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QuickviewA Pale View of Hills
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Kazuo Ishiguro, Modern First Editions, Showcase, Signed First EditionsA Pale View of Hills By Kazuo Ishiguro First edition, first impression. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author to the title page: "To Charles, all best, Kazuo Ishiguro 7th June '89". Rare inscribed. The author's first book and the winner of the 1982 Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize. Original cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Very faint traces of dustiness to top edge with minor pushing to spine head, else fine, in a near fine or better dust jacket with just a hint of the usual fading to spine panel and one instance of negligible wear to spine head. A superior copy.£4,000.00 -
QuickviewAn Accidental Man
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Iris Murdoch, Modern First EditionsAn Accidental Man By Iris Murdoch First Edition and First Impression (Chatto & Windus, 1971). Minor bumping to spine tips. Original and price-clipped dust jacket has some rubbing to corners and extremities; corners and spine tips chipped; spotting to front and rear flaps. A very good copy.£30.00 -
QuickviewAtonement
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Ian McEwan, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsAtonement By Ian McEwan First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Original black cloth with silver lettering to spine. Very good with a slight lean, some traces of toning to edges and a couple of very minor knocks to top corners of boards. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a couple of small nicks to spine head and mild traces of edge wear, otherwise very good.£100.00 -
QuickviewEast of Eden
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, John Steinbeck, Modern First EditionsEast of Eden By John Steinbeck First US edition, first impression and first state (The Viking Press, 1952). Green cloth with black lettering to spine and upper board. A better than very good book with a little toning and a couple of spots to edges and a minor knock to bottom corner of upper board. The original and unclipped dust jacket is very good with an area of loss to top edge of upper panel and a few nicks and chips to edges that have been repaired with tape to verso. A very good copy.£425.00 -
QuickviewEast of Eden: Chapter 34
General Literary Fiction, John Steinbeck, Modern First Editions, ShowcaseEast of Eden: Chapter 34 By John Steinbeck Two variants (no priority) containing Chapter 34 from the novel 'East of Eden', privately printed and limited to only 125 copies. The first ever appearance of an extract from the novel, issued prior to its publication in 1952. These copies were mailed by the author to his nephew-in-law, David Heyler. Both housed in the original envelope signed and addressed by Steinbeck. From the Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection. Very faint traces of soiling to rear cover of one booklet with a little peripheral toning to the covers of the other, else near fine.£3,000.00 -
QuickviewEnduring Love
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Ian McEwan, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsEnduring Love By Ian McEwan First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Grey cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A near fine book with some pushing to spine ends and very slight fading to spine, in a very good and unclipped dust jacket with some fading to spine panel and wear to spine ends with a few light marks to lower panel.£60.00 -
QuickviewFor Whom the Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, General Literary Fiction, History, Modern First Editions, ShowcaseFor Whom the Bell Tolls By Ernest Hemingway First edition, first impression in first issue dust jacket. Original publisher's cloth. Some rubbing to label on spine with toning to edges and a small area of browning to edge of of paste-downs and endpapers. Contents beautifully clean throughout otherwise. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a little soft crease close to fore-edge of upper panel, else in beautiful, fine condition. A fantastic example of one of the author's highlight titles.£3,000.00 -
QuickviewHenry and Cato
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Iris Murdoch, Modern First EditionsHenry and Cato By Iris Murdoch First edition, first impression. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket with some fading to spine panel.£35.00 -
QuickviewLife & Times of Michael K
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsLife and Times of Michael K By J. M. Coetzee First edition, first impression (Secker & Warburg, 1983). Signed by the author to the title page. Winner of the 1983 Booker Prize. Publisher's original black cloth with gold lettering to spine. A few small and unobtrusive marks to upper board with a contemporary gift inscription to front endpaper, a little dustiness to top edge, near fine otherwise in the original and unclipped dust jacket, complete with the red wraparound band. Small area of abrasion to top corner of lower panel and a hint of fading to bottom portion of spine panel; minor and occasional traces of edge wear; crease to rear flap; a few tears to wraparound band. An excellent, near fine copy overall. Uncommon with the band.£525.00 -
QuickviewLight in August
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Modern First EditionsLight in August By William Faulkner First edition, first impression. A 20th century literary highlight and one of the author's most highly regarded works. Original cloth with blue lettering to spine and orange lettering to upper board. A near fine book with traces of off-setting to endpapers, very slight knocking to corners and toning to edges, excellent otherwise with the orange top-stain remaining bright and nicely preserved. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some chipping and areas of minor loss with a few small nicks and tears to the extremities. A little rubbing in places to fore-edge and upper panel, but otherwise a good or better example.£1,350.00 -
QuickviewMaster Humphrey’s Clock
Antiquarian, Charles Dickens, First Edition, General Literary FictionFirst edition in book form (London: Chapman & Hall 1840-41). Three volumes bound together in one. Engraved frontispieces with illustrations throughout. Half-calf binding from 1924. Foxing to preliminaries with occasional foxing throughout; rubbing to corners and board edges and a couple of small areas of rubbing to boards. Small and neat owner inscription to front pastedown.£350.00 -
QuickviewOn Chesil Beach
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Ian McEwan, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsOn Chesil Beach By Ian McEwan First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 2007). Signed and dedicated by the author: 'To Allan, Ian McEwan'. Copies that have been signed and dedicated are considerably less numerous that those that have just been signed. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2007 and recently adapted to film in 2017. Fine in a fine dust jacket.£60.00