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My World

Margaret Wise Brown · first published 1949

1st Harper1949 Hardback I own My World, Harper 1949 Log in to want this

Mythology

Edith Hamilton · first published 1942

1st Little, Brown1942 Hardback I own Mythology, Little, Brown 1942 Log in to want this

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N or M?

Agatha Christie · first published 1941

Worth£600 to £950

1st Dodd, Mead1941 Hardback I own N or M?, Dodd, Mead 1941 Log in to want this
Collins1941 Hardback £600 to £950Sold £178 · Sep 2026 I own N or M?, Collins 1941 Log in to want this

Nada

Carmen Laforet · first published 1945

1st Ediciones Destino1945 Hardback I own Nada, Ediciones Destino 1945 Log in to want this

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Native Son

Richard Wright, Richard Wright - undifferentiated · first published 1940

Navaho Witchcraft

Clyde Kluckhohn · first published 1944

1st Peabody Museum1944 Hardback I own Navaho Witchcraft, Peabody Museum 1944 Log in to want this

Networks, Lines, and Fields

John Douglas Ryder · first published 1949

1st Prentice-Hall1949 Hardback I own Networks, Lines, and Fields, Prentice-Hall 1949 Log in to want this

Never Come Morning

Nelson Algren · first published 1942

1st Harper & Brothers1942 Hardback I own Never Come Morning, Harper & Brothers 1942 Log in to want this

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Nightfall

David Goodis · first published 1947

1st J. Messner1947 Hardback I own Nightfall, J. Messner 1947 Log in to want this

Nightmare Alley

William Lindsay Gresham · first published 1946

1st Rinehart1946 Hardback I own Nightmare Alley, Rinehart 1946 Log in to want this

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Nine Stories

J. D. Salinger · first published 1948

1st New American Library1948 Hardback I own Nine Stories, New American Library 1948 Log in to want this

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Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell · first published 1949 · Modern First Editions

Worth£405 to £4,000

Spot the first: Jacket: Red or green background; both were issued with the first impression (first issue jacket)

1st Secker & Warburg1949 Hardback £405 to £4,000Sold £650 · Sep 2026 I own Nineteen Eighty-Four, Secker & Warburg 1949 Log in to want this

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No Exit

Jean-Paul Sartre · first published 1947

1st Knopf1947 Hardback I own No Exit, Knopf 1947 Log in to want this

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No Highway

Nevil Shute · first published 1948

1st Heinemann1948 Hardback Sold £130 · Feb 2023 I own No Highway, Heinemann 1948 Log in to want this

No Man Knows My History

Fawn M. Brodie · first published 1945

1st Knopf1945 Hardback I own No Man Knows My History, Knopf 1945 Log in to want this

Noddy Goes to Toyland

Enid Blyton · first published 1949

1st Sampson Low, Marston1949 Hardback · Noddy I own Noddy Goes to Toyland, Sampson Low, Marston 1949 Log in to want this

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Non-Euclidean Geometry

Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter · first published 1942

Not Quite Dead Enough

Rex Stout · first published 1944

1st Farrar & Rinehart1944 Hardback · Nero Wolfe I own Not Quite Dead Enough, Farrar & Rinehart 1944 Log in to want this

Nothing Can Rescue Me

Elizabeth Daly · first published 1943

Now and After

Alexander Berkman · first published 1929

Freedom Press1942 Hardback I own A. B. C. Of Anarchism, Freedom Press 1942 Log in to want this

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