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London: Bloomsbury, 1999. [Children's classic] FIRST PRINTING of the paperback edition. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.317; [3], blank. Publisher's softcovers with illustrations by Cliff Wright. Trivial handling and wear, soft crease to upper panel; a clean, fine copy. Winner of the Whitbread Prize (Children's Book of the Year). Listed in..... More
London: Bloomsbury, 2001. FIRST EDITIONS. 2 volumes. Slim octavos. Paperback originals. Housed in a bespoke collector's folding box, fleece-lined within and titled in gilt to spine. The box is designed to complement the deluxe cloth editions of the Harry Potter series (external dimensions 24cm x 16cm). Fine condition throughout. Originally..... More
London: Bloomsbury, 2001, 2001, 2008. [Fantasy] FIRST EDITIONS. 3 volumes (two paperback originals, one hardcover). Housed in a bespoke collector's folding box, fleece-lined within and titled in gilt to spine. The box is designed to complement the deluxe cloth editions of the Harry Potter series (external dimensions 24cm x 16cm)..... More
London: Bloomsbury, 2005. [Children's Classic] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.607; [1]. Publisher's glossy pictorial paper-covered boards with matching dust-jacket illustrated by Jason Cockroft, priced at £16.99. A fine copy, boldly SIGNED by the author on a special promotional bookplate to the flyleaf, with colour-printed artwork and the..... More
London: Little, Brown, 2016 and 2018. [Film Screenplays] FIRST EDITIONS. Two volumes. Octavo (23 x 14cm), pp.[8] 293 [3]; pp.xiv; 287 [3]. With occasional vignette illustrations and decorative borders. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles to spines and gilt devices to uppers; star patterned endpapers. With the dust-jackets designed by..... More
London: Bloomsbury, 2002. [Harry Potter] NEW PAPERBACK EDITION, FIRST THUS. Octavo, pp.251 [3]. Publisher's soft covers illustrated by Cliff Wright, priced at £5.99. A fine, as-new copy, with just a little light handling. The second novel of the perennially popular children's series. Harry returns to Hogwarts for his second year..... More
London: Bloomsbury, Printed by Omnia Press, Glasgow, 2000. [Fantasy novel] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Omnia Press (Scottish) edition. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.636; [2]. Publisher's pictorial paper-covered boards and matching dust-jacket illustrated by Giles Greenfield, priced at £14.99. Signed by the author on the dedication page. Absolutely fine/as new. Winner of..... More
London: Bloomsbury, 2003. [Children's Classic] FIRST DELUXE EDITION, SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.766; [2]. Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine, upper cover with art panel by Jason Cockroft, boldly signed by the illustrator, burgundy endpapers, all edges gilt. A fine, as new copy. The..... More
London: Bloomsbury, 2004. [Fantasy] FIRST EDITION thus, with strike-line 10 thru 1. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.608. Publisher's black cloth hardcovers lettered in gilt to the spine, illustrated dust-jacket with Michael Wildsmith photography, priced at £11.99. This is the adult cover version. Slight edge-spotting, minor wear; near fine. Published in..... More
London: Bloomsbury, [1998]. [Fantasy] FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, SIGNED, which comprises early reprints of the first two titles (Stone is 4th with 'Young Wizard' jacket, 'Chamber' is 7th printing) housed in the publisher's illustrated card slipcase, priced at £12.99. Both titles are SIGNED by the author to the flyleaf. Publisher's illustrated..... More
London: Bloomsbury, 1999-2008. ALL FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST PRINTING, IN DELUXE BINDINGS, superbly presented. Ten volumes, octavo (26 x 17 x 36cm). Original harlequin cloth, with gilt decoration, illustrations to upper covers, and all edges gilt. The three supplementary volumes housed in a custom green cloth clamshell case designed to match..... More
London: Bloomsbury, 1999-2008. [Harry Potter] ALL FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST PRINTING, IN DELUXE BINDINGS, the first volume being SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the publisher's bookplate, additionally SIGNED by illustrator Thomas Taylor on the cover art. Ten volumes. Octavo (26 x 17 x 36cm). Original harlequin cloth, with gilt decoration, illustrations..... More
London: Bloomsbury, 2001. FIRST EDITIONS. 2 volumes. Slim octavos. Paperback originals. Housed in a bespoke collector's folding box, fleece-lined within and titled in gilt to spine. The box is designed to complement the deluxe cloth editions of the Harry Potter series (external dimensions 24 x 16cm). Fine condition throughout. Originally..... More