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QuickviewThe Wings of the Morning
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Signed First EditionsThe Wings of the Morning By Edward S Hyams First edition, first impression (Duckworth, 1939). Signed and inscribed by the author to front endpaper. The author's first novel. Publisher's original cloth with red lettering to spine. Some soiling and light browning to boards with some spotting to fore-edge and to opening and final couple of pages. Contents nice and clean otherwise. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some loss to upper panel and to spine panel head with a few tears, some chipping and rubbing; light soiling to lower panel. A very rare book, especially so inscribed by the author.£300.00 -
QuickviewThe Winter of Our Discontent
First Edition, John Steinbeck, Modern First EditionsThe Winter of Our Discontent By John Steinbeck First UK edition, first impression. The author's last novel, published in 1961. Original dark purple cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Slight bowing to boards with a previous owner name and date to front endpaper. A few peripheral spots to opening leaves and to edges. The original and unclipped dust jacket shows a little edge wear with a couple of very small nicks and some spotting to verso. A very good example overall.£50.00 -
QuickviewThe Wolf of Wall Street
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionThe Wolf of Wall Street By Jordan Belfort First UK edition, first impression. Adapted to film in 2013. Original black cloth with white lettering to spine. Some toning to edges, else fine, in a fine dust jacket with a hint of wear to spine tips.£165.00 -
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QuickviewThe Works of Shakespeare
First Edition, Limited EditionsThe Works of Shakespeare Limited Edition – The Larger Temple Edition One of 175 numbered sets printed on handmade paper. This set is No. 84. Edited by Israel Gollancz and issued by J. M. Dent & Co between 1899-1900. Twelve volumes, large octavo. Original full vellum, spines and front covers richly gilt to an Art Nouveau design, top edges gilt, others uncut, silk page-markers bound in. Printed on handmade paper at the Chiswick Press. Title pages printed in red and black; illustrated throughout with antiquarian, topographical, and artistic reproductions, including portraits of Shakespeare and facsimiles of early title pages. Edited by Israel Gollancz (1864 – 1930), Shakespearean scholar and founding Secretary of the British Academy. A very attractive set. Vellum bindings a little toned and marked; gilt bright and well preserved. Contents generally throughout with some browning to endpapers and paste-downs of some volumes and a few instances of spotting. Panoramic view pull out of Thames in Vol VI partially missing, all tissue guards and illustrations otherwise intact. Bookplate of Sidney Davidson to front paste-down of each volume. The Larger Temple Edition represents the most luxurious issue of Dent’s Temple Shakespeare, printed on handmade paper and offered by subscription.£3,000.00 -
QuickviewTo You Mr. Chips
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsTo You Mr. Chips! By James Hilton First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author in pencil to the front endpaper. Accompanied by a couple of letters written by the author's father, John Hilton. Original orange cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Previous owner name and date to front paste-down with some toning to edges. Binding a bit exposed at front endpaper. Some browning to front endpaper and to pages 14 and 15. The original dust jacket has a few shallow chips and nicks to edges with some browning, most notably to spine panel. A good copy of a book that is seemingly rare signed with associated ephemera.£385.00 -
QuickviewToad of Toad Hall
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First EditionsToad of Toad Hall By A. A. Milne First edition, first impression. The first dramatisation of 'The Wind in the Willows', and the subject of a number of theatrical adaptations. Original blue cloth with lettering to spine and toad motif to upper board in gilt. A little spotting to edges and to preliminaries with some browning to front and rear endpapers and small label to bottom corner of front paste-down, otherwise very good or better. The original dust jacket, bearing the correct 5/- price to the spine panel, has a few very small nicks to edges and a shallow chip to spine head with light edge wear, otherwise very good or better.£300.00 -
QuickviewWeaving the Web
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsWeaving the Web By Tim Berners-Lee First US edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page: 'To Pat With very best wishes, Tim Berners-Lee'. Tim Berners-Lee: Computer scientist and inventor of the World Wide Web, HTML, the URL system and HTTP. Innovations that had, and continue to have, an enormous impact on every aspect of global society, from the way information is accessed and shared, to the formation of social relationships and the way business is conducted. Quarter-bound in blue cloth on grey boards with silver lettering to spine. A fine book in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket with a few very faint marks to lower panel.£1,500.00 -
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 -
QuickviewWolf Hall
First Edition, History, Modern First EditionsWolf Hall By Hilary Mantel First edition, first impression published by Fourth Estate in 2009. Winner of the Booker Prize and adapted to TV in 2015. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and pictorial endpapers and paste-downs. A near fine book with some toning to edges and partial toning to fore-edge, in the original and unclipped dust jacket with a soft crease running along upper flap and minor traces of wear to top edge. A near fine copy of the first book in the Wolf Hall Trilogy.£375.00 -
QuickviewYou Only Live Twice
First Edition, Ian Fleming, Modern First EditionsYou Only Live Twice By Ian Fleming First edition, first impression and first state with 'First published 1964' to copyright page. Original black cloth with Japanese lettering to upper board in gilt and in English to spine in silver with bamboo patterned endpapers and paste-downs. Light traces of off-setting to endpapers, else near fine and beautifully clean and sharp throughout. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a couple of isolated spots to verso and very shallow chips to corners with a couple of minuscule nicks to spine tips, otherwise an excellent, near fine example. Jacket design by Richard Chopping.£675.00
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