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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 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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Iain Banks – The Wasp Factory – Exceptionally Rare Proof Copy
£650.00Proof copy of the 1984 first edition with the rare proof dustwrapper. The proof book is in near-fine condition with some wear to the spine tips. No inscriptions. In a…
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Joe Hill – Heart-Shaped Box – SIGNED First Edition 2007 with Proof Copy
£375.00A first edition, first printing of the hardcover and a proof copy published in 2007. Both books in near fine condition – the first edition hardcover SIGNED and dated at…
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John Le Carre – The Karla Trilogy – Set of Proof Copies in Dust Wrappers [Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy/The Honourable Schoolboy/Smiley’s People]
£3,750.00A set of proofs of the three novels in The Karla Trilogy, comprising ‘Tinker Tailor Soldie Spy’/ ‘The Honourable Schoolboy’ and ‘Smiley’s People’. All in dust wrappers, volume two a…
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Ian Fleming – Octopussy – Uncorrected Proof in custom-made solander box
£1,500.00An uncorrected proof copy of the first edition. Publisher’s green wraps, with titles printed in black. Some minor wear, edges spotted but square, covers show some soiling, old price (1/-)…
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J K Rowling – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – First UK Edition 2007 – Proof Copy
£2,500.00First edition, first printing. Published by Bloomsbury in London, 2007. This is a very near fine copy. An incredibly scarce copy, with there being no traces online or in published…
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Michael Bond – More About Paddington – Proof Copy in Dust Wrapper 1959
£1,500.00A proof copy in dust wrapper published by Collins in 1959. The book (limp softcover) is bound in blue and white covers. No inscriptions. In the very good proof wrapper…
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John Le Carre – Single and Single – True First Edition [with] SIGNED and INSCRIBED Proof copy
£1,250.00A first edition, first printing published by Hodder in 1999. A fine book in like unclipped wrapper. The true UK first edition, with striking ‘Juggling’ wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Andy…
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Len Deighton – Spy Story – First Edition 1974 with the UNCORRECTED PROOF
£150.00A first edition, first printing published by Jonathan Cape. A near fine book, without inscriptions marred only by bumping to the top edge of the rear paste down. In a…
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Salman Rushdie – The Satanic Verses – A Comprehensive Collection of Rushdie’s Own Annotated Photostat Transcript [SIGNED], Proof, Signed Booker/First Edition with Whitbread Band and Signed First Edition in the rare Purple Dust Wrapper
£6,500.00A set of four items relating to one of the most controversial books from the last century. Consisting: ‘Transcript of the novel – photo-stat copies of typed pages and with…
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John Le Carre – The Russia House – Presentation Book Proof
£95.00A presentation book proof published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1989. A very good copy with usual wear. A little spotting to the spine and a little to the rear…
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James (J.G.) Farrell – The Singapore Grip [with proof copy]
Original price was: £600.00.£300.00Current price is: £300.00.A first edition, first printing published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 1978. A near fine book in unclipped wrapper with a little wear to the head of the spine. Complete…
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Anthony Burgess – The Pianoplayers – Proof Copy SIGNED by the Author
£75.00A proof copy in the dust wrapper published by Hutchinson in 1986. A fine copy with a trace of spotting to the top edge. SIGNED on the title page.
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