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What a decade, outbreak of the Second World War, The Great Depression gripped economies worldwide, leading to widespread unemployment and economic hardship. Political turmoil swept across Europe, with the rise of fascist regimes in Germany and Italy, while the Spanish Civil War divided nations. However, some superb works of fiction were created and some are included in our category
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George Orwell – A Clergyman’s Daughter – First Edition 1935 – a superb copy rebound
£2,500.00A first edition, first printing of ‘A Clergyman’s Daughter’ by George Orwell, published by Gollancz in 1935. Without inscriptions, sumptuously rebound in full calf blue leather, with marbled endpapers, gilt…
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Margaret Mitchell – Gone With The Wind – First Edition 1936
£600.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Gone With The Wind’ by Margaret Mitchell, published by Macmillan in 1936. A very good book without inscriptions or foxing – a little wear…
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Frank O’Connor – Guests Of The Nation – the basis for ‘The Crying Game’ – First Edition 1931
£600.00A first edition, first printing published by Macmillan in 1931. A very good book without inscriptions. Some sunning to the spine and to the corners, commensurate with the chipping to…
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P.G. Wodehouse – Blandings Castle – First Edition 1935
£95.00A first edition of ‘Blandings Castle’ by P G Wodehouse, published by Herbert Jenkins in 1935. A very good book without inscriptions – spine faded – wear to the edges….
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P.G. Wodehouse – If I Were You – First Edition 1931
£95.00A first edition, first printing of ‘If I Were You’ by P G Wodehouse, published by Herbert Jenkins in 1931. A near fine book without inscriptions – unfaded boards. A…
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P.G. Wodehouse – Mulliner Nights – First Edition 1933
£95.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Mulliner Nights’ by P G Wodehouse, published by Herbert Jenkins in 1933. A near fine book without inscriptions – unfaded boards. A lovely copy…
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Frank O’Connor – Guests of the Nation – First UK Edition [The Crying Game]
£650.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Guests of the Nation’ by Frank O’Connor, published by Macmillan in 1931. A very good book with a previous owner’s small label to the…
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Aldous Huxley – Brave New World – First UK Edition 1932
£4,250.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Brave New World’ by Aldous Huxley published by Chatto and Windus in 1932. A near fine book without inscriptions with bright gilt titles and…
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H.M. Tomlinson – All Our Yesterdays – First Edition 1930 – with wraparound band
£95.00A first edition, first printing published by Heinemann in 1930. Features the rare Book Society wrap around band with has chipping to the extremities. A near fine book without foxing…
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Ambrose Heath – The Country Life Cookery Book – illustrated by Eric Ravilious – First Edition 1937
£600.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Country Life Cookery Book’, by Ambrose Heath published by Country Life in 1937. A near fine book without inscriptions. In a very good…
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Henry Miller – Black Spring – First Edition 1936
£675.00A first edition, first printing of Black Spring by Henry Miller, published by The Obelisk Press, 338 Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris in 1936. A near fine book free from internal inscriptions,…
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Agatha Christie – The Mysterious Mr. Quin – First Edition
£1,275.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Mysterious Mr Quin’ by Agatha Christie, published by Collins in 1930. A very good book without inscriptions. Stands very square and corners are…
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George Orwell – Keep The Aspidistra Flying – First Edition 1936
£1,350.00A first edition, first printing published by Gollancz in 1936. A very good book without inscriptions. Two small tape burns to the endpapers. Amazingly clean within, without foxing. Browning to…
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George Orwell – Burmese Days – First Edition 1935
£1,250.00A first edition, first printing published by Gollancz in 1935. A very good copy without inscriptions with some internal spotting and wear to the boards, with a little fading to…
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Agatha Christie – An Agatha Christie Omnibus – First Edition 1931
£750.00A first edition, first printing published by The Bodley Head/John Lane in 1931. Containing ‘The Mysterious Affair at Styles’, ‘The Murder on the Links’ and ‘Poirot Investigates’. First Edition. 8vo….
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W.E. Johns – Biggles of the Camel Squadron – First UK Edition 1935
£95.00An early edition of ‘Biggles of the Camel Squadron’ by W E Johns published by John Hamilton in 1935. Catalogue at the rear is dated 1935. A good copy WITH…
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