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  • The Berkshire Kennet.
    The Berkshire Kennet.

    ALDINGTON, Richard.
    The Berkshire Kennet. 1923.
    £225.00

  • In, A Most Wanted Man by John Le Carre, a half-starved young Russian man in a long black overcoat is smuggled into Hamburg at dead of night, he has an improbable amount of cash secreted in a purse
    In, A Most Wanted Man by John Le Carre, a half-starved young Russian man in a long black overcoat is smuggled into Hamburg at dead of night, he has an improbable amount of cash secreted in a purse

    LE CARRÉ, John
    A Most Wanted Man. 2008.
    £170.00

  • First edition of one of Tychyna's most famous and important works.
    First edition of one of Tychyna's most famous and important works.

    TYCHYNA, Pavlo.
    Pluh [The Plow]. 1920.
    £2,500.00

  • First edition, first printing of The story of Doctor Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting, with illustrations by the author, with a page each from original manuscript and letter
    First edition, first printing of The story of Doctor Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting, with illustrations by the author, with a page each from original manuscript and letter

    LOFTING, Hugh.
    The Story of Doctor Dolittle [together with] A page of the original manuscript for 'Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake' [and] TLS. 1920.
    £7,500.00

  • The works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, published in 1874, with ten chalk drawings, in a tree-calf binding
    The works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, published in 1874, with ten chalk drawings, in a tree-calf binding

    SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley; STAINFORTH, F. (editor);
    The Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. 1874.
    £200.00

  • Milne and Shepard's Now We Are Six comprises a delighful collection of rhymes and verses, some, such as 'Us Two' and 'The Friend' feature Winnie-The-Pooh
    Milne and Shepard's Now We Are Six comprises a delighful collection of rhymes and verses, some, such as 'Us Two' and 'The Friend' feature Winnie-The-Pooh

    MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator).
    Now We Are Six. 1927.
    £1,800.00

  • First edition of Pavlo Tychyna's early works with an attractive cover.
    First edition of Pavlo Tychyna's early works with an attractive cover.

    TYCHYNA, Pavlo.
    Viter z Ukrainy [Wind from Ukraine]. 1924.
    £2,500.00

  • An unusual Ukrainian edition of Pierre Louys' famous collection of erotic poetry published in Podilia.
    An unusual Ukrainian edition of Pierre Louys' famous collection of erotic poetry published in Podilia.

    LOUYS, Pierre; SMERYCHYNSKY, Serhii (translator).
    Pisni Bilitidy [Les Chansons de Bilitis]. 1925.
    £750.00

  • The 'Prague' edition of Shevchenko's Kobzar, published by Oleksandr Rusov on behalf of the Kyiv Hromada.
    The 'Prague' edition of Shevchenko's Kobzar, published by Oleksandr Rusov on behalf of the Kyiv Hromada.

    SHEVCHENKO, Taras.
    Kobzar. 1876.
    £4,250.00

  • First edition of Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? by Martin Luther King.
    First edition of Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? by Martin Luther King.

    KING, Martin Luther, Jr.
    Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? 1967.
    £375.00

  • A charming first edition with original dustjacket of Thomas Hinde's first novel, Mr. Nicholas.
    A charming first edition with original dustjacket of Thomas Hinde's first novel, Mr. Nicholas.

    HINDE, Thomas. [pseud. CHITTY, Sir Thomas Willes].
    Mr. Nicholas. 1952.
    £125.00

  • First edition of Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling with the rare dust-jacket, Kipling's famous stories include: How the Whale Got His Throat, How the Camel Got His Hump
    First edition of Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling with the rare dust-jacket, Kipling's famous stories include: How the Whale Got His Throat, How the Camel Got His Hump

    KIPLING, Rudyard.
    Just So Stories 1902.
    £18,000.00

  • First edition of Retreat to Innocence by Doris Lessing.

    LESSING, Doris.
    Retreat to Innocence. 1956.
    £150.00

  • First US edition of This was the Old Chief's Country by Doris Lessing, signed by the author.

    LESSING, Doris.
    This was the Old Chief's Country. [1951].
    £250.00

  • First edition of This was the Old Chief's Country by Doris Lessing.

    LESSING, Doris.
    This was the Old Chief's Country. 1951.
    £250.00

  • First edition of Martha Quest by Doris Lessing, inscribed by the author.

    LESSING, Doris.
    Martha Quest. 1952.
    £350.00

  • First edition of Five by Doris Lessing, with a slip of paper signed and dated by the author

    LESSING, Doris.
    Five. 1953.
    £300.00

  • First edition of Wise Children by Angela Carter.

    CARTER, Angela.
    Wise Children. 1991.
    £75.00

  • First edition of The Curious Room by Angela Carter.

    CARTER, Angela.
    The Curious Room. 1996.
    £75.00

  • First US edition of Burning Your Boats by Angela Carter.

    CARTER, Angela.
    Burning Your Boats. 1996.
    £50.00

  • First edition, second issue of To a God Unknown by John Steinbeck.
    First edition, second issue of To a God Unknown by John Steinbeck.

    STEINBECK, John.
    To a God Unknown. 1933.
    £650.00

  • Nonesuch Press limited edition of Complete Poetry and Selected Prose by John Donne.
    Nonesuch Press limited edition of Complete Poetry and Selected Prose by John Donne.

    [NONESUCH PRESS]; DONNE, John.
    Complete Poetry and Selected Prose. 1929.
    £500.00

  • Inscribed by the author to his close friend John Dale Hodapp and his wife.
    Inscribed by the author to his close friend John Dale Hodapp and his wife.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The Bedchamber Mystery. 1944.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of Tom Wolfe's I am Charlotte Simmons, inscribed by the author to David Lehman
    First edition of Tom Wolfe's I am Charlotte Simmons, inscribed by the author to David Lehman

    WOLFE, Tom.
    I Am Charlotte Simmons. 2004.
    £975.00

  • Fine copy of Selected Poems, 1946-1985, first edition, first printing, inscribed by author to his lover Peter Gillis
    Fine copy of Selected Poems, 1946-1985, first edition, first printing, inscribed by author to his lover Peter Gillis

    MERRILL, James.
    Selected Poems 1946-1985. 1992.
    £325.00

  • A very good copy of Nights and Days, by James Merrill, First edition, first printing, inscribed by author to his lover Peter Gillis
    A very good copy of Nights and Days, by James Merrill, First edition, first printing, inscribed by author to his lover Peter Gillis

    MERRILL, James.
    Nights and Days. 1966.
    £325.00

  • Charles Dickens's David Copperfield with illustrations, circa 1900, red morocco prize binding
    Charles Dickens's David Copperfield with illustrations, circa 1900, red morocco prize binding

    Charles Dickens
    The Personal History of David Copperfield [circa 1900]
    £250.00

  • Late Settings: Poems.
    Late Settings: Poems.

    MERRILL, James.
    Late Settings: Poems. 1985.
    £150.00

  • An excellent example of the Nonesuch edition of The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton, with illustrations by E. McKnight Kauffer.
    An excellent example of the Nonesuch edition of The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton, with illustrations by E. McKnight Kauffer.

    [NONESUCH PRESS]; BURTON, Robert.
    The Anatomy of Melancholy 1925.
    £375.00

  • Original screenplay for the 1970 film adaptation of Joe Orton's 1965 stage play <em>Loot</em>, with the extremely scarce press pack used to promote the film's release.<br />
    Original screenplay for the 1970 film adaptation of Joe Orton's 1965 stage play <em>Loot</em>, with the extremely scarce press pack used to promote the film's release.<br />

    [ORTON, Joe] GALTON, Ray & SIMPSON, Alan.
    Loot: Final Draft Screenplay [with] Press Book. 1969.
    £1,250.00

  • A very handsome set of Shakespeare's complete works in a prize-binding for a former student from Prebandal School.
    A very handsome set of Shakespeare's complete works in a prize-binding for a former student from Prebandal School.

    SHAKESPEARE, Wiliam.
    The Works of William Shakespeare. 1905
    £550.00

  • First edition of Cathay by Ezra Pound, one of 1000 copies.
    First edition of Cathay by Ezra Pound, one of 1000 copies.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Cathay. 1915.
    £1,375.00

  • First edition of C.S. Forester's <em>The Earthly Paradise</em>.
    First edition of C.S. Forester's <em>The Earthly Paradise</em>.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The Earthly Paradise. 1940.
    £225.00

  • An excellent example of C.S. Forester's <em>The General</em>.
    An excellent example of C.S. Forester's <em>The General</em>.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The General. 1936.
    £500.00

  • First edition of C.S. Forester's <em>The Captain from Connecticut</em>.
    First edition of C.S. Forester's <em>The Captain from Connecticut</em>.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The Captain from Connecticut. 1941.
    £275.00

  • First trade edition of Proper Studies by Aldous Huxley.
    First trade edition of Proper Studies by Aldous Huxley.

    HUXLEY, Aldous.
    Proper Studies. 1927.
    £225.00

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