These books were all either the inspiration for films or inspired by them. Our selection highlights influential works that shaped both literature and popular culture.  From literary masterpieces to modern bestsellers, these books often gain renewed attention after adaptation.
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H.G. Wells – War Of The Worlds – First Folio Edition 2004
£95.00A first Folio Society edition, first printing pair of War of the Worlds, published by The Folio Society, London in 2004, with an introduction by Iain Sinclair. Fine book free…
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William Peter Blatty – The Exorcist – First UK Edition 1971
£225.00First edition, first printing of ‘The Exorcist’. Published by Blond & Briggs in London, 1971. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper has some wear and rubbing at…
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Leo James Herlihy – Midnight Cowboy – First UK Edition 1966
£175.00First Edition, First Printing of ‘Midnight Cowboy’ by Leo James Herlihy. Original cloth, in the original dust wrapper.
A very good copy in very good dust wrapper. Tight and clean internally….
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Hermann Wouk – The Caine Mutiny – First UK Edition 1951
£150.00A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1951. A near fine book (small name) with a beautifully rich red topstain. A very good clipped wrapper but retaining publishers…
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Philip Roth – Portnoy’s Complaint – First UK Edition 1969
£125.00A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1969. AÂ very good book in a very good unfaded wrapper unclipped with some rolling to the spine.
A 1969 novel by Philip…
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William Goldman – Marathon Man – First Edition 1974
£65.00First U.K. edition, first printing of ‘Marathon Man’. 8vo. Publisher’s original cloth, in the original dust wrapper.
A very good copy in very good dust wrapper. The binding is firm with…
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Stephen King [Richard Bachman] – The Regulators and Desperation – First US Edition Set
£275.00A pair of first edition, first printings published by Dutton and Viking in 1996. Both books are very good in like unclipped wrappers – a little musty.Â
“Desperation” and “The Regulators”…
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Armistead Maupin – The Night Listener – First Edition 2000
£35.00First U.K. edition, first printing of ‘The Night Listener’. 8vo. Publisher’s original cloth, in the original dust wrapper.
A very good copy in very good dust wrapper. The book remains firm…
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Stephen King – The Dark Half – SIGNED First US Edition 1989
£3,250.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Dark Half’ published by Viking in 1989. A near fine book in like unclipped wrapper. SIGNED and DATED 2/8/90 by Stephen King to…
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Jake La Motta – Raging Bull – Movie Poster – Hand Signed by De Niro, Martin Scorcese and Joe Pesci [with] Hand Signed Boxing Glove by Jake La MottaÂ
£2,500.00La Motta, Jake [De Niro/Scorcese/Pesci]Â
Raging Bull – Movie Poster – Hand Signed by De Niro, Martin Scorcese and Joe Pesci [with] Hand Signed Boxing Glove by Jake La MottaÂ
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Stephen King – The Stand – Cemetery Dance Limited Edition
£300.00A fine copy of the 2024 Cemetery Dance limited edition of The Stand, issued in a strictly limited printing of 4,000 copies. Large octavo, bound in black cloth stamped in…
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Jay Anson – The Amityville Horror – First US Edition 1977
£95.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Amityville Horror’, published by Prentice Hall in 1977. A very good book without inscriptions in like clipped wrapper.
The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson…
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Pierre Boulle – Planet of the Apes – First Folio Edition 2020
£135.00A first Folio Society edition, first printing of ‘Planet of the Apes’, published by The Folio Society, London in 2020. A fine copy free from inscriptions, in a near fine…
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Harper Lee – To Kill A Mockingbird – First Folio Edition 1996
£95.00A first Folio Society edition, first printing of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, published by The Folio Society, London in 1996, with introduction by Albert French and illustrations…
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Jules Verne – Journey To The Centre of the Earth – First Folio Edition 2001
£95.00First edition, first printing of the Folio Society edition 2001 – First Edition thus, with frontispiece, pictorial boards, lettered in silver, a fine copy in publisher’s blue board slip-case.
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Robert Louis Stevenson – The Body-Snatcher and Other Stories – First Folio Edition 2007
£95.00First edition, first printing of the Folio Society edition 2007. Fine in slipcase. One Volume in slipcase. Large 8vo., 430pp. Beautiful First Folio Printing. Bound in black cloth with lettering…
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