Extremely Rare Signed First Edition (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Out of print and much sought after PAPERBACK ORIGINAL,in a large format with elegant French flaps. SIGNED by the author on the title page. An extremely RARE collectable. 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. Signed on the title page. This was a well received novel, Anthony Burgess declaring the author to be 'One of the most powerful and brilliant amongst contemporary British writers'. Sir Thomas Willes Chitty, 3rd Baronet, better known by his pen name Thomas Hinde, was a British novelist hailed as the new Graham Greene. This is the only copy on the internet that is signed. One small blemish to the inside front flap of the jacket, which is now protected. It has been neatly price clipped. No owner marks. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. VERY RARE SIGNED first edition of the Bodley Head 1933 hardback. A typical vigorous blue ink scrawled signature, in full, 'John Cowper Powys', right across the title page at an angle. This looks as if it has been written in some kind of blue fountain pen, because it is still fresh looking although slightly faded. The book is still fairly tightly bound, and although it is obviously a book that has been read it has obviously been treated with respect. It is printed on a thin onion skin type of paper, which is necessary with such an extensive text; the spine is sunned. It has a previous owner's blind stamp to the half title, but this is rather attractive so it does not seem like a fault. The cloth binding is not damaged. The jacket is worn, and the spine of it has a section missing at the top, but fortunately there is no loss to any type or live matter, just a missing area of white jacket. But, just to emphasise, this is rare as a signed first edition and even more rare with the jacket, which is now protected inside a mylar sleeve. The great Simon & Schuster limited edition is the most desirable for the collector, but this Bodley Head edition is even rarer as a signed first. 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 British and World First hardcover edition, and an extremely rare book indeed. This is the first collection of his "Known Space" stories. The title story won the 1967 Hugo Award. Unclipped protected jacket, and very rare thus. Most hardcover copies disappeared into libraries with the subsequent abuses of stamps and inserts. This one obviously never found itself anywhere near a library, and got itself into the hands of someone who cared because it is in better shape than any copy I have seen. Clean and tight text block, binding a little sunned at the top edge, but no bent corners to the binding. No inscriptions, no turned down corners. Jacket is brilliant too. A stunning collection of truly great SF stories. Niven's second book, and I believe this was its only hardcover issue. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.