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Boy
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Roald DahlBoy By Roald Dahl First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 1984). Publisher's original blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A very good or better book with some marking to lower board and a previous owner name to the top of title page. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some moderate edge wear, but better than very good overall.£80.00 -
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Cannery 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 -
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Catch-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 -
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Child of God
First Edition, Modern First Editions, ShowcaseChild of God By Cormac McCarthy First UK edition, first impression, published by Chatto & Windus in 1975. Originally published in the US in 1973. The author's third novel, of which copies of the UK first edition are hard to find. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book in a fine and sharp dust jacket with only mild traces of wear to spine head. Cover art by Graham Palfrey-Rogers. An excellent example of a rare edition of the author's work.£1,500.00 -
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Cloud Atlas
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science FictionCloud Atlas By David Mitchell First edition, first impression. The author's third novel and the basis for the 2012 film adaptation of the same name. Original dark red cloth with silver lettering to spine. A little toning and spotting to edges, but otherwise nice and clean internally. The original and unclipped dust jacket retains the rare wraparound band. Very minor traces of edge wear in places to the dust jacket with a small nick and a little fading to the wraparound band, else near fine.£150.00 -
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Corridors 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 -
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Creepshow
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 -
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Crow
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 -
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Dark 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 -
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Devil 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 -
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Doctor Zhivago
First Edition, Modern First EditionsDoctor Zhivago By Boris Pasternak First UK edition, first impression (Collins and Harvill Press, 1958). Publisher's original red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Near fine with a touch of spotting to bottom portion of fore-edge and a couple of isolated spots to front paste-down and endpaper. The original and unclipped dust jacket is very good or better with an area of abrasion to top of spine panel and a few small nicks to top edge.£275.00 -
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Down Cemetery Road
Crime and Thriller, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsDown Cemetery Road By Mick Herron First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The author's first book, of which signed examples are uncommon. Original black cloth with silver lettering to spine a near fine or better book with a few very faint spots to endpapers and top edge of text block in a fine dust jacket showing minimal traces of rubbing in places.£1,250.00