THE RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE
(1980)
Signed first American edition of the sequel to THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY.
English & British
I WANT IT NOW
(1969)
First US edition of this comedic novel that follows the exploits of a TV panel show host and his (mis)adventures in love.
FIRST LESSON
1932
First edition of this tale of a Cambridge Don's oft-wacky adventures on the Mediterranean, its publication leading to a "minor scandal" (Gallix) after the parents of one of his students read it.
THEY WINTER ABROAD
1932
First edition of this "lightly preposterous" story about the "oddest of Mediterranean antics" of a group of quirky hotel guests.
LONDON LOVERS
1906
First edition of this high society contemporary romance from the Edwardian golden age of the genre, "daringly, about the problems of Jews entering London society" (Rachel Anderson).
COMPLICITY
(1993)
Uncorrected proof copy of this story of a British Gonzo journalist's quest to clear his name after becoming a suspect in a series of grisly murders of public figures.
Handwritten manuscript of THE MISTRESS OF SHENSTONE
[no later than 1910]
Original draft, entirely written out by hand, of the sequel to the international sensation THE ROSARY.
THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.
1791
First edition, first state, of this landmark work in the history of biography, an engaging and humanizing account of the great critic, lexicographer, and author of the Georgian era.
THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS
1915
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.
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
(1934)
First UK edition of the bleakest and most shocking of the 20th century's classic crime novels, in the scarce original dust jacket.
DARKNESS AT NOON
1931
Scarce first printing of this grim tale of Red, a miner in pre-WWII England whose longing for more out of life breaks him – in a stylish Art Deco dust jacket.
GATEWAY TO THE STARS: A Science Fiction Anthology
(1955)
First printing of this uncommon mid-'50s anthology of British science fiction, with stories by J.T. McIntosh, Alan Barclay, John Christopher, Gene Lees, John Beynon, James White, Peter Hawkins, E.C. Tubb, and Lan Wright.
FOR WHAT?
(1930)
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.
IF THE TREE IS SAVED
(1929)
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.
THE GREEN KNIGHT
1975
First edition, first printing, of this retelling of GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT primarily through perspective of a woman, the witch Vivian.
THE TWENTY-SECOND CENTURY: Stories of Science Fiction
(1954)
First edition of Christopher's collected early SF stories, in the vivid and uncommonly well preserved dust jacket by Eric Mudge-Marriott.
THE FAR TRAVELLER
(1956)
Scarce first US edition of this ghost adventure by the pseudonymous writing team of Adelaide Manning, formerly of the War Office, and her neighbor, British intelligence officer Cyril Coles.
THE TOUR OF DOCTOR SYNTAX
[circa 1860]
Lovely Victorian edition in pictorial cloth of this popular comedic poem, executed in reverse order — caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson drew the illustrations before William Combe wrote the text.
LORD JIM
1900
First edition of this nautical-psychological journal, in which the antihero travels far and wide in pursuit of anonymity.
AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS
1896
First US edition of Joseph Conrad's second novel, an adventure of steamers and the African jungle published three years before his HEART OF DARKNESS.
The Sharpe Series [including SHARPE'S EAGLE, SHARPE'S GOLD, SHARPE's COMPANY, and more]
1981-1990; (1992-2006)
Complete set of first printings of all 21 books in the Sharpe series, each volume signed on the title page by Cornwell.
A LYTTEL BOOKE OF NONSENSE
1912
First printing of these Lear-esque nonsense limericks incongruously paired with woodcuts from Dodd's Specimens of Early Early Wood Engraving, much in the manner of contemporary internet memes beloved by the very online medievalists of our times.
THE SKY CHANGES
(1952)
Inscribed association copy of this vibrant post-war Mills & Boon contemporary romance, gifted by the author to her mother.
LA VIE ET LES AVANTURES SUPRENANTES DE ROBINSON CRUSOE
1720
First printing of the first French edition of ROBINSON CRUSOE, one of the first ever translations of the book that has more translations than any work except the Bible.
ROBINSON CRUSOE
1719
Rare early set of the realist novel that transformed English literature, comprised of the second edition of the work and the first edition of its sequel.
