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QuickviewNightmares and Dreamscapes
First Edition, Limited Editions, Modern First Editions, Stephen KingNightmares and Dreamscapes By Stephen King Limited edition with facsimile of authors' signature on bookplate affixed to half-title. Housed in a green cloth slipcase. A fine book in a near fine slipcase with small area of inside top corner where cloth has detached, otherwise excellent.£225.00 -
QuickviewNineteen Eighty-Four
First Edition, George Orwell, Modern First EditionsNineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell First edition, first impression (Secker & Warburg, 1949). A classic of dystopian political fiction. Publisher's original green cloth with red lettering to spine and red top-stain. Some marking to upper board, a slight spine slant and small sticker to bottom corner of front paste-down, otherwise a very good copy.£1,250.00 -
QuickviewNorwegian Wood
First Edition, Haruki Murakami, Modern First EditionsNorwegian Wood By Haruki Murakami First UK edition, first impression, published by The Harvill Press in 2000. Some light marking and a few minor knocks to edges of the box, but otherwise very good indeed. A few very slight signs of rubbing to covers of volume 2, else near fine.£325.00 -
QuickviewOctopussy and the Living Daylights
First Edition, Ian Fleming, Modern First EditionsOctopussy and the Living Daylights By Ian Fleming First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 1966). Publisher's black cloth with lettering to spine and upper board in gilt. A beautiful, fine and seemingly unread copy in a fine dust jacket. A fantastic example.£400.00 -
QuickviewOdds Against
First Edition, Modern First EditionsOdds Against By Dick Francis First edition, first impression (Michael Joseph, 1965). Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page: 'Best Wishes, Dick Francis'. Original publisher's brown cloth with gold lettering to spine. Previous owner name to front endpaper with some toning and occasional foxing to edges; contents nice and clean otherwise. The original and unclipped dust jacket is in excellent, fine condition with just the mildest traces of toning to spine panel verso. An excellent, near fine copy of the author's fifth novel.£300.00 -
QuickviewOf Mice and Men
First Edition, John Steinbeck, Modern First Editions, ShowcaseOf Mice and Men By John Steinbeck First UK edition, first impression (Heinemann, 1937). Bound in full green morocco by the Cottage Bindery of Bath. Top edge gilt; raised bands with gilt compartments; gilt borders to upper and lower covers with a pictorial on-lay to the upper cover replicating the original illustration from the UK first edition dust jacket in colour. Housed in a blue cloth slipcase. A fine example with a little very light and isolated spotting to preliminaries. A beautiful example of a rare edition in an extremely attractive, well-executed and unique binding.£1,500.00 -
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 -
QuickviewOn Her Majesty’s Secret Service
First Edition, Ian Fleming, Modern First EditionsOn Her Majesty's Secret Service By Ian Fleming First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 1963). Publisher's original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A little spotting to top edge, but a lovely and clean near fine book otherwise, in a near fine and unclipped dust jacket with just a hint of rubbing in places to extremities and a little toning to spine panel. An excellent example.£825.00 -
QuickviewOne Hundred Years of Solitude
First Edition, Modern First EditionsOne Hundred Years of Solitude By Gabriel García Márquez First UK edition, first impression. Originally published in Spanish in Buenos Aires in 1967. One of the most significant works in world literature. Original cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A better than very good book with some tape marks to front paste-down, in a very good and unclipped dust jacket with some wear and a few nicks to top edge. Small hole to lower panel fore-edge with a touch of fading in places and a faint and small area of damp marking to bottom edge of dust jacket verso. A very good copy.£300.00 -
QuickviewOne Hundred Years of Solitude
First Edition, Modern First Editions, ShowcaseOne Hundred Years of Solitude By Gabriel García Márquez First US edition, first impression (Harper & Row, 1970) in first state dust jacket with the exclamation mark after 'Latin America' on upper flap. Originally published in Spanish in 1967. Original green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and green endpapers and paste-downs. A small area of light browning to front endpaper with very minor traces of rubbing to spine tips, near fine otherwise. The original and unclipped dust jacket has very mild traces of edge wear in places with a very small chip to bottom of lower panel, a couple of tiny nicks to edges and a price fairly inconspicuously pencilled under the original jacket price. A beautiful copy of the novel's first appearance in English, housed in an attractive drop-back box.£3,000.00 -
QuickviewOrphans of the Sky
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science FictionOrphans of the Sky By Robert A. Heinlein First UK edition, first impression. Precedes the US edition, which was issued the following year. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some off-setting to endpapers and some spotting to top edge and fore-edge with a couple of instances of compression to spine tips, otherwise excellent. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some moderate edge wear, primarily to the top, and a small nick to bottom corner of lower panel and half-way down the lower panel spine hinge. Some toning to spine panel and verso, better than very good otherwise.£300.00 -
QuickviewPaddington on Top
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Michael Bond, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsFirst edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper: 'For Richard, All good wishes, Michael Bond'. Original red cloth with silver lettering to spine. A near fine book with very slight toning to edges, in a very good clipped and re-priced dust jacket with moderate wear to top edge, mild soiling to upper panel hinge and a couple of small tears. Rare signed or inscribed.£500.00 -
QuickviewPet Sematary
First Edition, Horror, Modern First Editions, Stephen KingPet Sematary By Stephen King First UK edition, first impression. Adapted into two films in 1989 and in 2019. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A very good or better copy with a little light marking to boards in a near fine, unpriced (intended for export) dust jacket with only very minor traces of wear to spine head and corners.£100.00 -
QuickviewPsycho
First Edition, Horror, Modern First EditionsPsycho By Robert Bloch First edition, first impression (Simon and Schuster, 1959). Adapted into the famous Alfred Hitchcock film in 1960. Quarter-bound in cream cloth with black boards. Toning to edges with a chip to fore-edge of opening page of Chapter One and small closed tear to fore-edge of pages 5-9. Free from previous owner names and inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket is slightly smaller than the book, suggesting that it may have been trimmed; moderate rubbing and chipping in places with a tear to spine foot and to lower panel fore-edge, but still a very good copy overall.£750.00 -
QuickviewReaper Man
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Terry PratchettReaper Man By Terry Pratchett First edition, first impression (Victor Gollancz, 1991). Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book, with just one small spot to top edge, in a fine dust jacket. An excellent copy.£100.00 -
QuickviewRevival
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions, Stephen KingRevival By Stephen King First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Quarter-bound in black cloth with blue boards and silver lettering to spine. Tiny crease to bottom corner of page 319 and very slight evidence of pushing to spine ends, else beautifully clean and sharp, in the original and unclipped dust jacket showing extremely mild instances of wear to spine head. A lovely, very near fine copy.£750.00 -
QuickviewRhyme Stew
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Roald Dahl, Signed First EditionsRhyme Stew By Roald Dahl First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper. Dark blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A little knocking to corners with often-seen ghosting of the author's signature to front paste-down, near fine otherwise in a near fine dust jacket with some creasing to top edge of upper panel.£1,500.00 -
QuickviewRodney Stone
Arthur Conan Doyle, First Edition, Modern First EditionsRodney Stone By Arthur Conan Doyle First edition, first impression (London: Smith Elder & Co, 1896) with advertisements to rear. Quarter bound in brown leather with five raised bands, black labels and gilt lettering with marbled boards. A fine copy with just a touch of toning to edges.£300.00 -
QuickviewSalem’s Lot
First Edition, Horror, Modern First Editions, Stephen KingSalem's Lot By Stephen King First English paperback edition, first impression (NEL, 1977). Originally published in the US in 1975 and in the UK in 1976. Some creasing to spine and rubbing here and there to hinges with some moderate toning to edges, but a very good copy.£75.00 -
QuickviewSaturday
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Ian McEwan, Limited Editions, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsSaturday By Ian McEwan First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 2005). One of 1500 numbered slipcased copies to be signed by the author, of which this is number 1052. Fine, with a very small knock to spine foot, in a fine slipcase.£60.00 -
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QuickviewShogun
First Edition, History, Modern First Editions, Showcase, Signed First EditionsShogun By James Clavell First UK edition, first impression, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1975. Signed and location dated by the author to half-title: 'Sept 30th Glasgow' with '和' (Wa) written in Japanese kanji, which translates into English as 'harmony'. The first book chronologically in the Asian Saga, though the third to be published. Adapted into two popular TV miniseries in 1980 and 2024. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. One barely discernible knock to bottom corner of upper board, else fine and seemingly unread with pristine and unmarked white pages. The original and unclipped dust jacket has two unobtrusive indentations to upper panel hinge and a couple of very faint blemishes to spine panel with mild traces of wear to spine hear and a soft, inconspicuous crease to top corner of upper flat, else near fine. A modern classic of historical fiction, seldom encountered signed and in such superior condition.£2,750.00 -
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QuickviewSimpsons World: The Ultimate Episode Guide – Seasons 1-20
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Showcase, Signed First EditionsSimpsons World: The Ultimate Episode Guide - Seasons 1-20 First edition, first impression. Signed, inscribed and dated by Matt Groening with a sketch of Bart Simpson to the front endpaper verso. The book was signed at Barnes & Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles on November 17 2010. A photo of Matt Groening signing the book will be included. The Simpsons has inspired a number of other animated sitcom TV series and is the longest-running American animated series, longest-running American sitcom, and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series. It was also the subject of a successful film adaptation in 2007 and has given rise to a number of comic book series and video games. Original red cloth with lettering to spine and upper board in white with Simpson character motifs to upper and lower boards in yellow. Pictorial endpapers and paste-downs with yellow ribbon marker, housed in an attractive slipcase. A pristine, fine example in a fine slipcase, still covered in its original cellophane. Rare with the unique sketch and inscription by the show's creator.£1,500.00 -
QuickviewSmall Gods
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions, Terry PratchettSmall Gods By Terry Pratchett First edition, first impression (Victor Gollancz, 1992). Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page: 'To Colin Hi! Terry Pratchett'. Original light brown cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book in a fine dust jacket, with only very mild traces of wear to top edge and none of the often-encountered fading to the spine panel. An excellent example of the popular thirteenth Discworld novel.£400.00 -
QuickviewSourcery
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions, Terry PratchettSourcery By Terry Pratchett First edition, first impression (Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1988). Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. Publisher s original yellow cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A near fine book, with a minor bump to top edge and a few small and inconspicuous indentations to lower board, otherwise nice and clean and free from any previous owner names or inscriptions. The original and clipped dust jacket is also near fine with only very mild traces of wear to the top edge.£375.00