London: Arthur Barker Ltd., (1979). First edition of his wildly popular first book. Based on his 1978 BBC radio comedy series of the same name and the basis for the television series, stage plays, comics, video game, and 2005 movie. In the first-issue dust jacket with ad for CAPRICORN ONE..... Item #72271 More

(Winston Salem): Palaemon Press, 1984. First edition. The only edition of this set of 22 broadside poems, printed in red and black, with each broadside SIGNED by the poet. Reportedly one of only 50 unnumbered copies. Issued as a tribute to the founder and president of the Academy of American..... Item #53650 More

New York: Grove Press, (1961). First edition, a paperback original preceding the UK and French editions. Not issued simultaneously in hardcover, as often seen with these Grove Press productions. INSCRIBED BY BECKETT, "For/ Goddard & Brigitta/ Lieberson/ from their friend/ Sam Beckett/ Paris Oct. 1961." Goddard Lieberson headed up Columbia..... Item #72285 More

London: Calder and Boyars, (1970). First edition thus: number 24 of only 100 numbered copies SIGNED BY BECKETT. This copy ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY PUBLISHER John Calder on title page. 8vo quarter white calf (or vellum); brick-red cloth boards; gilt-stamped front and spine; all edges gilt; 204 pages. In matching cloth..... Item #72372 More

London: Calder and Boyars, (1967). First UK edition. Number "B 68" of 100 numbered copies SIGNED BY BECKETT. There were also 100 copies in the "A" series (bound in full calf, per Lake). 8vo quarter white calf; light green cloth boards; gilt-stamped front and spine; all edges gilt; 168 pages..... Item #72373 More

New York: Grove Press, 1954. First U.S. edition, preceding the UK. Translated from the French by Beckett himself. Inarguably his best-known play. 8vo black cloth boards stamped in blind on front and in silver and gold on spine; red endpapers; 60 pages. Bright and near fine with name on front..... Item #72684 More

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1874. First edition. His third book. Dark fairy tales collected from his appearances in the British periodical "Fun"; illustrated with satirical wood engravings by the Dalziel Brothers. It should be noted although Starrett (4) contends an 1873 paperback precedes this hardcover, BAL (1100) proved the..... Item #54109 More

London: Printed for William Innys, Richard Ware, Aaron Ward, et al, 1747. First edition. Two massive full-leather folio volumes with A TOTAL OF 68 MAPS AND 2 PLATES. Lacking only 1 map in first volume. VOLUME ONE -- includes 27 of the 28 maps called for with 9 folding maps;..... Item #71742 More

[Chicago: circa 1986]. Brooks’ letter is written in red ink on the lower third of the recto and upper half of the verso of Henderson’s typed letter dated August 20, 1986 (her response is undated). Her letter reads in part, “I, too, hope the package your aunt sent you will..... Item #72134 More

London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857 - 1858. First edition. The life of Shakespeare's Sir John Falstaff as imagined by Brough, a writer of satires, burlesques, and radical poetry, as well as more conventional forms of prose. IN THE ORIGINAL 10 MONTHLY PARTS with woodcut illustration on front..... Item #54014 More

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, (1969). First U.S. edition, preceding the UK. INSCRIBED BY CALVINO on front endpaper, "for Sam Goldberg/ Italo Calvino." Short story collection translated from the Italian by William Weaver. Published in the UK in 1970 as TIME IN THE HUNTER. Fine in fine dust jacket..... Item #72304 More

Chicago: Covici Friede, 1930. First edition thus: illustrated by Kent and translated by Van Wyck. THE DELUXE EDITION. Number 28 of only 75 copies SIGNED BY KENT at end of second volume and with an extra suite of FIVE SEPARATE 5-PANEL PLATES, EACH ONE SIGNED BY KENT. Two folio-sized full-leather..... Item #71650 More

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. First edition, first issue (in book form) with all first-issue points present as called for. Finely bound by Starr Bookworks in gilt-stamped full blue leather with raised bands and all edges gilt. Half-title and extra-illustrated title pages present, along with 2-line errata leaf which is..... Item #72307 More