Modern Literature
London, Andre Deutsch, 1965.
First edition. 8vo. Original brown boards. Dust-jacket, priced 21s.
The first of only three novels by the Nigerian playwright, novelist and Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka, set in the 1960s, in post-independence and pre-civil war Nigeria, mainly in Lagos. Professor Soyinka recently celebrated his 90th birthday and a host of events were staged around the world to commemorate the occasion including the release of two documentaries and a feature film centred around his work and life.
Non-Fiction
London, Andre Deutsch, 1954.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Sir Harold Scott (1887–1969) served as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police 1945–53, overseeing Scotland Yard through the difficult immediate postwar period. Accompanied by a 3½ page autograph letter from the author.
Modern Literature
London, André Deutsch, 1972.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
The first edition of this pivotal work in Naipaul's career, for which he won the Booker Prize.
Edited by Michael Sadleir
London, Andre Deutsch, 1955.
First edition, first impression. Signed presentation copy from the author, inscribed on front free endpaper. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
Inscribed by the writer & bookseller, referencing Samuel Pepys and Noël Coward.
African literature
London, André Deutsch, 1964.
First edition. 8vo. Original green boards. Dust-jacket, priced 18s.
The first edition, preceding the Heinemann African Writers Series edition, of the author's first novel. An experimental novel, Okara delves into themes of identity, colonialism and the conflict between modernity and traditional African values.
African literature
London, Andre Deutsch, 1975.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced £3.25 (scored through).
This satirical novel critiques the post-colonial Nigerian elite, highlighting themes of materialism and societal change. The narrative follows characters navigating the complexities of status and identity in a rapidly evolving society.
Modern Literature
London, Andre Deutsch, 1959.
First UK edition. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, 10s6d.
First UK edition of the author's first book, winner of a Literary Fellowship Award.
Horror & Gothic
London, André Deutsch, 1971.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue boards lettered in gilt to spine. Dust-jacket, priced £1.80.
The first UK edition of Stewart's second novel, a horror tale about a woman who believes her brother is possessed by the spirit of a serial killer. It was adapted into the 1972 feature film of the same title starring Shirley MacLaine and Perry King.