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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Enid Blyton – The Story Of My Life – SIGNED First Edition 1952
£375.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Story of My Life’ published by Pitkin in 1952. A very good book SIGNED to a bookplate (W. K. Pearce) on the front…
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Kurt Vonnegut – Player Piano – First Edition 1953 – in the first state dust wrapper
£1,250.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Player Piano’ published by Macmillan in 1953. A near fine book without inscriptions. In a very good unclipped wrapper (showing the correct price of…
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Winston S. Churchill – The Second World War – First UK Editions 1948-54 [The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy] (Copy)
£750.00A set of first edition, first printings of ‘The Second World War’ published by Cassell between 1948-1954. All are in very good to near fine condition in very good (or…
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Gerald Durrell – My Family and Other Animals – First UK Edition 1956 – A superb copy
£750.00A first edition, first printing of ‘My Family and Other Animals’ published by Rupert Hart-Davis in 1956. A fine book without inscriptions – in immaculate condition. In the supplied near…
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Benjamin Spock – Baby and Child Care – First Edition 1955
£185.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Baby and Child Care’ published by Bodley Head in 1955. A very good book without inscriptions. Spotting to the page edges. In the slightly…
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Arthur Miller – A View From The Bridge – First Edition 1957
£85.00A first edition, first printing of ‘A View From The Bridge’ published by Cresset in 1957. A very good book without inscriptions. In the very good unclipped wrapper with some…
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Patrick Pringle [eds] – The Boys’ Book of Soccer 1960 – First Edition 1959 – SIGNED by Jimmy Greaves, Tom Finney, Stanley Matthews, Nat Lofthouse, Bobby Charlton, John Charles and many more!
£385.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Boys’ Book of Soccer 1960’ published by Evans in 1960. A very good book with a previous owner’s list of the league teams…
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Duncan Edwards – Tackle Soccer This Way – First UK Edition 1958 – with original photo frontispiece SIGNED by Billy Wright and Stanley Matthews
£675.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Tackle Soccer This Way’ by Duncan Edwards, published by Stanley Paul in 1958. A near fine book without inscriptions with a little spotting to…
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Maria Callas – Photograph – Signed and Dated
£500.00Postcard from Teatro alla Scala – SIGNED in full by Callas and dated 1958.
A wonderful signed item from a true legend. Price includes VAT.
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Arthur Miller – The Crucible – First UK Edition 1956
£485.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Crucible’ published by Cresset Press in 1956. A very good book with evidence of a small bookplate removal to the front endpaper. In…
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A W Lawrence – T E Lawrence – by his friends – SIGNED by A W Lawrence and Jeremy Wilson’s Copy
£450.00A first edition, first printing of ‘T E Lawrence – by his friends’ published by Cape in 1954. This, the ‘New Abridged Edition’. A near fine book in like unclipped…
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Ian Fleming – Dr. NO – First UK Edition 1958 – SIGNED by Eunice Gayson [Sylvia Trench] and Charles Edghill [One of the Three Blind Mice]
£2,250.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Dr No’ published by Cape in 1958. A very good book without inscriptions. Some bumping to the book corners – a little toning to…
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Hammond Innes – The Land God Gave To Cain – First Edition 1958
£75.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Land God Gave To Cain’ published by Collins in 1958. A fine book in like unclipped wrapper. An exceptional example.
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Nevil Shute – The Far Country – First Edition 1952
£85.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Far Country’ published by Heinemann in 1952. A very good book in very good unclipped wrapper with some rubbing and internal repair.
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Vladimir Nabokov – Lolita – Film Edition with SIGNED photograph of Jeremy Irons
£65.00A first edition, first printing of the 1997 film edition of ‘Lolita’ published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 1997. A fine book without inscriptions. Exceptionally clean internally. In a fine…
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Nevil Shute – Requiem For A Wren – First UK Edition 1955
£45.00First edition, first printing of ‘Requiem For A Wren’. Published by Heinemann in London, 1955. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper is nicely illustrated by Biro. It…
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