Dystopian Literature
Rare first editions and collectible editions of dystopian classics, including Margaret Atwood, J.G. Ballard, Anthony Burgess, George Orwell, Kurt Vonnegut, and G.H. Wells.
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First American edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket with artwork by Fred Marcellino, slight toning and a few tiny spots to white ground but overall a fine, sharp and unclipped example.
£450 -
First complete edition in Russian; 8vo; 200pp.; publisher's printed wrappers, some wear to wrappers but internally fresh, housed in a black box.
£1,850 -
First edition, first impression, first issue binding and first issue dust jacket; 8vo; page stock mildly toned as always, publisher's black boards, titles to spine gilt, original pictorial dust jacket with designed by Barry Trengrove. A very sharp copy in the very lightly marked dust jacket with tear to the rear panel and some typical sunning at the spine.
£4,000 -
First English edition, first impression; 8vo; foxing to preliminary/terminal leaves and the extremities of the text-block, 2 small ownership stamps to front free endpaper; publisher's black cloth lettered in red to spine, dust-jacket by E. McKnight Kauffer, some gentle rubbing to extremities, small closed tear to one corner, a little very minor discolouration inplaces, but overall an excellent, unsophisticated example.
£2,250 -
First edition, first printing, signed presentation copy from the author; 8vo; publisher's boards, very slight tinge of sunning to extremities, dust-jacket by Craig Dodd, a little minor toning, but overall a very good, unclipped example, with the author's portrait to lower flap.
£950 -
Atlantic edition, 28 volumes, 8vo., limited to 1050 sets for the U. S. A.), signed by the author, photogravure frontispiece to each volume, modern burgundy half-morocco gilt, original spine labels tipped-in at rear, a complete and very handsome set.
£5,500