The literature of the 1980s reflected the era’s social and political landscape, marked by cultural shifts and technological advancements. From the rise of postmodernism to the emergence of diverse voices in literature, the decade saw a blend of experimentation and introspection. Authors explored themes of consumerism, identity, and the impact of technology on society. Notable works such as Salman Rushdie’s “Midnight’s Children” and Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” challenged conventions and sparked discussions. The 1980s also witnessed the advent of cyberpunk literature, reflecting anxieties about the future. Overall, it was a dynamic period of literary innovation and cultural exploration.
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William Horwood – Duncton Quest – An Uncorrected Proof Copy 1988 – Limited Edition
£50.00An uncorrected proof published by Century in 1988. A very good book. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at the edges and folds and…
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Ian McEwan – The Child In Time – Uncorrected Proof Copy 1987
£50.00An uncorrected proof published by Cape in 1987. A near fine book. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at the edges and folds and…
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H.W. Coyle – Team Yankee – An Uncorrected Proof Copy 1987
£45.00An uncorrected proof published by W H Allen in 1987. A very good book. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at the edges and…
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Peter Dickinson – Perfect Gallows – An Uncorrected Proof Copy 1988
£45.00An uncorrected proof published by The Bodley Head in 1988. A very good book. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at the edges and…
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Daniel Carney – Macau – An Uncorrected Proof Copy 1985
£45.00An uncorrected proof published by Century in 1985. A very good book. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at the edges and folds and…
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James Herbert – Sepulchre – Presentation Page Proofs 1987
£45.00An uncorrected proof published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1987. A very good book. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at the edges and…
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Len Deighton – Winter – Advance Reading Copy 1987 – Limited Edition
£45.00An uncorrected proof published by Hutchinson in 1987. A very good book – number 956 of 1000 copies. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn…
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Colleen McCullough – The Ladies Of Missalonghi – An Uncorrected Proof Copy 1987
£35.00An uncorrected proof published by Hutchinson in 1987. A very good book. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at the edges and folds and…
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Jonathan Kellerman – The Butcher’s Theatre – An Uncorrected Proof Copy 1988
£35.00An uncorrected proof published by Macdonald in 1988. A very good book. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at the edges and folds and…
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Anne McCaffrey – The Carradyne Touch – An Uncorrected Proof Copy 1988
£35.00An uncorrected proof published by Macdonald in 1988. A very good book. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at the edges and folds and…
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Maeve Binchy – Firefly Summer – An Uncorrected Proof Copy 1987 – Limited Edition
£35.00An uncorrected proof published by Century in 1987. A very good book. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at the edges and folds and…
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Patrick Alexander – Ryfka – An Uncorrected Proof Copy 1988
£35.00An uncorrected proof published by Century in 1988. A very good book. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at the edges and folds and…
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Tom Pocock – Horatio Nelson – An Uncorrected Proof Copy 1987
£35.00An uncorrected proof published by The Bodley Head in 1987. A very good book. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at the edges and…
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Jack Higgins – Memoirs Of A Dance Hall Romeo – Uncorrected Proof Copy 1989
£35.00An uncorrected proof published by Collins in 1989. A very good book. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at the edges and folds and…
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Kingsley Amis – The Old Devils – Uncorrected Proof Copy 1986
£35.00An uncorrected proof published by Hutchinson in 1986. A very good book. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at the edges and folds and…
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James Patterson – Black Market – An Uncorrected Proof Copy 1986
£30.00An uncorrected proof published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1986. A very good book. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at the edges and…
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