Dracula - Bram Stoker, First Issue of the First Edition 1897, With Autographed Signed Letter Laid In (Abe 1997)
Archibald Constable and Company, London 1897
First Edition, First Printing, First Issue First Edition, First Printing, First Issue with one blank leaf at the back of the book with no advertisement, WITHOUT the ad for the Shoulder of Shasta, WITHOUT any terminal catalogue; and printed on thicker stock with uncut page edges. Early printings of Dracula come in various states. Copies with a blank final text leaf and no pages of adverts are considered the earliest as all copies. Accompanied by a very scarce autographed, signed letter by Bram Stoker laid in. The letter was both written and signed by Bram Stoker in the year of him publishing Dracula. The letter is dated 27-9-97, and signed by Bram Stocker in full signature "Bram Stoker".
First Edition, First Printing, First Issue First Edition, First Printing, First Issue with one blank leaf at the back of the book with no advertisement, WITHOUT the ad for the Shoulder of Shasta, WITHOUT any terminal catalogue; and printed on thicker stock with uncut page edges. Accompanied by a very scarce letter both written and signed by Bram Stoker in the year of him publishing Dracula. The letter is dated 27-9-97, and signed by Bram Stocker in full signature "Bram Stoker". More Info »
Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell
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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Dune - Frank Herbert, Signed
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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Jack Kerouac Signed Deed to his Residence in Lowell Massachusetts, With Estate Provenance
Jack Kerouac Signed Deed to his Residence in Lowell Massachusetts. With Superb Estate Provenance
Lowell, Massachusetts, December 3, 1966
EX: THE ESTATE OF JACK KEROUAC: The original one page deed to Kerouac's then newly acquired house in Lowell. SIGNED by Jack Kerouac lower right using his full legal name "John L. Kerouac". A one-of-a-kind rare and desirable important piece of Kerouac history. Kerouac was a recluse; his signature is extremely rare and his full legal signature on the ownership deed to his home is beyond rare. Would make a superb gift for a collector of Jack Kerouac., More Info »
J. D. Salinger - The Catcher In The Rye, First State Jacket
Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1951
First Edition, First Printing, First State Jacket A superb copy of this title in an also superb unrestored FIRST STATE first printing dust jacket. Beautiful vibrant clean fine fine book with a beautiful FIRST STATE fine vibrant original dust jacket. With all relevant issue points, including original price (in the correct place on the flap, the dollar sign is above the shoulder of the letter "R" instead of being on the heel of the "R"), Salinger's hair touching the upper edge of the rear panel, and "First Edition" stated on the copyright page.
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The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien, 1937 1st Edition, 2nd Impression
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1937
First Edition, Second Impression, 1937 A near fine very clean unrestored copy. More Info »
The Sign Of Four - Arthur Conan Doyle, First Issue Spencer, Blackett Binding
George Newnes, London, 1892
First Edition, in the first issue Spencer, Blackett binding : Original full deep red cloth, gilt-lettered front board and spine with ornamental border and cornerpieces stamped in black across binding. "Spencer Blackett's / Standard / Library" in gilt at foot of spine. More Info »
Lord Of The Flies - William Golding
Faber and Faber, London, 1954
First Edition, First Printing fine/Near Fine. Beautiful bright fine condition clean book with a magnificent near fine vibrant original unclipped dust jacket.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell
Secker & Warburg, London, 1949
First Edition, First Printing A clean crisp book with the original dust jacket in the scarce red variant color. More Info »
The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
Geoffrey Bles, London, 1950
Stated First Edition, First Printing Lovely near fine clean book with the scarce FIRST printing dust jacket. First book in the Narnia fantasy series.
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Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
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". More Info »
Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov, Signed on a Typed Sheet
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 »
Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell
Secker & Warburg, London, 1949
First Edition, First Printing A stunning, near fine clean example of this title with a near fine vibrant dust jacket. More Info »
Jack London - The Call Of The Wild, With Autographed & Signed Check
The Macmillan Company, New York, 1903
First Edition, First Printing Beautiful bright, clean book with the striking extremely scarce dust jacket in near fine condition. The Call of the Wild is "one of the first American novels to examine the quest of the pioneering individual who breaks away from the sheltered environment of civilization and is romantically compelled to find freedom in nature. In the early part of the century this was considered the American dream" (Parker, 16).****Accompanied by an autographed and signed check by Jack London, authenticated and encapsulated by PSA/DNA, with an additional separate Letter of Authenticity. More Info »
Animal Farm - George Orwell
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. More Info »
The Mysterious Island Trilogy - Set of 3 Books, Dropped From The Clouds, Abandoned, The Secret Of The Island
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. More Info »
Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov, Signed on a Laid in Signature
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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When Worlds Collide, With After Worlds Collide Both In Their Scarce Original Dust Jackets - Edwin Balmer
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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Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell
Secker & Warburg, London, 1949
First Edition, First Printing A clean crisp book with the original dust jacket in the scarce red variant color. More Info »
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien, 1st Edition, 3rd
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1942
First Edition, Third Impression, 1942 A very clean copy with unrestored bright clean boards. More Info »
