The 1940s marked a transformative period for literature, shaped by the tumultuous events of World War II. Writers responded to the global conflict with works that reflected themes of adversity, resilience, and human struggle. War narratives and existentialist themes emerged, capturing the existential angst of the era. The decade also witnessed the rise of modernist and postmodernist experimentation, challenging traditional literary forms and conventions. Notable works such as George Orwell’s “1984” and Albert Camus’s “The Stranger” exemplify the diverse literary landscape of the time, characterised by a fusion of social commentary, philosophical inquiry, and artistic innovation.
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Enid Blyton – Five On A Treasure Island – First UK Edition 1942
£3,500.00First edition, first printing of ‘Five on a Treasure Island’. Published by Hodder and Stoughton in London, 1942. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper, with its iconic…
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Agatha Christie – The ABC Murders – First Paperback Edition 1948
£65.00First paperback edition, first printing of ‘The ABC Murders’. Published by Penguin in London, 1948. This is a very good copy. The soft cover is toned on both panels and…
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Gerald Kersh – The Horrible Dummy – SIGNED First Edition 1944
£275.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Horrible Dummy’ by Gerald Kersh, published by Heinemann in 1944. A very good book with darkening to the top edge. No inscriptions. In…
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Mervyn Peake – Titus Groan – First Edition 1946
£145.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Titus Groan’ published by Eyre and Spottiswoode in 1946. A very good book with one name inscriptions – some fading to the spine and…
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Enid Blyton – Five On Kirrin Island Again – First Edition 1947
£385.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Five on Kirrin Island Again’ published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1947. A very good book without inscriptions. In a very good unclipped wrapper…
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Enid Blyton – The Sea Of Adventure – First Edition 1948
£350.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Sea of Adventure’ published by Macmillan in 1948. A very good book with one neat name and address and no browning to the…
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Enid Blyton – The Mystery Of The Hidden House – First Edition 1948
£275.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Mystery of the Hidden House’ published by Methuen in 1948. A very good book with spotting to the page edges – neat owner’s…
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Elizabeth Goudge – The Little White Horse – First UK Edition 1946
£285.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Little White Horse’, published by University of London Press in 1946. A very good book without inscriptions with some fading to the spine…
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Enid Blyton – The Second Form At Malory Towers – First Edition 1947
£185.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Second Form at Malory Towers’ published by Methuen in 1947. A very good book with spotting to the page edges – neat owner’s…
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Enid Blyton – House-at-the-Corner – First Edition 1947
£125.00A first edition, first printing of ‘House-at-the-Corner’ published by Lutterworth in 1947. A very good book with spotting to the page edges – neat owner’s name and address to the…
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Winston S. Churchill – Post-War Speeches – The Sinews of Peace – First Edition 1948
£95.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Post-War Speeches – The Sinews of Peace’ published by Cassell in 1948. A very good book – no inscriptions. In a very good unclipped…
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Enid Blyton – The Children’s Life Of Christ – First Edition 1943
£50.00A first edition, first printing published by Methuen in 1943. A very good book with a neat owner’s inscription, in a very good edge worn dust wrapper.
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Enid Blyton – The Magic Faraway Tree – First UK Edition 1943
£4,500.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’, published by Newnes in 1943. A very good book with fading associated to the loss on the spine ends of…
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Winston S. Churchill – The Second World War: The Gathering Storm – First Edition 1948
£125.00First editions, first printing, published by Cassell in 1948. A very good (or better) copy with spotting to the page edges. No inscriptions. In a very good unclipped wrapper (25s…
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W.E. Johns – Biggles In The South Seas – First Edition 1940
£485.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Biggles in the South Seas.’, by W.E. Johns, published by Oxford in 1940. A very good book – neat name to the front endpaper….
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Otto Strasser – The Gangsters Around Hitler – First Edition 1942
£375.00A first edition in pamphlet form of ‘The Gangsters Around Hitler’ by Dr. Otto Strasser, published by W H Allen in 1942. An excessively fragile production, the cover is very…
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