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Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell

red.0 (463 x 600)
Secker & Warburg, London, 1949

First Edition, First Printing An outstanding copy with a crisp fine/near fine book with a superb very good red variant dust jacket with the extremely scarce unfaded spine still retaining the majority of the red tones.

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Price: $24,550.00
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Dune - Frank Herbert, Signed

D.1 (448 x 600)
Chilton Book Company, 1965

First Edition, First Printing, FIRST STATE JACKET of DUNE by Frank Herbert, with the original first printing dust jacket, in the FIRST state (with four lines for the publisher on the rear flap). Near fine, crisp clean book with a stunning Near Fine dust jacket. Signed by Frank Herbert on a laid in signature. Part one of the Dune series (initially a trilogy), of one of the most significant science fiction novels of the 20th century.

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Price: $22,995.00
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Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell

1984.1 (451 x 600)
Secker & Warburg, London, 1949

First Edition, First Printing A clean crisp book with the original dust jacket in the scarce red variant color.

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Price: $15,995.00
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Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

brave.1 (476 x 600)
Chatto & Windus, London, 1932

First Edition, First Printing A superb Near fine book with a stunning Fine/near fine vibrant original dust jacket. Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 Greatest Novels of the twentieth century. "A nightmarish prognostication of a future in which humanity has been destroyed by science. Easily Huxley's most popular (and many good judges continue to think his best) novel".

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Price: $14,995.00
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Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov, Signed on a Typed Sheet

found.1 (600 x 564)
Gnome Press, New York, 1951, 1952, and 1953 FIRST STATE of the First Edition, First Printings A superb set of Near Fine, clean crisp books, in Near Fine dust jackets, Boldly signed with on laid in typed sheet by Isaac Asimov. Gnome Press, New York, 1951, 1952, and 1953 This More Info »
Price: $14,295.00
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Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell

nine.0 (477 x 600)
Secker & Warburg, London, 1949

First Edition, First Printing A stunning, near fine clean example of this title with a near fine vibrant dust jacket.

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Price: $13,495.00
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Animal Farm - George Orwell

animal.1 (410 x 600)
Secker & Warburg, London, 1945

First State, First Edition, First Printing A near fine book with a beautiful scarce near fine first state dust jacket. The dust jacket has the requisite "An Early List for 1945" to the rear panel with the "Search light" motif to the reverse of the jacket. Crisp, clean book.

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Price: $12,595.00
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The Mysterious Island Trilogy - Set of 3 Books, Dropped From The Clouds, Abandoned, The Secret Of The Island

Trilogy.1 (600 x 528)
Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle, London 1875 Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle, London 1875 Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle, London 1875 FIRST Edition, FIRST printings of the three books which when combined create THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Trilogy by Jules Verne. This is the Scarce complete set of First UK Editions, First printings of the three books. The UK Sampson Low printings preceded the US printings.

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Price: $11,995.00
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Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov, Signed on a Laid in Signature

foundation.1 (600 x 517)
Gnome Press, New York, 1951, 1952, and 1953

FIRST STATE of the First Edition, First Printings A superb set of Fine/Near Fine, clean crisp books, in Fine/Near Fine dust jackets, Boldly signed with a laid in signature.

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Price: $11,495.00
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When Worlds Collide, With After Worlds Collide Both In Their Scarce Original Dust Jackets - Edwin Balmer

COLLIDE.1 (539 x 600)
Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1933 Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1934

A superb and very scarce set comprising of "When Worlds Collide", and "After Worlds Collide", both first edition, first printings in their original first printing dust jackets. See below for set details by book title. These famous catastophe novels were a huge commercial success with over 1/2 million copies sold. This book was made into a film in 1951 which won awards for special effects, and then sparked the 1950's sci-fi boom. Please see our 22 images of the set:

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Price: $10,495.00
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Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell

1984.1A (446 x 600)
Secker & Warburg, London, 1949

First Edition, First Printing A clean crisp book with the original dust jacket in the scarce red variant color.

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Price: $10,495.00
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Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

b.1 (456 x 600)
Chatto & Windus, London, 1932

First Edition, First Printing Beautiful clean book near fine, with a stunning near fine vibrant original dust jacket.

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Price: $9,695.00
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King Kong In Original Scarce Dust Jacket - Edgar Wallace & Merian Cooper

kong.1 (479 x 600)
Grosset and Dunlap 1932

First photoplay edition of KING KONG, with its scarce near fine original dust jacket. Published by Grosset and Dunlap, 1932. Conceived by Edgar Wallace and Merian Cooper. This was the novelization of the screenplay and is considered to be the rarest of the photoplay editions.

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Price: $9,195.00
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2001 A Space Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke, Signed and Inscribed To The Director of NASA

2001.00 (546 x 600)
The New American Library, Inc, New York, 1968

Stated First Edition, First printing, SUPERB ASSOCIATION COPY: Signed and Inscribed by Clarke on the half title page TO FRED DURANT, Ex. Director of NASA "To Pip & Fred – / with love / Arthur / Chevy Chase / 24 Oct. ‘77”.. A wonderful association copy of Clarke’s vision of humanity’s future in space inscribed to one of the leading scientists in the field of space exploration. Durant was a leading figure in the pantheon of space pioneers, and worked for several different aerospace organizations… later becoming the director of astronautics for the National Air and Space Museum” (NASA).

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Price: $8,995.00
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The Mysterious Island Trilogy - Set of 3 Books, Dropped From The Clouds, Abandoned, The Secret Of The Island

island.1 (600 x 494)
Scribner, Armstrong & Co. New York, 1875 Scribner, Armstrong & Co. New York, 1875 Scribner, Armstrong & Co. New York, 1876 FIRST Edition, FIRST printings of the three books which when combined create THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Trilogy by Jules Verne. Scarce complete set of First Edition, First printings of the three books which when combined create THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Trilogy by Jules Verne. A stunning set in vibrant cloth and clean, crisp pages.

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Price: $8,995.00
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The Outsider And Others - H.P. Lovecraft

out.1 (579 x 600)
Arkham House, 1939

First Edition, First Printing Stunning near fine/fine crisp clean book with vibrant boards with a beautiful near fine First printing dust jacket. The first collection of Lovecraft's writings and the first Arkham House book. Accompanied by a lovely clamshell case.

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Price: $8,795.00
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Rocket Ship Galileo - Robert Heinlein, Signed

rocket.0 (519 x 600)
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1947

First Edition, First impression, Signed A Fine condition book with a near fine dust jacket. Boldly SIGNED by Robert Heinlein in vibrant black ink on the title page "Robert Heinlein". ROCKET SHIP GALILEO was Heinlein's first published novel, and a hallmark science fiction book...

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Price: $7,895.00
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The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien

hob.1 (473 x 600)
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938

First Edition, First printing, Second State A near fine copy of the FIRST printing, in the second state dated 1938 to the title page with the "sitting elf" playing the flute. (First Printings in the first state have a "bowing elf").

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Price: $7,795.00
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The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien

hob.1 (471 x 600)
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938

First Edition, First printing, Second State A near fine copy of the FIRST printing, in the second state dated 1938 to the title page with the "sitting elf" playing the flute. (First Printings in the first state have a "bowing elf").

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Price: $7,695.00
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Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell

four.1 (457 x 600)
Secker & Warburg, London, 1949

First Edition, First Printing A lovely copy of this title with a near fine vibrant dust jacket.

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Price: $7,495.00
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