Modern First Editions and English Literature

London (Jack) Burning Daylight, 1910; The Little Lady of the Big House, title foxed, 1916; Jerry of the Islands, 1917, all first editions, plates, ori

London (Jack) The Cruise of the Snark, first edition, colour frontispiece, illustrations, original pictorial cloth with inlaid colour illustration on

Mailer (Norman) Ancient Evenings, number 118 of 350 copies, original cloth, slip-case, Boston, 1983; HarlotÕs Ghost, original boards, slip-case...

Nin (Anais) Under a Glass Bell and Other Stories, first edition, signed presentation copy, a few light spots to title, original cloth, light soiling,

OÕFaolain (Sean) Midsummer Night Madness, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket spine slightly faded and head slightly chipped, 8vo, 1932....

OÕFlaherty (Liam) Mr. Gilhooley, first edition, signed presentation copy from the author, gift-tag from the author affixed to front free endpap...

OÕFlaherty (Liam) The Assassin, first edition, original cloth, slightly chipped and frayed dust-jacket, 8vo, 1928. £100 - 150

OÕFlaherty (Liam) The House of Gold, first edition signed by the author, original cloth, dust-jacket, slightly rubbed, a few small chips, small...

OÕFlaherty (Liam) The Ecstasy of Angus, first edition, number 50 of 350 copies signed by the author, half-title, original cloth, extremities sl...

OÕFlaherty (Liam) The Wild Swan and Other Stories, number 291 of 500 copies signed by the author, original cloth, a couple of small spots to up...

Oates (Joyce Carol) Them, original cloth, dust-jacket, slightly rubbed and chipped, New York, 1969; Wonderland, signed by the author, original cloth,

Oates (Joyce Carol) Miracle Play, first edition, number 9 of 350 copies signed by the author, illustrations, original cloth-backed boards, 8vo, Los An

Oates (Joyce Carol) The Step-Father, first edition, number 211 of 300 copies signed £50 - 75

Oates (Joyce Carol) Queen of the Night, first edition, number 182 of 300 copies signed by the author, original cloth-backed boards, 8vo, Northridge, L

Oates (Joyce Carol) Luxury of Sin,first edition, letter ÔTÕ of 26 copies signed by the author, original rexine-backed boards, 8vo, Northri...

Pound (Ezra) Pavannes and Divisions, first edition, original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, extremities and gilt lettering at foot of spine sligh

Saroyan (William) The Human Comedy, ink inscription to front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, rubbed and chipped, New York, 1943 ¤ K...

Sontag (Susan) Against Interpretation, signed by the author, a little light browning, original boards, dust-jacket, New York, 1966; A Susan Sontag Rea

Steinbeck (John) Of Mice and Men, first edition, second issue, original cloth, dust-jacket chipped at spine ends and corners and with three small tape

Steinbeck (John) The Moon is Down, original cloth, dust-jacket, price-clipped, slightly rubbed and chipped, lower cover lightly browned, New York, 194

Thomas (Dylan) Twenty-Five Poems, original boards, spine a little faded, 1936; The Map of Love, original cloth, 1939; Quite Early One Morning, origina

Winterson (Jeanette) Oranges are not the only Fruit, first edition, presentation copy signed by the author on title, browning to margins, original pic

Winterson (Jeanette) Boating for Beginners, signed presentation copy, original boards, dust-jacket, spine faded, 1985; Sexing the Cherry, signed prese

Yeats (William Butler) Essays, first edition, original cloth, gilt, dust-jacket torn along upper joint, chipped at extremities and spine slightly dark

Acton (Harold) Cornelian, number 367 of 550 copies signed by the author, original morocco-backed cloth, 8vo, 1928. £60 - 80

Adelphi (The), Vol.I. No.1 - Vol.IV. No.12, 48 vol., June 1923 - June 1927; New Adelphi (The), Vol.I. No.1 - Vol.III. No.4, 13 vol. (1 duplicate), Sep

Albee (Edward) WhoÕs Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A Play, first English edition, ownership signature dates 1964 on front free endpaper, original b...

Aldington (Richard) Death of a Hero, original cloth, 1929; Balls and Another Book for Suppression, original printed wrappers, Blue Moon Booklets, E.La

Amis (Martin) The Rachel Papers, first edition, original boards, slightly bowed, dust-jacket, 8vo, 1973. £180 - 220

Amis (Martin) The Rachel Papers, first edition, slight stain to fore-edge slightly affecting endpapers, original boards, dust-jacket slightly chipped

Amis (Martin) Dead Babies, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, 8vo, 1975. £200 - 250

Amis (Martin) Invasion of the Space Invaders, introduction by Steven Spielberg, numerous illustrations, some colour, original pictorial wrappers, smal

Auden (W.H.) Poems, pencil signature of John P. Moody, occasional minor foxing and marking, original printed wrappers over card, rubbed, spine badly w

Banks (Iain) The Wasp Factory, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket, 8vo, 1984. £220 - 280

Barber (Noel) Tanamera, 1981 ¤ Tannahill (Reay) The World, the Flesh and the Devil, 1985 ¤ Rutherfurd (Edward) Sarum, 1987 ¤ Clavell ...

[Bates (H.E.)] How Sleep the Brave and Other Stories by Flying Officer ÓXÓ, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, 8vo, 1943. £...

Behan (Brendan) The Quare Fellow: a Comedy-Drama, first edition, frontispiece, original boards, dust-jacket, 8vo, 1956. £60 - 80

Bogarde (Dirk) Jericho, first edition, 1992; A Short Walk from Harrods, uncorrected proof copy, original wrappers, 1993, signed by the author; and 2 o

Bradbury (Malcolm) The History Man, 1975; Rates of Exchange, 1983; Doctor Criminale, 1992, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (3). &...

Bradley (Marion) The Mists of Avalon, 1983 ¤ Goodkind (Terry) WizardÕs First Rule, uncorrected proof copy, one of 600, original wrappers, ...

Burra (Peter, editor) Farrago, 6 parts in 2 vol. as issued (all published), inscribed presentation copy from the editor to his sister, plates and illu

Burroughs (William S.) The Naked Lunch, first edition, original green printed wrappers, head of spine slightly nicked, dust-jacket head and tail of sp

Byatt (A.S.) Possession, 1990 ¤ Cooper (Jilly) Appassionata, uncorrected proof copy, original wrappers, 1996 ¤ Hornby (Nick) High Fidelity...

Cartland (Barbara) Jig-Saw, first edition, some spotting to margins, original cloth, slightly rubbed, 8vo, 1925. £50 - 75

Chatwin (Bruce) In Patagonia, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, 8vo, 1977. £200 - 300

Cornwell (Patricia D.) Body of Evidence, first English edition, 1991; All That Remains, first edition, 1992; and 9 others by the same, fine copies, 8v

Cornwell (Bernard) SharpeÕs Gold, first edition, signed on title by the author, small mark to preliminary f., original boards, dust-jacket, sli...

Cornwell (Bernard) SharpeÕs Honour, first edition, signed by the author, double-page map, signature on facsimile title, as original title lacki...

[Cornwell (Bernard)], ÒSusannah KellsÓ. Coat of Arms, first edition, signed by the author as Susannah Kells, small ink number on verso of ...

Cornwell (Bernard) SharpeÕs Regiment, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, 8vo, 1986. £40 - 60