"Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon. "
— Bertolt Brecht
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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Bear Island.
London: Collins, 1971. [Murder Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.286 [2]. Publisher's dark green cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Norman Weaver, priced at £1.50. Lightly sunned to jacket spine. Near fine. 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. Endcaps slightly rolled, slight crease vertically up the spine. Dust-jacket shows very well, two small closed tear to top panel of dust-jacket, slightly rubbed to... 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, mixed paper stock shows minor differences in colour, edges a little dusty, small chip to cloth at... 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
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, priced at 25s/£1.25. A little rubbed to spine tips else a clean, near fine copy. Heroin smuggling thriller set in Amsterdam; an Interpol... 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. Very light toning to edges, jacket with a tiny nick at crown otherwise fine. A war-time adventure set on the South China Seas; the third thriller from the acclaimed... More
The Way to Dusty Death.
London: Collins, 1973. [Motor racing thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14m), pp.222; [2] blank. Publisher's black cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper. Edges a little dusty, some marking to lower board, jacket is fine but for price-clipping. Shows well. A murderous adventure novel set in the world of Formula One racing. More
When Eight Bells Toll.
London: Collins, 1966. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.255 ;[1]. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by John Heseltine, priced at 21s. Slight reading lean, some toning and marks to edges. Jacket spine sunned, with some small chips and tears to... More
Where Eagles Dare.
London: Collins, 1967. [Wartime Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.256. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Ian Robertson, priced at 21s. Slight reading lean. Jacket spine sunned, with some bruising to edges, a few small closed tears. Very good. A team... More
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