Literature
Great works of literature, often in their first edition. Classic and familiar stories as well as tales you have never heard before. We go back through four hundred years of storytelling.
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1933 The Unenchanted CircleLondon: 1933The first edition of this vanishingly scarce 1930s novel, in the wonderfully illustrated price unclipped dust wrapper.
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1960 Summoned by BellsLondon: 1960A first edition copy of John Betjeman's autobiography in blank verse, with the original dust wrapper.
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1951 Opening NightLondon: 1951The first edition of this thrilling and theatrical murder mystery by Ngaio Marsh.
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1959 The PledgeNew York: 1959The first US edition of this crime novella by Swiss author Friedrich Durrenmat.
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1959 The Wind in the WillowsLondon: 1959The first edition of this novel to feature the colourful illustrations of Ernest H. Shepard, one of the most sought after editions of this beloved novel.
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1964 The Man Who Sold DeathLondon: 1964The first edition, third impression of this thrilling novel set in the south of France, in the scarce publisher's original dust wrapper.
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1958 Our Man in HavanaLondon: 1958A smart first edition copy of this black comedy by Graham Greene, an exceptional novel by one of the leading writers of the twentieth century, scarce to see in the promotional wraparound band.
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1937 The Saturday MatchLondon: 1937The first edition of Hugh De Selincourt's novel about a Saturday cricket match, in the scarce original dust wrapper.
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1999-2004 2vols Single & Single and Absolute FriendsLondon: 1999-2004Smart first impressions of the standard trade edition of these two thrilling espionage novels by the renowned author John le Carré.
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1926 In Our TimeLondon: 1926The first U.K. edition of the first short story collection of Ernest Hemingway, uncommon to see in the original dust wrapper.
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1962 Catch-22London: 1962A bright first impression copy of Joseph Heller's culturally important World War Two novel.
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2012-2013 2vols The Long Earth and The Long WarLondon: 2012-2013Bright first impressions of the exclusive Waterstones editions of these works from the science fiction series by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter.
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1936 Kasangwa: The Story of a Rhodesian LionLondon: 1936The first edition of this uncommon, illustrated tale about a Rhodesian Lion called Kasangwa.
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1923 Wisdom's Daughter: The Life and Love Story of She-Who-Must-Be-ObeyedLondon: 1923A smart first edition of this fantasy novel from popular Victorian writer H. Rider Haggard, with the front panel of the original dust wrapper pasted in.
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1958 After the RainLondon: 1958A smart first edition copy of this science fiction novel in which an inventor starts the second Flood.
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1927 Allan and the Ice-Gods: A Tale of BeginningsLondon: 1927A first edition copy of this exciting adventure novel from popular Victorian writer H. Rider Haggard.
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1914 The Wanderer's NecklaceLondon: 1914A smart first edition of this illustrated adventure novel from popular Victorian writer H. Rider Haggard.
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1919 The Princess of the RosesLondon: 1919The very scarce to see first edition in English of this science fiction novel with predicts World War One.
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1909 The Lady of BlossholmeLondon: 1909A smart first edition of this historical novel from popular Victorian writer, H. Rider Haggard.
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1933 Yet in My FleshLondon: 1933A smart first edition copy of this science fiction novel pondering eugenics, by M. E. Mitchell.
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1916 The Ivory ChildLondon: 1916A smart first edition of this exciting adventure novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard.
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1920 The Ancient AllanLondon: 1920A smart first edition of this exciting adventure novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard.
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1903 Pearl-Maiden: A Tale of the Fall of JerusalemLondon: 1903A smart first edition of this illustrated novel from popular Victorian writer, H. Rider Haggard.
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Signed1931 CassandraLondon: 1931A very scarce science fiction novel by the Liberal politician Reginald Berkeley, the author's presentation copy to the physicist Edward Andrade.
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1891 Mutiny Memoirs: Being Personal Reminiscences of the Great Sepoy Revolt of 1857Allahabad: 1891A first edition of this scarce memoir of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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1861 A Popular Account of Missionary Travels and Researches in South AfricaLondon: 1861The first edition thus of David Livingstone's account of his travels and research in South Africa. The popular edition of his work.
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1966-75 A Dance to the Music of TimeLondon: 1966-75A smart set of five first edition novels from Anthony Powell's important roman-fleuve 'A Dance to the Music of Time'.
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1910-11 The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, Siegfried and the Twilight of the GodsLondon; New York: 1910-11A beautifully and colourfully illustrated copy of Richard Wagner's epic four epic opera dramas, illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham with tipped-in colour plates, scarce to see in their original dust wrappers.
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1925-1932 The Common Reader, First Series and Second SeriesLondon: 1925-1932The first editions of the first and second series of Virginia Woolf's literary essays.
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1947 The Moment and Other EssaysLondon: 1947The first edition of this collection of twenty-nine essays by Virginia Woolf, in the illustrated Vanessa Bell dust wrapper.
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1954 Winston Spencer Churchill: An Exhibition of Manuscripts and Books in Honour of his Eightieth BirthdayLondon: 1954A scarce first edition of this exhibition guide for the manuscripts and books displayed on behalf of Winston Spencer Churchill.
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1927 Count Luckner, The Sea DevilNew York: 1927A bright first edition copy of this biography of the German nobleman and naval officer Felix von Luckner.
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Signed1971 Forty Years in KuwaitLondon: 1971A signed first impression of this fascinating autobiography by English botanist, writer, and Orientalist Violet Dickson.
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1894 The People of the MistLondon: 1894A smart first edition copy of H. Rider Haggard's classic lost race fantasy novel.
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1888 Mr. Meeson's WillLondon: 1888A lovely first edition copy of Haggard's novel Mr. Meeson's Will, with sixteen illustrations.
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1888 Mr. Meeson's WillLondon: 1888A bright first edition copy of Haggard's novel Mr. Meeson's Will, with illustrations throughout.