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Keep the Aspidistra Flying

George Orwell · first published 1936

1st Gollancz1936 Hardback I own Keep the Aspidistra Flying, Gollancz 1936 Log in to want this

Men at Arms

Terry Pratchett · first published 1993

1st Gollancz1993 Hardback · Ankh-Morpork City Watch series 3 Sold £14 · Sep 2026 I own Men at Arms, Gollancz 1993 Log in to want this

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

Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie · first published 1934

Spot the first: Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: 7/6 (first issue jacket)

Network Security

Charlie Kaufman · first published 1995

1st PTR Prentice Hall1995 Hardback I own Network Security, PTR Prentice Hall 1995 Log in to want this

Northern Lights

Philip Pullman · first published 1995 · Modern First Editions

Spot the first: Copyright page: Number line includes 1 (first impression)

1st Scholastic1995 Hardback I own Northern Lights, Scholastic 1995 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

Reilly's Luck

Louis L'Amour · first published 1970

Remembrance

Danielle Steel · first published 1981

The Children of Willow Farm

Enid Blyton · first published 1942

1st Country Life1942 Hardback I own The Children of Willow Farm, Country Life 1942 Log in to want this

The Colour of Magic

Terry Pratchett · first published 1983 · Modern First Editions

Spot the first: Jacket: Designed by Alan Smith, not Josh Kirby (1983 first edition)

1st Colin Smythe1983 Hardback I own The Colour of Magic, Colin Smythe 1983 Log in to want this

The Forsyte Saga

John Galsworthy · first published 1922

The Four-Headed Dragon

Leslie McFarlane · first published 1981

The House on the Cliff

Leslie McFarlane · first published 1927

1st Grosset & Dunlap1927 Hardback · The Hardy Boys 2 I own The House on the Cliff, Grosset & Dunlap 1927 Log in to want this

The Illustrated Man

Ray Bradbury · first published 1951

The Infinity Clue

Leslie McFarlane · first published 1981

The Missing Chums

Leslie McFarlane · first published 1928

The Murder at the Vicarage

Agatha Christie · first published 1930

Spot the first: Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: 7/6 (first issue jacket)

The Mysterious Mr Quin

Agatha Christie · first published 1930

The O'Sullivan Twins

Enid Blyton · first published 1942

1st Methuen1942 Hardback · St. Clare's I own The O'Sullivan Twins, Methuen 1942 Log in to want this