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Alistair MacLean | First Editions
1922 - 1987
See below our stock of Alistair MacLean First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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Fear Is The Key.
London: Collins, 1961. [Adventure fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.255; [1]. Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Kean, with printed price 15s net. Some dustiness and toning. Very good, in like jacket with a few tears and one chip to..... More
Force 10 From Navarone.
London: Collins, 1968. [War thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.254; [2], blank. Publisher's brown cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 25s. Sequel to the 1957 novel 'The Guns of Navarone'. A lovely fine copy of the book in a marginally short unworn yet sunned jacket, with a little..... More
The Guns of Navarone.
London: Collins, 1957. [WWII adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.318; [2]. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at 14s. Edges of text block a little toned, wrapper with some edge wear and a few chips. Very good. One of the author's most popular titles..... More
HMS Ulysses.
London: Collins, 1955. [Nautical thriller] FIRST EDITION. Author's first book. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.320. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrated map endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper by John Rose. Contents clean, gift inscription to reverse of flyleaf (Christmas 1955), jacket a little toned and worn with a shallow..... More
Puppet on a Chain.
London: Collins, 1969. [Smuggling adventure]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.255; [1]. Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, in macabre pictorial dust-jacket designed by Norman Weaver. Some very slight creasing and nicking to the top and bottom edges of the dust-jacket, else a near fine bright copy. Heroin smuggling..... More
South by Java Head.
London: Collins, 1958. [Naval adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.320. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket. With original loose advertisement leaf [Write For Profit] which accompanied the book. Lightly toned to edges, some light spotting to endpapers. Jacket lightly handled to edges, lightly toned to..... More
South by Java Head.
London: Collins, 1958. [Naval adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.320. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at 14s. Minor spotting, small scuff/sticker pull to flyleaf, jacket fine but for a tiny chip to crown. Shows well. A war-time adventure set on the South China..... More
The Way to Dusty Death.
London: Collins, 1973. [Grand Prix thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.222; [2]. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by John Constable, priced at £2.00. A near fine copy in like jacket. Unusual to find this copy unclipped. More
Breakheart Pass.
London: Collins, 1974. [Historical adventure thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.192. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper. Owner inscription, bright jacket with small chip at foot of spine, price clipped. Very good. Suspense novel set in 1870s Nevada, at a US..... More
Night Without End.
London: Collins, 1960. [Polar adventure thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.256. Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust wrapper. Price clipped, two tiny tears. Very lightly spotted and toned to edges and endpapers otherwise a fine, fresh copy. An airliner crashes in..... More
River of Death.
London: Collins, 1981. [Amazon jungle adventure thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.192; [4], blank. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust wrapper. A lightly handled copy, wrapper lightly sunned to spine. Very good. Revenge novel based around a lost city expedition in..... More
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