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American Literature
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1973 Worse Things WaitingChapel Hill, North Carolina: 1973A first edition of this collection of the best of Wellman's short stories, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1970 ScreenLondon: 1970An excellent first UK edition copy of one of Barry Malzberg's early erotic novels, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1974 The Incredible Adventures of Dennis DorganOregon: 1974An excellent copy comprising all stories featuring Dennis Dorgan, Robert E. Howard's fighting sailor character. -
1981-1982 2vols Rivergate House; The Doria Rafe CaseLondon: 1981-1982A bright set of first editions of two of Hillary Waugh's popular thriller novels, with the original dust wrappers. -
1920 In the GarretNew York: 1920The first edition of this poignant tale of bohemian life among the artists of Greenwich Village, New York, with the original dust wrapper. -
1978 The Fellowship of the TalismanNew York: 1978An exceptionally bright example of the first edition of Clifford D. Simak's entertaining novel set on a parallel earth permanently stuck in the dark ages. -
1976 The Iron Man & Other Tales of the RingWest Kingston, Rhode Island: 1976The first edition of this entertaining collection of four short stories about boxing by American pulp-fiction author Robert E. Howard. -
1954 Ahead of TimeLondon: 1954The first UK edition of American author Henry Kuttner's entertaining collection of science fiction short stories. -
1956 Deep SpaceLondon: 1956A thrilling first UK edition of this anthology of science fiction tales, in the original dust wrapper. -
1973 The Chronicles of Solar PonsWisconsin: 1973The first edition of August Derleth's collection of 'Solar Pons' detective stories, published after his death. -
1980 The Haunting Tales of Nathaniel HawthorneLondon: 1980A bright first edition thus of this collection of ghost stories from nineteenth century American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne. -
c1840 Sacred Harp of American Poetry with Occasional NotesLondon; Liverpool; Dublin.: No date [c.1840]This uncommon early edition of a collection of American Christian poetry, full bound in the original publisher's gilt-decorated cloth. -
c1860 The Babes in the Basket or Daph and Her ChargeLondon: No date [c.1860]This scarce work of mid-nineteenth-century American children's fiction published anonymously by Charlotte Elizabeth Bowen. -
1922 Uncle Tom's CabinLondon: 1922A brightly illustrated copy of this anti-slavery novel from American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. -
1810 The Beauties of History; or, Pictures of Virtue and ViceLondon : 1810A smartly bound copy of these classical historical accounts, categorised into specific themes and lessons. -
c1892 From Jest to EarnestLondon: c1892A very smart copy of this charming novel set during Christmas in New York, following a high society group of friends and relatives. -
1948 Web of Lucifer: A Novel of the Borgia FuryLondon: 1948A pleasing first UK edition of this novel which takes place during the Borgias' rule of Renaissance Italy. -
1918 Roughing It and The Innocents at HomeLondon: 1918A smart copy of these two works from American writer Mark Twain, with illustrations. -
1917 The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories and SketchesLondon: 1917This early edition of a collection of short stories by the celebrated American author Mark Twain, including The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg, bound in the original publisher's cloth. -
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1881The Innocents Abroad or The New Pilgrim's ProgressLondon: 1881A smart copy of this illustrated edition of Twain's humorous chronicles on board the steamship Quaker City. -
1942 The Moon is DownNew York: 1942A first edition of John Steinbeck's insightful military novella written and published during World War II. -
1903 The Better SortLondon: 1903The first UK edition of Henry James' collection of eleven short stories and novellas. -
1894 The Works of James Fenimore CooperLondon: 1894A thirteen volume set of historical novels by the popular American author, James Fenimore Cooper. -
1935 Taps at ReveilleNew York: 1935A smart first edition of this collection of eighteen short stories from F. Scott Fitzgerald, including the tale 'Babylon Revisited'. -
1917 The Lost Princess of OzToronto: 1917This very scarce first Canadian edition of L. Frank Baum's The Lost Princess of Oz, in the original light blue cloth binding with the original pictorial paper label cover. -
1970 DeliveranceBoston: 1970The first edition of James Dickey's debut novel, about a group of four middle-aged men who encounter danger in the backwaters of Georgia. -
1888 The ReverberatorLondon: 1888The first U.K. one volume edition of this comical novel by Henry James. -
1905 The Golden BowlLondon: 1905A scarce to see first U.K. edition of 'The Golden Bowl', published only a few months after the first U.S. edition. -
1897 What Maisie KnewLondon: 1897The third impression of the U.K. first edition of this brilliant novel by Henry James. -
1909-1922 2vol Life on the Mississippi & The Gilded AgeLondon: 1909-1922Two smart uniform volumes of the works of Mark Twain, with illustrations throughout. -
1899 Irving's Complete Works (Library Edition)Boston: 1899A scarce Library Edition of Washington Irving's works, from the library of Vermont's 59th governor, Redfield Proctor Jr. -
c1906 The Writings of J. Fenimore Cooper (Iroquois Edition)New York : c1906A pleasing set containing a limited edition selection of works from prolific American writer, James Fenimore Cooper. -
1947 The PearlNew York: 1947The first edition of Steinbeck's popular novella about a pearl diver and his family, in the original second issue dust wrapper. -
1935 American EarthLondon: 1935A very scarce, first UK edition of Erskine Caldwell's collection of stories depicting life in America in the 1920s and 1930s, this copy presented in the original dust wrapper. -
1912 The Lover's Baedeker and Guide to ArcadyNew York: 1912A smart first edition of Carolyn Wells' witty and whimsical fantasy guide to Arcady, land of lovers.