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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.

See: Children’s Literature, Greek & Roman Classics, Illustrated Literature, Literary Criticism, Literature, Pre-1900 Literature

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  • Inscribed first edition of The Fat Woman's Joke by Fay Weldon, together with the signed 1966 typescript.
    Inscribed first edition of The Fat Woman's Joke by Fay Weldon, together with the signed 1966 typescript.

    WELDON, Fay.
    The Fat Woman's Joke [with] The Fat Woman's Joke 1966 typescript. 1967.
    $2,064.00

  • Set of first impressions of Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet published in London between 1957 and 1960.
    Set of first impressions of Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet published in London between 1957 and 1960.

    DURRELL, Lawrence.
    [The Alexandria Quartet]. Justine; Balthazar; Mountolive; Clea. 1957, 1958, 1958 & 1960.
    $2,408.00

  • First edition of Splendours and Miseries by Sacheverell Sitwell, with the dustjacket.
    First edition of Splendours and Miseries by Sacheverell Sitwell, with the dustjacket.

    SITWELL, Sacheverell.
    Splendours and Miseries. 1943.
    $207.00

  • Pre-publication radio script for Words and Music by Samuel Beckett, dated 1962.
    Pre-publication radio script for Words and Music by Samuel Beckett, dated 1962.

    BECKETT, Samuel.
    Pre-publication radio script for 'Words and Music'. 1962.
    $8,943.00

  • Country Sentiment
    Country Sentiment

    GRAVES, Robert.
    Country Sentiment 1920
    $482.00

  • First edition of Alfred A. Knopf's Some Random Recollections, inscribed by the author to Paul and Pauline Gallico.
    First edition of Alfred A. Knopf's Some Random Recollections, inscribed by the author to Paul and Pauline Gallico.

    KNOPF, Alfred A.
    Some Random Recollections 1949.
    $344.00

  • First edition, association copy of The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood, with autograph letter.
    First edition, association copy of The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood, with autograph letter.

    ATWOOD, Margaret.
    The Edible Woman. 1969.
    $6,191.00

  • First edition collection of short stories and vignettes that marked the American debut of Ernest Hemingway and brought him fame. In scarce dust jacket<br /><br />
    First edition collection of short stories and vignettes that marked the American debut of Ernest Hemingway and brought him fame. In scarce dust jacket<br /><br />

    HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
    In Our Time. 1925.
    $21,668.00

  • First edition of Shakespeare's Boy Actors by W. Robertson Davies, in the scarce dustjacket.
    First edition of Shakespeare's Boy Actors by W. Robertson Davies, in the scarce dustjacket.

    DAVIES, W. Robertson.
    Shakespeare's Boy Actors. 1939.
    $1,500.00

  • First edition of Wander Birds by Eric Walter White, inscribed by the author to his wife.
    First edition of Wander Birds by Eric Walter White, inscribed by the author to his wife.

    WHITE, Eric Walter; REINIGER, Lotte (illustrator).
    Wander Birds. 1934.
    $448.00

  • First edition of The Room by Eric Walter White, inscribed by the author to the German film director Lotte Reiniger.
    First edition of The Room by Eric Walter White, inscribed by the author to the German film director Lotte Reiniger.

    WHITE, Eric Walter.
    The Room and Other Poems 1921-1926. 1927.
    $688.00

  • The first edition, publisehd in New York, of Graham Greene's murder-thriller Brigton Rock, with original pictorial dustjacket by George Salter.
    The first edition, publisehd in New York, of Graham Greene's murder-thriller Brigton Rock, with original pictorial dustjacket by George Salter.

    GREENE, Graham.
    Brighton Rock. 1938.
    $4,815.00

  • Out of the blue
    Out of the blue

    PELTZ, Daniel.
    Out of the blue 2004
    $17.00

  • A taut tale of love and deception in the world of high finance.

    PELTZ, Daniel.
    Blood Ties. 2003.
    $24.00

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

    POUND, Ezra.
    Exultations of Ezra Pound. 1909.
    $516.00

  • First edition of Autumn Journal by Louis Macneice, the author's masterpiece.
    First edition of Autumn Journal by Louis Macneice, the author's masterpiece.

    MACNEICE, Louis.
    Autumn Journal. 1939.
    $620.00

  • First edition of Louder and Funnier by P.G. Wodehosue, in the Rex Whistler dustjacket.
    First edition of Louder and Funnier by P.G. Wodehosue, in the Rex Whistler dustjacket.

    WODEHOUSE, P.G.
    Louder and Funnier. 1932.
    $3,096.00

  • First hardback edition of Saved by Edward Bond, with 3 autograph postcards from the author to Ian Hamilton.
    First hardback edition of Saved by Edward Bond, with 3 autograph postcards from the author to Ian Hamilton.

    BOND, Edward.
    Saved. 1969.
    $929.00

  • Wheels of Light.
    Wheels of Light.

    MALANGA, Gerard.
    Wheels of Light. 1972.
    $688.00

  • First edition, presentation copy, of The Recognitions by William Gaddis, the author's first novel.
    First edition, presentation copy, of The Recognitions by William Gaddis, the author's first novel.

    GADDIS, William.
    The Recognitions. 1955.
    $5,847.00

  • The first edition of Oppenheim's Battle of Basinghall Street, in the original pictorial dust-jacket by Art Deco illustration Ethel 'Bip' Pares.
    The first edition of Oppenheim's Battle of Basinghall Street, in the original pictorial dust-jacket by Art Deco illustration Ethel 'Bip' Pares.

    OPPENHEIM, Edward Phillips.
    The Battle of Basinghall Street. 1935.
    $344.00

  • First edition of T.E. Lawrence: A Bibliography by Elizabeth W. Duval, inscribed by Joseph Blumenthal to Harold Corbin.
    First edition of T.E. Lawrence: A Bibliography by Elizabeth W. Duval, inscribed by Joseph Blumenthal to Harold Corbin.

    DUVAL, Elizabeth W.
    T.E. Lawrence: A Bibliography. 1938.
    $344.00

  • First edition of Picasso A Biography by Patrick O'Brian, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of Picasso A Biography by Patrick O'Brian, inscribed by the author.

    O'BRIAN, Patrick.
    Pablo Ruiz Picasso. A Biography. 1976.
    $1,720.00

  • Songs for Italy.
    Songs for Italy.

    CROWLEY, Aleister.
    Songs for Italy. 1923.
    $2,408.00

  • First edition of The Powers of Light by Naomi Mitchison, inscribed by the author, with illustrations by Eric Kennington.
    First edition of The Powers of Light by Naomi Mitchison, inscribed by the author, with illustrations by Eric Kennington.

    MITCHISON, Naomi; KENNINGTON, Eric (illustrator).
    The Powers of Light. n.d. [but 1932].
    $1,135.00

  • The Kite.
    The Kite.

    WARNER, Rex.
    The Kite. 1936.
    $3,096.00

  • Limited edition of Max Ernst by Joe Bousquet and Michel Tapie, inscribed by Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning.
    Limited edition of Max Ernst by Joe Bousquet and Michel Tapie, inscribed by Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning.

    ERNST, Max; BOUSQUET, Joe & TAPIÉ, Michel (text).
    Max Ernst. 1950.
    $3,440.00

  • First edition of Perelman's Home Companion by S.J. Perelman, inscribed by the author to his mother.
    First edition of Perelman's Home Companion by S.J. Perelman, inscribed by the author to his mother.

    PERELMAN, S.J.
    Perelman's Home Companion. 1955.
    $2,408.00

  • Review copy of Soon To Be A Major Motion Picture by Abbie Hoffman, inscribed by the author to John Leonard.
    Review copy of Soon To Be A Major Motion Picture by Abbie Hoffman, inscribed by the author to John Leonard.

    HOFFMAN, Abbie.
    Soon To Be A Major Motion Picture. 1980.
    $3,096.00

  • First edition of The Tree of Idleness by Lawrence Durrell, signed by the author.
    First edition of The Tree of Idleness by Lawrence Durrell, signed by the author.

    DURRELL, Lawrence.
    An Irish Faustus. 1968.
    $2,064.00

  • A first impression of the first edition of A Mind to Murder by P.D. James, the author's second book.
    A first impression of the first edition of A Mind to Murder by P.D. James, the author's second book.

    JAMES, P.D.
    A Mind to Murder. 1963.
    $2,580.00

  • The first issue of Good-Bye to All That by Robert Graves, with the subsequently suppressed poem by Siegfried Sassoon and the reference to spiritualism
    The first issue of Good-Bye to All That by Robert Graves, with the subsequently suppressed poem by Siegfried Sassoon and the reference to spiritualism

    GRAVES, Robert.
    Good-Bye to all That. 1929.
    $3,096.00

  • A fine association copy of Judith Hearne by Brian Moore, inscribed to the publisher Tom Maschler.
    A fine association copy of Judith Hearne by Brian Moore, inscribed to the publisher Tom Maschler.

    MOORE, Brian.
    Judith Hearne. 1955.
    $3,096.00

  • First edition, sole printing, of Seven Poems Written in War-Time by R. Gathorne-Hardy. One of only 45 copies.
    First edition, sole printing, of Seven Poems Written in War-Time by R. Gathorne-Hardy. One of only 45 copies.

    [MILL HOUSE PRESS]; R. G[ATHORNE]-H[ARDY].
    Seven Poems Written in War-Time. 1947.
    $516.00

  • First edition of The Swoop by P.G. Wodehouse, published in 1909.
    First edition of The Swoop by P.G. Wodehouse, published in 1909.

    WODEHOUSE, P.G.
    The Swoop or How Clarence Saved England. 1909.
    $6,000.00

  • First edition of Doctor Sally by P.G. Wodehouse, in the original dustjacket.
    First edition of Doctor Sally by P.G. Wodehouse, in the original dustjacket.

    WODEHOUSE, P.G.
    Doctor Sally. 1932.
    $1,500.00

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