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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 about My Mother was a Bank Robber, and Other Stories
The Cuckoo's Calling.
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 about The Cuckoo's Calling
Shutter Island.
New York, NY: William Morrow, 2003. [Psychological horror]. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.325; [blank]. Publisher's red quarter cloth over black paper covered boards, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Chip Kidd. Signed by the author to the title page. Promotional label stating "Autographed Copy" to... More about Shutter Island
Let the Great World Spin.
London: Bloomsbury, 2009. [Modern literature]. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[10]; 349; [9]. Publisher's purple cloth, titles in silver to spine, photgraphic dust-jacket designed by David mann. Signed by the author to the title page. Bottom rear corner slightly bumped, dust-jacket lightly handled. Near fine. More about Let the Great World Spin
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[Harry Potter] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
New York, NY: Arthur A Levine/Scholastic Press, 2001. [Fantasy] FIRST U.S. EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Slim octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.42. A paperback original. A little creased to spine, minor handling/toning; near fine. Autographed in black ink by J. K. Rowling to the title page, with the author's authentication..... More about Harry Potter] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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 about A Shropshire Garland: Being a Garland of Sonnets
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999. [Children's Classic] FIRST DELUXE EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.251; [5]. Publisher's blue cloth, with the cover art by Cliff Wright laid onto the upper board, along with gilt titles to spine and upper board. All edges matt gilt, blue endpapers. A fine, as-new copy, still in... More about Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
London: Bloomsbury, 2005. [Children's Classic] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.607 [1]. Publisher's pictorial covers in matching dust-jacket, priced at £16.99. Jacket SIGNED by the artist Jason Cockcroft in black ink to front cover. Cockroft was the illustrator of the covers for this book, as well as 'The Order... More about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999. [Children's Classic] DELUXE EDITION, Fifth Impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm). Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board, with an illustration by Cliff Wright laid to upper. All edges gilt. A fine copy still in the original shrink-wrap, priced at £18. Shrink-wrap neatly opened... More about Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the The Deathly Hallows.
London: Bloomsbury, 2007. [Fantasy] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.608. Publisher's hardcovers in dust-jacket. This is the adult cover version. Autographed in blue ink by J. K. Rowling to the title page, together with a 'kiss', with author's authentication hologram from the book signing event... More about Harry Potter and the The Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter Series, Complete Deluxe Set: 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.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999-2007. COMPLETE SIGNED SET, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST PRINTING, IN DELUXE BINDINGS. 7 volumes. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.223 [1]; pp.251 [5]; pp.317 [3]; pp.636 [4]; pp.766 [2]; pp.607 [1]; pp.607 [1]. Each volume SIGNED by the author, variously in blue and black ink, to half-title or dedication... More about Harry Potter Series, Complete Deluxe Set: The Philosopher's Stone; The Chamber of Secrets; The...
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 about Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999. [Children's Classic] DELUXE EDITION, Fourth Impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm). Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board, as well as an illustration by Thomas Taylor laid over. All edges gilt. Still in the original shrink-wrap, priced at £18; opened at top edge. Fine... More about Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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 about White Man Falling
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