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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.
Results 1 - 11 (of 11)
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 tears to top panel of dust-jacket, slightly rubbed to... 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. Edges of text block a little toned, price-clipped wrapper faintly edgeworn with slight toning to spine. A clean, near fine copy. 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, 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
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. Toning to edges, faint ghosts of some tape to endpapers, tiny ink stamp to rear pastedown, jacket a little dusty and frayed at crown. Very good... 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
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