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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Nadine Gordimer – Face to Face – SIGNED First Edition 1949
£650.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Face To Face’ published in 1949. A very good book SIGNED on the first free endpaper by Gordimer. In a very good unclipped wrapper…
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Various – Flowers of Cities – First UK Edition 1949 – Minton/Bawden/Vaughan
£95.00A first edition, first printing published by Max Parrish in 1949. A very good book in like, lightly edge worn dust wrapper with some internal strengthening and a little loss…
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Victor Canning – Mr Finchley Takes The Road – First UK Edition 1940
£1,250.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Mr Finchley Takes The Road’ published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1940. A near fine book with one neat name to the front endpaper….
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Willem van de Poll & Bernard (Ben) Mohr (cover design by) – Nazi Hel – First Edition 1945
£250.00A first edition, published by Van Holkema & Warendof N.V, [1945].Oblong octavo. Unpaginated. [30 pages]. Spiral binding. Black heavy stock cardboard, with white lettering on the front cover. In good…
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Andrew Geer – The Sea Chase – First Edition 1949
£85.00First edition, first printing of The Sea Chase by Andrew Geer, published by Collins, London in 1949. A very good copy free from internal inscriptions, boards bound in original publisher’s…
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Richard Mason – The Wind Cannot Read – First Edition 1946
£75.00First edition, first printing of The Wind Cannot Read by Richard Mason, published by Hodder and Stoughton, London in 1946. A near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, boards bound…
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Thomas Heggen – Mister Roberts – First Edition 1946
£35.00A first edition, first printing of Mister Roberts by Thomas Heggen, published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston in 1946. A near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, boards bound in publisher’s…
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Enid Blyton – The Famous Five Series – All 21 Books – All First Edition, First printings 1942-1962Â
£12,750.00London Hodder and Stoughton 1942-62
A full set of the 21 books in The Famous Five series – all published by Hodder and Stoughton between 1942 to 1962. A very good…
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Enid Blyton – The Castle Of Adventure – SIGNED First Edition 1946
£975.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Castle of Adventure’ published by Macmillan in 1946. A very good book without inscriptions. Some light fading to the spine. Some wear to…
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Elizabeth Goudge – The Ikon on the Wall – First Edition 1943 – With SIGNED and Hand-written letter from Goudge discussing the book
£450.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Ikon on the Wall’ published by Duckworth in 1943. A very good book without inscriptions. Small spot to the spine. Sharp corners. In…
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Nevil Shute – No Highway – First UK Edition 1948
£385.00A first edition, first printing of ‘No Highway’ published by Heinemann in 1948. A near fine book with one neat gift inscription to the front endpaper. In a very good…
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Arthur Miller – Death Of A Salesman – First Edition 1949
£125.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Death of a Salesman’ published by Cresset in 1949. A very good book without inscriptions in a very good spine browned wrapper with a…
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Mary Pollock – The Secret Of Cliff Castle – First Edition 1943
£75.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Secret of Cliff Castle’ published by Newnes in 1943. A good book with a neat gift inscription to the front endpaper which is…
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Enid Blyton – Five Get Into Trouble – First Edition 1949
£275.00A first edition, first printing published by Hodder in 1949. A near fine book no inscriptions. In a good/very good unclipped wrapper with some loss to the spine tips and…
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Upton Sinclair – Presidential Mission – First Edition 1948
£45.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Presidential Mission’ published by Werner Laurie in 1948. A very good book without inscriptions with some spotting to the page edges, in a very…
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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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