Sunset at Blandings
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Sunset at Blandings
By P. G. Wodehouse
First Edition
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The Shining
First Edition, Horror, Modern First Editions, Stephen King
The Shining
By Stephen King
First edition, first impression. King's third published novel with 'First Edition' to copyright page and 'R49' to the gutter of page 447. The basis for the iconic Stanley Kubrick film adaptation in 1980.
Quarter-bound in black cloth with tan boards and lettering to spine in gilt. Some toning and spotting to edges, primarily to fore-edge, with a few very shallow indentations to lower and upper boards, else near fine, in a near fine and unclipped dust jacket with a couple of small nicks to top edge and some of the usual toning to verso.
£1,500.00
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The Mars Trilogy: Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction
The Mars Trilogy
By Kim Stanley Robinson
A set of first editions, first impressions of the three books comprising 'The Mars Trilogy'. 'Red Mars' received the BSFA Award in 1992 and the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1993. 'Green Mars' won the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1994, and 'Blue Mars' was given the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1997.
'The Mars Trilogy' explores humanity's ambitious project to terraform Mars. Spanning nearly two centuries, the series contrasts a utopian vision of Martian society marked by egalitarianism and scientific innovation with a dystopian Earth grappling with overpopulation and environmental collapse.
Publisher's original cloth. Some toning to edges of 'Blue Mars' with a few faint spots to the top edge of 'Green Mars', else near fine. A little edge wear to the bottom edge of the original and unclipped dust jackets, with a very small nick to the bottom edge of 'Red Mars', otherwise near fine.
£600.00
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The Hobbit
First Edition, J. R. R. Tolkien, Modern First Editions, Showcase
The Hobbit
By J.R.R. Tolkien
Second impression (George Allen & Unwin, 1937).
The second impression of The Hobbit was the first to contain coloured illustrations. It appeared three months after the first in December 1937, and was first published in January 1938. The print run consisted of 2,300 copies, but 423 of these were destroyed during the Blitz in 1940.
Original green cloth with lettering and decoration to boards and spine in dark blue. Map endpapers and paste-downs. Top edge green. Some spotting to edges and very light and occasional foxing to opening and closing leaves, else near fine. Housed in a custom-made clamshell box, and accompanied by the correct and original second impression dust jacket, all sections of which are detached with a small portion of the spine remaining and considerable losses to upper and lower panels.
£15,000.00
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Science, Signed First Editions
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
By Bill Bryson
First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket with just a hint of mild wear to top edge.
£60.00
