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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1969 The Big BounceLondon: 1969A smart first U.K. edition of this popular crime novel written by Elmore Leonard, in the original dust wrapper.
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1935 Seven Pillars of WisdomLondon: 1935T. E. Lawrence's insightful autobiography, an illustrated look at his experiences through the First World War, the first trade edition complete with folding maps and plates.
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1920 The Rescue a Romance of the ShallowsLondon: 1920A superior first impression copy of one of Joseph Conrad's last published novels, part of his touching semi-autobiographical 'Lingard' trilogy.
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1937 The Road to Wigan PierLondon: 1937A lovely copy of the first edition of George Orwell's study on the working classes of Northern England, illustrated throughout, published by the Left Book Club.
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1925 Carry On, Jeeves!London: 1925The first edition of this volume of ten brilliant Wooster and Jeeves stories, a smart copy in a later impression dust wrapper.
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1938 The Code of the WoostersLondon: 1938A smart copy of the third full-length Wooster and Jeeves novel, the first edition of this entertaining work by Wodehouse.
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1934 Something FreshLondon: 1934P. G. Wodehouse's first novel to feature Lord Emsworth of Blandings Castle, in the original illustrated dust wrapper.
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2008 Northern LightsLondon: 2008A fine signed limited edition copy of Philip Pullman's first fantasy novel following the adventures of Lyra. -
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1892 Memoirs of the Life of Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, Baronet, Baron of theEdinburgh: 1892A smart first edition of the scarce memoirs of Sir John Clerk, an important figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, this copy inscribed by one of his descendents. -
1874 A Journey to the Centre of the EarthLondon: 1874The third English edition of Jules Verne's important science fiction novel, a smart Bickers bound copy.
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1787 A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of The Sublime and BeautifulLondon: 1787An early edition of Burke's important essay on aesthetics, a literary precursor to the Romantic era.
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1925-1927 The Histories, Poems, Comedies and Tragedies of ShakespeareLondon: 1925-1927A well presented collection of Shakespeare's works, compiled by Humphrey Milford at the Oxford University Press.
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1928 Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting ManLondon: 1928A wonderfully presented third impression of this autobiographical novel by Siegfried Sassoon.
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1963 Basil Seal Rides Again, or, The Rake's RegressLondon: 1963A signed limited edition short story by Evelyn Waugh, signed by Waugh himself, from the library of a son of one of his lovers, Joyce Gill. -
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2000 The Blind AssassinLondon: 2000A signed copy of the first UK edition of Margaret Atwood's Booker Prize winning work of historical fiction. -
1921 Castles in the AirLondon: 1921A first edition copy of this collection of stories by Baroness Orczy in the scarce green cloth variant.
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1913 A Small Boy and OthersLondon: 1913The first UK edition of novelist Henry James's autobiography of his early life and childhood.
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1928 Decline and FallLondon: 1928A first impression copy of this entertaining novel by Evelyn Waugh, an association copy from the library of the lover of the author.
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1907 The American SceneLondon: 1907An exceptionally lovely copy of the first edition of Henry James's account of his North American travels.
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1942 Put Out More FlagsLondon: 1942A wonderful first edition of one of Evelyn Waugh's satirical wartime novels, an important commentary on the lives of the British upper-class.
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1920 Fruit of the DesertGarden City: 1920A scarce first edition of this lost race adventure novel by Richard Barry.
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1927 To the LighthouseLondon: 1927A second impression of Woolf's most autobiographical novel, published only one month after the first impression.
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1941-1952 26vol A Collection of Just William StoriesLondon: 1941-1952A smart collection of Just William stories and adventures from Crompton, with the original dust wrappers.
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1896 The Fearsome IslandChicago: 1896A smart first edition of this novel depicting a shipwrecked sailor and a seemingly enchanted island.
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1968 2001 A Space OdysseyLondon: 1968A sought after smart copy of the first edition of Arthur C. Clarke's most important sci-fi novel.
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1995 The UnconsoledLondon: 1995A signed first impression copy of this award-winning novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, a nice copy in the original dust wrapper. -
1936 Cards on the TableLondon: 1936An excellent copy of the first edition of this classic Agatha Christie title, in which four detectives and four suspects join together in a game of bridge.
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1939 Murder is EasyLondon: 1939The sought after first edition of this standalone Agatha Christie murder mystery.
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1920 Beyond the Blue: The Story of a Great AdventureLondon: 1920A smart very scarce first edition of this exciting story of interplanetary travel from Stacey Blake.
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1907 The Gold Worshippers: A TaleLondon: 1907A scarce first edition of this illustrated fantasy story from Harris-Burland.
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1933 Flush: A BiographyLondon: 1933The first edition of Virginia Woolf's entertaining novel about Flush, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's cocker spaniel, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.
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1942 The Death of the Moth and Other EssaysLondon: 1942The first edition of this anthology of essays from Virginia Woolf, published the year after her death, and including the notable 'A Letter to a Young Poet'.
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1969 Virginia Woolf and Lytton StracheyLondon: 1969An exceptionally lovely second impression of Virginia Woolf and Lytton Strachey's correspondence.
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1929 A Room of One's OwnLondon: 1929The first edition, first impression of this groundbreaking feminist work, by noted Bloomsbury author, Virginia Woolf.
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1928 Orlando: A BiographyLondon: 1928The first edition of Virginia Woolf's ground-breaking feminist work, dedicated to her literary contemporary and lover, Vita Sackville-West.
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1901 The InvadersLondon: 1901A first edition copy of this very scarce work by the prolific author Louis Tracy.