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QuickviewThe Life of Mammals
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science, Signed First EditionsThe Life of Mammals By David Attenborough First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. One of the harder titles in the Life Series to find signed. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book in a fine dust jacket.£300.00 -
QuickviewThe Light Fantastic
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions, Terry PratchettThe Light Fantastic By Terry Pratchett First edition, second impression (Colin Smythe, 1987). Originally published the previous year. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. Publisher s original blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book, with the usual toning to edges, and one very small and inconspicuous mark to lower board, otherwise excellent and clean internally and free from any names or inscriptions. The original dust jacket is also in fine and bright condition with just the slightest trace of wear to spine tips and a minuscule chip to bottom corner of upper panel and original retailer sticker to lower panel.£1,250.00 -
QuickviewThe 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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QuickviewThe Mars Trilogy
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Showcase, Signed First EditionsThe Mars Trilogy By Kim Stanley Robinson First editions, first impressions. Each volume signed by the author to the title page. Three volumes. Original red, black, and blue cloth respectively, silver and gilt lettering to spines. With the original pictorial dust jackets featuring cover illustrations by Mel Grant and Peter Elson. An excellent set of Robinson's Mars Trilogy, a landmark in late 20th-century science fiction chronicling the terraforming and political evolution of Mars across three generations. Red Mars (1992) introduces the 'First Hundred' colonists and won the Nebula Award for Best Novel (1993). Green Mars (1993), exploring revolution and renewal, won the Hugo and Locus Awards (1994). Blue Mars (1996), completing the transformation of the planet, won the Hugo and Locus Awards (1997). Together, they form one of the most celebrated trilogies in modern speculative fiction, praised for its scientific realism, political complexity, and ecological vision. The trilogy helped define Robinson's reputation as a leading figure in 'hard' and environmentally focused science fiction. In 2016, Red Mars was listed by the Guardian among the top science fiction novels of all time, and NASA has cited the books' attention to planetary science as unusually accurate for fiction. Near fine copies. Light toning and a few spots to top edge of vol I; one knock to top edge of vol II with some toning to edges of vol III, opening a little wide at half-title, in near-fine or better jackets with only minor signs of isolated wear to edges and bright, unfaded spines. An exceptional signed set.£1,500.00 -
QuickviewThe Maul and The Pear Tree
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Maul and The Pear Tree by P. D. James First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page: 'To a devoted fan P.D. James'. Original brown cloth with silver lettering to spine and decorative map endpapers and paste-downs. Slight pushing to spine ends, else fine in a near fine dust jacket with some fading to spine panel and light wear to edges.£250.00 -
QuickviewThe Naive and Sentimental Lover
First Edition, John Le Carré, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Naive and Sentimental Lover By John le Carré First edition, first impression (Hodder & Stoughton, 1971). Signed by the author to the title page. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and author's signature to upper board in gilt. A fine copy with a few marks to top edge; purple top-stain still nice and bright in a fine dust jacket with minimal fading to spine panel. A beautiful, crisp copy of the author's sixth novel.£800.00 -
QuickviewThe Odessa File
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Odessa File By Frederick Forsyth First edition, first impression (Hutchinson & Co Ltd, 1972). Signed and dated by the author to the title page. The author's third book, adapted into a film of the same name in 1974. Publisher's original black cloth with silver lettering to spine. Near fine with a little toning to edges with a few very faint white marks to lower board. The original and unclipped dust jacket is also in near fine condition with a little spotting to verso and a couple of isolated and minor instances of rubbing to top edge. An excellent copy.£525.00 -
QuickviewThe Philosopher’s Pupil
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Iris Murdoch, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Philosopher's Pupil By Iris Murdoch First edition, first impression. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by the author to the title page for Rolando Pieraccini, artist and publisher: 'For Rolando Pieraccini with all best wishes Iris Murdoch'. Cover art by Cathie Felstead. Rare inscribed. Original dark blue cloth with silver lettering to spine. A touch of toning to edges with small biro mark to top edge, otherwise near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with a small nick to top edge of lower panel and a little edge wear. Jacket hinges fit a little loosely on the book£150.00 -
QuickviewThe Pigeon Tunnel
First Edition, John Le Carré, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsThe Pigeon Tunnel By John le Carré First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The author's memoir and first and only extensive work of non-fiction. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and dark red endpapers and paste-downs. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.£175.00 -
QuickviewThe Player of Games
First Edition, Iain Banks, Science Fiction, Signed First EditionsThe Player of Games By Iain M Banks First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The second published novel in the Culture series. Original dark blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A few light spots to top edge with extremely faint off-setting to endpapers and a little of the usual rubbing to spine ends and corners, else a near fine copy, in the fine and unclipped dust jacket showing only minimal traces of wear to spine ends.£675.00 -
QuickviewThe Remains of the Day
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Kazuo Ishiguro, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Remains of the Day By Kazuo Ishiguro First edition, first impression, signed by the author on the title page. A superb copy of Ishiguro’s Booker Prize–winning novel, the work which confirmed his reputation as one of the foremost writers of his generation. Original black cloth, spine lettered in white. With the original dust jacket designed with a photograph of a pocket watch by Sam McConnell. A fine copy: the binding square, with bright white spine lettering; contents clean throughout. The jacket is notably well-preserved, showing only faint rubbing at the extremities and a little fading to the spine panel, but less than usual for this title, with a sticker to upper flap, else near fine or better. The Remains of the Day was awarded the Booker Prize in 1989 and remains Ishiguro’s most celebrated work, adapted into the acclaimed 1993 film starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson.£750.00 -
QuickviewThe Shadow of the Wind
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Shadow of the Wind By Carlos Ruiz Zafón First US edition, first impression (Penguin, 2004). Signed by the author to the title page. Precedes the Weidenfeld & Nicolson limited edition, which was published the following year in 2005. Quarter-bound in burgundy cloth with lettering to spine and upper board in gilt. A touch of pushing to spine ends, else fine in a fine dust jacket. An excellent, crisp copy.£500.00
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