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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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  • A beautifully printed first edition of one of the most significant poets of the Beat generation and the San Francisco Renaissance.
    A beautifully printed first edition of one of the most significant poets of the Beat generation and the San Francisco Renaissance.

    LAMANTIA, Philip.
    Ekstasis. 1959.
    £125.00

  • A first edition, signed by the author and addressed to his British editor, Francis Wyndham, of Mailer's first poetry collection.
    A first edition, signed by the author and addressed to his British editor, Francis Wyndham, of Mailer's first poetry collection.

    MAILER, Norman.
    Deaths For The Ladies 1962.
    £125.00

  • A first edition of Norman Mailer's second novel in very good condition.
    A first edition of Norman Mailer's second novel in very good condition.

    MAILER, Norman.
    Barbary Shore. 1951.
    £125.00

  • A very good copy of the third and final edition of Dransfield's countercultural poetry.
    A very good copy of the third and final edition of Dransfield's countercultural poetry.

    DRANSFIELD, Michael.
    Drug Poems. 1972.
    £125.00

  • A handsome first edition of Mathews' second novel published in collaboration with the Paris Review.
    A handsome first edition of Mathews' second novel published in collaboration with the Paris Review.

    MATHEWS, Harry.
    Tlooth. 1966.
    £125.00

  • A charming limited edition of Macbeth's first poetry collection, printed in Oxford while he was an undergraduate.
    A charming limited edition of Macbeth's first poetry collection, printed in Oxford while he was an undergraduate.

    MACBETH, George.
    A Form of Words. 1954.
    £125.00

  • The first edition of Geoffrey Hill's second major poetry collection with a beautifully illustrated dustjacket.
    The first edition of Geoffrey Hill's second major poetry collection with a beautifully illustrated dustjacket.

    HILL, Geoffrey.
    King Log 1968.
    £125.00

  • The first edition of Alexander Bain's biogrpahy of James Mill, father of the philosopher J.S. Mill
    The first edition of Alexander Bain's biogrpahy of James Mill, father of the philosopher J.S. Mill

    BAIN, Alexander.
    James Mill. A Biography. 1882.
    £125.00

  • The Third Man and the Fallen Idol by Graham Greene, published in London in 1950
    The Third Man and the Fallen Idol by Graham Greene, published in London in 1950

    GREENE, Graham.
    The Third Man and the Fallen Idol. 1950.
    £1,200.00

  • First edition of Wodwo by Ted Hughes.
    First edition of Wodwo by Ted Hughes.

    HUGHES, Ted.
    Wodwo. 1967.
    £95.00

  • 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.
    £500.00

  • First edition of The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham.
    First edition of The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham.

    WYNDHAM, John.
    The Day of the Triffids. 1951.
    £2,500.00

  • An inscribed second edition of physicist Brian Greene's bestselling popular science book The Elegant Universe.
    An inscribed second edition of physicist Brian Greene's bestselling popular science book The Elegant Universe.

    GREENE, Brian.
    The Elegant Universe. 2003.
    £250.00

  • First edition of physicist Alan Guth's memoir The Inflationary Universe, a fine copy in the dust jacket.
    First edition of physicist Alan Guth's memoir The Inflationary Universe, a fine copy in the dust jacket.

    GUTH, Alan.
    The Inflationary Universe. 1997.
    £250.00

  • First edition of Deliverance by James Dickey, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of Deliverance by James Dickey, inscribed by the author.

    DICKEY, James.
    Deliverance. 1970.
    £750.00

  • The first edition of Lester Ward's Dynamic Sociology, his major work which helped establish sociology as a distinct field of study in the United States.
    The first edition of Lester Ward's Dynamic Sociology, his major work which helped establish sociology as a distinct field of study in the United States.

    WARD, Lester F.
    Dynamic Sociology, 1883.
    £2,500.00

  • The Glass Tower [with] Typed Letter Signed.
    The Glass Tower [with] Typed Letter Signed.

    MOORE, Nicholas; FREUD, Lucian (illustrator).
    The Glass Tower [with] Typed Letter Signed. 1944.
    £975.00

  • The rare first edition of The Electrical Handbook for Women, edited by Caroline Haslett, in the uncommon and stylish Art Deco dust jacket.
    The rare first edition of The Electrical Handbook for Women, edited by Caroline Haslett, in the uncommon and stylish Art Deco dust jacket.

    [PARTRIDGE, Margaret]. HASLETT, Caroline.
    The Electrical Handbook for Women. 1934.
    £500.00

  • First editions of Mr Norris and I and The Way it Was With Me by Gerald Hamilton.
    First editions of Mr Norris and I and The Way it Was With Me by Gerald Hamilton.

    HAMILTON, Gerald.
    Mr Norris and I [and] The Way it Was With Me. 1956; 1969.
    £75.00

  • First UK edition of The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl, illustrated by William Pene du Bois.
    First UK edition of The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl, illustrated by William Pene du Bois.

    DAHL, Roald; DU BOIS, William Pène (illustrator).
    The Magic Finger. 1968.
    £375.00

  • First UK edition of Aldous Huxley's Beyond the Mexique Bay, his classic travel account of his journey from Trinidad to the Mayan ruins in Honduras and Guatemala.
    First UK edition of Aldous Huxley's Beyond the Mexique Bay, his classic travel account of his journey from Trinidad to the Mayan ruins in Honduras and Guatemala.

    HUXLEY, Aldous.
    Beyond the Mexique Bay. 1934.
    £500.00

  • First edition of The Long Traverse by John Buchan.
    First edition of The Long Traverse by John Buchan.

    BUCHAN, John.
    The Long Traverse. 1941.
    £85.00

  • First edition of The Benefactor by Susan Sontag, the author's first book inscribed to Richard Howard and Sanford Friedman.
    First edition of The Benefactor by Susan Sontag, the author's first book inscribed to Richard Howard and Sanford Friedman.

    SONTAG, Susan.
    The Benefactor. 1963.
    £2,750.00

  • First edition of The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles, inscribed by the author
    First edition of The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles, inscribed by the author

    FOWLES, John.
    The French Lieutenant's Woman. 1969.
    £575.00

  • First edition of Holiday by Stanley Middleton, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of Holiday by Stanley Middleton, inscribed by the author.

    MIDDLETON, Stanley.
    Holiday. 1974.
    £1,750.00

  • First edition of Where Joy Resides by Christopher Isherwood.
    First edition of Where Joy Resides by Christopher Isherwood.

    ISHERWOOD, Christopher; BACHARDY, Don & WHITE, James P. (editors).
    Where Joy Resides. 1989.
    £45.00

  • First US edition of The Condor and the Cows by Christopher Isherwood.
    First US edition of The Condor and the Cows by Christopher Isherwood.

    ISHERWOOD, Christopher.
    The Condor and the Cows. 1949.
    £75.00

  • 11 Autograph Letters and Postcards from E.M. Forster to Hazel Eardley-Wilmot.
    11 Autograph Letters and Postcards from E.M. Forster to Hazel Eardley-Wilmot.

    FORSTER, E.M.
    11 Autograph Letters and Postcards signed, to Hazel Eardley-Wilmot. 1942-62.
    £3,250.00

  • First edition of A House for Mr Biswas by V.S. Naipaul.
    First edition of A House for Mr Biswas by V.S. Naipaul.

    NAIPAUL, V.S.
    A House for Mr Biswas. 1961.
    £475.00

  • First editions of Inspector Mouse, Quasimodo Mouse, and Emergency Mouse by Bernard Stone and Ralph Steadman, inscribed to Hilary Gerrard
    First editions of Inspector Mouse, Quasimodo Mouse, and Emergency Mouse by Bernard Stone and Ralph Steadman, inscribed to Hilary Gerrard

    STONE, Bernard & STEADMAN, Ralph.
    Inspector Mouse; Quasimodo Mouse; Emergency Mouse. 1980; 1984; 1978.
    £450.00

  • First edition in dustjacket of One Arm and Other Stories by Tennessee Wiliams, inscribed by the author.
    First edition in dustjacket of One Arm and Other Stories by Tennessee Wiliams, inscribed by the author.

    WILLIAMS, Tennessee.
    One Arm and Other Stories. 1954.
    £875.00

  • First edition of Pan's Garden by Algernon Blackwood, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of Pan's Garden by Algernon Blackwood, inscribed by the author.

    BLACKWOOD, Algernon; ROBERTSON, W. Graham (illustrator).
    Pan's Garden. 1912.
    £3,250.00

  • First edition of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James.
    First edition of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James.

    JAMES, M.R.
    Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. 1904.
    £4,500.00

  • First edition of Seven Men by Max Beerbohm, inscribed by the author with original poem.
    First edition of Seven Men by Max Beerbohm, inscribed by the author with original poem.

    BEERBOHM, Max.
    Seven Men. 1919.
    £2,250.00

  • Limited editions of After Reading and After Berneval by Oscar Wilde, each one of 75 copies signed by the illustrator and printer
    Limited editions of After Reading and After Berneval by Oscar Wilde, each one of 75 copies signed by the illustrator and printer

    WILDE, Oscar.
    After Reading [and] After Berneval. 1921 & 1922.
    £2,750.00

  • First edition of Caledonia by Anthony Powell, one of 100 copies, inscribed by the author to Alan Harris.
    First edition of Caledonia by Anthony Powell, one of 100 copies, inscribed by the author to Alan Harris.

    POWELL, Anthony.
    Caledonia. A Fragment. [1934].
    £4,750.00

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