Sold2023Patricia Highsmith "The Talented Mr. Ripley" First Edition with Dust Jacket 1957Patricia Highsmith "The Talented Mr. Ripley" Cresset Press, 1957, 265 pp., First of four books by the author adapted into 1999 film starring Matt Damon, British Red Cross Society Hospital LiSee Sold Price
Sold2022Joyce (James) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, first English edition, 1917.Joyce (James) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, first English edition, green crushed half morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, t.e.g., [Slocum & Cahoon A12], 8vo, [1916 but 1917].⁂ One of c.750 coSee Sold Price
Sold2022Central Asia.- Ides (E. Ysbrants) Three Years Travel from Moscow over-land to China, first EnglishCentral Asia.- Ides (E. Ysbrants) Three Years Travel from Moscow over-land to China, first English edition, engraved additional title, folding engraved map (small hole at fold, tear at fold and anotheSee Sold Price
Sold2023Nietzsche (Friedrich) Thus Spake Zarathustra, first English edition, first issue, 1896.Nietzsche (Friedrich) Thus Spake Zarathustra. A Book for All and None, translated by Alexander Tille, first English edition, 8pp. advertisements, ownership blindstamp, ink inscription and bookplate ofSee Sold Price
Sold2023Prophecies of Nostradamus, 17th-Century First English EditionProphecies of Nostradamus, 17th-Century First English EditionNostradamus, Michael. The True Prophecies or Prognostications of Michael Nostradamus, Physician to Henry II, Francis II, and Charles IX, KiSee Sold Price
Sold2023Mysticism.- Boehme (Jacob) Several Treatises...Not printed in English before, first English edition,Mysticism.- Boehme (Jacob) Several Treatises...Not printed in English before, first English edition, foxed and browned, some ink annotations and corrections, small hole in 2I1 with loss of paginationSee Sold Price
Sold2021HEMINGWAY, Ernest. A group of 5 FIRST ENGLISH EDITIONS,HEMINGWAY, Ernest. A group of 5 FIRST ENGLISH EDITIONS, comprising: A Farewell To Arms. London: Cape, 1929. FIRST ISSUE, with "serious" misspelled on p.66. Hanneman A35a. -- To Have and Have Not. 1937See Sold Price
Sold2023ELIOT, T. S. The Waste Land. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION.ELIOT, T. S. (1888-1965). The Waste Land. Richmond: By Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1923. 8vo. Original blue mottled paper-covered boards, printed label on upper cover (neatly rebaSee Sold Price
Sold2022Frank (Anne) The Diary of a Young Girl, first English edition, 1952.Frank (Anne) The Diary of a Young Girl, first English edition, photographic frontispiece, original cloth, some light edge spotting, dust-jacket, two tears at spine head, along upper joint and into lowSee Sold Price
Sold2022Hemingway (Ernest) Men Without Women, first English edition, 1928Hemingway (Ernest) Men Without Women, first English edition, browning to endpapers, original cloth, light sunning to spine, light soiling to lower cover, dust-jacket, spine browned and a little sunnedSee Sold Price
Sold2022Verne (Jules) Around the World in Eighty Days, translated by Geo. M. Towle, first English edition,Verne (Jules) Around the World in Eighty Days, translated by Geo. M. Towle, first English edition, engraved frontispiece and 53 plates, 48pp. publisher's catalogue at end dated October 1873, school prSee Sold Price
Sold2022Hemingway (Ernest) In Our Time, first English edition, 1926.Hemingway (Ernest) In Our Time, first English edition, original green cloth, light fading to spine, sunning to lower edge, else fine, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, spine chipped at head, lightSee Sold Price
Sold2023Jewellery.- Cailles (Francoise) René Boivin: Jeweller, first English edition, 1994.Jewellery.- Cailles (Francoise) René Boivin: Jeweller, first English edition, illustrations, many in colour, original cloth, spine head lightly bumped, dust-jacket, minor bumping to spine head anSee Sold Price
Sold2022Persia.- Sanson (Nicolas) The Present State of Persia, first English edition, 1695.Persia.- Sanson (Nicolas) The Present State of Persia, first English edition, engraved frontispiece, 5 engraved plates (1 folding), contemporary ink ownership inscription front endpaper, title brownedSee Sold Price
Sold2022First English printing of The Declaration of American Independence.- Gentleman's Magazine andFirst English printing of The Declaration of American Independence.- Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle (The), vol. 46 only, folding maps and plates, some pages slightly trimmed (mainly losSee Sold Price
Sold2020Eliot (T.S.) Four Quartets, first English edition, cardEliot (T.S.) Four Quartets, first English edition, card signed by the author loosely inserted, light spotting and ink gift inscription to endpapers, original cloth, light bowing to covers, dust-jacketSee Sold Price
Sold2022World.- Hearn (Lafcadio) Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, 2 vol., first English edition, 1894; andNO RESERVE World.- Hearn (Lafcadio) Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, 2 vol., first English edition, occasional light spots, original cloth, spine faded and rubbed, extremities frayed and worn, 1894 §See Sold Price
Sold2022Larsson (Stieg) Millenium series, 3 vol., first English editions, 2008-9; and c.110 others similarLarsson (Stieg) Millenium series, 3 vol., first English editions, 2008-9 § James (P. D.) The Children of Men, 1992 § Rendell (Ruth) Road Rage, 1997 § Osman (Richard) The Thursday MurderSee Sold Price
Sold2022KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Captains Courageous. London: MacMillan & Company, 1897. FIRST ENGLISHKIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Captains Courageous. London: MacMillan & Company, 1897. 8vo. Half title, illustrations by Isaac Walton Taber. 1 leaf of advertisements. Publisher's blue cloth gilt. FIRSTSee Sold Price
Sold2022Turgenev (Ivan Sergeyevich ) The Novels and Stories of Ivan Turgénieff, 16 vol., first EnglishTurgenev (Ivan Sergeyevich ) The Novels and Stories of Ivan Turgénieff, 16 vol., first English edition, translated by Isabel Hapgood, frontispieces, endpapers browned, original cloth, uncut, spinSee Sold Price
Sold2022Lampedusa (Giuseppe di) The Leopard, first English edition, 1960; and 22 others (23)Lampedusa (Giuseppe di) The Leopard, jacket with spine very lightly toned, very small amounts of wear to spine and fold ends, 1960 § Greene (Graham) A Burnt Out Case, jacket with some light surfaSee Sold Price
Sold2021Dahl (Roald) The Gremlins, first English edition, 1944.Dahl (Roald) The Gremlins, first English edition, colour and plain illustrations, light scattered foxing, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, corners a little bumped, rubbed, a very good copy, 4toSee Sold Price
Sold2022Burma.- Sangermano (Rev. Father) A Description of the Burmese Empire, first English edition,Burma.- Sangermano (Rev. Father) A Description of the Burmese Empire, first English edition, translated by William Tandy, scattered spotting, blank writing paper from various Burmese hotels loosely inSee Sold Price
Sold2022Carey (Peter) True History of the Kelly Gang, first English edition, 2001; and 12 others by theCarey (Peter) True History of the Kelly Gang, first English edition, spine foot a little bumped, bump mark to fore-edge, jacket with some light bumping and creasing to edges, 2001; Theft; first editioSee Sold Price
1 day LeftActivity AuctionsThe Talented Mr**Ripley**PATRICIA HIGHSMITH**First Edition** 1st**1955$2,750
1 day LeftForum AuctionsVerne (Jules) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, rare first English edition, Sampson, Low,£1,700(2 bids)
Jun 06Freeman's | HindmanHEMINGWAY, Ernest. A group of 8 works, MOST FIRST EDITIONS OR FIRST ENGLISH EDITIONS.$250
1 day LeftForum AuctionsFroissart (Jean) [Chronicles], 2 vol. in 1, first English edition, Richard Pynson, 1523-25£8,500
1 day LeftForum AuctionsHarbou (Thea von) Metropolis, first English edition, first issue with no mention of this work to£300
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanHARDY, Thomas. A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the de Stancys. 1881. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION IN BOOK$300
1 day LeftForum AuctionsMeer (Fatima) Higher Than Hope: A Biography of Nelson Mandela, first English edition, signed£800
1 day LeftForum AuctionsDahl (Roald) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, first English edition, signed presentation£1,500
1 day LeftForum AuctionsFinney (Jack) The Body Snatchers, first English edition, with wraparound band, 1955.£400
1 day LeftForum AuctionsStevenson (Robert Louis) Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, first English edition, cloth£400(1 bid)
BonhamsELIOT (T.S.) The Waste Land, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, Printed and Published by Leonard and Virgin...£2,000
BonhamsCHAPLIN (CHARLIE) - A COLLECTION OF BOOKS My Life in Pictures, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, INSCRIBED ...£10
1 day LeftForum AuctionsKing (Stephen) Christine, first Englished edition, signed presentation inscription from the author£500
Jun 07Albion AuctionsCalmet, Augustin 1732 Lot of 16 Folio Religious Prints incl Jewish Judaica$10(2 bids)
1 day LeftForum AuctionsDoyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Return of Sherlock Holmes, first edition, [1905]£400
1 day LeftAlbion AuctionsCalmet, Augustin 1732 Religious Print. Genealogical Tree of Adam & Eve$15(2 bids)
1 day LeftAlbion AuctionsCalmet, Augustin 1732 Pair of Folio Prints. Jewish Ceremonies & Confession$5
Jun 07Freeman's | HindmanHARDY, Thomas. A group of 21 works, MANY FIRST EDITIONS, in early dust jackets.$200