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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 Mythologiques by Claude Levis-Strauss, inscribed by the author to Georges Th. Guilbaud and Rene Leibowitz.
    First edition of Mythologiques by Claude Levis-Strauss, inscribed by the author to Georges Th. Guilbaud and Rene Leibowitz.

    LÉVI-STRAUSS, Claude.
    Mythologiques. 1964, 1967, 1968 & 1971.
    £4,500.00

  • First English edition of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce.
    First English edition of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce.

    JOYCE, James.
    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. [1917].
    £3,750.00

  • First editions of the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with the Eye of Sauron on the front board of each in gilt
    First editions of the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with the Eye of Sauron on the front board of each in gilt

    TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
    The Lord of the Rings. 1954-55.
    £22,000.00

  • First edition of For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming, the eighth Bond book.
    First edition of For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming, the eighth Bond book.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    For Your Eyes Only. 1960.
    £2,000.00

  • First edition of The Innocence of Father Brown, a collection of short stories introducing the character of Father Brown.
    First edition of The Innocence of Father Brown, a collection of short stories introducing the character of Father Brown.

    CHESTERTON, G.K.
    The Innocence of Father Brown. 1911.
    £875.00

  • The Dragon.
    The Dragon.

    SHIEL, M.P.
    The Dragon. 1913.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of The Swoop by P.G. Wodehouse, inscribed by the author to Philip Norman.
    First edition of The Swoop by P.G. Wodehouse, inscribed by the author to Philip Norman.

    WODEHOUSE, P.G.
    The Swoop or How Clarence Saved England. 1909.
    £7,500.00

  • First edition of Tales of Saint Austin's by P.G. Wodehouse, with The Captain magazine prize plate.
    First edition of Tales of Saint Austin's by P.G. Wodehouse, with The Captain magazine prize plate.

    WODEHOUSE, P.G.
    Tales of Saint Austin's. 1903.
    £4,500.00

  • First edition of The Hard Life by Flann O'Brien, the author's fourth book.
    First edition of The Hard Life by Flann O'Brien, the author's fourth book.

    O'BRIEN, Flann.
    The Hard Life: 1961.
    £375.00

  • First edition of Don't Tell Alfred by Nancy Mitford, the author's last novel and final book in the Radlett trilogy.
    First edition of Don't Tell Alfred by Nancy Mitford, the author's last novel and final book in the Radlett trilogy.

    MITFORD, Nancy.
    Don't Tell Alfred. 1960.
    £150.00

  • First edition of The Fanfarlo by Muriel Spark.
    First edition of The Fanfarlo by Muriel Spark.

    SPARK, Muriel.
    The Fanfarlo 1952.
    £125.00

  • First edition of The Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary.
    First edition of The Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary.

    CARY, Joyce.
    The Horse's Mouth. 1944.
    £250.00

  • First edition of The Struggles of Albert Woods by William Cooper.
    First edition of The Struggles of Albert Woods by William Cooper.

    [HOFF, Harry Summerfield] COOPER, William (pseud.).
    The Struggles of Albert Woods. 1952.
    £85.00

  • First UK edition of The Ginger Man by J.P. Donleavy.
    First UK edition of The Ginger Man by J.P. Donleavy.

    DONLEAVY, J.P.
    The Ginger Man. 1956.
    £150.00

  • First US edition of Sartre: Romantic Rationalist by Iris Murdoch, the author's first book.
    First US edition of Sartre: Romantic Rationalist by Iris Murdoch, the author's first book.

    MURDOCH, Iris.
    Sartre: Romantic Rationalist. 1953.
    £175.00

  • First edition of The Graduate by Charles Webb, the author's most famous work.
    First edition of The Graduate by Charles Webb, the author's most famous work.

    WEBB, Charles.
    The Graduate. 1964.
    £175.00

  • First edition of Brother Cain by Simon Raven, the author's second novel.
    First edition of Brother Cain by Simon Raven, the author's second novel.

    RAVEN, Simon.
    Brother Cain. 1959.
    £65.00

  • The Classic Anthology Defined by Confucius.
    The Classic Anthology Defined by Confucius.

    POUND, Ezra.
    The Classic Anthology Defined by Confucius. 1954.
    £125.00

  • First edition, paperback issue of Red Wagon by Ted Berrigan, inscribed by the author.
    First edition, paperback issue of Red Wagon by Ted Berrigan, inscribed by the author.

    BERRIGAN, Ted.
    Red Wagon. 1976.
    £125.00

  • First edition of The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper.
    First edition of The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper.

    COOPER, Susan.
    [The Dark is Rising Sequence:] Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; Silver on the Tree. 1974; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1977.
    £1,500.00

  • 1902 edition of Selected Poems of Matthew Arnold, finely bound by Riviere.
    1902 edition of Selected Poems of Matthew Arnold, finely bound by Riviere.

    ARNOLD, Matthew.
    Selected Poems. 1902.
    £290.00

  • First edition of The Borrowers by Mary Norton, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of The Borrowers by Mary Norton, inscribed by the author.

    NORTON, Mary.
    The Borrowers. 1952.
    £3,500.00

  • First edition of A Kind of Loving by Stan Barstow, the author's first book.
    First edition of A Kind of Loving by Stan Barstow, the author's first book.

    BARSTOW, Stan.
    A Kind of Loving. 1960.
    £85.00

  • First edition of Charmes by Paul Valery, one of 325 copies.
    First edition of Charmes by Paul Valery, one of 325 copies.

    VALÉRY, Paul.
    Charmes ou Poèmes. 1922.
    £275.00

  • First trade edition of White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings by Iain Sinclair.
    First trade edition of White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings by Iain Sinclair.

    SINCLAIR, Iain.
    White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings. 1987.
    £125.00

  • First edition of Arfur by Nik Cohn.
    First edition of Arfur by Nik Cohn.

    COHN, Nik.
    Arfur: 1970.
    £85.00

  • First edition of The Inky Digit of Defiance by Tony Harrison, one of 350 copies printed for private circulation
    First edition of The Inky Digit of Defiance by Tony Harrison, one of 350 copies printed for private circulation

    HARRISON, Tony.
    The Inky Digit of Defiance. 2009.
    £85.00

  • First edition of An Improvisation on the Theme of Rights by Margaret Atwood, one of 450 copies printed for private circulation.
    First edition of An Improvisation on the Theme of Rights by Margaret Atwood, one of 450 copies printed for private circulation.

    ATWOOD, Margaret.
    An Improvisation on the Theme of Rights. 2016.
    £125.00

  • Ted Hughes' Animal Poems have a dark energy and the rhythms and sounds of Old English, often connected with the natural world, with animals and the landscape
    Ted Hughes' Animal Poems have a dark energy and the rhythms and sounds of Old English, often connected with the natural world, with animals and the landscape

    HUGHES, Ted.
    Collected Animal Poems. 1995.
    £300.00

  • An outstanding first edition of this scarce title in the first issue dust-jacket, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and published 11 years after the author's suicide<br />
    An outstanding first edition of this scarce title in the first issue dust-jacket, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and published 11 years after the author's suicide<br />

    TOOLE, John Kennedy.
    A Confederacy of Dunces. 1980.
    £5,000.00

  • 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.
    £150.00

  • First edition of Esthetique du Mal by Wallace Stevens, signed by the illustrator and type designer.
    First edition of Esthetique du Mal by Wallace Stevens, signed by the illustrator and type designer.

    STEVENS, Wallace; WILLIAMS, Wightman (illustrator).
    Esthétique du Mal. 1945.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of Paths of Gory: A Play by Sydney Howard, adapted from the novel by Humphrey Cobb.
    First edition of Paths of Gory: A Play by Sydney Howard, adapted from the novel by Humphrey Cobb.

    HOWARD, Sydney.
    Paths of Glory: A Play. 1935.
    £325.00

  • First UK edition of Wag-By-Wall by Beatrix Potter, limited to 100 copies.
    First UK edition of Wag-By-Wall by Beatrix Potter, limited to 100 copies.

    POTTER, Beatrix.
    Wag-By-Wall. 1944.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of The Quare Fellow by Brendan Behan, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of The Quare Fellow by Brendan Behan, inscribed by the author.

    BEHAN, Brendan.
    The Quare Fellow: 1956.
    £3,750.00

  • First edition of Beyond a Boundary by C.L.R. James, inscribed by the author to Vivian Virtue.
    First edition of Beyond a Boundary by C.L.R. James, inscribed by the author to Vivian Virtue.

    JAMES, C.L.R.
    Beyond a Boundary. 1963.
    £8,750.00

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