Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary
£100.00
Pet Sematary
By Stephen King
First UK edition, first impression. Adapted into two films in 1989 and in 2019.
Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A very good or better copy with a little light marking to boards in a near fine, unpriced (intended for export) dust jacket with only very minor traces of wear to spine head and corners.
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Pet Sematary
By Stephen King
First UK 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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On Chesil Beach
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Ian McEwan, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions
On 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
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Master Humphrey’s Clock
Antiquarian, Charles Dickens, First Edition, General Literary Fiction
First edition in book form (London: Chapman & Hall 1840-41). Three volumes bound together in one. Engraved frontispieces with illustrations throughout. Half-calf binding from 1924.
Foxing to preliminaries with occasional foxing throughout; rubbing to corners and board edges and a couple of small areas of rubbing to boards. Small and neat owner inscription to front pastedown.
£350.00
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A Thin Ghost and Others
First Edition, Horror, Modern First Editions
A Thin Ghost and Others
By M. R. James
First edition, first impression (London: Edward Arnold, 1919).
Publisher's original dark grey cloth with light grey lettering to spine and spider's web motif, title and author's name in grey to upper board. Owner's name in ink to title page with light browning to endpapers and half-title; mild bumping and rubbing to corners and extremities; top edge a little darkened; some minor cracking to binding at page 16, but all pages still holding firm.
A very good copy indeed of the author's scarce third collection of ghost stories.
£1,750.00
