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  • James Stern's copy of A Legacy by Sybille Bedford, first edition signed by the author.
    James Stern's copy of A Legacy by Sybille Bedford, first edition signed by the author.

    BEDFORD, Sybille.
    A Legacy. 1956.
    £350.00

  • Pirated edition of The North Ship by Philip Larkin, signed by the author.
    Pirated edition of The North Ship by Philip Larkin, signed by the author.

    LARKIN, Philip.
    The North Ship. 1945 [but 1965].
    £2,500.00

  • First edition of High Windows by Philip Larkin, inscribed by the author to his editor Brian Cox
    First edition of High Windows by Philip Larkin, inscribed by the author to his editor Brian Cox

    LARKIN, Philip.
    High Windows. 1974.
    £7,500.00

  • First edition of First Childhood by Lord Berners, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of First Childhood by Lord Berners, inscribed by the author.

    BERNERS, [Gerald] Lord.
    First Childhood. 1934.
    £500.00

  • First UK edition of Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut, the author's first book.
    First UK edition of Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut, the author's first book.

    VONNEGUT, Kurt, Jr.
    Player Piano. 1953.
    £375.00

  • Later printing of Eloise by Kay Thompson, inscribed to Oliver Sacks by the illustrator Hilary Knight.
    Later printing of Eloise by Kay Thompson, inscribed to Oliver Sacks by the illustrator Hilary Knight.

    THOMPSON, Kay; KNIGHT, Hilary (illustrator).
    Eloise: 1983.
    £3,750.00

  • First English edition of Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, in the exceptionally rare dustjacket
    First English edition of Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, in the exceptionally rare dustjacket

    HESSE, Hermann; CREIGHTON, Basil (translator).
    Steppenwolf. 1929.
    £6,750.00

  • First edition of The Reverberator by Henry James, one of 500 copies.
    First edition of The Reverberator by Henry James, one of 500 copies.

    JAMES, Henry.
    The Reverberator. 1888.
    £2,500.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Poems by Wilfred Owen, one of only 1000 copies
    A first edition, first impression of Poems by Wilfred Owen, one of only 1000 copies

    OWEN, Wilfred.
    Poems. 1920.
    £9,750.00

  • 633 Squadron.
    633 Squadron.

    SMITH, Frederick E.
    633 Squadron. 1956.
    £650.00

  • A first edition, first impression copy of Nerve by Francis Dick
    A first edition, first impression copy of Nerve by Francis Dick

    FRANCIS, Dick.
    Nerve. 1964.
    £500.00

  • J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince, with misprint on Page 99, Line 9, 'eleven' instead of 'ten' O.W.L.s, a fine copy.
    J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince, with misprint on Page 99, Line 9, 'eleven' instead of 'ten' O.W.L.s, a fine copy.

    ROWLING, J. K.
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. 2005.
    £225.00

  • A rare double signature by A A Milne and Ernest Shepard of Now We Are Six, a first edition of stories featuring Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, Owl, and Eeyore
    A rare double signature by A A Milne and Ernest Shepard of Now We Are Six, a first edition of stories featuring Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, Owl, and Eeyore

    MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator).
    Now We Are Six. 1927.
    £4,500.00

  • A pocket-sized 'Cooke Edition' of The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett, embellished with six black and white plates across two volumes.
    A pocket-sized 'Cooke Edition' of The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett, embellished with six black and white plates across two volumes.

    SMOLLETT, Tobias.
    The Expedition of Humphry Clinker Undated, but circa 1790-1800.
    £125.00

  • First edition of The Punishent of Wizards by Nanos Valaoritis, inscribed by the author to the artist John Craxton.
    First edition of The Punishent of Wizards by Nanos Valaoritis, inscribed by the author to the artist John Craxton.

    VALAORITIS, Nanos; CRAXTON, John (illustrator).
    Ē Timōria tōn Magōn [The Punishment of Wizards]. 1947.
    £1,500.00

  • First Russian edition of R.U.R. by Karel Capek.
    First Russian edition of R.U.R. by Karel Capek.

    ČAPEK, Karel; KALLINIKOV, Joseph (translator).
    R.U.R. Rossum's Universal Robots. 1924.
    £2,250.00

  • First American edition of Tolkien's The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
    First American edition of Tolkien's The Adventures of Tom Bombadil

    TOLKIEN, J. R. R.
    The Adventures of Tom Bombadil 1963.
    £500.00

  • First British edition, first printing of Richard Hughes' <em>A High Wind in Jamaica</em>, his first and most famous novel.

    HUGHES, Richard.
    A High Wind in Jamaica. 1929.
    £225.00

  • A signed first edition of Present Laughter by Noel Coward.
    A signed first edition of Present Laughter by Noel Coward.

    COWARD, Noel.
    Present Laughter. 1943.
    £750.00

  • A lovely copy of the Monogram edition of When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, with illustrations by E.H. Shepard.
    A lovely copy of the Monogram edition of When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, with illustrations by E.H. Shepard.

    MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, Ernest H. (illustrator).
    When We Were Very Young. 1929.
    £325.00

  • A finely bound set of Lord Byron's works
    A finely bound set of Lord Byron's works

    BYRON, Lord.
    The Works of the Right Honorable Lord Byron. 1815.
    £500.00

  • A review copy of the 1978 reissue of Henry Green's first novel, Blindness.
    A review copy of the 1978 reissue of Henry Green's first novel, Blindness.

    GREEN, Henry.
    Blindness. 1978.
    £175.00

  • An attractive set of the first critical edition of of one of the works of one of the best Russian authors.
    An attractive set of the first critical edition of of one of the works of one of the best Russian authors.

    GOGOL, Nikolai.
    Sochineniia [Works]. 1901.
    £2,500.00

  • First edition in English of Franz Kafka's <em>The Trial</em>, translated by Willa and Edwin Muir
    First edition in English of Franz Kafka's <em>The Trial</em>, translated by Willa and Edwin Muir

    KAFKA, Franz.
    The Trial. 1937.
    £625.00

  • Chamber Music.
    Chamber Music.

    JOYCE, James.
    Chamber Music. 1907.
    £5,750.00

  • A handsome collection of Sir Walter Scott's Poetical Works, containing an account of his life, as well as six full-page steel engravings in black and white.
    A handsome collection of Sir Walter Scott's Poetical Works, containing an account of his life, as well as six full-page steel engravings in black and white.

    SCOTT, Sir Walter.
    Scott's Poetical Works. circa 1870s.
    £175.00

  • A facsimile of the original 1786 first edition published by John Smith & Son in 1927.
    A facsimile of the original 1786 first edition published by John Smith & Son in 1927.

    BURNS, Robert.
    Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. 1927.
    £150.00

  • The first UK edition, second overall, of Adonais, the elegy for John Keats written by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
    The first UK edition, second overall, of Adonais, the elegy for John Keats written by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

    SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe.
    Adonais. 1829.
    £2,850.00

  • The first edition, first impression of the collected letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
    The first edition, first impression of the collected letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

    TOLKIEN, J.R.R; CARPENTER, Humphrey & TOLKIEN, Christopher (editors).
    The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. 1981.
    £225.00

  • A fine copy of the Complete Works of C.S. Calverley, containing a biographical notice by Sir Walter J. Sendall, alongside Calverley's original verses, as well as his translations from and into Latin.
    A fine copy of the Complete Works of C.S. Calverley, containing a biographical notice by Sir Walter J. Sendall, alongside Calverley's original verses, as well as his translations from and into Latin.

    CALVERLEY, Charles Stuart.
    The Complete Works of C. S. Calverley 1905,
    £75.00

  • A handsome set of The Compete Collected Works by Ivan Goncharov
    A handsome set of The Compete Collected Works by Ivan Goncharov

    GONCHAROV, Ivan.
    Polnoe sobranie sochineniy I. A. Goncharova v 9 tomakh. [The Complete Collected Works]. 1912.
    £1,800.00

  • First edition of Houdini by Harold Kellock.
    First edition of Houdini by Harold Kellock.

    KELLOCK, Harold.
    Houdini: 1928.
    £250.00

  • First edition of La Casa dei Doganieri by Eugenio Montale, inscribed by the author and signed by the contributing artists.
    First edition of La Casa dei Doganieri by Eugenio Montale, inscribed by the author and signed by the contributing artists.

    MONTALE, Eugenio.
    La Casa dei Doganieri e altri versi 1932.
    £6,750.00

  • A collection of original materials from the writing of Mummy Laid an Egg by Babette Cole, including the author's hand-drawn book dummy, correspondence with her publisher, and a copy of the first edition.
    A collection of original materials from the writing of Mummy Laid an Egg by Babette Cole, including the author's hand-drawn book dummy, correspondence with her publisher, and a copy of the first edition.

    COLE, Babette.
    Mummy Laid an Egg! 1990-1993.
    £2,400.00

  • An unusually good example of what is generally regarded as the rarest of William Nicholson's illustrated works; accompanying rhymes by Arthur Waugh.
    An unusually good example of what is generally regarded as the rarest of William Nicholson's illustrated works; accompanying rhymes by Arthur Waugh.

    NICHOLSON, William (illustrator); WAUGH, Arthur.
    The Square Book of Animals. 1900.
    £1,350.00

  • The second, and final, anthology of Rhymers' Club poetry, the first published two years before. The Club was founded by W.B. Yeats and Ernest Rhys in 1890.
    The second, and final, anthology of Rhymers' Club poetry, the first published two years before. The Club was founded by W.B. Yeats and Ernest Rhys in 1890.

    [RHYMERS' CLUB].
    The Second Book of the Rhymers' Club. 1894.
    £275.00

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