THE EARLY WORM
First printing of Benchley's collection of humorous pieces, humorously inscribed in the month of publication.
First printing of Benchley's collection of humorous pieces, humorously inscribed in the month of publication.
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.
First edition in English of the Njals Saga, one of the most popular tales of medieval Iceland.
First edition in English of Dostoyevsky's first book, in beautifully sinister pictorial cloth designed by Aubrey Beardsley.
Uncommon first edition of Smith's first book, set in the French village of Valombre.
Limited deluxe issue of the Thomson edition, illustrating the popular historical novel about the Irish actress from the Georgian era, one of 200 large-paper copies on handmade paper.
First edition of the work that introduced a wider audience to the archetype of the cowboy, laying the groundwork for popular conceptions (and misconceptions) of the American West.
First printing, first issue of this uncommon early Wodehouse, a school story with much trouble-making and cricket drama.