Boy
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Boy
By Roald Dahl
First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 1984).
Publisher’s original blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A very good or better book with some marking to lower board and a previous owner name to the top of title page.
The original and unclipped dust jacket has some moderate edge wear, but better than very good overall.
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Categories: First Edition, Modern First Editions, Roald Dahl
Boy
By Roald Dahl
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The Harry Palmer Books: Ipcress File, Horse Under Water, Funeral in Berlin, Billion Dollar Brain
Crime and Thriller, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Showcase, Signed First Editions
The Harry Palmer Books
By Len Deighton
Four Volumes. All first editions, first impressions, published between 1962-1966. Vol I is the correct first issue, without the reviews. Vol II contains the rare crossword competition insert (here blank). Volume I is inscribed by the author to the title page with the note from the author “there are not many copies of this edition!”
Orange, red, black and blue boards, consecutively; lettered in gilt to spines with publisher’s devices to foot; Vol II and III with classification stamp in colour and blind to upper board; Vol IV with white brail design to upper cover, and in the iconic silver dust jacket; all dust jackets unclipped, and designed by Raymond Hawkey; decorative endpapers in all but Vol I; the books generally very good to near-fine, clean, with some mild pushing to spine tips and marking to outer edges of the text block; small stain to p. 11 of Vol I; the wrappers with some darkening to edges and pushing to spine tips; a couple of small creases, nicks and closed tears; front flap of Vol II with paper flaw causing crease and particularly obscuring the price; Vol III a little more rubbed to spine ends, and faint spotting to inside flap; Vol IV a little more creased to the flaps, and lightly rubbed to rear panel.
Deighton’s pinnacle works, and the books which “challenged the nature of British spy fiction”. The series follows protagonist Harry Palmer through a variety of challenges and settings, which include Cold War brainwashing, atomic weapons tests, ice-melting technology, secret plots, murders, and eggs contaminated with a deadly virus.
Inspired by his experiences working for an advertising agency (when he was the only employee not to have been educated at Eton), Deighton wrote a novel based around a gritty, nameless, working-class protagonist who he later named Harry Palmer. The character proved hugely popular with the British public, the success of which the author (modestly) puts down to the fact that The Ipcress File was published in the same year as Fleming’s Dr. No. As well as this series, Palmer also featured in a series of later novels, including An Expensive Place to Die (1967) and Spy Story (1972). Of the present four books, Horse Under Water was the only one not to be adapted to film. The others all starred Michael Caine in the lead role.
Deighton famously avoids book signings, interviews and literary festivals, making signed copies of his works rare indeed.
£2,750.00


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The BFG
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Roald Dahl
The BFG
By Roald Dahl
First edition, first impression, published in 1982 by Jonathan Cape with illustrations by Quentin Blake.
Original grey cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A near fine book with a bump to the bottom edge of upper board and very light toning to edges.
The original and unclipped dust jacket has a soft crease to the top portion of spine panel and to lower flap with a very small nick to spine foot and to top edge of lower flap, otherwise very good or better.
£150.00


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The Buried Giant
First Edition, Kazuo Ishiguro, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions
The Buried Giant
By Kazuo Ishiguro
First edition, first impression. Signed and dedicated by the author to the title page. Accompanied by the original ticket to the event where the book was signed at Topping & Company Booksellers of Ely on March 9th 2015.
Original grey cloth with gilt lettering to spine. A few faint spots to top edge, else fine in a fine dust jacket.
£125.00


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Atonement
First Edition, Ian McEwan, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions
Atonement
By Ian McEwan
First edition, first impression. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author to the title page: 'To Vic Best Wishes Ian McEwan 17 March 2002'. Less common inscribed as opposed to just signed. Adapted to film in 2007 and widely considered to be among the author's best works.
Original black cloth with silver lettering to spine and black endpapers and paste-downs. Small spot to fore-edge, else fine, in the fine and unclipped dust jacket with only very mild instances of wear to top edge.
£125.00