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A Short History of Nearly Everything
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsA Short History of Nearly Everything By Bill Bryson First edition, first impression (Doubleday, 2003). Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. Publisher's original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and pictorial endpapers and paste-downs. A fine copy, with mild toning to edges, in a fine dust jacket. Rare inscribed.£300.00 -
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At Home
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsAt Home By Bill Bryson First edition, first impression (Doubleday, 2010). Signed by the author to the title page. Publisher's original black cloth with bronze lettering to spine. A fine copy, with a small area of tanning to bottom edge, in a fine dust jacket. Rare signed.£150.00 -
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Books Do Furnish a Life: Reading and Writing Science
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Science, Signed First EditionsBooks Do Furnish a Life: Reading and Writing Science By Richard Dawkins First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. A fine book in a fine dust jacket without flaws. A pristine example.£70.00 -
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Lewis Carroll Photographer
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionLewis Carroll Photographer By Helmut Gernsheim First edition, first impression. Original orange cloth with lettering to spine and motif to upper board in gilt. A near fine and internally clean book with some pushing to spine tips, in a very good dust jacket with some edge wear, primarily to spine tips; a little rubbing in places; toning to verso; top corner of upper flap clipped, but price intact.£100.00 -
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Life on Earth
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Science, Signed First EditionsLife on Earth By David Attenborough First edition, first impression. Signed and dedicated by the author to the title page. Original tan cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a fairly faint band of thin purple lines running across the jacket and a little wear to bottom edge, otherwise beautifully bright and without any of the usual fading to the spine panel.£500.00 -
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Notes from a Small Island
Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsNotes from a Small Island By Bill Bryson First edition, first impression (Doubleday, 1995). Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. Publisher's original blue cloth with silver lettering to spine and pictorial endpapers and paste-downs. A fine copy in a fine and unclipped dust jacket with a couple of minor instances of edge-wear. An excellent example.£150.00 -
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The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionThe Autobiography of Bertrand Russell By Bertrand Russell Three volumes. All first edition, first impressions (George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1967-1969). Volume I: A near fine book with some spotting to edges and free from any bookplates, previous owner names and inscriptions in a very good or better unclipped dust jacket with a little spotting to verso, minor edge wear and some lifting to laminate on upper panel hinge. Volume II: A very good book with some spotting to edges and just a hint of mild and marginal discolouration to boards, but free from and bookplates, previous owner names and inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket is also very good with minor edge wear and a couple of small nicks to edges. Volume III: A near fine book with some spotting to edges. Free from any internal marks, bookplates, previous owner names and inscriptions, The original and unclipped dust jacket has some areas lifting to laminate on upper and lower panel hinges, but laminate remains completely intact and unbroken. A touch of rubbing to spine foot and spotting to lower panel fore-edge, near fine otherwise. A very good set indeed.£150.00 -
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The Double Helix
First Edition, Non-Fiction, ScienceThe Double Helix By James D. Watson First UK edition, first impression (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1968). A very good copy with a previous owner's name to front endpaper and isolated instances of very faint spotting to preliminaries and rear paste-down; crease to top corner of page 68. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some rubbing to extremities and a few tiny chips to spine ends. Closed tear to bottom of lower panel fore-edge and to top edge of upper panel with some lifting to laminate on lower panel hinge.£100.00 -
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The Living Planet
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsThe Living Planet By David Attenborough First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to half-title in the year of publication: "To Martine with best wishes David Attenborough Christmas 1984". Original olive green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A couple of small white marks to upper board, else near fine or better in a fine and unclipped dust jacket.£200.00 -
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The 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 -
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The Wolf of Wall Street
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionThe Wolf of Wall Street By Jordan Belfort First UK edition, first impression. Adapted to film in 2013. Original black cloth with white lettering to spine. Some toning to edges, else fine, in a fine dust jacket with a hint of wear to spine tips.£165.00