Signed limited Franklin Library edition of Baldwin's first novel, his semi-autobiographical "extended rite of exorcism" (Harris).

Limited edition of this highly sought version of ALICE with full-page plates by the French avant-garde artist, one of 350 copies for the US.

First edition in English of the Njals Saga, one of the most popular tales of medieval Iceland.

Set of the landmark 1930 editions of the classic readers – the two first editions to include the characters of Dick and Jane.

First edition, review copy, of the first US (and first English language) edition of this landmark of magical realism that made Gabriel García Márquez's career and set the stage for his future works, in the second-issue dust jacket.

First edition of this practical guide for women interested in entering the professional world, advising on how best to market one's skills and addressing the wage gap — in particularly nice condition.

Inscribed first printing of this follow-up to to Hazan's legendary culinary debut.

Set of the first UK editions of the first three books in the acclaimed Earthsea series, about a boy who attends a wizard school decades before Harry Potter — the first two books signed by Le Guin.

True UK first edition, first printing of this World War II-era spy novel, written by a master of the espionage thriller.

First printing of this story of friendship, duality, and perceptions of power and belonging – Toni Morrison's second novel.

First edition in book form of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," the single most famous American poem of the nineteenth century.

First edition of this major influence on the US Founders, "probably the best elementary book of the principles of government [...] which has ever been published in any language," according to Thomas Jefferson (1804 letter to Mason Locke Weems).

First printing of the second Edgar Box mystery, an excellent yarn that Vidal composed ambivalently to pay the bills that his literary novels were not.