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If you missed out on the first edition of The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien at $65,000, you may want...
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Philip Pullman
Comprised of The Golden Compass/Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass, this fantasy series weaves together universes in which science, theology and magic are closely intertwined. In revealing the secret of Dust, the fate of the world ultimately rests on the shoulders of two children.
Alfred A. Knopf. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First
Edition. A hugely attractive trio in fabulous unread condition and with no reddish
remainder marks that creep into so many of the 'Fine' copies on the market. Rare
thus, with each volume neatly signed by the author on the title page. $2,429.94
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Richard Adams
A seemingly simple tale of exile and survival, Watership Down takes readers to a world never truly seen: the fields, forests and riverbanks far beyond cities and towns. A hardy band of bunnies is forced to flee the destruction of their community and eventually settle at a new haven called Watership Down, but they have to deal with the threat of a tolitarianist warren first.
Collings, 1972. First edition. 8vo. Original brown cloth with gilt titles and
rabbit vignette to upper cover, in brown pictorial dustwrapper. Colour folding
map at rear. A near fine copy in a printed dustwrapper, which has some sunning
to the spine and a few small spots. $2,672.93
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If you missed out on the 1518 fourth edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More at $60,000 you may fancy...
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Niccolo Machiavelli
Written around 1513, The Prince/Il Principe has endured as a classic playbook on how to become and remain a ruler, and is one of the most influential books on politics.
Domenico Giglio, Venice, 1554. Gilt Vellum. Bound with his Libro della Arte della guerra (Book of the Art of
War), in Italian. Both small 12mo. The Libro delle Arte is bound first. It
collates A-I 12. Upper right corner of title torn off with loss of "TE" of ARTE. The upper right corner of the following 25 or so leaves are worn, without the loss of any printing. $3,500
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Jonathan Swift
First presented as Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, Swift's satirical look at European government and human nature as experienced through the misadventures of Gulliver remains a classic of Brobdingnagian proportions.
London: Printed for Benjamin Motte at the Middle Temple-Gate in Fleet Street, 1726. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition, Teerink AA state printed in 1726. Fine and beautifully bound as one volume in full calf. Brown antique leather, and marbled edge stain. $9,000
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If you missed out on the first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling at $36,059 you may desire...
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Lemony Snicket
 The first of thirteen in the series, this book is an unhappy tale of three very unlucky siblings who lead lives filled with misery and woe. From the very first page when the children receive terrible news they are magnets for misfortune.
True first printing of the first book in the series, signed by the author during
the first year of issue. This book rates Near Fine and is
unread. Sharp/Crisp/Clean/Bright. It is embossed with Lemony
Snicket's stamp on the dedication page. $1,999
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Marion Zimmer Bradley
The magical legend of King Arthur is retold through the eyes and lives of the women - including Igraine, his mother; Morgaine, his sister; and Gwenhwyfar, his wife - who wielded power from behind the throne. A spellbinding novel.
New York: Knopf, 1982, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, Fine in a
Fine dust jacket, SIGNED by the author on the title page. $650
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If you missed out on 1984 signed by George Orwell at $26,500 you may crave...
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Aldous Huxley
The "mighty novel of a soulless, streamlined Eden" written in 1931 and set in 26th century London, continues to resonate prophetically in today's society. John the Savage confronts an anti-utopian World State in which citizens are free from war and disease, but not free to be.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1932, 1932. NF+/NF-. First Edition. Original blue cloth. Just the tiniest and lightest rubs to the very corners. Otherwise an exceptionally clean and fresh copy. The dust jacket is incredibly bright, save for the darkened spine, with small occasional edgewear but free of any true chipping. A stunning collectible copy. $6,500
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Anthony Burgess
An alarming futuristic vision of violence, high technology, and authoritarianism, Anthony Burgess' 1963 novel is considered a classic on twentieth century post-industrial alienation, often shocking readers into a thoughtful exploration of the meaning of free will and the conflict between good and evil.
Heinemann, First Edition, 1962. In black boards in dustwrapper priced 16/-, with wide flaps. An absolutely
superb unread copy, with no wear or fading to the jacket, and the text in
virginal state. The finest copy we have seen, and one which would be virtually
impossible to better. $12,000
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