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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 Enderby Outside by Anthony Burgess.
    First edition of Enderby Outside by Anthony Burgess.

    BURGESS, Anthony.
    Enderby Outside. 1968.
    $131.00

  • A lovely, signed first edition of Julian Barnes's Arthur & George.
    A lovely, signed first edition of Julian Barnes's Arthur & George.

    BARNES, Julian.
    Arthur & George. 2005.
    $206.00

  • A Sangorski & Sutcliffe fine binding of Good-Bye, Mr Chips by James Hilton.
    A Sangorski & Sutcliffe fine binding of Good-Bye, Mr Chips by James Hilton.

    HILTON, James.
    Good-Bye, Mr. Chips. 1974.
    $241.00

  • A first edition of Harry Mathews second novel, Tlooth.
    A first edition of Harry Mathews second novel, Tlooth.

    MATHEWS, Harry.
    Tlooth. 1966.
    $131.00

  • A near-fine first US edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez'sThe Autumn of the Patriach.
    A near-fine first US edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez'sThe Autumn of the Patriach.

    MÁRQUEZ, Gabriel García.
    The Autumn of the Patriach. 1976.
    $241.00

  • The first German edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>Der Vizekönig Von Ouidah</em> or<em> The Viceroy of Ouida.</em>
    The first German edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>Der Vizekönig Von Ouidah</em> or<em> The Viceroy of Ouida.</em>

    CHATWIN, Bruce.
    Der Vizekönig Von Ouidah. 1982.
    $21.00

  • The first Italian edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>Il Viceré Di Ouidah</em> or<em> The Viceroy of Ouida.</em>
    The first Italian edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>Il Viceré Di Ouidah</em> or<em> The Viceroy of Ouida.</em>

    CHATWIN, Bruce.
    Il Viceré Di Ouidah. 1983.
    $28.00

  • A first edition of Bruce Chatwin's The Morality of Things, one of only 175 copies.
    A first edition of Bruce Chatwin's The Morality of Things, one of only 175 copies.

    CHATWIN, Bruce.
    The Morality of Things. 1993.
    $172.00

  • A Delicate Truth
    A Delicate Truth

    LE CARRE, John.
    A Delicate Truth 2013.
    $206.00

  • A signed first edition of Single & Single by John Le Carre, a corporate lawyer from the House of Single & Single is shot dead on a Turkish hillside, a financier disappears
    A signed first edition of Single & Single by John Le Carre, a corporate lawyer from the House of Single & Single is shot dead on a Turkish hillside, a financier disappears

    LE CARRE, John.
    Single & Single. 1999.
    $220.00

  • Signed limited edition of The Works of Max Beerbohm.
    Signed limited edition of The Works of Max Beerbohm.

    BEERBOHM, Max.
    The Works. 1922.
    $3,433.00

  • First edition of The Wonderful Week by C.S. Forester in the rare dustjacket.
    First edition of The Wonderful Week by C.S. Forester in the rare dustjacket.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The Wonderful Week. 1927.
    $1,717.00

  • First edition of The Shadow of the Hawk by C.S. Forester in the dustjacket, signed by the author
    First edition of The Shadow of the Hawk by C.S. Forester in the dustjacket, signed by the author

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The Shadow of the Hawk. 1928.
    $2,403.00

  • First edition of Love Lies Dreaming by C.S. Forester in the dustjacket, signed by the author.
    First edition of Love Lies Dreaming by C.S. Forester in the dustjacket, signed by the author.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    Love Lies Dreaming. 1927.
    $2,060.00

  • Atlas Shrugged.
    Atlas Shrugged.

    RAND, Ayn.
    Atlas Shrugged. 1957.
    $3,776.00

  • The Complete Works of Doctor François Rabelais.
    The Complete Works of Doctor François Rabelais.

    RABELAIS, François; PAPE, Frank C. (illustrator).
    The Complete Works of Doctor François Rabelais. 1927.
    $344.00

  • First UK edition of The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby by Tom Wolfe.
    First UK edition of The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby by Tom Wolfe.

    WOLFE, Tom.
    The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby. 1966.
    $131.00

  • Edition de luxe of Policeman of the Lord by P.R. Stephensen and Beresford Egan, number 395 of 500 copies.
    Edition de luxe of Policeman of the Lord by P.R. Stephensen and Beresford Egan, number 395 of 500 copies.

    STEPHENSEN, P.R.; EGAN, Beresford (illustrator).
    Policeman of the Lord. A Political Satire. [1929].
    $206.00

  • The Joke is the first novel by Czech writer Milan Kundera.
    The Joke is the first novel by Czech writer Milan Kundera.

    KUNDERA, Milan.
    The Joke. 1982.
    $172.00

  • The first Italian edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>Sulla Collina Nera</em> or<em> On The Black Hill.</em>
    The first Italian edition of Bruce Chatwin's <em>Sulla Collina Nera</em> or<em> On The Black Hill.</em>

    CHATWIN, Bruce.
    Sulla Collina Nera. 1986.
    $21.00

  • A limited first edition of Bruce Chatwin's The Attractions of France.
    A limited first edition of Bruce Chatwin's The Attractions of France.

    CHATWIN, Bruce.
    The Attractions of France. 1993.
    $241.00

  • Limited edition numbered 440 of 500
    Limited edition numbered 440 of 500

    LAWRENCE, T.E
    Men in print. Essays in literary criticism. 1940.
    $893.00

  • The first English edition of the classic novel of magical realism, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
    The first English edition of the classic novel of magical realism, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

    MÁRQUEZ, Gabriel García.
    One Hundred Years of Solitude. 1970.
    $3,776.00

  • Very good copy of Scripts for the Pageant, by James Merrill, First edition, first printing, inscribed by author to his lover Peter Gillis
    Very good copy of Scripts for the Pageant, by James Merrill, First edition, first printing, inscribed by author to his lover Peter Gillis

    MERRILL, James.
    Scripts for the Pageant. 1980.
    $344.00

  • First edition of Scoop by Evelyn Waugh, published in London in 1938.
    First edition of Scoop by Evelyn Waugh, published in London in 1938.

    WAUGH, Evelyn.
    Scoop. 1938.
    $3,433.00

  • A superb copy, first issue with "Jefferson" for "Mottstown" on p340, line 1
    A superb copy, first issue with "Jefferson" for "Mottstown" on p340, line 1

    FAULKNER, William.
    New Orleans Sketches. 1958.
    $172.00

  • A superb copy, first issue with "Jefferson" for "Mottstown" on p340, line 1
    A superb copy, first issue with "Jefferson" for "Mottstown" on p340, line 1

    FAULKNER, William.
    The Wishing Tree. 1964.
    $206.00

  • A superb copy of Light in August by William Faulkner, first issue with 'Jefferson' for 'Mottstown' on p340, line 1.
    A superb copy of Light in August by William Faulkner, first issue with 'Jefferson' for 'Mottstown' on p340, line 1.

    FAULKNER, William.
    Light in August. 1932.
    $4,463.00

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

    NAIPAUL, V.S.
    Mr Stone and the Knights Companion. 1963.
    $172.00

  • The signed limited edition of Fox-Hunting Man by Siegfried Sassoon was published one month following the fist trade edition.
    The signed limited edition of Fox-Hunting Man by Siegfried Sassoon was published one month following the fist trade edition.

    SASSOON, Siegfried.
    Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, Sherston's Progress. 1928, 1930, 1936.
    $4,120.00

  • A science fiction novel by Heinlein that explores a future of selective breeding.
    A science fiction novel by Heinlein that explores a future of selective breeding.

    HEINLEIN, Robert.
    Methuselah's Children. 1963.
    $241.00

  • Second state of Robert Graves's <em>Good-Bye to All That</em>, with the infamous Sassoon poem excised and replaced with asterisks.
    Second state of Robert Graves's <em>Good-Bye to All That</em>, with the infamous Sassoon poem excised and replaced with asterisks.

    GRAVES, Robert.
    Good-Bye to all That. 1929.
    $1,030.00

  • A first edition of Richard Llewellyn's novel, <em>How Green Was My Valley, </em>which follows the life of a Welsh family in a small mining town.
    A first edition of Richard Llewellyn's novel, <em>How Green Was My Valley, </em>which follows the life of a Welsh family in a small mining town.

    LLEWELLYN, Richard.
    How Green Was My Valley. 1939.
    $687.00

  • First edition of Tough Guys Don't Dance by Norman Mailer, one of 350 copies specially bound and signed by the author
    First edition of Tough Guys Don't Dance by Norman Mailer, one of 350 copies specially bound and signed by the author

    MAILER, Norman.
    Tough Guys Don't Dance. 1984.
    $172.00

  • First edition of The Armies of the Night by Norman Mailer.
    First edition of The Armies of the Night by Norman Mailer.

    MAILER, Norman.
    The Armies of the Night. 1968.
    $90.00

  • A wonderfully illustrated copy of Nancy Mitford's account of the life of Louis XIV at Versailles, the French palace he called home.
    A wonderfully illustrated copy of Nancy Mitford's account of the life of Louis XIV at Versailles, the French palace he called home.

    MITFORD, Nancy.
    The Sun King: Louis XIV at Versailles. 1966.
    $481.00

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