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QuickviewPsycho
First Edition, Horror, Modern First EditionsPsycho By Robert Bloch First UK edition, first impression, published in 1960 and adapted into the timeless 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film. Among the most influential horror novels of the 20th century. Original black cloth with green lettering and gun motif in silver to spine. Faint spotting to preliminaries, final couple of leaves and fore-edge and bottom edge of textblock; previous bookseller label to bottom corner of front paste-down; a couple of knocks to top corners. The original, price-clipped dust jacket, featuring attractive artwork in full colour, has a couple of tiny nicks to edges with some rubbing in places and a small strip of dark marking to spine, otherwise very good indeed.£600.00 -
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Crime and Thriller, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsStrangers on a Train By Patricia Highsmith First UK edition, first impression with the author's cut signature affixed to title. Famously adapted to film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. Re-bound in black leather with raised bands to spine, which is lettered and tooled in gilt. Title and decorative image to upper board in gilt. Marbled endpapers and paste-downs. Top edge gilt. A few small areas of minor staining to edges of opening couple of pages, else near fine or better. The author's first novel, further enhanced by the unique and attractive binding and the presence of her signature.£800.00 -
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First Edition, Horror, Modern First Editions, Science FictionThe Body Snatchers by Jack Finney First UK edition, first impression. The novel was first published in serial form in Collier's magazine in late 1954 and issued in the US and UK in book form the following year. Adapted to film several times, most notably in 1956 under the title 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'. Original red cloth with black lettering to spine. A few light marks to boards; rear endpaper a little offset; bookseller label to bottom corner of front paste-down; some toning to textblock edges. The original dust jacket, featuring artwork by Lowen, has been neatly price-clipped and has a closed tear to the top edge of lower panel with an associated tape repair to verso. Red lettering to spine very slightly faded with some faint spotting to verso. An excellent copy of this science fiction horror classic.£1,250.00 -
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First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions, Stephen KingLisey's Story By Stephen King First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Winner of the Bram Stoker Award in 2006 and the subject of a TV series adaptation of the same name in 2021. Original black cloth with silver lettering to spine and red endpapers and paste-downs. A fine book, in a near fine or better dust jacket with light traces of wear to top edge.£600.00 -
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First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Maul and The Pear Tree by P. D. James First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page: 'To a devoted fan P.D. James'. Original brown cloth with silver lettering to spine and decorative map endpapers and paste-downs. Slight pushing to spine ends, else fine in a near fine dust jacket with some fading to spine panel and light wear to edges.£250.00 -
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First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsA Feast for Crows By George R. R. Martin First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The fourth book in the Game of Thrones series. Original red boards with lettering to spine in gilt and black endpapers and paste-downs. A little white marking to fore-edges of boards, else a fine copy in a fine dust jacket.£225.00