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Limited edition first printing. Both book and unclipped DJ are in as new condition. DJ is protected in an archival sleeve. Number 959 of 1500 copies printed. Signed by Thorp on the limitation page. Word has come. Care-bent King Lear is dead, driven mad and betrayed. His three daughters too, broken in battle. But someone has survived: Lear's queen. Exiled to a nunnery years ago, written out of history, her name forgotten. Now she can tell her story.

Limited edition. Book has no significant wear. No DJ as issued. Number 5 of 100 copies printed. Signed by Raine on the title page. The Electrification of the Soviet Union is an opera in two acts by Nigel Osborne. The libretto was written by Craig Raine.

No DJ as issued. Embedded real fern leaves to front board. Signed by Ranalli on the limitation page. Number 69 of 90 copies printed. Also included is a hand-made 'leaf', signed by the author, bearing the inscription: "Plant this to grow a box of wind!". A small slip with planting instructions is enclosed with the leaf. Two men have the carcass. These words, heard over a crackling telephone line, change writer Karen Lewis s life for the worse. Months earlier, her brother went missing in the small rural town of Fallen Trees, Washington. And now she finds out he willed his half of a bizarre bed and breakfast to her. Two men have the carcass. Is this ominous phrase enough to draw her into the mystery of Fallen Trees? Is the answer to her brother s disappearance located there? Or is it just a trap, something designed to draw her into a nightmare world and break her sanity? What horror awaits Karen in the House of Fallen Trees?

First printing. Book has light bumping to the bottom corner of the front board, light age tanning and foxing to the front page edges. Unclipped DJ has no significant wear. Signed by Dora Saint (Miss Read) on the title page. With this delightful story of the Cotswold village and its much-loved residents, Miss Read's warm and humorous observation of the drama of country life will captivate her many readers once again.

Limited edition. As new. No DJ as issued. Number 1010 of 1300 copies printed. Signed by Read on the limitation page. On a cool autumn day in 1948, Victoria Nash delivers late-season peaches from her family's farm set amid the wild beauty of Colorado, then heads into the village. As she nears an intersection, a dishevelled stranger stops to ask her the way. How she chooses to answer will unknowingly alter the course of both their young lives.

First printing. Book has light general wear. Unclipped DJ, which is protected in an archival sleeve, has light creasing to the edges and a fingernail closed tear to the top rear edge, folding crease to inner flap. Signed as both Reeman and Alexander Kent on the title page. In 1941, when she was turned into an armed merchant cruiser, the S. S. Benbencula was already old. Yet even she was needed to protect the vital Atlantic sea lanes. Commander Lindsay, her new captain, had to work hard to mould the ship's company raw recruits and old timers into a fighting force. And better than anyone, Lindsay knew this could be his last command, his last chance.

First printing. Slight yellowing around the page edges. Unclipped DJ has no wear to speak of. Signed to a previous owner by Reeman on the title page. Book 5 in the Royal Marines series.

Signed by Reeman on the title page. DJ has light creasing to edges, couple of chips to corners and bottom spine ridge.

First printing. Light general wear to both book and unclipped DJ, which is protected in an archival sleeve. Signed as both Reeman and Alexander Kent on the title page. Lieutenant David Seaton, 26-year-old commanding officer of XE 16, leads his flotilla of midget submarines into the chill waters of Norway on a mission to destroy a secret and devastating weapon recently developed by the Germans.

Limited edition. Both book and slipcase have no more than light general wear. Gilt page edges. No DJ as issued. Signed by the Duke of Beaufort and Max Reese on the title page. Number 81 out of 150 copies printed. As a relative and very close friend of the Royal Family, 10th Duke of Beaufort held the office of Master of the Horse for 42 years (1936 1978), the longest to hold the position.

Limited edition. Book, DJ and slipcase are in brand new condition and still sealed. One of 3000 numbered copies signed by Reeve. In a world where moving cities trawl the globe, Tom and Hester have been thrown out of theirs and left stranded and starving in the middle of nowhere. Hester is desperate for revenge while Tom is only desperate to get back on board his beloved London.

Limited edition, first printing. No significant wear either to the book or the unclipped DJ, which is protected in an archival sleeve. Signed by Reintgen on the title/limitation page. Number 147 of 250 copies printed. Emmett Atwater isn t just leaving Detroit; he s leaving Earth. Why the Babel Corporation recruited him is a mystery, but the number of zeroes on their contract has him boarding their lightship and hoping to return to Earth with enough money to take care of his family. But Babel s ship is full of secrets. And Emmett will face the ultimate choice: win the fortune at any cost, or find a way to fight that won t forever compromise what it means to be human.

Limited edition, first printing. No significant wear either to the book or the unclipped DJ, which is protected in an archival sleeve. Signed by Reintgen on the title/limitation page. Number 66 of 250 copies printed. Emmett Atwater thought Babel's game sounded easy. Get points. Get paid. Go home. But it didn t take long for him to learn that Babel's competition was full of broken promises, none darker or more damaging than the last one. But Emmett and the others quickly realize they are caught between two powerful forces - Babel and the indigenous Adamites with clashing desires. Will the Genesis team make it out alive before it's too late?

First printing. Both book and unclipped DJ are in as new condition. Signed by Gaiman and Riddell on a special illustrated bookplate attached to the front endpaper. "Signed Edition" sticker to front cover. Marvellously silly and gloriously entertaining, this tale of pirates, flying ships, donut feasts and some rather magical stew is perfect for all pirates, both young and old. With a deliciously rhyming text from master storyteller Neil Gaiman, and spellbinding illustrations by the supremely talented Chris Riddell, three-times-winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, this is the picture book of the year! Joyful, quirky and action-packed, it makes a spectacular and magical gift.

First UK printing. Both book and unclipped DJ are in as new condition. Signed by Riggs on a special tipped in page. 'Waterstones Signed Edition with Exclusive Content' sticker to front cover. The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face. Suddenly, he and Noor are back in the place where everything began his grandfather s house. Jacob doesn t know how they escaped from V s loop to find themselves in Florida. But he does know one thing for certain: Caul has returned.

Very rare limited edition. Both book and unclipped DJ are in as new condition. Signed and dated by Rimmer on the title page. Blue cloth boards signifying that this is a limited edition copy, of which only 250 were printed. This wry and refreshingly frank autobiography sheds new light on some of the best-loved films and television series ever made, as well as revealing what life is really like for a jobbing actor in the sometimes less than glamorous world of showbusiness.

No DJ as issued. Signed by Tom Rob Smith on the limitation page. Number 684 of 800 copies printed.

Revised edition paperback. Light general wear. Signed and dated to a previous owner by Rogan on the half title page. Includes an invitation sent by Omnibus Press to the book signing event in July 1993. The story of the rise and fall of The Smiths, the lives of singer Steven Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr and the differences that tore them apart.

Illumicrate exclusive edition. Both book and unclipped DJ are in as new condition. Signed by Romero-Lacruz on a tipped in page. Digitally sprayed page edges. Complete box includes: Astral Balance cushion cover; Celestial Harmony shoe charms; Equinox ceramic bowl set; Dawn and Dusk coasters. When a young woman is saved from death by her estranged sorceress grandmother, she becomes entangled with a mysterious family and a dark god.

Illumicrate exclusive edition. Both book and unclipped DJ are in as new condition. Signed by Ross on a tipped-in page. This Illumicrate edition includes: LSEL Station Tumbler, If Longing Is Madness fabric pouch, Medusa Shield trinket tray, Butterfly's Dust bath bomb, Alex and Henry magnetic coins and Illumicrate tote bag. Red page edges with flower design to fore edge, plus exclusive cover and endpapers. The capricious spirits that live on the Isle of Cadence find mirth in the lives of the humans who call the land home, but that mischief turns to malevolence as girls begin to go missing.