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`A Death in the Parish` Rev Richard Coles second book in the Canon Clement Mysteries,this being a first UK printing and signed to the title page by the man himself. `Murder Before Evensong` first book in the series made into a television series by Channel 5. 24-60.com/index.php?ro...
October 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Signed first UK printing of Reverend Richard Coles' debut novel, `Murder Before Evensong` now a Channel 5 TV series. Coles, formerly of 80s pop acts Bronski Beat and The Communards, penned this mystery, he`s a very clever man. 24-60.com/index.php?ro...
October 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Just when you thought it was all over.... 24-60.com/index.php?ro...
September 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This signed, first edition of Spike Milligan's 1998 book offers a funny, fresh spin on the Robin Hood story. Published by Virgin Books, it portrays Robin Hood and his friends eating modern fast food and sandwiches.The usual outlaws are accompanied by new, amusing characters. shorturl.at/zuYSr
September 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In 1925,Boni & Liveright published the initial hardcover release of Eugene O'Neill's `Desire Under the Elms`, `The Hairy Ape`, and `Welded`.O'Neill,a famous American dramatist and Nobel winner,created plays that used everyday language to depict ordinary people confronting hardship. shorturl.at/lnmb6
September 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A first print of the `Call The Midwife: Illustrated Edition` by Jennifer Worth, published in 2018 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This version, rich with visuals, depicts 1950s London's East End, highlighting the tough lives of families after WWII and the power of the local women. shorturl.at/jhyGx
September 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
`The Eye of the Wind` published in 1961,is Peter Scott's life story.Polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott's only son,he shares his experiences,including his naval service in WWII, where he received a DSC for valor.The book also covers the founding of the Severn Wildfowl Trust in 1946 shorturl.at/Ljnqz
September 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
In 2008, Atlantic Books released Kevin Myers's memoir, `Watching the Door - Cheating Death In 1970s Belfast`, in the UK. Fresh out of university in 1969, Myers became a reporter in Belfast. He swiftly adapted and acquired inside knowledge from all parties involved in the Troubles. shorturl.at/ziBp7
September 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
`The Regulators` is a novel crafted by American author and King of Horror, Stephen King, written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. This particular copy is a first edition, first printing, hardback publication released in the United Kingdom by Hodder and Stoughton in 1996. shorturl.at/lslJY
September 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Bernard Cornwell's first printing `Last Kingdom` book tells the tale of Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a Saxon noble raised by Vikings. He's torn between his heritage and Viking culture amidst battles and plots. This original 2004 UK edition from HarperCollins became a BBC TV series. shorturl.at/mv9IX
September 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Helen Fielding's `Bridget Jones's Baby` (2016, First Edition, First Print) sees Bridget unexpectedly pregnant late in life.Her happiness is overshadowed by the mystery of the father's identity: Is it the upstanding lawyer,Mark Darcy, or the attractive but unreliable Daniel Cleaver? shorturl.at/0jXBT
September 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A first edition first printing hardcover sequel to `Bridget Jones's Diary,` published in the UK in 1999.This book follows Bridget Jones's life as she grows insecure about her relationship with Mark Darcy, suspecting he's attracted to a wealthy, young female lawyer at his workplace. shorturl.at/4gI0M
September 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"The Man in the Red Coat" is a fascinating peek into 1890s Paris. Julian Barnes focuses on Dr. Samuel Jean de Pozzi, a forward-thinking doctor, connecting his story to the history and art of the time.This is the first UK printing, a hardcover published by Jonathan Cape in 2019. shorturl.at/t8WJU
September 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A celebratory hardcover book marking Queen Elizabeth ll's historic, Platinum Jubilee, written by various authors and published in the UK by Dorling Kindersley in 2022. This first edition is printed in both English and Welsh. 24-60.com/index.php?ro...
September 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A first edition of Elizabeth Kostova's `The Historian`published by Little,Brown and Co. in 2005,but it`s not just any copy;it's a first printing from the initial release in the US and Canada,and even better,it's flat signed by the author herself,a pretty special book really 24-60.com/index.php?ro...
September 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Brideshead Revisited,the acclaimed seminal novel by Evelyn Waugh, hardcover American Book Club edition published in 1945.The book features its original dust jacket, which shows some age-appropriate wear but remains intact. The First trade edition was published in 1946 24-60.com/index.php?ro...
September 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth, a wonderfully eclectic collection by William Boyd. Published in 2017 by Viking, this UK first edition first printing brings together a series of short stories that highlight Boyd’s unique humour, emotional depth, and storytelling range. 24-60.com/index.php?ro...
September 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A Prince and a Spy by Rory Clements, a gripping WWII-era thriller that fuses historical intrigue with espionage fiction.Featuring a Cambridge professor turned spy who gets pulled into a dangerous investigation involving royalty,Nazis,and wartime secrets.
1st U.K Edition-1st Print
Pub by Zaffre-2021
September 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
2019 1st U.K Edition,1st Printing of the sequel to The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Attwood.
Published by Chatto & Windus `The Testaments` was a joint winner of the Booker Prize & the Goodreads Choice Awards in the same year of 2019.
Set 15 years later, Aunt Lydia is back... 24-60.com/index.php?ro...
May 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Quartet Books Ltd,Hbk U.K 1st edition of Jonathan Dimbleby`s 1979 book`The Palestinians`,with photographs by Donald McCullin.Turbulence of the middle east with a series of images & interviews to capture the already excerbated social challenges of the Palestinian situation. 24-60.com/index.php?ro...
May 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
`The Illustrated Reference on Cacti and Other Succulents - Vol.2` written by Edgar and Brian Lamb the two of them experts in this field.This copy from 1973 has been signed to the title page by both authors....The other 4 Volumes are also in stock.. 24-60.com/index.php?ro...
May 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Created a bit of a stir back in the day did Dan Brown`s novel,` The Da Vinci Code`. This copy being the first U.S edition, first printing from 2004. Includes the `Lyon` error on page 152 which should read `Lille` and `skitoma` error on page 243 which should read `skotoma`.. 24-60.com/index.php?ro...
May 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Summer = copious amounts of flying insects,= swishing arms in gay abandon,= good time to invest in an excellent book from 1986 = `Insect-eating Plants & How to Grow Them` by Adrian Slack.Wear and tear to the price clipped Dust Jacket but good condition other than that. 24-60.com/index.php?ro...
May 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
With uncorrected proofs etc the event of an error slipping through seems unlikely but does happen,as can be seen in this First Edition First Print of Independence Day by Richard Ford.
The typographical error can be seen,where the word `with` is missing on page 289,line 21. 24-60.com/index.php?ro...
April 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Independence Day by Richard Ford. Uncorrected Proof,a printed copy of the book that has to be reviewed to eradicate any errors before final publication and also sent to book sellers in order to encourage them to stock the book.This copy sent out by publishers Alfred Knopf. 24-60.com/index.php?ro...
April 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM