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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1960 Recollections of a GhostLondon: 1960A smart first edition of this splendidly terrifying work from John Middleton Murry Jr., under the pen name of Colin Murry.
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1933 Highland Songs of the Forty-FiveEdinburgh : 1933The first edition of this collection of Scottish songs, translated and edited by John Lorne Campbell, with a folding map and musical scores.
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Signed1822 The Select Melodies of Scotland, Interspersed With Those of Ireland and WalesLondon: 1822A smartly bound volume of the popular songs of Scotland, put to music for piano, signed by the editor to the title page.
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2006 The Inheritance of LossLondon: 2006A fine, first edition of this Man Booker Prize winning novel by Kiran Desai.
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Signed1874 Some Account of the Glenriddell MSS. of Burns's PoemsLiverpool: 1874The first edition of this account of Robert Burns' Glenriddell Manuscript, the editor's presentation copy.
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1989 RestorationLondon: 1989A fine, first edition of this work of historical fiction by Rose Tremain.
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1945 Avril: Being Essays on the Poetry of the French RenaissanceLondon: 1945A collection of essays on the poetry of the French Renaissance from Belloc, with a letter from the publisher.
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1960 Private FiresLondon: 1960A very smart, scarce first edition of this novel telling the story of Mrs. Alice Hand, by Kathleen Nott.
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1913 Tales from AriostoLondon: 1913A smart copy of this collection of tales from Ludovico Ariosto, collected by Joseph Shield Nicholson.
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1966 The Birds Fall DownNew York: 1966A bright, first edition of this exciting spy novel by Rebecca West, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper.
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1899-1901 British Poetry AnthologiesLondon: 1899-1901A six volume set of first editions from the British Anthology series, edited by Professor Edward Arber.
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1967 Running to ParadiseLondon: 1967A collection of poetry by the popular poet W. B. Yeats selected with an introduction by Kevin Crossley-Holland, in the original dust wrapper.
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1844 The Life and Adventures of Martin ChuzzlewitLondon: 1844The first edition, first issue of the Charles Dickens novel that the author himself described as being by 'a hundred points immeasurably the best of my stories'.
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1825 Selected Poets of Great BritainLondon : 1825A handsomely bound collection of poetry and critical notes created by William Hazlitt.
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1969 Eva TroutLondon: 1969A well presented first edition of this novel telling the story of Eva Trout, by Elizabeth Bowen
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c1920 The Black TulipLondon: c1920The 'Nelson Classic' edition of this romantic and historical novel and poem by Alexandre Dumas, in the original dust wrapper.
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1949-1986 Collection of Works by Elizabeth BowenLondon: 1949-1986A very smart set of five first edition works by Elizabeth Bowen, in their original dust wrappers.
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1979 The Yawning HeightsLondon: 1979The first UK edition of Alexander Zinoviev's satirical novel about the failure's of Soviet communism.
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1903 The Personal History of David CopperfieldLondon: [1903]The fireside edition of this popular work by the celebrated Charles Dickens, bound in half diced cloth and illustrated by the noted artist 'Phiz'.
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1952 Ivanhoe: The Story of the FilmLondon: 1952The uncommon film tie-in edition of Scott's 'Ivanhoe', illustrated with stills from the 1952 motion picture starring Elizabeth Taylor and Joan Fontaine.
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1971-1991 A Collection of Three Works by Susan HillLondon: 1971-1991A well presented trio of first editions by popular English author, Susan Hill, all in their original dust wrappers.
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1963 A Vicarage FamilyLondon: 1963The book club edition of this semi-autobiographical novel by Noel Streatfeild, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1945 Sonnets and Verse: The Collected Poems of H. BellocLondon: 1945A smart reprint of this collection of verses from Franco-English writer, Hilaire Belloc.
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1915 Facts and Fancies Linked with Folk-Lore About KilmaveonaigEdinburgh: 1915A smart second edition of this collection of historical sketches and folk-lore from Kilmaveonaig, with illustrations.
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1959 Lover ManLondon: 1959A lovely copy of the first edition of Alston Anderson's collection of short stories about race and life in Jim Crow era North Carolina.
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1964 Sick Heart RiverLondon: 1964A very smart edition of John Buchan's posthumously published novel, set in the majestic Canadian wilderness.
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1950 The African QueenLondon: 1950A bright 1950 edition of C.S. Forester's thrilling novel about the adventures of a Christian missionary and a steamer captain who travel up a treacherous river in German East Africa.
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1947 From the ShiffoldsLondon: 1947A copy of this uncommon book of poetry by R. C. Trevelyan in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1895 Two on a TowerLondon: 1895A handsome early edition of this notable Wessex novel by Thomas Hardy, in the publisher's cloth binding.
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2017 A Christmas Carol: The Original Manuscript EditionNew York: 2017A lovely first edition, first impression of the original manuscript edition of Dicken's classic 'A Christmas Carol'.
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Signed1891 Gleanings In The NorthLondon : 1891A very scarce signed copy of Gleanings In The North by David Stephen.
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1930 The Ivory TalismanLondon: 1930The first edition of this thrilling adventure story set in Africa by Captain F. A. M. Webster.
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1969 The SpoilersLondon: 1969A bright first edition of this exciting novel by bestselling thriller writer Desmond Bagley.
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1994 Brother Cadfael's PenanceLondon: 1994A very smart first edition of this medieval mystery novel, the last of the Cadfael Chronicles.
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1896 The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.London: 1896The first novel in Thackeray's Arthur Pendennis series; the first edition to feature illustrations by T. H. Robinson.
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1842 Memoir of Mary Ann Gilpin of BristolLondon: 1842A very scarce memoir by Mary Ann Gilpin of Bristol, giving an insight into 19th century life.