserved set.£2,250.00 -
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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 -
QuickviewThe BFG
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 -
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