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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 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.
    $860.00

  • Chamber Music.
    Chamber Music.

    JOYCE, James.
    Chamber Music. 1907.
    $7,904.00

  • 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.
    $310.00

  • First edition of Houdini by Harold Kellock.
    First edition of Houdini by Harold Kellock.

    KELLOCK, Harold.
    Houdini: 1928.
    $344.00

  • 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.
    $9,279.00

  • An inscribed presentation copy of this privately printed memoir and collected works of Rupert Buxton
    An inscribed presentation copy of this privately printed memoir and collected works of Rupert Buxton

    BUXTON, Rupert; BRYANT, Arthur (editor).
    Rupert Buxton. 1926.
    $344.00

  • 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.
    $172.00

  • 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.
    $138.00

  • First UK edition of Crowds and Power by Elias Canetti.
    First UK edition of Crowds and Power by Elias Canetti.

    CANETTI, Elias.
    Crowds and Power. 1962.
    $172.00

  • 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.
    $344.00

  • 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.
    $1,719.00

  • The first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's story about a cook and a cake, Smith of Wootton Major
    The first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's story about a cook and a cake, Smith of Wootton Major

    TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
    Smith of Wootton Major. 1967.
    $172.00

  • The first edition of a weird title, scarce to find in a dust-jacket.
    The first edition of a weird title, scarce to find in a dust-jacket.

    SWIFT, Benjamin.
    Lady of the Night. 1913.
    $935.00

  • A Nip in the Air.
    A Nip in the Air.

    BETJEMAN, John.
    A Nip in the Air. 1974.
    $516.00

  • 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.
    $172.00

  • 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.
    $207.00

  • 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.
    $10,310.00

  • 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.
    $344.00

  • First edition of Anns Livia Plurabelle by James Joyce, one of 800 copies signed by the author.
    First edition of Anns Livia Plurabelle by James Joyce, one of 800 copies signed by the author.

    JOYCE, James.
    Anna Livia Plurabelle. 1928.
    $5,155.00

  • 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.
    $3,437.00

  • 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].
    $1,031.00

  • 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.
    $4,468.00

  • 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.
    $1,719.00

  • 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.
    $791.00

  • 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.
    $344.00

  • The Crystal World.
    The Crystal World.

    BALLARD, J.G.
    The Crystal World. 1966.
    $516.00

  • 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.
    $11,684.00

  • The first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's story about a cook and a cake, Smith of Wootton Major
    The first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's story about a cook and a cake, Smith of Wootton Major

    TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
    Smith of Wootton Major. 1967.
    $172.00

  • 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.
    $241.00

  • 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.
    $241.00

  • 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.
    $241.00

  • 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.
    $241.00

  • 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.
    $310.00

  • On the Black Hill.
    On the Black Hill.

    CHATWIN, Bruce.
    On the Black Hill. 1982.
    $3,093.00

  • 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.
    $688.00

  • 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.
    $3,849.00

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