Modern First Editions
Modern First Edition books represents one of the most exciting and dynamic areas of book collecting, attracting collectors of literature across a range of ages and catering to a very broad church of tastes and enthusiasms. Here we have a wide variety of signed, inscribed, and limited editions by the most sought-after authors. Shop now.
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Troubles.
FARRELL, J.G.Original price £975.00 - Original price £975.00Original price £0.00£975.00£975.00 - £975.00Current price £975.00Winner of the 'lost' Booker Prize. The winner of the so-called 'lost' Booker Prize, a special edition of the Booker Prize awarded after a decisive ...
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
ROWLING, J.K.Original price £300.00 - Original price £300.00Original price £0.00£300.00£300.00 - £300.00Current price £300.00This is second title in the Harry Potter series, confirming the author's standing alongside J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. It was nominated for th...
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
WOLFE, Tom.Original price £375.00 - Original price £375.00Original price £0.00£375.00£375.00 - £375.00Current price £375.00First edition of this remarkable record of the 1960s 'tune in, turn on, drop out' culture that defined the decade for many, preceding the UK editi...
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A Small Town in Germany.
LE CARRÉ, John.Original price £650.00 - Original price £650.00Original price £0.00£650.00£650.00 - £650.00Current price £650.00Signed by the author. 'Only the Foreign Officer;, a junior diplomat remarks, 'could have sent a bull to catch a matador.' The bull is Alan Turner, ...
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The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.
LE CARRÉ, John.Original price £2,500.00 - Original price £2,500.00Original price £0.00£2,500.00£2,500.00 - £2,500.00Current price £2,500.00With an atmosphere of chilly hell. 'Superbly constructed with an atmosphere of chilly hell' (J.B. Priestley). Le Carré's Cold War spy thriller sees...
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Responses.
HEANEY, Seamus (Contributor).Original price £45.00 - Original price £45.00Original price £0.00£45.00£45.00 - £45.00Current price £45.00First edition, with contributions from Seamus Heaney ('Servant Boy'), D. J. Enright, Jon Silkin, among others.First edition, unnumbered issue; 4to...
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Hampstead Heath.
HAMPSTEAD SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY.Original price £150.00 - Original price £150.00Original price £0.00£150.00£150.00 - £150.00Current price £150.00The first edition of this interesting survey of Hampstead Heath, taking account of the topography, geology, plant and animal life of London's wild...
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Broadcast Talks.
LEWIS, C.S.Original price £350.00 - Original price £350.00Original price £0.00£350.00£350.00 - £350.00Current price £350.00The scarce first edition, first impression of these two talks by C.S. Lewis on the subject of his Christian faith, which were originally broadcast...
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They Asked for a Paper.
LEWIS, C.S.Original price £175.00 - Original price £175.00Original price £0.00£175.00£175.00 - £175.00Current price £175.00The first edition of this thought-provoking collection of essays on religious themes by C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), author of the acclaimed Narnia ser...
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Introduction 2: Stories by New Writers.
STOPPARD, Tom (contributor).Original price £125.00 - Original price £125.00Original price £0.00£125.00£125.00 - £125.00Current price £125.00Contains three stories by Tom Stoppard, his first appearance in book form.First edition, first printing; 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's red...
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Player Piano.
VONNEGUT, Kurt.Original price £1,500.00 - Original price £1,500.00Original price £0.00£1,500.00£1,500.00 - £1,500.00Current price £1,500.00First edition of the author's first book. First edition of the author's first book, partially inspired by Vonnegut's time working for General Elect...
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The Knack.
JELLICOE, Ann.Original price £150.00 - Original price £150.00Original price £0.00£150.00£150.00 - £150.00Current price £150.00First hardback edition of Jellicoe's best-known play, much scarcer than the first paperback edition published two years prior.The Knack was first ...
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A Tree of Night
CAPOTE, Truman.Original price £325.00 - Original price £325.00Original price £0.00£325.00£325.00 - £325.00Current price £325.00First edition of the author's second book.First edition, first printing; 8vo; minor offsetting to endpapers, else unmarked internally; publisher's...
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Other Voices, Other Rooms.
CAPOTE, Truman.Original price £1,500.00 - Original price £1,500.00Original price £0.00£1,500.00£1,500.00 - £1,500.00Current price £1,500.00The first edition of the author's first novel. Other Voices, Other Rooms is a semi-autobiographical exploration of an adolescent's experiences gro...
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