Search Results: Signed First Editions from Fine Book Cellar Ltd.

First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 1987). Signed by the author to the title page. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket with some fading to spine panel. A superior copy.

First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 2014). Signed by the author to the title page. Adapted to film in 2017.Fine in a fine dust jacket.

First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page.
Quarter-bound in black cloth with silver lettering to spine and grey boards. Spine slightly cocked with a few marks to top edge, otherwise very good. The original and unclipped dust jacket is also very good with some signs of wear, primarily to the top edge.

First edition, first impression. One of 500 numbered copies to be signed by the author to the limitation page, of which this is number 481.
Original red cloth with black lettering to spine, sprayed edges, red endpapers and paste-downs and ribbon marker. A fine book in a fine dust jacket.

First edition, first impression, published by Bantam Press in 1993. Signed, inscribed and dated to the half-title page by Jerry Siegel, the comic book writer who created the Superman character along with his friend Joe Shuster: 'The infant from the planet Krypton who, on earth grew up to become the man of steel! 11-20-94'.
The book is additionally inscribed to the front endpaper by Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill and Jack Larson. Kirk Alyn and Noel Neil were the first actors to play 'Superman' and 'Lois Lane' in the characters' first ever live action appearance in the 1948 15 part movie serial from Columbia Pictures. Jack Larson played 'Jimmy Olsen' in the first TV series 'The Adventures of Superman' that ran from 1956-1958. Roger Stern, the author, has also signed the book to the title page.
Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some toning to edges with a touch of pushing to spine ends and very minor knocks to corners. Nice and fresh internally and free from writing, aside from the… Read More

First edition, first impression (Michael Joseph, 2008). A James Bond novel published to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ian Fleming. Housed in a felt, silk-lined box. One of 500 copies to be signed by the author, of which this is number 475. A fine copy in a fine box.

First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to a bookplate affixed to the title page.
Original black cloth with lettering in gilt and motif in silver to spine. A very good book indeed with some spotting to top edge, browning to front endpaper and a previous owner sticker to bottom corner of front paste-down.
The original and unclipped dust jacket has some moderate wear to edges with a crease to top corner of rear flap and a couple of tape repairs to verso.

First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The author's first book, of which signed examples are uncommon.
Original black cloth with silver lettering to spine a near fine or better book with a few very faint spots to endpapers and top edge of text block in a fine dust jacket showing minimal traces of rubbing in places.

The Downing Street Years: First edition, first impression (HarperCollins, 1993). Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page: 'To Basil, Thank you for your unfailing support over many years. Margaret Thatcher'. Basil Feldman, Baron Feldman (1923-2019) was a Conservative member of the House of Lords from 1996-2017. He was knighted in 1982. Publisher's original dark blue cloth and endpapers and paste-downs with lettering to spine in gilt. A little light marking to boards, primarily to rear; small split to foot of hinge of lower board. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some moderate edge wear, mainly to the top. The Path to Power: First edition, first impression (HarperCollins, 1995) Signed and inscribed by the author to half-title in the year of publication: 'To Basil and Gita with warmest regards and grateful thanks for your unfailing support Margaret Thatcher 31 July 1995'. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and dark blue endpapers and paste-downs. A fine… Read More

Limited edition (Gauntlet, 2000). One of 250 copies signed by Matheson, Straab, Koontz and Barker among many others, of which this is number 179. A fine book in a fine dust jacket with only minimal wear to the top edge in places.

Two variants (no priority) containing Chapter 34 from the novel 'East of Eden', privately printed and limited to only 125 copies. The first ever appearance of an extract from the novel, issued prior to its publication in 1952. These copies were mailed by the author to his nephew-in-law, David Heyler. Both housed in the original envelope signed and addressed by Steinbeck. From the Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection.
Very faint traces of soiling to rear cover of one booklet with a little peripheral toning to the covers of the other, else near fine.

First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page.
Grey cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A near fine book with some pushing to spine ends and very slight fading to spine, in a very good and unclipped dust jacket with some fading to spine panel and wear to spine ends with a few light marks to lower panel.

First edition, first impression (Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1987). Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page.
Publisher's original dark green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book in a fine and unclipped dust jacket, showing only minor and isolated traces of wear to spine tips and top edge.

First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The popular fifth book in the Culture series.
Original black cloth with silver lettering to spine. Some toning to edges with a little spotting to fore-edge, otherwise very good, in the original and unclipped dust jacket, which has a little browning to the top edge and minor evidence of soft creasing to spine panel, both of which are only visible on verso, very good or better otherwise with none of the often-encountered fading to the spine panel.

Limited edition (Richard Gilbertson, 1968). Number 16 of 500. One of just 25 copies to be signed and dated by the poet and include one verse in manuscript from the poem 'Who's Killed the Leaves'. Near fine with a crease to the bottom corner of rear cover.

First edition, first impression. Signed by David Suchet to the title page, who played Poirot in the TV adaptation of the book. A page seemingly extracted from an autograph book bearing the author's signature is loosely laid in.
Original cloth with black lettering to spine. Previous owner name to front endpaper; some sunning to spine and faint soiling to boards in places and rubbing to edges; corners a touch bumped with a small and faint area of soiling to rear endpaper and slight cracking to rear hinge.
The original dust jacket is complete and unclipped with a little loss to spine foot, a few tears to edges and some toning to spine panel verso.

First edition, first impression with illustrations by Faith Jacques. Presentation copy. Signed and inscribed by the author in the year of publication. As well as being a Children's book author, John Cunliffe was known as a television presenter and was the creator of 'Postman Pat' and 'Rosie and Jim'.
Original pictorial boards. A little rubbing in places to board edges, primarily to spine tips with some moderate damage to spine foot, otherwise very good indeed in a fine and unclipped dust jacket.
Very uncommon signed or inscribed by the author.

First UK edition, first impression. The fourth book in the Dune series. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page in the year of publication.
Original orange cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A near fine book with a little pushing to spine foot and a couple of very small, faint and inconspicuous marks to upper board.
The original dust jacket is in beautifully sharp, fine condition with the slightest hint of fading to the spine panel and minor creasing to top corner. Rare in such good condition.

First Canadian edition, first impression (McClelland and Stewart, 1985). Signed and inscribed by the author to half-title: 'For Nancy - Best Wishes - Margaret Atwood'. Featuring striking dust jacket artwork by Tad Aronowicz. The true first edition, preceding that of the UK and the US. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and more recently adapted into a successful TV series.

Quarter-bound in maroon cloth with cream boards and white lettering to spine. A fine and clean copy with some of the seemingly always present rubbing to the spine ends.

The original and unclipped dust jacket has a nick to spine foot, but is otherwise beautifully crisp and sharp.

A uniquely superior example of a classic of dystopian fiction.

First deluxe edition, first impression. Published simultaneously with the first trade edition in 2003. Signed and inscribed by the author to half-title: 'To Betty, Happy 70th!! With love from J. K. Rowling x'.
Original burgundy cloth and endpapers with lettering to spine and upper board in gilt, gold page edges, ribbon marker and pictorial onlay to upper board featuring artwork by Jason Cockcroft.
A beautiful, fine copy. Very rare signed or inscribed.