LIVE AND LET DIE
First impression, first issue of the 2nd James Bond novel, a lovely copy in the rare first-state dust jacket.
First impression, first issue of the 2nd James Bond novel, a lovely copy in the rare first-state dust jacket.
Original draft, entirely written out by hand, of the sequel to the international sensation THE ROSARY.
First edition of the Ur-Gothic, the literary sensation credited by many for inaugurating one of the first major trends of the English novel — and the literary heart of Austen's NORTHANGER ABBEY, which is both a satire of and homage to it.
Complete set of first printings of all 21 books in the Sharpe series, each volume signed on the title page by Cornwell.
First impression of the 4th James Bond book, in which the spy must infiltrate a smuggling ring in the black market diamond trade.
Handsome set of the first printings (all) of the second US edition of the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, comprising THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS, and THE RETURN OF THE KING — all review copies.
First edition, first issue of this enormously influential Lost World work, formative in its genre.
First edition in book form of this "man on the run" spy novel, in which Richard Hannay escapes to Scotland just ahead of accusations he has murdered a secret agent.
First editions of two volumes of the Edinburgh detective's tales of Victorian crime and punishment.
Rare first edition of this classic mystery exploring the dark crimes born of the evil impulse to acquire rare books without paying a fair market price for them.
First printing of Le Carré's masterpiece of moral ambiguity in Cold War espionage.
Signed first American edition of the sequel to THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY.
First UK edition of the bleakest and most shocking of the 20th century's classic crime novels, in the scarce original dust jacket.
Association first edition of Cartland's third novel — and one of only a handful of her 728 published books without a happy ending — inscribed by the Cartland to her uncle.
Association first edition of Cartland's fourth novel — and one of only a handful of her 728 published books without a happy ending — inscribed by the Cartland to her uncle.
Signed first edition, first printing of this mystery-thriller tale about an assassin known only as "The Jackal" as he evades authorities and tracks his high-profile target.
THE MONTHLY REVIEW, volume 85, containing an anonymous review that argues the newly published FRANKENSTEIN is unworthy of meaningful notice.
First impression, the only book in the James Bond series told from the point of view of a woman rather than from Bond's own perspective.
Rare first printing of the US edition, revised from the English edition and the author's preferred version of perhaps the greatest children's gothic.
True first edition of acclaimed mystery, the story of an autistic boy who uncovers uncomfortable family secrets when he sets out to solve the murder of the neighbor's dog — inscribed by Haddon to the daughter of his agent, Gillon Aitken.
Early US piracy of the novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world.
First Centipede Press edition, one of 200 numbered copies signed by Moser, McGrath, and Alfrey.
Beautifully bound 1920s edition of Shaw's play that pits an idealist poet against a practical cleric for a woman's affections — in attractive Art Deco fine binding.
Uncommon and stylish French edition of the ur-Gothic novel, with the finest paperback cover illustration ever offered to Ann Radcliffe in any language.
First edition of this sf adventure story – beautifully bound, likely for presentation, with a pencil annotation at the rear noting "From the library of Michael Howard," one of White's editors at Jonathan Cape, who was best known for working with Ian Fleming.