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  • Atlas Shrugged.
    Atlas Shrugged.

    RAND, Ayn.
    Atlas Shrugged. 1957.
    $3,746.00

  • The Complete Works of Doctor François Rabelais.
    The Complete Works of Doctor François Rabelais.

    RABELAIS, François; PAPE, Frank C. (illustrator).
    The Complete Works of Doctor François Rabelais. 1927.
    $341.00

  • First UK edition of The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby by Tom Wolfe.
    First UK edition of The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby by Tom Wolfe.

    WOLFE, Tom.
    The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby. 1966.
    $130.00

  • Edition de luxe of Policeman of the Lord by P.R. Stephensen and Beresford Egan, number 395 of 500 copies.
    Edition de luxe of Policeman of the Lord by P.R. Stephensen and Beresford Egan, number 395 of 500 copies.

    STEPHENSEN, P.R.; EGAN, Beresford (illustrator).
    Policeman of the Lord. A Political Satire. [1929].
    $205.00

  • A sweet copy of Goldmisth's poetical works in full green morocco, including his most famous narrative poems.
    A sweet copy of Goldmisth's poetical works in full green morocco, including his most famous narrative poems.

    GOLDSMITH, Oliver.
    The Poetical Works, 1864.
    $130.00

  • Anna Karénina.
    Anna Karénina.

    TOLSTOY, Leo [Count Lyof N. Tolstoï].
    Anna Karénina. 1886.
    $920.00

  • Seti. Pervaia Kniga Stikhov [Nets. First Book of Poetry].
    Seti. Pervaia Kniga Stikhov [Nets. First Book of Poetry].

    KUZMIN, Mikhail.
    Seti. Pervaia Kniga Stikhov [Nets. First Book of Poetry]. 1908.
    $784.00

  • A richly illustrated volume
    A richly illustrated volume

    PUSHKIN, Alexander Sergeevich.
    Sochineniia Pushkina. Polnoe sobranie v odnom tome. 1907.
    $1,635.00

  • A first edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's seminal novel, Vanity Fair.
    A first edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's seminal novel, Vanity Fair.

    THACKERAY, William Makepeace.
    Vanity Fair. 1848.
    $1,907.00

  • The Joke is the first novel by Czech writer Milan Kundera.
    The Joke is the first novel by Czech writer Milan Kundera.

    KUNDERA, Milan.
    The Joke. 1982.
    $171.00

  • Jump to Glory Jane is a poem by George Meredith that sees a widow turn to jumping as a form of worship.
    Jump to Glory Jane is a poem by George Meredith that sees a widow turn to jumping as a form of worship.

    MEREDITH, George; HOUSMAN, Lawrence (illustrator).
    Jump to Glory Jane. 1892.
    $239.00

  • The first Italian edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>Sulla Collina Nera</em> or<em> On The Black Hill.</em>
    The first Italian edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>Sulla Collina Nera</em> or<em> On The Black Hill.</em>

    CHATWIN, Bruce.
    Sulla Collina Nera. 1986.
    $21.00

  • A limited first edition of Bruce Chatwin's The Attractions of France.
    A limited first edition of Bruce Chatwin's The Attractions of France.

    CHATWIN, Bruce.
    The Attractions of France. 1993.
    $239.00

  • The first collected edition of The Complete Sherlock Holmes Short Stories by the prolific Arthur Conan Doyle.
    The first collected edition of The Complete Sherlock Holmes Short Stories by the prolific Arthur Conan Doyle.

    CONAN DOYLE, Arthur.
    The Complete Sherlock Holmes Short Stories. 1928.
    $750.00

  • A handsome, finely-bound set of the collected works of the eminent William Shakespeare
    A handsome, finely-bound set of the collected works of the eminent William Shakespeare

    SHAKESPEARE, William; HENLEY W.E. (editor).
    The Works of Shakespeare. 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904.
    $3,405.00

  • Limited edition numbered 440 of 500
    Limited edition numbered 440 of 500

    LAWRENCE, T.E
    Men in print. Essays in literary criticism. 1940.
    $886.00

  • 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.
    $3,746.00

  • Kavkazskie Rasskazy [Tales from the Caucasus].
    Kavkazskie Rasskazy [Tales from the Caucasus].

    ZHELIKOVSKAIA, Vera Petrovna.
    Kavkazskie Rasskazy [Tales from the Caucasus]. [1910].
    $886.00

  • Very good copy of Scripts for the Pageant, by James Merrill, First edition, first printing, inscribed by author to his lover Peter Gillis
    Very good copy of Scripts for the Pageant, by James Merrill, First edition, first printing, inscribed by author to his lover Peter Gillis

    MERRILL, James.
    Scripts for the Pageant. 1980.
    $341.00

  • First edition of Scoop by Evelyn Waugh, published in London in 1938.
    First edition of Scoop by Evelyn Waugh, published in London in 1938.

    WAUGH, Evelyn.
    Scoop. 1938.
    $3,405.00

  • A handsome collection of Shakespeare's works printed by The Nonesuch Press to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
    A handsome collection of Shakespeare's works printed by The Nonesuch Press to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

    SHAKESPEARE, William.
    The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. 1953.
    $1,022.00

  • A superb copy, first issue with "Jefferson" for "Mottstown" on p340, line 1
    A superb copy, first issue with "Jefferson" for "Mottstown" on p340, line 1

    FAULKNER, William.
    New Orleans Sketches. 1958.
    $171.00

  • A superb copy, first issue with "Jefferson" for "Mottstown" on p340, line 1
    A superb copy, first issue with "Jefferson" for "Mottstown" on p340, line 1

    FAULKNER, William.
    The Wishing Tree. 1964.
    $205.00

  • A superb copy of Light in August by William Faulkner, first issue with 'Jefferson' for 'Mottstown' on p340, line 1.
    A superb copy of Light in August by William Faulkner, first issue with 'Jefferson' for 'Mottstown' on p340, line 1.

    FAULKNER, William.
    Light in August. 1932.
    $4,427.00

  • First edition of Mr Stone and the Knights Companion by V.S. Naipaul.
    First edition of Mr Stone and the Knights Companion by V.S. Naipaul.

    NAIPAUL, V.S.
    Mr Stone and the Knights Companion. 1963.
    $171.00

  • The popularity of Strickland's Queens of England largely rests upon the domestic details and its gossipy nature, containing information not found elsewhere.
    The popularity of Strickland's Queens of England largely rests upon the domestic details and its gossipy nature, containing information not found elsewhere.

    STRICKLAND, Agnes
    Lives of the Queens of England, 1844.
    $1,022.00

  • The signed limited edition of Fox-Hunting Man by Siegfried Sassoon was published one month following the fist trade edition.
    The signed limited edition of Fox-Hunting Man by Siegfried Sassoon was published one month following the fist trade edition.

    SASSOON, Siegfried.
    Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, Sherston's Progress. 1928, 1930, 1936.
    $4,086.00

  • The collected works of the prolific writer Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) who was famed for his creation of the dictionary.
    The collected works of the prolific writer Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) who was famed for his creation of the dictionary.

    JOHNSON, Samuel.
    The Works of Samuel Johnson, With An Essay on His Life And Genius By Arthur Murphy, Esq. 1823.
    $1,328.00

  • A collection of ten short stories, this is a very good first edition copy of Kipling's Puck of Pook's hill, with the publisher's original red cloth
    A collection of ten short stories, this is a very good first edition copy of Kipling's Puck of Pook's hill, with the publisher's original red cloth

    KIPLING, Rudyard.

    London, Macmillan and Co., 1894 & 1895.
    Puck of Pook's Hill. 1906.
    $130.00

  • A science fiction novel by Heinlein that explores a future of selective breeding.
    A science fiction novel by Heinlein that explores a future of selective breeding.

    HEINLEIN, Robert.
    Methuselah's Children. 1963.
    $239.00

  • Second state of Robert Graves's <em>Good-Bye to All That</em>, with the infamous Sassoon poem excised and replaced with asterisks.
    Second state of Robert Graves's <em>Good-Bye to All That</em>, with the infamous Sassoon poem excised and replaced with asterisks.

    GRAVES, Robert.
    Good-Bye to all That. 1929.
    $1,022.00

  • A first edition of Richard Llewellyn's novel, <em>How Green Was My Valley, </em>which follows the life of a Welsh family in a small mining town.
    A first edition of Richard Llewellyn's novel, <em>How Green Was My Valley, </em>which follows the life of a Welsh family in a small mining town.

    LLEWELLYN, Richard.
    How Green Was My Valley. 1939.
    $681.00

  • First edition of Tough Guys Don't Dance by Norman Mailer, one of 350 copies specially bound and signed by the author
    First edition of Tough Guys Don't Dance by Norman Mailer, one of 350 copies specially bound and signed by the author

    MAILER, Norman.
    Tough Guys Don't Dance. 1984.
    $171.00

  • First edition of The Armies of the Night by Norman Mailer.
    First edition of The Armies of the Night by Norman Mailer.

    MAILER, Norman.
    The Armies of the Night. 1968.
    $89.00

  • A wonderfully illustrated copy of Nancy Mitford's account of the life of Louis XIV at Versailles, the French palace he called home.
    A wonderfully illustrated copy of Nancy Mitford's account of the life of Louis XIV at Versailles, the French palace he called home.

    MITFORD, Nancy.
    The Sun King: Louis XIV at Versailles. 1966.
    $477.00

  • One from a series of books by Retzsch interpreting Shakespeare's works via the medium of outline illustration...
    One from a series of books by Retzsch interpreting Shakespeare's works via the medium of outline illustration...

    RETZSCH, Morris (artist).
    Galleries zu Shakespeare's dramatischen werken...Othello. 1842.
    $82.00

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