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  • Continual Dew.
    Continual Dew.

    BETJEMAN, John.
    Continual Dew. 1937.
    $920.00

  • 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.
    $17,025.00

  • First edition of The Cosmological Eye by Henry Miller in second state binding and dustjacket.
    First edition of The Cosmological Eye by Henry Miller in second state binding and dustjacket.

    MILLER, Henry.
    The Cosmological Eye. 1939.
    $307.00

  • The Earth-Owl and other moon-people.
    The Earth-Owl and other moon-people.

    HUGHES, Ted; BRANDT, R.A. (illustrator).
    The Earth-Owl and other moon-people. 1973.
    $409.00

  • First dition of Jocelyn by John Sinjohn, dedicated to Joseph Conrad.
    First dition of Jocelyn by John Sinjohn, dedicated to Joseph Conrad.

    [GALSWORTHY, John] SINJOHN, John (pseud.).
    Jocelyn. 1898.
    $341.00

  • The first edition, first printing of Lafcadio Hearn's scarce collection of Chinese folktales, Some Chinese Ghosts.
    The first edition, first printing of Lafcadio Hearn's scarce collection of Chinese folktales, Some Chinese Ghosts.

    HEARN, Lafcadio.
    Some Chinese Ghosts. 1887.
    $375.00

  • First edition of Hadrian the Seventh by F.R. Rolfe, in the first issue binding.
    First edition of Hadrian the Seventh by F.R. Rolfe, in the first issue binding.

    [CORVO, Baron] ROLFE, F.R.
    Hadrian the Seventh. 1904.
    $1,022.00

  • First edition of Maraboustork Nightmares by Irvine Welsh, signed by the author.
    First edition of Maraboustork Nightmares by Irvine Welsh, signed by the author.

    WELSH, Irvine.
    Maraboustork Nightmares. 1995.
    $171.00

  • First ediiton of The Acid House by Irvine Welsh.
    First ediiton of The Acid House by Irvine Welsh.

    WELSH, Irvine.
    The Acid House. 1994.
    $103.00

  • First edition of Waldo by Paul Theroux, the author's first book.
    First edition of Waldo by Paul Theroux, the author's first book.

    THEROUX, Paul.
    Waldo. 1967.
    $205.00

  • A very good first edition of Swift's debut novel, a slice of life story of a shopkeeper in South London.
    A very good first edition of Swift's debut novel, a slice of life story of a shopkeeper in South London.

    SWIFT, Graham.
    The Sweet Shop Owner. 1980.
    $205.00

  • Uncorrected proof copy of The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie.
    Uncorrected proof copy of The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie.

    RUSHDIE, Salman.
    The Moor's Last Sigh. 1995.
    $171.00

  • First US edition of Player Power by Richard Neville, inscribed by the author.
    First US edition of Player Power by Richard Neville, inscribed by the author.

    NEVILLE, Richard.
    Player Power. 1970.
    $205.00

  • First edition of Diary of a Sit-In by Merrill Proudfoot.
    First edition of Diary of a Sit-In by Merrill Proudfoot.

    PROUDFOOT, Merrill.
    Diary of a Sit-In. 1962.
    $103.00

  • First edition of The Puritan by Liam O'Flaherty.
    First edition of The Puritan by Liam O'Flaherty.

    O'FLAHERTY, Liam.
    The Puritan. 1932.
    $375.00

  • First edition of City of Night by John Rechy, the author's first book.
    First edition of City of Night by John Rechy, the author's first book.

    RECHY, John.
    City of Night. 1963.
    $171.00

  • V.S. Naipaul: An Introduction to his Work.
    V.S. Naipaul: An Introduction to his Work.

    THEROUX, Paul.
    V.S. Naipaul: An Introduction to his Work. 1972.
    $511.00

  • Midnight's Children.
    Midnight's Children.

    RUSHDIE, Salman.
    Midnight's Children. 1981.
    $1,328.00

  • War
    War

    RENN, Ludwig.
    War 1929 (1931)
    $613.00

  • 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.
    $5,448.00

  • 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.
    $5,448.00

  • 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.
    $3,065.00

  • 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.
    $3,065.00

  • 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.
    $3,065.00

  • Edition of The Poetical Works of H.W. Longfellow with illustrations, 1880.
    Edition of The Poetical Works of H.W. Longfellow with illustrations, 1880.

    LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth.
    The Poetical Works of Longfellow 1880.
    $164.00

  • First edition, second state of Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves.
    First edition, second state of Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves.

    GRAVES, Robert.
    Good-Bye to All That. 1929.
    $545.00

  • An first edition of The Very Model of a Man inscribed by Howard Jacobson to his friend, Clive James.
    An first edition of The Very Model of a Man inscribed by Howard Jacobson to his friend, Clive James.

    JACOBSON, Howard.
    The Very Model of a Man. 1992.
    $205.00

  • First edition of On the Margin by Aldous Huxley.
    First edition of On the Margin by Aldous Huxley.

    HUXLEY, Aldous.
    On the Margin: 1923.
    $443.00

  • Prirva [The Precipice].
    Prirva [The Precipice].

    DUDKO, Fedir.
    Prirva [The Precipice]. 1931.
    $2,384.00

  • Le Decameron de Jean Boccace.
    Le Decameron de Jean Boccace.

    [EROTICA]. BOCCACCIO, Giovanni.
    Le Decameron de Jean Boccace. 1757-61.
    $20,430.00

  • The Western Lands.
    The Western Lands.

    [BASQUIAT, Jean-Michel.] BURROUGHS, William S.
    The Western Lands. 1987.
    $25,537.00

  • First edition of Revenge by Howard Brenton.
    First edition of Revenge by Howard Brenton.

    BRENTON, Howard.
    Revenge. 1970.
    $103.00

  • Eneida: na ukrains'ku movu perelyts'ovana.
    Eneida: na ukrains'ku movu perelyts'ovana.

    KOTLIAREVSKYI, Ivan
    Eneida: na ukrains'ku movu perelyts'ovana. 1936.
    $1,294.00

  • Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii [The Complete Works].
    Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii [The Complete Works].

    GONCHAROV, Ivan.
    Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii [The Complete Works]. 1886-1889.
    $1,703.00

  • A pleasant gift-book for children, compiled from the works of Eugene Field by Kenneth Grahame (of The Wind in the Willows fame).
    A pleasant gift-book for children, compiled from the works of Eugene Field by Kenneth Grahame (of The Wind in the Willows fame).

    FIELD, Eugene; ROBINSON, Charles (illustrator).
    Lullaby-Land. Songs of Childhood. 1898.
    $341.00

  • A very good copy of the first edition first issue of Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi by Charles Dickens, illustrations by George Cruikshank, publisher's cloth.
    A very good copy of the first edition first issue of Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi by Charles Dickens, illustrations by George Cruikshank, publisher's cloth.

    DICKENS, Charles.
    Memoirs Of Joseph Grimaldi. 1838.
    $2,452.00

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