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First editions and signed copies of important 20th-century literature, including novels, mystery and detective fiction, science fiction, plays, and poetry, with an emphasis on English speaking authors such as Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Iris Murdoch, J.R.R. Tolkien, Agatha Christie, P. G. Wodehouse, and John le Carré.

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  • First edition of A Packet for Ezra Pound by W.B. Yeats, one of 425 copies printed at the Cuala Press.
    First edition of A Packet for Ezra Pound by W.B. Yeats, one of 425 copies printed at the Cuala Press.

    YEATS, W.B.
    A Packet for Ezra Pound. 1929.
    $687.00

  • First edition of Estrangement by W.B. Yeats, one of 300 copies printed at the Cuala Press.
    First edition of Estrangement by W.B. Yeats, one of 300 copies printed at the Cuala Press.

    YEATS, W.B.
    Estrangement: 1926.
    $653.00

  • First edition of Stories of Red Hanrahan by W.B. Yeats, printed at the Dun Emer Press.
    First edition of Stories of Red Hanrahan by W.B. Yeats, printed at the Dun Emer Press.

    YEATS, W.B.
    Stories of Red Hanrahan. 1904.
    $927.00

  • First edition of New Poems by W.B. Yeats, one of 450 copies printed at the Cuala Press.
    First edition of New Poems by W.B. Yeats, one of 450 copies printed at the Cuala Press.

    YEATS, W.B.
    New Poems. 1938.
    $378.00

  • Redondillas, or Something of That Sort.
    Redondillas, or Something of That Sort.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Redondillas, or Something of That Sort. 1968.
    $1,800.00

  • First US edition of Lustra by Ezra Pound
    First US edition of Lustra by Ezra Pound

    POUND, Ezra.
    Lustra. 1916.
    $2,403.00

  • First edition of The Spirit of Romance by Ezra Pound, published in 1910.
    First edition of The Spirit of Romance by Ezra Pound, published in 1910.

    POUND, Ezra.
    The Spirit of Romance. 1910.
    $653.00

  • First edition of Lustra by Ezra Pound, Harriet Monroe's copy.
    First edition of Lustra by Ezra Pound, Harriet Monroe's copy.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Lustra. 1916.
    $2,060.00

  • First edition of Hugh Selwyn Mauberley by Ezra Pound, one of 200 copies.
    First edition of Hugh Selwyn Mauberley by Ezra Pound, one of 200 copies.

    [POUND, Ezra].
    Hugh Selwyn Mauberley by E.P. 1920.
    $4,800.00

  • First edition of Selected Poems by Ezra Pound, with an introduction by T.S. Eliot.
    First edition of Selected Poems by Ezra Pound, with an introduction by T.S. Eliot.

    POUND, Ezra; ELIOT, T. S. (introduction)
    Selected Poems. 1928.
    $1,500.00

  • First edition of Exultations by Ezra Pound, published in 1909.
    First edition of Exultations by Ezra Pound, published in 1909.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Exultations. 1909.
    $1,202.00

  • First edition of Personae by Ezra Pound, from the library of the poet and critic T. W. Earp.
    First edition of Personae by Ezra Pound, from the library of the poet and critic T. W. Earp.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Personae. 1909.
    $1,717.00

  • First edition of Sonnets and Ballads of Guido Cavalcanti by Ezra Pound, published in 1912.
    First edition of Sonnets and Ballads of Guido Cavalcanti by Ezra Pound, published in 1912.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Sonnets and Ballads of Guido Cavalcanti with translations of them and an introduction. 1912.
    $515.00

  • First edition of The Tower by W.B. Yeats, with the rare dustjacket.
    First edition of The Tower by W.B. Yeats, with the rare dustjacket.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The Tower. 1928.
    $4,463.00

  • First edition of Dialogues of Fontanelle by Ezra Pound, one of 500 copies.
    First edition of Dialogues of Fontanelle by Ezra Pound, one of 500 copies.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Dialogues of Fontenelle. 1917.
    $2,060.00

  • The first American edition of Yeats' collection of essays on various themes, Ideas of Good and Evil, with provenance for the liteary critic F.W. Dupee.
    The first American edition of Yeats' collection of essays on various themes, Ideas of Good and Evil, with provenance for the liteary critic F.W. Dupee.

    YEATS, W.B.
    Ideas of Good and Evil. 1903.
    $378.00

  • First edition of The Children of Sisyphus by H. Orlando Patterson.
    First edition of The Children of Sisyphus by H. Orlando Patterson.

    PATTERSON, H. Orlando.
    The Children of Sisyphus. 1964.
    $172.00

  • First edition of The Games Were Coming by Michael Anthony, inscribed by the author to John La Rose.
    First edition of The Games Were Coming by Michael Anthony, inscribed by the author to John La Rose.

    ANTHONY, Michael.
    The Games Were Coming. 1963.
    $687.00

  • First edition of The Wyf of Bathe by Geoffrey Chaucer illustrated by Pearl Binder, published by the Mandrake Press.
    First edition of The Wyf of Bathe by Geoffrey Chaucer illustrated by Pearl Binder, published by the Mandrake Press.

    [MANDRAKE PRESS]; CHAUCER, Geoffrey; BINDER, Pearl (illustrator).
    The Wyf of Bathe. 1929.
    $687.00

  • First edition of The Book of Tobit illustrated by Ann Gillmore Carter, published by the Mandrake Press.
    First edition of The Book of Tobit illustrated by Ann Gillmore Carter, published by the Mandrake Press.

    [MANDRAKE PRESS]; CARTER, Ann Gillmore (illustrator).
    The Book of Tobit. 1929.
    $687.00

  • First printings of Wolf-Watching and Giant Dream of Elephants by Ted Hughes, each signed by the author.
    First printings of Wolf-Watching and Giant Dream of Elephants by Ted Hughes, each signed by the author.

    HUGHES, Ted.
    Wolf-Watching [with] Giant Dream of Elephants. July, 1982.
    $790.00

  • The complete 6 vols of The London Aphrodite, edited by Jack Lindsay and P.R. Stephensen.
    The complete 6 vols of The London Aphrodite, edited by Jack Lindsay and P.R. Stephensen.

    LINDSAY, Jack & STEPHENSEN P.R. (editors).
    The London Aphrodite. August 1928 - July 1929.
    $515.00

  • Revised edition of The Shadow of the Raggedstone by Charles F. Grindrod, with cover art by Austin Osman Spare.
    Revised edition of The Shadow of the Raggedstone by Charles F. Grindrod, with cover art by Austin Osman Spare.

    GRINDROD, Charles F.
    The Shadow of the Raggedstone. 1909.
    $344.00

  • A complete set of first printings of the Factory Novels by Derek Raymond.
    A complete set of first printings of the Factory Novels by Derek Raymond.

    RAYMOND, Derek.
    He Died With his Eyes Open; The Devil's Home on Leave; How The Dead Live; I Was Dora Suarez; Dead Man Upright; Not Till the Fog Rises. 1984; 1985; 1986; 1990; 1993; 1994.
    $2,060.00

  • First edition, presentation copy, of You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming, inscribed by the author.
    First edition, presentation copy, of You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming, inscribed by the author.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    You Only Live Twice. March 1964.
    $20,597.00

  • First edition of In a Green Niight by Derek Walcott in the original dustjacket.
    First edition of In a Green Niight by Derek Walcott in the original dustjacket.

    WALCOTT, Derek
    In a Green Night. Poems 1948 - 1960. 1962.
    $344.00

  • First edition of James Joyce's the Mime of Mick, Nick and the Maggies in the original wrappers.
    First edition of James Joyce's the Mime of Mick, Nick and the Maggies in the original wrappers.

    JOYCE, James.
    The Mime of Mick, Nick and the Maggies. 1934.
    $1,175.00

  • A James Joyce rare first edition, this copy of Anna Livia Plurabelle seemingly one of 6 special numbered copies from a limitation of 50 on pale green paper
    A James Joyce rare first edition, this copy of Anna Livia Plurabelle seemingly one of 6 special numbered copies from a limitation of 50 on pale green paper

    JOYCE, James.
    Anna Livia Plurabelle. 1928.
    $4,806.00

  • First edition of The Maze by Maurice Sandoz, signed by Salvador Dali.
    First edition of The Maze by Maurice Sandoz, signed by Salvador Dali.

    SANDOZ, Maurice; DALI, Salvador (illustrator).
    The Maze. 1945.
    $3,433.00

  • First edition of A Prefect's Uncle by P.G. Wodhouse, the author's uncommon second book here in the earliest issue.
    First edition of A Prefect's Uncle by P.G. Wodhouse, the author's uncommon second book here in the earliest issue.

    WODEHOUSE, P.G.
    A Prefect's Uncle. 1903.
    $2,060.00

  • A very good first edition of the first novel by E.M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread, contrasting English & Italian sensibilities. An Englishman journeys to Tuscany
    A very good first edition of the first novel by E.M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread, contrasting English & Italian sensibilities. An Englishman journeys to Tuscany

    FORSTER, E.M.
    Where Angels Fear to Tread. 1905.
    $3,021.00

  • Limited edition of The Watch Tower by Eric Walter White, of which this is number 99.
    Limited edition of The Watch Tower by Eric Walter White, of which this is number 99.

    WHITE, Eric Walter.
    The Watch Tower and Other Lyrics. 1949.
    $309.00

  • First edition of Alfie by Bill Naughton, inscribed by the author to the actor Alfred Marks.
    First edition of Alfie by Bill Naughton, inscribed by the author to the actor Alfred Marks.

    NAUGHTON, Bill.
    Alfie. 1966.
    $2,060.00

  • First US edition of Ninety-Two Days by Evelyn Waugh, inscribed by the author to his close friend Lady Juliet Duff.
    First US edition of Ninety-Two Days by Evelyn Waugh, inscribed by the author to his close friend Lady Juliet Duff.

    WAUGH, Evelyn.
    Ninety-Two Days. 1934.
    $4,463.00

  • Third limited edition of Sonnets for Caresse by Harry Crosby, inscribed by the poet.
    Third limited edition of Sonnets for Caresse by Harry Crosby, inscribed by the poet.

    CROSBY, Harry.
    Sonnets for Caresse. 1926.
    $3,090.00

  • First UK editions of Philip Pullman's acclaimed fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials, signed by the author on the title of The Northern Lights.
    First UK editions of Philip Pullman's acclaimed fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials, signed by the author on the title of The Northern Lights.

    PULLMAN, Philip.
    His Dark Materials trilogy. 1995, 1997 & 2000.
    $5,150.00

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