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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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  • First edition of Canto 98 by Ezra Pound, number 525 of 1000 copies.
    First edition of Canto 98 by Ezra Pound, number 525 of 1000 copies.

    POUND, Ezra; RACHEWITZ, Mary de (translator).
    Canto 98. 1958.
    £85.00

  • First English edition of Personae by Ezra Pound, printed in 1952.
    First English edition of Personae by Ezra Pound, printed in 1952.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Personae. 1952.
    £85.00

  • First edition of The Fifth Decad of Cantos by Ezra Pound, published in 1937.
    First edition of The Fifth Decad of Cantos by Ezra Pound, published in 1937.

    POUND, Ezra.
    The Fifth Decad of Cantos. 1937.
    £125.00

  • First edition of The Cantos of Ezra Pound CX - CXVI pirated by The Fuck You Press, number 92 of 300 copies.
    First edition of The Cantos of Ezra Pound CX - CXVI pirated by The Fuck You Press, number 92 of 300 copies.

    POUND, Ezra.
    The Cantos of Ezra Pound CX-CXVI. 1967.
    £150.00

  • First edition of Ta Hio by Ezra Pound, one of 575 copies.
    First edition of Ta Hio by Ezra Pound, one of 575 copies.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Ta Hio: The Great Learning. 1928.
    £500.00

  • First edition of Section: Rock Drill 85-95 de los cantares by Ezra Pound.
    First edition of Section: Rock Drill 85-95 de los cantares by Ezra Pound.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Section: Rock Drill 85-95 de los cantares. 1955.
    £150.00

  • First edition of Provença by Ezra Pound, his first book published in America.
    First edition of Provença by Ezra Pound, his first book published in America.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Provença. 1910.
    £250.00

  • First edition of As the Story Was Told by Samuel Beckett, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of As the Story Was Told by Samuel Beckett, inscribed by the author.

    BECKETT, Samuel.
    As the Story Was Told. 1987.
    £2,500.00

  • First edition of Ezra Pound: His Metric and Poetry by T.S. Eliot.
    First edition of Ezra Pound: His Metric and Poetry by T.S. Eliot.

    [ELIOT, T.S.]
    Ezra Pound: His Metric and Poetry. 1917 [i.e. 1918].
    £500.00

  • First edition of Indiscretions by Ezra Pound, one of 300 copies.
    First edition of Indiscretions by Ezra Pound, one of 300 copies.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Indiscretions. 1923.
    £650.00

  • First edition of Poems 1918-21 by Ezra Pound.
    First edition of Poems 1918-21 by Ezra Pound.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Poems 1918 - 21. Including Three Portraits and Four Cantos. 1921.
    £350.00

  • First editions, combined issue of Canzoni & Ripostes by Ezra Pound, published in 1918.
    First editions, combined issue of Canzoni & Ripostes by Ezra Pound, published in 1918.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Canzoni & Ripostes. 1918.
    £425.00

  • Second edition of On the Boiler by W.B. Yeats.
    Second edition of On the Boiler by W.B. Yeats.

    YEATS, W.B.
    On the Boiler. [1938].
    £250.00

  • First edition of A Packet for Ezra Pound by W.B. Yeats, one of 425 copies printed at the Cuala Press.
    First edition of A Packet for Ezra Pound by W.B. Yeats, one of 425 copies printed at the Cuala Press.

    YEATS, W.B.
    A Packet for Ezra Pound. 1929.
    £500.00

  • First edition of Estrangement by W.B. Yeats, one of 300 copies printed at the Cuala Press.
    First edition of Estrangement by W.B. Yeats, one of 300 copies printed at the Cuala Press.

    YEATS, W.B.
    Estrangement: 1926.
    £475.00

  • First edition of Stories of Red Hanrahan by W.B. Yeats, printed at the Dun Emer Press.
    First edition of Stories of Red Hanrahan by W.B. Yeats, printed at the Dun Emer Press.

    YEATS, W.B.
    Stories of Red Hanrahan. 1904.
    £675.00

  • First edition of New Poems by W.B. Yeats, one of 450 copies printed at the Cuala Press.
    First edition of New Poems by W.B. Yeats, one of 450 copies printed at the Cuala Press.

    YEATS, W.B.
    New Poems. 1938.
    £275.00

  • Redondillas, or Something of That Sort.
    Redondillas, or Something of That Sort.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Redondillas, or Something of That Sort. 1968.
    £1,500.00

  • First US edition of Lustra by Ezra Pound
    First US edition of Lustra by Ezra Pound

    POUND, Ezra.
    Lustra. 1916.
    £1,750.00

  • First edition of The Spirit of Romance by Ezra Pound, published in 1910.
    First edition of The Spirit of Romance by Ezra Pound, published in 1910.

    POUND, Ezra.
    The Spirit of Romance. 1910.
    £475.00

  • First edition of Lustra by Ezra Pound, Harriet Monroe's copy.
    First edition of Lustra by Ezra Pound, Harriet Monroe's copy.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Lustra. 1916.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of Hugh Selwyn Mauberley by Ezra Pound, one of 200 copies.
    First edition of Hugh Selwyn Mauberley by Ezra Pound, one of 200 copies.

    [POUND, Ezra].
    Hugh Selwyn Mauberley by E.P. 1920.
    £4,000.00

  • First edition of Selected Poems by Ezra Pound, with an introduction by T.S. Eliot.
    First edition of Selected Poems by Ezra Pound, with an introduction by T.S. Eliot.

    POUND, Ezra; ELIOT, T. S. (introduction)
    Selected Poems. 1928.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of Exultations by Ezra Pound, published in 1909.
    First edition of Exultations by Ezra Pound, published in 1909.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Exultations. 1909.
    £875.00

  • First edition of Personae by Ezra Pound, from the library of the poet and critic T. W. Earp.
    First edition of Personae by Ezra Pound, from the library of the poet and critic T. W. Earp.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Personae. 1909.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of Sonnets and Ballads of Guido Cavalcanti by Ezra Pound, published in 1912.
    First edition of Sonnets and Ballads of Guido Cavalcanti by Ezra Pound, published in 1912.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Sonnets and Ballads of Guido Cavalcanti with translations of them and an introduction. 1912.
    £375.00

  • First edition of The Tower by W.B. Yeats, with the rare dustjacket.
    First edition of The Tower by W.B. Yeats, with the rare dustjacket.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The Tower. 1928.
    £3,250.00

  • First edition of Dialogues of Fontanelle by Ezra Pound, one of 500 copies.
    First edition of Dialogues of Fontanelle by Ezra Pound, one of 500 copies.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Dialogues of Fontenelle. 1917.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of The Children of Sisyphus by H. Orlando Patterson.
    First edition of The Children of Sisyphus by H. Orlando Patterson.

    PATTERSON, H. Orlando.
    The Children of Sisyphus. 1964.
    £125.00

  • First edition of The Games Were Coming by Michael Anthony, inscribed by the author to John La Rose.
    First edition of The Games Were Coming by Michael Anthony, inscribed by the author to John La Rose.

    ANTHONY, Michael.
    The Games Were Coming. 1963.
    £500.00

  • First edition of The Wyf of Bathe by Geoffrey Chaucer illustrated by Pearl Binder, published by the Mandrake Press.
    First edition of The Wyf of Bathe by Geoffrey Chaucer illustrated by Pearl Binder, published by the Mandrake Press.

    [MANDRAKE PRESS]; CHAUCER, Geoffrey; BINDER, Pearl (illustrator).
    The Wyf of Bathe. 1929.
    £500.00

  • First edition of The Book of Tobit illustrated by Ann Gillmore Carter, published by the Mandrake Press.
    First edition of The Book of Tobit illustrated by Ann Gillmore Carter, published by the Mandrake Press.

    [MANDRAKE PRESS]; CARTER, Ann Gillmore (illustrator).
    The Book of Tobit. 1929.
    £500.00

  • First printings of Wolf-Watching and Giant Dream of Elephants by Ted Hughes, each signed by the author.
    First printings of Wolf-Watching and Giant Dream of Elephants by Ted Hughes, each signed by the author.

    HUGHES, Ted.
    Wolf-Watching [with] Giant Dream of Elephants. July, 1982.
    £575.00

  • The complete 6 vols of The London Aphrodite, edited by Jack Lindsay and P.R. Stephensen.
    The complete 6 vols of The London Aphrodite, edited by Jack Lindsay and P.R. Stephensen.

    LINDSAY, Jack & STEPHENSEN P.R. (editors).
    The London Aphrodite. August 1928 - July 1929.
    £375.00

  • Revised edition of The Shadow of the Raggedstone by Charles F. Grindrod, with cover art by Austin Osman Spare.
    Revised edition of The Shadow of the Raggedstone by Charles F. Grindrod, with cover art by Austin Osman Spare.

    GRINDROD, Charles F.
    The Shadow of the Raggedstone. 1909.
    £250.00

  • Limited edition of Merry-Go-Down by Rab Noolas, number 133 of 600 copies.
    Limited edition of Merry-Go-Down by Rab Noolas, number 133 of 600 copies.

    [HESELTINE, Philip] NOOLAS, Rab (pseud.); COLLINS, Hal (illustrator).
    Merry-Go-Down. A Gallery of Gorgeous Drunkards through the Ages. [1929].
    £350.00

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