modern first edition books from Firsts in Print

modern first edition books from Firsts in Print

New to stock in the last 60 days

All of the books listed on these pages are first editions and first printings


Whitehawk
by Simon Nolan

Published: Revenge Ink, 2010

Fine illustrated card wrappers as issued. No hardback edition. A bizarre novel about a social worker drawn into the life of a very unusual and bazarre family.

Price: £ 7.99

Whitehawk by Simon Nolan


Firmin
by Sam Savage

Published: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2008

Signed Limited edition. One of only 250 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine illustrated boards as issued without dustwrapper in fine slipcase.

Price: £ 45.00

Firmin by Sam Savage


Mortlock
by Jon Mayhew

Published: Bloomsbury, 2010

Signed by the author. Fine illustrated boards as issued without a dustwrapper. Very well reviewed about two orphans - one a magicians assistant, the other an undertaker's assistant. First in a new series which looks promising. Already reprinted, this is a true first printing.

Price: £ 15.00

Mortlock by Jon Mayhew


The Shangani Patrol
by John Wilcox

Published: Headline, 2010

Signed and dated by the author. A 'Simon Fonthill' novel.

Price: £ 28.00

The Shangani Patrol by John Wilcox


Not Bad for a Bad Lad
by Michael Morpurgo

Published: Templar, 2010

Signed by both the author and the illustrator (Michael Foreman). Fine illustrated boards in fine slipcase.

Price: £ 24.00

Not Bad for a Bad Lad by Michael Morpurgo


The Cuckoo Boy
by Grant Gillespie

Published: to hell with, 2010

Fine illustrated card wrappers - no hardback edition. A very powerful debut novel about a young couple who adopt a child. Told in a compelling voice. An author to watch.

Price: £ 10.00

The Cuckoo Boy by Grant Gillespie


The Generals
by Simon Scarrow

Published: Headine Review, 2007

Near fine in near fine duatwrapper. The second of the Wellington and Napoleon novels. Slight tanning to edges but a very reasonable copy of quite and elusive title in the series.

Price: £ 40.00

The Generals by Simon Scarrow


Boxer Beetle
by Ned Beauman

Published: Sceptre, 2010

Fine illustrated boards and as issued without a dustwrapper. A debut novel and described as 'a novel for people with breeding' and described by one reviewer as delightfully unpleasant,.

Price: £ 12.99

Boxer Beetle by Ned Beauman


The Cuckoo Boy
by Grant Gillespie

Published: to hell with, 2010

Signed by the author. Fine illustrated card wrappers - no hardback edition. A very powerful debut novel about a young couple who adopt a child. Told in a compelling voice. An author to watch. Signed uncommon.

Price: £ 22.00

The Cuckoo Boy by Grant Gillespie


Parrot and Olivier in America
by Peter Carey

Published: Faber, 2010

Fine in fine dustwrapper. Longlisted for the Man Booker prize and rapidly reprinted. This is a true first.

Price: £ 26.00

Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey


Dexter is Delicious
by Jeff Lindsay

Published: Orion, 2010

Fine in fine dustwrapper. The fifth novel in a darkly comic series of crime novels. The UK edition precedes the US.

Price: £ 12.99

Dexter is Delicious by Jeff Lindsay


The Stars in the Bright Sky
by Alan Warner

Published: Cape, 2010

Fine illustratd card wrappers as issued - no hardback edition. Booker longlisted.

Price: £ 16.00

The Stars in the Bright Sky by Alan Warner


The Golden Mean
by Annabel Lyon

Published: Atlantic Books, 2010

Fine in fine dustwrapper. First UK publication of a Canadian Literary success. A remarkable reimagining of a story of Aristotle and his pupil Alexander.

Price: £ 14.99

The Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon


Room
by Emma Donoghue

Published: Picador, 2010

Fine in fine dustwrapper. A novel which comes with much advance publicity. The story of a mother and her son who live in a room separated from reality. Embargoed until 30th July but may be reserved by pre-order. Special price. Booker longlisted.

Price: £ 12.00

Room by Emma Donoghue


The Dervish House
by Ian McDonald

Published: Victor Gollancz, 2010

Fine in fine dustwrapper. A new novel from the author at the cutting edge of science fiction. A novel set in a futuristic Instanbul.

Price: £ 18.99

The Dervish House by Ian McDonald

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