Recent Arrivals from Michal Sawka Rare & Collectable

London: Bloomsbury, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First edition, 10th printing, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, 8vo, pp. 317, [1]. Original decorative paper boards, matching dustjacket. Inscribed by J.K. Rowling on the dedication page. A little toned. Dustjacket sunned, lightly bumped to edges. Inscription to dedication-page: "To Daisy with best wishes J.K. Rowling". The third book in the… Read more about this item

First edition, second printing with full 1098765432 number line, J. K. Rowling credited to the copyright page, signed by the author on official Bloomsbury book plate. The previous owner purchased this book new from James Thin, an independent bookstore in Edinburgh, reportedly one of J.K. Rowling's favourite shops in the city (the sticker price is still on the dust jacket).… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape and the Medici Society Ltd, 1923. Book. Fine. Hardcover. (240 x 180mm). Original blue cloth with gilt ornaments and gilt titles on the spine and front cover, accompanied by creamy dust jackets. Features 36 full-color plate illustrations by Russell Flint. The wrappers show slight soiling, with browned spines and slightly chipped edges. In volume II, the bottom… Read more about this item

New York: Scholastic Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First US edition, copyright page with number line from 10 to 1. Signed by author on title page, certified with the official hologram as called for (bearing the 21/07/07 date). .

Set of two books: (1) Octavo (210 x 155mm). First edition, first impression, Lem's first science fiction novel. Original pictorial white-blue cloth, black titling to spine and front cover. Cover designed by Jan S. Miklaszewski. Wear with small tears along edges, bent corners, rubbed edges, small tears between p. 169-175 on the bottom (text intact), cover soiled (mostly rear panel),… Read more about this item

London: Head of Zeus Ltd, 2021. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Signed and limited edition: 6 volumes in total, including The Remembrance of Earth's Past Trilogy (The Three-Body Problem; The Dark Forest; Death's End), along with The Redemption of Time, Hold Up The Sky, and Of Ants and Dinosaurs. All books are signed by the author, with… Read more about this item

London: Kaye & Ward, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Octavo. First impression. Photographic illustrations, several pages of maps, bibliography. Bound in crisp blue cloth, with gold blocked locomotive decoration to front board and bright, gilt title lettering to spine. Very light wear to boards & spine. Dust jacket is not price-clipped; light edge wear. Signed… Read more about this item

Krakow: Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1971. Book. Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Octavo. Signed by the author. First edition, first printing. Original pictorial cloth designed by Daniel Mroz. The cover shows signs of browning and wear on the edges, with a small tear at the spine's base, the edges are tanned. The interior is clean and bright. This copy… Read more about this item

Oxford: Blackwell, 1941. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Octavo. Signed and inscribed by the author: "Best wishes from Enid Blyton." Original green cloth with title on spine, colored frontispiece printed on glossy paper, and many illustrations throughout the text. Spine is leaning and sunned, cover is slightly soiled and faded, corners are bumped, front endpapers are cracked… Read more about this item

London: G and W. B. Whittaker, 1823. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Rare. Only copy for sale on the internet. Original publisher's drab binding, the front board is detached, and the back board's hinge is split and attached only by cords. The paper on the spine is chipped. The main body of text is present, but it lacks one leaf… Read more about this item

Chilton Book Company, 1965. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. First edition, 9th printing indicated on the copyright page (NOT a book club edition). Original red cloth with white title on the spine. Slight bumping to the corners and spine ends, with minor foxing on the edges. Comes with the original dust jacket, which is not price clipped. The… Read more about this item

New York: Scribner, 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition, first impression with line '1-10' on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed by the author, "With best wishes, Stephen King 9/8/01." Bound in original black and blue cloth with a red title on the spine. Comes with the dust jacket, which is in excellent condition. The… Read more about this item

UK: Brockhampton Press, 1954. Book. Illus. by Bruno Kay. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Octavo. Boldly Signed and Inscribed by author. Pictorial orange-yellow cloth with titles on both the spine and front cover, pictorial endpapers. The original dust jacket, which is unclipped, appears slightly soiled and shows wear along the edges with minor losses, primarily at the… Read more about this item

Krakow: Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1978. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Octavo. Signed and inscribed by the author: "Dla Pawla Warmuza - Stanislaw Lem, Kraków 1981." Original pictorial cloth, previous owner's name on the verso of the front free endpaper. Slightly soiled, spine creased, small tear at the spine foot, front corner bumped. Contains 11 stories. This edition of… Read more about this item

London: Heinemann, 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. First edition, second impression. Original purple cloth binding with a gilt title on the spine. The wrapper features a design by Barry Trengrove and remains in very good condition, showing only minor wear along the edges. The top edges of the book show slight foxing. This second printing is notably… Read more about this item

London: Bloomsbury, 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First edition, sixth impression, hardback, inscribed by the author 'to Laura - with best wishes - and I like the necklace! J K Rowling', 8vo, original pictorial boards, dust jacket, textblock slightly toned. Provenance: Inscribed for the vendor at a book signing in Edinburgh c.1998; according to her… Read more about this item

London: The Children's High Level Group, 2008. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First impression, Collector's edition. Box size - 320 x 260mm, book size - 180 x 130mm, simulated leather, two raised bands, silver-coloured metal corners, centre metal skull vignette and metal clasp, all with stones & Ribbon marker, housed in a velvet bag. Collector's edition prints housed in… Read more about this item

London: Victor Gollancz, 1976. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. First UK edition, first impression. Original olive cloth, gilt title to spine. Dust jacket in very good condition, spine sunned, lightly wear along edges. The book is in very good condition, there is only minor spotting to the edges. In great shape, bright and clean. .

London: Frederick Warne and CO., 1903. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. (130x110 mm). First edition, second printing with double page endpapers appearing twice and 1903 on title page. Pages clean and in good condition. Only damage is loss of spine ends. But the residual spine is firmly attached. Previously owner's name on the endpaper. Firm and attractive copy. … Read more about this item

London: William Rider & Son, Limited, 1912. Book. Good. Hardcover. Octavo. Ninth edition. viii, 404pp, 4ads. Original red cloth, embossed decorations, gilt title to the spine. Previously owner's name on ffep. Spine slightly lean, boards slightly soiled, edges tanned, small fixed tear (2cm) at bottom of Contents page. Else nice and clean copy..