Endless Night
Christie, Agatha First edition, first printing. Published by Collins Crime Club, London, in 1967. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, designed by Kenneth Farnhill, price clipped but otherwise clean and bright. The text blocks are bright and white throughout and it is free from previous owner's ink. Some light spotting to page edges and front end paper. This is a very good (or better) copy. Endless Night was one of Christie's favourites of her own works which received some of the warmest critical acclaim of her career upon publication.- $241
- $241
Death Comes As The End
Christie, Agatha First edition, first printing. Published by Collins, London, in 1945. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper has chipping to the spine tips and to the corners - mostly to the bottom of the spine. It has not been price clipped and shows 7s 6d. The internal pages are generally clean and with a neat name the top of the front endpaper. The boards are free from notable chips and marks and are generally clean with a little off-setting married to the chipping evident on the dust wrapper. The text blocks are bright and white throughout and free from foxing. This is a very good copy of a fine, rare title. It is the only one of Christie's novels not to be set in the 20th century, and - unusually for her - also features no European characters. Instead, the novel is set in Thebes in 2000 BC, a setting for which Christie gained an appreciation whilst working with her archaeologist husband, Sir Max Mallowan, in the Middle East. The novel is notable for its very high number of deaths and is comparable to And Then There Were None from this standpoint. It is also the first full-length novel combining historical fiction and the whodunit/detective story, a genre which would later come to be called the historical whodunit.- $632
- $632
The Man Who Fell To Earth – First US Edition
Tevis, Walter A first edition, first printing Gold Medal Books in 1963. An unread near fine paperback published in 1963. Rough patches to the back panel. No inscriptions. The US edition is remarkably scarce. Walter Tevis's novel, "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1963), is notable for inspiring the iconic 1976 film adaptation starring David Bowie as the lead character, Thomas Jerome Newton. Bowie's casting in the film helped elevate its cult status and added a significant dimension to his own career. His portrayal of Newton, a melancholic alien seeking to save his home planet, resonated with Bowie's own otherworldly persona, and the film's exploration of alienation and transformation mirrored the singer's chameleon-like identity in his music career. This convergence of Bowie's unique artistry and the novel's themes created a powerful synergy, making "The Man Who Fell to Earth" a seminal work in both literature and pop culture.- $372
- $372
The Ascent of Everest – SIGNED by John Hunt and Edmund Hillary
Hunt, John A first edition, first printing published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1953. A near fine book without the usual spotting. SIGNED by the Author on a bookplate affixed to the half title accompanied by a similar bookplate signed by Ed Hillary on the opposite page without dedication. In a near fine unclipped wrapper. Rare in this condition.- $489
- $489
The Box of Delights
Masefield, John First edition, first printing. Published by Heinemann in London, 1935. This is a very good copy. Without the dust wrapper. The deep blue clothbound boards are slightly bumped at the spine tips and corners. The titling is bright and the spine is slightly sunned. The text blocks are markedly bright and clean. The end papers, wonderfully illustrated throughout, are highly presentable but with some light toning in places. The text blocks are slightly foxed, which extends to the edges of the preliminaries. Small gift inscription to the front pastedown and is in near fine condition. Most likely Masefield's best work.- $782
- $782
The Hobbit
Tolkien, J R R A first edition, first printing of the first appearance in paperback published by Puffin in 1961 and decorated by Pauline Baynes. A very good book with inscriptions. Some rubbing to the edges and corners. Browning to the page edges. A very presentable copy indeed and a more economic alternative to the mega expensive hardcover first edition. 'The Hobbit' was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction. It has been adapted into films, starring Peter Jackson, Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom. The first edition paperback was a significant publication as it introduced Tolkien's work to a wider and younger audience. This edition featured cover art by Pauline Baynes, who created iconic illustrations that helped define the visual representation of Tolkien's world, as well as C S Lewis' 'Narnia'. The paperback format made the book more accessible and contributed to its popularity, eventually leading to the widespread recognition of Tolkien's Middle-earth universe.- $372
- $372
13 For Luck!
Christie, Agatha A first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1966. A near fine book without inscriptions in a very good price clipped wrapper with signs of wear to the rear wrapper flap and a closed tear to the head of the front panel. Some browning to back panel wrapper.- $241
- $241
Where Eagles Dare
MacLean, Alistair A first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1967. A very good book. In a very good un-clipped wrapper with a little edge wear but with some small tears to front panel and spine. "Where Eagles Dare" is a thrilling novel by Alistair MacLean, later adapted into a highly acclaimed film of the same name. Set during World War II, the story follows a daring mission by British commandos to rescue an American general held captive in a Bavarian castle. Led by Major John Smith and Lieutenant Schaffer, the team faces perilous challenges and enemy double-crossing as they navigate through treacherous terrain. The novel and movie are both known for their intense action, suspenseful plot twists, and memorable characters, making them enduring classics in the genre of war fiction and cinema.- $124
- $124