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| Book | Publisher | Year | Binding | ISBN | Value |
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| A Clockwork Orange First Anthony Burgess¶ Binding: Black, spine lettered in gilt |
Heinemann | 1962 | Hardback | £450 to £888 Sold £364, Aug 2026 |
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| Animal Farm First George Orwell¶ Imprint: Dated May 1945, three months before actual publication |
Secker & Warburg | 1945 | Hardback | Sold £7,000, Sep 2026 | |
| Atonement First Ian McEwan¶ Copyright page: Number line includes 1 |
Jonathan Cape | 2001 | Hardback | 9780224062527 | Sold £15, Aug 2026 |
| Brighton Rock First Graham Greene¶ Binding: Red cloth with the spine lettered in gilt |
Heinemann | 1938 | Hardback | Sold £320, Aug 2023 | |
| Casino Royale First Ian Fleming¶ Binding: Black cloth with a red heart on the upper board |
Jonathan Cape | 1953 | Hardback | Sold £3,000, Jan 2026 | |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory First Roald Dahl¶ Colophon at the back: Six lines of printing details |
Alfred A. Knopf | 1964 | Hardback | £605 to £975 Sold £591, Sep 2026 |
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| Diamonds Are Forever First Ian Fleming¶ Upper board: Diamond pattern embossed with a diamond stamped in silver |
Jonathan Cape | 1956 | Hardback | £1,000 to £1,300 Sold £578, Oct 2026 |
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| Dr No First Ian Fleming¶ Upper board: Plain, with no silhouette |
Jonathan Cape | 1958 | Hardback | Sold £517, Oct 2026 | |
| From Russia, With Love First Ian Fleming¶ Upper board: Silver revolver over a red rose |
Jonathan Cape | 1957 | Hardback | £465 to £1,012 Sold £275, Oct 2026 |
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| Goldfinger First Ian Fleming¶ Upper board: An extra embossed line about 3mm long at the top left of the skull |
Jonathan Cape | 1959 | Hardback | Sold £146, Aug 2026 | |
| James and the Giant Peach First Roald Dahl |
Alfred A. Knopf | 1961 | Hardback | Sold £500, May 2024 | |
| Live and Let Die First Ian Fleming¶ Jacket, front flap: No Kenneth Lewis credit |
Jonathan Cape | 1954 | Hardback | £975 to £1,550 Sold £1,100, Jan 2026 |
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| Lord of the Flies First William Golding¶ Jacket: Designed by Anthony Gross |
Faber & Faber | 1954 | Hardback | Sold £199, Sep 2026 | |
| Matilda First Roald Dahl¶ Jacket, front flap: Priced £8.50 |
Jonathan Cape | 1988 | Hardback | 9780224025720 | Sold £65, Oct 2026 |
| Moonraker First Ian Fleming¶ P.10, line 31: Misprint shoo for shoot |
Jonathan Cape | 1955 | Hardback | Sold £350, Sep 2026 | |
| Nineteen Eighty-Four First George Orwell¶ Jacket: Red or green background; both were issued with the first impression |
Secker & Warburg | 1949 | Hardback | £405 to £4,000 Sold £650, Sep 2026 |
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| Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell · Folio Society ¶ Illustrations: By Steven Devine, edited by Peter Davison |
The Folio Society | 2001 | Hardback | Sold £60, Aug 2026 | |
| Northern Lights First Philip Pullman¶ Copyright page: Number line includes 1 |
Scholastic | 1995 | Hardback | 9780590541787 | Sold £300, Dec 2023 |
| The BFG First Roald Dahl¶ Jacket, front flap: Priced £6.50 |
Jonathan Cape | 1982 | Hardback | 9780224020404 | Sold £101, Sep 2026 |
| The Colour of Magic First Terry Pratchett¶ Jacket: Designed by Alan Smith, not Josh Kirby |
Colin Smythe | 1983 | Hardback | 9780861400898 | |
| The Fellowship of the Ring First J. R. R. Tolkien¶ Copyright page: No impression statement; later impressions say Second impression and so on |
George Allen & Unwin | 1954 | Hardback | Sold £1,100, Apr 2021 | |
| The Hobbit First J. R. R. Tolkien¶ Illustrations: All plates are black and white; there are no colour plates |
George Allen & Unwin | 1937 | Hardback | £2,900 to £17,000 Sold £3,000, Sep 2026 |
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| The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien |
William Morrow | 2024 | Hardback | 9780063396203 | |
| The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien |
William Morrow | 2024 | Hardback | 9780063417069 | |
| The Return of the King First J. R. R. Tolkien¶ Copyright page: No impression statement; later impressions say Second impression and so on |
George Allen & Unwin | 1955 | Hardback | Sold £1,700, Jun 2025 | |
| The Spy Who Came in from the Cold First John le Carre¶ Copyright page: No impression statement; later printings state second impression, fifth impression and so… |
Victor Gollancz | 1963 | Hardback | £400 to £555 Sold £650, Sep 2026 |
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| The Two Towers First J. R. R. Tolkien¶ Copyright page: No impression statement; later impressions say Second impression and so on |
George Allen & Unwin | 1954 | Hardback | ||
| Thunderball First Ian Fleming¶ Upper board: Skeletal hand blind-stamped |
Jonathan Cape | 1961 | Hardback | £196 to £380 Sold £440, Oct 2026 |
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| Watership Down First Richard Adams¶ Rear: Folding leaf with two maps, one in colour |
Rex Collings | 1972 | Hardback | 9780901720313 | Sold £950, Sep 2026 |