Firsts in Print

If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:19:43 +0000 GMT

Signed by the author Fine in fine dustwrapper Debut novel Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize An author to watch Now quite scarce

Rupture by Simon Lelic

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:43:27 +0000 GMT

Signed dated and lined by the author Fine in fine dustwrapper An excellent debut novel very well received

The Final Act of Mr. Shakespeare by Robert Winder

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:25:23 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper A daring and highly imaginative novel in which the author creates the story of Shakespeare completing his royal cycle of plays with Henry V11 The novel also contains this new play Well reviewed and one to watch

Birds without Wings by Louis de Bernieres

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:37:37 +0000 GMT

SIGNED by the author Fine in Fine dust wrapper The longawaited novel from the author of Captain Corellis Mandolin The novel traces the fortunes of one small community set against the collapsing Ottoman Empire the Gallipoli campaign and the subesequent bitter struggle between the Turks and the Greeks Comes with promotional card

Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:57:36 +0000 GMT

Signed by the author Finje in fine dustwrapper Likely to be one of the books of the Year

The Man from Beijing by Henning Mankell

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:23:03 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapperLatest crime novel from the author of the Wallander series Already reprinted this is a true UK first printing

The Blasphemer by Nigel Farndale

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:13:47 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper A well reviewed debut novel with themes of love cowardice and redemption which covers territory from the trenches of the First World War to present day London over four generations One to watch

The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:52:33 +0000 GMT

Signed dated and with a quote from the book added by the author Fine in fine dustwrapper Already reprinted this a true first of a book which may well attract cult status

Long Time Coming by Robert Goddard

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:52:31 +0000 GMT

Signed by the author Fine in fine dustwrapper A new crime novel from one of the U Ks finest thrillercrime writers

The Boat by Nam Le

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:51:22 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper A novel about a journey far across the world and deep into the lives of a handful of its citizens A debut novel

The Music Room by William Fiennes

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:42:16 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper Well reviewed memoir shortlisted for the Costa biography award

Dying to Tell by Robert Goddard

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:39:45 +0000 GMT

Signed by the author Fine in fine dustwrapper

The Running Sky by Tim Dee

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:37:36 +0000 GMT

Signed by the author Fine in fine dustwrapper An extremely well reviewed memoir of a bird watching life

Consolation by Anna Gavalda

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:47:36 +0000 GMT

Fine card wrappers as issued in fine dustwrapper The first English edition of a huge international bestseller the story of one man two women and a unforgettable transvestite

Ruby's Spoon by Anna Lawrence Pietroni

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:44:56 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper A debut novel which has already gathered plenty of advance positive notice Set in the industrial Black Country of the 1930s this is a story about Ruby Tailor and her dream of an adventure at sea Definitely one to watch

The Twisted Heart by Rebecca Gowers

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:39:20 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper A modern story also one which makes a fascinating link between the young Charles Dickens and the deranged murder of a prostitute known as the Countess

A Life Apart by Neel Mukherjee

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:34:10 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper Two interlocked stories make up this novel The first is about a young mans escape from the squalor of Calcutta the other the story of an English woman in the old world of Bengal Set in India in the 1970s and 80s

Dona Nicanora's Hat Shop by Kristan Hawkins

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:30:17 +0000 GMT

Fine illustrated wrappers as issued A debut novel set in a South American town where the arrival of a foreigner turns life upside down

Last Stand at Majuba Hill by John Wilcox

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:14:52 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper The fourth Simon Fonthill novel

The Last 10 Seconds by Simon Kernick

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:01:44 +0000 GMT

Signed and dated by the author Fine in fine dustwrapper

The Long Song by Andrea Levy

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:48:50 +0000 GMT

Fine illustrated boards and as issued without a dustwrapper A new novel from the author of the award winning Small Island Set in Jamacia during the last years of slavery Special price

Bequest by A K Shevchenko

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:44:04 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper A fastmoving novel about an ambitious Lieutenant of the Russian Security Services

Lovers in the Age of Indifference by Xiaolu Guo

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:41:39 +0000 GMT

Fine card wrappers as issued in fine dustwrapper A collection of stories about the lives of lovers and lost souls adrift between West and East

The Pregnant Widow by Martin Amis

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:38:35 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper The longawaited new novel from Martin Amis A novel which is probably more than semiautobiographical set in the 1970s and the present day Special price

Waking up in Toytown by John Burnside

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:35:41 +0000 GMT

Signed by authotr Fine in fine dustwrapper A sequel to A Lie About my Father a new memoir the story of one mans search for sanity Very well reviewed

Rome .dash. The Emperor's Spy by M C Scott

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:32:34 +0000 GMT

Signed by the author Fine in fine dustwrapper Set in AD64 from the author of Boudica

The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:09:10 +0000 GMT

Proof copy signed on a publishers bookplate loosely inserted Fine proof wrappers

The Gone Away World by Nick Harkaway

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:45:39 +0000 GMT

Signed and numbered Limited Edition of the authors first novel Signed by the author Fine illustrated boards in fine slipcase This is number 136 out of 1000

Four Days in June by Iain Gale

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:11:16 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper First novel set on the battlefields of Waterloo

Man of Honour by Iain Gale

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:06:12 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper The first of the Jack Steel military adventures series

Rules of War by Iain Gale

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:02:10 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper The second Jack Steel military novel

By Royal Command by Charlie Higson

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:00:03 +0000 GMT

Fine illustrated boardsSigned by the author A numbered copy Number 480 out of 200 numbered copies

Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:51:19 +0000 GMT

Proof copy Fine proof wrappers An uncommon proof copy

The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:46:56 +0000 GMT

Proof copy Fine proof wrappers

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:42:53 +0000 GMT

Proof Copy Fine proof wrappers An uncommon proof of a book which was a huge success

The Wilding by Maria McCann

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:39:42 +0000 GMT

Fine card wrappers as issued no hardback edition A new novel from the author of As Meat Loves Salt set in 1672 a generation after the Civil War England is still struggling to come to terms with the conflict

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:36:01 +0000 GMT

Proof copy Fine proof wrappers One of the more uncommon books in the series especially as a proof copy

Secret Son by Laila Lalami

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:30:51 +0000 GMT

Fine illustrated wrappers as issued A debut novel set in Morocco The story of a young boy plucked from the slums to live with his newly discovered wealthy father

Troy .dash. Lord of the Silver Bow by David Gemmell

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:59:37 +0000 GMT

Signed by the author Fine in fine dustwrapper The first of a trilogy Scarce signed

The Forgotten Legion by Ben Kane

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:55:23 +0000 GMT

Signed by the author Fine in fine dustwrapper The first book in the authors Roman series Now scarce signed

Atlantis by David Gibbins

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:53:04 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper The authors first novel and scarce in this hardback edition

Skippy Dies by Paul Murray

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:39:03 +0000 GMT

Fine card warppers in fine slipcase no hardback edition A second novel presented in three parts contained within a slipcase An epic tragic comedy set in a Dustbin boarding school One to watch Special price

The Child in Time by Ian McEwan

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:48:01 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper A very nice copy of an early McEwan novel

Captain of Rome by John Stack

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:45:23 +0000 GMT

Signed and dated by the author Fine in fine dustwrapper The followi up to Ship of Rome Uncommon signed

The Rescue Man by Anthony Quinn

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:42:32 +0000 GMT

Signed by the author Fine in fine dustwrapper Debut novel set in the Liverpool of the 1860s and the Second World War

Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:30:22 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper The latest novel from an author who has already won the Man Booker Prize twice and this looks certain to be on the longlist this year given the advance exceptionally favourable reviews Special price for a limited period

Blacklands by Belinda Bauer

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:18:17 +0000 GMT

Fine in fine dustwrapper Debut crime novel which is receiving plenty of advance publicity Set in Exmoor this is the story of a twelve year old boy and a serial killer One to watch This is a now a very scarce hardback

The Magykal Papers by Angie Sage

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:57:10 +0000 GMT

Fine illustrated boards A companion volume to the very successful Septimus Heap Adventures Fully illustrated

Lyra's Oxford and Once Upon a Time in the North Signed Limited Edition by Philip Pullman

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:55:18 +0000 GMT

Two volumes presented in a slipcase These special editions of Lyras Oxford and Once Upon a Time in the North are signed by both the author Philip Pullman and the illustrator John Lawrence One of a Limited Edition of 1500 numbered copies

The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:02:10 +0000 GMT

Signed by the author Fine in fine dustwrapper Latest novel from the Nobel Prize winning authorSigned copies are uncommon