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  • The first edition in English of Milton's Literare Pseudo-Senatus Anglicani, translated by his nephew Edward Phillips, and containing three previously unpublished preliminary sonnets
    The first edition in English of Milton's Literare Pseudo-Senatus Anglicani, translated by his nephew Edward Phillips, and containing three previously unpublished preliminary sonnets

    MILTON, John; PHILIPS, Edward (translator).
    Letters of State, 1694.
    £1,850.00

  • A signed, limited edition copy of Orlando by Virginia Woolf, Nigel Nicholson, Vita Sackville-West's son, declared <em>Orlando</em> to be 'the longest love letter in literature', 1928
    A signed, limited edition copy of Orlando by Virginia Woolf, Nigel Nicholson, Vita Sackville-West's son, declared <em>Orlando</em> to be 'the longest love letter in literature', 1928

    WOOLF, Virginia.
    Orlando: A Biography. 1928.
    £6,500.00

  • A handsome first edition of Virginia Woolf anf Lytton Strachey Letters, Edited by Leonard Woolf and James Strachey.
    A handsome first edition of Virginia Woolf anf Lytton Strachey Letters, Edited by Leonard Woolf and James Strachey.

    WOOLF, Virginia; STRACHEY, Lytton.
    Virginia Woolf & Lytton Strachey Letters. 1956.
    £225.00

  • A limited edition copy of The Uncollected Poems by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of The Uncollected Poems by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Two Uncollected Poems. 1980.
    £325.00

  • A limited edition copy of Two Poems by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of Two Poems by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Two Poems. 1980.
    £150.00

  • A lovely limited edition copy of Million Dollar Month by Sylvia Plath.
    A lovely limited edition copy of Million Dollar Month by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Million Dollar Month. 1971.
    £175.00

  • A wonderfully bound, limited edition copy of Lyonnesse by Sylvia Plath.
    A wonderfully bound, limited edition copy of Lyonnesse by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Lyonnesse. 1971.
    £375.00

  • A limited edition copy of Fiesta Melons by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited edition copy of Fiesta Melons by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Fiesta Melons. 1971.
    £450.00

  • A limited first edition copy of A Day in June by Sylvia Plath.
    A limited first edition copy of A Day in June by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    A Day in June. 1981.
    £275.00

  • A beautiful limited edition copy of Crystal Gazer and Other Poems by Sylvia Plath.
    A beautiful limited edition copy of Crystal Gazer and Other Poems by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia.
    Crystal Gazer and Other Poems. 1971.
    £450.00

  • A lovely copy of American Poetry Now by the Oxford University Press, edited by Sylvia Plath.
    A lovely copy of American Poetry Now by the Oxford University Press, edited by Sylvia Plath.

    PLATH, Sylvia (editor).
    American Poetry Now. [1961].
    £225.00

  • A delightfully illustrated edition of one of Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream, illustrated by W. Heath Robinson, in his inimitable, amusing style, first thus, 1914

    SHAKESPEARE, William; ROBINSON, W. Heath (illustrator).
    A Midsummer's Night Dream. 1914.
    £674.00

  • A handsome copy of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
    A handsome copy of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.

    STEVENSON, Robert Louis.
    Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Other Fables. 1897.
    £285.00

  • A handsome first edition of Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne with illustrations by E.H. Shepard.
    A handsome first edition of Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne with illustrations by E.H. Shepard.

    MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator).
    Now We Are Six. 1927.
    £350.00

  • A handsomely illustrated copy of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass.
    A handsomely illustrated copy of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass.

    CARROLL, Lewis [pseud. DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge]; TENNIEL, John (illustrator).
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [with] Through the Looking-Glass, and what Alice Found There. 1885.
    £1,500.00

  • A charming copy of the perennial children's classic, The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and illustrated by E.H. Shepard
    A charming copy of the perennial children's classic, The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and illustrated by E.H. Shepard

    GRAHAME, Kenneth; SHEPARD, Ernest H. (illustrator)
    The Wind in the Willows. 1931.
    £575.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Thunderball by Ian Felming, the ninth book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of Thunderball by Ian Felming, the ninth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Thunderball. 1961.
    £850.00

  • A first edition, first impression of The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming, the tenth James Bond novel.
    A first edition, first impression of The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming, the tenth James Bond novel.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    The Spy Who Loved Me. 1962.
    £850.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Moonraker by Ian Fleming, the third book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of Moonraker by Ian Fleming, the third book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Moonraker. 1955.
    £2,500.00

  • A first edition of Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, the second book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition of Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, the second book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Live and Let Die. 1954.
    £5,000.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Goldfinger by Ian Fleming, the seventh book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of Goldfinger by Ian Fleming, the seventh book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Goldfinger. 1959.
    £1,750.00

  • A first edition, first impression of From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming, the fifth book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming, the fifth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    From Russia with Love. 1957.
    £2,500.00

  • A first edition copy of Dr. No by Ian Fleming, the sixth book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition copy of Dr. No by Ian Fleming, the sixth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Dr. No. 1958.
    £650.00

  • <em>Winner Take Nothing</em>, a 1933 collection of short stories by Nobel Prize Winner Ernest Hemingway, including <em>A Clean, Well Lighted Place</em>, which James Joyce called 'one of the best short stories ever written'.
    <em>Winner Take Nothing</em>, a 1933 collection of short stories by Nobel Prize Winner Ernest Hemingway, including <em>A Clean, Well Lighted Place</em>, which James Joyce called 'one of the best short stories ever written'.

    HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
    Winner Take Nothing. 1933.
    £975.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Casino Royale by Ian Fleming, the first book in the James Bond series
    A first edition, first impression of Casino Royale by Ian Fleming, the first book in the James Bond series

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Casino Royale. 1953.
    £18,750.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming, the fourth book in the James Bond series.
    A first edition, first impression of Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming, the fourth book in the James Bond series.

    FLEMING, Ian.
    Diamonds are Forever. 1956.
    £3,250.00

  • A charming first edition of one of Beatrix Potter's most beloved stories, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
    A charming first edition of one of Beatrix Potter's most beloved stories, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck

    POTTER, Beatrix.
    The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck. 1908.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of Bram Stoker's vampire classic, a genre-defining masterpiece inspiring numerous reprints, variations, pastiches, stage & screen versions
    First edition of Bram Stoker's vampire classic, a genre-defining masterpiece inspiring numerous reprints, variations, pastiches, stage & screen versions

    STOKER, Bram.
    Dracula. 1897.
    £17,500.00

  • A delightfully illustrated two volume set of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
    A delightfully illustrated two volume set of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

    CONAN DOYLE, Arthur.
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [with] The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. 1892; 1894.
    £3,900.00

  • A handsome first edition of The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
    A handsome first edition of The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

    CONAN DOYLE, Arthur.
    The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. 1927.
    £1,200.00

  • The first UK edition of Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
    The first UK edition of Towards Zero by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    Towards Zero. 1944.
    £3,250.00

  • A first edition, first impression of The Hollow by Agatha Christie
    A first edition, first impression of The Hollow by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    The Hollow. 1946.
    £675.00

  • A first UK edition of Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
    A first UK edition of Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    Five Little Pigs. 1942.
    £3,250.00

  • A first edition, first impression of Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie
    A first edition, first impression of Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    Cat Among the Pigeons. 1959.
    £525.00

  • The debut of Paddington Bear a certain bear from Peru with a penchant for marmalade sandwiches, by Michael Bond; a very good first edition in the dust-jacket
    The debut of Paddington Bear a certain bear from Peru with a penchant for marmalade sandwiches, by Michael Bond; a very good first edition in the dust-jacket

    BOND, Michael.
    A Bear Called Paddington. 1958.
    £3,900.00

  • 'How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard' a lovely copy of this perennial children's classic by A A Milne and illustrated by E H Shepard
    'How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard' a lovely copy of this perennial children's classic by A A Milne and illustrated by E H Shepard

    MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator).
    Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926.
    £4,850.00

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