Inscribed & signed first editions & rare books - Page 1 of 60

HAMMETT, Dashiell.

The Maltese Falcon. 1930

£150,000

First edition, first printing. With the author's signed presentation inscription to an early blank, "To Raoul and Prudence Whitfield - the first today - Dashiell Hammett January 23,...

Octavo. Original grey cloth, falcon motif to upper board in blue, titles and geometric design to spine in black and blue, top edge stained blue. With the pictorial... Read more

STOKER, Bram.

Dracula. 1897

£125,000

First edition, scarce first issue published in May 1897, with no advertisements as issued and printed on slightly thicker stock. Presentation copy to Mrs W. S. Gilbert, with the...

Octavo. Original yellow cloth, titles to both boards and spine in red within a one-line red rule border, all edges untrimmed. Custom black cloth folding case, spine... Read more

FAULKNER, William.

The Marble Faun. 1924

£100,000

First edition, first printing of the author's rare first book, the dedication copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Dad and Mother Xmas 1924 William...

Octavo. Original green boards, printed paper label to upper board. Housed in a green cloth drop down box. Contents somewhat toned, pastedowns bubbled, backstrip... Read more

HEMINGWAY, Ernest.

Three Stories & Ten Poems. 1923

£62,500

First edition, sole printing. Apparently one of 300 copies. The author's first book. A signed presentation copy inscribed on the second blank leaf, "To Don Marquis from Ernest...

Octavo. Original blue/grey wrappers printed in black. Housed in a black quarter morocco solander box made by The Chelsea Bindery. Contents very lightly toned,... Read more

MILNE, A. A.

Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926

£57,500

First trade edition. Shepard's own copy, inscribed by him on the day of publication on the verso of the title page, "Artist's Copy, Ernest H. Shepard, Oct. 14th 1926", and with his...

Octavo. Original green cloth, titles and pictorial decoration to spine and upper board gilt, map endpapers, top edge gilt. With the dust jacket. In a green quarter... Read more

CATHER, Willa.

The Troll Garden. 1905

£50,000

First edition of the author's first prose work. Presentation copy; inscribed to the great American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle, "Will Mr. Howard Pyle accept through me the...

Octavo. Original cloth in the dust jacket. In a red quarter morocco solander case. Edge of front pastedown scraped, else a fine copy in a very good dust jacket with... Read more

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. (From 'The Little White Bird').

(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. (From 'The Little White Bird'). 1906

£50,000

First edition, out-of-series from the deluxe signed limited edition of 500 copies, a special copy for presentation from the artist to the author, with an original watercolour drawing...

Quarto. Bound for presentation in original vellum, titles and decoration to front cover and spine gilt, original yellow silk ties, map to front endpaper, top edge... Read more

Suite of four original drawings "The Tail is Lost".

(MILNE, A.A.) SHEPARD, E. H.

Suite of four original drawings "The Tail is Lost". [1926]

£50,000

A set of four original drawings illustrating Eeyore's search for his missing tail on page 44 of Winnie-the-Pooh, one of which is initialled by the artist. "'Let's have a look,' said...

4 pen and ink drawings on artist's board (largest 75 × 80 mm). Mounted, glazed, and framed together. Excellent condition. Read more

ORWELL, George.

Animal Farm. 1945

£45,000

First edition, first impression. Signed the author "Geo. Orwell" on the front free endpaper. From the library of Michael Meyer with his ownership inscription to the front free...

Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to spine in white. With the supplied dust jacket. In a quarter green morocco drop down box. Light vertical crease to the front... Read more

ROWLING, J. K.

The Ballad of Nearly Headless Nick. [2005]

£37,500

Fair manuscript copy in the author's hand of The Ballad of Nearly Headless Nick, originally written for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. In the spring of 2005 Scottish...

2 page manuscript poem (each page 300 × 210 mm), handwriting to rectos only, the first with the author's gilt owl header, both bordered in blue. Each page... Read more

BECKETT, Samuel.

More Pricks Than Kicks. 1934

£37,500

First edition, first impression of the author's first published book of fiction (preceded only by the poem Whoroscope and his essay Proust). This is certainly Beckett's scarcest...

Octavo. Original tan cloth, titles to spine in blue, top edge stained tan. With the dust jacket. Housed in a quarter green morocco folding case. Pages just a little... Read more

MILNE, A. A.

The House at Pooh Corner. 1928

£35,000

Signed limited edition, large paper issue, number 1 of 20 copies printed on japon and bound in vellum, signed by both the author and the illustrator—the most luxurious and...

Small quarto. Original full stiff vellum with yapp edges, front cover lettered in gilt. Housed in an orange morocco slipcase and chemise. Illustrated throughout by E.... Read more

STEINBECK, John.

The Grapes of Wrath. 1939

£35,000

First edition, first printing. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Elizabeth Eulass, John Steinbeck" with a small drawing of a duck. Eulass was...

Octavo. Original oatmeal cloth, titles to spine and pictorial decoration to boards in brown, music endpapers. With the dust jacket. In a tan morocco solander case.... Read more

JOYCE, James.

Exiles. A Play In Three Acts. 1918

£32,500

First Edition, First Impression. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the half title page, "To Jacques Benoist-Mechin James Joyce 3. xi. 921 Paris". The recipient was...

Octavo. Bound by Douarin in contemporary three quarter blue morocco, marbled paper boards, titles to spine gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Joints very lightly... Read more

WELLS, H. G.

The Island of Dr. Moreau. 1896

£30,000

First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author "M. C. Robbins from H. G. Wells" with a drawing in the author's hand – a characteristic Wells "picshua" – of three...

Octavo. Original tan boards, titles and illustration to upper board in red and black, titles to spine in black. Housed in a red quarter morocco solander box made by... Read more

Original sketch portrait of the young Charles Dickens.

(DICKENS, Charles) CRUIKSHANK, George.

Original sketch portrait of the young Charles Dickens. [1838]

£30,000

The sketch shows Dickens seated in an upholstered armchair, holding a book, beside a covered table. It is signed Charles Dickens just below the figure, above Cruikshank's signature,...

Signed original pencil sketch of the young Charles Dickens (208 × 158 mm). Laid down on card and with card mount; neat paper repair to top right & lower left... Read more