Our Sale Books offer collectors the opportunity to acquire fine and rare titles at reduced prices. These include first editions, signed copies, and scarce works across a range of subjects. Each title retains the quality and authenticity that define our stock.
From classic literature to modern first editions, this category provides exceptional value without compromising collectability. Many of these books suit both new collectors and experienced buyers seeking a strategic addition to their shelves.
We regularly update our sale selection to reflect new acquisitions and seasonal offers. Every book receives the same careful description and attention as the rest of our catalogue.
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Victor Canning – Mr Finchley Takes The Road – First UK Edition 1940
A first edition, first printing of ‘Mr Finchley Takes The Road’ published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1940. A near fine book with one neat name to the front endpaper….
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£1,250.00 Original price was: £1,250.00.£625.00Current price is: £625.00.
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Emeric Pressburger – The Glass Pearls – First Edition 1966
A first edition, first printing of ‘The Glass Pearls’, published by Heinemann in 1966. Black cloth-backed decorated paper-covered boards – no inscriptions. In a very good unclipped wrapper which have…
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£600.00 Original price was: £600.00.£300.00Current price is: £300.00.
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W G Sebald – The Rings of Saturn – First UK Edition 1998
A first edition, first printing of ‘The Rings of Saturn’ published by Harvill in 1998. A fine book without inscriptions in a fine unclipped wrapper which is faded to the…
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£1,350.00 Original price was: £1,350.00.£675.00Current price is: £675.00.
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Thomas Hardy – Far From The Madding Crowd – First UK Edition 1874
First edition, one of only 1,000 copies printed of Hardy’s fourth novel published by Smith Elder in 1874. A very good pair of volumes – spotting within and throughout, reading…
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£4,500.00 Original price was: £4,500.00.£2,250.00Current price is: £2,250.00.
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Edith Sitwell [Wilfred Owen] – Wheels 1919 – Fourth Cycle – First appearance of Owen’s Poetry
A first edition, first printing, published by C. Daniel in 1919. Cloth-backed decorated paper-covered boards featuring a magnificent colour design by William Roberts who also contributes colour decorations to the…
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£1,500.00 Original price was: £1,500.00.£750.00Current price is: £750.00.
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Richard Sutcliffe – Bremner – The Complete Biography – Multi-SIGNED First Edition 2011
A first edition, first printing of Bremner by Richard Sutcliffe, published by Great Northern Books in Ilkley, 2011. A near fine book signed by the author in blue ink to…
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£375.00 Original price was: £375.00.£187.50Current price is: £187.50.
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Anna Kavan – Let Me Alone – First UK Edition – SIGNED by Peter Owen
A first edition, first printing of this edition, published by Peter Owen in 1974. A near fine book – SIGNED by the publisher Peter Owen to a distribution label on…
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£285.00 Original price was: £285.00.£142.50Current price is: £142.50.
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Otto Strasser – The Gangsters Around Hitler – First Edition 1942
A first edition in pamphlet form of ‘The Gangsters Around Hitler’ by Dr. Otto Strasser, published by W H Allen in 1942. An excessively fragile production, the cover is very…
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£375.00 Original price was: £375.00.£187.50Current price is: £187.50.
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P.G. Wodehouse – If I Were You – First Edition 1931 In Slipcase
First edition, first printing. Published by Herbert Jenkins in London, 1931. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper, bright and clean, is finely illustrated by W. Heath Robinson….
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£675.00 Original price was: £675.00.£387.50Current price is: £387.50.
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Rachel L. Carson – The Sea Around Us – First Edition 1951 – with wrap-around band
A first edition, first printing of ‘The Sea Around Us’ by Rachel L. Carson, published by Staples in 1951. A very good book without inscriptions. In a very good unclipped…
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£750.00 Original price was: £750.00.£375.00Current price is: £375.00.
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Frank O’Connor – Guests of the Nation – First UK Edition [The Crying Game]
A first edition, first printing of ‘Guests of the Nation’ by Frank O’Connor, published by Macmillan in 1931. A very good book with a previous owner’s small label to the…
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£650.00 Original price was: £650.00.£325.00Current price is: £325.00.
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Raymond Chandler – Killer In The Rain – First Edition 1964 with Uncorrected Proof Copy
First 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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£650.00 Original price was: £650.00.£325.00Current price is: £325.00.
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