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— Bertolt Brecht

London: Walker Books, 2013. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Small quarto (27 x 26cm), pp.40. With colour illustrations to every page by Carlin. SIGNED by the artist in black ink to half-title. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper-covered boards, and pavement illustrated endpapers. With the contrasting illustrated dust-jacket, priced at £12.99. A fine..... More
London: Picador, 1999. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15 cm), pp.[10] 422. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, and pink endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket by Nick Turpin, priced at £12.99. A fine copy. The sequel to the enormously successful 'Bridget Jones's Diary' (1996), which had..... More
Frome: The Chicken House, 2004. [Children's Fantasy] UNCORRECTED PROOF. Octavo (21 x 16cm), pp.530. With occasional in-text illustrations by Howard. Publisher's blue soft covers, and proof dust-jacket illustrated by Ian Butterworth, priced at £12.99. Some light handling. Near fine. Originally published in German in 1997, and basis for the 2020..... More
Frome: The Chicken House, 2004. [Children's Fantasy] FIRST THUS. Octavo (21 x 16cm), pp.530. With occasional in-text illustrations by Howard, and colour-illustrated folding pop-up map. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine. With the blue dust-jacket illustrated by Ian Butterworth, priced at £12.99. Jacket Sunned to spine, and map..... More
London: Puffin Books, 2006. [Spy caper] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. A paperback original, pp.372; [2], advertisements. Signed by the author in my presence. A very fine/as new copy. The second episode in the acclaimed 'Young Bond' series, which follows the adventures of a teenage James Bond whilst at Eton School. Gilbert..... More
London: Puffin Books, 2006. [James Bond Spin-Off] SIGNED FIRST HARDBACK EDITION, following the trade paperback, LIMITED to 999 copies. SIGNED by the author. Octavo, (20 x 13cm), pp.[x]; 372; [2], blank. Publisher's black cloth boards blocked in gilt to the spine, red endpapers, pictorial jacket priced at £25, in illustrated..... More
London: Puffin Books, 2008. FIRST HARDBACK EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR in blue ink to the title page. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[x]; 254; [1], Acknowledgements; [3], advertisements. Publisher's hardcover volume in red, black and silver boards, patterned red endpapers with repeated series logo, all edges red. Some light wear..... More
London: Puffin Books, 2007. [Young James Bond Series] SIGNED COLLECTOR'S EDITION. Octavo, (20 x 13cm), pp.[x] 390. LIMITED to 999 copies SIGNED by the author. Publisher's red-coloured cloth boards blocked in silver to the spine, navy blue endpapers, pictorial jacket priced at £25, in an illustrated red slipcase. A fine/as..... More
London: Penguin Random House, 2015. [Fantasy] FIRST UK EDITION, SIGNED. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.454; [9]; [7], advertisements. Publisher's illustrated hardcovers with 'skull' design endpapers, all edges black. Signed to title page with 'Signed Copy' label to cover. Absolutely fine/as new. The seventh post-apocalyptic young adult horror novel by the..... More
London: Puffin Books, 2008. [James Bond continuation] REGULAR FIRST HARDBACK EDITION, SIGNED and LIMITED to 1500 numbered copies, this being no.51. Octavo, (21 x 13cm), pp.355. Publisher's gold-coloured covers with all edges gilt and original wraparound sash- no jacket was issued. 'Signed by the author' series roundel applied to front..... More
London: Puffin Books, 2008. [Young James Bond Series] COLLECTOR'S EDITION, LIMITED to 999 copies SIGNED by the author. Octavo, (20 x 13cm), pp.355, followed by extracts from 'By Royal Command' and the graphic novel 'Silverfin'. Publisher's gold-coloured cloth boards blocked in black to the spine, gold-coloured pictorial jacket, in illustrated..... More
London: Puffin Books, 2005. [James Bond Spin-Off] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm). Publisher's hardback in dust-wrapper, housed in an illustrated slipcase. One of 999 copies thus, SIGNED by the author. A fine, as-new copy, still in the original shrink-wrap. The first episode in the acclaimed 'Young Bond' series..... More
London: Faber and Faber 2003. [Fantasy adventure] SIGNED FIRST EDITION thus, with additional chapter and foreword. Fine in jacket. SIGNED by the author. British hardcover printing of the highly acclaimed debut. More
London: Faber and Faber, 2003. [Supernatural Fantasy adventure] UNCORRECTED PROOF of the British First Printing. A paperback original. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[vi]; 300. With illustrated map and decorative chapter headings. A fine, unread/unused copy. 'Hailed as the biggest event in children's fiction since Harry Potter' -The Times... More
Whitby: Mount Publishing, 2002. [Christian Children's Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.252. SIGNED and dated by the author in black ink to title page, October 2002. Publisher's blind stamp also to title page. With a bookmark promoting the 2003 Faber & Faber edition. Publisher's colour-illustrated soft covers..... More
Whitby: Mount Publishing, 2002. [Christian Children's Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.252. SIGNED and dated by the author in black ink to title page, October 2002. Publisher's blind stamp also to title page, together with a hand-drawn and captioned 'gravestone' sketch, and a typed letter signed by..... More