The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien, 1st Edition, 4th Impression With Original Dust Jacket
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1937
First Edition, Fourth Impression, 1946 : A Fine/Near fine very clean copy in the ORIGINAL EXTREMELY SCARCE DUST JACKET, NOT PRICE CLIPPED. War time paper book and jacket. Extremely rare in this condition. More Info »
The Dune Trilogy Series of THREE books (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune) - Frank Herbert, Signed
Chilton Book Company, 1965
G.P. Putman's Sons, New York, 1969
G.P. Putman's Sons, New York, 1976
STATED FIRST Edition, FIRST State, FIRST Printings of the Three Landmark Titles of Frank Herbert's Dune series, DUNE, DUNE MESSIAH, and CHILDREN OF DUNE A handsome fine/near fine set of the three books in the DUNE series, with a stunning presentation on the shelf.
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne
James R. Osgood and Company, 1873
First Edition, First printing: THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE TRUE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE of Verne's masterpiece of the sea, with the jellyfish vignette and lacking the final "s" in "Seas" on the cover, and with "The End" present on p. 303 (and printed in unbroken type). The first American edition, published by James Osgood, appeared in late 1872, a few weeks after the British edition, and was likely bound from the same sheets. Few copies of this true first American edition are known to exist, it is believed most copies were destroyed in the Great Boston Fire, which occurred in the same month as publication. Original green cloth, illustrated with 109 plates, including two maps, with jellyfish on the front board, and the incorrect use of the word “Sea” in the title on front board. The Osgood printing was issued in a few color options with no priority granted. Rare. Please note the last available copy of this title which most recently came to auction sold for $28,000 and had a broken binding needing extensive repair. 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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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 »
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Chatto & Windus, London, 1932
First Edition, First Printing A superb Fine book with a stunning 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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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 »
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury, signed
Ballantine Books, New York, 1953
First Edition, First Printing, Signed Stunning Fine crisp book with vibrant boards with a beautiful fine/near dust jacket. Boldly signed by Ray Bradbury in dark green felt tip "Ray Bradbury" directly onto the title page. 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. 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 »
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 Near Fine, clean crisp books, Signed with laid in signature, near fine unclipped dust jackets. More Info »
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938
First Edition, First printing, First State A near fine copy of the FIRST printing, in the FIRST state dated 1938 to the title page with the "bowing elf" to the title page. (First Printings in the first state have a "bowing elf", the second state has a "sitting elf playing the flute"). More Info »
The Mysterious Island Trilogy - Set of 3 UK 1ST/1STS, 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 UK 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 PRECEEDED the US printings, and are extremely scarce with this being the only set on the market!. 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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I Robot - Isaac Asimov, Signed
Gnome Press, New York, 1950
Stated First Edition, First Printing Beautiful fine/near fine book with a scarce original stunning near fine dust jacket. Only 5,000 copies of the first edition were printed of this iconic title in which Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics" were postulated for the first time. Signed by Isaac Asimov on a laid-in signature. More Info »
H.P. LOVECRAFT SET OF TWO - "The Outsider And Others" AND "Beyond The Wall of Sleep"
Arkham House, 1939
Arkham House, 1943
A fantastic set of TWO First Printing books by Lovecraft in their original fine/near fine dust jackets. A First Edition, First Printing of "The Outsider And Others" and "Beyond The Wall of Sleep", both of which are collections of short stories by H.P. Lovecraft. Offered as a unique 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 »
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 lovely copy of this title with a near fine vibrant dust jacket. More Info »
The Mysterious Island Trilogy - Set of 3 Books, Dropped From The Clouds, Abandoned, The Secret Of The Island
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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The Time Machine - H.G. Wells, First Printing, First Issue
Heinemann, 1895
First UK Edition, First Printing, First Issue A handsome copy of this title. A first edition, first printing, first issue, with 152 pages and the 16 page publisher's catalogue with first page headed "THE MANXMAN" inserted at rear. More Info »
