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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 How the Wold Was Explored, a children's book by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath, with the rare dust jacket.
    First edition of How the Wold Was Explored, a children's book by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath, with the rare dust jacket.

    NEURATH, Marie; LAUWERYS, J.A.
    How the World Was Explored. 1951.
    £1,250.00

  • First US edition of the rare children's book Around the World in a Flash by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath.
    First US edition of the rare children's book Around the World in a Flash by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath.

    NEURATH, Marie.
    Around the World in a Flash. 1954.
    £750.00

  • First edition of Caribbean Plays Volume Two, edited by Errol Hill.
    First edition of Caribbean Plays Volume Two, edited by Errol Hill.

    HILL, Errol (editor).
    Caribbean Plays. Volume Two. 1965.
    £475.00

  • Superb set of first editions by John Updike, each inscribed by the author to his former student, Nicholas Delbanco.
    Superb set of first editions by John Updike, each inscribed by the author to his former student, Nicholas Delbanco.

    UPDIKE, John.
    Pigeon Feathers; The Music School; Hugging the Shore; Facing Nature; Memories of the Ford Administration. 1962; 1966; 1983; 1985; 1992.
    £2,500.00

  • First edition of The King of the Great Clock Tower by W.B. Yeats.
    First edition of The King of the Great Clock Tower by W.B. Yeats.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The King of the Great Clock Tower. 1934.
    £675.00

  • First edition of The Moviegoer by Walker Percy.
    First edition of The Moviegoer by Walker Percy.

    PERCY, Walker.
    The Moviegoer. 1961.
    £750.00

  • First edition of Twenty-Five Poems by Marsden Hartley, signed by the author.
    First edition of Twenty-Five Poems by Marsden Hartley, signed by the author.

    HARTLEY, Marsden.
    Twenty-Five Poems. 1923.
    £650.00

  • A charming copy of MacDiarmid's first poetry collection, written in his revived version of the Scots language. A foundational text of the early-20th-century Scottish Renaissance.
    A charming copy of MacDiarmid's first poetry collection, written in his revived version of the Scots language. A foundational text of the early-20th-century Scottish Renaissance.

    M'DIARMID, Hugh. [MacDiarmid]
    Sangschaw. 1925.
    £125.00

  • The first edition of Hilair Belloc's Advice concerning all things wine related.
    The first edition of Hilair Belloc's Advice concerning all things wine related.

    BELLOC, Hilaire.
    Advice on Wine. 1960.
    £75.00

  • First edition of Famine by Liam O'Flaherty.
    First edition of Famine by Liam O'Flaherty.

    O'FLAHERTY, Liam.
    Famine. 1937.
    £375.00

  • First edition of The Martyr by Liam O'Flaherty.
    First edition of The Martyr by Liam O'Flaherty.

    O'FLAHERTY, Liam.
    The Martyr. 1933.
    £300.00

  • First edition of Land by Liam O'Flaherty, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of Land by Liam O'Flaherty, inscribed by the author.

    O'FLAHERTY, Liam.
    Land. 1946.
    £375.00

  • First edition of The Assassin by Liam O'Flaherty, one of 150 copies numbered and signed by the author.
    First edition of The Assassin by Liam O'Flaherty, one of 150 copies numbered and signed by the author.

    O'FLAHERTY, Liam.
    The Assassin. 1928.
    £750.00

  • First edition of Down There on a Visit by Christopher Isherwood.
    First edition of Down There on a Visit by Christopher Isherwood.

    ISHERWOOD, Christopher.
    Down There on a Visit. 1962.
    £25.00

  • First edition of Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy.
    First edition of Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy.

    McCARTHY, Cormac.
    Blood Meridian 1985.
    £5,750.00

  • First edition of Mr Sammler's Planet by Saul Bellow, inscribed by the author to Harold Rosenberg.
    First edition of Mr Sammler's Planet by Saul Bellow, inscribed by the author to Harold Rosenberg.

    BELLOW, Saul.
    Mr. Sammler's Planet. 1969.
    £2,500.00

  • A first edition inscribed by the author, Micheal Dibdin, to fellow author, Clive Sinclair, in very good condition.
    A first edition inscribed by the author, Micheal Dibdin, to fellow author, Clive Sinclair, in very good condition.

    DIBDIN, Micheal.
    Dirty Tricks. 1991.
    £125.00

  • First edition of We Bombed in New Haven by Joseph Heller, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of We Bombed in New Haven by Joseph Heller, inscribed by the author.

    HELLER, Joseph.
    We Bombed in New Haven. 1968.
    £750.00

  • First edition of The Inheritors by Joseph Conrad and Ford M Hueffer.
    First edition of The Inheritors by Joseph Conrad and Ford M Hueffer.

    CONRAD, Joseph & HUEFFER [FORD], Ford M.
    The Inheritors. 1901.
    £500.00

  • First edition of Down There on a Visit by Christopher Isherwood.
    First edition of Down There on a Visit by Christopher Isherwood.

    ISHERWOOD, Christopher.
    Down There on a Visit. 1962.
    £20.00

  • A very good condition, signed, first edition of the poetry of renowned modernist poet, Basil Bunting.
    A very good condition, signed, first edition of the poetry of renowned modernist poet, Basil Bunting.

    BUNTING, Basil.
    Collected Poems. 1968.
    £375.00

  • A very good first edition of one of the most famous psychology books of the 20th century, Arthur Janov's The Primal Scream.
    A very good first edition of one of the most famous psychology books of the 20th century, Arthur Janov's The Primal Scream.

    JANOV, Arthur.
    The Primal Scream. 1970.
    £225.00

  • A special limited edition, signed by the author, of Wolff's short story, The Other Miller.
    A special limited edition, signed by the author, of Wolff's short story, The Other Miller.

    WOLFF, Tobias.
    The Other Miller. 1986.
    £100.00

  • A charming first edition of poetry signed by both poets, Malcolm Bradbury and Allan Rodway.
    A charming first edition of poetry signed by both poets, Malcolm Bradbury and Allan Rodway.

    RODWAY, Allan; BRADBURY, Malcolm.
    Two Poets. 1966.
    £150.00

  • First edition of Continual Dew by John Betjeman.
    First edition of Continual Dew by John Betjeman.

    BETJEMAN, John.
    Continual Dew. 1937.
    £250.00

  • A very good inscribed first edition of Howard Jacobson's hilarious campus novel, Coming from Behind, inscribed to Clive James.
    A very good inscribed first edition of Howard Jacobson's hilarious campus novel, Coming from Behind, inscribed to Clive James.

    JACOBSON, Howard.
    Coming from Behind. 1983.
    £150.00

  • First edition of Hali by G.V. Desani, with a foreword by T.S. Eliot and E.M. Forster.
    First edition of Hali by G.V. Desani, with a foreword by T.S. Eliot and E.M. Forster.

    [ELIOT, T.S. & FORSTER, E.M.]; DESANI, G.V.
    Hali: A Play. 1949.
    £95.00

  • A very good first edition of Frank Norman's debut memoir, Bang to Rights, with an introduction by Raymond Chandler.
    A very good first edition of Frank Norman's debut memoir, Bang to Rights, with an introduction by Raymond Chandler.

    NORMAN, Frank.
    Bang to Rights. 1958.
    £125.00

  • An outstanding rare colonial first edition of Christie's ninth Poirot novel, Lord Edgware Dies, one of the scarcest of the author's titles from this period.
    An outstanding rare colonial first edition of Christie's ninth Poirot novel, Lord Edgware Dies, one of the scarcest of the author's titles from this period.

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    Lord Edgware Dies. 1933.
    £37,500.00

  • A fascinating first edition of Mitchel's poetry coupled with illustrations by Ralph Steadman, signed by the illustrator.
    A fascinating first edition of Mitchel's poetry coupled with illustrations by Ralph Steadman, signed by the illustrator.

    STEADMAN, Ralph [illustrator] - MITCHELL, Adrian.
    For Beauty Douglas. 1982.
    £125.00

  • The Glass Giant of Palomar.
    The Glass Giant of Palomar.

    [HALE, George Ellery] WOODBURY, David O.
    The Glass Giant of Palomar. 1939.
    £250.00

  • Limited edition of The Lake Isle of Innisfree by Willaim Butler Yeats, one of 450 copies.
    Limited edition of The Lake Isle of Innisfree by Willaim Butler Yeats, one of 450 copies.

    YEATS, William Butler.
    The Lake Isle of Innisfree. 1924.
    £475.00

  • First edition of Knowing My Place by Paul Muldoon, the author's first book.
    First edition of Knowing My Place by Paul Muldoon, the author's first book.

    MULDOON, Paul.
    Knowing My Place. 1971.
    £3,750.00

  • First American edition, second English issue of The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf.
    First American edition, second English issue of The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf.

    WOOLF, Virginia.
    The Voyage Out. 1927.
    £5,000.00

  • A very good first edition of Roddy Doyle's Booker Prize winning Irish bildungsroman.
    A very good first edition of Roddy Doyle's Booker Prize winning Irish bildungsroman.

    DOYLE, Roddy.
    Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. 1993.
    £125.00

  • A very good first edition of the first book in the hilarious Samuel Marchbanks trilogy.
    A very good first edition of the first book in the hilarious Samuel Marchbanks trilogy.

    DAVIES, Robertson.
    The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks. 1947.
    £125.00

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