Item 10402THANK YOU, FOG
London: Faber & Faber, 1974. FIRST UK EDITION. Hardback. As New First Edition, First State of the esteemed poet's final book of poetry. A lovely copy, as new.
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Item 10401ON THE FRONTIER
London: Faber & Faber, 1938. FIRST UK EDITION. Hardback. Fine First UK edition of this three-act melodrama, a play in prose and verse.
Item 10375LAY DOWN MY SWORD AND SHIELD
NY: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1971. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. Hardback. But for two quite miniscule chips to the dust jacket, this is certainly an excellent, highly collectible example of the author's scarce third book, a sprawling present-day Texas novel dealing with the various strains of violence that exist in.....
Item 10376THE NEON RAIN
NY: Henry Holt & Co., 1986. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Hardback. As New First Edition of the now iconic bestselling author's first book to feature New Orleans homicide detective Dave Robicheaux.Tough, violent, yet surprisingly lyrical, an altogether page-turner of a novel which introduces a protagonist now firmly established at the.....
Item 10373TO THE BRIGHT AND SHINING SUN
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. Hardback. First Edition, First State of the highly esteemed author's second book, a thoroughly riveting tale centered around the black world of the coal mines and the enormous, remote beauty of the Cumberland mountains -- and its protagonist, a remarkable young.....
Item 10369EXTERMINATOR!
New York: Viking Press. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. Hardback. Fine First Edition, First State, in equally fine original dust jacket. Boldly signed on the title page by William S. Burroughs.
Item 10371THE WAY OF ALL FLESH
London: Grant Richards, 1903. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. Hardback. First Edition, First State. A very Near Fine example indeed, tight, square, its gilt titles bright and shining. Written between 1873 and 1884 and published posthumously in 1903, this is regarded by many as the very first 20th century novel. Today.....
Item 10323CHANDLER, RAYMOND: HIS HOLOGRAPH WILL
N/A. An unquestionable rarity. Raymond Chandler's actual two-page document to his lawyer Michael Gilbert, personally typed in blue ink by the author (with holograph corrections and additions) to serve as his will. Written from Palm Springs, California on January 18, 1957, he discusses the intricacies and legalities of such a......
Item 10278KILLER IN THE RAIN
London: Hamish Hamilton, (1964). First Edition, First Printing of the author's acclaimed collection of short stories comprising Killer in the Rain; The Man who Liked Dogs; The Curtain; Try the Girl; Mandarin's Jade; Bay City Blues; The Lady in the Lake; No Crime in the Mountains. Introduction by Philip Durham. A......
Item 10297SET THE PEOPLE FREE: A BROADCAST TALK BY THE RT. HON. WINSTON CHURCHILL, 14th FEBRUARY, 1948
London: Conservative Unionist General Office, (1948). 8pp speech, from Churchill's period as Leader of the Opposition. The speech calls for the House to form a new Parliament. Churchill would ultimately head opposition to the Labour Government until the General Election of 1951, which returned the Conservatives to majority and Churchill.....
Item 10338THE COLLECTED ESSAYS OF SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL
London: Library of Imperial History, n.d. (1976). First edition, one of but 3,000 sets. Four volumes. Octavo. Each volume has the publisher's presentation bookplate loosely inserted, noting that this set is number 8 of a limited edition (an uncommon extra). Bound in original quarter dark blue morocco with gilt titles.....
Item 10296DEBATE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON THE KING'S SPEECH: NOVEMBER 12, 1946
British Information Services, (1946). 85pp pamphlet published by the British Information Services, an agency of the British government. First Edition. This publication, British Speeches of the Day, Volume Four, Number Ten, published December, 1946 is likely to be the very first printed appearance of Churchill's speech on November 12, 1946.....
Item 10311EUROPE UNITE
London: Cassell, 1950. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. Fully bound in black oasis Morocco, raised bands, gilt titles and dentilles. First Edition, First Printing of fifty-two of Churchill's speeches delivered by the great man between 1947 and 1948. Edited by his son Randolph S. Churchill, this exquisitely bound 506pp volume is.....
Item 10350WAR SPEECHES 1938-1945
London: Cassell and Company, 1941-1946. Compiled by Randolph S. Churchill. FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST STATE. Handsomely bound in navy half calf with twin red Morocco title labels and gilt lion motifs to spines, raised bands, matching cloth over boards, and topedge gilt. A fine set in handsome leather binding. Truly monumental.....
Item 10418THE SAVOY COCKTAIL BOOK
NY: RICHARD R. SMITH, INC., 1930. RUMBOLD, Gilbert. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. HARDBACK. First American Edition. Decorations by Gilbert Rumbold. Original illustrated gold foil over boards. One of the most recognizable and decorative cocktail books. Very Good copy showing a degree of wear but with the gilt design and lettering.....
Item 10414THE DESCENT OF MAN and SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX
London: John Murray, Albermarle Street, 1871. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. First Edition, First Issue. Extremely scarce. With "transmitted" the first word on p.297 in the first volume; in the second volume, printer's note on verso of half-title, errata on verso of title, and the postscript leaf after p.viii. January.....
Item 10397THE BOOKMAN'S PROMISE
NY: Scribner, 2004. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. Hardback. Pristine As New First Edition of the author's third novel in the acclaimed Cliff Janeway series.
Item 10396THE BOOKMAN'S WAKE
NY: Scribner, 1995. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. Hardback. As New First Edition, First State of the award-winning author's encore to his bestselling BOOKED TO DIE. An immaculate copy boldly signed on the title page by John Dunning.
Item 10398THE SIGN OF THE BOOK
NY: Scribner, 2005. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. Hardback. Pristine As New First Edition of the acclaimed author's fourth installment in his acclaimed Cliff Janeway Bookman series. Gorgeous copy.
Item 10404TARANTULA
NY: Macmillan Company, 1966. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Hardback. Fine First Edition of the Nobel Laureate's debut book of poetry. A fine copy but for a red remainder mark dot on topedge pages.
Item 10040(FITZGERALD, F. Scott) PRINCETON BRIC-A-BRAC
Princeton University Junior Class. The 1918 yearbook of Princeton University, Volume XLII, put out by its Junior Class and featuring, in his very first appearance in print, student F. Scott Fitzgerald. He is listed as a member of the Triangle Club, Class of 1918; as one of the six editors.....
Item 10358THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. True First Edition, First State. Hardback. True First Edition, First State of the tenth James Bond novel, basis of course for the 1977 Lewis Gilbert-directed film starring Roger Moore. Unquestionably Fine copy in equally Original Richard Chopping-designed pictorial dust jacket which would classify as Fine but.....
Item 10291LIVING TO TELL THE TALE
NY: Knopf, (2003). As New First U.S. Edition, First Printing of the first volume of the acclaimed Nobel laureate's autobiography. An enthralling read.
Item 10289NEWS OF A KIDNAPPING
NY: Knopf, (1997). As New First Edition, First Printing of the Nobel laureate's gripping chronicle of the 1990 kidnapping of ten Colombian men and woman -- nine of them journalists -- by the Medellin drug boss Pablo Escobar. A thoroughly engrossing page-turner and, justifiably, an international bestseller. This superb copy.....
Item 10417DICK GREGORY'S POLITICAL PRIMER
NY: Harper & Row, 1971. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. Hardback. Fine First Edition of the late popular comedian, social commentator, political analyst's handbook for the voter -- filled with his typically observant double-edged humor, wit -- and uncompromising advocacy on behalf of the oppressed. An As New copy in its.....