One of 300 copies. Bukowski's scarce fourth book, published in an edition of approximately 300 copies. Contains the poem 'Old Man, Dead in a Room'....

Sir William Robert Wills Wilde, surgeon and Irish antiquary, was the father of Oscar Wilde. Wilde travelled for nine months as medical attendant t...

The general narrative of Stein's first exploration of Central Asia, 1900-01. Crossing the Karakoram and the Pamirs he entered Chinese Turkestan an...

This is Coward's first volume of autobiography with his now, famous opening lines: 'I was photographed naked on a cushion very early in life, an i...

Pioneering multi-disciplinary exhibition which radically affected architectural and artistic practice in the 1950s. Scarce catalogue for the landma...

The first edition of this guide to the 'chief elements of a Fashionable Dessert' by the mâitre d'hotel to Queen Victoria, Charles Elmé Francatelli...

First published use of 'evolution'. The first US edition, first impression of Darwin's second work of genius, containing his earliest published use...

The American Baedeker. This unusual guide-book was designed for passengers on cruise-ships.Second edition. 8vo (16.5 x 11 cm), pp. liv, adverts, 15...

Simpson was head of the Hudson Bay Company and the dominant figure in the American fur trade in the nineteenth century. The narrative documents Si...

Blackmer copy. Fraser was Resident at Surat from 1730-40 and then returned as Factor for the East India company, 1743-9. This work is important for...

Wilkins (1828-1896), 'commanded the Royal Engineers throughout the Abyssinian expedition of 1868, where the difficult terrain required engineering...

A very rare title from the Dr. Seuss canon and more so in such good condition. It is one of the six titles Dr. Seuss Enterprises withdrew from pub...

The first of Hemingway's fictional works to be published posthumously.First edition, first printing; 8vo; internally fine; publisher's green cloth...

First UK edition of McCarthy's epic novel Blood Meridian. This is McCarthy at his most baroque and apocalyptic.First UK edition; 8vo; slight tonin...

Presentation copy. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in blue ink to the dedication page: 'To John La Rose / from / Michael Anthony / April...

A collection of Spanish poems translated from the Spanish by Merwin and dedicated to Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes.First edition, first printing; 8v...

First edition of Burroughs masterpiece, one of the triumphs of the Beat movement.First edition, first impression; 8vo; one or two small marks to t...

The author's first book - with a signed photograph. Uncommon first UK edition of the author's first book. Together with a photograph signed by the ...

First edition of the author's first book.'One of Goodison's achievements is that her poetry inscribes the Jamaican sensibility and culture on the ...

Campbell's second collection of stories, published following the success of her first collection, The rag doll and other stories.First edition, fi...

Translated from the Spanish by John Knoepfle, James Wright and Robert Bly.First edition in English; 8vo; portrait frontispiece by Zamorano, unmark...

Scarce hardback issue of Jeyifo's collection of essays on African drama.First edition, hardback issue; 8vo; slight toning to text block, else unma...

First edition of the author's third book. Published in Trinidad.First edition; 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's red wrappers printed in black...

Presentation copy. With the author's signed presentation inscription, 'For John La Rose from David Simon'.The recipient John La Rose was a politica...