Rare First Printing (71 results)

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Superb as new and unread FIRST PRINTING of the FIRST EDITION. Particularly rare in the UK. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. RARE SIGNED FIRST PRINTING. Pristine first printing first impression, as new, signed. This charming novel is one of Smith's Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld 'Entertainments'. Brilliant, captivating, and a true tall tale. Unread copy, signed on the title page. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. RARE SIGNED FIRST PRINTING. Pristine first printing first impression, as new, signed. This charming novel is one of Smith's Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld 'Entertainments'. Brilliant, captivating, and a true tall tale. Unread copy, signed on the title page. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED on the title page, no dedication, no owner signature, just a signed by the author softback original. Text block paper is tanning, which is naughty of the publisher ; here is a great book, by a renowned writer, and Faber choose to print it on cheap pulp. Apart from this foolish decision this is a nicely designed production. The full colour cover is a French flap structure that has a beautiful monochrome photograph underneath it. So, a high standard of design and typography, but they print it on rubbish paper! Cannot understand why. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A wonderful collection of early and revised Moorcock. This is an ESSENTIAL work for the many fans of this superb writer. and this copy looks unread and perfect. The third part, 'The Steel Tsar', is virtually a re-arite, so all you Moorcock fans must have this book! Clean and tight, virtually as new, and with a nice essay by the author at the front. A writer of rare vision, goodness, and sanity. This is Steam Punk before there was such a thing. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A RARE and perfect collectable, unread looking, and the first printing of the world first hardback edition. Protected jacket. Most hardback first printings ended up in the library system. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. …

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed at the Brighton Festival, this is the first hardcover edition after the limited edition. As new, unread book, as issued, with full colour cover and no jacket. This is your cocaine-fueled Christmas. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Illus. By Martin Rowson (illustrator). Signed by Author.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Superb unread looking paperback original. This is the world first edition that went on to inspire the Oscar Winning film. Great rare copy! 0.0 0.0 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Award winning writer, the author of 'All Set About With Fever Trees'. Clean and tight copy, in a price clipped but otherwise excellent jacket. This copy has the peculiar distinction of two signatures by the author. The first is signed on the title page, and the printed name cancelled. But this is also signed above the title with a dedication, 'For Mary - with warm wishes - Pam Durban 12 November 1993 Atlanta Georgia'. First world and US edition, first printing. The jacket has been price clipped, hence 'VG' grading. 0.0 0.0 0.0. Signed by Author.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The author's first novel, and it is a fine English road novel. Signed boldly by the author on the title page. In red ink. No other marks, book looks unread. A large format paperback original, quite scarce in this Fine condition and signed. 0.0 0.0 0.0. Signed by Author. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Scarcer than the US first printing. This is an unread new looking copy, simply signed, no dedication, on the title page. Stored in a low light book room. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. SIGNED & DATED on the 8th April, in London. A first novel of huge quality, with great praise from Justin Cartwright and others. This meant that first printings rapidly disappeared and this superbly written novel went into several hardback printings. THIS IS A FIRST PRINTING, NOW RARE AND SOUGHT AFTER in this pristine state. The author has signed the book on the title page. Worthy of a prize or two, anyone reading this must end it hoping the author will be getting his next work ready. It has a sinuous and elegant prose style, and the characters involve the reader at several levels. Very hard to find in an unread signed first, this has been carefully stored and the perfect new jacket is sleeved in mylar. One of the finest first novels of the last few years, I look forward to the author's next work. PUBLISHER RELEASE: "Henry Cage seemed to have it all. A successful business career, considerable wealth, and a reputation for being a just and principled man. But public virtues can conceal private failings, and as Hen! ry faces retirement, his well-ordered life begins to unravel. On the eve of the new millennium he is the victim of a random act of violence which soon escalates into a prolonged persecution, with tragic consequences. Family secrets are revealed, and when his ex-wife Nessa summons Henry to Palm Beach, he realises that there is little time to redress the mistakes of the past. The Upright Piano Player explores with a tender, yet unflinching eye the small but devastating flaws in human nature that can shape our destinies." BBC 2 SELECTED '12 BEST FIRST NOVELS' Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. RARE SIGNED FIRST PRINTING. Anyone interested in this mercurial actor, writer, director, will enjoy this memoir of his misspent youth. Enthralling and compulsive page turner, and utterly honest. This is one of the finest and best written memoirs for years. VERY SCARCE AS SIGNED FIRST. This copy is in a protected jacket, has a full number line, and is UNREAD. With an official 'SIGNED' sticker on the cover. (This is a special sticker, which is easily removed without leaving any residue.) Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. SIGNED first printing, a new and unread copy, signature on the title page. A Richard & Judy Finalist, a book club favourite. Radio 4 featured. SIGNED ON THE TITLE PAGE. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Very rare indeed. Signed first printing in an unread condition in a protected perfect jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Tim Pratt's inspiring debut collection brings together four poems and fifteen stories, including the Nebula-nominated 'Little Gods'. A train takes you to the underworld, a feral bicycle, a thief with peculiar eating habits, an amnesiac superhero, a haunted zoot suit, star-crossed monsters, fallen angels on vacation, and other wonders. From sorcererpunk to weird Westerns these superb stories will delight all who enjoy discovering new writers. This is a perfect new copy in a protected jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed on the title page, no dedication. Unread hardback first printing of the first edition. Superb history of the modern theatre in London. New unread book, signed at the National Theatre, London. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Utterly charming pop up book from this gifted artist/writer. First impression hardback in Fine condition, looks unread. 0.0 0.0 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed at Waterstones, and with the sash still around the book. Perfect collectable hardback first of this superb young adult novel. 0.0 0.0 0.0. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. Signed by Author. The RARE and much sought after true UK and world First, in hardback, in a true first edition, first impression. In fact, this is what every collector seeks when searching for this mysteriously under estimated edition. The publisher had to rapidly reprint, so make sure you get this true first edition, first impression. Preview booklet and special bookmark, plus the rare competition insert to meet the author, the preview booklet and the EVEN RARER BUTTON BADGE! Clean. Tight. Superb. Obviously unread, and utterly collectable. Prices will only go up. 0.0 0.0 0.0. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Highly praised novel, in its ideal collectable state. SIGNED on the title page, and very rare indeed as a signed American first printing hardback in the UK. Protected unclipped jacket which has very slight sign of wear. This great writer has a powerful and highly individual voice, and he does not produce a conformist anodine writer's course prose; he breaks the rules and the reader is whisked along by a full orchestra of effects. A refreshing writer. This copy is signed and otherwise unmarked. 0.0 0.0 0.0. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Impression. Signed by Author. SIGNED first edition of the British hardback. Classic award winning fiction. A near perfect collectable, author signed in black ink on the title page. This edition was printed on poor quality paper and there is therefore some tanning, particularly to the top of the text block. The slightly wrinkled jacket is unclipped and protected in a mylar sleeve. 0.0 0.0 0.0. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Superb NEW & UNREAD first printing. A great biography of a great writer. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. FIRST printing, and RARE as a signed first edition, even rarer in this new unread state. Stored in a book room after publication, this is a supreme quality first edition SIGNED. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. FIRST PRINTING, FIRST EDITION of the hardback issue, in a complete jacket. A rare poem by Ursula K. Le Guin at the front and a biographical essay by Raphael Shevelev at the back. A generous collection of superb photographs forms the bulk of the contents, with some commentary by the photographer. This is a tight hard cover binding but with two bruised corners. The text block is tight with clean pages, although there is some slight tanning to the paper stock, common to all issues. A touch of shelf wear to the unclipped dustjacket, which is now protected. There is a small random red stain to the top of the text block. No former owner inscriptions, and certainly not an ex-library copy, although many of the first editions did indeed end up in institutions. Aperture have always treated the reproduction of the pictures with great care, and have always used an exceptionally smooth paper for their books. This is a classic example of a highly collectable photography book that has been well looked after but obviously has been looked at and admired, as well it might. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED on the title page. One of this fine writer's best books. This is a Fine book in a Fine jacket. The unclipped jacket is protected. A discreet and attractive blind stamp on the half title, but otherwise this is without flaws. Clean and tight text block, no bruised corners. Gilt titling bright. End maps unmarked. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. …

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Yet another profoundly gifted writer from Scandinavia. This is an ideal collectable copy, because it is Signed by the author, limited to one thousand copies, and it has been stored in a low light book room since purchase. It is unread. The jacket is perfect and protected. Signed on a special bookplate. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. RARE signed first printing of this outstanding life of one of England's outstanding writers. Black & white plates, an unread looking copy. There is one repaired tear to the now protected jacket, but it is truly hard to see, and the spine of the jacket is a little faded, but these are not too serious. Signed on the title page, no dedication, just the author's name in black ink, and this is definitely the reason to buy this unread looking copy of a fine biography. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. …

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This wonderful interior design book is justly sought after. It has split pages, and is expensive to produce. The permutations are available in the split page layout means an almost infinite matching or contrast facility. This is an unread copy of the first printing and it is not annotated, written in, stuffed with notes or abused in any way. A really practical guide for designers it is most often found in a well used state, and this one is not like that at all. It was issued with a special wipe clean surface and without a jacket. Exemplary text and photography means this is a useful guide for all designers and home makers. alike. A brilliant book, rightly regarded as a classic. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A saucy concoction of phallocentric cartoons, considered too daring to be published in 1971. Clean and pretty damn good considering the well thumbed surviving examples.