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QuickviewThe Rise of Gerry Logan
First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Rise of Gerry Logan By Brian Glanville First edition, first impression. An excellent, near fine example with some spotting to edges.£25.00 -
QuickviewThe Road to Little Dribbling
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsThe Road to Little Dribbling By Bill Bryson First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Original blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some toning to edges, else fine, in a near fine dust jacket with a hint of wear to spine head.£75.00 -
QuickviewThe Running Man
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Stephen KingThe Running Man By Richard Bachman First UK edition, first impression published by New English Library in 1983. The basis for the 1987 film adaptation of the same name. Faint evidence of reading to lower portion of spine with a small crease to top of upper cover, otherwise near fine and internally clean.£425.00 -
QuickviewThe Second Jungle Book
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Second Jungle Book By Rudyard Kipling First edition, first impression. Illustrations by John Lockwood Kipling. Blue cloth with motifs and lettering to spine and upper board in gilt. All edges gilt. Some occasional spotting to first 32 or so pages, primarily to preliminaries, otherwise clean and free from any names or inscriptions. A few light marks to cloth and a touch of the usual rubbing to spine ends. Gilt lettering and snake and spine motifs still beautifully preserved. A beautiful copy.£500.00 -
QuickviewThe Secret Seven: Complete Set
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, ShowcaseThe Secret Seven By Enid Blyton A complete set of first editions, first impressions.'Puzzle for the Secret Seven' has been signed by the author to an adhesive label bearing her photograph affixed to the reverse of the front endpaper. All books and dust jackets are very good, or better than very good in some cases. 'The Secret Seven' has some spotting and dust jacket is price-clipped, as is the dust jacket of 'Good Work Secret Seven'. 'Well Done Secret Seven' and 'Fun for the Secret Seven' have gift inscriptions to the front paste-down and front endpaper verso respectively. The 'This Book Belongs to' label present on the half-title pages has been filled in in the cases of 'Secret Seven Mystery', 'Fun for the Secret Seven', and 'Puzzle for the Secret Seven'. 'Go Ahead Secret Seven' has an owner label to front endpaper and some brown tape reinforcement to edges of dust jacket verso. A very good set indeed. Rare in such good condition as a complete set with the additional appeal of the author's signature to one of the volumes.£2,000.00 -
QuickviewThe Shadow of the Wind
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Shadow of the Wind By Carlos Ruiz Zafón First US edition, first impression (Penguin, 2004). Signed by the author to the title page. Precedes the Weidenfeld & Nicolson limited edition, which was published the following year in 2005. Quarter-bound in burgundy cloth with lettering to spine and upper board in gilt. A touch of pushing to spine ends, else fine in a fine dust jacket. An excellent, crisp copy.£500.00 -
QuickviewThe Shadow of the Wind
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Shadow of the Wind By Carlos Ruiz Zafón First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and orange endpapers and paste-downs. A hint of pushing to spine foot with a very small spot to front endpaper, else near fine or better. The original and unclipped dust jacket, save for a couple of isolated and minimal instances of wear to flap edges, is in excellent, near fine condition.£600.00 -
QuickviewThe Sheep-Pig
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Sheep-Pig By Dick King-Smith First edition, first impression published by Gollancz in 1983. Illustrations and dust jacket art by Mary Rayner. Famously adapted to cinema in 1995 under the title 'Babe'. Original dark blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book in a very good or better dust jacket with a couple of small tears to bottom edge and one very small nick to spine head. A lovely, bright example.£600.00 -
QuickviewThe Sherlock Holmes Long Stories
Arthur Conan Doyle, First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Sherlock Holmes Long Stories By Arthur Conan Doyle First edition, first impression (John Murray, 1929). Publisher's original red cloth with lettering to spine and upper board in gilt. A better than very good book with the usual spotting to edges, preliminaries and final couple of leaves. Red top-stain still nice and bright. Small sticker to bottom corner of front paste-down. The original and unclipped dust jacket is similarly better than very good with a little fading to spine panel and a small area of staining to spine foot. One or two very small nicks and chips to spine ends. An excellent example in significantly better condition than usually encountered.£750.00 -
QuickviewThe Sirens of Titan
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science FictionThe Sirens of Titan By Kurt Vonnegut First UK edition, first impression. The author's second novel Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. An excellent book with some toning and light spotting to top edge in a near fine and unclipped dust jacket with a little spotting to spine panel and a few shallow chips to corners. A superb, near fine example.£1,150.00 -
QuickviewThe Snowman
First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Snowman By Raymond Briggs First edition, first impression (Hamish Hamilton, 1978). A beautiful fine copy with a little of the usual yellowing to the boards in places. Contents are lovely and clean and free from any names or inscriptions. Uncommon in such good condition.£250.00 -
QuickviewThe Spire
First Edition, Modern First Editions, William GoldingThe Spire By William Golding First edition, first impression. Original maroon cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing to corners and a little colour transfer to spine panel verso. An excellent copy.£150.00 -
QuickviewThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold
First Edition, John Le Carré, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold By John le Carré First edition, first impression of the fiftieth anniversary edition published in 2013. Signed by the author to the title page. Original grey cloth with red lettering to spine. A couple of small knocks to bottom corners of boards, else fine in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the bottom corner of upper panel.£285.00 -
QuickviewThe Starlight Barking
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Showcase, Signed First EditionsThe Starlight Barking By Dodie Smith First edition, first impression (Heinemann, 1967). Illustrated by Janet and Anne Grahame-Johnstone. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the front blank: 'To Cicely Courtneidge, from Dodie Smith "Dear Octopus", Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 1967'. The inscription refers to Smith's play 'Dear Octopus', which was revived in 1967 for the fiftieth wedding anniversary of the comedy actors Dame Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hubert. Dodie Smith's married name, 'Mrs Beesley', Dodie Smith's married name is also written in ink in another hand to the front flap of the dust jacket. Additionally a postcard from the author is loosely inserted: 'Dearest Cis, Here is "The Starlight Barking" as a tiny first night present. It's also intended as a get well present to your dear poodle - I trust you'll be able to use Bill's line and say "The dog liked it". Bless you and thank you for your lovable, funny and altogether admirable performance as "Dora". Much love as ever, Dodie". 8vo, publisher's original blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial decorative endpapers. fine with just a little pushing to spine ends in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket with slight edge-wear in places and a couple of spots to upper panel. A near fine example of the sequel to 'The Hundred and One Dalmatians'.£1,750.00 -
QuickviewThe Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher By Beatrix Potter First edition, first or second impression (Frederick Warne & Co, 1906). A very good copy with some areas of unobtrusive rubbing to board surface and corners and a very small retailer sticker to bottom corner of rear paste-down. Some cracking to binding at page 30-31, but all pages still holding firm throughout. Contents very nice and clean and free from any previous owner names or inscriptions.£1,000.00 -
QuickviewThe Tale of Mr Tod
Beatrix Potter, Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Tale of Mr Tod By Beatrix Potter First edition, first or second printing with date on title and copyright (Frederick Warne & Co, 1912). Some rubbing in places - mainly to corners - with a chip to spine head and abrasion to foot. A few instances of faint soiling to boards, and a few spots to edges and opening few pages, but otherwise very nice and clean internally and free from any names or inscriptions. A very good copy.£325.00 -
QuickviewThe Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
Beatrix Potter, Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Tale of Squirrel Nutkin By Beatrix Potter First edition, later printing with 'Author of 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' to title page (Frederick Warne & Co, 1903). 16mo, original dark grey boards with circular squirrel motif to upper cover, rebacked with later spine in black paper, hinges repaired and endpapers relaid, a little internal soiling and external rubbing, in black custom-made clamshell box.£600.00 -
QuickviewThe Tales of Beedle the Bard
First Edition, J.K. Rowling, Modern First EditionsThe Tales of Beedle the Bard By J. K. Rowling First edition, first impression. A fine copy.£40.00 -
QuickviewThe Testaments
First Edition, Limited Editions, Margaret Atwood, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Testaments By Margaret Atwood First edition, first impression (Chatto & Windus, 2019). A limited edition published simultaneously with the first trade edition and consisting of only 100 numbered copies to be signed by the author, of which this is number 22. Joint winner of the 2019 Booker Prize and the sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale'. The book is swiss bound in green and white cloth with navy blue endpapers and sprayed green edges with the book title together with the author's name debossed on the upper board. The book is housed in a navy blue cloth clamshell case with a magnetic catch, contains a navy blue ribbon to facilitate removal of the book, and features marbled top and bottom edges and interior. A very attractive production in fine condition and in its original box, which is also in excellent condition.£975.00 -
QuickviewThe Third Man and the Fallen Idol
First Edition, Graham Greene, Modern First EditionsThe Third Man and the Fallen Idol By Graham Greene First edition, first impression, published by William Heinemann in 1950; the year after the release of the film of the same name also written by Graham Greene. Original black cloth with silver lettering to spine. A few very faint marks to boards with some toning to edges and browning to half-title and rear blank. Nice and clean otherwise and free from names and inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a few tears to edges, some chipping and toning to spine panel, otherwise very good.£625.00 -
QuickviewThe Trial
First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Trial By Franz Kafka Second edition, published nine years after the first edition in 1945. Original blue cloth. A little browning to top edge of boards. Edges and endpapers somewhat foxed largely due to the quality of paper used. Knock to the top corner of text block, otherwise very good. The original and unclipped dust jacket is very good indeed with some toning to spine panel and a few white spots to lower panel.£200.00 -
QuickviewThe Twits
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Roald DahlThe Twits By Roald Dahl First edition, first impression. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A near fine book with a gift inscription to front endpaper, in a near fine or better dust jacket with the slightest hint of fading to the spine panel.£325.00 -
QuickviewThe Unconsoled
First Edition, Kazuo Ishiguro, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Unconsoled By Kazuo Ishiguro First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Original cloth with silver lettering to spine. A couple of very small and inconspicuous indentations to spine and upper board, else fine in a very good or better dust jacket with some wear to edges, primarily to spine head, an area of fading to upper panel and a couple of superficial indentations to spine and upper panel.£150.00 -
QuickviewThe Water-Babies
Antiquarian, Children's Fiction, First EditionThe Water-Babies By Charles Kingsley First edition, first issue (Macmillan & Co, 1863) with l'envoi leaf present, of which there were only believed to be around 200 copies. Housed in an attractive morocco drop-back box with raised bands, blue compartments, gilt lettering and marbled boards. Original green cloth. Spine re-backed using most of the original, only lacking the tips and a small square hole just below the centre. Occasional light foxing and a little rubbing to covers. Hinges neatly reinforced. Free from names and inscriptions. A very good example of a very rare book.£500.00
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