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QuickviewIt’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First EditionsIt's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown First edition, first impression. Some rubbing to spine ends and a little marginal browning to front and rear paste-downs, otherwise near fine. No jacket.£75.00 -
QuickviewJoyland
First Edition, Limited Editions, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions, Stephen KingJoyland By Stephen King Limited edition. One of 724 numbered copies to be signed by the author, of which this is number 307. First published in paperback one week prior to the release of the present edition. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and red endpapers and paste-downs. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.£1,500.00 -
QuickviewKsiega Robotow
Modern First Editions, Science FictionKsiega Robotow (Fables for Robots) By Stanislaw Lem First edition, first impression. Tear to the bottom hinge of upper cover. A few corner creases to front and back. Some browning to spine and spotting and toning to edges of text-block. Dog-earing to the corners of a number of pages. Contents broadly unaffected by spotting, save for a few early and final few leaves. A good copy of an uncommon book.£250.00 -
QuickviewLewis Carroll Photographer
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionLewis Carroll Photographer By Helmut Gernsheim First edition, first impression. Original orange cloth with lettering to spine and motif to upper board in gilt. A near fine and internally clean book with some pushing to spine tips, in a very good dust jacket with some edge wear, primarily to spine tips; a little rubbing in places; toning to verso; top corner of upper flap clipped, but price intact.£100.00 -
QuickviewLife & Times of Michael K
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsLife and Times of Michael K By J. M. Coetzee First edition, first impression (Secker & Warburg, 1983). Signed by the author to the title page. Winner of the 1983 Booker Prize. Publisher's original black cloth with gold lettering to spine. A few small and unobtrusive marks to upper board with a contemporary gift inscription to front endpaper, a little dustiness to top edge, near fine otherwise in the original and unclipped dust jacket, complete with the red wraparound band. Small area of abrasion to top corner of lower panel and a hint of fading to bottom portion of spine panel; minor and occasional traces of edge wear; crease to rear flap; a few tears to wraparound band. An excellent, near fine copy overall. Uncommon with the band.£525.00 -
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QuickviewLife In Cold Blood
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionLife In Cold Blood By David Attenborough First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Stephen Best wishes David Attenborough". Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt; with the colour photographic dust jacket, the front photograph by Nick Garbutt and the rear by Warrick Angus. A very good or better copy in a near fine dust jacket, both clean, bright, and unfaded. Slight rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the cloth; some leaves dog-eared at the top edge, otherwise a sharp and well-preserved example. Published to accompany the final instalment of Attenborough's celebrated Life series, first broadcast on BBC One in 2008, this volume completes the natural history sequence begun with Life on Earth (1979). A richly photographed exploration of amphibians and reptiles, combining scientific clarity with the author's distinctive narrative insight.£150.00 -
QuickviewLight in August
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, Modern First EditionsLight in August By William Faulkner First edition, first impression. A 20th century literary highlight and one of the author's most highly regarded works. Original cloth with blue lettering to spine and orange lettering to upper board. A near fine book with traces of off-setting to endpapers, very slight knocking to corners and toning to edges, excellent otherwise with the orange top-stain remaining bright and nicely preserved. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some chipping and areas of minor loss with a few small nicks and tears to the extremities. A little rubbing in places to fore-edge and upper panel, but otherwise a good or better example.£1,350.00 -
QuickviewLook Homeward, Angel
First Edition, Modern First EditionsLook Homeward, Angel By Thomas Wolfe First UK edition, first impression (William Heinemann Ltd, 1930). Originally published in the US the previous year. The author's first novel. Original dark blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A better than near fine copy with just a little off-setting to endpapers, contents lovely and clean otherwise. The original dust jacket is similarly in near fine condition with some of the usual fading to the spine panel that the colour of the jacket makes it especially prone to. A fantastic copy, not easily found in such good condition.£1,050.00 -
QuickviewLook to Windward
First Edition, Iain Banks, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Signed First EditionsLook to Windward By Iain M. Banks First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The sixth novel in the Culture series. Original black cloth with bronze lettering to spine. Some toning to edges. Very slight wear to top edge of the original and unclipped dust jacket with some fading to spine panel, otherwise near fine with a round retailer sticker to upper panel.£150.00 -
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