Havishams Books

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. SIGNED by the author to title-page, and additionally dated at the time of publication. An exciting debut and an intriguing emergent new talent in playwriting, Esme's striking and magnetic first work is at once an enchantingly playful and nostalgic comedy-thr…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Illustrated Edition. A Book of Hours, Dr T Tolley, 1995 Edition in Maroon Cloth with 24 Colour Plates: published in London by Studio Editions, this most attractive 1995 edition is a lovely printing, smaller format (measures approx. 12cm x 16.5cm) in maroon cloth boards, with matching endpapers. The bo…

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. SIGNED to the publisher's authorized, themed bookplate. The author's acclaimed introduction to English-language readers of her compellingly vivid stories of contemporary Japan. As New. Issued in soft-cover format - there was no U.K. hardcover equivalent. An…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. Jerome K Jerome, Three Men in a Boat, Vintage 1956 Edition in D/J. Published in London by J. M. Dent, this 1956 edition is in good vintage condition, with no serious defects. There are no ownership names or inscription, and the pages within…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Complete Grimms' Fairy Tales, Illustrated, Deluxe Gift Edition with Gilt Edges: a sumptuous, contemporary, gift edition with glittering shelf-appeal. This vibrant book opens to pictorial endpapers, and features many illustrations throughout its 715 pages, including a brief few of them in colour. A nice…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. SIGNED to title-page. Stepping out from the shadow of her formidable father. A very intriguing new, speculative debut. "Stories that start like delicate webs and finish like unbreakable wire traps" - writes Neil Gaiman. Very Fine i…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. SIGNED directly to title-page (and probably unique thus as other signed copies were autographed to the publisher's tipped-in page). A very scarce copy indeed, but one made rarer still by the fact it is also LINED by Jasper ("All pe…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. SIGNED directly to title-page (and probably unique thus as other signed copies were autographed to the publisher's tipped-in page). A very scarce copy indeed, but one made rarer still by the fact it additionally bears the author's…

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. A scarce, vintage, 1984 format. And best of all, it's a superb, unread, example in near Mint condition. Back in the 1980s, Franklin Library was selected by the Oxford University Press to publish a special edition for subscribers called "The Oxford Library of…

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. One of a small amount of copies of the first printing to bear (applied to title-page) the themed publisher's bookplate that was SIGNED by both the Dutch author and the translator. It was announced, in August 2020, that this book was the winner of the prestig…

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. SIGNED to title-page. Philip Pullman's closing speech presented to the "National Association for the Teaching of English" at their conference in 2002. A revealing and interesting essay. 25-pages, issued only in stiff card wrappers, staple bound. As New. Signe…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Collins 1952 Hardcover with Scarce Dust-Jacket. Published in London as a "Collins New Classic" title, this clean and well-preserved 1952 edition is unusual since it still retains its original and distinctive orange dust-jacket. I…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. SIGNED to title-page. An especially appealing copy that is, additionally, pre-publication dated ("27/8/19" and with "Oxford" added below) by the author, which makes it both special and scarce. The official release date for Ru…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. Beautifully illustrated by Narnia artist Pauline Baynes, and with an amazing, full wraparound dust-jacket, this vintage, ninth impression (1975) of Tolkien's "Tom Bombadil" was published in London by Allen and Unwin. Unusually, the book is f…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dumas, Count of Monte Cristo, 2 Vols Odhams Press 1930s Brown Cloth Gilt Bindings. Published undated in London by Odhams Press, this is a terrific, vintage, 2-volume matching set of Alexandre Dumas' engrossing masterpiece. Though undated, the books were published in the 1930s, and greet the world…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. SIGNED directly to title-page, and not, as is common and less desirable, to a tipped-in leaf. (For purposes of easy clarification, the title-page bears the publisher's device and "2019" to bottom right of page; copies signed to the…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. A superior and Very Fine (as new) copy of the first edition SIGNED directly to TITLE-PAGE and not to a tipped-in page. The far more desirable title-page signed copies may be distinguished by the fact that the book title should be p…

Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. SIGNED to the publisher's official bookplate applied to front free endpaper, as issued. The Nobel Prize for Literature 2022 winner. The correct, true first U.K. edition with single blurb and only a single endorsement to rear (by E…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. SIGNED to title-page. The exclusive special hardback edition, featuring gold foil dust-jacket design, red end-papers, head and tail bands, and red ribbon page marker. The cult bestseller and also the 2024 Waterstones Book of…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. A compelling copy that bears, to half-title page, the publisher's authorised, special, theme designed bookplate for the book, SIGNED by the author (and therefore providing excellent and, as it were, built-in provenance). Quickly se…

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. SIGNED to the publisher's official (and provenanced) bookplate applied to title-page, as issued. WINNER of the NOBEL PRIZE LITERATURE 2023. Translated by Damion Searls and Grethe Kvernes. An unread and essentially unhandled example. Very Fine (As New) in the…

Hardcover. Condition: New. 4th Edition. First edition, first printing. A striking, crisp and unread book in superior preservation. Beautifully produced, this high quality collector's edition of Jane Austen's famous comedy of manners features seven fine full page portraits of the principal characters by artist Chris Duke, all of…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. TRIPLE SIGNED to title-page by Ishiguro, illustrator Bianca Bagnarelli, and musician Stacey Kent (for whom Ishiguro wrote the lyrics). All three signatures were obtained at Ishiguro's sole promotional event held at the London South…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. A rare copy of this author's fascinating non-fiction release, prominently and clearly SIGNED in black marker to the publisher's authorised and specially designed "t-shirt" bookplate (which, incidentally, provides excellent and, as…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Philip's sparkling and sublime 2025 release is made special here by the inclusion of an original Philip Pullman SIGNED bookplate, loosely inserted. Cream-coloured textured paper, red bordered, with the author's famous black "raven"…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition, Special Edition. First edition, first printing. Philip's sparkling and sublime 2025 release is made special here by the inclusion of an original Philip Pullman SIGNED bookplate (loosely inserted), along with desirable and uncommon promotional elements related to…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. SIGNED to title-page. All elements pristine, this is a one-of-a-kind copy, attractively complete with the following: both states of the promotional pre-release samplers, each of which is SIGNED. The first sampler contains the…

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. First edition, first printing. Exclusive Deluxe Slipcase Edition. This special, collectors edition of Philip's sparkling, sublime 2025 release is made all the more desirable here by the inclusion of an original Philip Pullman SIGNED bookplate, loosely inserted. The bookpla…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. DOUBLE SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION. Signed by both author and illustrator to the limitation page: copy 93 of only 100 copies. As New. In the publisher's original quarter bound Brillianta pink cloth, blocked in black foil, over gre…

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition thus, first printing. The omnibus, collector's Deluxe edition, containing the full trilogy. This pristine, unread example is complete with TWO of the author's bespoke HAND-SIGNED bookplates, supplied loose, so it may be affixed within the book if so desired, and with one left…