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QuickviewCannery Row
First Edition, John Steinbeck, Modern First EditionsCannery Row By John Steinbeck First UK edition, first impression. Original yellow cloth with black lettering to spine and upper board. A near fine book with just a hint of toning and spotting to top edge, in a very good and unclipped dust jacket with a few tears to edges and some chipping and rubbing in places.£300.00 -
QuickviewCatch-22
First Edition, Joseph Heller, Modern First EditionsCatch-22 By Joseph Heller First edition, first impression in second issue dust jacket with the five reviews to the lower panel. Originally published in the US in October of the previous year. A 20th century highlight and the basis for the 1970 and 2019 film and TV series adaptations. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A little spotting to edges, mainly to the top, encroaching slightly onto a few opening pages with a small previous owner inscription to front endpaper verso. Otherwise very good or better with nice clean cloth boards. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a few very shallow chips to edges with a few isolated instances of rubbing and light soiling to lower panel. A very good example indeed.£400.00 -
QuickviewChildhood’s End
Arthur C. Clarke, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science FictionChildhood's End By Arthur C. Clarke First UK edition, first impression, published in 1954; the year after the American edition (Ballantine Books, August 1953) . A landmark of modern science fiction and one of Clarke’s most enduring works, 'Childhood’s End' explores the transformation of humankind under the guidance of the enigmatic “Overlords”. Expanded from Clarke’s short story “Guardian Angel” (1950), the novel established his reputation as a writer of rare intellectual and imaginative depth. Octavo. Original light blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With the original dust jacket designed by Deborah Jones, reproducing her oil painting exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists in 1953. Light fading to spine base, some offsetting to paste-downs and browning to rear endpaper. The jacket shows light rubbing and small chips to extremities, a few short closed tears, but remains bright and unrestored, the spine only slightly toned. Price “10s. 6d. net” intact on the front flap. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.£400.00 -
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First Edition, Horror, Modern First Editions, Stephen KingChristine By Stephen King First edition, first impression. Octavo. Original quarter black cloth over red boards, spine and front board lettered in red and silver, white endpapers. With the original dust jacket designed by R. Adelson, featuring a photograph of the author with a Plymouth Fury on the rear panel. A near-fine copy, the binding bright and square, page edges lightly toned. The dust jacket is crisp and glossy, with a short crease to the top corner of the upper flap and light spotting to the reverse. An excellent example of King's classic novel of supernatural possession, in which a 1958 Plymouth Fury becomes the murderous embodiment of jealousy and obsession. Published in April 1983, Christine was an immediate bestseller and was adapted for film by John Carpenter later the same year.£165.00 -
QuickviewClassics of the Macabre
Daphne du Maurier, First Edition, Limited Editions, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsClassics of the Macabre By Daphne du Maurier Limited edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by both Daphne du Maurier and Michael Foreman, of which this is No. 54. Original burgundy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, all edges gilt. Housed in the publisher’s dark grey cloth slipcase with a mounted colour illustration to the front. Printed on high-quality paper and issued without a dust jacket, as published. A selection of six of du Maurier’s finest tales of the strange and unsettling: Don’t Look Now, The Apple Tree, The Birds, The Blue Lenses, The Alibi, and Not After Midnight. Each story is accompanied by a full-page colour illustration by Michael Foreman. Published by Victor Gollancz, du Maurier’s long-time publisher since the 1930s, this edition was issued in 1987 — the year of her 80th birthday. It unites some of her most famous short works, some of which inspired acclaimed film adaptations: Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963) and Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now (1973). A fine copy, clean and bright throughout. Binding tight and unfaded. Slipcase very good indeed, showing a little minor rubbing in places.£500.00 -
QuickviewCorridors of Power
Crime and Thriller, First Edition, Modern First EditionsCorridors of Power By C. P. Snow First edition, first impression. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some spotting and toning to edges, else near fine in an excellent unclipped dust jacket with moderate traces of edge wear and some rubbing in places.£45.00 -
QuickviewCreepshow
First Edition, Horror, Modern First Editions, Stephen KingCreepshow By Stephen King First edition, first impression. Art by Berni Wrightson and Michele Wrightson with cover art by Jack Kamen. The basis for the George Romero film adaptation of the same name. A couple of soft creases to covers with some wear to spine, otherwise very good indeed and nice and clean internally.£150.00 -
QuickviewCrow
First Edition, Modern First EditionsCrow: From the Life and the Songs of the Crow By Ted Hughes First edition, first impression. Publisher's original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book in a near fine and unclipped dust jacket with some toning to spine panel and small area of soiling to spine foot; a few tiny and barely visible nicks to bottom edge. A fantastic, near fine or better example of one of Hughes' most important works.£250.00 -
QuickviewDark Matter
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Signed First EditionsDark Matter By Blake Crouch First edition, first impression. One of 500 numbered copies to be signed by the author to the limitation page, of which this is number 481. Original red cloth with black lettering to spine, sprayed edges, red endpapers and paste-downs and ribbon marker. A fine book in a fine dust jacket.£250.00 -
QuickviewDevil May Care
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsDevil May Care By Sebastian Faulks First edition, first impression (Michael Joseph, 2008). A James Bond novel published to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ian Fleming. Housed in a felt, silk-lined box. One of 500 copies to be signed by the author, of which this is number 475. A fine copy in a fine box.£275.00 -
QuickviewDracula
HorrorDracula By Bram Stoker Ninth edition. Originally published 15 years earlier in 1897 and the subject of numerous film adaptations. Original red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Previous owner name and date to front endpaper, and, in pencil, to top of title page; binding a little exposed at rear, but all pages firmly bound; crease to bottom edge of some pages and a tear to the bottom edge of page 13; some instances of darkening to cloth of lower board. A good copy of an early edition of a classic gothic horror novel.£565.00 -
QuickviewDracula
First Edition, Horror, Limited Editions, Modern First EditionsDracula By Bram Stoker Limited edition issued in 2012 to commemorate the one hundred-year anniversary of the author's death. One of 1,000 copies, of which this is number 55. Original yellow cloth with lettering to spine and upper board in red. A few extremely faint spots to spine, else fine in a fine slipcase and housed in the original box.£1,150.00