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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.
Athabasca.
London: Collins, 1980. [Action Thriller] FIRST EDITION, an export copy. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.252. Publisher's light blue cloth with silver titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket by James Elliott. Light handling, with some toning to edges. Jacket very slightly sunned to spine. Near fine. A novel of adventure..... More
Bear Island.
London: Collins, 1971. [Murder Mystery] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.286 [2]. Publisher's dark green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Norman Weaver. A crisp, clean copy, with a touch of sunning to jacket spine. Price-clipped. Very good. Seafaring suspense novel..... More
Breakheart Pass.
London: Collins, 1974. [Western] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.192. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket, priced at £2.00. A nice crisp copy with some spotting to top edge. Jacket lightly rubbed to edges with a few small nicks and closed tears..... More
Caravan To Vaccares.
London: Collins, 1970. [Adventure Novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[2] 251 [3]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Norman Weaver, priced at £1.50. Light handling, with a touch of toning and spotting to edges. Jacket very slightly sunned to spine. Near..... More
Circus.
London: Collins, 1975. [Highwire Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.224. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Gini d'Achille, clipped and repriced by the publisher at £2.95. Moderate handling with some toning and spotting to edges. Jacket rubbed and lightly chipped to..... More
Fear Is The Key.
London: Collins, 1961. [Adventure fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by John Keay, priced at 15s. Contents very clean. Jacket is particularly fresh with some minimal wear and fade to spine. A near fine copy..... More
Floodgate.
London: Collins, 1983. [Disaster novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23x 13cm), pp.[ii]; 315; [3]., blank. Bound in publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, pictorial dust wrapper. Price-clipped else a clean, near fine copy. A ransom thriller concerning a group of IRA-sympathisers and their plot to decimate Amsterdam's Schiphol..... 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'. Some dustiness to top edge, contents clean, spine of jacket sunned as often found else a fine copy..... More
The Golden Gate.
London: Collins, 1976. [Presidential Kidnap Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[6] 246. Publisher's tan cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Ginetto Coppola, priced at £3.50. Moderate handling with toning to edges. Jacket has been laminated, sunned to spine and rubbed to edges. Very..... More
The Golden Rendezvous.
London: Collins, 1962. [Maritime Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by John Heseltine priced at 16s. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A fine book, in a very good jacket with a few small rubs and some..... More
Goodbye California.
London: Collins, 1977. [Action Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.318 [4]. Publisher's brown cloth with silver titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket by Roy Botterell. Near fine in similar price-clipped jacket, with usual sunning to spine, and a little rubbing and a few nicks to edges. A...... More
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The Guns of Navarone [and] Force 10 From Navarone.
London: Collins, 1957, 1968. [WWII Thrillers] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITIONS. Two volumes, octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.318; pp.254. Recently re-bound in tan half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to brown labels, and matching cloth over boards. Original illustrated dust-jacket panels bound in at the rear of each volume. Crisp, clean..... More
The Guns of Navarone.
London: Collins, 1957. [WWII Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.318 [2]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 14s. Contents clean, no inscriptions, some spotting to fore edge, jacket with some edge wear and a couple of neat closed tears. Near..... More
HMS Ulysses.
London: Collins, 1955. [Naval Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.320. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, and illustrated cartographic endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by John Rose. A lovely fine copy in a near fine, lightly worn jacket. The story of men who rose to heroism..... More
HMS Ulysses.
London: Collins, 1955. [Naval Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.320. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, and illustrated cartographic endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by John Rose, priced at 12/6. Small blue ink ownership to front pastedown. Quite heavy toning to edges, with some very light..... More
Ice Station Zebra.
London: Collins, 1963. [Espionage Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.255; [1]. Dark green cloth, gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by John Heseltine, priced at 16s. Contents clean, no inscriptions. An attractive copy with some minor edge wear, some rubbing at crown and two old tape..... More
The Last Frontier.
London: Collins, 1959. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.319 [1]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced at 15s. Edges toned, some tape ghosts to the endpapers where the jacket was secured. Jacket has also been laminated with clear plastic and..... More
The Last Frontier.
London: Collins, 1959. [Adventure novel] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[2] 319 [3]. Recently re-bound in deep red half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and matching cloth over boards. A crisp, clean copy, with edges gently trimmed, presented in an attractive new leather binding. An..... More
The Last Frontier.
London: Collins, 1959. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15), pp. 319; [1]. Publisher's blue cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrative dust-jacket with printed price of 15s to front flap. No inscriptions, some gentle toning to edges of text block, few light spots to fly, jacket with very..... More
Partisans.
London: Collins, 1982. [Wartime thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.224. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated dust-jacket by the acclaimed comic book artist Vicente Segrelles This copy was intended for export without a printed price. Some dustiness to top edge else fine, in a...... More
Puppet on a Chain.
London: Collins, 1969. [Smuggling adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Norman Weaver. Neat Durban bookseller ticket to pastedown. Near fine in price-clipped jacket. Exported to South Africa hence price being clipped. Heroin smuggling..... More
Puppet on a Chain.
London: Collins, 1969. [Smuggling adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Norman Weaver, priced at £1.25 / 25s. Just a touch of light wear and toning to extremities. Near fine. Heroin smuggling thriller set..... More
River of Death.
London: Collins, 1981. [Amazon Thriller] FIRST EDITION, an export copy. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.192 [4]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket by Colin Thomas, not priced. Light handling with some spotting to top edge. Light sunning to jacket spine. A crisp, near fine..... More
San Andreas.
London: Collins, 1984. [Second World War maritime thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.286 [2]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Paul Wright, priced at £8.95 with a publisher's sticker to the front flap. Toning and spotting to edges, otherwise a crisp..... More
Santorini.
London: Collins, 1986. [Navy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2] 220 [2]. With a map of the Aegean Sea on page 6. Publisher's black cloth with silver-gilt titles to the spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Paul Wright, priced at £9.95. Heavy toning to edges, otherwise a crisp..... More