BEAU BRUMMELL
1930
Signed limited edition, one of 550 numbered copies signed by Woolf in her characteristic purple ink.
New Arrivals
JACOB'S ROOM
1922
First edition of this early novel grappling with the personal traumas of World War I, her first to experiment with modernist techniques that would become central to her style.
THE YEARS
1937
First edition of the last of Virginia Woolf's novels published in her lifetime, glimpses into the lives of a single family over a span of fifty years — a stunning copy.
A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN
1929
First edition of one of the most influential literary essays of the twentieth century, a landmark of feminist thought.
MONDAY OR TUESDAY
1921
First edition, advance review copy, of the only collection of Woolf's short stories published in her lifetime, an early book published by her own Hogarth Press.
THREE GUINEAS
1938
First edition of Woolf's essays on women and the political sphere, once part of an experimental "sequel" to A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN.
Original Illustrated Postcard For NATIONAL POSTCARD WEEK
1988
Signed and numbered original postcard designed by Gorey, with his signature and "17/50" on verso.
A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
1755
First edition this epochal work, described by Noah Webster as having accomplished "in philology, the effect which Newton's discoveries had in mathematics" (quoted in PMM).
IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN
(1970)
Inscribed first printing of the dreamland bedtime adventure, with a sketch by Sendak of the protagonist Mickey dated in the year of publication.
NEW ORLEANS CUISINE
(1969)
Inscribed first edition of this mid-century guide to New Orleans restaurants and cookbook on Creole cuisine, celebrating its heterogeneous mix of French, Spanish, Caribbean, Native American, and West African influences.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
1963
Beautiful first edition of the subversive Caldecott-award winner, in the rare original first-issue dust jacket.
HOWARD PYLE'S BOOK OF PIRATES
1921
First edition, an out-of-series copy of the deluxe issue of 50 copies specially printed on Japan vellum, inscribed by Johnson to the designer of the book.
THE LAST KINGDOM
(2005)
Signed first US edition of the first book in the acclaimed series about the era of King Alfred the Great, adapted into the television series of the same name.
BETWEEN THE ACTS
(1941)
First printing of the first American edition of Woolf's posthumously published novel.
A HAUNTED HOUSE: And Other Short Stories
(1944)
Early printing of the first American edition of this selection of Woolf's short fiction.
A DICTIONARY OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT DIALECT
1886
Scarce presentation copy of the first edition, subscribers' issue, of the lore, language and song of the Isle of Wight.
A DICTIONARY OF THE SUSSEX DIALECT: And Collection of Provincialisms in Use in the County of Sussex
1875
Presentation copy "from the author" of the second edition of this guide to the distinctive dialect of Sussex, from the library of a noted Sussex horticulturalist.
A Study in the Warwickshire Dialect
1900
Scarce expanded edition of Morgan's analysis of Shakespeare's linguistic influences.
AFFIXES IN THEIR ORIGIN AND APPLICATION, EXHIBITING THE ETYMOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH WORDS
1865
Scarce first edition of this etymological textbook of English affixes.
FORGOTTEN MEANINGS
1886
Scarce first edition of this pocket volume of etymological explanations and suppositions.
A DICTIONARY OF SLANG, JARGON & CANT
1897
First trade edition of this captivating slang dictionary of the late Victorian era, revised from the limited subscribers' edition in 1889.
ARGOT AND SLANG: A New French and English Dictionary
1911
Handsomely rebound Edwardian edition of this invaluable 19th century dictionary of French slang, defined in English.
THE DIALECT OF CRAVEN, IN THE WEST-RIDING OF THE COUNTY OF YORK, WITH A COPIOUS GLOSSARY
1828
Second enlarged edition of this dialect and glossary of the Deanery of Craven, by a native of that region and champion of its linguistic features.
THE DIALECT OF THE ENGLISH GYPSIES
1875
Second edition of this monograph on Anglo-Romani, with bibliography, grammar, vocabulary, and selected texts and transcriptions.
A DICTIONARY OF ARCHAIC AND PROVINCIAL WORDS
1901
Handsome later edition of this fascinating historical reference.
