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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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  • First edition of La Casa dei Doganieri by Eugenio Montale, inscribed by the author and signed by the contributing artists.
    First edition of La Casa dei Doganieri by Eugenio Montale, inscribed by the author and signed by the contributing artists.

    MONTALE, Eugenio.
    La Casa dei Doganieri e altri versi 1932.
    $9,194.00

  • A first edition copy of To Keep a Promise by Paul Potts.
    A first edition copy of To Keep a Promise by Paul Potts.

    POTTS, Paul.
    To Keep a Promise. 1970.
    $171.00

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

    NAIPAUL, V.S.
    Mr Stone and the Knights Companion. 1963.
    $137.00

  • First edition of Arthur Waley's <em>A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems</em>
    First edition of Arthur Waley's <em>A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems</em>

    WALEY, Arthur (translator).
    A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems. 1918.
    $341.00

  • First edition of the basis for the 1957 Stanley Kramer film 'The Pride and the Passion', starring Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Sophia Loren.
    First edition of the basis for the 1957 Stanley Kramer film 'The Pride and the Passion', starring Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Sophia Loren.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The Gun. 1933.
    $1,703.00

  • A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.
    A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.

    CHURCHILL, Winston.
    A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. 1956.
    $2,248.00

  • The first edition of Keynes' important wor on inter-war monetary policy, A Tract on Monetary Reform
    The first edition of Keynes' important wor on inter-war monetary policy, A Tract on Monetary Reform

    KEYNES, John Maynard.
    A Tract on Monetary Reform. 1923.
    $4,767.00

  • First edition, first printing of James Kelman's Booker Prize-winning novel, <em>How Late It Was, How Late</em>.
    First edition, first printing of James Kelman's Booker Prize-winning novel, <em>How Late It Was, How Late</em>.

    KELMAN, James.
    How Late It Was, How Late. 1994.
    $171.00

  • True first edition, preceding the Methuen hardback edition of the same year. Pinter's first commercial success, first performed at the Arts Theatre, London on 27th of April 1960.
    True first edition, preceding the Methuen hardback edition of the same year. Pinter's first commercial success, first performed at the Arts Theatre, London on 27th of April 1960.

    PINTER, Harold.
    The Caretaker. 1960.
    $205.00

  • A handsome first edition of The Hound of the Baskervilles, one of Arthur Conan Doyle's seminal Sherlock Holmes works
    A handsome first edition of The Hound of the Baskervilles, one of Arthur Conan Doyle's seminal Sherlock Holmes works

    CONAN DOYLE, Arthur.
    The Hound of the Baskervilles. 1902.
    $10,215.00

  • A handsome copy of T.E. Lawrence's classic memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom
    A handsome copy of T.E. Lawrence's classic memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom

    LAWRENCE, T.E.
    Seven Pillars of Wisdom. 1935.
    $1,090.00

  • This first edition of Kotto, by Lafcadio Hearn features beautiful illustrations in red by the artist Geniro Yeto, it is also the first state of the first printing
    This first edition of Kotto, by Lafcadio Hearn features beautiful illustrations in red by the artist Geniro Yeto, it is also the first state of the first printing

    HEARN, Lafcadio; YETO, Genjiro (illustrator).
    Kottō 1902.
    $341.00

  • A bright copy of Lafcadio Hearn's Shadowings, a collection of stories and essays on Japanese culture.
    A bright copy of Lafcadio Hearn's Shadowings, a collection of stories and essays on Japanese culture.

    HEARN, Lafcadio.
    Shadowings. 1900.
    $613.00

  • The first edition of Bertrand Russell's insightful empircal study, Human Knolwedge
    The first edition of Bertrand Russell's insightful empircal study, Human Knolwedge

    RUSSELL, Bertrand.
    Human Knowledge. 1948.
    $511.00

  • First edition of Toda Raba by Nikos Kazantzakis, inscribed by the author to his nephew.
    First edition of Toda Raba by Nikos Kazantzakis, inscribed by the author to his nephew.

    [KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos] KAZAN, Nicolaï.
    Toda-Raba. 1934.
    $3,405.00

  • A handsome set of The Writings in Prose and Verse by the prolific Rudyard Kipling.
    A handsome set of The Writings in Prose and Verse by the prolific Rudyard Kipling.

    KIPLING, Rudyard.
    The Writings in Prose and Verse. 1899, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1926.
    $2,588.00

  • First edition of Murder in the Stratosphere by John Laurence, in the original dustjacket.
    First edition of Murder in the Stratosphere by John Laurence, in the original dustjacket.

    LAURENCE, John.
    Murder in the Stratosphere. [1938].
    $1,022.00

  • First edition of The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom by Erle Stanley Gardner, inscribed by the author to Marlene Dietrich.
    First edition of The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom by Erle Stanley Gardner, inscribed by the author to Marlene Dietrich.

    GARDNER, Erle Stanley.
    The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom. 1949.
    $4,427.00

  • A first edtion copy of Below the Parapet signed by its author Carol Thatcher, and its subject Denis Thatcher.

    THATCHER, Carol
    Below The Parapet 1996.
    $171.00

  • First edition of Vinglory by A.A.R. Firbank in the dustjacket.
    First edition of Vinglory by A.A.R. Firbank in the dustjacket.

    FIRBANK, A.A.R.
    Vainglory. 1915.
    $1,703.00

  • First edition of Marionettes at Home by C.S. Forester.
    First edition of Marionettes at Home by C.S. Forester.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    Marionettes at Home. 1936.
    $784.00

  • First English edition of The Gentleman from San Francsico by I.A. Bunin.
    First English edition of The Gentleman from San Francsico by I.A. Bunin.

    BUNIN, I.A.
    The Gentleman from San Francisco 1922.
    $341.00

  • The Crystal World.
    The Crystal World.

    BALLARD, J.G.
    The Crystal World. 1966.
    $511.00

  • First edition of From Russia, With Love by Ian Fleming
    First edition of From Russia, With Love by Ian Fleming

    FLEMING, Ian.
    From Russia, With Love. 1957.
    $11,577.00

  • A handsome, signed first edition of A Most Wanted Man by John le Carré.
    A handsome, signed first edition of A Most Wanted Man by John le Carré.

    LE CARRÉ, John.
    A Most Wanted Man. 2008.
    $239.00

  • A signed first edition of The Mission Song by John le Carré.
    A signed first edition of The Mission Song by John le Carré.

    LE CARRÉ, John.
    The Mission Song. 2006.
    $239.00

  • A first edition of The Constant Gardener by John le Carré.
    A first edition of The Constant Gardener by John le Carré.

    LE CARRÉ, John.
    The Constant Gardener. 2001.
    $239.00

  • A signe first edition of Agent Running in a Field by John le Carré.
    A signe first edition of Agent Running in a Field by John le Carré.

    LE CARRÉ, John
    Agent Running in the Field. 2019.
    $239.00

  • First edition of The Chronicles of Clovis by H.H. Munro.
    First edition of The Chronicles of Clovis by H.H. Munro.

    [MUNRO, H.H.] SAKI (pseud.).
    The Chronicles of Clovis. 1912.
    $307.00

  • On the Black Hill.
    On the Black Hill.

    CHATWIN, Bruce.
    On the Black Hill. 1982.
    $3,065.00

  • First trade edition of Michael Crichton's <em>Jurassic Park</em>, the book that spawned a global franchise after its 1993 adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg.
    First trade edition of Michael Crichton's <em>Jurassic Park</em>, the book that spawned a global franchise after its 1993 adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg.

    CRICHTON, Michael.
    Jurassic Park. 1990.
    $681.00

  • The first UK edition of Thomas Mann's Death in Venice, later made into an opera by Benjamin Britten.
    The first UK edition of Thomas Mann's Death in Venice, later made into an opera by Benjamin Britten.

    MANN, Thomas.
    Death in Venice. 1928.
    $3,814.00

  • First edition of astrophysicist George Gamow's A Star Called the Sun, published in 1964.
    First edition of astrophysicist George Gamow's A Star Called the Sun, published in 1964.

    GAMOW, George.
    A Star Called the Sun. 1964.
    $341.00

  • First edition of English Literature by John Burgess Wilson.
    First edition of English Literature by John Burgess Wilson.

    [BURGESS, Anthony] WILSON, John Burgess.
    English Literature: 1958.
    $3,065.00

  • First edition of The Malayan Trilogy by Anthony Burgess.
    First edition of The Malayan Trilogy by Anthony Burgess.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    [The Malayan Trilogy] Time for a Tiger; The Enemy in the Blanket; Beds in the East. 1956; 1958; 1959.
    $1,703.00

  • First edition of Language Made Plain by Anthony Burgess, inscribed by the author
    First edition of Language Made Plain by Anthony Burgess, inscribed by the author

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    Language Made Plain. 1964.
    $1,192.00

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