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  • A first edition of The Quest of the Missing Map by Carolyn Keene, the nineteenth book in the Nancy Drew series.
    A first edition of The Quest of the Missing Map by Carolyn Keene, the nineteenth book in the Nancy Drew series.

    KEENE, Carolyn.
    The Quest of the Missing Map. 1942.
    $307.00

  • A first edition, first impression of The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion by Carolyn Keene
    A first edition, first impression of The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion by Carolyn Keene

    KEENE, Carolyn.
    The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion. 1941.
    $920.00

  • A first British edition of the author's most notorious novel, published in 1966 by Jonathan Cape, just one year after the first American edition from 1965.
    A first British edition of the author's most notorious novel, published in 1966 by Jonathan Cape, just one year after the first American edition from 1965.

    FOWLES, John.
    The Magus. 1966.
    $341.00

  • First edition of Ghost of Chance by William Burroughs and George Condo, inscribed by Condo to Hilary Gerrard.
    First edition of Ghost of Chance by William Burroughs and George Condo, inscribed by Condo to Hilary Gerrard.

    BURROUGHS, William S.; George Condo.
    Ghost of Chance... 1991.
    $10,215.00

  • Both volumes of Thomas Hood's Serious and Comic Poems bound in half brown morocco in 1897.
    Both volumes of Thomas Hood's Serious and Comic Poems bound in half brown morocco in 1897.

    HOOD, Thomas.
    Serious Poems [and] Poems of Wit and Humour. 1897.
    $116.00

  • First edition of the science fiction novel World of Difference by poet and Soviety historian Robert Conquest.
    First edition of the science fiction novel World of Difference by poet and Soviety historian Robert Conquest.

    CONQUEST, Robert.
    A World of Difference. 1955.
    $137.00

  • The first UK edition of Men Against the Stars edited by Martin Greenburg with an introduction by Willy Ley.
    The first UK edition of Men Against the Stars edited by Martin Greenburg with an introduction by Willy Ley.

    GREENBURG, Martin (editor); LEY, WILLY (introduction).
    Men Against the Stars. 1951.
    $171.00

  • A first edition of Tomorrow's Comet by Lewis Sowden.
    A first edition of Tomorrow's Comet by Lewis Sowden.

    SOWDEN, Lewis.
    Tomorrow's Comet. 1951.
    $116.00

  • First edition of Laurie Lee's <em>Cider with Rosie</em>, in the illustrated dust jacket by John Ward.
    First edition of Laurie Lee's <em>Cider with Rosie</em>, in the illustrated dust jacket by John Ward.

    LEE, Laurie.
    Cider With Rosie. 1959.
    $375.00

  • A first edition of Space Ship to Venus by John Nicholson.
    A first edition of Space Ship to Venus by John Nicholson.

    NICHOLSON, John.
    Space Ship to Venus. 1948.
    $205.00

  • A first edition of John MYmington's science fiction novel The Sleep Eaters.
    A first edition of John MYmington's science fiction novel The Sleep Eaters.

    LYMINGTON, John.
    The Sleep Eaters. 1963.
    $116.00

  • First edition of Bomb Culture by Jeff Nuttall, signed by the author.
    First edition of Bomb Culture by Jeff Nuttall, signed by the author.

    [ASSOCIATES.] NUTTALL, Jeff.
    Bomb Culture. 1968.
    $171.00

  • First US edition of The Living Room by Graha Greene, inscribed by the author to Jeanne Stonor.
    First US edition of The Living Room by Graha Greene, inscribed by the author to Jeanne Stonor.

    GREENE, Graham.
    The Living Room. 1954.
    $647.00

  • First edition of the scarce autobiography of Godfrey Zimmerman, published in London in 1852.
    First edition of the scarce autobiography of Godfrey Zimmerman, published in London in 1852.

    ZIMMERMAN, Godfrey.
    Autobiography of Godfrey Zimmerman, 1852.
    $1,090.00

  • A copy of the first complete edition of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetry bound by Bickers & Son in 1897.
    A copy of the first complete edition of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetry bound by Bickers & Son in 1897.

    BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett.
    The Poetical Works. 1897.
    $239.00

  • First edition of Shards of God by Ed Sanders.
    First edition of Shards of God by Ed Sanders.

    [ASSOCIATES.] SANDERS, Ed.
    Shards of God. 1970.
    $171.00

  • A first edition of The Man With Only One Head by Densil Neve Barr.
    A first edition of The Man With Only One Head by Densil Neve Barr.

    BARR, Densil Neve.
    The Man with Only One Head. 1955.
    $103.00

  • A bright first edition copy of The Language of Fiction by David Lodge.
    A bright first edition copy of The Language of Fiction by David Lodge.

    LODGE, David.
    The Language of Fiction. 1966.
    $341.00

  • A first edition of The British Museum is Falling Down by David Lodge.
    A first edition of The British Museum is Falling Down by David Lodge.

    LODGE, David.
    The British Museum is Falling Down. 1965.
    $681.00

  • First edition of Carson McCullers' third novel, <em>The Member of the Wedding</em>.
    First edition of Carson McCullers' third novel, <em>The Member of the Wedding</em>.

    McCULLERS, Carson.
    The Member of the Wedding. 1946.
    $239.00

  • First edition of science fiction novel The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke.
    First edition of science fiction novel The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke.

    CLARKE, Arthur C.
    The Deep Range. 1957.
    $184.00

  • The Potting Shed.
    The Potting Shed.

    GREENE, Graham.
    The Potting Shed. 1957.
    $443.00

  • The Potting Shed.
    The Potting Shed.

    GREENE, Graham.
    The Potting Shed. 1958.
    $681.00

  • Introductions to Three Novels.
    Introductions to Three Novels.

    GREENE, Graham.
    Introductions to Three Novels. 1962.
    $647.00

  • First UK edition of Psycho together with the first edition of Psycho II signed by the author and designer
    First UK edition of Psycho together with the first edition of Psycho II signed by the author and designer

    BLOCH, Robert.
    Psycho [with] Psycho II. 1960 & Binghamton, NY, Whispers Press, 1982.
    $2,043.00

  • A near-fine first edition of Esio Trot by Roald Dahl with illustrations by Quentin Blake.
    A near-fine first edition of Esio Trot by Roald Dahl with illustrations by Quentin Blake.

    DAHL, Roald; BLAKE, Quentin (illustrator).
    Esio Trot. 1990.
    $130.00

  • First edition of Watership Down by Richard Adams, inscribed by the author to Russell Hoban
    First edition of Watership Down by Richard Adams, inscribed by the author to Russell Hoban

    ADAMS, Richard.
    Watership Down. 1972.
    $11,917.00

  • A first edition of Naipaul's debut novel, remarkably maintained.
    A first edition of Naipaul's debut novel, remarkably maintained.

    NAIPAUL, V.S.
    The Mystic Masseur. 1957.
    $511.00

  • A lovely first edition of the deluxe issue of Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne and illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
    A lovely first edition of the deluxe issue of Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne and illustrated by E.H. Shepard.

    MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator).
    Now We Are Six. 1927.
    $750.00

  • A first edition, first printing of Eloise by Kay Thompson, illustrated by Hilary Knight.
    A first edition, first printing of Eloise by Kay Thompson, illustrated by Hilary Knight.

    THOMPSON, Kay; KNIGHT, Hilary (illustrator).
    Eloise. 1955.
    $2,043.00

  • A Spaniard in the Works.
    A Spaniard in the Works.

    LENNON, John.
    A Spaniard in the Works. 1965.
    $205.00

  • Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales.
    Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales.

    [UKRAINE]. BAIN, Nisbet R. (trans.)
    Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales. 1894.
    $2,656.00

  • A handsome set of The Complete Works of P.I. Melnikov-Pechersky
    A handsome set of The Complete Works of P.I. Melnikov-Pechersky

    MELNIKOV-PECHERSKY, P. I.
    Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii [The Complete Works]. 1909.
    $1,975.00

  • A Doves Press publication comprising poems by William Wordsworth, almost all of which were composed between the years 1798-1807
    A Doves Press publication comprising poems by William Wordsworth, almost all of which were composed between the years 1798-1807

    [DOVES PRESS]. WORDSWORTH, William.
    A Decade of Years. 1911.
    $2,384.00

  • First editions, thirteenth and tenth impressions, of J.R.R. Tolkien's <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> trilogy
    First editions, thirteenth and tenth impressions, of J.R.R. Tolkien's <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> trilogy

    TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
    The Lord of the Rings. 1963.
    $4,086.00

  • First edition of The More Deserving Cases by Robert Graves. One of 750 copies, signed by the author.
    First edition of The More Deserving Cases by Robert Graves. One of 750 copies, signed by the author.

    GRAVES, Robert.
    The More Deserving Cases: 1962.
    $239.00

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