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Nadine Gordimer – Face to Face – SIGNED First Edition 1949
£650.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Face To Face’ published in 1949. A very good book SIGNED on the first free endpaper by Gordimer. In a very good unclipped wrapper…
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Chinua Achebe – Arrow of God – First Edition 1964
£485.00A first edition, first printing published by Heineman in 1964. A near fine book with a little spotting to the top edge. No inscriptions. In a very good unclipped wrapper…
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Wilbur Smith – When The Lion Feeds – First Edition 1964
£450.00A first edition, first printing (the correct first state without mention of ‘reprinted before publication’ of ‘When The Lion Feeds’ published by William Heinemann Ltd in 1964. A very good…
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Ian Fleming – You Only Live Twice – First UK Edition 1964
£385.00A first edition, first printing of ‘You Only Live Twice’ published in 1964 (stated ‘First published March 1964’) by Jonathan Cape. A very good book with spotting to the page…
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Walter Lord – A Night To Remember [Titanic] – First Edition 1956
£285.00A first edition, first printing of ‘A Night To Remember’ published by Longmans in 1956. A very good book (no inscriptions) – pale spotting to the top edge. In a…
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W. Somerset Maugham – ALS Dated April 6th – Discussing visiting Maugham’s friend, the Canon
£250.00An original playbill measuring 8 x 6 inches. Addressed to ‘My dear Canon’. The letter discusses meeting the Canon as Maugham ‘needs to talk to you about’. Signed to the…
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Bill Brandt – Literary Britain – First Edition 1951
£225.00A first edition, first printing published by Cassell in 1951. A very good book in like wrapper with some chipping to the spine tips and corners.
A compelling photographic book published…
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Stephen King – Misery – First US Edition 1987
£185.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Misery’ published by Viking in 1987. A near fine book with one name twice to the prelims. In a near fine unclipped wrapper.
The novel’s…
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Bernhard Schlink – The Reader – First Edition 1997
£185.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Reader’ by Bernhard Schlink, published by Phoenix House in 1997. A near fine book in like wrapper which is unclipped. Spine faded.
The Reader…
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J.R.R. Tolkien – Pictures – First Edition 1979
£185.00A first edition, first printing in slipcase published by George Allen & Unwin, 1979. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. A near fine book without inscriptions – in near fine slip case…
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Alan Bennett – The History Boys – SIGNED First Edition 2004
£175.00A first edition, second printing published by Faber in 2004. A fine paperback book, SIGNED on the title page by Bennett. Rare signed.
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Allen Ginsberg – Collected Poems 1947-1980 – SIGNED & DATED First Edition 1985
£175.00First UK edition, first printing of Collected Poems 1947-1980 by Allen Ginsberg, published by Viking, London in 1985. A near fine book signed and dated by the author in black…
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Sam Haskins – Cowboy Kate – First Edition 1965
£150.00A first edition, first printing published by The Bodley Head in 1965. A very good book in like lightly creased dust wrapper with a little browning here and there.
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J.R.R. Tolkien – Unfinished Tales – First Edition 1980
£150.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Unfinished Tales’ published by George Allen and Unwin in 1980. A near fine book in very good little spine faded dust wrapper which is…
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Andy Summers – Fretted and Moaning – First Edition 2021
£150.00Andy Summers – Fretted and Moaning – Rocket 88 – 2021 – with shrink wrap and extra Signature Mounted Print – Limited Edition.
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Stephen King – The Stand – Complete And Uncut – First UK Edition 1990
£95.00First UK edition, first printing. The first ‘Complete and Uncut edition’. Published by Hodder & Stoughton in London, 1990. This is a fine copy. The dust wrapper, illustrated by Bernie…
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