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QuickviewStar Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsStar Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker By Alan Dean Foster (Credited to George Lucas) First edition, first impression. Signed and dedicated to the title page by ghostwriter, Alan Dean Foster, author of a number of movie novelisations including 'Alien' and 'Star Trek' before eventually returning to the 'Star Wars' franchise to write 'The Force Awakens' in 2015. Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, a novelization of the 1977 film Star Wars, was published months before the film’s release. Credited to George Lucas, this book provides a detailed backstory, including references to Palpatine’s rise to power, which would later be explored in subsequent films. In later years, the book was retitled Star Wars: A New Hope to align with the subsequent addition of the film’s subtitle in 1981. A very good or better copy with some reading wear to hinge of upper cover with a fairly inconspicuous tape repair to bottom corner, some mild rubbing in places and a couple of creases.£500.00 -
QuickviewStiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
First Edition, Modern First Editions, P. G. WodehouseStiff Upper Lip, Jeeves By P.G. Wodehouse First edition, first impression. The ninth of a total of eleven novels to feature Bertie Wooster and Jeeves. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some spotting to edges, primarily to top, otherwise clean internally. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a few very small nicks and chips to edges, otherwise very good or better.£150.00 -
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QuickviewStrangers on a Train
Crime and Thriller, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsStrangers on a Train By Patricia Highsmith First UK edition, first impression with the author's cut signature affixed to title. Famously adapted to film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. Re-bound in black leather with raised bands to spine, which is lettered and tooled in gilt. Title and decorative image to upper board in gilt. Marbled endpapers and paste-downs. Top edge gilt. A few small areas of minor staining to edges of opening couple of pages, else near fine or better. The author's first novel, further enhanced by the unique and attractive binding and the presence of her signature.£800.00 -
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QuickviewTender Is the Night
First Edition, Modern First EditionsTender Is the Night By F. Scott Fitzgerald First UK revised edition, first impression, published by The Grey Walls Press in 1953. Originally published in 1934. The final version of the author's last novel with his own annotated copy as its source. Grey Walls first published the uncorrected text in 1948, making this their second edition overall. Original light brown cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some offsetting to endpapers, but otherwise fine and clean throughout. The original and unclipped dust jacket, with striking cover art by Edward Pagram, shows a minimal amount of rubbing to extremities in places, else fine.£375.00 -
QuickviewTennyson: The Unquiet Heart – A Biography – Graham Greene’s Personal Copy
First Edition, Graham Greene, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsTennyson: The Unquiet Heart - A Biography By Robert Bernard Martin First edition, first impression (Oxford University Press, 1980). From the personal library of the author Graham Greene with his ownership signature to front endpaper. Top of spine slightly concave with some rubbing to extremities; small knock to bottom corner of lower board. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some light wear to spine ends and a crease to bottom corner of front flap; one very small nick and a closed tear to spine head. A very good copy or better.£500.00 -
QuickviewThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle, First Edition, ShowcaseThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle First edition, first impression with 'violent' for violet on p. 317, and no name on the street sign on the upper board. Illustrations by Sidney Paget. Some light spotting, floral endpapers, publisher's light blue cloth with gilt edges. Spine ends repaired with some of the often-seen rubbing and soiling to the boards and spine and previous owner's bookplate to front paste-down.£2,000.00 -
QuickviewThe Ascent of Everest
Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsThe Ascent of Everest By John Hunt First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Original blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Spine a touch faded with a couple of spots and some toning to edges, otherwise very good or better. The original and unclipped dust jacket is, similarly, very good, with some toning to spine panel, moderate rubbing to edges in places and a crease to the top of the upper panel.£325.00 -
QuickviewThe Autobiography of Bertrand Russell
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionThe Autobiography of Bertrand Russell By Bertrand Russell Three volumes. All first edition, first impressions (George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1967-1969). Volume I: A near fine book with some spotting to edges and free from any bookplates, previous owner names and inscriptions in a very good or better unclipped dust jacket with a little spotting to verso, minor edge wear and some lifting to laminate on upper panel hinge. Volume II: A very good book with some spotting to edges and just a hint of mild and marginal discolouration to boards, but free from and bookplates, previous owner names and inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket is also very good with minor edge wear and a couple of small nicks to edges. Volume III: A near fine book with some spotting to edges. Free from any internal marks, bookplates, previous owner names and inscriptions, The original and unclipped dust jacket has some areas lifting to laminate on upper and lower panel hinges, but laminate remains completely intact and unbroken. A touch of rubbing to spine foot and spotting to lower panel fore-edge, near fine otherwise. A very good set indeed.£150.00 -
QuickviewThe Avignon Quintet
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Avignon Quintet By Lawrence Durrell A complete set of the five books comprising The Avignon Quintet, all of which are first editions, first impressions and are either signed or signed and inscribed by the author. A little rubbing in places and a couple of small nicks to the dust jackets of the first two volumes. The remaining volumes are all fine in fine dust jackets. A near fine set overall with attractive jacket illustrations by David Gentleman.£1,500.00 -
QuickviewThe Bell Jar
First Edition, Modern First Editions, ShowcaseThe Bell Jar By Victoria Lucas (Sylvia Plath) Second edition. Originally published the previous year. The poet's only novel written under the "Victoria Lucas" pseudonym. Original green cloth with silver lettering to spine. A near fine book with slight knocking to bottom corners and extremely faint and minor spotting to edges. The original dust jacket has some surface rubbing and slight fading to spine panel. An excellent, clean and sharp example.£1,500.00 -
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QuickviewThe Body Snatchers
First Edition, Horror, Modern First Editions, Science FictionThe Body Snatchers by Jack Finney First UK edition, first impression. The novel was first published in serial form in Collier's magazine in late 1954 and issued in the US and UK in book form the following year. Adapted to film several times, most notably in 1956 under the title 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'. Original red cloth with black lettering to spine. A few light marks to boards; rear endpaper a little offset; bookseller label to bottom corner of front paste-down; some toning to textblock edges. The original dust jacket, featuring artwork by Lowen, has been neatly price-clipped and has a closed tear to the top edge of lower panel with an associated tape repair to verso. Red lettering to spine very slightly faded with some faint spotting to verso. An excellent copy of this science fiction horror classic.£1,250.00
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