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Modern First Editions

Modern first editions represent one of the most exciting and dynamic areas of book collecting, attracting collectors of literature of all ages and catering to a very broad church of tastes and enthusiasms. Here you’ll find a wide variety of signed, inscribed and limited editions by the most sought-after authors.

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  • The first edition of these collected articles by Søren Kierkegaard attacking Christendom, seeking to restore the individual's relationship to God.
    The first edition of these collected articles by Søren Kierkegaard attacking Christendom, seeking to restore the individual's relationship to God.

    KIERKEGAARD, Søren.
    Kierkegaard's Attack Upon "Christendom" 1854-1855. 1946.
    £375.00

  • First edition of The Luck of Ginger Coffey by Brian Moore, the author's third novel.
    First edition of The Luck of Ginger Coffey by Brian Moore, the author's third novel.

    MOORE, Brian.
    The Luck of Ginger Coffey. 1960.
    £275.00

  • First edition, with uncorrected proof copy, of The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson, inscribed by the author.
    First edition, with uncorrected proof copy, of The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson, inscribed by the author.

    JACOBSON, Howard.
    The Finkler Question [with] The Finkler Question (proof copy). 2010.
    £675.00

  • A pair of simultaneously issued first printings of Rain-Charm for the Duchy and The Unicorn, each numbered 8 of 280 copies, signed by Ted Hughes
    A pair of simultaneously issued first printings of Rain-Charm for the Duchy and The Unicorn, each numbered 8 of 280 copies, signed by Ted Hughes

    HUGHES, Ted.
    Rain-Charm for the Duchy [with] The Unicorn. 1992.
    £300.00

  • First edition of The Divine and the Decay by Bill Hopkins, inscribed by the author on the date of publication.
    First edition of The Divine and the Decay by Bill Hopkins, inscribed by the author on the date of publication.

    HOPKINS, Bill.
    The Divine and the Decay. 1957.
    £750.00

  • First edition of The City and the Pillar by Gore Vidal.
    First edition of The City and the Pillar by Gore Vidal.

    VIDAL, Gore.
    The City and the Pillar. 1948.
    £375.00

  • Publisher's blank dummy of Inside Mr Enderby by Joseph Kell, pseudonym of Anthony Burgess.
    Publisher's blank dummy of Inside Mr Enderby by Joseph Kell, pseudonym of Anthony Burgess.

    [BURGESS, Anthony] KELL, Joseph (pseud).
    Inside Mr Enderby. 1963].
    £500.00

  • First edition of The Loneliness of the Long-distance Runner by Alan Sillitoe.
    First edition of The Loneliness of the Long-distance Runner by Alan Sillitoe.

    SILLITOE, Alan.
    The Loneliness of the Long-distance Runner. 1959.
    £375.00

  • First edition of A Standard of Behaviour by William Trevor, the author's first novel.
    First edition of A Standard of Behaviour by William Trevor, the author's first novel.

    TREVOR, William.
    A Standard of Behaviour. 1958.
    £375.00

  • First edition of A High-pitched Buzz by Roger Longrigg, the author's first novel.
    First edition of A High-pitched Buzz by Roger Longrigg, the author's first novel.

    LONGRIGG, Roger.
    A High-pitched Buzz. 1956.
    £250.00

  • First edition of L'Envers du Music-Hall by Colette, inscribed by the author to the French Jeweller Pierre Sterlé.
    First edition of L'Envers du Music-Hall by Colette, inscribed by the author to the French Jeweller Pierre Sterlé.

    COLETTE, [Sidonie-Gabrielle].
    L'Envers du Music-Hall. [1913].
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of In Pursuit of the English by Doris Lessing.
    First edition of In Pursuit of the English by Doris Lessing.

    LESSING, Doris.
    In Pursuit of the English. 1960.
    £45.00

  • First edition of A Subject of Scandal and Concern by John Osborne.
    First edition of A Subject of Scandal and Concern by John Osborne.

    OSBORNE, John.
    A Subject of Scandal and Concern. 1961.
    £25.00

  • First edition of The Doomsday Book by J. Maclaren-Ross.
    First edition of The Doomsday Book by J. Maclaren-Ross.

    MACLAREN-ROSS, J.
    The Doomsday Book. 1961.
    £150.00

  • First edition of The Laird of Abbotsford by A.N. Wilson, signed by the author.
    First edition of The Laird of Abbotsford by A.N. Wilson, signed by the author.

    WILSON, A.N.
    The Laird of Abbotsford: 1980.
    £125.00

  • First edition of The Time of the Crack by Emma Tennant, the author's first science fiction novel.
    First edition of The Time of the Crack by Emma Tennant, the author's first science fiction novel.

    TENNANT, Emma.
    The Time of the Crack. 1973
    £125.00

  • First edition of The Ever-Interesting Topic by William Cooper.
    First edition of The Ever-Interesting Topic by William Cooper.

    [HOFF, Harry Summerfield] COOPER, William (pseud).
    The Ever-Interesting Topic. 1953.
    £85.00

  • The first edition in book form of Thomas De Quincey's memoir Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, an excellent copy in original boards of the most famous account of drug addiction in English literature
    The first edition in book form of Thomas De Quincey's memoir Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, an excellent copy in original boards of the most famous account of drug addiction in English literature

    [DE QUINCEY, Thomas].
    Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. 1822.
    £7,500.00

  • First edition, casebound issue of Loot by Joe Orton, his second staged play.
    First edition, casebound issue of Loot by Joe Orton, his second staged play.

    ORTON, Joe.
    Loot. 1967.
    £325.00

  • First edition of Stories and Plays by Flann O'Brien.
    First edition of Stories and Plays by Flann O'Brien.

    O'BRIEN, Flann.
    Stories and Plays. 1973.
    £175.00

  • First edition of The Case of the Perjured Parrot by Erle Stanley Gardner.
    First edition of The Case of the Perjured Parrot by Erle Stanley Gardner.

    GARDNER, Erle Stanley.
    The Case of the Perjured Parrot. 1939.
    £600.00

  • First edition of Le Nouveau Candide by Valentine Penrose, inscribed by the author to André Breton.
    First edition of Le Nouveau Candide by Valentine Penrose, inscribed by the author to André Breton.

    PENROSE, Valentine.
    Le Nouveau Candide. 1936.
    £2,250.00

  • First edition of Out of the Shelter by David Lodge, the author's copy of his fourth book.
    First edition of Out of the Shelter by David Lodge, the author's copy of his fourth book.

    LODGE, David.
    Out of the Shelter 1970.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp, inscribed by the author.

    CRISP, Quentin.
    The Naked Civil Servant. 1968.
    £675.00

  • Volume 1, number 1 of Greek Horizons edited by Derek Patmore, signed by John Waller.
    Volume 1, number 1 of Greek Horizons edited by Derek Patmore, signed by John Waller.

    PATMORE, Derek (editor); DURRELL, Lawrence; WARNER, Rex; WALLER, John [et al.] (contributors).
    Greek Horizons. Volume 1, No. 1 (all published). 1946.
    £750.00

  • The first UK edition of Kierkegaard's great philosophical novel Repetition, an existential work on atonement and furture recollection.
    The first UK edition of Kierkegaard's great philosophical novel Repetition, an existential work on atonement and furture recollection.

    KIERKEGAARD, Søren.
    Repetition. 1942.
    £875.00

  • First edition of The Ginger Man by J.P. Donleavy.
    First edition of The Ginger Man by J.P. Donleavy.

    DONLEAVY, J.P.
    The Ginger Man. [1955].
    £750.00

  • First trade edition of En attendant Godot by Samuel Beckett.
    First trade edition of En attendant Godot by Samuel Beckett.

    BECKETT, Samuel.
    En attendant Godot. 1952.
    £2,500.00

  • First edition of Little Wilson and Big God by Anthony Burgess, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of Little Wilson and Big God by Anthony Burgess, inscribed by the author.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    Little Wilson and Big God. 1987.
    £150.00

  • First edition of The Eve of Saint Venus by Anthony Burgess
    First edition of The Eve of Saint Venus by Anthony Burgess

    BURGESS, Anthony; PAGRAM, Edward (illustrator).
    The Eve of Saint Venus. 1964.
    £45.00

  • First edition of MF by Anthony Burgess.
    First edition of MF by Anthony Burgess.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    MF. 1971.
    £125.00

  • First edition of Urgent Copy by Anthony Burgess.
    First edition of Urgent Copy by Anthony Burgess.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    Urgent Copy: 1968.
    £125.00

  • First edition of Devil of a State by Anthony Burgess.
    First edition of Devil of a State by Anthony Burgess.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    Devil of a State. 1961.
    £50.00

  • First UK edition of Moses by Anthony Burgess.
    First UK edition of Moses by Anthony Burgess.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    Moses: 1976.
    £125.00

  • First edition of Poem-Scapes by Kenneth Patchen, one of 75 copies hand-painted by the author.
    First edition of Poem-Scapes by Kenneth Patchen, one of 75 copies hand-painted by the author.

    [ASSOCIATES.] PATCHEN, Kenneth.
    Poem-Scapes. 1958.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of Troubles by J.G. Farrell, winner of the lost Booker Prize.
    First edition of Troubles by J.G. Farrell, winner of the lost Booker Prize.

    FARRELL, J.G.
    Troubles. 1970.
    £975.00

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