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American Literature
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1989 A New Path to the WaterfallLondon: 1989A bright first UK edition of this anthology of poems by Raymond Carver complete in its unclipped dust wrapper. -
1901 The Octopus: a Story of CaliforniaLondon: 1901The third edition of this novel by Frank Norris. -
1936 Gone With the WindNew York: 1936A sought after first edition, fourth printing, of one of the most important American novels ever written. -
2015 Go Set a WatchmanLondon: 2015The first edition of Harper Lee's sequel to the important work To Kill a Mockingbird. -
2007 Novels by Jeffrey DeaverLondon: 2007-12Lovely group of four first UK edition novels by Jeffrey Deaver. -
2003-2010 Twisted, Roadside Crosses, and EdgeLondon: 2003-2010Three first UK editions of these works by American mystery and crime writer Jeffery Deaver. -
1821 PrecautionLondon: 1821The scarce first U.K. edition of the first ever novel by the noted American author James Fenimore Cooper. -
1965 In Cold BloodNew York: 1965The first edition of Truman Capote's account of the 1959 Clutter family murders, the second-best-selling true crime book in history. -
1966 In Cold BloodLondon: 1966The second UK impression of Truman Capote's account of the 1959 Clutter family murders, the second-best-selling true crime book in history. -
1966 In Cold BloodLondon: 1966The first UK edition of Truman Capote's account of the 1959 Clutter family murders, the second-best-selling true crime book in history. -
2002 Bukowski on Bukowski: Charles Bukowski in His Own WordsLondon: 2002An illustrated magazine devoted to Charles Bukowski's opinions on a variety of subjects. Illustrated throughout, and with a CD inserted. -
1962 Catch-22London: 1962An exceptionally bright copy of the fifth UK impression of Joseph Heller's satirical war novel. -
1964 The Naked LunchLondon: 1964The first UK edition of William S. Burrough's seminal and experimental work of fiction. -
1966 Quiet Days in ClichyLondon: 1966A smart first UK edition of this novella by controversial American author, Henry Miller. -
1963-1964 2vol Tropic of Cancer Tropic of CapricornLondon: 1963-1964Two first UK editions of these important 20th century works of literature by Henry Miller, known for their candid depictions of sexuality. -
1957 Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus BoschNew York: 1957The first edition of this memoir by noted American author, Henry Miller. -
1955 Wise BloodLondon: 1955An uncommon first British edition of Flannery O'Connor's first novel, Wise Blood, in the original striking Guy Nicholls dust wrapper. -
1973 On the RoadLondon: 1973A scarce edition of this classic of American fiction, in the original dust wrapper. -
1926 An American TragedyLondon: 1926The first UK edition of American novelist Theodore Dreiser's best known work, a popular and controversial novel. -
1942 Dragon's TeethLondon: 1942The uncommon first UK edition, first impression of Upton Sinclair's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, covering the period of the Nazi takeover of Germany in the 1930s. -
c1914 The Works of Edgar Allan PoeLondon: c1914The collected tales of Edgar Allan Poe, macabre stories by the leading American author, including his best known 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. -
1963 Walt Whitman; The Early Poems and the FictionNew York: 1963A bright mid-twentieth century edition of the poetry and short stories of American literary figure Walt Whitman. -
1893-1900 The Writings of Henry David ThoreauNew York and Boston: 1893-1900An impressive Riverside Edition set of the collected works of Henry David Thoreau, compete with illustrations, including portrait frontispieces of Thoreau. -
1867 Leaves of GrassNew York: 1867A fourth edition of Walt Whitman's best known work, a poetry collection he revised continuously throughout his life, a sought after early edition. -
1864 ExcursionsBoston: 1864A very smart copy of the second printing of Henry David Thoreau's collection of essays, published the year after the first printing. -
1868 A Week on the Concord and MerrimackBoston: 1868The first printing of the second edition of Henry David Thoreau's autobiographical work, recounting his experience on a boat on the Concord and Merrimack rivers. -
1862-65 Essays First and Second SeriesBoston: 1862-65An early American edition of the collected essays of the influential philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. -
1866 The Maine WoodsBoston: 1866The third edition of Henry David Thoreau's wonderfully descriptive account of three trips to the unexplored woods and mountains of Maine. -
1865 Walden; or, Life in the WoodsBoston: 1865A wonderful copy of the fifth printing of Henry David Thoreau's memoir, a work praised as an American classic for its exploration of natural simplicity, harmony, and beauty. -
1946 Love of Life and Other StoriesLondon: 1946The uncommon first thus of this collection of short stories by Jack London in the very scarce dust wrapper. -
1886 The BostoniansLondon and New York: 1886The first issue of the first single volume edition of Henry James's critically divisive tragicomedy. -
1879 The AmericanLondon: 1879The uncommon first authorised UK edition of Henry James's late nineteenth century social comedy, about a gauche American businessman's first tour of Europe. -
1852 Uncle Tom's CabinJohn Cassell: 1852A lovely copy of the first Cruikshank edition in book form of Harriet Beecher Stowe's important work of mid nineteenth century American Literature. -
1879 The EuropeansLondon: 1879Second UK edition of this novel by Henry James in the original publisher's binding. -
1900 Tom Sawyer AbroadLondon: 1900A smart copy of this exciting novel by 'the father of American literature', Mark Twain. -
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1897 [1898] A Tramp AbroadLondon: 1897 [1898]A smart copy of this illustrated late nineteenth century edition of Mark Twain's account of his journey through central and southern Europe.