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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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  • Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling a first edition copy in very good condition with the publisher's original blue cloth with gilt decoration to spine and front board
    Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling a first edition copy in very good condition with the publisher's original blue cloth with gilt decoration to spine and front board

    KIPLING, Rudyard.
    Captains Courageous. 1897,
    $409.00

  • A first edition signed by the author of Brian Moore's award winning novel, with cover designed by Janet Halverson.
    A first edition signed by the author of Brian Moore's award winning novel, with cover designed by Janet Halverson.

    MOORE, Brian.
    The Great Victorian Collection. 1975.
    $171.00

  • First edition of The Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess.
    First edition of The Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    The Wanting Seed. 1962.
    $307.00

  • First edition of A Vision of Battlements by Anthony Burgess.
    First edition of A Vision of Battlements by Anthony Burgess.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    A Vision of Battlements. 1965.
    $511.00

  • First edition of The Right to an Answer by Anthony Burgess, signed by the author.
    First edition of The Right to an Answer by Anthony Burgess, signed by the author.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    The Right to an Answer. 1960.
    $341.00

  • First edition of Language Made Plain by Anthony Burgess.
    First edition of Language Made Plain by Anthony Burgess.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    Language Made Plain. 1964.
    $171.00

  • First edition of Joysprick by Anthony Burgess.
    First edition of Joysprick by Anthony Burgess.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    Joysprick: 1973.
    $171.00

  • First edition of The Eve of Saint Venus by Anthony Burgess, inscribed by the author and illustrator.
    First edition of The Eve of Saint Venus by Anthony Burgess, inscribed by the author and illustrator.

    BURGESS, Anthony; PAGRAM, Edward (illustrator).
    The Eve of Saint Venus. 1964.
    $511.00

  • A very good first edition example of Aldous Huxley's <em>Brave New World</em>, a groundbreaking and chilling dystopian classic, in a modern fine-binding by Bayntun Riviere.
    A very good first edition example of Aldous Huxley's <em>Brave New World</em>, a groundbreaking and chilling dystopian classic, in a modern fine-binding by Bayntun Riviere.

    HUXLEY, Aldous.
    Brave New World. 1932.
    $1,703.00

  • Flush: A Biography.
    Flush: A Biography.

    WOOLF, Virginia.
    Flush: A Biography. 1933.
    $1,703.00

  • First edition of The Cosmological Eye by Henry Miller in second state binding and dustjacket.
    First edition of The Cosmological Eye by Henry Miller in second state binding and dustjacket.

    MILLER, Henry.
    The Cosmological Eye. 1939.
    $307.00

  • First edition of Hadrian the Seventh by F.R. Rolfe, in the first issue binding.
    First edition of Hadrian the Seventh by F.R. Rolfe, in the first issue binding.

    [CORVO, Baron] ROLFE, F.R.
    Hadrian the Seventh. 1904.
    $1,022.00

  • First edition of Maraboustork Nightmares by Irvine Welsh, signed by the author.
    First edition of Maraboustork Nightmares by Irvine Welsh, signed by the author.

    WELSH, Irvine.
    Maraboustork Nightmares. 1995.
    $171.00

  • First ediiton of The Acid House by Irvine Welsh.
    First ediiton of The Acid House by Irvine Welsh.

    WELSH, Irvine.
    The Acid House. 1994.
    $103.00

  • First edition of Waldo by Paul Theroux, the author's first book.
    First edition of Waldo by Paul Theroux, the author's first book.

    THEROUX, Paul.
    Waldo. 1967.
    $205.00

  • A very good first edition of Swift's debut novel, a slice of life story of a shopkeeper in South London.
    A very good first edition of Swift's debut novel, a slice of life story of a shopkeeper in South London.

    SWIFT, Graham.
    The Sweet Shop Owner. 1980.
    $205.00

  • Uncorrected proof copy of The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie.
    Uncorrected proof copy of The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie.

    RUSHDIE, Salman.
    The Moor's Last Sigh. 1995.
    $171.00

  • First US edition of Player Power by Richard Neville, inscribed by the author.
    First US edition of Player Power by Richard Neville, inscribed by the author.

    NEVILLE, Richard.
    Player Power. 1970.
    $205.00

  • First edition of Diary of a Sit-In by Merrill Proudfoot.
    First edition of Diary of a Sit-In by Merrill Proudfoot.

    PROUDFOOT, Merrill.
    Diary of a Sit-In. 1962.
    $103.00

  • First edition of The Puritan by Liam O'Flaherty.
    First edition of The Puritan by Liam O'Flaherty.

    O'FLAHERTY, Liam.
    The Puritan. 1932.
    $375.00

  • First edition of City of Night by John Rechy, the author's first book.
    First edition of City of Night by John Rechy, the author's first book.

    RECHY, John.
    City of Night. 1963.
    $171.00

  • Midnight's Children.
    Midnight's Children.

    RUSHDIE, Salman.
    Midnight's Children. 1981.
    $1,328.00

  • The Singing Head by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    The Singing Head by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The Singing Head. xmas 1934.
    $5,448.00

  • Leda and the Swan by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    Leda and the Swan by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    YEATS, W.B.
    Leda and the Swan. Christmas 1935.
    $5,448.00

  • Poem by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    Poem by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    SPENDER, Stephen.
    Poem. xmas 1934.
    $3,065.00

  • Perhaps by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    Perhaps by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    SPENDER, Stephen.
    Perhaps. 1933.
    $3,065.00

  • At Night by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    At Night by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    SPENDER, Stephen.
    At Night. Christmas 1935.
    $3,065.00

  • A delightfully illustrated copy of Gaige's Cocktail Guide with a foreword by Luciuse Beebe.
    A delightfully illustrated copy of Gaige's Cocktail Guide with a foreword by Luciuse Beebe.

    GAIGE, Crosby.
    Cocktail Guide 1946.
    $511.00

  • First edition, second state of Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves.
    First edition, second state of Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves.

    GRAVES, Robert.
    Good-Bye to All That. 1929.
    $545.00

  • An first edition of The Very Model of a Man inscribed by Howard Jacobson to his friend, Clive James.
    An first edition of The Very Model of a Man inscribed by Howard Jacobson to his friend, Clive James.

    JACOBSON, Howard.
    The Very Model of a Man. 1992.
    $205.00

  • First edition of On the Margin by Aldous Huxley.
    First edition of On the Margin by Aldous Huxley.

    HUXLEY, Aldous.
    On the Margin: 1923.
    $443.00

  • First edition of Revenge by Howard Brenton.
    First edition of Revenge by Howard Brenton.

    BRENTON, Howard.
    Revenge. 1970.
    $103.00

  • The first edition of this non-fiction work by H.G. Wells on the future of mankind, inscribed by him to his sonGeorge Philip Wells.
    The first edition of this non-fiction work by H.G. Wells on the future of mankind, inscribed by him to his sonGeorge Philip Wells.

    WELLS, H.G.
    The Salvaging of Civilization. 1921.
    $2,043.00

  • The first edition, first impression of Karl Popper's critique of
    The first edition, first impression of Karl Popper's critique of

    POPPER, Karl.
    The Poverty of Historicism. 1957.
    $341.00

  • The first edition, first printing of J.S. Mill's essay defining the meaning of Utilitarianism, and the school of philosophy associated with the idea
    The first edition, first printing of J.S. Mill's essay defining the meaning of Utilitarianism, and the school of philosophy associated with the idea

    MILL, John Stuart.
    Utilitarianism. 1863.
    $10,215.00

  • A 'Presentation Copy' of John Maynard Keynes' important work on inter-war monetary policy, A Tract on Monetary Reform
    A 'Presentation Copy' of John Maynard Keynes' important work on inter-war monetary policy, A Tract on Monetary Reform

    KEYNES, John Maynard.
    A Tract on Monetary Reform. 1923.
    $2,043.00

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