There are 106046 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribeEdward Lear's Nonsense Omnibus Hardback Book 1943 First Omnibus Edition published by Frederick Warne and Co Ltd some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
The Day of The Jackal by Frederick Forsyth Hardback Book 1971 First Edition published by Hutchinson and Co (Publishers) Ltd some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Charles Rennie Mackintosh The Complete Furniture, Furniture Drawings and Interior Designs by Roger Billcliffe Hardback Book 1979 First Edition published by Lutterworth Press some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Rodin and the Art of Ancient Greece by C Farge, B Garnier and I Jenkins Hardback Book 2018 First Edition published by Thames and Hudson Ltd some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Pierre Auguste Renoir The Luncheon of The Boating Party by Martha Carey Softback Book 1981 First Edition published by The Phillips Collection some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
William Morris Designs and Patterns by Norah Gillow Softback Book 1988 First Edition published by Bracken Books some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Gustav Klimt Women by Angelica Baumer Hardback Book 1986 First Edition published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
The Watercolourist's Nature Journal by Jill Bays Hardback Book 2001 First Edition published by David and Charles some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Richard Dadd The Artist and the Asylum by Nicholas Tromans Hardback Book 2011 First Edition published by Tate Publishing some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
The Art of The Beatles by Mike Evans Hardback Book 1984 First US Edition published by Beech Tree Books some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
The Max Miller Appreciation Society's Blue Book Softback Book 2001 First Edition published by The Max Miller Appreciation Society some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Rommel Gunner Who? A Confrontation in the Desert by Spike Milligan War Biography vol 2 Hardback Book 1974 First Edition published by Michael Joseph Ltd some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Signed Book Dan Snow On This Day in History Hardback Book 2018 First Edition published by John Murray (Publishers) some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
An Idiot Abroad The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington Hardback Book 2010 First Edition published by Canongate Books some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
A Burnt Out Case by Graham Greene Hardback Book 1961 First Edition published by William Heinemann Ltd some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
The Further Adventures of an Idiot Abroad by Karl Pilkington Hardback Book 2012 First Edition published by Canongate Books some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Nosferatu The Vampyre by Paul Monette Softback Book 1979 First Edition published by Pan Books Ltd some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Selected Letters of Oscar Wilde edited by Rupert Hart Davis Hardback Book 1979 First Edition published by Oxford University Press some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
The Exploits of Baron De Marbot edited by C J Summerville Softback Book 2000 First Edition published by Constable some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Signed Book Allan Prior Never Been Kissed in the Same Place Twice Hardback Book 1978 First Edition published by Constable some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
A pair of Royal Doulton character jugs of Captain Bligh and Fletcher Christianmodels D7074 and D7075, each a limited edition numbered 2/2,500,printed factory marks, 12cm high (2)Notes: Both jugs are a rare, low number of this edition and are rarely seen on the open market. Royal Doulton typically held back the first five of each edition.
Booksto include Masamune To Sono Ichimon. Masterworks of Japanese Swords by Masamune and His School by Dr. Homma. 1961, The Arts of Japan Late Medieval to Modern by Noma Seiroku, a set of three volumes "Pelican History of Art""The Art and Architecture of China" by Laurence Sickman and Alexander Soper, first published 1956; "The Architecture of Japan" by Robert Treat Paine and Alexander Soper, first published 1955 and "Art and Architecture of India - Buddhist Hindu Jain" by Benjamin Rowland edited by Nikolaus Pevsner, second edition 1956 and The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke "A Legacy at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art" and othersAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a condition report.
A WWII RAF interest silver cased wristwatch, initialled to Richard Leonard Austen RAFVR, a navigator attached to Bomber Command, the enamel dial bearing Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, London 1917, together with a signed copy of High Adventure, A Navigator at War, by R L Austen, first edition, published by Barry Rose, Chichester 1989.
Two Royal Crown Derby porcelain cat paperweights, Clover and Lavender, first in a series of Annual Mother and Young Paperweights, exclusively for Goviers of Sidmouth, designed by Sue Rowe, dated 2002, limited edition no. 888/1500, gold stoppers and red printed marks, 12cm wide and 9cm wide, boxed with certificates.
20thC literature and related non fiction, to include Mailer (Norman) An American Dream, published by The Dial Press New York 1965, hardback, The Lear Omnibus, edited by R L Megroz, printed by Book Production War Economy Standard, Harold Nicholson diaries and letters 1930-1939, edited by Nigel Nicholson, published by Collins 1966, hardback, Nabokov (Vladimir) Lolita, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, first published edition in Great Britain 1959, Ezra Pound selected poems, Worthen (John) D H Lawrence The Life Of An Outsider, etc. (2 boxes)
LIVERPOOL INTEREST; various hardbacks, paperbacks and pamphlets relating to Liverpool and its environs, including 'Liverpool Shipping, A Short History' George Chandler, published 1960, with dust jacket, 'William Roscoe of Liverpool 1753-1831' George Chandler, first edition 1953, published Batsford, 'Liverpool' George Chandler, published Batsford 1953, first edition with dust jacket, 'A History of the Manor and Township of Allerton In The County of Lancashire' R Stewart-Brown, in tooled cloth cover, 'Liverpool Roundabout' Richard Whittington-Egan, with dust jacket, published Phillips Son & Nephew 1957, 'Liverpool Colonnade' Richard Whittington-Egan, published Phillips Son & Nephew 1955, 'Liverpool Under James I' and 'Liverpool Under Charles I', both by Chandler & Wilson, 'Old Widnes and its Neighbourhood', 'Herdman's Liverpool', 'The Rocking City', 'History of Liverpool' Ramsay Muir, 'Viking Village, The Story of Formby', etc.
NELSON MANDELA; 'Long Walk to Freedom', the autobiography bearing inscription and signature, 'To Peter compliments and best wishes 29.1.96'.We have not authenticated this signature, please satisfy yourself as to the veracity of the item prior to bidding. CONDITION REPORT 1994 first edition with number sequence 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,pages very clean cover with only light bumps to the top and bottom edges and bumped corners
ADAMS, Douglas (1952-2001). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. New York: Harmony Books, 1980. 8vo. Half-title. Original purple cloth-backed blue boards; in unrestored unclipped dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, REVIEW COPY, with publisher's review slip, "News Harmony" sheet, and two promotional photos laid in. Originally a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was first published in London in 1979. The publisher's sheet includes excerpts from the work and a blurb. A VERY FINE COPY.
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. HUGHES, Langston (1901-1967). Shakespeare in Harlem. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. 8vo. Illustrations by E. McKnight Kauffer. (Toned.) Original orange and black cloth stamped in purple and black; in unrestored unclipped illustrated dust jacket (minor chipping, toning and soiling). FIRST EDITION. [With:] Tambourines to Glory. New York: The John Day Company, 1958. 8vo. Half-title. Original black cloth stamped in pink to spine; in unrestored and unclipped illustrated dust jacket (tears and creasing to lower edge). FIRST EDITION.
[DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870)]. Oliver Twist. Extracted from Bentley's Miscellany, volumes 1-5. [London: Richard Bentley], 1837-1839. 8vo (212 x 126 mm). 24 engraved plates by George Cruikshank. (Plates browned, some spotting.) 20th-century half black morocco gilt, green cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut, stamp-signed by Zaehnsdorf (front cover detached, rear hinge starting, some light wear). Provenance: George Jefferson Mersereau (bookplate); Charles MacA. Willcox (bookplate).FIRST EDITION, extracted from Bentley's Miscellany, where it was first serialized between February 1837 through April 1839. Smith I:4, p. 36-37.
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Sketches by Boz... New Edition, Complete. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.8vo (210 x 131 mm). Engraved frontispiece, engraved title-page, 38 engraved plates by Cruikshank. (Some light offsetting.) 20th-century calf gilt, brown and tan leather lettering-pieces gilt, edges gilt, stamped-signed by Bretano's (some light rubbing, front cover detaching, a few stains); tan cloth slipcase. Provenance: Brian Douglas Stilwell (bookplate). FIRST OCTAVO ONE-VOLUME EDITION of The Complete Sketches by Boz. Chapman and Hall acquired the copyright to both series of Sketches by Boz, which they issued in parts with 13 additional illustrations. In May 1839, the series was published in the present one-volume edition (see Smith I:2, p. 16). Gimbel A7.
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Master Humphrey's Clock. London: Chapman and Hall, 1840-1841.3 volumes, 8vo (251 x 164 mm). Frontispieces, numerous illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Knight Brown ("Phiz"). (Slight toning.) Early 19th-century half green morocco gilt, Dickens facsimile signature gilt-stamped on upper covers, top edge gilt, stamp-signed by Root & Son (some light rubbing, spines faded); wrappers and advertisements bound in (not complete). FIRST EDITION, bound from the original monthly parts, most with early issue points listed in Smith. Smith I:6; Gimbel A51.
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman & Hall, 1839.8vo (212 x 131 mm). Half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, 38 engraved plates (of 39, lacking final plate) by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"). (Some spotting, and staining, a few marginal chips or tears.) Later half green blind-stamped calf, spine gilt, edges sprinkled red (some wear, joints starting). Provenance: early signature.FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, with frontispiece in 1st state with imprint, plates 1, 2, and 4 in the earliest states with publisher's imprint, with "visiter" for "sister" on p. 123, and "latter" for "letter" on p. 160. Gimbel A41; Hatton & Cleaver pp.131-160; Smith I:5.[With:] DICKENS. Little Dorrit. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. 8vo (212 x 132 mm). 40 etched plates (of 40) by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz") (including frontispiece and vignette title-page, and 8 dark plates). (Some slight staining or toning.) Later half dark green calf blind-stamped, spine gilt, marbled boards, marbled edges, stamp-signed by Sotheran (some wear, some rubbing to sides, joints tender). Provenance: Thomas Walters James? (signature, 1857). FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, text with most of the first issue points listed in Smith with signature "B2" on page 371 and "Rigaud" mistakenly substituted for "Blandois" pp. 467-474 struck by a previous owner. Smith I: 12.
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. 8vo (206 x 126 mm). Half-title, etched frontispiece, etched title-page, 38 etched plates by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"). (Lacking half-title, etched title trimmed short at foot, some toning and spotting, a few marginal tears.) Later half green morocco gilt, marbled boards, marbled edges.FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, text with most of the first issue points listed in Smith and the common 14-line errata, second issue of engraved title-page with the signpost reading " £100" (no priority) and 6 studs in the trunk. Eckel pp. 71-73; Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 185-224; Smith I: 7.[With:] DICKENS. Dombey and Son. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. 8vo (219 x 134 mm). Engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 38 engraved plates (of 38) by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"). (Some spotting or toning, plates with some usual browning, a few leaves with marginal chipping.) Original green cloth bind-stamped, spine gilt-lettered (rebacked preserving original spine, renewed endsheets, sunned FIRST EDITION, with most early issue points listed in Smith, including the earlier 2-line errata, first state vignette title, "Capatin" for "Captain" in last line on p. 324, ", and no period at end of last line on p. 582. Includes the first example of a "so-called dark plate" facing p. 547, and bound in Smith's variant but without "London 1848" at foot. Gimbel A103; Smith I:8.
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Mystery of Edwin Drood. London: Chapman and Hall, April-September 1870.6 original parts (223 x 141 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, 12 wood-engraved plates. (Some staining, cork add in part 2 torn but present.) Original blue-green pictorial wrappers (a few spines defective with several covers detached, some chipping and soiling); slipcase. Provenance: E.J. Brooker (signature, part I); Frederick Spiegelberg (bookplate).FIRST EDITION, IN ORIGINAL MONTHLY PARTS. The "Edwin Drood Advertiser" and inserted advertisements listed in Hatton and Cleaver are present in each part, except: "Edwin Drood Advertiser" in part 1; part 2 with the "Select Library Edition" ad tipped to inner front wrapper; lacking pp. 5, 6, 19, and 20 of "Edwin Drood Advertiser" in part 4; "Chapman & Hall's Recent Publications" ad in part 5; without "Price Eighteenpence" paste-over on part 6 (upper right corner torn away); and Wilcox & Gibbs 4pp. ad in part 6. Eckel pp. 96-98; Hatton and Cleaver pp. 373-384; Gimbel A154.[With:] DICKENS. Our Mutual Friend. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865.2 volumes, 8vo (215 x 133 mm). 40 engraved plates after Marcus Stone (including frontispieces). (Lacking half-titles, some toning and staining, some stab-holes gutter margin.) Early 20th-Century half red morocco, marbled boards, spines gilt-lettered, marbled edges, stamp-signed by Sotheran (spines darkened, some light wear). Provenance: Reverend James Mitchell Harvey (bookplates); sold Hugh Hopkins, Glasgow (bookseller's ticket).FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM with most early issue points listed in Smith (lacking the 36- and 24-page catalogues at end of each volume as often). Gimbel A150; Smith I:15.
DOS PASSOS, John (1896-1970). One Man's Initiation-1917. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1920. 8vo. Half-title. Original blue cloth (spine panel slightly sunned, touch of wear to spine ends); in unrestored jacket (separation along front flap fold, some minor soiling or chipping). FIRST EDITION, second issue, with perfect type on p.35. Dos Passos' first novel, infused with his anger toward the modern war machine and its absurd logic and devastating effects, and based on his experiences as an ambulance driver during the First World War.
DOS PASSOS, John (1896-1970). The 42nd Parallel. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1930. 8vo. Half-title. Original maroon cloth-backed boards, paper label on spine, top edge stained orange; in unrestored unclipped dust jacket (a few short tears, some very slight chipping to spine ends, some darkening). FIRST EDITION of the first work in Dos Passos' U.S.A. Trilogy. The trilogy depicts the lives of 12 characters, and employs four experimental narrative modes: fictional narratives, "Newsreels," the "Camera Eye," and biographical sketches of historical figures.
DOS PASSOS, John (1896-1970). A group of 3 works, comprising:The Three Soldiers. NY, 1921. FIRST STATE with three blanks at front and p.213, line 31 reading "singing;" third state of the dust jacket, with the Stars and Stripes blurb on the front panel. -- Orient Express. NY et al, 1927. Illustrated. -- Midcentury. Boston et al, 1961. FIRST ISSUE. -- Together, 3 works in 3 volumes, all 8vo, all in original cloth or quarter cloth, most in unrestored and unclipped dust jackets, ALL FIRST EDITION, condition generally good.
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968). Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? New York: Harper & Row, 1967.8vo. Half-title. Original cloth-backed yellow boards; in unrestored unclipped dust jacket (crease along lower edge). FIRST EDITION of King's fourth and last book. Signed in a secretarial hand on front free endpaper. [With:] Why We Can't Wait. New York, Evanston, and London: Harper & Row, 1964. 8vo. Half-title, photographic plates. Original cloth-backed grey boards; in unrestored unclipped pictorial dust jacket (minor toning). FIRST EDITION of King's treatise on the 1963 Birmingham campaign and the nonviolence movement against racial segregation in the United States.
DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Hound of the Baskervilles. London: George Newnes, Limited, 1902.8vo. Half-title, monochrome frontispiece and 15 monochrome plates by Sidney Paget. (Pale spots to a few leaves.) Original pictorial red cloth gilt by Alfred Garth Jones (spine slightly faded and wrinkled, some pale spotting to endleaves). FIRST EDITION in book form, with the misprint "you" for "your" on p.13. The Hound of the Baskervilles marked the return of Sherlock Holmes after his disappearance over Reichenbach Falls in "The Final Problem," published 1893, which Doyle described as the "inevitable relapse after repentance." De Waal 87; Green & Gibson A26.
DREISER, Theodore (1871-1945). Sister Carrie. New York: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1900.8vo. Half-title. (Some soiling to half-title, a few small stains.) Original red cloth, lettered and ruled in black (hinges discreetly repaired, some light rubbing); cloth folding case. Provenance: Robert A. Wilson (bookplate). FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, published on 8 November 1900. After Harper and Brothers declined to print Sister Carrie, Dreiser approached Doubleday, Page, and Co., who had recently published Frank Norris's McTeague to some controversy (see lot 213). Johnson High Spots, p.151; McDonald 1.
DREISER, Theodore (1871-1945). Epitaph a Poem. Robert Fawcett, illustrator. New York: Heron Press Incorporated, 1929.Folio. Numerous woodcuts. Original black cloth gilt, uncut and unopened; glassine; slipcase. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED EDITION, number 1029 of 1100 copies, on handmade Keijyo Kami. SIGNED BY DREISER AND BY FAWCETT on frontispiece.[With:] DREISER. A Gallery of Women. New York: Horace Liveright, 1929. 2 volumes, 8vo. Title printed in black and navy. Original brown cloth gilt, stamped in black, top edge cut, others uncut (slight rubbing); in unrestored, un-price-clipped dust jackets (some toning). FIRST EDITION.
ELIOT, T.S. (1888-1965). The Waste Land. New York: Boni and Liveright, 1922.8vo. Original gold-stamped flexible black cloth (crease to front board, spine slightly dulled, a few tiny scuffs); original printed salmon dust jacket (lacking original spine panel with neat rebacking, minor losses to corners, backed in japan tissue with a few tears repaired). Provenance: Sold Swann Galleries, 1992, Sale 1591, lot 144. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, number 362 of 1,000 copies. FIRST ISSUE with the "a" in "mountain" in line 339 on p.41, and with the number on the colophon measuring 5mm. Ezra Pound, who suggested extensive revisions to The Waste Land, and who was influential in the publication of the work, described Eliot's poem as "the justification of the modern experiment since 1900." "Of The Waste Land I will say nothing but that we should read it every April. It is the breviary of post-war disillusion" (Connolly, The Modern Movement 43). Gallup A6a.
ELIOT, T.S. (1888-1965). The Rock. London: Faber & Faber, May 1934.8vo. Half-title. (Pale spots to a few leaves.) Original grey printed wrappers (some browning, heaviest on spine). FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY ELIOT, one of 1000 copies printed for sale at the Sadler's Wells Theatre during the first production of Eliot's pageant play from 28 May-9 June 1934. Gallup A26a.
ELIOT, T.S. (1888-1965). The Family Reunion. London: Faber and Faber, 1939. 8vo. Half-title. Original gray cloth, lettered in red on spine (browning to spine and edges); in unrestored unclipped dust jacket (two vertical creases). Provenance: Mrs. B. ?Idding Bell (presentation inscription). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY ELIOT: "Inscribed for Mrs. B. ?Idding? Bell by T. S. Eliot Holy Saturday 1939." The Family Reunion was first performed on 21 March 1939 at the Westminster Theatre, London, where it ran until 22 April 1939. Gallup A33a.
ELIOT, T.S. (1888-1965). Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. London: Faber and Faber, 1939. 8vo. Half-title. Original red-printed yellow cloth (some darkening to extremities); in unrestored unclipped dust jacket (a few tiny losses, some soiling). Provenance: Stephen Spender (1909-1995), English poet, novelist and essayist (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Stephen Spender's work focused on social injustice and class struggle. In 1930, T. S. Eliot published four of Spender's poems in The Criterion, and later, in his capacity as an editor at Faber and Faber, published Spender's first standalone work, Poems, in 1933. Spender recalled: "At our first luncheon [T.S. Eliot] asked me what I wanted to do. I said: 'Be a poet.' 'I can understand you wanting to write poems, but I don't quite know what you mean by "being a poet,"' he objected." Gallup A34. A FINE ASSOCIATION COPY.
ELIOT, T.S. (1888-1965). The Cocktail Party. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950. 8vo. Half-title. Original black cloth, gilt-lettered on spine; in unrestored unclipped dust jacket (spine slightly sunned). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, THE RARE FIRST ISSUE with p.35 in the uncancelled state, according to Gallup, one of "not more than ten copies (at most)." The Cocktail Party was the most popular of Eliot's plays during his lifetime. RARE: We trace only one copy of the first issue of this edition at auction in the last 40 years. Gallup A55b.
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. MORRISON, Toni (1931-2019). The Bluest Eye. New York, Chicago, San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. 8vo. Original blue cloth-backed boards, in unrestored unclipped dust jacket. FIRST EDITION of Morrison's first novel, written when she was a professor at Howard University. IN THE FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET with close-up photograph of Morrison on the rear panel, priced "$5.95," and with "1070" code on front flap. Initially, Morrison's novel received limited critical attention, however placement on several university reading lists promoted further recognition.
ELIOT, T.S. (1888-1965). A group of 30 works by Eliot, including:Dante. L, 1929. -- Ash Wednesday. L, 1930. -- After Strange Gods. L, 1934. -- The Waste Land. L, 1940. -- The Idea of a Christian Society. NY, 1940. -- Points of View. L 1941. -- Notes towards the Definition of Culture. L, 1948. -- From Poe to Valery. NY, 1948. Limited edition. -- Poetry & Drama. L, 1951. -- Poetry & Drama. Cambridge, MA, 1951. -- The Film of Murder in the Cathedral. L, 1952. -- The Three Voices of Poetry. L, 1953. -- The Confidential Clerk. L, 1954. -- The Confidential Clerk. NY, 1954. -- The Literature of Politics. L, 1955. -- The Cultivation of Christmas Trees. NY, 1956. Advance review copy with slip. -- The Elder Statesman. L, 1959. -- The Elder Statesman. NY, 1959. -- To Criticize the Critic. L, 1965. -- Selected Prose of T. S. Eliot. Frank Kermode, editor. L, 1975. Uncorrected proof copy. -- Marina. L, n.d. No. 29 of "The Ariel Poems," illustrated by McKnight Kauffer. -- And 9 others. Together, 30 works in 30 volumes, 8vo, in original bindings, many FIRST EDITIONS, condition generally fine. Complete list available upon request.
[ENTERTAINMENT - MEMOIR]. A group of 13 works regarding actresses, actors, and cowboys, including:ROGERS, Will. Roger-isms the Cowboy Philosopher on the Peace Conference. NY, 1919. SIGNED. -- ROGERS. The Illiterate Digest. NY, 1924. -- COHAN, George M. Twenty Years on Broadway and the Years it Took to Get There. NY et al, 1925. -- ROGERS. Letters of a Self-made Diplomat to His President. NY, 1926. -- TUCKER, Sophie. Some of These Days the Autobiography of Sophie Tucker. N.p., 1945. INSCRIBED. -- JESSEL, George. Elegy in Manhattan. NY, 1961. INSCRIBED. -- AUTRY, Gene. Back in the Saddle Again. NY, 1978. INSCRIBED. -- BACALL, Lauren. By Myself. NY, 1979. SIGNED. -- HEPBURN, Katharine. Me Stories of My Life. NY, 1991. INSCRIBED. -- And 4 others. Together, 13 works in 13 volumes, various 8vo sizes, all in original cloth, quarter cloth or boards, most in unrestored and unclipped dust jackets, ALL FIRST EDITION, most SIGNED OR PRESENTATION COPIES INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, condition generally fine. Complete list available upon request.
Loading...
![[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. HUGHES, Langston (1901-1967). Shakespeare in Harlem. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. 8vo. I](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7b95b38f-1964-4f2b-9c1e-ae6e0113d91b/f2f37bb0-4ddb-42d8-b7ab-ae70012beffb/468x382.jpg)
![[DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870)]. Oliver Twist. Extracted from Bentley's Miscellany, volumes 1-5. [London: Richard Bentley], 18](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7b95b38f-1964-4f2b-9c1e-ae6e0113d91b/4faa4589-07ca-437c-9e99-ae7000070bb8/468x382.jpg)
![[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968). Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? New York: Harper &am](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7b95b38f-1964-4f2b-9c1e-ae6e0113d91b/41c6c914-eef4-4b8f-b0cf-ae70012db7c7/468x382.jpg)
![[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. MORRISON, Toni (1931-2019). The Bluest Eye. New York, Chicago, San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart and Winston](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7b95b38f-1964-4f2b-9c1e-ae6e0113d91b/92d28faf-6767-4f5e-9e4b-ae70012faa82/468x382.jpg)
![[ENTERTAINMENT - MEMOIR]. A group of 13 works regarding actresses, actors, and cowboys, including:ROGERS, Will. Roger-isms th](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7b95b38f-1964-4f2b-9c1e-ae6e0113d91b/1476179c-fb06-4c22-aa1c-ae70012e1807/468x382.jpg)