Ludwig Pollak was the art dealer-scholar who found the missing arm of Laocoön, in the famous classical sculpture. In this mysterious, cerebral novella set in Rome in 1943, Pollak is exhorte... read more
Had Mrs Gaskell lived in Japan and a century later, she might have written this intimate portrait of four sisters of good family living in Osaka in somewhat straitened circumstances. Their e... read more
Had Mrs Gaskell lived in Japan and a century later, she might have written this intimate portrait of four sisters of good family living in Osaka in somewhat straitened circumstances. Their e... read more
This debut novel, in which a woman returns from a voyage to the deep sea strangely altered, is a slippery marriage of the mundane and the uncanny. Structured around the zones of the ocean - ... read more
Contemporary short fiction from Afghanistan, all written before the Taliban retook power in August 2021. An extraordinary collection brought into being through the efforts of UNTOLD's Write ... read more
A New York housewife believes that the grotesque protagonist of her husband's novel is based on her. The ensuing paranoic spiral is gripping enough to satisfy any Hitchcock fan...
A plane inexplicably duplicates when caught in a storm. One plane lands in March; the other in June. As for the duplicated passengers... From this speculative premise comes an engrossing dra... read more
A signed first edition, first printing of de Botton's second novel. In fine condition with a minimal shelf wear and slight tanning to page edges. The dustjacket is clean and glossy, with no ... read more
A first edition, first printing of Mount's first book: a wry and witty novel about an unspectacular Tory minister, his brigadier father, his daydreaming wife and merchant banker son. As the ... read more
From the library of Marguerite Littman.
Her second novel, about an unnerved woman living in the Hollywood hills. First edition, first printing, published in New York in 1970. Book in fine... read more
From the library of Marguerite Littman.
Her third novel, set in Central America, pits innocence against evil, politics against self-determination. First edition, first impression in fine ... read more
From the library of Marguerite Littman.
First published in 1958 by Gollanz, this 1974 edition was published by Michael Joseph to coincide with publication of Dundy’s The Injured Party. ... read more
From the library of Marguerite Littman.
Blackwood’s first book is a mix of stories and reportage; she began her writing career while married to the poet Robert Lowell. First edition, fi... read more
From the library of Marguerite Littman.
First edition, first printing; the book is in near-fine condition, with slight fading to the duck egg cloth at top and bottom and a knock to the lo... read more
From the library of Marguerite Littman.
The author’s fourth novel, published to critical acclaim, about an amnesiac. First edition, first impression. Jonathan Cape, 1981. The book is in... read more
A rare signed first edition, first printing in excellent condition. The book itself is in almost new condition: tight boards and pristine pages; the only blemish is a pair of tiny half cm ma... read more
From the library of Marguerite Littman.
First edition, first impression – an excellent copy in fine condition with a fine dust jacket; not price-clipped. Inscribed in Mrs Littman’s ha... read more