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  • First edition of Once Bitten Twice Bitten by Peter Porter, inscribed by the author to George Macbeth.
    First edition of Once Bitten Twice Bitten by Peter Porter, inscribed by the author to George Macbeth.

    PORTER, Peter.
    Once Bitten, Twice Bitten. 1961.
    $239.00

  • The first of Lucian Freud's drawings to appear in print were published in this collection of Moore's poems.
    The first of Lucian Freud's drawings to appear in print were published in this collection of Moore's poems.

    FREUD, Lucian [illustrator]; MOORE, Nicholas.
    The Glass Tower. 1944.
    $511.00

  • First edition of <em>The Weeping and the Laughter</em>, an autobiographical account of famous Soho denizen Julian Maclaren-Ross' childhood.
    First edition of <em>The Weeping and the Laughter</em>, an autobiographical account of famous Soho denizen Julian Maclaren-Ross' childhood.

    MACLAREN-ROSS, Julian.
    The Weeping and the Laughter. 1953.
    $137.00

  • First edition of Jocelyn Brooke's first novel, <em>The Scapegoat</em>.
    First edition of Jocelyn Brooke's first novel, <em>The Scapegoat</em>.

    BROOKE, Jocelyn.
    The Scapegoat. 1948.
    $239.00

  • First edition of Jocelyn Brooke's <em>Conventional Weapons</em>, a tale of two brothers' diverging paths.
    First edition of Jocelyn Brooke's <em>Conventional Weapons</em>, a tale of two brothers' diverging paths.

    BROOKE, Jocelyn.
    Conventional Weapons. 1961.
    $171.00

  • 'Haworth' Edition, with an introduction by Mrs. Humphrey Ward, in 7 volumes, near fine set in prize-binding for Wellington College
    'Haworth' Edition, with an introduction by Mrs. Humphrey Ward, in 7 volumes, near fine set in prize-binding for Wellington College

    BRONTË, Charlotte, Emily & Anne.
    The Life and Works of Charlotte Brontë and her Sisters. 1904, 1905, 1906.
    $2,656.00

  • 5 volumes of works by Djuna Barnes, all first editions excepting Nightwood and Solange es Frauen gibt, the former a second edition the latter an early edition
    5 volumes of works by Djuna Barnes, all first editions excepting Nightwood and Solange es Frauen gibt, the former a second edition the latter an early edition

    BARNES, Djuna.
    A Book [Together with] 1923; 1950; 1958; 1962; 1992
    $375.00

  • First edition of The Sixpence that Rolled Away by Louis Macneice.
    First edition of The Sixpence that Rolled Away by Louis Macneice.

    MACNEICE, Louis; BAWDEN, Edward (illustrator).
    The Sixpence That Rolled Away. 1956.
    $579.00

  • A very handsome set of this 4 volume large paper copy of the Works of Joseph Addison, printed by Tonson in London, 1721, bound in contemporary red morocco
    A very handsome set of this 4 volume large paper copy of the Works of Joseph Addison, printed by Tonson in London, 1721, bound in contemporary red morocco

    ADDISON, Joseph.
    The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq. 1721.
    $5,380.00

  • Colin MacInnes' autograph working manuscript of <em>No Novel Reader</em>, his treatise on 'the novel' published in 1975, just a year before his death.

    MACINNES, Colin.
    Autograph working manuscript of 'No Novel Reader'. August 1974.
    $1,362.00

  • An attractive edition of Gray's Elegy, illustrated with hand-coloured wood engravings by R.S. Gilbert.
    An attractive edition of Gray's Elegy, illustrated with hand-coloured wood engravings by R.S. Gilbert.

    GRAY, Thomas; GILBERT, R.S. (illustrator).
    Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard. 1846.
    $818.00

  • First edition, first printing, first issue of Alice's Adventures Under Ground, by Lewis Carroll, with an inscription from the author to half-title page
    First edition, first printing, first issue of Alice's Adventures Under Ground, by Lewis Carroll, with an inscription from the author to half-title page

    CARROLL, Lewis.
    Alice's Adventures Under Ground. 1886.
    $15,663.00

  • Rare to find complete first edition, first impression set of Swallows and Amazons, with the original dust wrappers, housed in custom made, velvet lined, clamshell boxes
    Rare to find complete first edition, first impression set of Swallows and Amazons, with the original dust wrappers, housed in custom made, velvet lined, clamshell boxes

    RANSOME, Arthur.
    ['Swallows & Amazons': A Complete Set of First Editions]. 1932-1947.
    $26,558.00

  • 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.
    $1,294.00

  • First impression, The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame, goog copy of a corner stone work of Edwardian literature, a tale steeped in nostalgia and parental love
    First impression, The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame, goog copy of a corner stone work of Edwardian literature, a tale steeped in nostalgia and parental love

    GRAHAME, Kenneth.
    The Wind in the Willows. 1908.
    $7,832.00

  • The Nonesuch edition of the complete works by Charles Dickens with the original steel plate 'Fagin in the condemned Cell' from <em>Oliver Twist</em>, limited edition, 1937
    The Nonesuch edition of the complete works by Charles Dickens with the original steel plate 'Fagin in the condemned Cell' from <em>Oliver Twist</em>, limited edition, 1937

    DICKENS, Charles.
    The Nonesuch Dickens. 1937-38.
    $13,279.00

  • The first edition of the musical setting of J.R.R. Tolkien's songs by the composer Donald Swann
    The first edition of the musical setting of J.R.R. Tolkien's songs by the composer Donald Swann

    TOLKIEN, J.R.R; SWANN, Donald.
    The Road Goes Ever On. 1968.
    $750.00

  • The Novels [Works] of Jane Austen.
    The Novels [Works] of Jane Austen.

    AUSTEN, Jane; CHAPMAN, Robert William (editor).
    The Novels [Works] of Jane Austen. 1926.
    $1,635.00

  • A very handsome edition of Twelfth Night, by Shakespeare, illustrated by William Heath Robinson, with forty tipped in colour plates
    A very handsome edition of Twelfth Night, by Shakespeare, illustrated by William Heath Robinson, with forty tipped in colour plates

    SHAKESPEARE, William; ROBINSON, W. Heath (illustrator).
    Twelfth Night or What You Will. [c1908].
    $920.00

  • First edition thus complete poetical works of James Thomson in a lovely art nouveau binding
    First edition thus complete poetical works of James Thomson in a lovely art nouveau binding

    THOMSON, James.
    The Complete Poetical Works of James Thomson. 1908.
    $164.00

  • First edition, first imrpession copy of Six against the yard, with original dust jacket, featuring six short stories contributed by leading detective club authors
    First edition, first imrpession copy of Six against the yard, with original dust jacket, featuring six short stories contributed by leading detective club authors

    ALLINGHAM, Margery; BERKLEY, Anthony; CROFTS, Freeman Wills; KNOX, Fr. Ronald; SAYERS, Dorothy L.; THORNDIKE, Russell.
    Six Against The Yard... 1936,
    $3,201.00

  • Rudyard Kipling's The five nations is a first edition copy in hardback, a collection poetry which celebrate British imperialism, British soldiers and tales for children
    Rudyard Kipling's The five nations is a first edition copy in hardback, a collection poetry which celebrate British imperialism, British soldiers and tales for children

    KIPLING, Rudyard.
    The Five Nations. 1903,
    $103.00

  • A translation of Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound, by Henry Howard Molyneux, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, bound in full vellum, with a preface and introduction
    A translation of Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound, by Henry Howard Molyneux, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, bound in full vellum, with a preface and introduction

    AESCHYLUS; LORD CARNARVON, Henry Howard Molyneux (translator).
    Prometheus Bound. 1892.
    $205.00

  • First edition copy of Rudyard Kipling's Traffics and Discoveries a collection of short stories in the publisher's original red cloth with a gilt-blocked medallion to upper panel
    First edition copy of Rudyard Kipling's Traffics and Discoveries a collection of short stories in the publisher's original red cloth with a gilt-blocked medallion to upper panel

    KIPLING, Rudyard.
    Traffics and Discoveries. 1904,
    $171.00

  • Lovely copy of Hearn's Kwaidan, housed in a green silk box, richly bound in green brocade, featuring illustrations by the artist, two printed from woodblock
    Lovely copy of Hearn's Kwaidan, housed in a green silk box, richly bound in green brocade, featuring illustrations by the artist, two printed from woodblock

    HEARN, Lafcadio
    Kwaidan Stories and Studies of Strange Things. 1932.
    $681.00

  • A handsome set of Jane Austen's six publshed novels, togetheer with her abandoned work The Watsons and her juvenalis Love and Friendship
    A handsome set of Jane Austen's six publshed novels, togetheer with her abandoned work The Watsons and her juvenalis Love and Friendship

    AUSTEN, Jane.
    The Novels. 1948.
    $3,065.00

  • A handsome bound set of the first editions of Kipling's Jungle Book and its sequel the Second Jungle Book, with a tipped-in typewritten letter signed by Kipling
    A handsome bound set of the first editions of Kipling's Jungle Book and its sequel the Second Jungle Book, with a tipped-in typewritten letter signed by Kipling

    KIPLING, Rudyard.
    The Jungle Book [with] The Second Jungle Book. 1894; 1895.
    $6,129.00

  • A diversity of creatures by Rudyard Kipling first edition in red cloth hardback with the original dust jacket a collection of prose intermingled with verse
    A diversity of creatures by Rudyard Kipling first edition in red cloth hardback with the original dust jacket a collection of prose intermingled with verse

    KIPLING, Rudyard.
    A Diversity of Creatures. 1917.
    $205.00

  • The seventh edition of Poetical Works and eighth edition of Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, finely bound
    The seventh edition of Poetical Works and eighth edition of Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, finely bound

    BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett.
    Poetical Works. 1866.
    $886.00

  • Early pirated Florence edition of Lady Chatterley's Lover by D H Lawrence.
    Early pirated Florence edition of Lady Chatterley's Lover by D H Lawrence.

    LAWRENCE, D.H.
    Lady Chatterley's Lover. 1928.
    $2,043.00

  • A handsomely bound edition of Through the looking glass, by Lewis Carroll, in red leather and gilt, First edition, second issue, 1872, thirteenth thousand
    A handsomely bound edition of Through the looking glass, by Lewis Carroll, in red leather and gilt, First edition, second issue, 1872, thirteenth thousand

    CARROLL, Lewis [pseud. DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge]; TENNIEL, John (illustrator).
    Through the Looking Glass, 1872.
    $1,975.00

  • The revised, third edition of John Milton's masterpiece, Paradise Lost, with the oft omitted frontispiece by William Dolle.
    The revised, third edition of John Milton's masterpiece, Paradise Lost, with the oft omitted frontispiece by William Dolle.

    MILTON, John.
    Paradise Lost. 1678.
    $6,810.00

  • This revised edition of A history of the rod was written by James Glass Bertram, under the pseudonym of Rev. WM. M. Cooper, featuring numerous illustrations.
    This revised edition of A history of the rod was written by James Glass Bertram, under the pseudonym of Rev. WM. M. Cooper, featuring numerous illustrations.

    COOPER, Rev. Wm. M. (pseud. BERTRAM, James Glass)
    Flagellation and the flagellants: A History of the Rod. [circa 1890]
    $409.00

  • The poetical works of George Crabbe with illustrations, circa 1853
    The poetical works of George Crabbe with illustrations, circa 1853

    CRABBE, George.
    George Crabbe's Poetical Works. [circa 1853]
    $273.00

  • 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.
    $10,215.00

  • The Country of a Thousand Years of Peace, by James Merrill, first revised edition, inscribed by the author to his lover Peter Gillis
    The Country of a Thousand Years of Peace, by James Merrill, first revised edition, inscribed by the author to his lover Peter Gillis

    MERRILL, James.
    The Country of a Thousand Years of Peace. 1970.
    $171.00

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