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 Go Adventuring Again – First Edition 1943
£950.00A first edition, first printing published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1943. A very good book with a touch of spotting to the boards. Gift inscription on ffep. In the…
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Agatha Christie – Sparkling Cyanide – First UK Edition 1945
£785.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Sparkling Cyanide’ published by Collins in 1945. A very good (or better) book without inscriptions. In a very good clipped wrapper which has a…
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Agatha Christie – A Murder Is Announced – First UK Edition 1950
£125.00A first edition, first printing of A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie, published by Collins, London in 1950. A very good copy, free from internal inscriptions, boards bound in…
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H.G. Wells – ‘42 to ‘44 – First Edition 1944
£50.00A first edition, first printing of ‘42 to ‘44 published by Secker and Warburg in 1944. A very good book in like wrapper with a closed tear to the head…
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Agatha Christie – Taken At The Flood – First Edition 194
£850.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Taken At The Flood’ published by Collins in 1948. A very good without inscriptions. Fading to and staining the spine and boards.
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William Faulkner – Intruder In The Dust – First Edition 1949
£285.00A first edition, first printing, published by Chatto & Windus, 1949. Bound in publisher’s original blue cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt, sunned through the jacket, top edge blue a little…
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Alan Ross – The Derelict Day – First Edition 1947 – In the John Minton dust jacket
£285.00A first edition, first printing, published by Lehmann in 1947. A very good book with internals free from inscriptions in dust wrapper with a small chip to the head of…
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H.G. Wells – Mind At The End Of Its Tether – First Edition 1945
£50.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Mind At The End Of Its Tether’ by H. G. Wells published by Heinemann in 1945. A very good copy in the very good…
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William Sansom – Three – First Edition 1946 – in the John Minton dust jacket
£45.00A first edition, first printing, published by Hogarth in 1946. A very good book in a good unclipped dust wrapper with some chips. The dust wrapper executed beautifully by John…
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Joe Davis – How I Play Snooker – SIGNED First Edition 1949
£485.00A first edition, first printing of ‘How I Play Snooker’ published by Country Life in 1949. A very good book with some spotting to the page edges. SIGNED by the…
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John Maynard Keynes – How To Pay For The War – First Edition 1940 – in custom-made slip case
£350.00A first edition, first printing, published by Macmillan and Co. in 1940. This, the uncorrected version of Keynes’s attempt to “reconcile the demands of War and the claims of private…
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Agatha Christie – A Murder Is Announced – First UK Edition 1950
£150.00A first edition, first printing of A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie, published by Collins, London in 1950. A near fine copy, free from internal inscriptions, boards bound in…
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P.G. Wodehouse – Spring Fever – First Edition 1948
£85.00A first edition, first printing published by Herbert Jenkins in 1948. A very good book with dustiness to the top edges. Wear to the edges but a very presentable copy…
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Richard Wright – Native Son – First Edition 1940
£2,750.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Native Son’ published by Gollancz in 1940. A very good book with wear to the edges and spine tips and corners. Small name (Charles…
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Robert Wilder – Written On The Wind – First Edition 1947
£85.00First U.K. edition, first printing of ‘Written on the Wind’. 8vo. Original cloth, in the original dust wrapper.
A very good copy in very good dust wrapper. The book remains tight…
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Tennessee Williams – 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Plays – First Edition 1949
£45.00First U.K. edition, first printing. 8vo. Publisher’s original cloth, in the original dust wrapper.
A very good copy in very good dust wrapper. Small name stamp to the front endpaper. The…
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