A TALE OF TWO CITIES
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.
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.
Uncommonly complete and exquisitely preserved set of the landmark Nonesuch Press publication, one of the most fully realized and beautifully executed Dickens collections ever produced — this with the original packing material and documents and in the rare original dust jackets.
The first appearance in print of this Sherlock Holmes story with a rather gruesome catalyst: a cardboard box containing severed human ears.
First U.K. edition of this collection of childhood sketches, five of which were first published in the Strand, an exemplary example of post-Edwardian sentimentality by the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
Uncommon signed first printing of Evans's fourth novel, a murder mystery starring private investigator Grace Smith.
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 edition of this Regency comedy of manners, an important landmark in the history of the Scottish novel and in popular romance.
Limited Editions Club issue of Fielding's classic novel on human nature, one of 1500 copies signed by the artist.
First impression of the 4th James Bond book, in which the spy must infiltrate a smuggling ring in the black market diamond trade.
First impression, first issue of the 2nd James Bond novel, a lovely copy in the rare first-state dust jacket.
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.
Signed first printing of this collection of six of du Maurier works, including THE BIRDS and DON'T LOOK NOW, with atmospheric illustrations by Michael Foreman.
First Folio Society edition of Huxley's satire of the shallow values of American culture, with haunting and beautiful illustrations by acclaimed artist Michael Foreman.
Signed first printing of this collection of letters from SF legend Michael Moorcock to his friend and fellow legend J. G. Ballard, detailing Moorcock's impression of various aspects of West Coast life.
First US edition of this classic WWI adventure story (with a dash of romance), following a skipper and missionary's housekeeper as they plot to destroy a German gunboat — adapted into a Hollywood film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn.
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.
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.
Signed limited first edition of Forster's 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.
Scarce first edition of volume 6a in the Abinger Edition of E.M. Forster, recording alterations within the extant manuscripts of A PASSAGE TO INDIA and divergences from the final published version.
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.
Inscribed first printing of the still-shocking story of captivity and resistance.
Handsome first printing of Fowles's postmodern evocation of the Victorian novel.
Signed first US edition of this haunting coming-of-age story, told as the past and the present of a girl kidnapped by her survivalist father – the special issue from the Powell's Books INDIESPENSABLE Series.
Signed first edition of the twenty-second mystery novel featuring Lovejoy, an unscrupulous antiques dealer; the books were adapted into a long-running television program for the BBC, starring Ian McShane.