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QuickviewLost Horizon
First Edition, Modern First EditionsLost Horizon By James Hilton First US edition, first impression in later issue dust jacket with 'Hawthornden Prize Edition' to spine panel. Adapted to film in 1937 and the origin of Shangri-La. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A very good book with some rubbing to spine ends and previous owner name to front endpaper. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some chipping to spine ends and corners and a couple of tears to top of flap folds. Evidence of tape reinforcement to spine verso. A nice example of a rare edition.£800.00 -
QuickviewMatilda
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Roald DahlMatilda By Roald Dahl First edition, first impression published by Jonathan Cape in 1988 and featuring illustrations by Quentin Blake. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A few marks to boards and edges with some rubbing to board edges and a few isolated superficial indentations, otherwise very good and free from names and inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some of the usual fading to the spine panel, a little spotting to flaps and a small chip to top corner of lower panel, better than very good otherwise.£300.00 -
QuickviewMen Without Women
Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, Modern First EditionsMen Without Women By Ernest Hemingway First edition, first impression and first issue with the number 3 perfectly formed on page 3. Re-bound in black morocco leather with marbled endpapers and paste-downs, five raised bands and lettering to spine and upper board in gilt. Very small clipped area to bottom edge of front endpaper with some toning to edges, else near fine.£500.00 -
QuickviewMichael Bond’s Book of Mice
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsMichael Bond's Book of Mice By Michael Bond First edition, first impression. Presentation copy. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper verso. A little rubbing to board edges and small area of fading to spine head, else very good or better and internally clean. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some slight fading to spine panel and a small area of loss to spine head, otherwise very good.£135.00 -
QuickviewMiguel Street
First Edition, Modern First EditionsMiguel Street By V. S. Naipaul First edition, first impression, published by André Deutsch in 1959. Winner of the 1961 Somerset Maugham Award. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A hint of faint spotting to front endpaper and paste-down and some exposed webbing at front endpaper, which remains firmly in place. Otherwise a beautifully clean and near fine book. The original and unclipped dust jacket, featuring the attractive artwork by Aden Kinborn, has minimal traces of wear and fading to spine head, but is otherwise near fine or better.£450.00 -
QuickviewMockingbird
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science FictionMockingbird By Walter Tevis First UK edition, first impression. Nominated for a Nebula Award in 1980. Original brown cloth with letting to spine in gilt. Some dustiness to top edge, but otherwise excellent, in the original dust jacket with a couple of tears to edges that have caused a couple of associated creases to bottom edge of upper panel and top of lower panel; a little abrasion to rear flap fold and general moderate edge wear in places, otherwise very good.£125.00 -
QuickviewMurder in the Cathedral
First Edition, Modern First EditionsMurder in the Cathedral By T.S. Eliot First Canterbury Cathedral Edition (Canterbury H. J. Goulden Limited, 1935). One of 750 copies printed for the orginal performance at Canterbury Cathedral. The present copy bears and inscription from Miss Margaret Babington: 'With much gratitude from the friends of Canterbury Cathedral & their steward & treasurer, M. A. Babington'. Original printed wrappers. Small chip to spine foot; small tears to head and foot of spine hinge of front cover; a little sunning to edges of wrappers; discreet gift inscription on verso of front endpaper, otherwise a very good copy.£600.00 -
QuickviewNever Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Signed First EditionsNever Let Me Go By Kazuo Ishiguro First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Adapted to film in 2005 and shortlisted for the Booker Prize and Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2005 and 2006 respectively. Original green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book that is seemingly unread, in the original and unclipped dust jacket with one instance of mild wear to the top edge of upper panel, else fine. An excellent, bright and sharp example.£600.00 -
QuickviewNew Worlds Science Fiction: The Voices of Time
Science FictionNew Worlds Science Fiction: The Voices of Time Issue no 99 of New Worlds Science Fiction from 1960, featuring the first appearance of 'The Voices of Time' by J. G. Ballard and signed by J. G. Ballard to the top of the contents page. The story was later published in the 1962 collection "The Voices of Time and Other Stories". Some wear to the spine and hinges with toning to edges. Very good.£125.00 -
QuickviewNew Worlds Science Fiction: The Waiting Grounds
Science Fiction'The Waiting Grounds' by J. G. Ballard, first published in the present issue of New Worlds Science Fiction in 1959. Signed by Ballard to the opening title/contents page. Some moderate reading wear and a few areas of light rubbing and soft creasing. Very good overall.£125.00 -
QuickviewNo Longer at Ease
First Edition, Modern First EditionsNo Longer at Ease By Chinua Achebe First edition, first impression. The author's second work and the second book in the African Trilogy. Original burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to spine. A little fading to top portion of upper board with a spine slant and gift inscription to front endpaper, otherwise very good. The original dust jacket is price-clipped with some fading to the spine panel and soiling, primarily to flap folds, and a couple of nicks to top edge and some browning to verso.£500.00 -
QuickviewNorwegian Wood
First Edition, Haruki Murakami, Modern First EditionsNorwegian Wood By Haruki Murakami First UK edition, first impression, published by The Harvill Press in 2000. Some light marking and a few minor knocks to edges of the box, but otherwise very good indeed. A few very slight signs of rubbing to covers of volume 2, else near fine.£325.00 -
QuickviewNotes from a Small Island
Modern First Editions, Non-Fiction, Signed First EditionsNotes from a Small Island By Bill Bryson First edition, first impression (Doubleday, 1995). Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. Publisher's original blue cloth with silver lettering to spine and pictorial endpapers and paste-downs. A fine copy in a fine and unclipped dust jacket with a couple of minor instances of edge-wear. An excellent example.£150.00 -
QuickviewOn Chesil Beach
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Ian McEwan, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsOn Chesil Beach By Ian McEwan First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 2007). Signed and dedicated by the author: 'To Allan, Ian McEwan'. Copies that have been signed and dedicated are considerably less numerous that those that have just been signed. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2007 and recently adapted to film in 2017. Fine in a fine dust jacket.£60.00 -
QuickviewOn Her Majesty’s Secret Service
First Edition, Ian Fleming, Modern First EditionsOn Her Majesty's Secret Service By Ian Fleming First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 1963). Publisher's original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A little spotting to top edge, but a lovely and clean near fine book otherwise, in a near fine and unclipped dust jacket with just a hint of rubbing in places to extremities and a little toning to spine panel. An excellent example.£825.00 -
QuickviewOn the Beach
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Nevil ShuteOn the Beach By Nevil Shute First edition, first impression, published by Heinemann in 1957. Adapted to film twice in 1959 and 2000. Cover art by John Rowland. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some white spotting to boards with foxing to top edge and a previous owner name and date to front paste-down, otherwise very good. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some light edge wear with a little toning to spine panel and spine panel verso, otherwise very good.£70.00 -
QuickviewOne Hundred Years of Solitude
First Edition, Modern First Editions, ShowcaseOne Hundred Years of Solitude By Gabriel García Márquez First US edition, first impression (Harper & Row, 1970) in first state dust jacket with the exclamation mark after 'Latin America' on upper flap. Originally published in Spanish in 1967. Original green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and green endpapers and paste-downs. A small area of light browning to front endpaper with very minor traces of rubbing to spine tips, near fine otherwise. The original and unclipped dust jacket has very mild traces of edge wear in places with a very small chip to bottom of lower panel, a couple of tiny nicks to edges and a price fairly inconspicuously pencilled under the original jacket price. A beautiful copy of the novel's first appearance in English, housed in an attractive drop-back box.£3,000.00 -
QuickviewQuite Early One Morning
Dylan Thomas, Modern First Editions, PoetryQuite Early One Morning By Dylan Thomas First edition, first impression. Original blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Very good with some spotting to edges and to front endpaper. The original dust jacket is price-clipped with a few nicks to edges and a tear to top edge of upper panel. Bookseller label to bottom corner of upper flap with a touch of spotting and a small abraded area to lower panel.£50.00 -
QuickviewRed Planet
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science FictionRed Planet By Robert A. Heinlein First UK edition, first impression. The first appearance of Heinlein's Martian elder race. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some toning and spotting to edges with a touch of pushing to spine foot. The original and unclipped dust jacket - featuring cover art by Alan Breese - has a small chip to spine head, which has been inconspicuously repaired, a few small nicks to edges and a couple of areas of water marking to spine panel verso, otherwise very good. A very good copy indeed.£300.00 -
QuickviewRodney Stone
Arthur Conan Doyle, First Edition, Modern First EditionsRodney Stone By Arthur Conan Doyle First edition, first impression (London: Smith Elder & Co, 1896) with advertisements to rear. Quarter bound in brown leather with five raised bands, black labels and gilt lettering with marbled boards. A fine copy with just a touch of toning to edges.£300.00 -
QuickviewSalem’s Lot
First Edition, Horror, Modern First Editions, Stephen KingSalem's Lot By Stephen King First English paperback edition, first impression (NEL, 1977). Originally published in the US in 1975 and in the UK in 1976. Some creasing to spine and rubbing here and there to hinges with some moderate toning to edges, but a very good copy.£75.00 -
QuickviewSalem’s Lot
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Stephen KingSalem's Lot By Stephen King First illustrated edition, first impression. Original publisher's black cloth with silver lettering to spine. A fine book. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a barcode sticker to verso, else fine and sharp.£150.00 -
QuickviewSaturday
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Ian McEwan, Limited Editions, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsSaturday By Ian McEwan First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 2005). One of 1500 numbered slipcased copies to be signed by the author, of which this is number 1052. Fine, with a very small knock to spine foot, in a fine slipcase.£60.00 -
QuickviewShooting an Elephant
First Edition, George Orwell, Modern First EditionsShooting an Elephant By George Orwell First edition, first impression. Original green cloth with red lettering to spine. Small Foyles label to bottom corner of front paste-down, some browning to front and rear endpapers with a little toning to edges and sunning to spine. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a few chips and nicks to edges with moderate general edge wear, fading to spine panel and toning to spine panel verso.£150.00
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