Londres: Macmillan and Co., 1869. “Alice” en Français - One of the Great Early Translations of a Literary Classic The 1869 First French Edition, Exceptionally Preserved in Original Cloth CARROLL, Lewis [Lewis Carroll]. Aventures d’Alice au Pays des Merveilles. Traduit de l’Anglais par Henri Bué. Illustré de 42 vignettes par..... More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1954. “To begin at the beginning…” - Dylan Thomas’s Masterpiece for Voices A Bright First Edition in Unfaded Jacket THOMAS, Dylan. Under Milk Wood. A Play for Voices. London: J. M. Dent & Sons, [1954]. First edition. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 7/8..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. Steinbeck’s Salinas Stories - A Cornerstone Collection First Edition in Exceptional Condition STEINBECK, John. The Long Valley. New York: The Viking Press, 1938. First edition. Octavo (8 x 5 inches; 203 x 127 mm.). [1–8], 9–303, [1, blank] pp. Publisher’s quarter light tan buckram..... More
London: Michael Joseph, 1959. The Birth of Billy Fisher - A Defining Voice of Postwar British Fiction A Sharp Comic Portrait of Fantasy and Frustration in 1950s England WATERHOUSE, Keith. Billy Liar. London: Michael Joseph, [1959]. First edition. Octavo (7 3/4 x 5 1/8 inches; 197 x 130 mm.). [2]..... More
London: Heinemann, 1961. Steinbeck’s Final Novel - A Moral Reckoning in Cold War America The First U.K. Edition in Exceptionally Fresh Condition STEINBECK, John. The Winter of Our Discontent. London: Heinemann, [1961]. First U.K. edition. Octavo (7 5/8 x 5 1/8 inches; 194 x 130 mm.). [1–10], 11–365, [366] pp..... More
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London: Macmillan and Co., 1870. "Presented by Lewis Carroll to the Crofts Sisters" An Exceptional and Fully Documented Family Association Set of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, Inscribed by Lewis Carroll to Mary Dowell Crofts and Florence Crofts CARROLL, Lewis (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1945. Advance Issue in Original Wrappers A Pre-Publication Steinbeck of Uncommon Survival STEINBECK, John. Cannery Row. New York: The Viking Press, 1945. Advance copy, preceding the first edition. Octavo (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 187 x 121 mm.). [vi], 208, [1, advertisements], [1, blank]..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1947. A Powerful Documentary Collaboration Steinbeck’s Stark Vision of Rural Mexico - First Edition STEINBECK, John. The Forgotten Village. With 136 photographs from the film of the same name by Rosa Harvan Kline and Alexander Hackenschmied. New York: The Viking Press, 1941. First edition, first..... More
London: The Hogarth Press, 1959. The Suppressed Piano Factory Passage - The True First Issue Laurie Lee’s Lyrical Masterpiece of Vanished England LEE, Laurie. Cider With Rosie. With drawings by John Ward. London: The Hogarth Press, 1959. First edition, suppressed (withdrawn) first issue, containing the passage describing the piano factory..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1886. A Victorian Fairy Tale Reimagined - The Sambourne Edition in a Fine Bayntun Binding The Water-Babies with One Hundred Illustrations by Linley Sambourne KINGSLEY, Charles. The Water-Babies. A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby. New Edition. With One Hundred Illustrations by Linley Sambourne. London: Macmillan and..... More
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1882. A Victorian Masterpiece of Childhood and Kingship First American Edition in Bright Pictorial Gilt Cloth TWAIN, Mark. The Prince and the Pauper. A Tale for Young People of All Ages. With one hundred and ninety-two illustrations. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1882..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1897. “The Grand Banks - Where Boys Become Men” A Classic of the Sea KIPLING, Rudyard. 'Captains Courageous' A Story of the Grand Banks. With illustrations by I. W. Taber. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1897. First edition. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 3/4..... More
London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1894. “Svengali” Enters the English Language The First London Edition of Trilby DU MAURIER, George. Trilby. London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1894. First London edition. Three octavo volumes (6 3/4 x 4 5/8 inches; 171 x 118 mm.). [iv], 245, [1]; [iv], 258, [1], [1..... More
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1939. First Edition of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot ELIOT, T[homas] S[tearns]. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. London: Faber and Faber, [1939]. First edition, first printing with the words "First Published in September 1939" printed on the copyright page..... More
London: Methuen and Co., 1908. “There Is Nothing—Absolutely Nothing—Half So Much Worth Doing…” The Wind in the Willows—A Classic, Elegantly Rebound by Zaehnsdorf GRAHAME, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. London: Methuen & Co., [1908]. First edition. Octavo (7 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches; 191 x 121 mm.). [viii], [1]..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. “He Collected Butterflies—Then He Collected Her” Fowles’s Chilling Debut in a Superb Jacketed First FOWLES, John. The Collector. London: Jonathan Cape, [1963]. First edition of Fowles first book - a landmark in modern psychological fiction. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 inches; 191 x 127 mm.). [1–8]..... More
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1939. First Edition of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot ELIOT, T[homas] S[tearns]. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. London: Faber and Faber, [1939]. First edition, first printing with the words "First Published in September 1939" printed on the copyright page..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1922. The Complete Saga in One Volume A Superb First Issue of Galsworthy’s Masterpiece in Dust Jacket GALSWORTHY, John. The Forsyte Saga. London: William Heinemann, 1922. First edition, first issue with the folding genealogical chart opening to the right (later issues open to the left). Octavo (7..... More
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1950. Greene’s Two Great Film Stories Including The Third Man - One of the Defining Works of Postwar Cinema GREENE, Graham. The Third Man and The Fallen Idol. London: William Heinemann Ltd., [1950]. First edition. Octavo (7 1/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 181 x 124 mm.)..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1920. “The Making of Doctor Dolittle” The First Edition with Six Original Hugh Lofting Drawings, Including a Preliminary Endpaper Design LOFTING, Hugh. The Story of Doctor Dolittle. Being the history of his peculiar life at home and astonishing adventures in foreign Parts. Never before..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1920. “Money," he said, "is a terrible nuisance. But it's nice not to have to worry.” First Edition of Doctor Dolittle LOFTING, Hugh. The Story of Doctor Dolittle. Being the history of his peculiar life at home and astonishing adventures in foreign Parts. Never..... More
London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co Ltd, 1913. “Dorian Gray on the Stage - A Rare Early Dramatic Adaptation” WILDE, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Play in Three Acts and Prologue. Dramatized by G. Constant Lounsbery, from the romance of Oscar Wilde. London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent..... More
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1932. Greene’s Breakthrough “Entertainment” The Novel That Established His Reputation GREENE, Graham. Stamboul Train. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1932. First edition, second printing. Octavo (7 3/16 x 4 3/4 inches; 186 x 121 mm.). xii, [1-2], 3-307, [1, blank] pp. Publisher's black cloth over boards, spine..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1950. Greene’s Cinematic Masterpiece—Written for the Screen First The Classic Tale Behind The Third Man GREENE, Graham. The Third Man. New York: The Viking Press, 1950. First American edition. Small octavo (7 3/8 x 5 inches; 187 x 127 mm.). 157, [3, blank] pp. Publisher's..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1948. Greene’s Dark Masterpiece of Conscience and Damnation Duty, Despair, and the Burden of Moral Choice GREENE, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. New York: The Viking Press, 1948. First American edition. Octavo (8 x 5 3/8 inches; 203 x 127 mm.). [xii], [1-2], 3-306..... More
