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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 Berkshire Kennet.
    The Berkshire Kennet.

    ALDINGTON, Richard.
    The Berkshire Kennet. 1923.
    £225.00

  • In, A Most Wanted Man by John Le Carre, a half-starved young Russian man in a long black overcoat is smuggled into Hamburg at dead of night, he has an improbable amount of cash secreted in a purse
    In, A Most Wanted Man by John Le Carre, a half-starved young Russian man in a long black overcoat is smuggled into Hamburg at dead of night, he has an improbable amount of cash secreted in a purse

    LE CARRÉ, John
    A Most Wanted Man. 2008.
    £170.00

  • Thumbprint-signed copy of the eighth printing of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, presented to the former porter at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.
    Thumbprint-signed copy of the eighth printing of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, presented to the former porter at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.

    HAWKING, Stephen.
    A Brief History of Time. From the Big Bang to Black Holes. 1988.
    £12,500.00

  • First edition, first printing of The story of Doctor Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting, with illustrations by the author, with a page each from original manuscript and letter
    First edition, first printing of The story of Doctor Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting, with illustrations by the author, with a page each from original manuscript and letter

    LOFTING, Hugh.
    The Story of Doctor Dolittle [together with] A page of the original manuscript for 'Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake' [and] TLS. 1920.
    £7,500.00

  • First edition of Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? by Martin Luther King.
    First edition of Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? by Martin Luther King.

    KING, Martin Luther, Jr.
    Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? 1967.
    £375.00

  • A handsome copy of the first trade edition of T.E. Lawrence's classic memoir, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, in full tree calf gilt by Riviere & Son
    A handsome copy of the first trade edition of T.E. Lawrence's classic memoir, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, in full tree calf gilt by Riviere & Son

    LAWRENCE, T.E.
    Seven Pillars of Wisdom. 1935.
    £2,500.00

  • A charming first edition with original dustjacket of Thomas Hinde's first novel, Mr. Nicholas.
    A charming first edition with original dustjacket of Thomas Hinde's first novel, Mr. Nicholas.

    HINDE, Thomas. [pseud. CHITTY, Sir Thomas Willes].
    Mr. Nicholas. 1952.
    £125.00

  • First edition of Retreat to Innocence by Doris Lessing.

    LESSING, Doris.
    Retreat to Innocence. 1956.
    £150.00

  • First US edition of This was the Old Chief's Country by Doris Lessing, signed by the author.

    LESSING, Doris.
    This was the Old Chief's Country. [1951].
    £250.00

  • First edition of This was the Old Chief's Country by Doris Lessing.

    LESSING, Doris.
    This was the Old Chief's Country. 1951.
    £250.00

  • First edition of Martha Quest by Doris Lessing, inscribed by the author.

    LESSING, Doris.
    Martha Quest. 1952.
    £350.00

  • First edition of Five by Doris Lessing, with a slip of paper signed and dated by the author

    LESSING, Doris.
    Five. 1953.
    £300.00

  • First edition of Wise Children by Angela Carter.

    CARTER, Angela.
    Wise Children. 1991.
    £75.00

  • First edition of The Curious Room by Angela Carter.

    CARTER, Angela.
    The Curious Room. 1996.
    £75.00

  • First US edition of Burning Your Boats by Angela Carter.

    CARTER, Angela.
    Burning Your Boats. 1996.
    £50.00

  • A near-fine example of the second printing of Keyne's Tract on Monetary Reform, an important successor to his Economic Consequences of the Peace
    A near-fine example of the second printing of Keyne's Tract on Monetary Reform, an important successor to his Economic Consequences of the Peace

    KEYNES, John Maynard.
    A Tract on Monetary Reform. 1924.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of The Changing Forest by Dennis Potter.
    First edition of The Changing Forest by Dennis Potter.

    POTTER, Dennis.
    The Changing Forest: 1962.
    £40.00

  • First edition of Cathay by Ezra Pound, one of 1000 copies.
    First edition of Cathay by Ezra Pound, one of 1000 copies.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Cathay. 1915.
    £1,375.00

  • First edition of C.S. Forester's <em>The Earthly Paradise</em>.
    First edition of C.S. Forester's <em>The Earthly Paradise</em>.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The Earthly Paradise. 1940.
    £225.00

  • An excellent example of C.S. Forester's <em>The General</em>.
    An excellent example of C.S. Forester's <em>The General</em>.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The General. 1936.
    £500.00

  • First edition of C.S. Forester's <em>The Captain from Connecticut</em>.
    First edition of C.S. Forester's <em>The Captain from Connecticut</em>.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The Captain from Connecticut. 1941.
    £275.00

  • First trade edition of Proper Studies by Aldous Huxley.
    First trade edition of Proper Studies by Aldous Huxley.

    HUXLEY, Aldous.
    Proper Studies. 1927.
    £225.00

  • First edition of Once Bitten Twice Bitten by Peter Porter, inscribed by the author to George Macbeth.
    First edition of Once Bitten Twice Bitten by Peter Porter, inscribed by the author to George Macbeth.

    PORTER, Peter.
    Once Bitten, Twice Bitten. 1961.
    £175.00

  • First edition of <em>The Weeping and the Laughter</em>, an autobiographical account of famous Soho denizen Julian Maclaren-Ross' childhood.
    First edition of <em>The Weeping and the Laughter</em>, an autobiographical account of famous Soho denizen Julian Maclaren-Ross' childhood.

    MACLAREN-ROSS, Julian.
    The Weeping and the Laughter. 1953.
    £100.00

  • First edition of Jocelyn Brooke's first novel, <em>The Scapegoat</em>.
    First edition of Jocelyn Brooke's first novel, <em>The Scapegoat</em>.

    BROOKE, Jocelyn.
    The Scapegoat. 1948.
    £175.00

  • First edition of Jocelyn Brooke's <em>Conventional Weapons</em>, a tale of two brothers' diverging paths.
    First edition of Jocelyn Brooke's <em>Conventional Weapons</em>, a tale of two brothers' diverging paths.

    BROOKE, Jocelyn.
    Conventional Weapons. 1961.
    £125.00

  • A very good copy of the first impression of The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Cradock, an Art Deco classic.
    A very good copy of the first impression of The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Cradock, an Art Deco classic.

    CRADDOCK, Harry.
    The Savoy Cocktail Book. 1930.
    £1,600.00

  • The Alexandria Quartet, Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive and Clea, all first editions except Justine which is a first edition with a later impression dust jacket
    The Alexandria Quartet, Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive and Clea, all first editions except Justine which is a first edition with a later impression dust jacket

    DURRELL, Lawrence.
    [The Alexandria Quartet:] Justine; Balthazar; Mountolive; Clea. 1957, 1958, 1958 & 1960.
    £950.00

  • The first edition of the musical setting of J.R.R. Tolkien's songs by the composer Donald Swann
    The first edition of the musical setting of J.R.R. Tolkien's songs by the composer Donald Swann

    TOLKIEN, J.R.R; SWANN, Donald.
    The Road Goes Ever On. 1968.
    £550.00

  • First edition, first imrpession copy of Six against the yard, with original dust jacket, featuring six short stories contributed by leading detective club authors
    First edition, first imrpession copy of Six against the yard, with original dust jacket, featuring six short stories contributed by leading detective club authors

    ALLINGHAM, Margery; BERKLEY, Anthony; CROFTS, Freeman Wills; KNOX, Fr. Ronald; SAYERS, Dorothy L.; THORNDIKE, Russell.
    Six Against The Yard... 1936,
    £2,350.00

  • Rudyard Kipling's The five nations is a first edition copy in hardback, a collection poetry which celebrate British imperialism, British soldiers and tales for children
    Rudyard Kipling's The five nations is a first edition copy in hardback, a collection poetry which celebrate British imperialism, British soldiers and tales for children

    KIPLING, Rudyard.
    The Five Nations. 1903,
    £75.00

  • First edition copy of Rudyard Kipling's Traffics and Discoveries a collection of short stories in the publisher's original red cloth with a gilt-blocked medallion to upper panel
    First edition copy of Rudyard Kipling's Traffics and Discoveries a collection of short stories in the publisher's original red cloth with a gilt-blocked medallion to upper panel

    KIPLING, Rudyard.
    Traffics and Discoveries. 1904,
    £125.00

  • A diversity of creatures by Rudyard Kipling first edition in red cloth hardback with the original dust jacket a collection of prose intermingled with verse
    A diversity of creatures by Rudyard Kipling first edition in red cloth hardback with the original dust jacket a collection of prose intermingled with verse

    KIPLING, Rudyard.
    A Diversity of Creatures. 1917.
    £150.00

  • Early pirated Florence edition of Lady Chatterley's Lover by D H Lawrence.
    Early pirated Florence edition of Lady Chatterley's Lover by D H Lawrence.

    LAWRENCE, D.H.
    Lady Chatterley's Lover. 1928.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition and an attractive copy in the dust jacket of the journal that Helen Keller kept during the year following the death of her teach, Anne Sullivan Macy.
    First edition and an attractive copy in the dust jacket of the journal that Helen Keller kept during the year following the death of her teach, Anne Sullivan Macy.

    KELLER, Helen.
    Helen Keller's Journal, 1936-1937. 1938.
    £350.00

  • First edition of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, inscribed by the author to Leslie Bricusse.
    First edition of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, inscribed by the author to Leslie Bricusse.

    MILLER, Arthur.
    Death of a Salesman. 1949.
    £7,500.00

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