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QuickviewA Pocket Full of Rye
Agatha Christie, Crime and Thriller, First Edition, Modern First EditionsA Pocket Full of Rye By Agatha Christie First edition, first impression. Publisher's original red cloth with black lettering to spine. An excellent copy with some dustiness to top edge, in a very good dust jacket indeed with some chipping to spine head and a few small nicks to edges.£400.00 -
QuickviewAfter the Funeral
Agatha Christie, First Edition, Modern First EditionsAfter the Funeral By Agatha Christie First edition, first impression (Collins Clear-Type Press: London and Glasgow). Original red cloth with black lettering to spine. A little off-setting/browning to endpapers and usual toning to edges, otherwise excellent in a very good unclipped dust jacket with some chipping to spine head and a few closed tears to edges. A very good copy indeed.£375.00 -
QuickviewAt Bertram’s Hotel
Agatha Christie, First Edition, Modern First EditionsAt Bertram's Hotel By Agatha Christie First edition, first impression (Collins Clear-Type Press: London and Glasgow, 1965). A near fine book with some dustiness and spotting to edges in a near fine, unclipped dust jacket with circular pattern of spotting to verso. An excellent example.£180.00 -
QuickviewCards on the Table
Agatha Christie, First Edition, Modern First EditionsCards on the Table By Agatha Christie First edition, first impression. Original orange cloth with black lettering to spine. A little sunning to spine and, marginally, to boards with some browning to endpapers and spotting to opening leaves. No dust jacket. A very good copy.£375.00 -
QuickviewFive Little Pigs
Agatha Christie, Crime and Thriller, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Showcase, Signed First EditionsFive Little Pigs By Agatha Christie First edition, first impression, published in the US under the title 'Murder in Retrospect'. Signed by David Suchet to the title page, who played Poirot in the TV adaptation of the book. A page seemingly extracted from an autograph book bearing the author's signature is loosely laid in. Original cloth with black lettering to spine. Previous owner name to front endpaper; some sunning to spine and faint soiling to boards in places and rubbing to edges; corners a touch bumped with a small and faint area of soiling to rear endpaper and slight cracking to rear hinge. The original dust jacket is complete and unclipped with a little loss to spine foot, a few tears to edges and some toning to spine panel verso.£2,500.00 -
QuickviewKeeping On Keeping On
Alan Bennett, Biography & Autobiography, First Edition, Modern First EditionsKeeping On Keeping On By Alan Bennett First Edition, First Printing. Signed by the author to the title page. The book will be wrapped with care and shipped securely to ensure safe delivery.£65.00 -
QuickviewNow We Are Six
A A Milne, Children's Fiction, Modern First EditionsNow We Are Six By A. A. Milne First edition, first impression (Methuen & Co, 1927). Illustrations by E. H. Shepard. Publisher's original maroon cloth; top edge gilt. A hint of rubbing to spine tips; previous owner name and browning to half-title; contents nice and clean otherwise. Some browning to spine panel of dust jacket with some loss and small tear to spine head; a couple of small closed tears to lower panel with small stain to fore-edge; some general edge wear to top. A very good copy.£600.00 -
QuickviewThe Clocks
Agatha Christie, Crime and Thriller, First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Clocks By Agatha Christie First edition, first impression (Collins Clear-Type Press, 1963). Original red cloth with black lettering to spine. A very good book indeed with some spotting to edges and 'Xmas 1963' written in biro on front paste-down, but concealed by the upper flap of the dust jacket. The original and unclipped dust jacket is very good or better with a few tears to edges and one to spine head, where there is an associated crease to top edge of lower panel. A very good copy indeed.£300.00 -
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QuickviewWinnie-the-Pooh
A A Milne, Children's Fiction, First Edition, Limited Editions, Modern First Editions, Showcase, Signed First EditionsWinnie-the-Pooh By A. A. Milne Limited edition, published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd. in 1973. Hand bound in blue leather by Zaehnsdorf, London with lettering to spine and motif to upper board in gilt. All edges gilt. Containing attractive illustrations in colour by E. H. Shepard throughout and housed in a blue cloth slipcase with lettering to spine in gilt. One of 300 copies signed by E. H. Shepard, of which this is number 26. An excellent, fine book. Some evidence of rubbing to top and bottom edges of slipcase, else near fine. A beautifully produced and unique edition of one of the most important and popular children's books of modern times.£3,500.00