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First editions and signed copies of important 20th-century literature, including novels, mystery and detective fiction, science fiction, plays, and poetry, with an emphasis on English speaking authors such as Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Iris Murdoch, J.R.R. Tolkien, Agatha Christie, P. G. Wodehouse, and John le Carré.

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  • First edition of The Greatest: My Own Story by Muhammad Ali, inscribed by the author to his editor Selma Shapiro
    First edition of The Greatest: My Own Story by Muhammad Ali, inscribed by the author to his editor Selma Shapiro

    ALI, Muhammad.
    The Greatest: My Own Story. 1975.
    £4,750.00

  • Ian Fleming's second title in the 'Blofeld trilogy', preceded by Thunderball (1961) and concluding with You Only Live Twice (1964), On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Ian Fleming's second title in the 'Blofeld trilogy', preceded by Thunderball (1961) and concluding with You Only Live Twice (1964), On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    FLEMING, Ian.
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service. 1963.
    £950.00

  • A first edition, first impression of You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming, the twelfth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    You Only Live Twice. 1964.
    £425.00

  • Prize Writing signed by 13 Booker Prize-winning authors on the half-title, on the title page, or, in the case of two authors (Kineally & Lively), at their individual contributions, edited by Martin Goff, 1989
    Prize Writing signed by 13 Booker Prize-winning authors on the half-title, on the title page, or, in the case of two authors (Kineally & Lively), at their individual contributions, edited by Martin Goff, 1989

    GOFF, Martyn (editor).
    Prize Writing: 1989.
    £1,500.00

  • A handsome first UK edition of The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle.
    A handsome first UK edition of The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle.

    CONAN DOYLE, Sir Arthur.
    The Valley of Fear. 1915.
    £1,350.00

  • The first English edition of The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.
    The first English edition of The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

    CONAN DOYLE, Arthur.
    The Return of Sherlock Holmes. 1905.
    £1,700.00

  • A handsome first edition of His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle.
    A handsome first edition of His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle.

    CONAN DOYLE, Arthur.
    His Last Bow: 1917.
    £1,200.00

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles.
    The Hound of the Baskervilles.

    DOYLE, Arthur Conan.
    The Hound of the Baskervilles. 1902.
    £2,850.00

  • First edition of Chicano activist Oscar Zeta Acosta's first novel, with an autograph letter and photograph.
    First edition of Chicano activist Oscar Zeta Acosta's first novel, with an autograph letter and photograph.

    ACOSTA, Oscar Zeta.
    The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo. 1972.
    £200.00

  • A signed, limited edition copy of Orlando by Virginia Woolf, Nigel Nicholson, Vita Sackville-West's son, declared <em>Orlando</em> to be 'the longest love letter in literature', 1928
    A signed, limited edition copy of Orlando by Virginia Woolf, Nigel Nicholson, Vita Sackville-West's son, declared <em>Orlando</em> to be 'the longest love letter in literature', 1928

    WOOLF, Virginia.
    Orlando: A Biography. 1928.
    £6,500.00

  • A handsome first edition of Virginia Woolf anf Lytton Strachey Letters, Edited by Leonard Woolf and James Strachey.
    A handsome first edition of Virginia Woolf anf Lytton Strachey Letters, Edited by Leonard Woolf and James Strachey.

    WOOLF, Virginia; STRACHEY, Lytton.
    Virginia Woolf & Lytton Strachey Letters. 1956.
    £225.00

  • A limited edition copy of The Uncollected Poems by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of The Uncollected Poems by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Two Uncollected Poems. 1980.
    £325.00

  • A limited edition copy of Two Poems by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of Two Poems by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Two Poems. 1980.
    £150.00

  • A lovely limited edition copy of Million Dollar Month by Sylvia Plath.
    A lovely limited edition copy of Million Dollar Month by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Million Dollar Month. 1971.
    £175.00

  • A limited edition copy of The Magic Mirror by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of The Magic Mirror by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    The Magic Mirror. 1989.
    £175.00

  • A wonderfully bound, limited edition copy of Lyonnesse by Sylvia Plath.
    A wonderfully bound, limited edition copy of Lyonnesse by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Lyonnesse. 1971.
    £375.00

  • A limited edition copy of The Green Rock by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of The Green Rock by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    The Green Rock. 1982.
    £175.00

  • A limited edition copy of Fiesta Melons by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of Fiesta Melons by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Fiesta Melons. 1971.
    £450.00

  • A limited first edition copy of A Day in June by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited first edition copy of A Day in June by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    A Day in June. 1981.
    £275.00

  • A beautiful limited edition copy of Crystal Gazer and Other Poems by Sylvia Plath.
    A beautiful limited edition copy of Crystal Gazer and Other Poems by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Crystal Gazer and Other Poems. 1971.
    £450.00

  • A limited edition copy of Child by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of Child by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia
    Child. 1971.
    £150.00

  • A lovely copy of American Poetry Now by the Oxford University Press, edited by Sylvia Plath.
    A lovely copy of American Poetry Now by the Oxford University Press, edited by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia (editor).
    American Poetry Now. [1961].
    £225.00

  • A first edition, first impression of The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming, the tenth James Bond novel.
    A first edition, first impression of The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming, the tenth James Bond novel.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    The Spy Who Loved Me. 1962.
    £850.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Moonraker by Ian Fleming, the third book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of Moonraker by Ian Fleming, the third book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Moonraker. 1955.
    £2,500.00

  • A first edition of Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, the second book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition of Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, the second book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Live and Let Die. 1954.
    £5,000.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Goldfinger by Ian Fleming, the seventh book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of Goldfinger by Ian Fleming, the seventh book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Goldfinger. 1959.
    £1,750.00

  • A first edition, first impression of From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming, the fifth book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming, the fifth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    From Russia with Love. 1957.
    £2,500.00

  • A first edition copy of Dr. No by Ian Fleming, the sixth book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition copy of Dr. No by Ian Fleming, the sixth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Dr. No. 1958.
    £650.00

  • <em>Winner Take Nothing</em>, a 1933 collection of short stories by Nobel Prize Winner Ernest Hemingway, including <em>A Clean, Well Lighted Place</em>, which James Joyce called 'one of the best short stories ever written'.
    <em>Winner Take Nothing</em>, a 1933 collection of short stories by Nobel Prize Winner Ernest Hemingway, including <em>A Clean, Well Lighted Place</em>, which James Joyce called 'one of the best short stories ever written'.

    HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
    Winner Take Nothing. 1933.
    £975.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming, the fourth book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming, the fourth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Diamonds are Forever. 1956.
    £3,250.00

  • The first UK edition of Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
    The first UK edition of Towards Zero by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    Towards Zero. 1944.
    £3,250.00

  • A first edition, first impression of The Hollow by Agatha Christie
    A first edition, first impression of The Hollow by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    The Hollow. 1946.
    £675.00

  • A first UK edition of Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
    A first UK edition of Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    Five Little Pigs. 1942.
    £3,250.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie
    A first edition, first impression of Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    Cat Among the Pigeons. 1959.
    £525.00

  • At Bertram's Hotel.
    At Bertram's Hotel.

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    At Bertram's Hotel. 1965.
    £175.00

  • A fine example of this foundational work of dystopian fiction which had a marked influence on George Orwell's <em>1984</em> and Aldous Huxley's<em> Brave New World.</em>
    A fine example of this foundational work of dystopian fiction which had a marked influence on George Orwell's <em>1984</em> and Aldous Huxley's<em> Brave New World.</em>

    ZAMYATIN, Yevgeny.
    We. 1970.
    £975.00

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