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Modern First Editions

Modern first editions represent one of the most exciting and dynamic areas of book collecting, attracting collectors of literature of all ages and catering to a very broad church of tastes and enthusiasms. Here you’ll find a wide variety of signed, inscribed and limited editions by the most sought-after authors.

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  • The first US edition of the first English language collection of Joseph Stalin's lectures and articles on Leninism
    The first US edition of the first English language collection of Joseph Stalin's lectures and articles on Leninism

    STALIN, Joseph; PAUL, Eden & Cedar (née Gertrude Mary Davenport).
    Leninism. 1928.
    $1,095.00

  • A limited edition copy of Child by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of Child by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia
    Child. 1971.
    $206.00

  • A handsome first edition of Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne with illustrations by E.H. Shepard.
    A handsome first edition of Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne with illustrations by E.H. Shepard.

    MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator).
    Now We Are Six. 1927.
    $479.00

  • A fine copy of the first edition of Margaret Thatcher's, The Downing Street Years with fine suites of black and white photographic illustrations
    A fine copy of the first edition of Margaret Thatcher's, The Downing Street Years with fine suites of black and white photographic illustrations

    THATCHER, Margaret.
    The Downing Street Years. 1993.
    $479.00

  • A first edition, first impression of The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming, the tenth James Bond novel.
    A first edition, first impression of The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming, the tenth James Bond novel.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    The Spy Who Loved Me. 1962.
    $1,163.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Moonraker by Ian Fleming, the third book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of Moonraker by Ian Fleming, the third book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Moonraker. 1955.
    $3,420.00

  • A first edition of Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, the second book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition of Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, the second book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Live and Let Die. 1954.
    $6,840.00

  • <em>Winner Take Nothing</em>, a 1933 collection of short stories by Nobel Prize Winner Ernest Hemingway, including <em>A Clean, Well Lighted Place</em>, which James Joyce called 'one of the best short stories ever written'.
    <em>Winner Take Nothing</em>, a 1933 collection of short stories by Nobel Prize Winner Ernest Hemingway, including <em>A Clean, Well Lighted Place</em>, which James Joyce called 'one of the best short stories ever written'.

    HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
    Winner Take Nothing. 1933.
    $1,334.00

  • At Bertram's Hotel.
    At Bertram's Hotel.

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    At Bertram's Hotel. 1965.
    $240.00

  • First edition of John Hersey's Hiroshima, with an original handwritten letter signed by the author.
    First edition of John Hersey's Hiroshima, with an original handwritten letter signed by the author.

    HERSEY, John.
    Hiroshima. 1946.
    $3,762.00

  • First English language edition of The Primeval Atom, Georges Lemaitre's popular account of his big bang theory. An unusually attractive copy in the uncommon dust jacket.
    First English language edition of The Primeval Atom, Georges Lemaitre's popular account of his big bang theory. An unusually attractive copy in the uncommon dust jacket.

    LEMAÎTRE, Georges.
    The Primeval Atom. An Essay on Cosmogony. 1950.
    $1,710.00

  • First edition of the first textbook of nuclear physics, George Gamow's Constitution of Atomic Nuclei & Radioactivity, in the rare dust jacket.
    First edition of the first textbook of nuclear physics, George Gamow's Constitution of Atomic Nuclei & Radioactivity, in the rare dust jacket.

    GAMOW, George.
    Constitution of Atomic Nuclei and Radioactivity. 1931.
    $1,710.00

  • First edition of the fourth Richard Hannay novel <em>The Three Hostages</em>, by John Buchan. Scarce in the dust jacket.
    First edition of the fourth Richard Hannay novel <em>The Three Hostages</em>, by John Buchan. Scarce in the dust jacket.

    BUCHAN, John.
    The Three Hostages. 1924.
    $1,026.00

  • First edition of Visions of Gerard by Jack Kerouac.
    First edition of Visions of Gerard by Jack Kerouac.

    KEROUAC, Jack.
    Visions of Gerard. 1963.
    $171.00

  • 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.
    $10,260.00

  • The first edition, first issue of John Stuart Mill's Autobiography in the publisher's pebble-grain green cloth
    The first edition, first issue of John Stuart Mill's Autobiography in the publisher's pebble-grain green cloth

    MILL, John Stuart.
    Autobiography. 1873.
    $684.00

  • 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.
    $377.00

  • 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 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

  • 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.
    $240.00

  • The first edition of Bertrand Russell's intellectual autobiography My Philosophical Development, in the unclipped dustjacket
    The first edition of Bertrand Russell's intellectual autobiography My Philosophical Development, in the unclipped dustjacket

    RUSSELL, Bertrand.
    My Philosophical Development. 1959.
    $240.00

  • First edition of A Book of Mediterranean Food by Elizabeth David, her first recipe book in a very pleasant condition.
    First edition of A Book of Mediterranean Food by Elizabeth David, her first recipe book in a very pleasant condition.

    DAVID, Elizabeth.
    A Book of Mediterranean Food. 1950.
    $1,847.00

  • The first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's posthumously published tales of The Silmarillion
    The first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's posthumously published tales of The Silmarillion

    TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
    The Silmarillion. 1977.
    $411.00

  • A signed first and only edition of an Eightieth Birthday Tribute to Sir Winston Churchill, one of only 3,000 copies containing a plethora of photographs
    A signed first and only edition of an Eightieth Birthday Tribute to Sir Winston Churchill, one of only 3,000 copies containing a plethora of photographs

    CHURCHILL, Sir Winston S.
    Eightieth Birthday Tribute to Sir Winston Churchill. 1955.
    $3,420.00

  • A beautifully bound signed limited edition of Alan Hill's biography of cricketer, Bill Edrich, including a foreword by cricketer and footballer, Denis Compton.
    A beautifully bound signed limited edition of Alan Hill's biography of cricketer, Bill Edrich, including a foreword by cricketer and footballer, Denis Compton.

    HILL, Alan; COMPTON, Denis (foreword).
    Bill Edrich. 1994.
    $308.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Biggles and the Black Raider by Captain W.E. Johns.
    A first edition, first impression of Biggles and the Black Raider by Captain W.E. Johns.

    JOHNS, Captain W.E.
    Biggles and the Black Raider. 1953.
    $171.00

  • First edition, second impression of <em>Caught</em> by Henry Green, a novel inspired by his experiences as a member of London's Auxiliary Fire Service during the Blitz
    First edition, second impression of <em>Caught</em> by Henry Green, a novel inspired by his experiences as a member of London's Auxiliary Fire Service during the Blitz

    GREEN, Henry.
    Caught. 1943.
    $513.00

  • John Le Carré's novel The Tailor of Panama, an ordinary Friday afternoon in tropical Panama, Andrew Osnard barged into Harry Pendel's shop asking to be measured for a suit<br />
    John Le Carré's novel The Tailor of Panama, an ordinary Friday afternoon in tropical Panama, Andrew Osnard barged into Harry Pendel's shop asking to be measured for a suit<br />

    LE CARRÉ, John.
    The Tailor of Panama. 1996.
    $342.00

  • First English edition of The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot, one of 460 copies handprinted by Leonard and Virginia Woolf
    First English edition of The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot, one of 460 copies handprinted by Leonard and Virginia Woolf

    ELIOT, T.S.
    The Waste Land. 1923.
    $20,520.00

  • First edition of Flash and Filigree by Terry Southern, the author's first novel.
    First edition of Flash and Filigree by Terry Southern, the author's first novel.

    SOUTHERN, Terry.
    Flash and Filigree. 1958.
    $377.00

  • First UK edition of Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut, the author's first book.
    First UK edition of Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut, the author's first book.

    VONNEGUT, Kurt, Jr.
    Player Piano. 1953.
    $513.00

  • A rare double signature by A A Milne and Ernest Shepard of Now We Are Six, a first edition of stories featuring Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, Owl, and Eeyore
    A rare double signature by A A Milne and Ernest Shepard of Now We Are Six, a first edition of stories featuring Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, Owl, and Eeyore

    MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator).
    Now We Are Six. 1927.
    $6,156.00

  • A handsome copy of The Art of Golf by Sir W.G. Simpson.
    A handsome copy of The Art of Golf by Sir W.G. Simpson.

    SIMPSON, Sir W.G.
    The Art of Golf. 1892.
    $684.00

  • A first edition of Golf in the South by E.P. Leigh-Bennett and illustrated by Helen McKie.
    A first edition of Golf in the South by E.P. Leigh-Bennett and illustrated by Helen McKie.

    LEIGH-BENNNETT, E.P; McKIE, Helen (illustrator).
    Golf in the South. 1935.
    $192.00

  • First edition in English of Franz Kafka's <em>The Trial</em>, translated by Willa and Edwin Muir
    First edition in English of Franz Kafka's <em>The Trial</em>, translated by Willa and Edwin Muir

    KAFKA, Franz.
    The Trial. 1937.
    $855.00

  • The first edition, first impression of the collected letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
    The first edition, first impression of the collected letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

    TOLKIEN, J.R.R; CARPENTER, Humphrey & TOLKIEN, Christopher (editors).
    The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. 1981.
    $308.00

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