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[Book #26267] Brick Lane. Monica ALI

ALI, Monica.

Brick Lane.

London: Scribner, 2003. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. The true first edition. The first book by the author who was named by Granta as one of Great Britain's best young writers. A finalist for the Man Booker Prize. More

Price: $67.50 save 10% $60.75

[Book #28356] Dead Babies. Martin AMIS

AMIS, Martin.

Dead Babies.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1975. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. A very good book in publisher's original pink wraps. Some wear to the extremities some creasing to the rear cover. An uncommon copy of the author's second book, a parody of Agatha Christie's country-house mysteries. The novel takes place over a single weekend. More

Price: $350.00 save 10% $315.00

[Book #24343] An Ice Cream War. William Boyd

Boyd, William.

An Ice Cream War.

London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1982. Hardcover. First British edition. A nearly fine book in a fine dust jacket. Price clipped. Slight spine lean. The author's second novel set in British East Africa during Wor War I. More

Price: $67.50 save 10% $60.75

[Book #24572] The House of Special Purpose. John BOYNE

BOYNE, John.

The House of Special Purpose.

London: Doubleday, 2009. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. An as new copy. By the author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. More

Price: $35.00 save 10% $31.50

[Book #24172] A Shadow on Summer. Christy BROWN

BROWN, Christy.

A Shadow on Summer.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1974. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. More

Price: $37.50 save 10% $33.75

[Book #23943] His Illegal Self. Peter CAREY

CAREY, Peter.

His Illegal Self.

London: Faber and Faber. 2008. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. The first British edition. Signed by Carey on the title page. Signed by the author. More

Price: $35.00 save 10% $31.50

[Book #22493] Half in Love. Justin CARTWRIGHT

CARTWRIGHT, Justin.

Half in Love.

London: Sceptre, 2001. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. A pristine, unread copy. Signed by Cartwright on the title page. The sixth novel by the author of the Whitbread Award winning book, Leading the Cheers. More

Price: $41.25 save 10% $37.12

[Book #22861] Leading the Cheers. Justin CARTWRIGHT

CARTWRIGHT, Justin.

Leading the Cheers.

London: Sceptre, 1998. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author. More

Price: $45.00 save 10% $40.50

[Book #21399] The Viceroy's Captain. Anthony Conway

Conway, Anthony.

The Viceroy's Captain.

London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2000. Hardcover. First British edition. The first British edition and true first edition. Fine in Fine dust jacket. The first book in a promising series set in colonial India and featuring Capt. John Caspasian of the Twelfth Ghukas. Signed by the author. More

Price: $52.50 save 10% $47.25

[Book #25483] The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman. Louis DE BERNIERES

DE BERNIERES, Louis.

The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1992. Hardcover. First British edition. The true first edition. Fine in about a fine dust jacket. Some browning to the outer page edges, as is usual. The author's third book and scarcest, owing to the small first print of about 2,000 copies. More

Price: $55.00 save 10% $49.50

[Book #25285] The Inheritance of Loss : A Novel. Kiran Desai

Desai, Kiran.

The Inheritance of Loss : A Novel.

New York: Atlantic, 2006. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. The first U.S. edition that precedes the British edition. Winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2006. More

Price: $63.75 save 10% $57.38

[Book #21773] 26a. Diana EVANS

EVANS, Diana.

26a.

London: Chatto and Windus, 2004. Hardcover. First British edition. The true first editon. Fine in fine dust jacket. Winner of the Orange Prize for best new fiction. Signed by the author on the title page. More

Price: $48.75 save 10% $43.88

[Book #23944] The Clothes on Their Backs. Linda GRANT

GRANT, Linda.

The Clothes on Their Backs.

London: Virago, 2008. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. First British edition. A finalist for the Man Booker Prize. The hardcover printing was quite small. Signed by the author on the title page. More

Price: $150.00 save 10% $135.00

[Book #25542] Hand me Down World. Lloyd JONES

JONES, Lloyd.

Hand me Down World.

London: John Murray, 2010. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. The newest novel by the author of the popular Mister Pip. More

Price: $37.50 save 10% $33.75

[Book #23946] The Hartlepool Monkey. Sean LONGLEY

LONGLEY, Sean.

The Hartlepool Monkey.

London: Doubleday, 2008. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. More

Price: $25.00 save 10% $22.50

[Book #23827] A Close Run Thing. Allan MALLINSON

MALLINSON, Allan.

A Close Run Thing.

New York: Bantam, 1999. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. First US edition of the first book in a series that features Cornet Matthew Hervey, a young cavalry officer in Wellington's army. More

Price: $85.00 save 10% $76.50

[Book #22067] Musungu Jim and the Great Chief Tuloko. Patrick Neate

Neate, Patrick.

Musungu Jim and the Great Chief Tuloko.

Gardners Books, 2000. Paperback. First British edition. The true first edition. Fine in illustrated wrappers. The author's first book, a satirical novel set in the mythical East African nation of Zambawi. More

Price: $37.50 save 10% $33.75

[Book #23751] Tokyo Year Zero. David PEACE

PEACE, David.

Tokyo Year Zero.

London: Faber and Faber. 2007. Hardcover. First British edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. More

Price: $52.50 save 10% $47.25

[Book #23948] God's Own Country. Ross RAISIN

RAISIN, Ross.

God's Own Country.

London: Viking, 2008. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. The true first edition. With original wrap-around band and blurb by J. M. Coetzee on the front panel. More

Price: $37.50 save 10% $33.75

[Book #25094] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. J. K. ROWLING

ROWLING, J. K.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

London: Bloomsbury, 2000. Hardcover. First British edition. A near fine book in a fine dust jacket. Pages slightly browned on the edges. Slight spine sag at the top end. Stated first edition. This is the Clay first edition with three typographical errors corrected in subsequent editions. More

Price: $80.00 save 10% $72.00

[Book #24468] Imaginary Homelands. Salman Rushdie

Rushdie, Salman.

Imaginary Homelands.

London: Granta, 1991. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. A collection of essays and criticism from 1981 to 1991. More

Price: $30.00 save 10% $27.00

[Book #24318] Shalimar the Clown. Salman RUSHDIE

RUSHDIE, Salman.

Shalimar the Clown.

New York: Knopf, 2005. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. An epic novel that moves across several continents. Signed by Rushdie on the title page. Signed by the author. More

Price: $37.50 save 10% $33.75

[Book #24317] Step Across This Line. Salman RUSHDIE

RUSHDIE, Salman.

Step Across This Line.

New York: Random House, 2002. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. A collection of essays published from 1992-2002. Signed by the author. More

Price: $45.00 save 10% $40.50

[Book #23679] An Equal Music. Vikram SETH

SETH, Vikram.

An Equal Music.

London: Phoenix House, 1999. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. The true first edition. Signed by Seth on the title page. More

Price: $52.50 save 10% $47.25

[Book #18580] Pieces of Light. Adam THORPE

THORPE, Adam.

Pieces of Light.

London: Jonathan Cape. 1998. Hardcover. First Edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed and dated in the same year it was published by the author. His third novel. More

Price: $20.00 save 10% $18.00

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