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Tim Burton – The Nightmare Before Christmas – First US Edition 1993
£300.00A first edition, first printing ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ published by Hyperion in 1993. A near fine book in very good unclipped wrapper with a little rubbing to the corners…
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Dylan Thomas – In Country Sleep – First Edition 1952 – featuring the poem ‘Do not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’
£350.00A first edition, first printing of ‘In Country Sleep’ published by New Directions in 1952. A very good book without inscriptions. In a good unclipped wrapper with a paper repair…
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Daphne Du Maurier – Gerald – First Edition 1934 – with signed postcard by Gerald Du Maurier
£375.00A first edition, first printing published by Gollancz in 1934. A very good book with light spotting to the page edges. In a very good wrapper which has a stain…
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L.P. Hartley – The Go-Between – First UK Edition 1953 – SIGNED by Val Biro
£750.00A first edition, first printing published by Hamish Hamilton in 1953. A near fine book without inscriptions – a superb copy with a full, rich red topstain. In a very…
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Brian Selznick – The Invention of Hugh Cabret – First UK Edition 2007 – SIGNED
£175.00A first edition, first printing published by Scholastic Press in 2007. A near fine book in like wrapper. Clean, tight pages. Some bumping and light creasing to the top right corner…
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Richard Curtis – Four Weddings and a Funeral [Collected Shorter Poems by W. H. Auden] – 1994/1950
£600.00A first edition, first printing of the Corgi paperback. With a first edition of W H Auden’s ‘Collected Shorter Poems’ 1930-1944. The book includes the poem, XXX on page 258….
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A.A. Milne [E.H. Shepard] – Original Artwork of Christopher Robin – with correspondence from Christopher Robin
£10,000.00A small pen and ink sketch of Christopher Robin, signed by the artist, E H Shepard on card 105mm x 60mm. The sketch comes together with a manuscript note ‘with…
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Noel Streatfeild – Ballet Shoes – First UK Edition 1936
£1,450.00A first edition, first printing published by Dent in 1936. A very good (or better) book without inscriptions. Some scattered spotting to the prelims and last few pages. Thin crease…
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E.F. Benson – Miss Mapp – First UK Edition 1922
£275.00A first edition, first printing published by Hutchinson in 1922. Pages of adverts at the rear of the book dated 1922. A very good copy with a bookplate to the…
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Irvine Welsh – Filth – SIGNED – First UK Edition 1998
£150.00A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1998. A fine book in a fine unclipped wrapper. Signed by the author with dedication – “To Lydia, Best Wishes Irvine…
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Colin Dexter – The Daughters of Cain – SIGNED – First UK Edition 1994
£95.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Daughters of Cain’ published by Macmillan in 1994. A fine book in a fine unclipped wrapper. SIGNED on the title page by the…
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Agatha Christie – Nemesis – First UK Edition 1971
£150.00First edition, first printing. Published by Collins Crime Club in London, 1971. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper has some mild scratches throughout and some mild wear…
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George R.R. Martin – A Storm of Swords – First UK Edition 2000
£325.00First edition, first printing. Published by Voyager in London, 2000. This is a fine copy. The dust wrapper, illustrated by Jim Burns, has only one small tear at the top…
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Judith Kerr – Mog’s Christmas – First UK Edition 1976
£325.00A first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1976. Small 4to. Unpaginated. [32] pp. Colour laminated boards. Slight wear to spine ends & corners. Spine off-set a little. Some…
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A.A. Milne – The House At Pooh Corner – First UK Edition 1928 – w/ custom made case – a very fine copy
£6,500.00First edition, first printing. Published by Methuen in London, 1928. This is a very fine copy. The dust wrapper, decorated by E.H. Shepard, is with only slight rubbing at the…
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Michael Bond – The Paddington Bear First Edition Set – All First Printings 1958-74
£7,500.00A complete run of all the UK first edition, first printings published by Collins between 1958-74. Consisting: A Bear Called Paddington, ink gift inscription on front free endpapers, cloth spine…
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