London: John Hinton, (1776). First edition of each. 20 half-year volumes published from Jan. 1770 to Dec. 1780 (i.e., six monthly issues in each) COVERING BRITISH REACTION TO AND VERSIONS OF INCIDENTS LEADING UP TO AND DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. Missing only 2 volumes from an 11-year run. "The Universal..... Item #72636 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, (1957). First U.S. edition of his first published novel. Number 52 of 100 specially bound copies SIGNED BY BECKETT. 8vo gilt-stamped quarter brown cloth; flecked paper boards with small circular design stamped in gray and pink on lower front corner; 282 pages. Near fine with spine..... Item #72362 More

New York / London: Blue Moon Books / John Calder, (1988). First edition. His final prose piece. Written for his publishers Barney Rosset and John Calder. Number 189 of 200 numbered copies SIGNED BY BECKETT AND LE BROCQUY (from a total edition of 226). Folio gilt-lettered imitation leather (vs. parchment)..... Item #72688 More

New York: Neale Publishing Co., 1909 - 1912. First edition. Twelve volumes, EACH ONE SIGNED BY BIERCE. (The regular signed limited edition of 250 numbered copies was signed in first volume only.) THIS SET WITH "COMPLIMENTS OF" PAGE SIGNED BY BIERCE IN EACH VOLUME, three of which are signed in..... Item #54511 More

New York: Center for Book Arts, 2005. First edition. The Center for Book Art's innovative 30th-anniversary publication. Number 3 of 75 copies SIGNED BY BRINGHURST (poet), HENRY (printer), KYLE (designer), and RICHARD MINSKY, The Center's founder and the project's coordinator. THIS COPY ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY BRINGHURST, "for Allen Mears,/ who..... Item #55884 More

London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857 - 1858. First edition. In the ten original monthly parts, each with two full-page illustrated plates at front. Twenty plates in all; plus woodcut illustration by Cruikshank on front of each wrapper. Most with PUBLISHER'S PRESENTATION blindstamp on front cover. All lacking..... Item #54140 More

Joe Servello. (Tucson, AZ: Dennis McMillan Publications), (1987.). Original uncut version, first edition thus. One of 450 numbered copies SIGNED BY PHILIP JOSE FARMER, who wrote the foreword for this edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. TOGETHER WITH THE ORIGINAL, SIGNED PAINTING BY JOE SERVELLO used for the dust jacket..... Item #54963 More

(Cottondale: Plain Wrapper Press, 1985). First edition. Short story exploring the personal connection to the telephone as mode of communication. Number 19 of 75 copies (entire edition) SIGNED BY CALVINO & FRASCONI. This copy designated as printed for Jeffery Alan Hoffman. Bilingual, with original Italian followed by English translation. Illustrated..... Item #72712 More

London: Macmillan and Co., 1889 and 1893. First edition of each book. With illustrations by Harry Furniss. An unnamed narrator bridges the world of Victorian-era England and the fantasy realm of “Outland” and “Fairyland,” home of the sibling sprites Sylvie and Bruno. Considered an early example of time travel fiction..... Item #72782 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

Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1928. First edition. One of just 66 copies printed from Dodgson's original manuscript journals in which he describes his tour with Henry Parry Liddon through Europe and into Russia in the summer of 1867. Original 8vo gilt-stamped red leather over limp boards; top edge gilt; 65 pages..... Item #72773 More