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In Wolfe's first book–a collection that launched its author as America’s foremost entertainer with something to say–Tom Wolfe took a sharp-eyed look at the American scene of the early 1960s and zeroed in on the exotic forms of status-seeking that flourished across the country from New York to Los Angeles. He observed the emergence of intriguing art forms and styles of life that had nothing to do with the “elite” culture of the past. In the Low Rent world of the Twist, bouffant hairdos, stock car racing, and rock concerts he found not only a uniquely American energy but also an American aesthetic. The condition is very fine and has very little marks, it also comes with a dust cover.

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is a memoir by Dave Eggers released in 2000. It chronicles his stewardship of his younger brother Christopher "Toph" Eggers following the cancer-related deaths of his parents. Very fine condition with accompanying dust cover.

At around 80 pages, The Eye is Nabokov's shortest novel. Nabokov himself referred to it as a 'little novel' and it is a work that sits somewhere around the boundary between extended short story and novella. It was produced during a hiatus in Nabokov's creation of short stories between 1927 and 1930 as a result of his growing success as a novelist. As in many of Nabokov's early works, the characters are largely Russian émigrés relocated to Europe, specifically Berlin. Condition is very good and little to no marks.

A Walk in the Night and Other Stories reveals La Guma as one of the most important African writers of his time. These works reveal the plight of non-whites in apartheid South Africa, laying bare the lives of the poor and the outcasts who filled the ghettoes and shantytowns. A walk in the night follows the story in which the collection takes its name from, A Walk in the Night, relates the story of a young man who is overtaken by the oppression of apartheid as he walks through the night to calm his nerves after being unjustly fired by his white supervisor. Very fine condition, little to no marks on the front or back cover.

The Corrections is a 2001 novel by American author Jonathan Franzen. It revolves around the troubles of an elderly Midwestern couple and their three adult children, tracing their lives from the mid-20th century to "one last Christmas" together near the turn of the millennium. Condition is very good.

In this thrilling McInerney classic, a transsexual prostitute accidentally propositions his own father. A senator's serial infidelities leave him in hot water. And two young lovers spend Christmas together high on different drugs. Discover a world of sex, excess and urban paranoia where worlds collide, relationships fragment and the dark underbelly of the American Dream is exposed. Fulls of twists and turns, we believe this book is a must for readers and writers alike. Condition is very fine.

Black comedy about Hakim Felix Ellellou, ex-dictator of Kush, a fictional Islamic state in Sub-Saharan Africa, narrates the history of his life and his rule over his former desert empire from his current exile in France. With his drought ridden country ever on the verge of a humanitarian crisis, Ellellou's troubles begin when the hated Americans begin sending food aid to his starving people. The crazed dictator has the crates of food burned to keep out the Americans but his second-in-command turns against him, secretly negotiating a deal with the United States for rights to the country's oil. Condition is very fine, comes with dust cover.

The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 novel by Tom Wolfe. The story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City, and centers on three main characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish assistant district attorney Larry Kramer, and British expatriate journalist Peter Fallow. Condition is near fine and is accompanied by dust cover.

The Magical Record of the Beast 666 by John Symonds and Kenneth Grant gives us a fascinating glimpse into the magical activities of Aleister Crowley during the years of the Great War. They can be read as a continuation of the experiments he made with fellow magician and poet Victor Neuburg, during 1914 in The Paris Working - a series of 'operations' which were a transition between the ceremonial rituals as taught in the Golden Dawn and the sex rites of the Ordo Templi Orientis. The sexual force replaced the lengthy conjurations of the past and the records aim to show to what extent the sexual 'current' can determine or influence events. Condition is very good, however some scuffs towards the top of the cover.

A Vagrant marked a point in Gascoyn's career as it is the first sign of his transition from surrealism to a more metaphysical and religious writings. The poetry contained in this book are all true masterpieces and should be in collections of writers and readers alike. Fine condition, however some scuffs as is common with a book of this age.

Voltaire in Love is a popular history of the sixteen-year relationship between Voltaire and the Émilie, the Marquise du Châtelet. Written by Nancy Mitford and first published in 1957, the book also explores the French Enlightenment. Condition is very good, however some tears on the cover and some loss of colour customary with a book of this age.

A Sense of Reality is a collection of short stories by Graham Greene, first published in 1963.[1] The book is composed of three short stories and a novella, Under the Garden.[2] These stories share a marked change of style from Greene’s usual format, with the author plunging into fantasy, dreams, false memories and imagination. Condition is very fine, come with dust cover.

The Duke of Auge dreams that he is Cidrolin, living on a barge alone with his daughter, while Cidrolin dreams that he is the Duke of Auge, travelling through the history of France. They will meet in 1964. Carl Reinecke, a critic writing for the London Times, has argued that this novel is an example of the archetypal "prodigal son" storyline. Very fine condition, comes with dust cover.

Book contains some of Roald Dahl's lesser known rarer books, some surprisingly not being suitable for children. Good read throughout and allows readers to see a new side of Roald Dahl and gives the ability to see more context and similarities in Dahls more popular writing. Condition is very good however there are some scuffs on the sides of the cover.

Ariel and other Poems by Plath, the poems in the 1965 edition of Ariel, with their free-flowing images and characteristically menacing psychic landscapes, marked a dramatic turn from Plath's earlier Colossus poems.

A classic in all aspects, King's pet sematary changed the horror genre for the good and will be known as one of the best in that genre for many more years to come. Condition is fine with some small marks due to age.

This book contains Auden's famed City Without Walls poem as well as some of his other works. The book contains some of the most awarded and beautiful writings of Audens and we think it is a must of readers, writers and poets alike. Condition is fine with some yellowing due to age.

Interview with The Vampire, legendary book made into film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. First edition of this record-breaking novel, very fine condition with dust cover.

The Remains of the Day is a sad and humorous love story, a moving and witty meditation on the democratic responsibilities of the ordinary man, and a poignant tale of thwarted idealism. Characterized by the grace and sublety for which Kazuo Ishiguro's work has been acclaimed, it is his finest novel to date.

Raymond Brigg's tragic masterpiece with recurring characters Hilda and Jim in the lead up and break out of nuclear war. Great read

High-class call girls billed to Mastercard. A psychic 13-year-old dropout with a passion for Talking Heads. A hunky matinee idol doomed to play dentists and teachers. A one-armed beach-combing poet, an uptight hotel clerk and one very bemused narrator caught in the web of advanced capitalist mayhem. Combine this offbeat cast of characters with Murakami's idiosyncratic prose and out comes Dance Dance Dance.

Texaco is a 1992 novel by French author Patrick Chamoiseau. Set in a shantytown on the outskirts of Fort-de-France (also the capital of the author’s home, Martinique), it is told by Marie-Sophie Laborieux, the daughter of a liberated slave. Marie-Sophie recounts her family’s history, starting with the 1820s and extending into the late 1900s. To construct such a long timeline, Marie-Sophie relies heavily on her father’s interpretation of the past and of the stories he heard from his ancestors. Condition is very good however as seen on picture there is a substanial crease on the front cover.

Short and Brilliant - A firework of a novel - A month of Sundays is more densely packed with perceptions about the nature of love, of sex and of faith than any of John Updike's other work. Condition is fair, some creasing towards the spine but no other damage.

Any new play by Arthur Miller is. a major event in the theatre. But this latest work is even more stirring news for its e;e,emt pf sparomg amd daring comedy within the frame of a dramatic settomg equal to any he has ever assayed. Miller has described his theme as "the terms on which man is man, particularly having a choice of action in a world that is stacked against man having any choice at all." Very good condition although some scuffs on front and back cover as usual with a book of this age.