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My Mother was a Bank Robber, and Other Stories.
London: Revolver, 1998. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo, pp.64. No. 34 of just 200 copies SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. In original lilac card covers with a colour / black and white photo montage pasted to the front cover. Original price label (£14.99) to back cover..... More
British Design from 1948: Innovation in the Modern Age.
London: V and A Publishing, 2012. [Art and Design] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (30 x 26cm), pp.400. Illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's purple paper-covered boards with white titles to spine. Gold endpapers. With the illustrated dust-jacket priced at £40. A fine, as-new copy. From the library of the writer, media and..... More
The Supernaturalist.
London: Puffin Books, 2004. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[xii]; 291; [1], blank. Publisher's blue cloth with rich yellow endpapers in a metallic effect dust-jacket. Fine/as new. More
Artemis Fowl.
London: Viking, 2001. [Fantasy Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[viii]; 278; [2], Epilogue. Bound in publisher's black cloth with gilt titles in Gnommish to spine, in a bronze metallic effect pictorial dust-jacket. Fine condition, as new. The first in the series, now being filmed by Sir Kenneth Branagh..... More
The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm, Career of Evil and Lethal White.
London: Sphere, 2013. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.449; [7], blank. Black cloth lettered in gilt to backstrip, photographic dust-wrapper priced at £16.99 with Val McDermid quote to upper and quotes to rear from Mark Billingham and Alex Grey. A fine, unread copy. First of the Cormoran..... More
'Corpus' Drawings 1981-2006.
London: Other Criteria, New York, NY: Gagosian Gallery, 2006. FIRST EDITION. Quarto, pp.411. Textured cloth with leather title square to spine. Profusely illustrated. A fine copy still in the publisher's shrink wrap. More
A Shropshire Garland: Being a Garland of Sonnets.
Lydbury North: Grail Press, no date [circa 2000]. [Poetry] LIMITED INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 16cm), 36 leaves, unpaginated. Wood engravings by Keay to every page. Number 46 of just 200 copies INSCRIBED by both author and illustrator to title page to 'Jo'. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles..... More
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
London: Bloomsbury, Printed by Clays Ltd, St. Ives, 2000. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the cover artist Giles Greenfield. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.636. Illustrated hardcovers, pictorial dust-wrapper repeating cover design. Signed by the artist to the front panel of the jacket. Absolutely fine/as new. The fourth Harry Potter..... More
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
London: Bloomsbury, 2000. [Fantasy novel] FIRST EDITION, DOUBLE-SIGNED by author and artist. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.636. Cover illustrations by Giles Greenfield. Publisher's pictorial hardback showing Harry escaping fire on his broomstick, illustrated dust-wrapper to the same design, priced at £14.99. Signed in our presence by the author on the..... More
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[Harry Potter] Quidditch Through the Ages [with] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
London: Bloomsbury, 2001. FIRST EDITIONS. 2 volumes. Slim octavos. Paperback originals. Housed in a bespoke collector's folding box, fleece-lined within and titled in gilt to spine. The box is designed to complement the deluxe cloth editions of the Harry Potter series (external dimensions 24cm x 16cm). Fine condition throughout. Originally..... More
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[Harry Potter] Quidditch Through the Ages [with] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [and] Beedle The Bard.
London: Bloomsbury, 2001, 2001, 2008. [Fantasy] FIRST EDITIONS. 3 volumes (two paperback originals, one hardcover). Housed in a bespoke collector's folding box, fleece-lined within and titled in gilt to spine. The box is designed to complement the deluxe cloth editions of the Harry Potter series (external dimensions 24cm x 16cm)..... More
Harry Potter and the The Half-Blood Prince.
London: Bloomsbury, 2005. [Children's Classic] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.607; [1]. Publisher's glossy pictorial paper-covered boards with matching dust-jacket illustrated by Jason Cockroft, priced at £16.99. A fine copy, boldly SIGNED by the author on a special promotional bookplate to the flyleaf, with colour-printed artwork and the..... More
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
London: Bloomsbury, 1998. [Children's] FIRST TRADE EDITION, SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.251; [3] advertisements. Publisher's pictorial hardcovers in dust-jacket. Signed by the illustrator Cliff Wright to rear panel. Trivial toning, minor bump, neat production fault to rear endpaper beneath flap, crisp, clean dust-wrapper. Near-fine. Second in..... More
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
London: Bloomsbury, 1998. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST EDITION in first state jacket. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.251; [blank]; [3 of reviews]; [advertisement]. Printed boards and matching pictorial dust-jacket drawn by Cliff Wright, priced at £10.99. Slight reading lean, edges of text block toned, a few marks to title page, letter 'P'..... More
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
London: Bloomsbury, 2000. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST DELUXE EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.636; [4], blank. Publisher's purple cloth, all edges gilt, gilt titles to spine and upper with pictorial illustration laid down, SIGNED by the artist Giles Greenfield. A fine, unread copy. Over many years Adrian Harrington Ltd has built..... More
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
London: Bloomsbury, 2003. [Children's Classic] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.766; [2]. Publisher's glossy pictorial paper-covered boards with matching dust-jacket illustrated by Jason Cockroft, priced at £16.99. A clean, fine, unread copy. The fifth Harry Potter adventure which was shortlisted for Prometheus Award [Libertarian Science Fiction], 2004. Philip Errington;..... More
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Deluxe Harry Potter With Unique Watercolour Painting.
London: Bloomsbury 2003. FIRST DELUXE EDITION. Octavo. The deluxe issue is a larger format in decorative cloth bindings and gilt titles to spine and upper with pictorial illustration laid down to upper board. This particular copy contains a UNIQUE ORIGINAL watercolour of Harry at his cauldron, by Jason Cockroft, the..... More
Harry Potter and the The Deathly Hallows.
London: Bloomsbury, 2007. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.607; [1], blank. Publisher's illustrated hardcovers, pictorial dust-wrapper, SIGNED to upper panel by the jacket artist Jason Cockcroft. A near fine copy, likely read once. The final Harry Potter adventure. Over many years Adrian Harrington Ltd has built an..... More
Harry Potter Series. Complete Set. Being: The Philosopher's Stone; The Chamber of Secrets; The Prisoner of Azkaban; The Goblet of Fire; The Order of The Phoenix; The Half-Blood Prince; The Deathly Hallows; [together with] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; Quidditch Through the Ages.
London: Ted Smart, Bloomsbury and Comic Relief. 1997-2008. [Harry Potter] THE COMPLETE HARRY POTTER. Seven hardcovers and two softcovers, octavos (21 x 15 x 31cm). The first three titles are early editions by Ted Smart, the remaining four hardbacks and two paperbacks being FIRST EDITIONS. Original pictorial paper-covered boards, with..... More
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Quidditch Through the Ages [with] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
London: Bloomsbury, 2001. FIRST EDITIONS. 2 volumes. Slim octavos. Paperback originals. Housed in a bespoke collector's folding box, fleece-lined within and titled in gilt to spine. The box is designed to complement the deluxe cloth editions of the Harry Potter series (external dimensions 24 x 16cm). Fine condition throughout. Originally..... More
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
London: Bloomsbury, 2001. [Children's Classic] FIRST EDITION THUS, a new paperback edition. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.223; [1]. Publisher's illustrated card wraps. Textblock marginally toned as often found. Some light handling to edges. Very good. More
White Man Falling.
Richmond: Alma Books, 2006. [Modern Literature] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[6]; 285; [5]. Number 111 of just 250 copies SIGNED by the author in black ink to a limitation page. Issued with a variant dust-jacket by Goldsboro Books. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine. With..... More
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