First Editions

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A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens 1843 TRUE FIRST EDITION VERY RARE ! State Aa

SOLD A Christmas Carol In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. By Charles Dickens. With a Coloured Etching. Edition Sanctioned By The...

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 1867 FIRST EDITION Original

SOLD Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel. Sixth Thousand. London, Macmillan &...

Captain Cook's Voyage to the South Pole FIRST EDITION 1777 STUNNING PLATES; RARE

A rare book with sales records achieving over £11,000 SOLD A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His...

History of Scotland 1579 FIRST EDITION - A Very Rare and Significant Book

Histoire Abbregee de Tous les Roys de France, Angleterre et Escosse, mise en ordre par forme d'Harmonie: contenant aussi un brief...

From Russia with Love 1957 Ian Fleming FIRST EDITION 1st IMPRESSION Original D/J

From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming. Published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1957. Printed in Oxford by the Aldine Press. FIRST EDITION...

Dr. No 1958 Ian Fleming FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION in Original Dust Jacket!

Dr. No by Ian Fleming FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION Published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1958. Printed by the Aldine Press in Oxford....

Diamonds Are Forever 1956 Ian Fleming FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION Original DJ

Diamonds are Forever by Ian Fleming. Published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1956. Printed by the Aldine Press in Oxford. FIRST EDITION...

The Complete History of England To 1793 FIRST EDITION ! Large FOLIOS Ashburton

A New and Complete History of England, From the First Settlements of Brutus, Upwards of One Thousand Years Before Julius Caesar, To the...

Goethe's Works 1806-10 - FIRST EDITION OF FAUST and FIRST COLLECTED WORKS! RARE!

SOLD Goethe's Werke. Lubingen In Der J. O. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1806-1810. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION OF THE WORKS OF JOHANN VON...

Winnie the Pooh - A.A. Milne 1926 FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION Original Cloth

SOLD Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne, published by Methuen & Co in 1926. The FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION. A beautiful example of this...

ISAAC NEWTON Principia Mathematica 1803 First Complete English Edition ! RARE

SOLD Isaac Newton: The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (Principia Mathematica), printed for H.D. Symonds in 1803, with...

Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens 1846 FIRST ONE VOLUME EDITION - Original Cloth !

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, published by Bradbury & Evans in 1846, 8vo. The FIRST EDITION in one volume and bound in the original...

The Tragedies of Lord Byron: FIRST EDITION FIRST STATE 1821; Sardanapalus, Cain

The Tragedies of Lord Byron, including Sardanapalus, The Two Foscari, and Cain. All published in one volume in 1821 by John Murray. FIRST...

Our Mutual Friend - Charles Dickens 1865 FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION Stunning

Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens with illustrations by Marcus Stone, published by Chapman and Hall in 1865. FIRST EDITION FIRST...

The Life of John, Duke of Marlborough - Thomas Lediard 1736 FIRST EDITION, Rare

The Life of John, Duke of Marlborough, Prince of the Roman Empire; illustrated with maps, battle plans, sieges and medals, and a great...

Our Mutual Friend - Charles Dickens FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION 1865 - RARE!

Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens with illustrations by Marcus Stone, published by Chapman and Hall in 1865. FIRST EDITION FIRST...

Mystery of Edwin Drood Charles Dickens FIRST EDITION 1870 Original Cloth 1st Imp

The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens with twelve illustrations by S.L. Fildes, and a portrait. London: Chapman and Hall, 1870....

David Copperfield - Charles Dickens 1850 FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION Scarce

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION, published in 1850 by Bradbury and Evans, bound from the parts with...

Biblia Sacra 1580: THE FIRST COMPLETE LATIN BIBLE PRINTED IN ENGLAND: VERY RARE!

Testamenti Veteris Biblia Sacra Sive Libri Canonici, Priscae Judaeorum Ecclesiae a Deo Traditi, Latini Recens ex Hebraeo Facti...

Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens FIRST EDITION 1839 Life & Adventures - Phiz

FIRST EDITION: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. With Illustrations by Phiz. London; Chapman and Hall;...

Little Dorrit - Charles Dickens 1857 FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION From Parts!

FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION: Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. With Illustrations by H. K. Browne. London; Bradbury and Evans; 1857....

The Pickwick Papers - Charles Dickens 1837 FIRST EDITION Publisher's Binding

The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens FIRST EDITION, later issue, bound in the original publisher's half morocco leather binding by...

A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens 1843 FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION STAVE I

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION, published in 1843 by Chapman & Hall. With the 'Stave I' header...

David Copperfield - Charles Dickens 1850 FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION Scarce

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION, published in 1850 by Bradbury and Evans, bound from the parts with...

Works of George Bull in Latin 1721 FIRST EDITION Christian Theology FOLIO

AUCTION ENDING 29/03/2023 at 19:30 GMT Latin: Georgii Bulli, Nuper Episcopi Menevensis, Opera Omnia Latine Conscripta: Quibus Duo...

Our Mutual Friend 1865 Charles Dickens ORIGINAL CLOTH FIRST EDITION FIRST IMP

SOLD. FIRST EDITION: Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens. With Illustrations by Marcus Stone. In Two Volumes. London; Chapman and Hall;...

Nicholas Nickleby - Charles Dickens 1839 FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION Scarce

SOLD. Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, illustrated by 'Phiz' and published by Chapman and Hall in 1839. FIRST EDITION FIRST...

David Copperfield - Charles Dickens 1850 FIRST EDITION Bradbury & Evans SCARCE

SOLD. The Personal History of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, illustrated by H.K. Browne. Published in 1850 by Bradbury & Evans....

Bleak House - Charles Dickens FIRST EDITION ORIGINAL CLOTH 1853 Very Scarce VGC

SOLD. FIRST EDITION: Bleak House by Charles Dickens. With Illustrations by H. K. Browne. London; Bradbury and Evans; 1853....

FIRST EDITION Pickwick Papers 1837 Charles DICKENS FINELY BOUND Illustrated Phiz

FIRST EDITION: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens. With Illustrations by R. Seymour and Phiz. London; Chapman...

FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION: Our Mutual Friend 1865 CHARLES DICKENS Chapman

FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION: Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens with Illustrations by Marcus Stone. In Two Volumes. London; Chapman...

FIRST EDITION SET: Winnie the Pooh SIGNED A. A. Milne 1926-28 Ernest Shepard

FIRST EDITION Set of A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh and His Other Works Uniformly Bound in Their Original Cloth with Author's Signature: -...

FIRST EDITION Dust Jacket - House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh

SOLD. First Edition Original Dust Jacket for The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne. Illustrated by E. H. Shepard. Published by Methuen...

FIRST EDITION Through the Looking-Glass 1872 LEWIS CARROLL Alice Wonderland

SOLD. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll. With Fifty Illustrations by John Tenniel. London; Macmillan...

Shirley - Charlotte Bronte FIRST EDITION 1849 ORIGINAL CLOTH Curer Bell 3 Vols

SOLD Shirley by Charlotte Brontë (Curer Bell). FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION in original bindings with original spines rebacked on to...

FIRST UK EDITION Uncle Toms Cabin 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe ORIGINAL CLOTH !

SOLD Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe. With Twenty-Seven Illustrations on Wood by George Cruikshank, Esq. London; John...

FIRST EDITION Vanity Fair 1848 William Makepeace Thackeray Novel Without a Hero

SOLD. Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero by William Makepeace Thackeray. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood by the Author. London;...

FIRST EDITION Northanger Abbey & Persuasion 1818 Jane Austen Pride & Prejudice

SOLD FIRST EDITION of Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion, By Jane Austen. With a Biographical Notice of the Author. In Four Volumes....

Poems and Ballads FIRST SERIES 1866 Algernon Charles Swinburne

Poems and Ballads by Algernon Charles Swinburne. London; John Camden Hotten; 1866. ------------------- The first series of poems written...

The Invisible Man 1897 H. G. WELLS Original Cloth FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION

SOLD. The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance by H. G. Wells. London; C. Arthur Pearson Limited; 1897. ------------------- Bound in the...

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 1st EDITION 1st IMPRESSION NO PRICE Ian Fleming

SOLD. James Bond On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming. Published by Pan Books in 1964 in London. Printed in Great Britain by...

The Three Musketeers - Alexander Dumas 1844 FIRST EDITION Brussels SUPER RARE!

SOLD Les Trois Mousquetaires par Alexandre Dumas. Bruxelles. Meline, Cans et Compagnie. 1844. Collation: Title, [1-276], title, [1-303],...

The Second Jungle Book 1895 FIRST EDITION 1ST IMP Rudyard Kipling ORIGINAL CLOTH

SOLD. FIRST EDITION of The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling with Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E. London; Macmillan and...

FIRST EDITION The Jungle Book 1894 Rudyard Kipling ORIGINAL CLOTH 2nd Imp

FIRST EDITION of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling with Illustrations by J. L. Kipling, W. H. Drake, and P. Frenzeny. London; Macmillan and

FIRST EDITION The House at Pooh Corner 1928 FIRST IMPRESSION A A Milne Winnie

SOLD. FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION of The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne with Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Methuen & Co....

Doge of Venice 1821 Lord Byron FIRST EDITION Marino Faliero RARE 1st Edition

SOLD. Marino Faliero, Dodge of Venice. An Historical Tragedy, in Five Acts. With Notes. The Prophecy of Dante, A Poem. By Lord Byron....

Goethe & Zelter Correspondance FIRST EDITION Fine Binding 1833 2 vols Faust

First edition (1st edition) of Correspondences of Goethe & Zelter between 1796-1818 in a fine binding.Published in 2 volumes by Verlag...

The Empty Room - Charles Morgan, 1941 First Edition

£20 The Empty Room by Charles Morgan published by Macmillan & Co in 1941. . Condition: Very Good (VG+). . Spine in good condition with...

Sir Andrew Wylie FIRST EDITION 1822 John Galt 3 vols LEATHER V RARE !

SOLD. Sir Andrew Wylie, or That Ilk by John Galt in three volumes. Printed for William Blackwood (Edinburgh) and T. Cadell (Strand,...

Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs: Robert Bloomfield FIRST EDITION 1802, 11 PLATES

SOLD Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs by Robert Bloomfield. Published in London in 1802. Printed for Vernor and Hood (Poultry), and...