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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 - 12 (of 12)
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 about Bear Island
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 about Force 10 From Navarone
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 about The Guns of Navarone
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 about HMS Ulysses
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 about Puppet on a Chain
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 about Puppet on a Chain
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 about South by Java Head
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 about South by Java Head
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 about South by Java Head
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 about The Way to Dusty Death
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 about When Eight Bells Toll
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. Edges of textblock toned, jacket a little sunned to spine and extremities, two creased tears to rear. Very good. A.... More about Where Eagles Dare
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