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QuickviewA Short History of Nearly Everything
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Science, Signed First EditionsA Short History of Nearly Everything By Bill Bryson First edition, first impression (Doubleday, 2003). Signed by the author to the title page. Rare signed. Minor rubbing to bottom edge of upper board, else fine in a fine and unclipped dust jacket with only occasional and trivial signs of edge wear. A fine example.£250.00 -
QuickviewA Sketch of My Life
First Edition, Limited Editions, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsA Sketch of My Life By Thomas Mann One of 75 copies printed on Imperial Japan vellum to be signed by the author, of which this is number 52. Darkening to spine; a little browning to edges; rubbing to corners with occasional rubbing to edges; bookplate to front pastedown and very small and unobtrusive retailer sticker to corner of rear pastedown. Very good.£900.00 -
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QuickviewEngland Your England
First Edition, George Orwell, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionEngland Your England By George Orwell First Edition, First Impression (Secker & Warburg, 1953). Light fading to spine and to top edge of front and rear boards; bump to bottom corner of rear board. Slight fading to spine panel of original and unclipped dust jacket and very minor signs of abrasion here and there to extremities. A very fine example.£250.00 -
QuickviewGoing Solo
Biography & Autobiography, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Roald Dahl, Signed First EditionsGoing Solo By Roald Dahl First Edition, First Impression (Jonathan Cape, 1986). Warmly inscribed and dated by Roald Dahl to half-title: 'Happy 95th Birthday to my very old friend Alan, Love Roald Dahl 1987'. Due to be adapted to film. Book a little bumped to spine foot, bottom corners of upper/lower boards and to top edge of lower board; rubbing to top edge of lower board; gift inscription to verso of front endpaper. Dust jacket is price-clipped with a little wear to spine tips. An excellent example overall.£700.00 -
QuickviewHeaven & Hell
Aldous Huxley, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionHeaven & Hell By Aldous Huxley First Edition, First Impression (Chatto & Windus, 1956). A sequel to 'The Doors of Perception' published in 1954. Spine ends and board corners bumped; a little damp staining to top edge of upper and lower boards; very faint offsetting to front and rear endpapers; small stamp to rear pastedown. Original and unclipped dust jacket has some loss to spine tips and to corners; a few nicks to top edge of front and rear panels; pink stain to verso; fore-edge and hinges rubbed; edge wear to top.£75.00 -
QuickviewPlanet Earth II
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Science, Signed First EditionsPlanet Earth II By Stephen Moss First edition, first impression (BBC Books, 2016). Signed by Sir David Attenborough to the foreword page. Near fine with a small ding to head of upper and lower boards in a very good jacket with some wear to the top edge and a crease along the front flap. Rare signed.£150.00 -
QuickviewRaw Spirit: In Search of the Perfect Dram
First Edition, Iain Banks, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsRaw Spirit: In Search of the Perfect Dram By Iain Banks First Edition, First Impression (Century, 2003). Signed by the author to the title page. Very light toning to edges; compression to spine foot. Very slight fading to spine panel of original and unclipped dust jacket with edge wear to extremities; 'Signed Copy' retailer sticker to front panel. A very good example of the author's only work of non-fiction, of which signed copies are scarce.£80.00 -
QuickviewRemote People
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionRemote People By Evelyn Waugh First edition, first impression (Duckworth, 1931). A little fading to board edges; some compression and rubbing to spine tips; some foxing to preliminaries and to bottom edge; offsetting to front and rear endpapers; all plates present with one becoming slightly loose; small stamp to rear pastedown. The original dust jacket has some loss to head and foot with some creasing and chipping to extremities; corners chipped with slight browning to spine panel and a red stain to upper panel. Very rare in the original dust jacket.£1,000.00 -
QuickviewThe Blue Planet & Blue Planet II
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Science, Signed First EditionsThe Blue Planet & Blue Planet II Complete set of first editions, comprising 'The Blue Planet' and 'Blue Planet II', from 2001 and 2017 respectively. 'The Blue Planet' is a first edition and first impression, signed by Sir David Attenborough to a photograph loosely laid-in. Very good with a little minor bumping to corners in a very good dust jacket with a little wear to extremities and a very small area of abrasion to spine panel. 'Blue Planet II' is a first edition and second impression, signed by Sir David Attenborough to the title page. Near fine with a bump to the top corner of upper and lower boards in a near fine jacket with some creasing to top fore-edge corners.£325.00 -
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QuickviewThe First Eden
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Science, Signed First EditionsThe First Eden By David Attenborough First edition, first impression (Collins, 1987). Signed and inscribed by the author to half-title: ' For Jennifer in gratitude for her inexhaustible patience & persistence (even when in search of jackets) David'. Unusual to find books inscribed in this way by the author. Fine, with a little pushing to spine ends, in a fine dust jacket with very light and occasional edge wear.£150.00 -
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QuickviewThe Selfish Gene
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, ScienceThe Selfish Gene By Richard Dawkins First edition, first impression (Oxford University Press 1976). Minor bumping to top corners of boards; Ex Libris plate affixed to front paste-down. Mild edge wear to top of original and unclipped dust jacket. A near fine example overall of the author's first book.£250.00
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