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Equal Rites

Terry Pratchett · first published 1987

Spot the first: Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: £9.95 (first issue jacket)

1st Victor Gollancz in association with Colin Smythe1987 Hardback · Witches 1 Sold £139 · Oct 2026 I own Equal Rites, Victor Gollancz in association with Colin Smythe 1987 Log in to want this

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Farmer Giles of Ham

J. R. R. Tolkien · first published 1949

Spot the first: Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: 6s. net (first issue jacket)

1st Allen & Unwin1949 Hardback Sold £700 · Jul 2026 I own Farmer Giles of Ham, Allen & Unwin 1949 Log in to want this

Flatland

Edwin Abbott Abbott · first published 1884

Spot the first: Preliminary pages: eight roman-numbered preliminary pages (viii, 100 pp.) with no preface to the second edition; the revised edition has xvi preliminary pages including that preface (first edition rather than the 1884 revised edition)

1st Seeley1884 Hardback Sold £1,400 · Feb 2025 I own Flatland, Seeley 1884 Log in to want this

For Your Eyes Only

Ian Fleming · first published 1960

Spot the first: Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: 15s. net (first issue jacket)

Fourth Wing

Rebecca Yarros · first published 2023

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Gemma Alone

Noel Streatfeild · first published 1973

1st Lions1973 Hardback I own Gemma Alone, Lions 1973 Log in to want this

Gone With the Wind

Margaret Mitchell · first published 1936

Spot the first: Copyright page: "Published May, 1936" with no other printing listed (first printing)

Harry Potter (series) 1-4

J. K. Rowling · first published 1999

1st pottermore1999 Hardback I own harry potter, pottermore 1999 Log in to want this

Introductory Econometrics with Applications

Ramu Ramanathan · first published 1989

Mort

Terry Pratchett · first published 1987

Spot the first: Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: £10.95 (first issue jacket)

1st Victor Gollancz in association with Colin Smythe1987 Hardback · Death 1 Sold £204 · Sep 2026 I own Mort, Victor Gollancz in association with Colin Smythe 1987 Log in to want this

Much Ado About Nothing

William Shakespeare · first published 1600

1st Printed by V.S. for Andrew Wise and William Aspley1600 Hardback I own Much Adoe About Nothing, Printed by V.S. for Andrew Wise and William Aspley 1600 Log in to want this

My Uncle Oswald

Roald Dahl · first published 1979

Spot the first: Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: £5.50 (first issue jacket)

1st Joseph1979 Hardback I own My Uncle Oswald, Joseph 1979 Log in to want this

Naruto, Volume 7

Masashi Kishimoto · first published 2005

1st Tandem Library2005 Hardback I own Naruto, Volume 7, Tandem Library 2005 Log in to want this

Othello

William Shakespeare · first published 1622

1st Printed by N. Okes. for Thomas Walkley, and are to be sold at his shop, at the Eagle and Child, in Brittans Bursse1622 Hardback I own The Tragoedy of Othello, The Moore of Venice, Printed by N. Okes. for Thomas Walkley, and are to be sold at his shop, at the Eagle and Child, in Brittans Bursse 1622 Log in to want this

Remembrance

Danielle Steel · first published 1981

Sir Gawain & the Green Knight

Norman Davis, E. V. Gordon, J. R. R. Tolkien · first published 1925

1st Clarendon Press1925 Hardback I own Sir Gawain & the Green Knight, Clarendon Press 1925 Log in to want this

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain · first published 1876

The Big Four

Agatha Christie · first published 1927

The Difference Engine

William Gibson · first published 1990

Spot the first: Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: £13.95 (first issue jacket)

1st Gollancz1990 Hardback I own The Difference Engine, Gollancz 1990 Log in to want this

The Garden of Rama

Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee · first published 1991

Spot the first: Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: £14.99 (first issue jacket)

1st Gollancz1991 Hardback · Rama 3 I own The Garden of Rama, Gollancz 1991 Log in to want this

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