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Moore, Lorrie - RARE SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Birds of America : Stories
Faber London 1998 SIGNED on the title page no dedication no owner signature just a signed by the author softback original. Text block paper is tanning which is naughty of the publisher ; here is a great book by a renowned writer and Faber choose to print it on cheap pulp. Apart from this foolish decision this is a nicely designed production. The full colour cover is a French flap structure that has a beautiful monochrome photograph underneath it. So a high standard of design and typography but they print it on rubbish paper! Cannot understand why. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Faber London paperback
Bookseller reference : ABE-2704255759 ISBN : 0571195296 9780571195299
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Petit, Philippe - FIRST PRINTING!
To Reach the Clouds : My High Wire Walk Between the Twin Towers
Faber London 2003 PERFECT unread first printing of the Faber first edition hardback which is a most sought after book. This was bought new on publication and has been stored in a low light book room. It is an unread book in a perfect protected jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Faber London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2715691170 ISBN : 0571217702 9780571217700
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Ondaatje, Michael - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Handwriting : Poems
Toronto ON Canada: McClelland & Stewart 1998 Beautifully signed flawless first printing. This is an unread new copy stored since publication in a low light book room. Perfect collectable in a protected new jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland & Stewart hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2678685039 ISBN : 0771068778 9780771068775
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Suri, Manil - SIGNED WORLD FIRST PRINTING
The Age of Shiva
Norton New York 2008 PERFECT unread new copy of the world first printing. This was bought on publication and has since been stored in a low light book room. Protected perfect jacket. SIGNED on the title page. No other marks opened only for the signature. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Norton New York hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2707810503 ISBN : 0393065693 9780393065695
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Lively, Penelope - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
The Photograph
Penguin Viking London 2003 SIGNED on the title page. No other marks no bent corners not an ex library book. This a perfect collectable copy of this seductive and brilliant novel. Protected jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Penguin Viking London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2667542866 ISBN : 0670913928 9780670913923
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Ondaatje, Michael - RARE SIGNED FIRST UK PRINTING
Anil's Ghost
Bloomsbury London 2000 Unread signed first editionin the UK hardback First Printing which is much scarcer to find in this signed state because the author's only London signing was held at Hatchards. I bought this there and it has been stored in a low light book room ever since. Flawless it has the writer's wonderful calligraphic signature on the title page. The signing event ticket is included. Protected jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Bloomsbury London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2678685028 ISBN : 074754865X 9780747548652
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Newsome, David - FIRST PRINTING
Victorian World Picture
John Murray London 1997 Unread looking book and in a fine protected jacket. This review says it all: "David Newsome's masterly survey based primarily on the perceptions and reactions of contemporary observers cleverly combines a thematic with a chronological approach emphasizing the sense of precariousness which was rarely absent throughout the Queen's long reign: anxieties in the opening decades over alarming growth of population the impact of industrialization and the acceleration in the pace of life thanks to the new railways. Utilitarians social reformers religious spokesmen novelists and sages offered conflicting solutions amidst fears of mob violence which might erupt into revolution. " Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. John Murray London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2676801941 ISBN : 0719556309 9780719556302
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Shields, Carol - RARE SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Mary Swann
Fourth Estate 1990 Very rare indeed. Signed first printing in an unread condition in a protected perfect jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Fourth Estate hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2708426286 ISBN : 1872180027 9781872180021
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Harrison, Jim - First Printing
Off to the Side : A Memoir
Atlantic Monthly Press USA 2002 Unread copy of a classic memoir from this much celebrated writer. Virtually pristine and as new. Protected jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Atlantic Monthly Press USA hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2450506725 ISBN : 0871138603 9780871138606
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Lampert, Catherine - FIRST PRINTING
Lucian Freud : Recent Work
Whitechapel London 1993 This great exhibition catalogue is a large format book with French flaps. It contains wonderful work by Freud. It is in Fine condition but because there is an owner's blind stamp on the lower right corner of the title page - in itself a rather stylish addition - I have classified this as Near Fine. This is a very large catalogue and it may require extra postage depending on destination. Essential for the Freud completist. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Illus. by Profusely Illustrated. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Whitechapel London paperback
Bookseller reference : ABE-2450502519 ISBN : 0854881034 9780854881031
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Holroyd, Michael- RARE SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Bernard Shaw No. II : Pursuit of Power 1898-1918
Chatto & Windus 1989 Extremely RARE SIGNED FIRST PRINTING of the second volume of Holroyd's masterpiece. The first printings are pretty rare anyway but a signed one is truly scarce. NOT A LIBRARY COPY. Not remaindered. In fact this Near Fine hardback looks to be unread although there is one tiny nick at the very base of the spine which could be a manufacturing fault. The binding is beautiful beneath the jacket the gilt signature of Bernard Shaw is bright the spine is unbroken and the bright blue and gold title rectangle is superb. The book is in a protected Fine unclipped jacket and the elusive signature is directly written boldly without a message on the title page. An unusual book perfect for the collector. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Chatto & Windus hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2483402199 ISBN : 0701133503 9780701133504
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MAURICE SENDAK - First Printing
Mommy - Sendak's First Pop-Up Book
Scholastic New York 2006 Wonderful first printing of the US and true world first pop-up book ever by MAURICE SENDAK. No jacket as issued. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Illus. by Maurice Sendak; Matthew Reinhart. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New. Scholastic New York hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2456519511 ISBN : 0439880505 9780439880503
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Swift, Graham - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
The Light of Day
Hamish Hamilton 2003 World first printing of the hardback first edition. Flawless signed on the title page protected jacket no damage or marks other than the signature. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2511361744 ISBN : 0241142040 9780241142042
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Moorcock, Michael - RARE FIRST PRINTING
Nomad of the Time Streams
Millennium London 1993 A wonderful collection of early and revised Moorcock. This is an ESSENTIAL work for the many fans of this superb writer. and this copy looks unread and perfect. The third part 'The Steel Tsar' is virtually a re-arite so all you Moorcock fans must have this book! Clean and tight virtually as new and with a nice essay by the author at the front. A writer of rare vision goodness and sanity. This is Steam Punk before there was such a thing. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Millennium London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2453356386 ISBN : 1857980336 9781857980332
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Arnott, Jake - WORLD FIRST PRINTING
He Kills Coppers : A Novel
Sceptre London 2001 This is the first printing of the cult novel that launched this superb writer on his career. Large format paperback original not issued in the UK in hardback. Full number line. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Sceptre London paperback
Bookseller reference : ABE-2497979800 ISBN : 0340748796 9780340748794
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Curtis, James - FIRST PRINTING THUS
Gilt Kid - BRILLIANT NEW EDITION OF RARE NOVEL!
London Books 2007 First edition first impression of this great thriller by the undeservedly neglected James Curtis. This intensely vernacular novel deserves to be up there with those of his contemporaries Graham Greene and Christopher Isherwood. Curtis like so many with his middle class upbringing embraced leftist politics in the 30s and he began writing novels about criminals prostitutes and boxers almost as an attempt to understand or justify the underworld of crime. After the 1930s he disappeared and today is one of literatures neglected but very worthwhile authors. These novels are hugely expensive in their original first editions and this attractive new issue is a welcome chance to read this man again. Additionally this has a worthwhile introduction from Paul Willetts that places this superb novel into context. Protected jacket unread looking book utterly collectable if you can't afford the 1930s original! Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. London Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2452253758 ISBN : 0955185122 9780955185120
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Baker, Nicholson - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
The Mezzanine - WITH WATERSTONES SASH
Granta Books London 1989 Wonderful story of one man's lunch hour. Debut novel signed on the title page and with the rare Waterstones sash. Neat owner name and fine blind stamp on the half title. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Granta Books London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2583933700 ISBN : 0140142010 9780140142013
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Baker, Nicholson - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
The Fermata - WITH RARE PLASTIC SASH
Random House New York 1994 Signed at the Brighton Festival. This is the world first printing complete with the rare plastic sash which has the title and author's name on it. Unread copy. No marks except the author's signature on the title page. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Random House New York hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2583933442 ISBN : 0679415866 9780679415862
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Hawke, Ethan - VERY RARE SIGNED UK FIRST PRINTING
Ash Wednesday : A Novel
Bloomsbury London 2002 VERY SCARCE SIGNED FIRST PRINTING IN NEW UNREAD CODITION. This multi talented actor and writer signed very few of the UK first printings. This was bought NEW and has been stored in a low light book room. The sprawling and very bold signature is on the title page and it says FOR WILL across the top and the signature goes right across the page in heavy black marker. Jacket is not price clipped and is as perfect as the book. It is also protected. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Bloomsbury London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2636911229 ISBN : 074756003X 9780747560036
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Kehlmann, Daniel - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Measuring the World
Quercus London 2007 Perfect collectable copy of this wonderful book the most successful German novel since Perfume. This is the first printing of the translated version by Carol Janeway. Unread perfect book inside a perfect protected jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Quercus London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2586787947 ISBN : 1847240453 9781847240453
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JACK FINNEY - STATED FIRST PRINTING
Time and Again
Simon & Schuster New York 1970 Stated First Printing 1970. Bound in black cloth with olive endpapers and bright gilt lettering to the spine and front board. The top of the text block is stained yellow. Illustrated with monochrome drawings and photographs. A near fine copy with a small black mark on the front end paper and some tiny hints of yellowing to the white areas of the jacket. Front black board with a slight 'ding'. Code on back is 1521. No names no writing no bent corners not an ex library book. Gorgeous strong binding no stress to the end paper gutters and the spine exhibits no lean. The pictorial dust wrapper retains the publisher's price of $7.95 in the lower right of the front flap.Top of the flap says 'Book of the month selection'. A very exceptional book. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. Simon & Schuster New York hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2588006367
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Raban, Jonathan - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Surveillance - UNREAD NEW COPY
Pantheon New York 2007 IMMACULATE COPY NEW & UNREAD of the brilliant Pantheon edition of this fine novel. Untrimmed leading edge to the text block smart grained cloth binding perfect typography on an acid free paper; all these factors deliver this fine novel into the hands of a discerning collector. New first printing of the first edition carefully stored in a low light book room from the publishing day. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Pantheon New York hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2643494427 ISBN : 0375422447 9780375422447
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Carroll, Jonathan - NEW & UNREAD - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
The Marriage of Sticks
Victor Gollancz London 1999 SIGNED NEW UNREAD FIRST PRINTING. Stored in a low light book room in a protected jacket since publication. This is a superb collectable copy of a brilliant book. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Victor Gollancz London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2586510529 ISBN : 0575066156 9780575066151
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Guterson, David - RARE SIGNED UK FIRST PRINTING
East of the Mountains
Bloomsbury London 1999 Scarcer than the US first printing. This is an unread new looking copy simply signed no dedication on the title page. Stored in a low light book room. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Bloomsbury London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2601663836 ISBN : 0747539855 9780747539858
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Baker, Nicholson - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Room Temperature
Granta Books London 1990 SIGNED on the title page at the Brighton Festival. Unread first printing of the UK first hardback. Owner blind stamp and neat signature on the half title. Protected complete and perfect jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Granta Books London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2583933701 ISBN : 0140142126 9780140142129
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Healy, Dermot - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Sudden Times - UNREAD NEW COPY
Harvill London 1999 Signed first printing of the world first edition in an unread new condition bought on publication and stored in a low light book room. The jacket is perfect and protected. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Harvill London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2637111157 ISBN : 1860466729 9781860466724
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Guterson, David - RARE SIGNED UK FIRST PRINTING
Snow Falling on Cedars
Bloomsbury London 1995 Looks unread. Superb copy in a protected jacket. SIGNED on the title page. Beautiful clean virtually as new copy of this great novel. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Bloomsbury London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2591866941 ISBN : 0747521085 9780747521082
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Lee, Chang-Rae - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
The Surrendered
RIVERHEAD Books New York 2010 NEW UNREAD SIGNED FIRST PRINTING. Signed on the title page. Protected perfect jacket. First edition hardback from New York. An utterly perfect collectable copy of this great writer's latest work before publication in the UK. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. RIVERHEAD Books New York hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2557879993 ISBN : 1594489769 9781594489761
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NEVILLE CARDUS - First Printing
Ten Composers
Jonathan Cape London 1945 The perfect guide to ten composers from Schubert to Sibelius. This is written with all the fine charm of a great reporter in love with his subject. A neat War Economy production and first printing. The jacket is unclipped and not seriously damaged and it is now protected. The classification 'Near Fine' takes into account the age of the book. It is without any names or inscriptions and it has benefited from the jacket protecting the binding and the gilt titling. This is an uncommon book to find in such a complete collectable state. Anyone who enjoys good solid enthusiastic writing with just the right balance of scholarship and readability will enjoy this superb book. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Jonathan Cape London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2582077082
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Fenton, James - RARE SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
The Memory of War : Poems 1968-1982
Salamander Press Edinburgh 1982 Signed on the title page at the Charleston Festival in 1999. The poet has written 'To Peter Best Wishes James Fenton' on the title page and loosely laid in is the ticket for the event. A near perfect copy with a neat signature and blind stamp on the FEP. Protected perfect complete jacket. A good example of this small press's work. Beautiful typography high quality paper. Red buckram binding is perfect and the gilt titling is vivid. Erratum slip is not present. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Salamander Press Edinburgh hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2590223296 ISBN : 0907540171 9780907540175
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Jones, Sadie - SIGNED, DATED, UNREAD FIRST PRINTING
The Outcast - COSTA WINNER RICHARD & JUDY SELECTION
Chatto & Windus 2008 A SIGNED and DATED NEW and UNREAD first printing first edition. It is in a fine protected dust jacket. The winner of the 'Costa First Novel Award' 2008 and long listed for the Orange Broadband Prize 2008. A stunning new voice in fiction in its absolutely ideal state. Stored in a low light book room since publication and it is PERFECT. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Chatto & Windus hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2644648438 ISBN : 0701181753 9780701181758
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Richard Hughes - FIRST PRINTING
The Fox In The Attic - In Rare Complete Jacket
Chatto & Windus 1961 Near Fine copy in an unclipped and RARE dust jacket. Richard Hughes' chilling account of the rise of Nazi Germany the opening volume in "The Human Predicament". The writer intended this to be a three-volume history of years between the two World Wars. This brilliant novel is considered to be his most important work. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Chatto & Windus hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2630885303
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Hearn, Julie - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING WITH CARD
Follow Me Down
Oxford 2003 A NEW UNREAD AND SIGNED FIRST PRINTING. Protected perfect jacket. With the RARE promotional postcard laid in. "This is a sparkling original time travel novel - the story of Tom who travels back in time to the 18th century where he meets a group of people who are displayed as freaks at Bartholomew Fair. This is an outstanding debut novel from major new author. Julie Hearn was formerly a journalist and studied creative writing with Philip Pullman who is a supporter of her work and who is quoted on the card. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Oxford hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2586784716 ISBN : 0192719270 9780192719270
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Terence Blacker - FIRST PRINTING FIRST NOVEL
FIXX
Bloomsbury London 1989 Blacker's brilliant first novel. This is in great collectable condition. The text block looks to be unread the jacket is unclipped and protected and the binding is unbumped and the gilt decorations on it are brilliant. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Bloomsbury London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2580347226 ISBN : 0747502706 9780747502708
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Eyre, Richard - RARE SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
National Service : Diary of a Decade
Bloomsbury London 2003 Signed on the title page no dedication. Unread hardback first printing of the first edition. Superb history of the modern theatre in London. New unread book signed at the National Theatre London. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Bloomsbury London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2586500109 ISBN : 0747565899 9780747565895
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Frayn, Michael - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Spies : A Novel
Faber & Faber London 2002 Superb SIGNED on the title page AS NEW copy of the world first edition first printing in a perfect and protected jacket. Ticket for the signing event at the 2002 Charleston Festival is loosely laid in. 'To Peter Best Wishes Michael Frayn' is written in ink and the author has canceled his printed name. Mint copy the perfect collectable. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Faber & Faber London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2590269263 ISBN : 0571212867 9780571212866
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Burn, Gordon - VERY RARE SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Happy Like Murderers - Superb Damien Hirst Cover - Filmed As 'Appropriate Adult'
Faber London 1998 Grotesque but brilliant study of Fred West and his even more repulsive wife. Between them they raped tortured and murdered a still unknown number of people. It cannot avoid being a dreadful tale because of its subject but it is also this very fine writer's best book. This copy has been read and the pages are tanning because the publisher used poor quality paper but this copy also has the supreme distinction of being signed on the title page. The stunning wraparound jacket famously created by Damien Hirst is protected. 'To Steve with all best wishes Gordon Burn' it says and that makes this a RARE copy of a great book. With great interest newly awakened by the tremendous dramatisation on television 'Appropriate Adult' with Dominic West and Emily Watson this signed copy is now much sought after. Gordon Burn examined the contemporary obsession with celebrity in a series of books spanning three decades including this extraordinary account of Fred and Rosemary West. He also wrote a Whitbread award-wininng novel which imagined an alternative life for the British singer Alma Cogan. His editor commenting after Gordon Burn's early death hailed Burn's work as "far ahead of the rest of the literary world" and lamented the loss of "one of the great literary innovators of these times. Gordon's subject of choice was often trauma spectacle and dysfunction. He was drawn to the dark side of celebrity. His literature and impulse always represented to me an attempt to find comfort meaning and compassion in the most appalling or baffling of events." A VERY RARE SIGNATURE and a very brilliant book. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Faber London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2256811484 ISBN : 0571195466 9780571195466
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Paxton, Hugh - FIRST PRINTING
Homunculus - BRILLIANT SATIRE!
Macmillan London 2007 WONDERFUL and refreshing FIRST PRINTING HARDBACK in a perfect PROTECTED jacket. In a remote mission station a renegade Irish alchemist Father Jack has succeeded in creating a legion of grotesque bio-robots. He attempts to sell his homunculi but fails. Chaos ensues in this insanely mad and immensely readable novel. Hugh Paxton is an award-winning British journalist author of seven works of nonfiction. This is his first novel and it is RARE in this First Printing Hardcover. This guy is one to collect now before the small hobgoblins lay waste to your home. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Macmillan London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2208746306 ISBN : 0230007368 9780230007369
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Tobias Hill - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
THE HIDDEN - PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Faber London 2008 Handsome paperback original from Faber. This wonderful novel is signed on the title page. Perfect unread first printing first edition. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. Faber London paperback
Bookseller reference : ABE-1960869228 ISBN : 0571218385 9780571218387
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Goffard, Christopher - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Snitch Jacket - STARTLINGLY FRESH NEO-NOIR!
Rookery Overlook NEW YORK 2007 1st Edition 1st Printing of this wonderful Literary Noir which has prompted comparisons with Charlie Huston Duane Swierczynski John Ridley James Crumley and James Ellroy. But this man's voice is none of these; he is a true original. SIGNED by Christopher Goffard on the Title Page. AUTHOR'S 1ST NOVEL and a 2008 EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE for BEST FIRST NOVEL. The author is a former Times feature writer. Snitch Jacket has sentences that sing and the book had a starred review in Publishers Weekly: "In Goffard's impressive debut a darkly comic romp through the Southern California underworld Benny Bunt a 41-year-old dishwasher finds his main escape in the Greasy Tuesday a blue-collar bar in Costa Mesa. Among the recidivist misfits his is a harmless familiar face. What they don't know is that Benny is a snitch who earns pocket money by ratting out his buddies to the cops. Enter one Gus "Mad Dog" Miller a massive bearded Vietnam vet covered with prison tattoos; Gus holds court at the bar with outrageous tales of his exploits military and criminal. Gus soon becomes Benny's best friend and seeks his assistance in a contract killing. Only problem is the police "botch" their surveillance and Benny ends up taking the fall for a double homicide committed at the Howling Head festival in the Mojave desert. Goffard's prose shimmers with intelligence and humor and he has a keen ear for telling detail. Fans of such cultish neo-noir scribes such as Charlie Huston and Duane Swierczynski will be richly rewarded. Oct." This is a prime collectable of a writer shooting for the stars. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Rookery Overlook NEW YORK hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2045617304 ISBN : 1585679542 9781585679546
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Finney, Patricia - FIRST PRINTING
Unicorn's Blood
ORION London 1998 A brilliant book 'The Le Carre of the 16th Century' wrote Ruth Rendell. Fine copy of the hardback first edition in an unclipped protected jacket. Wonderful and enthralling evocation of London allied to a brilliant and thrilling story. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. ORION London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-1723881613 ISBN : 0752811797 9780752811796
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Fielding, Helen - WORLD FIRST PRINTING
Bridget Jones : The Edge of Reason
Headline London 1999 Fine collectable first printing in an unclipped protected and fine jacket. Very slight lean to the spine. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Headline London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-1723870561 ISBN : 033036734X 9780330367349
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Sawyer, Roger - FIRST PRINTING
Casement : The Flawed Hero
Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1984 Anyone interested in this sensitive gifted and complex man will want this superb book. This is a really nice copy the best I have come across. Looks to be unread and now safe inside a protected unclipped jacket. This is the first printing of the world first hardback edition. Superb index and bibliography. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2067284898 ISBN : 0710200137 9780710200136
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Proulx, E. Annie - RARE SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Heart Songs and Other Stories
Fourth Estate London 1995 A SIGNED first hardback printing of the scarce British edition. Signed at the Brighton Festival. This is an unread copy stored in a low light book room. It is in a perfect protected jacket. Former owner's rather attractive blind stamp to the FEP is the only flaw. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fourth Estate London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-2277063762 ISBN : 1857022998 9781857022995
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Flusfeder, D. L. - FIRST PRINTING!
Like Plastic
Jonathan Cape London 1996 Superb copy of this fascinating novel. Clean and tight first edition first printing inside a perfect protected jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Jonathan Cape London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-1340390784 ISBN : 0224043331 9780224043335
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Mantel, Hilary - SIGNED FIRST PRINTING!
The Giant O'Brien - UK WORLD FIRST EDITION
Fourth Estate London 1998 Brilliant unread signed first printing of the world first hardback edition with a perfect and protected jacket. Signed on the title page at the Charleston Festival and with the event ticket inside. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fourth Estate London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-1415997712 ISBN : 1857028848 9781857028843
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Just, Ward - WORLD & US FIRST PRINTING
Lowell Limpett and Two Stories
Public Affairs New York 2001 First Edition US and World hardback first printing. Unclipped jacket. An attractive new copy in a new jacket a perfect collectable of this well reviewed book and now rare in this condition. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Public Affairs New York hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-1323923431 ISBN : 1586480871 9781586480875
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Langer, Adam - SIGNED FIRST US PRINTING
Crossing California
Riverhead NYC 2004 SIGNED perfect unread NEW copy in protected jacket. Signed on the title page. Perfect collectable. First print forst edition hardback SIGNED. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Riverhead NYC hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-1418827894 ISBN : 1573222747 9781573222747
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Darrieussecq, Marie - FIRST PRINTING
Pig Tales : A Novel of Lust and Transformation
Faber and Faber London 1997 Never read copy of the world hardback English first edition. Perfect protected jacket rare to find this in such pristine condition. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Faber and Faber London hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-1420212057 ISBN : 057119186X 9780571191864
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Tim Hill & Marie Clayton - FIRST PRINTING
The Beatles : Unseen Archives
Parragon Somerset England 2001 600 fab fotos of the fab four. 200 of these shots have never been seen before. The whole collection is truly evocative of the heady times when the Beatles were THE WORLD'S GREATEST EVER BAND. An unforgettable aeries of superb pictures ESSENTIAL for fans. There is one small inscription on the front end paper but it is neat and pertinent so if anything it adds to the appeal of this large format very heavy book. Will probably require extra postage I'm afraid. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Parragon Somerset England hardcover
Bookseller reference : ABE-1427979871 ISBN : 0752540807 9780752540801
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