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  • First edition of No Continuing City by Michael Longley, inscribed by the author to George Melly.
    First edition of No Continuing City by Michael Longley, inscribed by the author to George Melly.

    LONGLEY, Michael.
    No Continuing City. 1969.
    $375.00

  • First edition of Dead Babies by Martin Amis.
    First edition of Dead Babies by Martin Amis.

    AMIS, Martin.
    Dead Babies. 1975.
    $511.00

  • After a broken ankle immobilised her in 1926, Margaret Mitchell started writing a novel that would become<em> Gone With the Wind.</em> Published in 1936, it made Mitchell an instant celebrity and earned her the Pulitzer Prize
    After a broken ankle immobilised her in 1926, Margaret Mitchell started writing a novel that would become<em> Gone With the Wind.</em> Published in 1936, it made Mitchell an instant celebrity and earned her the Pulitzer Prize

    MITCHELL, Margaret.
    Gone with the Wind. 1936.
    $3,405.00

  • First edition of Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster.
    First edition of Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster.

    FORSTER, Margaret.
    Georgy Girl. 1965.
    $307.00

  • Signed and dated 'Louis Golding London Feb. 1944' on the title page and additionally signed by the two dedicatees Lord and Lady Sterling.
    Signed and dated 'Louis Golding London Feb. 1944' on the title page and additionally signed by the two dedicatees Lord and Lady Sterling.

    GOLDING, Louis.
    Pale Blue Nightgown. [1944].
    $647.00

  • Deighton sets this spy novel in a post-WWII era where his protagonist Steve Champion is drawn into the world of intelligence.
    Deighton sets this spy novel in a post-WWII era where his protagonist Steve Champion is drawn into the world of intelligence.

    DEIGHTON, Len.
    Yesterday's Spy. 1975.
    $239.00

  • <em>Fairy Tales</em> by Hans Christian Andersen with illustrations by Kay Nielsen includes many much-loved and sought-after fairy tales such as the Real Princess, the Snow Queen and the Tinder Box
    <em>Fairy Tales</em> by Hans Christian Andersen with illustrations by Kay Nielsen includes many much-loved and sought-after fairy tales such as the Real Princess, the Snow Queen and the Tinder Box

    NIELSEN, Kay (Illustrator); ANDERSEN, Hans Christian.
    Fairy Tales. 1924.
    $1,703.00

  • Four association copies, inscribed to John Mortimer's highly influential agent, Peggy Ramsay.
    Four association copies, inscribed to John Mortimer's highly influential agent, Peggy Ramsay.

    MORTIMER, John.
    Three Plays by John Mortimer; The Wrong Side of the Park; Two Stars for Comfort; Clinging to the Wreckage. 1958-82.
    $681.00

  • The poetical works of one of literature's classic figures. This collection contains Milton's seminal work,<em> Paradise Lost</em>.
    The poetical works of one of literature's classic figures. This collection contains Milton's seminal work,<em> Paradise Lost</em>.

    MILTON, John.
    The Poetical Works of John Milton. 1839.
    $511.00

  • First edition copy of John Le Carré's Absolute Friends, signed on title-page, post 9/11, the novel promariy depicts and endearing friendship initially formed in 1960s Berlin
    First edition copy of John Le Carré's Absolute Friends, signed on title-page, post 9/11, the novel promariy depicts and endearing friendship initially formed in 1960s Berlin

    LE CARRÉ, John.
    Absolute Friends. 2003.
    $239.00

  • Irving's sixth novel takes place in rural Maine in the early Twentieth Century.
    Irving's sixth novel takes place in rural Maine in the early Twentieth Century.

    IRVING, John.
    The Cider House Rules. 1985.
    $341.00

  • First edition of The Message to the Planet by Iris Murdoch, one of 150 specially bound copies, signed by the author.
    First edition of The Message to the Planet by Iris Murdoch, one of 150 specially bound copies, signed by the author.

    MURDOCH, Iris.
    The Message to the Planet. 1989.
    $171.00

  • <em>The Third Man and The Fallen Idol </em>by Graham Greene was originally written as a screenplay for the eponymous film starring Orson Wells and directed by Carol Reed, this is the first edition in book form.
    <em>The Third Man and The Fallen Idol </em>by Graham Greene was originally written as a screenplay for the eponymous film starring Orson Wells and directed by Carol Reed, this is the first edition in book form.

    GREENE, Graham.
    The Third Man and The Fallen Idol. 1950.
    $477.00

  • First edition of the early Graham Greene novel, <em>It's a Battlefield.</em>
    First edition of the early Graham Greene novel, <em>It's a Battlefield.</em>

    GREENE, Graham.
    It's a Battlefield. 1934.
    $477.00

  • <em>A Gun For Sale </em>is one of Graham Greene's scarcest novels, published in the UK a month after its US release in June 1936.
    <em>A Gun For Sale </em>is one of Graham Greene's scarcest novels, published in the UK a month after its US release in June 1936.

    GREENE, Graham.
    A Gun For Sale. 1936.
    $477.00

  • The first UK edition of Graham Greene's (1904-1991) classic murder-thriller <em>Brighton Rock</em> in a fine binding by Bayntun Riviere.
    The first UK edition of Graham Greene's (1904-1991) classic murder-thriller <em>Brighton Rock</em> in a fine binding by Bayntun Riviere.

    GREENE, Graham.
    Brighton Rock. 1938.
    $1,294.00

  • Author of<em> The Day of the Jackal</em>, Forsyth follows a German reporter who discovers the story of a lifetime.
    Author of<em> The Day of the Jackal</em>, Forsyth follows a German reporter who discovers the story of a lifetime.

    FORSYTH, Frederick.
    The Odessa File. 1972.
    $137.00

  • Evelyn Waugh's defining novel, <em>Brideshead Revisited</em>, details the spiritual lives behind the facades of an aristocratic family and their middle-class friend, the protagonist.
    Evelyn Waugh's defining novel, <em>Brideshead Revisited</em>, details the spiritual lives behind the facades of an aristocratic family and their middle-class friend, the protagonist.

    WAUGH, Evelyn.
    Brideshead Revisited. 1945.
    $1,022.00

  • Evelyn Waugh's third novel, <em>Black Mischief</em> was written whilst staying at Madresfield Court, Worcestershire as the guest of the Lygon sisters; this was the book that established his reputation as a master satirist. &#0;
    Evelyn Waugh's third novel, <em>Black Mischief</em> was written whilst staying at Madresfield Court, Worcestershire as the guest of the Lygon sisters; this was the book that established his reputation as a master satirist. &#0;

    WAUGH, Evelyn.
    Black Mischief. 1932.
    $1,022.00

  • <em>Death in the Afternoon </em>is Ernest Hemingway's exploration of professional bullfighting, a spectacle he saw more as a heroic, tragic ceremony than as a sport.
    <em>Death in the Afternoon </em>is Ernest Hemingway's exploration of professional bullfighting, a spectacle he saw more as a heroic, tragic ceremony than as a sport.

    HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
    Death in the Afternoon. 1932.
    $886.00

  • First edition of this profusely illustrated reproduction
    First edition of this profusely illustrated reproduction

    FITZGERALD, Edward (translator)
    Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam c.1910.
    $1,022.00

  • Edward Bawden's personal copy of The Sixpence that Rolled Away by Louis MacNeice, with Bawden's ownership signature.
    Edward Bawden's personal copy of The Sixpence that Rolled Away by Louis MacNeice, with Bawden's ownership signature.

    BAWDEN, Edward (illustrator); MACNEICE, Louis.
    The Sixpence that Rolled Away. 1956.
    $1,499.00

  • First edition of Voyage to a Beginning, one of 200 signed copies additionally inscribed by the author.
    First edition of Voyage to a Beginning, one of 200 signed copies additionally inscribed by the author.

    WILSON, Colin.
    Voyage to a Beginning. 1969.
    $205.00

  • Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling a first edition copy in very good condition with the publisher's original blue cloth with gilt decoration to spine and front board
    Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling a first edition copy in very good condition with the publisher's original blue cloth with gilt decoration to spine and front board

    KIPLING, Rudyard.
    Captains Courageous. 1897,
    $409.00

  • A first edition signed by the author of Brian Moore's award winning novel, with cover designed by Janet Halverson.
    A first edition signed by the author of Brian Moore's award winning novel, with cover designed by Janet Halverson.

    MOORE, Brian.
    The Great Victorian Collection. 1975.
    $171.00

  • Aldiss sets this novel in the futuristic world of post-nuclear decimation.

    ALDISS, Brian.
    Greybeard. 1964.
    $171.00

  • A beautiful copy of Undine illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
    A beautiful copy of Undine illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

    RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator); FOUQUE, Friedrich de la Motte.
    Undine. 1909.
    $1,703.00

  • A selection of Stories of Russian Life from the prolific Russian author and playwright, Anton Tchekoff.
    A selection of Stories of Russian Life from the prolific Russian author and playwright, Anton Tchekoff.

    TCHEKOFF, Anton, FELL, Marian (Translator).
    Stories of Russian Life. 1914.
    $477.00

  • First edition of The Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess.
    First edition of The Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    The Wanting Seed. 1962.
    $307.00

  • First edition of A Vision of Battlements by Anthony Burgess.
    First edition of A Vision of Battlements by Anthony Burgess.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    A Vision of Battlements. 1965.
    $511.00

  • First edition of The Right to an Answer by Anthony Burgess, signed by the author.
    First edition of The Right to an Answer by Anthony Burgess, signed by the author.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    The Right to an Answer. 1960.
    $341.00

  • First edition of Language Made Plain by Anthony Burgess.
    First edition of Language Made Plain by Anthony Burgess.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    Language Made Plain. 1964.
    $171.00

  • First edition of Joysprick by Anthony Burgess.
    First edition of Joysprick by Anthony Burgess.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    Joysprick: 1973.
    $171.00

  • First edition of The Eve of Saint Venus by Anthony Burgess, inscribed by the author and illustrator.
    First edition of The Eve of Saint Venus by Anthony Burgess, inscribed by the author and illustrator.

    BURGESS, Anthony; PAGRAM, Edward (illustrator).
    The Eve of Saint Venus. 1964.
    $511.00

  • A very good first edition example of Aldous Huxley's <em>Brave New World</em>, a groundbreaking and chilling dystopian classic, in a modern fine-binding by Bayntun Riviere.
    A very good first edition example of Aldous Huxley's <em>Brave New World</em>, a groundbreaking and chilling dystopian classic, in a modern fine-binding by Bayntun Riviere.

    HUXLEY, Aldous.
    Brave New World. 1932.
    $1,703.00

  • Flush: A Biography.
    Flush: A Biography.

    WOOLF, Virginia.
    Flush: A Biography. 1933.
    $1,703.00

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