Rare Fiction

Check out our collection of rear fiction books for sale. 

Find long out-of-print first editions and rare signed copies of your favourite fiction books by internationally acclaimed authors such as Ian Fleming, Margaret Atwood, John Le Carre and more.

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Venusberg
Rare
Venusberg
(1967)

Anthony Powell

£36.00
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The Ballad of Peckham Rye
Rare
The Ballad of Peckham Rye
(1960)

Muriel Spark

£90.00
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Goldfinger
Rare
Goldfinger
(1959)

Ian Fleming

£350.00
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The Spy Who Loved me - UK 1st
Rare
The Spy Who Loved me - UK 1st
(1962)

Ian Fleming

£475.00
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Fall of Giants
Rare Signed
Fall of Giants
(2010)

Ken follett

£45.00
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Fairy Tales and Legends
Rare
Fairy Tales and Legends
(1942)

Hans andersen | rex whistler

£30.00
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A Game of Thrones
Rare Signed
A Game of Thrones
(1996)

George r r martin

£200.00
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Revolutionary Road
Rare
Revolutionary Road
(1962)

Richard yates

£240.00
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The Book Thief
Rare
The Book Thief
(2007)

Markus zusak

£95.00
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The Fox and the Star
Rare Signed
The Fox and the Star
(2015)

Coralie Bickford Smith

£30.00
The Magic Lamp
Rare Signed
The Magic Lamp
(2017)

Ben okri|rosemary clunie

£36.00
Willard and His Bowling Trophies
Rare
Willard and His Bowling Trophies
(1976)

Richard Brautigan

£30.00
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Pulse
Rare
Pulse
(2011)

Julian Barnes

£40.00
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Dubliners
Rare
Dubliners
(1944)

James Joyce

£95.00
Morgan's Passing
Rare
Morgan's Passing
(1980)

Anne Tyler

£75.00
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Monsoon
Rare
Monsoon
(1999)

Wilbur Smith

£50.00
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The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster
Rare
The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster
(1970)

Richard Brautigan

£50.00
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The Ladies Paradise
Rare
The Ladies Paradise

Emile zola

£60.00
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Demian
Rare
Demian
(1958)

Hermann Hesse

£175.00
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Call for the Dead
Rare Signed
Call for the Dead
(1962)

John Le Carre

£230.00
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The Flood
Rare
The Flood
(1986)

Ian rankin

£70.00
The book cover of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Hardback in purple.
Rare
Sense and Sensibility
(1896)

Jane Austen

£185.00
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Tree of Codes
Rare
Tree of Codes
(2010)

Jonathan safran foer

£185.00
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Poe's Tales of Mystery & Imagination
Rare
Poe's Tales of Mystery & Imagination
(1979)

Edgar Allan Poe

£70.00
4 3 2 1
Rare Signed
4 3 2 1

Paul Auster

£90.00
Umney's Last Case
Rare
Umney's Last Case
(1995)

Stephen King

£60.00
Stephen King's 'The Stand' uncut edition book shown from the front and spine against a dark gray background.
Rare
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition - UK 1st
(1990)

Stephen King

£95.00
Six-Fairy-Tales-David-Hockney-Grimm-Brothers-Setanta-Books
Rare
Six Fairy Tales
(1970)

David Hockney

£60.00
The Shining - UK 1st
Rare
The Shining - UK 1st
(1977)

Stephen King

£1,400.00
Collected Animal Poems (Volumes 1 to 4) (Copy)
Rare Signed
Collected Animal Poems (Volumes 1 to 4) (Copy)
(1995)

Ted Hughes

£225.00
A-German-Requiem-Philip-Kerr-Setanta-Books
Rare
A German Requiem
(1991)

Philip Kerr

£80.00
From Then to Now
Rare Signed
From Then to Now
(1987)

Dr Seuss

£500.00
You're Only Old Once!
Rare Signed
You're Only Old Once!
(1986)

Dr Seuss

£400.00
Thidwick-The-Big-Hearted-Moose-Dr-Seuss-Setanta-Books
Rare
Thidwick the Big-hearted Moose
(1948)

Dr Seuss

£60.00
The-Other-Side-Of-Silence-Philip-Kerr-Setanta-Books
Rare Signed
The Other Side of Silence
(2016)

Philip Kerr

£75.00
The Return Of The King - UK 1st
Rare
The Return Of The King - UK 1st
(1955)

J R R Tolkien

£7,500.00
Dr-Suess-If-I-Ran-The-Circus-Setanta-Books
Rare
If I Ran the Circus
(1969)

Dr Seuss

£45.00
Book titled 'The Lights' by Ben Lerner with a black cover in a black slipcase.
Limited Edition Rare Signed
The Lights
(2023)

Ben Lerner

£120.00
Book titled 'Ariel' by Sylvia Plath with a beige, blue and burgundy cover.
Rare
Ariel
(1965)

Sylvia Plath

£750.00
Book titled 'Dead Lions' by Mick Herron.
Rare
Dead Lions
(2013)

Mick Herron

£600.00
Book titled 'Peter pan in Kensington Gardens' by J. M. Barrie with a green cover.
Rare
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

J. M. Barrie

£125.00
Book titled 'My Heart Is This: Tracey Emin On Painting' by Martin Gayford with a red cover featuring a photograph of Tracey Emin painting.
Rare Signed
My Heart Is This: Tracey Emin On Painting
(2026)

Tracey Emin

£175.00
Dubliners UK 1st
Rare
Dubliners UK 1st

James Joyce

£17,500.00
Book titled 'O' by Pauline Reage with a black cover featuring a large white O.
Rare
The Story of O
(1965)

Pauline Reage

£140.00
Book titled ''Peter pan in Kensington Gardens' by J. M. Barrie with a red cover and the image of a boy riding a goat all in gold type.
Rare
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
(1906)

J M Barrie

£675.00
Book titled 'The Magic Finger' by Roald Dahl with a with cover and the illustration of the back of a girl pointing her index finger.
Rare
The Magic Finger
(1966)

Roald Dahl

£150.00
Book titled 'The Waves: A Novel' by Virginia Woolf with a blue cover and a beige dust jacket.
Rare
The Waves: A Novel
(1950)

Virginia Woolf

£90.00
Book titled 'Escape from Alcatraz' by J. Campbell Bruce with an illustrated cover of a man behind bars.
Rare
Escape from Alcatraz
(1964)

J. Campbell Bruce

£95.00
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