A PASSAGE TO INDIA
First edition, in the rare original dust jacket, of this acclaimed book set in British colonial India during the rise of the Indian independence movement — often numbered among the greatest novels of the 20th century.
First edition, in the rare original dust jacket, of this acclaimed book set in British colonial India during the rise of the Indian independence movement — often numbered among the greatest novels of the 20th century.
First edition of Rhys's great postcolonial reimagining of JANE EYRE, the story of ill-fated Antoinette Cosway, Jamaican-born first wife of the fearful and hateful Edward Fairfax Rochester.
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 UK edition of Tolstoy's masterpiece, in a spectacular artist's binding by the late Derek Hood.
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.
Beautifully bound first edition of Zotti's annotated DIVINE COMEDY, primarily designed for British women learning Italian and dedicated by the editor to three aristocratic women patrons.
First edition in book form of this classic story of love and the weight of family history set during the French Revolution, one of Dickens's best-known works.
Rare early set of the realist novel that transformed English literature, with the first volume a second edition and the second volume a first edition.
First US edition of Austen's third published novel, centering on the comedic neighborhood drama caused by the amateur production of a play, with the specter of the slave trade hovering beneath the plot.
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.
The first appearance in print of this Sherlock Holmes story with a rather gruesome catalyst: a cardboard box containing severed human ears.
First book edition of this countryside romp featuring the smooth-talking, fox-hunting Mr. Sponge's among a hilarious cast of characters, with beautiful hand-colored engravings by John Leech.
Advance review copy of the first US edition of Forster's posthumously published class-crossing love story, originally written in 1913 as the "direct result" of Forster's visit to socialist and early gay activist Edward Carpenter and his partner George Merrill.
First US edition of Forster's posthumously published class-crossing love story, originally written in 1913 as the "direct result" of Forster's visit to socialist and early gay activist Edward Carpenter and his partner George Merrill.