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QuickviewLook to Windward
First Edition, Iain Banks, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Signed First EditionsLook to Windward By Iain M. Banks First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The sixth novel in the Culture series. Original black cloth with bronze lettering to spine. Some toning to edges. Very slight wear to top edge of the original and unclipped dust jacket with some fading to spine panel, otherwise near fine with a round retailer sticker to upper panel.£150.00 -
QuickviewMichael Bond’s Book of Mice
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsMichael Bond's Book of Mice By Michael Bond First edition, first impression. Presentation copy. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper verso. A little rubbing to board edges and small area of fading to spine head, else very good or better and internally clean. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some slight fading to spine panel and a small area of loss to spine head, otherwise very good.£135.00 -
QuickviewNever Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Signed First EditionsNever Let Me Go By Kazuo Ishiguro First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Adapted to film in 2005 and shortlisted for the Booker Prize and Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2005 and 2006 respectively. Original green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book that is seemingly unread, in the original and unclipped dust jacket with one instance of mild wear to the top edge of upper panel, else fine. An excellent, bright and sharp example.£600.00 -
QuickviewNotes 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 -
QuickviewOn Chesil Beach
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Ian McEwan, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsOn Chesil Beach By Ian McEwan First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 2007). Signed and dedicated by the author: 'To Allan, Ian McEwan'. Copies that have been signed and dedicated are considerably less numerous that those that have just been signed. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2007 and recently adapted to film in 2017. Fine in a fine dust jacket.£60.00 -
QuickviewSaturday
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 -
QuickviewStar 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 -
QuickviewTennyson: The Unquiet Heart – A Biography – Graham Greene’s Personal Copy
First Edition, Graham Greene, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsTennyson: The Unquiet Heart - A Biography By Robert Bernard Martin First edition, first impression (Oxford University Press, 1980). From the personal library of the author Graham Greene with his ownership signature to front endpaper. Top of spine slightly concave with some rubbing to extremities; small knock to bottom corner of lower board. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some light wear to spine ends and a crease to bottom corner of front flap; one very small nick and a closed tear to spine head. A very good copy or better.£500.00 -
QuickviewThe Ascent of Everest
Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsThe Ascent of Everest By John Hunt First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Original blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Spine a touch faded with a couple of spots and some toning to edges, otherwise very good or better. The original and unclipped dust jacket is, similarly, very good, with some toning to spine panel, moderate rubbing to edges in places and a crease to the top of the upper panel.£325.00 -
QuickviewThe Avignon Quintet
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Avignon Quintet By Lawrence Durrell A complete set of the five books comprising The Avignon Quintet, all of which are first editions, first impressions and are either signed or signed and inscribed by the author. A little rubbing in places and a couple of small nicks to the dust jackets of the first two volumes. The remaining volumes are all fine in fine dust jackets. A near fine set overall with attractive jacket illustrations by David Gentleman.£1,500.00 -
QuickviewThe Body: A Guide for Occupants
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Science, Signed First EditionsThe Body: A Guide for Occupants By Bill Bryson First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket with just a hint of mild wear to top edge.£60.00 -
QuickviewThe Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage By Philip Pullman First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. A fine book in a fine, unclipped dust jacket.£100.00
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