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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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  • First edition of Enderby Outside by Anthony Burgess.
    First edition of Enderby Outside by Anthony Burgess.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    Enderby Outside. 1968.
    £95.00

  • A lovely, signed first edition of Julian Barnes's Arthur & George.
    A lovely, signed first edition of Julian Barnes's Arthur & George.

    BARNES, Julian.
    Arthur & George. 2005.
    £150.00

  • A first edition of Harry Mathews second novel, Tlooth.
    A first edition of Harry Mathews second novel, Tlooth.

    MATHEWS, Harry.
    Tlooth. 1966.
    £95.00

  • A near-fine first US edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez'sThe Autumn of the Patriach.
    A near-fine first US edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez'sThe Autumn of the Patriach.

    MÁRQUEZ, Gabriel García.
    The Autumn of the Patriach. 1976.
    £175.00

  • The first German edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>Der Vizekönig Von Ouidah</em> or<em> The Viceroy of Ouida.</em>
    The first German edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>Der Vizekönig Von Ouidah</em> or<em> The Viceroy of Ouida.</em>

    CHATWIN, Bruce.
    Der Vizekönig Von Ouidah. 1982.
    £15.00

  • The first Italian edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>Il Viceré Di Ouidah</em> or<em> The Viceroy of Ouida.</em>
    The first Italian edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>Il Viceré Di Ouidah</em> or<em> The Viceroy of Ouida.</em>

    CHATWIN, Bruce.
    Il Viceré Di Ouidah. 1983.
    £20.00

  • A first edition of Bruce Chatwin's The Morality of Things, one of only 175 copies.
    A first edition of Bruce Chatwin's The Morality of Things, one of only 175 copies.

    CHATWIN, Bruce.
    The Morality of Things. 1993.
    £125.00

  • Signed limited edition of The Works of Max Beerbohm.
    Signed limited edition of The Works of Max Beerbohm.

    BEERBOHM, Max.
    The Works. 1922.
    £2,500.00

  • The limited edition of the trade issue of T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom, smartly bound.
    The limited edition of the trade issue of T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom, smartly bound.

    LAWRENCE, T.E.
    Seven Pillars of Wisdom. 1935.
    £1,500.00

  • An inscribed presentation copy of Irving Fisher's important work elaborating on his theory of Money Illusion
    An inscribed presentation copy of Irving Fisher's important work elaborating on his theory of Money Illusion

    FISHER, Irving.
    The Money Illusion. 1929.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of The Wonderful Week by C.S. Forester in the rare dustjacket.
    First edition of The Wonderful Week by C.S. Forester in the rare dustjacket.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The Wonderful Week. 1927.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of The Shadow of the Hawk by C.S. Forester in the dustjacket, signed by the author
    First edition of The Shadow of the Hawk by C.S. Forester in the dustjacket, signed by the author

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The Shadow of the Hawk. 1928.
    £1,750.00

  • First edition of Love Lies Dreaming by C.S. Forester in the dustjacket, signed by the author.
    First edition of Love Lies Dreaming by C.S. Forester in the dustjacket, signed by the author.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    Love Lies Dreaming. 1927.
    £1,500.00

  • The first edition of Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy, in full brown morocco
    The first edition of Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy, in full brown morocco

    RUSSELL, Bertrand.
    History of Western Philosophy 1946.
    £800.00

  • Atlas Shrugged.
    Atlas Shrugged.

    RAND, Ayn.
    Atlas Shrugged. 1957.
    £2,750.00

  • First UK edition of The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby by Tom Wolfe.
    First UK edition of The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby by Tom Wolfe.

    WOLFE, Tom.
    The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby. 1966.
    £95.00

  • Edition de luxe of Policeman of the Lord by P.R. Stephensen and Beresford Egan, number 395 of 500 copies.
    Edition de luxe of Policeman of the Lord by P.R. Stephensen and Beresford Egan, number 395 of 500 copies.

    STEPHENSEN, P.R.; EGAN, Beresford (illustrator).
    Policeman of the Lord. A Political Satire. [1929].
    £150.00

  • A first edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's seminal novel, Vanity Fair.
    A first edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's seminal novel, Vanity Fair.

    THACKERAY, William Makepeace.
    Vanity Fair. 1848.
    £1,400.00

  • The Joke is the first novel by Czech writer Milan Kundera.
    The Joke is the first novel by Czech writer Milan Kundera.

    KUNDERA, Milan.
    The Joke. 1982.
    £125.00

  • The first Italian edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>Sulla Collina Nera</em> or<em> On The Black Hill.</em>
    The first Italian edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>Sulla Collina Nera</em> or<em> On The Black Hill.</em>

    CHATWIN, Bruce.
    Sulla Collina Nera. 1986.
    £15.00

  • The first English edition of the classic novel of magical realism, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
    The first English edition of the classic novel of magical realism, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

    MÁRQUEZ, Gabriel García.
    One Hundred Years of Solitude. 1970.
    £2,750.00

  • First edition of Scoop by Evelyn Waugh, published in London in 1938.
    First edition of Scoop by Evelyn Waugh, published in London in 1938.

    WAUGH, Evelyn.
    Scoop. 1938.
    £2,500.00

  • First edition of Mr Stone and the Knights Companion by V.S. Naipaul.
    First edition of Mr Stone and the Knights Companion by V.S. Naipaul.

    NAIPAUL, V.S.
    Mr Stone and the Knights Companion. 1963.
    £125.00

  • Second state of Robert Graves's <em>Good-Bye to All That</em>, with the infamous Sassoon poem excised and replaced with asterisks.
    Second state of Robert Graves's <em>Good-Bye to All That</em>, with the infamous Sassoon poem excised and replaced with asterisks.

    GRAVES, Robert.
    Good-Bye to all That. 1929.
    £750.00

  • First edition of Tough Guys Don't Dance by Norman Mailer, one of 350 copies specially bound and signed by the author
    First edition of Tough Guys Don't Dance by Norman Mailer, one of 350 copies specially bound and signed by the author

    MAILER, Norman.
    Tough Guys Don't Dance. 1984.
    £125.00

  • First edition of The Armies of the Night by Norman Mailer.
    First edition of The Armies of the Night by Norman Mailer.

    MAILER, Norman.
    The Armies of the Night. 1968.
    £65.00

  • First edition of No Continuing City by Michael Longley, inscribed by the author to George Melly.
    First edition of No Continuing City by Michael Longley, inscribed by the author to George Melly.

    LONGLEY, Michael.
    No Continuing City. 1969.
    £275.00

  • First edition of Dead Babies by Martin Amis.
    First edition of Dead Babies by Martin Amis.

    AMIS, Martin.
    Dead Babies. 1975.
    £375.00

  • First edition of Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster.
    First edition of Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster.

    FORSTER, Margaret.
    Georgy Girl. 1965.
    £225.00

  • First edition copy of John Le Carré's Absolute Friends, signed on title-page, post 9/11, the novel promariy depicts and endearing friendship initially formed in 1960s Berlin
    First edition copy of John Le Carré's Absolute Friends, signed on title-page, post 9/11, the novel promariy depicts and endearing friendship initially formed in 1960s Berlin

    LE CARRÉ, John.
    Absolute Friends. 2003.
    £175.00

  • First edition of The Message to the Planet by Iris Murdoch, one of 150 specially bound copies, signed by the author.
    First edition of The Message to the Planet by Iris Murdoch, one of 150 specially bound copies, signed by the author.

    MURDOCH, Iris.
    The Message to the Planet. 1989.
    £125.00

  • <em>The Third Man and The Fallen Idol </em>by Graham Greene was originally written as a screenplay for the eponymous film starring Orson Wells and directed by Carol Reed, this is the first edition in book form.
    <em>The Third Man and The Fallen Idol </em>by Graham Greene was originally written as a screenplay for the eponymous film starring Orson Wells and directed by Carol Reed, this is the first edition in book form.

    GREENE, Graham.
    The Third Man and The Fallen Idol. 1950.
    £350.00

  • <em>A Gun For Sale </em>is one of Graham Greene's scarcest novels, published in the UK a month after its US release in June 1936.
    <em>A Gun For Sale </em>is one of Graham Greene's scarcest novels, published in the UK a month after its US release in June 1936.

    GREENE, Graham.
    A Gun For Sale. 1936.
    £350.00

  • Evelyn Waugh's defining novel, <em>Brideshead Revisited</em>, details the spiritual lives behind the facades of an aristocratic family and their middle-class friend, the protagonist.
    Evelyn Waugh's defining novel, <em>Brideshead Revisited</em>, details the spiritual lives behind the facades of an aristocratic family and their middle-class friend, the protagonist.

    WAUGH, Evelyn.
    Brideshead Revisited. 1945.
    £750.00

  • <em>Death in the Afternoon </em>is Ernest Hemingway's exploration of professional bullfighting, a spectacle he saw more as a heroic, tragic ceremony than as a sport.
    <em>Death in the Afternoon </em>is Ernest Hemingway's exploration of professional bullfighting, a spectacle he saw more as a heroic, tragic ceremony than as a sport.

    HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
    Death in the Afternoon. 1932.
    £650.00

  • First edition of Voyage to a Beginning, one of 200 signed copies additionally inscribed by the author.
    First edition of Voyage to a Beginning, one of 200 signed copies additionally inscribed by the author.

    WILSON, Colin.
    Voyage to a Beginning. 1969.
    £150.00

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