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The 1950s marked a dynamic period for literature, witnessing a diverse array of literary movements and voices. Post-war disillusionment gave rise to existentialist themes in works like Camus’s “The Stranger” and Sartre’s “Nausea.” Beat Generation writers like Kerouac and Ginsberg rebelled against societal norms with their spontaneous prose and poetry, epitomised in “On the Road” and “Howl.” Meanwhile, the emergence of influential authors like Salinger (“The Catcher in the Rye”) and Nabokov (“Lolita”) challenged conventional storytelling. Amidst Cold War anxieties, sci-fi flourished, with Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” warning against censorship. Overall, the decade was a vibrant tapestry of innovation, dissent, and literary exploration.
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Ian Fleming – Live and Let Die – SIGNED by 4 of the Cast and Crew
£2,750.00A first edition, third printing published by Cape in 1956. A very good book in like unclipped wrapper with a little chipping to the head of the spine. and some…
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Ian Fleming – Diamonds Are Forever – SIGNED by the Director, Guy Hamilton
£1,250.00First edition, second printing of Diamonds are Forever by Ian Fleming, published by Jonathan Cape, London in 1958. A near fine book in publisher’s original black cloth, with spine lettered…
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Ian Fleming – Dr NO – SIGNED by Ursula Andress, Eunice Gayson and Zena Marshall
£850.00First edition, second printing of ‘Dr No.’. Published by Jonathan Cape in London, 1958. This is a near fine copy. The Pat Marriott dust wrapper has some toning to the…
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James Baldwin – Giovanni’s Room – First Edition 1957
£450.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Giovanni’s Room’ published by Michael Joseph in 1957. A very good copy with browning to endpapers – without inscriptions. In like wrapper which is…
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Richard Matheson – I Am Legend – First Paperback Edition 1954
£385.00First paperback edition, first impression, published by Gold Medal Books in August 1954 and featuring cover art by Stan Melzoff. This is a very good copy. The true first edition…
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Winston S. Churchill – A History of the English-Speaking Peoples – Volumes 1-4 – First UK Editions 1956-58
£485.00First editions, first printings of ‘A History of the English-Speaking Peoples’. Published by Cassell in London, 1956-1958. [English History]. With occasional in-text maps and plans present – some bookplates. In…
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Alan Sillitoe – The Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Runner – First Edition 1959 – with SIGNED letter
£450.00A signed first edition, first printing published by W H Allen in 1959. A very good book without inscriptions with some browning to the spine. Some light wear to the…
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Winston S. Churchill – A History of the English-Speaking Peoples – Volumes 1-4 – First UK Editions 1956-58
£385.00First editions, first printings of ‘A History of the English-Speaking Peoples’. Published by Cassell in London, 1956-1958. [English History]. With occasional in-text maps and plans present. In publisher’s red cloth…
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B.V. Bowden [Alan Turing] – Faster Than Thought: A Symposium on Digital Computing Machines – First Edition 1953
£600.00A first edition, first printing published by Pitman in 1953. A very good copy in original cloth – without inscriptions. The book is famous due to the inclusion of Alan…
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V S Naipaul – Miguel Street – First UK Edition 1959
£450.00First edition, first printing of ‘Miguel Street’ by VS Naipaul, published by Andre Deutsch in 1959. A very good copy free from inscriptions, boards bound in publishers original black cloth…
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V.S. Naipaul – The Suffrage Of Elvira – First Edition 1958 – Deutsch’s File Copy with wrap-around band
£650.00The author’s rare second novel. A first edition, first printing of ‘The Suffrage of Elvira’, published by Andre Deutsch in 1958. A near fine book with Deutsch’s File Copy stamp…
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Paul Brickhill – Reach For The Sky – First UK Edition 1954
£95.00First edition, first printing of ‘Reach for the Sky’ by Paul Brickhill, published by Collins in London, 1954. This is a very good copy free from internal inscriptions, boards bound…
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Nevil Shute – In The Wet – First UK Edition – Double Signed by the Author
£850.00A first edition, first printing of ‘In The Wet’ published by Heinemann in 1953. A good/very good book inscribed on the front endpaper ‘For Alec and Spiffy/from Nevil/May 1953’ and…
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Nevil Shute – The Far Country – First Edition 1952 – SIGNED
£750.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Far Country’ published by Heinemann in 1952. A near fine book SIGNED using his full name ‘Nevil Shute Norway’ by the Author to…
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Ian Fleming – Goldfinger – First UK Edition 1959
£975.00First edition, first printing of ‘Goldfinger’. Published by Jonathan Cape in London, 1959. This is a very good (or better) copy. The Richard Chopping dust wrapper has chipping and toning…
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Nevil Shute – Requiem For A Wren – SIGNED First Edition 1955
£975.00First edition, first printing. Published by Heinemann in London, 1955. This is a good to very good copy. The dust wrapper is nicely illustrated by Biro. It has some slight…
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