By Justin Cartwright; Andrew Motion; Stephen Chbosky; Tim Murphy; Chris Sugden; Jen Sugden
London   Bloomsbury; Jonathan Cape; Orion; Picador; Gollancz
9.5" by 6.5" 276 [3]; 404; 705 [3]; 440; 390 pp.
A signed first edition set spanning suspense, historical fiction, and speculative thrillers, signed by their respective authors, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers.
By Justin Cartwright; Andrew Motion; Stephen Chbosky; Tim Murphy; Chris Sugden; Jen Sugden

2007-2024 The Song Before It Is Sung; Return to Treasure Island; Imaginary Friend; Correspondents; High Vaultage

London   Bloomsbury; Jonathan Cape; Orion; Picador; Gollancz
9.5" by 6.5" 276 [3]; 404; 705 [3]; 440; 390 pp.
A signed first edition set spanning suspense, historical fiction, and speculative thrillers, signed by their respective authors, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers.
£240.00
: 4kgs / : 966H44

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First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed, With Dustwrapper

In the publisher's original cloth bindings, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers. 

These volumes are first editions, all signed by their respective authors to the title pages.

A compelling collection of literary and horror fiction spanning historical introspection, supernatural dread, and adventurous reinterpretation, consisting of: 

The Song Before It Is Sung by Justin Cartwright, (2007). Published by Bloomsbury. This is a reflective historical novel inspired by the true friendship of Isaiah Berlin and Adam von Trott.

Silver: Return to Treasure Island by Andrew Motion, (2012). Published by Jonathan Cape. A respectfully imaginative and inventive sequel to Stevenson’s classic, illustrated with frontispiece art by Joe McLaren.

Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky, (2019) Published by Orion in association with Goldsboro Books. This is a limited edition of this work, being copy number six hundred and ninety‑one of seven hundred and fifty numbered copies of the first edition. This is a psychological horror epic blending supernatural mystery and small-town suspense.

Correspondents by Tim Murphy, (2020). Published by Picador in association with Goldsboro Books. This is a limited edition of this work, being copy number ninety‑three of one hundred copies of the first edition. A taut literary thriller exploring intrigue, communication, and the frailty of human connection. 

High Vaultage by Chris Sugden and Jen Sudgen, (2024). Published by Gollancz in association with Goldsboro Books. This is a limited edition of this work, being copy number six hundred and fifty‑five of two thousand numbered copies of the first edition. This is a speculative thriller set in a vividly imagined world. 

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, excellent. Dust wrappers lovely with only some vanishingly slight bumping to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Author's signatures to title pages.

Fine

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