Sunset at Blandings
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Sunset at Blandings
By P. G. Wodehouse
First Edition
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Children's Fiction, First Edition, J.K. Rowling, Modern First Editions
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
By J.K. Rowling
Second impression of the second book in the series. A seemingly rare early impression, reportedly consisting of around 200 copies.
Original pictorial boards. Some toning to edges with spotting to top edge, otherwise very good indeed, in a near fine and unclipped dust jacket with some sunning to the spine panel.
£125.00
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Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Signed First Editions
Klara and the Sun
By Kazuo Ishiguro
First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to half-title. A dystopian science fiction story dealing with the impact of AI on society and the author's eighth novel. A film adaptation of the novel is due to be released later this year.
Original mustard yellow cloth with black lettering to spine and black endpapers and paste-downs. A fine book in a fine dust jacket.
£125.00
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American Psycho
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions
American Psycho
By Bret Easton Ellis
First UK hardcover edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page: 'For Danny best wishes Bret Easton Ellis'. A novel that was censored in several countries due to the graphic nature of the violence it depicts and formed the basis for the popular 2000 film adaptation.
Originally published as a paperback in the US and UK in 1991 and, as a hardcover, by way of the present edition in the UK in 1998. A hardcover edition would not be issued in the US until some 14 years later in 2012.
Original black cloth with silver lettering to spine and dark blue endpapers and paste-downs. A lovely and clean example with only a very minor knock to bottom corner of upper board and mild compression to spine foot.
The original and unclipped dust jacket bears the correct '10.00' price, corresponding to the first issue. Some of the usual sunning to spine panel with a little edgewear to spine ends and a very tiny nick to foot of lower panel spine hinge.
A near fine copy of a novel that is uncommon inscribed.
£1,000.00
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Planet Plane
John Wyndham, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction
Planet Plane
By John Beynon (John Wyndham)
First edition, first impression in the rare green first issue cloth, rather than the later yellow binding. Later re-published under the title 'Stowaway to Mars'. The author's second science fiction novel and third published novel overall, preceding those he wrote as 'John Wyndham', such as 'The Day of the Triffids', 'The Chrysalids' and 'The Midwich Cuckoos' that so dramatically influenced the genre.
Original green cloth. Gift inscription to front paste-down. Some spotting, primarily to preliminaries, edges and final leaves with far lighter and more isolated spotting to contents, else very good. Lacking dust jacket. A rare edition of one of the author's earliest works, seldom found in its first issue green binding.
£400.00
