A selection of uncorrected and provisional proof copies of a number of highlights of Twentieth Century fiction and beyond
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Barry Unsworth – Sacred Hunger – Uncorrected Advanced Proof – SIGNED by Unsworth on the night he won The Booker Prize
£600.00A first edition, first printing of the Uncorrected Advanced Proofs of ‘Sacred Hunger’ published by Hamish Hamilton in 1997. A near fine book without inscriptions – SIGNED by the author…
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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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D.B.C. Pierre – Vernon God Little – Uncorrected Proof Copy 2003
£45.00A first edition, first printing of the uncorrected proof copy published by Faber & Faber in 2003.
A very good book with internal notes and inscriptions.
DBC Pierre’s debut satire novel won…
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Irvine Welsh – Filth – Uncorrected Proof Copy
£50.00An uncorrected proof published by Cape in 1998. A near (or better) book with a bit pushed at the spine tips. Rare.
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Hilary Mantel – Bring Up The Bodies – Limited Edition Advanced Proof
£125.00London] 4th Estate n.d. Limited edition proof. 329 of 500. xviii, 411. A fine, unread copy of the Advance Proof. Winner of the 2012 Booker Prize.
Bring up the Bodies is…
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Stephen King – Hearts In Atlantis – Rare Proof Copy 1999
£250.00A proof copy of the UK first edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1999. A near fine softcover book without inscriptions. Clean internally. Scarce
Hearts in Atlantis is a collection…
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Susan Hill – The Woman in Black – Scarce Proof Copy 1983
£450.00A first edition, first printing of the uncorrected proof copy of ‘The Woman in Black’, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1983. A near fine softcover without inscriptions in a very…
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Raymond Chandler – Killer In The Rain – First Edition 1964 with Uncorrected Proof Copy
£650.00First edition, first printing. Published by Hamish Hamilton in London, 1964. This is a very good copy. First issue, not showing ‘second issue’ on the dust wrapper. The wrapper has…
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David Nicholls – US – Proof Copy in rare slip case
£60.00A proof copy in slipcase of ‘us’ by David Nicholls, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 2014. A near fine book in slip case.
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Mick Herron – Slough House – Uncorrected Proof 2021
£85.00Uncorrected proof copy. Published by John Murray in London, 2021. This is a near fine copy. The paper covers are free from chips and marks and the text blocks are…
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Major-General [William] Tweedie – The Arabian Horse – Blackwoods’ Working Proof Copy of the Limited 1/100 Large Paper Edition Not Numbered
£8,500.00This, the Blackwoods’ Office uncorrected proof copy, stamped by Blackwoods on title page and finals – this, the limited edition in large paper stock and not numbered, although the colophon…
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H.E. Bates – The Four Beauties – Uncorrected Proof Copy 1968
£50.00First edition, first printing, uncorrected proof copy of The Four Beauties by H.E. Bates, published by Michael Joseph in London, 1968. This is a very good paperback copy free from…
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H.E. Bates – The Yellow Meads of Asphodel – Uncorrected Proof Copy 1976
£45.00First edition, first printing, uncorrected proof copy of The Yellow Meads of Asphodel by H.E. Bates, published by Michael Joseph in London, 1976. This is a very good paperback copy…
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J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – Green Proof in Fine Condition
£17,500.00The English Proof of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in green wrappers, printed by Bloomsbury on wove paper in 1999. There were two issues of a proof for…
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Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones’s Diary – Uncorrected Proof Copy 1996
£165.00An uncorrected proof copy published by Picador in 1996. A very good book without inscriptions with the usual wear associated with a proof copy – some spotting to the spine…
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W.G. Sebald – The Rings Of Saturn – Uncorrected Proof 1998
£95.00The Harvill Press, London, 1998. Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition. Translated by Michael Hulse. Octavo. pp [viii], 296. Wrappers – showing full numberline. A good copy with some…
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