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Modern First Editions
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Venue address
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’S
London
SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
Modern First Editions

Auction dates
14 Nov 2019 10:30 GMT
Viewing dates
11 Nov 2019 09:30 - 17:30 GMT
12 Nov 2019 09:30 - 17:30 GMT
13 Nov 2019 09:30 - 17:30 GMT
Auction currency
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Peter Ackroyd, Works, first editions signed by the author [London, 1987-2003]
Lot 1
Peter Ackroyd, Works, first editions signed by the author [London, 1987-2003]
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80 - 120 GBP
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Richard Adams, Works, many signed by the author [most London, 1974-2000]
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Richard Adams, Works, many signed by the author [most London, 1974-2000]
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Monica Ali, Works, first editions, signed by the author [UK, 2003-2009]
Lot 3
Monica Ali, Works, first editions, signed by the author [UK, 2003-2009]
40 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Kate Atkinson, Works, first editions signed by the author [most UK, 1995-2015]
Lot 4
Kate Atkinson, Works, first editions signed by the author [most UK, 1995-2015]
160 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Pat Barker, Works, first and early editions, signed by the author [US and UK, 1982-2018]
Lot 5
Pat Barker, Works, first and early editions, signed by the author [US and UK, 1982-2018]
480 GBP
120 - 180 GBP
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Samuel Beckett, Molloy, first English edition, The Olympia Press [Paris, 1955]
Lot 6
Samuel Beckett, Molloy, first English edition, The Olympia Press [Paris, 1955]
80 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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Alan Bennett, Works, first and limited editions, signed by the author [UK, 1963-2016]
Lot 7
Alan Bennett, Works, first and limited editions, signed by the author [UK, 1963-2016]
180 GBP
120 - 180 GBP
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Louis de Bérniere, Works, first and limited editions, signed by the author [most UK, 1990-2016]
Lot 8
Louis de Bérniere, Works, first and limited editions, signed by the author [most UK, 1990-2016]
260 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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William Boyd, Publisher's file copy photocopy of School Ties typescript, signed by Boyd with a photo
Lot 9
William Boyd, Publisher's file copy photocopy of School Ties typescript, signed by Boyd with a photo
120 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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William Boyd, Works, first and limited editions, signed by the author [most UK, 1981-1998]
Lot 10
William Boyd, Works, first and limited editions, signed by the author [most UK, 1981-1998]
750 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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William Boyd, Works, first editions, signed by the author [UK, 1982-1998]
Lot 11
William Boyd, Works, first editions, signed by the author [UK, 1982-1998]
130 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Melvyn Bragg, Works, all signed by Bragg [UK, 1971-1996]
Lot 12
Melvyn Bragg, Works, all signed by Bragg [UK, 1971-1996]
0 GBP
120 - 180 GBP
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Anita Brookner Works, most first English editions, most signed by the author [most UK, 1981-2005]
Lot 13
Anita Brookner Works, most first English editions, most signed by the author [most UK, 1981-2005]
240 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code, first edition, first issue, together with a signed later issue of the
Lot 14
Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code, first edition, first issue, together with a signed later issue of the
50 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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William Burroughs, The Naked Lunch, first edition, The Olympia Press [France, 1959]
Lot 15
William Burroughs, The Naked Lunch, first edition, The Olympia Press [France, 1959]
900 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's, a short novel and three stories, first edition [New York, 195
Lot 16
Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's, a short novel and three stories, first edition [New York, 195
190 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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Truman Capote, In Cold Blood, first edition, first printing [New York, 1966]
Lot 17
Truman Capote, In Cold Blood, first edition, first printing [New York, 1966]
150 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Winston Spencer Churchill, London to Ladysmith, via Pretoria, first edition [London, 1900]
Lot 18
Winston Spencer Churchill, London to Ladysmith, via Pretoria, first edition [London, 1900]
220 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Tom Clancy, The Hunt for Red October, first edition [Maryland, 1984]
Lot 19
Tom Clancy, The Hunt for Red October, first edition [Maryland, 1984]
100 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Susanna Clarke, Works, first editions, most signed by the author [US and UK, 1999-2004]
Lot 20
Susanna Clarke, Works, first editions, most signed by the author [US and UK, 1999-2004]
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Roald Dahl, The BFG, uncorrected proof of the first English edition [London, 1982]
Lot 21
Roald Dahl, The BFG, uncorrected proof of the first English edition [London, 1982]
480 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Roald Dahl, The BFG, uncorrected proof of the first American edition [New York, 1982]
Lot 22
Roald Dahl, The BFG, uncorrected proof of the first American edition [New York, 1982]
0 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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F. M. Dostoevsky, Stavrogin's Confession and the Plan of the Life of a Great Sinner, translated by S
Lot 23
F. M. Dostoevsky, Stavrogin's Confession and the Plan of the Life of a Great Sinner, translated by S
80 GBP
120 - 180 GBP
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Roddy Doyle, Works, first editions signed by the author [UK, 1991-2017]
Lot 24
Roddy Doyle, Works, first editions signed by the author [UK, 1991-2017]
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Helen Dunmore, Works, most first editions, all signed by the author [UK, 1992-2012]
Lot 25
Helen Dunmore, Works, most first editions, all signed by the author [UK, 1992-2012]
0 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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Margaret Durrell, Margot, a Ship & Body Language, unpublished typescript with annotations by the aut
Lot 26
Margaret Durrell, Margot, a Ship & Body Language, unpublished typescript with annotations by the aut
400 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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James Ellroy, Works, most first and limited editions, some signed by the author
Lot 27
James Ellroy, Works, most first and limited editions, some signed by the author
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Michael Frayn, Works, first editions, signed by the author [UK, 1963-2002]
Lot 28
Michael Frayn, Works, first editions, signed by the author [UK, 1963-2002]
180 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Esther Freud, Works, first editions signed by the author [London, 1992-2014]
Lot 29
Esther Freud, Works, first editions signed by the author [London, 1992-2014]
0 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Alex Garland, Works, first editions, most signed by the author [US and UK, 1996-2004]
Lot 30
Alex Garland, Works, first editions, most signed by the author [US and UK, 1996-2004]
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Alex Garland and Salman Rushdie, two limited edition publications [1989 and 2004]
Lot 31
Alex Garland and Salman Rushdie, two limited edition publications [1989 and 2004]
600 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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William Golding, Lord of the Flies, first edition, third impression [London, 1940]
Lot 32
William Golding, Lord of the Flies, first edition, third impression [London, 1940]
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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William Golding, The Bedside Guardian 30, first edition, signed by the author [London, 1981]
Lot 33
William Golding, The Bedside Guardian 30, first edition, signed by the author [London, 1981]
20 GBP
50 - 70 GBP
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Graham Greene
Lot 34
Graham Greene
600 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Graham Greene, The Third Man and The Fallen Idol, first edition, near-mint copy [London, Hindman
Lot 35
Graham Greene, The Third Man and The Fallen Idol, first edition, near-mint copy [London, Hindman
0 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Graham Greene, Our Man in Havana, first edition [London, 1958]
Lot 36
Graham Greene, Our Man in Havana, first edition [London, 1958]
0 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Mark Haddon, Works, first and early editions, signed by the author [UK, 2003-2012]
Lot 37
Mark Haddon, Works, first and early editions, signed by the author [UK, 2003-2012]
0 GBP
120 - 180 GBP
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Joanne Harris, Works, first editions, signed by the author [London, 1999-2012]
Lot 38
Joanne Harris, Works, first editions, signed by the author [London, 1999-2012]
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Robert Harris, Works, first and limited editions, signed by the author [London, 1992-2017]
Lot 39
Robert Harris, Works, first and limited editions, signed by the author [London, 1992-2017]
150 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Zoë Heller, Works, first editions, signed by the author [UK, 1999-2008]
Lot 40
Zoë Heller, Works, first editions, signed by the author [UK, 1999-2008]
0 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Ernest Hemingway, Works, first and early editions [New York, 1929-1970]
Lot 41
Ernest Hemingway, Works, first and early editions [New York, 1929-1970]
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Hockney's Alphabet, limited edition [UK 1991]
Lot 42
Hockney's Alphabet, limited edition [UK 1991]
1,100 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Alan Hollinghurst, Works, most first and limited editions, some signed by the author [UK, 1982-2017]
Lot 43
Alan Hollinghurst, Works, most first and limited editions, some signed by the author [UK, 1982-2017]
0 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Richard Hughes, A High Wind in Jamaica, first edition [London, Chatto & Windus, 1929]
Lot 44
Richard Hughes, A High Wind in Jamaica, first edition [London, Chatto & Windus, 1929]
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, both first editions, signed by the autho
Lot 45
Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, both first editions, signed by the autho
220 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Howard Jacobson, Who's Sorry Now and The Finkler Question, first editions, signed by the author [UK,
Lot 46
Howard Jacobson, Who's Sorry Now and The Finkler Question, first editions, signed by the author [UK,
0 GBP
120 - 180 GBP
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Garrison Keillor, Work, first and early editions, most signed by the author [UK and US, 1982-1997]
Lot 47
Garrison Keillor, Work, first and early editions, most signed by the author [UK and US, 1982-1997]
0 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Jack Kerouac, Works, first and early editions [New York, 1958-1972]
Lot 48
Jack Kerouac, Works, first and early editions [New York, 1958-1972]
200 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Harper Lee, Go Set a Watchman, signed limited edition [London 2015]
Lot 49
Harper Lee, Go Set a Watchman, signed limited edition [London 2015]
1,400 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Laurie Lee (published anonymously), Land at War, the official story of British Farming 1939-1944
Lot 50
Laurie Lee (published anonymously), Land at War, the official story of British Farming 1939-1944
0 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Molly Lefebure, Works, first editions, signed by the author [Various, 1974-1991]
Lot 51
Molly Lefebure, Works, first editions, signed by the author [Various, 1974-1991]
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Marina Lewycka, Works, first editions, signed by the author [UK, 2005-2012]
Lot 52
Marina Lewycka, Works, first editions, signed by the author [UK, 2005-2012]
0 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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David Lodge, Works, first and limited editions, signed by the author [UK, 1988-2008]
Lot 53
David Lodge, Works, first and limited editions, signed by the author [UK, 1988-2008]
120 GBP
120 - 180 GBP
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Norman Mailer, The Naked and the Dead, first edition [New York, 1948]
Lot 54
Norman Mailer, The Naked and the Dead, first edition [New York, 1948]
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Hilary Mantel, Works, most first editions, some signed by the author [most London, 1989-2014]
Lot 56
Hilary Mantel, Works, most first editions, some signed by the author [most London, 1989-2014]
260 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Cormac McCarthy, Works, first and early editions [US, 1992-2008]
Lot 57
Cormac McCarthy, Works, first and early editions [US, 1992-2008]
0 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Jon McGregor, Works, first editions, signed by the author [UK, 2002-2017]
Lot 58
Jon McGregor, Works, first editions, signed by the author [UK, 2002-2017]
0 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Henry Miller, Quiet Days in Clichy, with photographs by Brasaï, first edition, The Olympia Press [Pa
Lot 59
Henry Miller, Quiet Days in Clichy, with photographs by Brasaï, first edition, The Olympia Press [Pa
500 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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David Mitchell, Works, first and limited editions, signed by the author [US and UK, 1999-2017]
Lot 60
David Mitchell, Works, first and limited editions, signed by the author [US and UK, 1999-2017]
280 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Brian Moore, Works, many early and first editions, most signed by the author [Toronto and others mos
Lot 61
Brian Moore, Works, many early and first editions, most signed by the author [Toronto and others mos
100 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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