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Our showcase books are a selection of some of our best and most valuable first edition books. Most are in exceptional condition or exceedingly rare to find

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Winston Churchill – Hand-written Two Page Letter Discussing Ireland With His Cousin, Ivor Guest – with Pamphlet
£12,500.00
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James [J. G.] Farrell – Troubles – First Edition 1970 – SIGNED and INSCRIBED to his Landlady Norma di Carlo
£20,000.00
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Beatrix Potter – The Tale Of Peter Rabbit – First Edition 1902
£8,750.00
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Diana Mitford, Lady Mosley (1910‚Äì2003) – A remarkable archive of correspondence
£7,500.00
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Ian Fleming – Diamonds Are Forever – First Edition 1956 – with Solander Box
£2,000.00
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J.R.R. Tolkien – The Fellowship of the Ring – First Edition 1954 – In the original unrestored dust wrapper
£37,500.00
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Graham Greene – The Man Within – First Edition 1929 – In The First Issue Dust Wrapper
£3,750.00
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H.G. Wells – The New America: The New World – First Edition 1935
£65.00
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H.G. Wells – The Future in America – First Edition 1906
£75.00
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H.G. Wells – Marriage – First Edition 1912
£95.00
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H.G. Wells – Joan and Peter – First Edition 1918
£65.00
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H.G. Wells – Socialism and the Family – First Edition 1906
£50.00
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H.G. Wells – Mind At The End Of Its Tether – First Edition 1945
£50.00
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John Le Carre – The Spy Who Came In From The Cold – First Edition 1963 – SIGNED with the First Line of the Story and Dated by Le Carre
£15,000.00
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Evelyn Waugh – Black Mischief – First Edition 1932 – SIGNED by the Author with wrap-around band
£7,500.00
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H.G. Wells – Little Wars – First Edition 1913
£4,500.00
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Richard Wright – Native Son – First Edition 1940
£2,750.00
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Evelyn Waugh – Scoop – SIGNED First Edition 1938 – In the first issue dust wrapper
£9,750.00
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James Joyce – Dubliners – First UK Edition 1914
£17,500.00
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Nancy Mitford – The Radlett Trilogy – The Pursuit of Love/Love in a Cold Climate/Don’t Tell Alfred – All First Editions – ALL Inscribed by Mitford-
£17,500.00
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H.G. Wells – The Time Machine – First Wrappered Edition 1895
£7,500.00
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Agatha Christie – The Mysterious Affair At Styles – First UK Edition 1921
£20,000.00
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Beatrix Potter – The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle – A Unique Preparatory Sketch Used on Page 22 of the Book
£27,500.00
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Ian Fleming – For Your Eyes Only – First UK Edition 1960 – SIGNED and INSCRIBED to Nancy Cunard
£37,500.00
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Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward – All The President’s Men – First US Edition 1976 – SIGNED by Woodward, E. Gordon Liddy and Richard Ben-Veniste
£3,750.00
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Terry Pratchett – The Colour Of Magic – First UK Edition 1983
£22,500.00
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The Cocktail Key 1930
£250.00
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Laurie Lee – Cider With Rosie – First UK Edition 1959 – SIGNED by the Author
£975.00
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Philip RIDLEY, Gary KEMP, Martin KEMP, Billie WHITELAW, Kate HARDIE, Gary LOVE, Tom BELL – THE KRAYS – Revised Shooting Script – SIGNED by the lead characters
£1,350.00
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Oscar Wilde – De Profundis – First UK Edition 1905 – With Wilde’s Silver Hallmarked Cigarette Holder Taken From His Cache of Items Following His Death at the Hotel D’Alsace in Paris
£9,500.00
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John F. Kennedy – The Strategy Of Peace – First US Edition 1960 – SIGNED and INSCRIBED by JFK
£6,500.00
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William Powell [Peter Bergman] – The Anarchist Cookbook – First Edition 1971
£2,650.00
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Stephen King – CUJO – First US Edition 1981 – With SIGNED Promotional Mask
£1,450.00
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The Archive of Ivy Godley, assistant to Sir Norman Hartnell – including a sample of the Coronation dress worn by Elizabeth II
£75,000.00
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Peter Bryant [Peter George] – Two Hours To Doom [Dr. Strangelove] – SIGNED and INSCRIBED First Edition 1958
£3,000.00
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Muhammad Ali – Portrait Photo SIGNED by Ali
£750.00
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George Orwell – A Clergyman’s Daughter – First Edition 1935 – a superb copy rebound
£2,500.00
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George Eliot – The Mill on the Floss – First Editions 1860
£1,500.00
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Vivian Fuchs & Edmund Hillary – The Crossing Of Antarctica – First Edition 1958 – SIGNED on original expedition paper by Fuchs and with Signature of Edmund Hillary
£450.00
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Ian Fleming – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – First UK Edition INSCRIBED
£15,000.00
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Winston S. Churchill – The War Speeches – First Edition set in 7 Volumes 1941-6 – With SIGNED Slip From Churchill
£6,000.00
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Garry Douglas – Highlander – First UK Edition In The Slipcase
£1,250.00
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Patricia Highsmith – The Talented Mr Ripley – First UK Edition 1951 – a FINE Copy
£3,500.00
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William Burroughs (as William Lee): JUNKIE: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict; bound with NARCOTIC AGENT – SIGNED as Burroughs and Lee
£4,500.00
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John Wyndham – The Day Of The Triffids – SIGNED and INSCRIBED – First Edition 1951
£15,000.00
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Michael Bond – Print of Paddington Bear With Suitcase – SIGNED by Michael Bond
£1,250.00
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Robert Shaw – The Hiding Place – First Edition 1959 – The author’s first novel
Original price was: £1,250.00.Current price is: £625.00.
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Ian Fleming – Thrilling Cities – SIGNED and INSCRIBED to Una Trueblood, Fleming’s Secretary in custom-made clamshell box – First Edition 1963
£12,500.00
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P.L. Travers – Mary Poppins – First US Edition 1934
£3,750.00
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Michael Bond – A Bear Called Paddington – First UK Edition 1958
£4,250.00
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A Set of All 11 (Auto)Biographies – First Editions SIGNED by the entire 1966 England World Cup Winning Team
£5,000.00
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Evelyn Waugh – Decline and Fall – First Edition – SIGNED
£30,000.00
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Gerald Durrell – My Family and Other Animals – SIGNED First Edition 1956
£2,850.00
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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
£6,500.00
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JFK Assassination and Gerald R. Ford (et al.) – A Superb Collection of Books Relating To the Assassination to John F. Kennedy – SIGNED by Garrison, Ford and Oliver Stone, including Ford’s Untitled JFK Project Signed
£20,000.00
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C.S. Lewis – The Complete Chronicles Of Narnia – First Edition Set 1950-56
£32,500.00
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James D. Watson – The Double Helix – First Edition 1968 – Signed By Both James Watson And Francis Crick
£13,500.00
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T.E. Lawrence – The Seven Pillars of Wisdom – First UK Edition 1935 – SIGNED and INSCRIBED by E M Forster
£20,000.00
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£100 Voucher
£100.00
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Agatha Christie – The Man in the Brown Suit – First UK Edition 1924
£1,950.00
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Agatha Christie – The Secret Of Chimneys – First UK Edition 1925
£4,500.00
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Laurie Lee – Cider With Rosie – First Edition 1959 – THE libel case copy – UNIQUE
£3,750.00
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John Le Carrre – The Karla Trilogy ~ Comprising Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy/The Honorable Schoolboy/ Smiley’s People – a near fine set – ALL SIGNED by the Author at Hatchards
£8,750.00
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Ian Fleming – The Blofeld Trilogy (Comprising: Thunderball, On Her Majesty’s Service, You Only Live Twice) – All First Edtions – All SIGNED by Fleming
£45,000.00
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J.R.R. Tolkien – The History of Middle Earth – All 12 Volumes – First UK Editions 1983-96
£4,500.00
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George Orwell – Inside The Whale – First UK Edition 1940
£7,500.00
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Winston Churchill – Hand-written Two Page Letter Discussing Ireland With His Cousin, Ivor Guest – with Pamphlet

James [J. G.] Farrell – Troubles – First Edition 1970 – SIGNED and INSCRIBED to his Landlady Norma di Carlo

Beatrix Potter – The Tale Of Peter Rabbit – First Edition 1902

Diana Mitford, Lady Mosley (1910‚Äì2003) – A remarkable archive of correspondence

Ian Fleming – Diamonds Are Forever – First Edition 1956 – with Solander Box

J.R.R. Tolkien – The Fellowship of the Ring – First Edition 1954 – In the original unrestored dust wrapper

Graham Greene – The Man Within – First Edition 1929 – In The First Issue Dust Wrapper

H.G. Wells – The New America: The New World – First Edition 1935

H.G. Wells – The Future in America – First Edition 1906

H.G. Wells – Marriage – First Edition 1912

H.G. Wells – Joan and Peter – First Edition 1918

H.G. Wells – Socialism and the Family – First Edition 1906

H.G. Wells – Mind At The End Of Its Tether – First Edition 1945

John Le Carre – The Spy Who Came In From The Cold – First Edition 1963 – SIGNED with the First Line of the Story and Dated by Le Carre

Evelyn Waugh – Black Mischief – First Edition 1932 – SIGNED by the Author with wrap-around band

H.G. Wells – Little Wars – First Edition 1913

Richard Wright – Native Son – First Edition 1940

Evelyn Waugh – Scoop – SIGNED First Edition 1938 – In the first issue dust wrapper

James Joyce – Dubliners – First UK Edition 1914

Nancy Mitford – The Radlett Trilogy – The Pursuit of Love/Love in a Cold Climate/Don’t Tell Alfred – All First Editions – ALL Inscribed by Mitford-

H.G. Wells – The Time Machine – First Wrappered Edition 1895

Agatha Christie – The Mysterious Affair At Styles – First UK Edition 1921

Beatrix Potter – The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle – A Unique Preparatory Sketch Used on Page 22 of the Book

Ian Fleming – For Your Eyes Only – First UK Edition 1960 – SIGNED and INSCRIBED to Nancy Cunard

Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward – All The President’s Men – First US Edition 1976 – SIGNED by Woodward, E. Gordon Liddy and Richard Ben-Veniste

Terry Pratchett – The Colour Of Magic – First UK Edition 1983

The Cocktail Key 1930

Laurie Lee – Cider With Rosie – First UK Edition 1959 – SIGNED by the Author

Philip RIDLEY, Gary KEMP, Martin KEMP, Billie WHITELAW, Kate HARDIE, Gary LOVE, Tom BELL – THE KRAYS – Revised Shooting Script – SIGNED by the lead characters

Oscar Wilde – De Profundis – First UK Edition 1905 – With Wilde’s Silver Hallmarked Cigarette Holder Taken From His Cache of Items Following His Death at the Hotel D’Alsace in Paris

John F. Kennedy – The Strategy Of Peace – First US Edition 1960 – SIGNED and INSCRIBED by JFK

William Powell [Peter Bergman] – The Anarchist Cookbook – First Edition 1971

Stephen King – CUJO – First US Edition 1981 – With SIGNED Promotional Mask

The Archive of Ivy Godley, assistant to Sir Norman Hartnell – including a sample of the Coronation dress worn by Elizabeth II

Peter Bryant [Peter George] – Two Hours To Doom [Dr. Strangelove] – SIGNED and INSCRIBED First Edition 1958

Muhammad Ali – Portrait Photo SIGNED by Ali

George Orwell – A Clergyman’s Daughter – First Edition 1935 – a superb copy rebound

George Eliot – The Mill on the Floss – First Editions 1860

Vivian Fuchs & Edmund Hillary – The Crossing Of Antarctica – First Edition 1958 – SIGNED on original expedition paper by Fuchs and with Signature of Edmund Hillary

Ian Fleming – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – First UK Edition INSCRIBED

Winston S. Churchill – The War Speeches – First Edition set in 7 Volumes 1941-6 – With SIGNED Slip From Churchill

Garry Douglas – Highlander – First UK Edition In The Slipcase

Patricia Highsmith – The Talented Mr Ripley – First UK Edition 1951 – a FINE Copy

William Burroughs (as William Lee): JUNKIE: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict; bound with NARCOTIC AGENT – SIGNED as Burroughs and Lee

John Wyndham – The Day Of The Triffids – SIGNED and INSCRIBED – First Edition 1951

Michael Bond – Print of Paddington Bear With Suitcase – SIGNED by Michael Bond

Robert Shaw – The Hiding Place – First Edition 1959 – The author’s first novel

Ian Fleming – Thrilling Cities – SIGNED and INSCRIBED to Una Trueblood, Fleming’s Secretary in custom-made clamshell box – First Edition 1963

P.L. Travers – Mary Poppins – First US Edition 1934

Michael Bond – A Bear Called Paddington – First UK Edition 1958

A Set of All 11 (Auto)Biographies – First Editions SIGNED by the entire 1966 England World Cup Winning Team

Evelyn Waugh – Decline and Fall – First Edition – SIGNED

Gerald Durrell – My Family and Other Animals – SIGNED First Edition 1956

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

JFK Assassination and Gerald R. Ford (et al.) – A Superb Collection of Books Relating To the Assassination to John F. Kennedy – SIGNED by Garrison, Ford and Oliver Stone, including Ford’s Untitled JFK Project Signed

C.S. Lewis – The Complete Chronicles Of Narnia – First Edition Set 1950-56

James D. Watson – The Double Helix – First Edition 1968 – Signed By Both James Watson And Francis Crick

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T.E. Lawrence – The Seven Pillars of Wisdom – First UK Edition 1935 – SIGNED and INSCRIBED by E M Forster

£100 Voucher

Agatha Christie – The Man in the Brown Suit – First UK Edition 1924

Agatha Christie – The Secret Of Chimneys – First UK Edition 1925

Laurie Lee – Cider With Rosie – First Edition 1959 – THE libel case copy – UNIQUE

John Le Carrre – The Karla Trilogy ~ Comprising Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy/The Honorable Schoolboy/ Smiley’s People – a near fine set – ALL SIGNED by the Author at Hatchards

Ian Fleming – The Blofeld Trilogy (Comprising: Thunderball, On Her Majesty’s Service, You Only Live Twice) – All First Edtions – All SIGNED by Fleming

J.R.R. Tolkien – The History of Middle Earth – All 12 Volumes – First UK Editions 1983-96

George Orwell – Inside The Whale – First UK Edition 1940