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| Book | Publisher | Year | Binding | ISBN | Value |
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| The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe First C. S. Lewis¶ Jacket, front flap: Priced 8s 6d net |
Geoffrey Bles | 1950 | Hardback | £1,375 to £2,100 Sold £2,400, 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 £1,000, May 2026 |
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| 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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| From Russia, With Love First Ian Fleming¶ Upper board: Silver revolver over a red rose |
Jonathan Cape | 1957 | Hardback | £712 to £1,150 Sold £240, Jul 2026 |
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| A Murder Is Announced First Agatha Christie · Miss Marple 4 |
Collins | 1950 | Hardback | £215 to £310 Sold £1,000, Feb 2026 |
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| The Once and Future King First T. H. White |
Collins | 1958 | Hardback | £180 to £290 Sold £320, Sep 2025 |
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| A Pocket Full of Rye First Agatha Christie · Miss Marple 6¶ Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: 10s. 6d. |
Published for the Crime Club by Collins | 1953 | Hardback | £115 to £275 Sold £80, Feb 2026 |
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| Casino Royale First Ian Fleming¶ Binding: Black cloth with a red heart on the upper board |
Jonathan Cape | 1953 | Hardback | Coming soon Sold £3,000, Jan 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 | Coming soon Sold £146, Aug 2026 |
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| Moonraker First Ian Fleming¶ P.10, line 31: Misprint shoo for shoot |
Jonathan Cape | 1955 | Hardback | Coming soon Sold £6,500, Jan 2023 |
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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 | Coming soon | |
| Book One: The Eastern Fells First A. Wainwright · A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells 1¶ List of guides: Book Two listed as in preparation |
Henry Marshall | 1955 | Hardback | Coming soon | |
| Dr No First Ian Fleming¶ Upper board: Plain, with no silhouette |
Jonathan Cape | 1958 | Hardback | Coming soon Sold £360, Dec 2025 |
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| Lord of the Flies First William Golding¶ Jacket: Designed by Anthony Gross |
Faber & Faber | 1954 | Hardback | Coming soon Sold £199, Sep 2026 |
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| 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 | Coming soon Sold £1,100, Apr 2021 |
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| 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 | Coming soon Sold £1,700, Jun 2025 |
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| Beaky the Greedy Duck First Noel Barr · Ladybird Series 497: Animal Tales 6 |
Wills & Hepworth | 1951 | Pictorial boards | Coming soon | |
| Foundation First Isaac Asimov · Foundation series 3 |
Doubleday Bantam | 1951 | Hardback | Coming soon Sold £700, May 2024 |
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| The Sands of Mars First Arthur C. Clarke¶ Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: 10s. 6d. net |
Sidgwick & Jackson | 1951 | Hardback | Coming soon | |
| The Voyage of the Dawn Treader First C. S. Lewis · The Chronicles of Narnia 3¶ Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: 10s. 6d. net |
G. Bles | 1952 | Hardback | Coming soon Sold £1,639, Sep 2026 |
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| Foundation and Empire First Isaac Asimov · Foundation series 4 |
Gnome Press | 1952 | Hardback | Coming soon Sold £169, Sep 2026 |
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| Islands in the Sky First Arthur C. Clarke |
Sidgwick & Jackson | 1952 | Hardback | Coming soon | |
| Mick the Disobedient Puppy First Noel Barr · Ladybird Series 497: Animal Tales 8 |
Wills & Hepworth | 1952 | Pictorial boards | Coming soon | |
| Moses, Prince and Shepherd First Lucy Diamond · Ladybird Series 522: Bible Stories 5 |
Wills & Hepworth | 1955 | Pictorial boards | Coming soon | |
| Ned the Lonely Donkey First Noel Barr · Ladybird Series 497: Animal Tales 7 |
Wills & Hepworth | 1952 | Pictorial boards | Coming soon | |
| Pebble in the Sky First Isaac Asimov · Galactic Empire |
Doubleday | 1950 | Hardback | Coming soon Sold £263, Aug 2026 |
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| Reach for Tomorrow First Arthur C. Clarke |
Ballantine Books | 1956 | Hardback | Coming soon | |
| The Case of the Gilded Lily First Erle Stanley Gardner |
Morrow | 1956 | Hardback | Coming soon | |
| The Case of the Hesitant Hostess First Erle Stanley Gardner |
William Morrow | 1953 | Hardback | Coming soon | |
| The Catcher in the Rye First J. D. Salinger¶ Copyright page: states "First Edition" |
Little, Brown | 1951 | Hardback | Coming soon Sold £2,200, Mar 2024 |
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| The Conceited Lamb First Noel Barr · Ladybird Series 497: Animal Tales 5 |
Wills & Hepworth | 1951 | Pictorial boards | Coming soon | |
| The Illustrated Man First Ray Bradbury |
Doubleday | 1951 | Hardback | Coming soon Sold £375, Sep 2026 |
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| The Little Lord Jesus First Lucy Diamond · Ladybird Series 522: Bible Stories 3 |
Wills & Hepworth | 1954 | Pictorial boards | Coming soon | |
| The Man Who Sold the Moon First Robert A. Heinlein · Future History |
Shasta | 1950 | Hardback | Coming soon | |
| The Secret of Wildcat Swamp First Leslie McFarlane · The Hardy Boys |
Grosset & Dunlap | 1952 | Hardback | Coming soon | |
| The Subterraneans First Jack Kerouac |
Grove Press | 1958 | Hardback | Coming soon |