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    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

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    On 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.
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    On the Beach

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    On the Beach By Nevil Shute First edition, first impression, published by Heinemann in 1957. Adapted to film twice in 1959 and 2000. Cover art by John Rowland. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some white spotting to boards with foxing to top edge and a previous owner name and date to front paste-down, otherwise very good. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some light edge wear with a little toning to spine panel and spine panel verso, otherwise very good.
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    One Hundred Years of Solitude

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    One 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.
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    Paddington on Top

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    First 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.
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    Quite Early One Morning

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    Quite Early One Morning By Dylan Thomas First edition, first impression. Original blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Very good with some spotting to edges and to front endpaper. The original dust jacket is price-clipped with a few nicks to edges and a tear to top edge of upper panel. Bookseller label to bottom corner of upper flap with a touch of spotting and a small abraded area to lower panel.
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    Red Planet

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    Red Planet By Robert A. Heinlein First UK edition, first impression. The first appearance of Heinlein's Martian elder race. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some toning and spotting to edges with a touch of pushing to spine foot. The original and unclipped dust jacket - featuring cover art by Alan Breese - has a small chip to spine head, which has been inconspicuously repaired, a few small nicks to edges and a couple of areas of water marking to spine panel verso, otherwise very good. A very good copy indeed.
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    Rhyme Stew

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    Rhyme 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.
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    Rodney Stone

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    Rodney 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.
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    Salem’s Lot

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    Salem'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.
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    Salem’s Lot

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    Salem's Lot By Stephen King First illustrated edition, first impression. Original publisher's black cloth with silver lettering to spine. A fine book. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a barcode sticker to verso, else fine and sharp.
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    Saturday

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    Saturday 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.
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    Shooting an Elephant

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    Shooting an Elephant By George Orwell First edition, first impression. Original green cloth with red lettering to spine. Small Foyles label to bottom corner of front paste-down, some browning to front and rear endpapers with a little toning to edges and sunning to spine. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a few chips and nicks to edges with moderate general edge wear, fading to spine panel and toning to spine panel verso.
    £150.00
    £150.00