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 – 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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Beatrix Potter – Peter Rabbit – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£385.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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Beatrix Potter – The Tailor of Gloucester – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£350.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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Beatrix Potter – Squirrel Nutkin – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£350.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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Beatrix Potter – Benjamin Bunny – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£350.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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Beatrix Potter – Jemima Puddleduck – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£350.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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Beatrix Potter – Mrs Tiggy Winkle – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£350.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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Beatrix Potter – Tom Kitten – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£350.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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Beatrix Potter – Jeremy Fisher – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£350.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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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]
£1,250.00A 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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Ian Fleming – Moonraker – First UK Edition – ‘shoo’ issue
£9,750.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Moonraker’ published by Cape in 1955. A near fine book without inscriptions, in a near fine unclipped wrapper with some light browning to the…
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Gerald Durrell – The Overloaded Ark – First Edition 1953
£75.00A first edition, first printing published by Faber and The Book Society. A very good book with two small inscriptions. In a very good unclipped wrapper with a couple of…
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