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  • A first edition of Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, the second book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition of Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, the second book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Live and Let Die. 1954.
    £5,000.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Goldfinger by Ian Fleming, the seventh book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of Goldfinger by Ian Fleming, the seventh book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Goldfinger. 1959.
    £1,750.00

  • A first edition, first impression of From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming, the fifth book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming, the fifth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    From Russia with Love. 1957.
    £2,500.00

  • A first edition copy of Dr. No by Ian Fleming, the sixth book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition copy of Dr. No by Ian Fleming, the sixth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Dr. No. 1958.
    £650.00

  • <em>Winner Take Nothing</em>, a 1933 collection of short stories by Nobel Prize Winner Ernest Hemingway, including <em>A Clean, Well Lighted Place</em>, which James Joyce called 'one of the best short stories ever written'.
    <em>Winner Take Nothing</em>, a 1933 collection of short stories by Nobel Prize Winner Ernest Hemingway, including <em>A Clean, Well Lighted Place</em>, which James Joyce called 'one of the best short stories ever written'.

    HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
    Winner Take Nothing. 1933.
    £975.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming, the fourth book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming, the fourth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Diamonds are Forever. 1956.
    £3,250.00

  • First edition of Bram Stoker's vampire classic, a genre-defining masterpiece inspiring numerous reprints, variations, pastiches, stage & screen versions
    First edition of Bram Stoker's vampire classic, a genre-defining masterpiece inspiring numerous reprints, variations, pastiches, stage & screen versions

    STOKER, Bram.
    Dracula. 1897.
    £17,500.00

  • A delightfully illustrated two volume set of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
    A delightfully illustrated two volume set of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

    CONAN DOYLE, Arthur.
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [with] The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. 1892; 1894.
    £3,900.00

  • A handsome first edition of The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
    A handsome first edition of The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

    CONAN DOYLE, Arthur.
    The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. 1927.
    £1,200.00

  • The first UK edition of Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
    The first UK edition of Towards Zero by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    Towards Zero. 1944.
    £3,250.00

  • A first edition, first impression of The Hollow by Agatha Christie
    A first edition, first impression of The Hollow by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    The Hollow. 1946.
    £675.00

  • A first UK edition of Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
    A first UK edition of Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    Five Little Pigs. 1942.
    £3,250.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie
    A first edition, first impression of Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    Cat Among the Pigeons. 1959.
    £525.00

  • At Bertram's Hotel.
    At Bertram's Hotel.

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    At Bertram's Hotel. 1965.
    £175.00

  • 'How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard' a lovely copy of this perennial children's classic by A A Milne and illustrated by E H Shepard
    'How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard' a lovely copy of this perennial children's classic by A A Milne and illustrated by E H Shepard

    MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator).
    Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926.
    £4,850.00

  • A fine example of this foundational work of dystopian fiction which had a marked influence on George Orwell's <em>1984</em> and Aldous Huxley's<em> Brave New World.</em>
    A fine example of this foundational work of dystopian fiction which had a marked influence on George Orwell's <em>1984</em> and Aldous Huxley's<em> Brave New World.</em>

    ZAMYATIN, Yevgeny.
    We. 1970.
    £975.00

  • First edition of Marina by T.S. Eliot, one of 400 large-paper copies, signed by the author.
    First edition of Marina by T.S. Eliot, one of 400 large-paper copies, signed by the author.

    ELIOT, T.S.
    Marina. 1930.
    £750.00

  • A very handsome two volume set of Jonathan Swift's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World and the third of Teerink's three issues, all published within two months of each other in 1726.
    A very handsome two volume set of Jonathan Swift's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World and the third of Teerink's three issues, all published within two months of each other in 1726.

    [SWIFT, Jonathan].
    Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. 1726.
    £6,500.00

  • A signed, limited edition copy of A Haunting by William Boyd.
    A signed, limited edition copy of A Haunting by William Boyd.

    BOYD, William.
    A Haunting. 2000.
    £350.00

  • John Dryden's translation of The Works of Virgil, including The Aeneid.
    John Dryden's translation of The Works of Virgil, including The Aeneid.

    VIRGIL, Publius Vergilius Maro; DRYDEN, John (translator).
    The Works of Virgil: 1792.
    £800.00

  • A beautiful binding by Zaehnsdorf of the Poems of Shelley by famed English poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley.
    A beautiful binding by Zaehnsdorf of the Poems of Shelley by famed English poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley.

    SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe.
    Poems of Shelley 1920.
    £575.00

  • A first edition of the Garnett translation of Anna Karenin by Leo Tolstoy.
    A first edition of the Garnett translation of Anna Karenin by Leo Tolstoy.

    TOLSTOY, Leo.
    Anna Karenin. 1901.
    £1,750.00

  • A handsome edition of The Complete Poetical Works of Jon Keats.
    A handsome edition of The Complete Poetical Works of Jon Keats.

    KEATS, John.
    The Complete Poetical works of John Keats 1907.
    £225.00

  • First edition of the fourth Richard Hannay novel <em>The Three Hostages</em>, by John Buchan. Scarce in the dust jacket.
    First edition of the fourth Richard Hannay novel <em>The Three Hostages</em>, by John Buchan. Scarce in the dust jacket.

    BUCHAN, John.
    The Three Hostages. 1924.
    £750.00

  • A handsome example of one of the greatest novels of 19th-century Russian literature.
    A handsome example of one of the greatest novels of 19th-century Russian literature.

    GOGOL, Nikolai.
    Pokhozhdeniia Chichikova, ili Mertvyia dushi. Poema [The Adventures of Chichikov, or Dead Souls. A Poem]. 1842.
    £40,000.00

  • The first edition thus of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte with illustrations by Clare Leighton.
    The first edition thus of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte with illustrations by Clare Leighton.

    BRONTË, Emily; LEIGHTON, Clare (Illustrator).
    Wuthering Heights. 1931.
    £650.00

  • A handsome edition of the collected poems of Elizabeth Barrett Browning finely bound in contemporary tree calf gilt.
    A handsome edition of the collected poems of Elizabeth Barrett Browning finely bound in contemporary tree calf gilt.

    BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett.
    The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. 1897.
    £175.00

  • A signed, limited edition copy of Thinks... by David Lodge.
    A signed, limited edition copy of Thinks... by David Lodge.

    LODGE, David.
    Thinks... 2001.
    £225.00

  • A scarce first edition of The Novelist at the Crossroads by David Lodge.
    A scarce first edition of The Novelist at the Crossroads by David Lodge.

    LODGE, David.
    The Novelist at the Crossroads, 1971.
    £125.00

  • A charming first edition of How Far Can You Go? by David Lodge.
    A charming first edition of How Far Can You Go? by David Lodge.

    LODGE, David.
    How Far Can You Go? 1980.
    £275.00

  • A first edition of Ginger You're Barmy by David Lodge.
    A first edition of Ginger You're Barmy by David Lodge.

    LODGE, David.
    Ginger You're Barmy. 1962.
    £425.00

  • A first edition copy of Changing Places by David Lodge.
    A first edition copy of Changing Places by David Lodge.

    LODGE, David.
    Changing Places. 1975.
    £375.00

  • A near-fine set of Don Quixote, undoubtedly one of Ashendene's finest achievements, limited edition of only 225 copies
    A near-fine set of Don Quixote, undoubtedly one of Ashendene's finest achievements, limited edition of only 225 copies

    [ASHENDENE PRESS]; CERVANTES, Miguel de.
    [Don Quixote]. 1927-28.
    £7,500.00

  • Persons in Hiding.
    Persons in Hiding.

    HOOVER, Edgar J.
    Persons in Hiding. 1938.
    £275.00

  • Inquest on Bouvet.
    Inquest on Bouvet.

    SIMENON, Georges; MACCOWN, Eugene (translator).
    Inquest on Bouvet. 1958.
    £75.00

  • The first facsimile edition of the first folio containing the Comedes, Histories, & Tragedies of William Shakespeare
    The first facsimile edition of the first folio containing the Comedes, Histories, & Tragedies of William Shakespeare

    SHAKESPEARE, William.
    Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. 1807].
    £5,000.00

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