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Quite Early One Morning
Dylan Thomas, Modern First Editions, PoetryQuite 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.£50.00 -
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Red Planet
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science FictionRed 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.£300.00 -
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Rhyme 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 -
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Rodney 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 -
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Salem’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 -
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Salem’s Lot
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Stephen KingSalem'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.£150.00 -
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Saturday
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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Shooting an Elephant
First Edition, George Orwell, Modern First EditionsShooting 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 -
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Spartacus
First Edition, Modern First EditionsSpartacus By Howard Fast First edition, first impression, published The Bodley Head in 1952 and the basis for the classic 1960 film adaptation. Original coral cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A very good book with a hint of spotting and dustiness to edges, in a very good, unclipped dust jacket featuring striking cover art by James Boswell. A few tears to edges with moderate edge wear and light soiling in places, primarily to lower panel, otherwise very good.£275.00 -
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Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsStar Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker By Alan Dean Foster (Credited to George Lucas) First edition, first impression. Signed and dedicated to the title page by ghostwriter, Alan Dean Foster, author of a number of movie novelisations including 'Alien' and 'Star Trek' before eventually returning to the 'Star Wars' franchise to write 'The Force Awakens' in 2015. Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, a novelization of the 1977 film Star Wars, was published months before the film’s release. Credited to George Lucas, this book provides a detailed backstory, including references to Palpatine’s rise to power, which would later be explored in subsequent films. In later years, the book was retitled Star Wars: A New Hope to align with the subsequent addition of the film’s subtitle in 1981. A very good or better copy with some reading wear to hinge of upper cover with a fairly inconspicuous tape repair to bottom corner, some mild rubbing in places and a couple of creases.£500.00 -
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Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
First Edition, Modern First Editions, P. G. WodehouseStiff Upper Lip, Jeeves By P.G. Wodehouse First edition, first impression. The ninth of a total of eleven novels to feature Bertie Wooster and Jeeves. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some spotting to edges, primarily to top, otherwise clean internally. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a few very small nicks and chips to edges, otherwise very good or better.£150.00 -