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London: Jonathan Cape, 2003. First printing. Fine in a near fine jacket.. True first edition of acclaimed mystery, the story of an autistic boy who uncovers uncomfortable family secrets when he sets out to solve the murder of the neighbor's dog - inscribed by Haddon to the daughter of his agent, Gillon Aitken. This mystery was longlisted for the Booker Prize and received a number of other major awards and critical nods; in 2012 it was adapted for the stage. The book has received criticism for reliance on stereotypes of autistic people to construct the main character of Christopher; in later editions, the jacket copy no longer describes Christopher as autistic, though the term is explicitly used in this first edition. Sherlock Holmes fans will recognize the book's title as a quote from the famous detective in "The Adventure of Silver Blaze," in which Holmes focuses on a key piece of evidence during his investigate: "the curious incident of the dog in the night-time." A beautiful copy of this modern… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape. A superb, very sharp "as new" UK first edition, first printing hardback - in a fine unblemished and unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - ¿'The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs Shears' house. It looked as if it was running on its side, the way dogs run when they think they are chasing a cat in a dream. But the dog was not running or asleep. The dog was dead. There was a garden fork sticking out of the dog.' The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a murder mystery novel like no other. The detective, and narrator, is Christopher Boone. Christopher is fifteen and has Asperger's, a form of autism. He knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings. He loves lists, patterns and the truth. He hates the colours yellow and brown and being touched. He has never gone… Read More

2003. David Fickling Books, Oxford. 2003. First edition, first issue. SIGNED BY AUTHOR WITH A LOVELY ILLUSTRATION OF A DOG to title page. Hardback with DW. Pages browned especially along margins otherwise a very clean and fresh copy in a lovely wrapper.

London: Jonathan Cape, 2003 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. A fine, signed, first edition of Mark Haddon's award-winning and critically acclaimed 2003 novel. A signed first edition, first impression of Mark Haddon's celebrated mystery novel, the winner of the Whitbread Book Awards for Best Novel and Book of the Year as well as the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Fiction Book and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.  Flat signed to the title page, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper, and with five loosely inserted promotional post cards.This work was published simultaneously in separate editions for children and adults. This is the adult edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. A touch of edge wear to dust wrapper head. Internally, firmly bound. Signed to title page. Pages clean and bright. Fine

London: Jonathan Cape, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing of the Cape "Adults" edition - the "Children's" edition was published simultaneously by David Fickling although there are no textual differences between the two editions. SIGNED for us in person by the author in the year of publication, this is a very Fine, tight, unread copy in a lovely clean, unclipped dustwrapper with just a couple of minor rubs to the lower corners and bottom edge. A complete set of the 5 promotional postcards issued by the publisher will be included with this book.

Oxford: David Fickling Books, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing of the "Children's" edition - the "Adult's" edition was published simultaneously by Jonathan Cape although there are no textual differences between the two editions. SIGNED for us in person by the author in the year of publication. A very Fine, tight, unread copy in a lovely clean, unclipped dustwrapper. A complete set of the 5 promotional postcards issued by the publisher will be included with this book.

David Fickling Books, 2003. Hardcover. Fine. Mark Haddon- The curious incident of the dog in the night - first u.k hardback printing - David Fickling 2003. Fine jacket priced £10.99 . Fine book and contents- no ownership marks. Signed [ name only ] by the author. This is the childrens cover and comes with a promo set of five car cards in different colours.P