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A Gun for Sale

Heinemann · 1936 · Hardback

Sold £320, Feb 2023
Brighton Rock, cover of another edition (the Heinemann 1938 cover is not yet photographed)Another edition's cover
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Brighton Rock

Heinemann · 1938 · Hardback

Red cloth with the spine lettered in gilt

Sold £320, Aug 2023
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England Made Me

Heinemann · 1935 · Hardback

Sold £420, May 2022
Monsignor Quixote, cover of another edition (the Bodley Head 1982 cover is not yet photographed)Another edition's cover
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Monsignor Quixote

Bodley Head · 1982 · Hardback

Printed price on the front flap: £5.95 net

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Stamboul Train

Heinemann · 1932 · Hardback

Sold £1,000, Sep 2026
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The Comedians

Bodley Head · 1966 · Hardback

printed price 25s. net (export jackets carry dollar or Australian price…

Sold £27, Sep 2026
The Human Factor, cover of the Knopf, 1992 edition (the Bodley Head 1978 cover is not yet photographed)Knopf, 1992 cover
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The Human Factor

Bodley Head · 1978 · Hardback

old Bodley Head device: a drawing of Sir Thomas Bodley's head inside an…

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The Man Within

Heinemann · 1929 · Hardback

Sold £800, May 2023