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American Literature
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1906 The Silent PassengerLondon : 1906An interesting and scarce first edition copy of the Silent Passenger. -
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1928 Trivial BreathNew York: 1928A signed presentation copy of Elinor Wylie's 1928 collection of poems, dedicated to Humbert Wolfe. -
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1913 Fire and WineLondon: 1913A wonderful signed presentation copy of the first edition of an early collection of poems from John Gould Fletcher. -
1969 The Sporting ClubLondon: 1969A lovely first UK edition of Thomas McGuane's successful debut novel, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. -
1971 The Complete StoriesNew York : 1971A beautiful first edition collection of Flannery O'Connell's sardonic short stories. -
1877 Bracebridge HallLondon: 1877The first edition thus of this charming collection of character sketches by Washington Irving, illustrated throughout by R. Caldecott. -
1901 A Kentucky Cardinal and AftermathLondon: 1901A decorative, limited edition large paper copy of the first two novels of A Kentucky Cardinal by American writer James Lane Allen. -
1950 The Cherokee StoryAsheville: 1950An uncommon work by John Parris which celebrates the Cherokee people and their history through a collection of stories, with full-page illustrations throughout the text. -
1927 Uncle RemusLondon: 1927A nicely illustrated collection of children's stories by Joel Chandler Harris, framed within the 'plantation context' and meant to represent the struggles of African Americans in the South, with numerous illustrated plates, some colour, by J. A. Shepherd. -
1814 Travels through the South of FranceLondon: 1814An early edition of this travel work by Lieutenant-Colonel Pinkney, in which the author recounts his experiences in the south of France, presented in a later quarter-vellum binding. -
1894 Leaves of GrassPhiladelphia: 1894A smart copy of this later printing of the 'Deathbed Edition' of Walt Whitman's major poetic work. I -
1912 The Private Papers of Henry RyecroftNew York: 1912The first US edition of this fictional work of literary criticism by George Gissing, which chronicles the life of a once-struggling writer. -
1849 Kaloolah, or, Journeyings to the Djebel KumriNew York: 1849The second edition of this thrilling and fantastical mid nineteenth century American novel set in the African coast. With an illustrated frontispiece and title page, in the scarce publisher's cloth. -
1869 The American Woman's HomeNew York: 1869A wonderful first edition copy of Harriet Beecher Stowe's housekeeping and home economics guide, written with her sister Catharine, and containing various full-page and in-text illustrated engravings. -
1870 LothairNew York: 1870The first American edition of ex-Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli's work of fiction, which provides an allegory of the relationships between different Christian denominations, bound in half-crushed morocco binding. -
1928 The Strange Case of Miss Annie SpraggLondon: 1928A very scarce second UK impression of this Pulitzer Prize winning American novelists tale of the discovery of stigmata on the body of an elderly woman. -
c1880 The Poetical Works of James Russell LowellLondon: c1880An illustrated edition of the poetical works of American writer James Russell Lowell, with a critical preface by William Rossetti. -
1916 The Romance of a Christmas CardLondon: 1916The first UK edition of this charming Christmas-themed novella by Kate Douglas Wiggin, full of moral lessons as well as lovely illustrated engravings. -
1890 Uncle Tom's CabinLondon: 1890A lovely illustrated edition of this anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, which was influential in shaping popular opinion before the American Civil War. -
1976 WaldenFranklin Center: 1976A beautifully illustrated limited edition copy of Thoreau's transcendentalist memoir, containing the author's reflections while at Walden Pond, published by The Franklin Library. -
1958 On the RoadLondon: 1958The first UK edition, first impression of Jack Kerouac's iconic 1950s semi-autobiographical novel, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. -
1920 Letters of Mark TwainLondon: 1920An illustrated edition of Albert Bigelow Paine's publication of the letters of Mark Twain, containing a selection of Twain's letters from 1853 to 1910. -
1939 Adventures of Hiram HollidayNew York: 1939A striking and very scarce first U.S. edition of this popular adventure novel by Paul Gallico, here is the nicely illustrated dust wrapper. -
1896 A Tramp AbroadLondon: 1896An early UK edition of this work of travel literature by noted American author Mark Twain, complete with many in-text illustrations. -
1949 The Naked and the DeadLondon: 1949The Limited Edition, first UK edition of Norman Mailer's popular World War II novel, based on his own experiences in the war. -
1920 The Gods of MarsLondon: 1920An early UK edition of Edgar Rice Burrough's second novel in the 'Barsoom' series, following the adventures of John Carter of Mars. -
1886 Uncle Tom's CabinLondon: 1886An early edition of the influential anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. -
1876 Old ChristmasLondon: 1876The second Randolph Caldecott illustrated edition of this festive collection of short stories from Washington Irving, in the publisher's original delightful pictorial cloth binding. -
1886 The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnLondon: 1886A very scarce early edition copy of Mark Twain's popular work of fiction, following 'Tom Sawyer', bound in half crushed-morocco on marbled boards. -
1974 Hanging OnLondon: 1974A bright first UK edition of this thrilling novel by Dean R. Koontz, a scarce copy. -
1979 The PrisonerLondon: 1979The first U.K. edition of this exciting science fiction novel by Thomas Disch, based off the popular tv series of the same name. -
1939 The Grapes of WrathLondon: 1939The first U.K. edition of this important American novel by John Steinbeck, set during the bleak days of the Great Depression. -
1949 The Naked and the DeadLondon: 1949The first UK edition of Norman Mailer's popular World War II novel, based on his own experiences in the war. In the bright original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1979 Custard and CompanyHarmondsworth: 1979A fun collection of poetry by American author Ogden Nash, a lovely copy of the uncommon first edition featuring illustrations by Quentin Blake. -
c1890 Doctor Heindenhoff's ProcessLondon: c1890A scarce first UK Edition of Bellamy's work of fiction, with a range of interesting publisher's adverts to the paste downs and endpapers. -
1973 The Ship of IshtarLondon: 1973A charming 1972 edition of this 1924 fantasy novel from American author A. Merritt, in a brightly illustrated dust wrapper.