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  • First edition of Marionettes at Home by C.S. Forester.
    First edition of Marionettes at Home by C.S. Forester.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    Marionettes at Home. 1936.
    £575.00

  • First English edition of The Gentleman from San Francsico by I.A. Bunin.
    First English edition of The Gentleman from San Francsico by I.A. Bunin.

    BUNIN, I.A.
    The Gentleman from San Francisco 1922.
    £250.00

  • The Crystal World.
    The Crystal World.

    BALLARD, J.G.
    The Crystal World. 1966.
    £375.00

  • First edition of From Russia, With Love by Ian Fleming
    First edition of From Russia, With Love by Ian Fleming

    FLEMING, Ian.
    From Russia, With Love. 1957.
    £8,500.00

  • Other Voices, Other Rooms.
    Other Voices, Other Rooms.

    CAPOTE, Truman.
    Other Voices, Other Rooms. 1948.
    £1,500.00

  • On the Black Hill.
    On the Black Hill.

    CHATWIN, Bruce.
    On the Black Hill. 1982.
    £2,250.00

  • Signed limited edition of The Works of Max Beerbohm.
    Signed limited edition of The Works of Max Beerbohm.

    BEERBOHM, Max.
    The Works. 1922.
    £2,500.00

  • First edition of The Wonderful Week by C.S. Forester in the rare dustjacket.
    First edition of The Wonderful Week by C.S. Forester in the rare dustjacket.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The Wonderful Week. 1927.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of The Shadow of the Hawk by C.S. Forester in the dustjacket, signed by the author
    First edition of The Shadow of the Hawk by C.S. Forester in the dustjacket, signed by the author

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The Shadow of the Hawk. 1928.
    £1,750.00

  • First edition of Love Lies Dreaming by C.S. Forester in the dustjacket, signed by the author.
    First edition of Love Lies Dreaming by C.S. Forester in the dustjacket, signed by the author.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    Love Lies Dreaming. 1927.
    £1,500.00

  • The first English edition of the classic novel of magical realism, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
    The first English edition of the classic novel of magical realism, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

    MÁRQUEZ, Gabriel García.
    One Hundred Years of Solitude. 1970.
    £2,750.00

  • Flush: A Biography.
    Flush: A Biography.

    WOOLF, Virginia.
    Flush: A Biography. 1933.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of The Poem by Aleister Crowley, one of only 10 copies.
    First edition of The Poem by Aleister Crowley, one of only 10 copies.

    CROWLEY, Aleister.
    The Poem. 1898.
    £12,500.00

  • Midnight's Children.
    Midnight's Children.

    RUSHDIE, Salman.
    Midnight's Children. 1981.
    £975.00

  • The Singing Head by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    The Singing Head by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The Singing Head. xmas 1934.
    £4,000.00

  • Leda and the Swan by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    Leda and the Swan by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    YEATS, W.B.
    Leda and the Swan. Christmas 1935.
    £4,000.00

  • Poem by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    Poem by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    SPENDER, Stephen.
    Poem. xmas 1934.
    £2,250.00

  • Perhaps by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    Perhaps by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    SPENDER, Stephen.
    Perhaps. 1933.
    £2,250.00

  • At Night by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    At Night by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    SPENDER, Stephen.
    At Night. Christmas 1935.
    £2,250.00

  • 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 Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling with the rare dust-jacket, Kipling's famous stories include: How the Whale Got His Throat, How the Camel Got His Hump
    First edition of Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling with the rare dust-jacket, Kipling's famous stories include: How the Whale Got His Throat, How the Camel Got His Hump

    KIPLING, Rudyard.
    Just So Stories 1902.
    £18,000.00

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

    LESSING, Doris.
    Five. 1953.
    £300.00

  • Inscribed by the author to his close friend John Dale Hodapp and his wife.
    Inscribed by the author to his close friend John Dale Hodapp and his wife.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The Bedchamber Mystery. 1944.
    £1,250.00

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Dedication copy of Peter by James Merrill, inscribed by the author to Peter Gillis.
    Dedication copy of Peter by James Merrill, inscribed by the author to Peter Gillis.

    MERRILL, James; ENGELLAND, Timothy (illustrator).
    Peter. 1982.
    £575.00

  • Black Mischief.
    Black Mischief.

    WAUGH, Evelyn.
    Black Mischief. 1932.
    £2,250.00

  • First edition of Jim's Book by James Merrill, inscribed by the author to his lover Peter Gillis.
    First edition of Jim's Book by James Merrill, inscribed by the author to his lover Peter Gillis.

    MERRILL, James.
    Jim's Book. 1942.
    £6,500.00

  • First edition of The Eater of Darkness by Robert M. Coates.
    First edition of The Eater of Darkness by Robert M. Coates.

    COATES, Robert M.
    The Eater of Darkness. 1926.
    £750.00

  • First edition of The Confidential Agent by Graham Greene in the first issue dustjacket.
    First edition of The Confidential Agent by Graham Greene in the first issue dustjacket.

    GREENE, Graham.
    The Confidential Agent. 1939.
    £12,500.00

  • Scoop.
    Scoop.

    WAUGH, Evelyn.
    Scoop. 1933.
    £4,000.00

  • A first edition of collected stories by Agatha Christie, many of the stories involve a supernatural or paranormal element. In striking macabre dust-jacket
    A first edition of collected stories by Agatha Christie, many of the stories involve a supernatural or paranormal element. In striking macabre dust-jacket

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    The Hound of Death. 1933.
    £1,100.00

  • First edition of A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie, marking the sixth appearance of Miss Marple in novel form
    First edition of A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie, marking the sixth appearance of Miss Marple in novel form

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    A Pocket Full of Rye. 1953.
    £475.00

  • Graham Greene's scarce second book, The Name of Action derives its title from a snatch of Hamlet's famous soliloquy, 'With this regard their currents turn awry / And lose the name of action.' First edition, 1930
    Graham Greene's scarce second book, The Name of Action derives its title from a snatch of Hamlet's famous soliloquy, 'With this regard their currents turn awry / And lose the name of action.' First edition, 1930

    GREENE, Graham.
    The Name of Action. 1930.
    £5,750.00

  • First edition of England Made Me by Graham Greene, in the first issue dust-jacket.
    First edition of England Made Me by Graham Greene, in the first issue dust-jacket.

    GREENE, Graham.
    England Made Me. 1935.
    £25,000.00

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