Sunset at Blandings
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Sunset at Blandings
By P. G. Wodehouse
First Edition
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The Snail and the Whale
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions
The Snail and the Whale
By Julia Donaldson
First edition, first impression. Signed and dedicated by the author and illustrator to the title page with a small sketch of a snail. Original pictorial boards. A hint of rubbing to corners, else near fine, in a very good or better unclipped dust jacket with moderate edge wear to the top and a couple of nicks to edges with some associated creasing to lower panel. Rarely found double-signed.
£950.00
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Animal Farm
Children's Fiction, First Edition, George Orwell, Modern First Editions
Animal Farm
By George Orwell
First edition thus, featuring illustrations by Quentin Blake. Original pictorial cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A touch of fading to spine with a few light and unobtrusive marks to cloth, else near fine. Housed in the original slipcase, which is also near fine with a couple of instances of rubbing to corners.
£75.00
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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 Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis, Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Showcase
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
By C. S. Lewis
First edition, first impression. The first book in The Chronicles of Narnia series, illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Original green cloth with silver lettering to spine. Some of the often-encountered ghosting to boards. Gift and previous owner inscriptions to front endpaper, slight spine slant, otherwise very good.
The unclipped dust jacket - which is frequently found heavily restored - is completely original with no restoration. Some losses, primarily to upper panel. A few chips and tears to edges with some browning to verso.
£5,000.00
