A Boy's Will
London: David Nutt, 1913. First Edition, Second Issue, Binding D, No. 126 of 135 copies, signed and numbered... Read More about A Boy's Will
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Salsette and Elephanta: a Prize Poem.
Oxford: J. Vincent, 1839. First edition of the author's first book. Presentation Copy. Ruskin’s first book, published while a student at Christ Church, Oxford, the Newdigate Prize poem for 1839. "With J. Ruskin's kind regards" on the title-page. Read More about Salsette and Elephanta: a Prize Poem
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Poems. [Introduction by Joel Chandler Harris.].
New York: The Century Co, [1888]. First edition. The author's first and last book. He died at 26. Harris writes in the preafce: " ...Irwin Russell was among the first---if not the very first---of Southern writers to appreciate the literary possibilities of the negro character, and of the unique relations..... Read More about Poems. [Introduction by Joel Chandler Harris
Price: $150
The Heart's Quest.
np: nd [1904]. First edition of the author's first book. The first book by the Poet Laureate of South Carolina. Exceedingly rare. Read More about The Heart's Quest
Price: $1,800
First Book
Balzac.
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1884. First edition of his first book published in an edition of 788 copies. First Book. Saltus' fine biography of Balzac and his first book. Read More about Balzac
Price: $125
Poem from Jail.
San Francisco: City Lights[printed at the Press of the Villiers Publications, Ltd., Ingestre Rd. London], [1963]. First Printing. Sanders first book. Read More about Poem from Jail
Price: $175
Author’s First Book, Inscribed
Pride of the Bimbos.
Boston: Atlantic, 1975. First edition of the author’s first book. Author’s First Book, Inscribed. INSCRIBED on the title-page, “To George, John Sayles”. Read More about Pride of the Bimbos
Price: $350
Forty Drawings. [Biography by Frank Kendon].
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1946. First edition of author's first book. Read More about Forty Drawings. [Biography by Frank Kendon
Price: $550
The Broken Place.
New York: NAL, [1968]. First edition. Inscribed by the author to Lisa on the ffep Dec. 25, 1970. The author's first book. Read More about The Broken Place
Price: $250
British Education: or, the source of the Disorders of Great Britain. Being an Essay towards proving, that the immortality, ignorance...
London: J. & R. Dodsley, 1756. First edition, with half-title. "A treatise of fundamental importance for the history of English studies and the teaching of English, discussing all aspects of language-study, including grammar, rhetoric and elocution" (Alston)237714. Read More about British Education: or, the source of the Disorders of Great Britain. Being an Essay towards...
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Weekend in Dinlock.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1960. First English edition of the author's first book. Inscribed on title page "To Ian Bennett with best wishes on his birthday from Clancy Sigal." Read More about Weekend in Dinlock
Price: $250
Author's First Book
Heart's Needle.
New York: 1959. First edition, one of 1500 copies. Author's First Book. Read More about Heart's Needle
Price: $250
STARK'S FIRST BOOK
Baghdad Sketches.
Baghdad: The Times Press Ltd, 1932. First edition. STARK'S FIRST BOOK. The scarce first book by one of the great twentieth century travellers, owned by a fellow resident of Baghdad, Edith Stewart. Born in Paris, brought up in Devon and Italy, Stark studied history at Bedford College, University of London..... Read More about Baghdad Sketches
Price: $1,250
The Salzburg Tales.
London: Peter Davies, [1934]. First edition of the author's first book. This greatest of Australian writer's rare first book. Read More about The Salzburg Tales
Price: $350
Harvard Lyrics and Other Verses.
Boston: Brown and Company 144 Purchase Street, 1899. First edition. With the first appearance of Wallace Stevens at page 28, "Vita Mea" which first appeared in the Harvard Advocate and here is its first and only book appearance. Read More about Harvard Lyrics and Other Verses
Price: $750
Fine Copy in Dust-Jacket, Signed
Dere Mable Love Letters of a Rookie.
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, [1918]. First edition of the author's first book. Fine Copy in Dust-Jacket, Signed. Signed on the ffep, “Edward Streeter / New York June 27 1919” and below a drawing of a solider”s head, signed by the illustrator (“Bill Breck”). Streeter's first book and first in the..... Read More about Dere Mable Love Letters of a Rookie
Price: $450
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Lie Down in Darkness.
Indianapolis & New York: The Bobbs-Merril Company, Inc, [1951]. First edition. First Book. The author's first book. Read More about Lie Down in Darkness
Price: $150
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1862. Second edition. In 1862, Ticknor & Fields bought 145 bound copies and 450 unbound copies directly from Thoreau, printed and inserted a new title page, and re-issued them. This is the scarcest issue. Read More about A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
Price: $4,500
Author's First Book
The Sea and the Jungle.
London: Duckworth & Co, [1912]. First edition. Author's First Book. Read More about The Sea and the Jungle
Price: $250
The MacDermots of Ballycloran.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1861. "New Edition" (i.e. second edition). The second edition of Trollope's first novel, which in its 1847 first edition is one of the great rarities of Victorian fiction. Read More about The MacDermots of Ballycloran
Price: $750
AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK
The Carpentered Hen and other tame creatures.
New York: Harper & Brothers, [1958]. First edition. AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Read More about The Carpentered Hen and other tame creatures
Price: $750
Have Come, Am Here.
New York: Viking, [1942]. First edition, with publisher's announcement of release loosely inserted. The first book of verse from the Filipino-born Villa. With a Typed Postcard Signed and a Typed Letter Signed, both to Andrew B. Myers (1831-1946), long time professor of English at Fordham and noted collector, and Villa's..... Read More about Have Come, Am Here
Price: $350
Heil Hitler! A Play of the National Socialist Revolution.
New York: Pilgrim House, 1936. First edition. Read More about Heil Hitler! A Play of the National Socialist Revolution
Price: $75
First Book
The Fair God; or, the Last of the ’Tzins. A Tale of Conquest of Mexico.
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1873. First edition, BAL printing 2 (sheets bulk 1-5/16 inches). First Book. Endpaper inscribed: “As a reminder of a very pleasant evening, I write my name on this leaf. / Lew. Wallace. / Boston, Mass. / Dec. 21, 1886”. Read More about The Fair God; or, the Last of the ’Tzins. A Tale of Conquest of Mexico
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The Human Season.
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, [1960]. First edition of the author's first book. Read More about The Human Season
Price: $500
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