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Established 1971

Adrian Harrington began trading in 1971 as part of Harrington Brothers, in the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's fashionable King's Road. In 1997 the business moved to our present address in Kensington Church Street, where many of London's finest antique dealers can also be found.

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First edition. 8vo. Near fine in publisher's green cloth titled in black to spine and front board. In a clean, bright example of the dustwrapper, unfortunate 2 inch square of loss to rear panel, chipping to head of spine, small hole to spine panel, shallow loss to base of spine panel. Nevertheless bright, crisp and clean. Internally frsh and clean. An extremely handsome example of the author's second novel, very scarce indeed.
The Lost Gallows.
CARR, John Dickson.

London; Hamish Hamilton. 1931, First edition. 8vo. Near fine in publisher's green cloth titled in black to spine and front board. In a clean,.. more

Price: £4,000.00

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED LIMITED ISSUE being one of only 250 numbered copies. Colour frontispiece of the author by Charles Amherst Villiers. Publisher's quarter vellum over black cloth. Gilt titles to spine. In the original clear plastic wrapper. A clean, fine copy with some minor nicks and edgewear to the fragile jacket. The only Signed Limited Edition of an Ian Fleming book. Housed in a custom-made leather box, bound in the style of the limited edition book.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (a James Bond novel).
FLEMING, Ian Lancaster, (1908-1964).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1963., FIRST EDITION, SIGNED LIMITED ISSUE being one of only 250 numbered copies. Colour frontispiece of the author by Charles Amherst.. more

Price: £9,500.00

Historical fiction. First Edition, first issue. Small 8vo.188pp + 4pp ads. Publisher's very dark blue cloth decorated in polychrome green, yellow, red and pink. Slightly darkened to spine, minor edgewear and bumping, a very handsome bright copy. Internally clean and fresh, some fraying to lower edge of flyleaf. A swashbuckling adventure novel from a master of the genre. Author's first novel
Sir Quixote of The Moors.
BUCHAN, John.

London, T. Fisher Unwin. 1895, Historical fiction. First Edition, first issue. Small 8vo.188pp + 4pp ads. Publisher's very dark blue cloth decorated in polychrome green,.. more

Price: £875.00

First edition (true first, predating other publications). 8vo. Near fine in a bright, crisp example of the dustwrapper. Minor edgewear, shallow creasing and small areas of loss to the top edge of front panel. A handsome, clean copy of a scarce novel. Basis for the the 1969 film "This Man Must Die."
The Beast Must Die.
BLAKE, Nicholas.

London: Collins. 1938, First edition (true first, predating other publications). 8vo. Near fine in a bright, crisp example of the dustwrapper. Minor edgewear,.. more

Price: £675.00

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We deal in a wide selection of literature, modern first editions, leather bound library sets, children's and illustrated books and fine and rare antiquarian books in all fields. We also offer a full and expert bookbinding and restoration service.

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