First edition books don’t need to be expensive. Collectable books range in price and, at John Atkinson Books, we stock rare books from £25-£100,000.
A rare book makes the perfect wedding, christening, birthday or Christmas present for a loved one.
The book could be their favourite book, or the favourite film in book form. It can even be a book from the year of the birth.
Here is a small selection of our First Edition Books under £99.
We hope you enjoy our selection.
(We don't keep all of our stock in the shop, so send us an email if you're planning a trip to see a particular author or book.)
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Patricia Cornwell – Portrait Of A Killer – Jack The Ripper: Case Closed – First Edition 2002 – INSCRIBED to the lead forensic examiner in the Princess Diana Inquest
£285.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Portrait of a Killer’ published by Little Brown in 2002. A near fine book SIGNED on the title page by Cornwell ‘To Professor Dominique…
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Nelson Mandela – Long Walk To Freedom – First US Edition 1994
£95.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ published by Little Brown in 1994. A fine book in like wrapper which is unclipped – a beautiful copy of…
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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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Nick Hornby – High Fidelity – First Edition 1995
£75.00A first edition, first printing of ‘High Fidelity’ published by Gollancz in 1995. A near fine book in like wrapper which is unclipped – two small marks to the boards…
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Jon Klassen – The Rock From The Sky – SIGNED First Edition 2021
£65.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Rock From The Sky’ published by Walker Books in 2021. A fine book SIGNED by way of an official bookplate to the second…
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Hilary Mantel – Mantel Pieces – SIGNED First Edition 2000
£65.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Mantel Pieces’ published by The Fourth Estate in 2020. A fine book without inscriptions in the fine dust wrapper and SIGNED on the title…
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Martin Amis – Night Train – First Edition 1997 [with] Proof Copy
£65.00A first edition, first printing [with] an uncorrected proof copy of ‘Night Train’ published by Cape in 1997. A near fine book without inscriptions with the very good edgeworn proof.
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Terry Pratchett – Wings – First UK Edition 1990
£50.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Wings’ published by Doubleday in 1990. A near fine book with no inscriptions in a near fine unclipped wrapper.
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P.D. James – Devices and Desires – SIGNED First Edition 1989
£50.00A first edition, first printing published by Faber in 1989. A near fine lightly toned book – SIGNED on the title page by the Author. In a near fine unclipped…
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P.G. Wodehouse – Thank You, Jeeves – First Edition 1975
£50.00A first edition thus published in 1975 by Barrie and Jenkins. The first full-length ‘Jeeves’ title. Lovely copy in like price-clipped dust jacket. This edition has a new preface by…
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James Herriot – Vets Might Fly – First Edition 1976
£45.00First edition, first printing. Published by Michael Joseph in London, 1976. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, designed by Larry, is bright and had some very slight…
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John Le Carre – A Perfect Spy – First UK Edition 1986
£45.00A first edition, first printing published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1986. A near fine book – with one small inscription (with spotting to the top edge) in a near…
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Field Marshal Montgomery – The Path To Leadership – First Edition 1961
£45.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Path to Leadership’ published by Collins in 1961. A very good book without inscriptions with some fairly heavy toning internally and to the…
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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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James Kelman – How Late It Was, How Late – First UK Edition 1994
£45.00A first edition, first printing of ‘How Late It Was, How Late’ published by Norton in 1995. A very good copy with some spotting and browning to the text block…
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John Le Carre – Agent Running In The Field – First Edition 2019
£45.00A first edition, first printing published by Penguin Viking in 2019. A fine copy in a like unclipped wrapper which shows very light wear to the spine top.
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