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The Dune Trilogy Series of THREE books (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune) - Frank Herbert, Signed

t.1 (600 x 567)
Chilton Book Company, 1965 G.P. Putman's Sons, New York, 1969 G.P. Putman's Sons, New York, 1976

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Price: $26,995.00
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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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The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien, 1937 1st Edition, 2nd Impression

hobbit.1 (475 x 600)
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1937

First Edition, Second Impression, 1937 A near fine very clean unrestored copy.

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Price: $17,995.00
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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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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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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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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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Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury, signed

F.0 (500 x 600)
Ballantine Books, New York, 1953

First Edition, First Printing. Boldly signed, inscribed and dated by Ray Bradbury in black felt tip directly onto the front fly leaf page Stunning near fine crisp book with vibrant boards with a beautiful dust jacket. Curry binding D (no priority), the true first edition hardbound issue. Expanded from the novella "The Fireman", published in 1951. Filmed in 1966 by Francois Truffaut.

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Price: $7,495.00
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Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury, signed

F.0a (478 x 600)
Ballantine Books, New York, 1953

First Edition, First Printing: Boldly signed by Ray Bradbury on a loosely laid in bookplate. Stunning near fine crisp book with vibrant boards with a beautiful dust jacket. Curry binding D (no priority), the true first edition hardbound issue. Expanded from the novella "The Fireman", published in 1951. Filmed in 1966 by Francois Truffaut.

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Price: $6,995.00
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Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson

case.1 (424 x 600)
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886

First State of the First Edition, First printing One of the very scarce first printing hardback examples issued in green cloth. The US edition preceded the UK edition as the true first printing. An important title in the horror genre.

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Price: $6,895.00
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Childhood's End - Arthur C. Clarke, Important Presentation Copy, Signed and Inscribed to His Agent

child.0a (450 x 600)
Ballantine Books, New York, 1953

SIGNED Stated First Edition, First printing An IMPORTANT presentation copy! Near fine book SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Arthur C. Clarke to his Agent, Les Flood "To Les Flood, With All Good Wishes / Arthur C. Clarke / 15 July '54". Leslie "Les" Flood was a British literary agent, who founded the Fantasy Book Centre, and the UK's first SF bookstore. He took over Ted Carnell's literary agency when Carnell died. He was one of the creators of the International Fantasy Award in 1951.

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Price: $6,895.00
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