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.
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.
First edition of this proto-steampunk science fiction short story, depicting a dystopian world filled with airships and featuring fake publisher's ads for future technology like helium batteries and synthetic minerals.
First US edition of this aviation classic, based on Saint-Exupéry's time as an airmail pilot.
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 in English of one of the great novels of the 19th century, an exceptionally fresh and bright set.
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.
Scarce first printing of this Wodehouse school story, in bright and attractive pictorial cloth.
First printing, first issue of this uncommon early Wodehouse, a school story with much trouble-making and cricket drama.