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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Faber & Faber · 1939 · Hardback

Printed price on the front flap: 3s. 6d. net

Sold £550, Jan 2026
On The Road first edition cover, Viking 1957
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On The Road

Viking · 1957 · Hardback

"Published in 1957 by The Viking Press, Inc." with no later printing li…

Sold £312, Oct 2026
Optics, cover of the Addison-Wesley, 1998 edition (the Addison-Wesley 1974 cover is not yet photographed)Addison-Wesley, 1998 cover
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Optics

Addison-Wesley · 1974 · Hardback

Our Game first edition cover, Hodder & Stoughton 1995
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Our Game

Hodder & Stoughton · 1995 · Hardback

Sold £69, Aug 2026
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Our Mutual Friend

Chapman and Hall · 1864 · Hardback

Sold £460, Sep 2025

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