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The Happy Prince and Other Stories
Children's Fiction, First EditionThe Happy Prince and Other Stories By Oscar Wilde First edition with Robinson's illustrations (Duckworth, 1913). Purple cloth with lettering and decoration in gilt. Pictorial endpapers. Featuring 12 colour plates mounted under captioned tissue guards - a few of which with one or two light creases - and a number of attractive line drawings. Some toning and spotting to edges and browning to front and rear endpapers. The covers are in very nice bright condition. A very good copy indeed, accompanied by remnants of the rare original dust jacket.£850.00 -
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The Harry Potter Books: A Complete Set of First Adult Editions
Children's Fiction, First Edition, J.K. Rowling, Modern First EditionsThe Harry Potter Books By J.K. Rowling A complete set of first adult editions, first impressions of The Harry Potter books, published between 2003-2007. The last three books in this edition from 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' onwards were published simultaneously with the first trade editions. All volumes bound in black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A little toning to edges of vol five and a touch of pushing to spine ends of vol seven, else fine, in fine, or near fine, unclipped dust jackets with minor wear in places, primarily to spine head, of the final three titles. Rarely found as a complete set in such good condition.£750.00 -
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The History of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha
Antiquarian, First EditionThe History of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha By Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Four volumes, published by William Paterson & Co in 1892 and translated from the Spanish by P. A. Motteux. Near contemporary red half morocco over marbled boards with marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt. Engraved frontispieces with numerous engraved plates and tissue-guards. Toning to edges with spotting to preliminaries and rear endpapers. Occasional browning. Rubbing to spine ends, hinges and all extremities. Vol 1 lacking frontispiece tissue-guard, but all others are present.£675.00 -
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The Human Factor
First Edition, Graham Greene, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Human Factor By Graham Greene First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page: "For Mrs Simpson, Graham Greene". The basis for the film adaptation of the same name released in 1979. Original green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Slight toning to edges and dustiness to top edge, else near fine or better, in a near fine and unclipped dust jacket with very minor traces of isolated wear to edges. Rare inscribed.£975.00 -
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The Ice Dragon
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Ice Dragon By George R. R. Martin First Tor Teen edition, first impression, published in 2014. Originally published in 2006. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrations by Luis Royo. A fine book in a fine dust jacket.£75.00 -
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The Idiot
First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Idiot By Fyodor Dostoevsky First Folio Society edition, first impression. Featuring the translation by David Magarshack and illustrations by Charles Keeping. Original pictorial boards. A touch of rubbing to spine, else near fine in a very good slipcase with some rubbing and a few superficial and inconspicuous splits to edges. An attractive edition of one of the author's most popular works.£135.00 -
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The John Wyndham Omnibus
First Edition, John Wyndham, Modern First Editions, Science FictionThe John Wyndham Omnibus By John Wyndham First edition, first impression of the Omnibus edition containing the author's first three novels written under his 'John Wyndham' pseudonym. Original green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some spotting to edges and to front and rear endpapers and paste-downs with '1.00' written on front endpaper in biro. The original and unclipped dust jacket is very good with light wear and marginal spotting to edges. A very good copy.£100.00 -
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The Last Battle
C. S. Lewis, Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Last Battle By C. S. Lewis First edition, first impression (The Bodley Head, 1956). Illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Original blue cloth with silver lettering to spine. Small area of sunning to spine head with an owner name and date to endpaper verso and some spotting to front and rear endpapers and pastedowns, otherwise contents clean throughout. The original dust jacket is price-clipped with some chipping to edges and a tear to top edge of upper panel. Foxing to lower panel, flaps and verso. A very good example.£600.00 -
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The Last Voice You Hear
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Last Voice You Hear By Mick Herron First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Black cloth with silver lettering to spine. A fine copy with a couple of very faint marks to fore-edge, in a near fine or better dust jacket with a very small nick to the left of the spine hinge. An excellent example of the author's second book that is increasingly hard to find signed.£600.00 -
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The Light Fantastic
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions, Terry PratchettThe Light Fantastic By Terry Pratchett First edition, second impression (Colin Smythe, 1987). Originally published the previous year. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. Publisher s original blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book, with the usual toning to edges, and one very small and inconspicuous mark to lower board, otherwise excellent and clean internally and free from any names or inscriptions. The original dust jacket is also in fine and bright condition with just the slightest trace of wear to spine tips and a minuscule chip to bottom corner of upper panel and original retailer sticker to lower panel.£1,250.00 -
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The Living Planet
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsThe Living Planet By David Attenborough First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to half-title in the year of publication: "To Martine with best wishes David Attenborough Christmas 1984". Original olive green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A couple of small white marks to upper board, else near fine or better in a fine and unclipped dust jacket.£200.00 -
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The Long Goodbye
Crime and Thriller, First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Long Goodbye By Raymond Chandler First edition, first impression. The sixth novel to feature Philip Marlowe. Original burgundy cloth with white lettering to spine. A little spotting to edges, else near fine. The original and unclipped dust jacket has several nicks, chips and tears to edges with small area of loss half way down upper flap fore-edge, otherwise a good example of a jacket that is often found in worn condition.£300.00