Dystopia
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Dystopia
£250.00
Dystopia
Limited edition (Gauntlet, 2000). One of 250 copies signed by Matheson, Straab, Koontz and Barker among many others, of which this is number 179.
A fine book in a fine dust jacket with only minimal wear to the top edge in places.
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Dystopia
Signed Limited Edition
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Life & Times of Michael K
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions
Life and Times of Michael K
By J. M. Coetzee
First edition, first impression (Secker & Warburg, 1983). Signed by the author to the title page. Winner of the 1983 Booker Prize. Publisher's original black cloth with gold lettering to spine. A few small and unobtrusive marks to upper board with a contemporary gift inscription to front endpaper, a little dustiness to top edge, near fine otherwise in the original and unclipped dust jacket, complete with the red wraparound band. Small area of abrasion to top corner of lower panel and a hint of fading to bottom portion of spine panel; minor and occasional traces of edge wear; crease to rear flap; a few tears to wraparound band. An excellent, near fine copy overall. Uncommon with the band.
£525.00
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The Naive and Sentimental Lover
First Edition, John Le Carré, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions
The 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
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Animal Poems
First Edition, Limited Editions, Poetry, Signed First Editions
Animal Poems
By Ted Hughes
Limited edition (Crediton: Richard Gilbertson, 1967). Signed by Ted Hughes to the front endpaper. One of 100 copies produced. 1-6 were interleaved throughout with blank paper, on which the poet wrote out each of the thirteen poems in full, to face the printed text and were also bound in full dark green levant morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. 7-16 were interleaved with three manuscript poems and bound in half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. 17-36 contained one poem in manuscript and were bound in decorative covers. The example on offer here is one of the 37-100 copies that were signed by the author.
Original salmon fur-grained covers with lettering to the upper cover in black. Faint marginal soiling to spine with minor wrinkling here and there; top edge of upper cover and opening few pages turned up slightly; area of minor staining to lower cover with a little colour transfer to fore-edge of rear endpaper, contents nice and clean otherwise and firmly bound. A very good example of a rare book.
£400.00
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The Light Fantastic
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions, Terry Pratchett
The 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
