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1891 Colonel Carter of CartersvilleBoston and New York: 1891The first edition, first issue of the debut novel of American author Francis Hopkinson Smith. From the library of noted American bibliophile Natalie Knowlton Blair.
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1855 The Balloon Travels of Robert Merry and His Young FriendsNew York: 1855The first edition of this charming novel about the travels of a group of characters across Europe in a balloon.
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1896 Bracebridge Hall: or, The HumouristsNew York: 1896A beautifully illustrated edition of Washington Irving's episodic novel, in the original decorative cloth bindings, and scarce protective cloth dust wrappers.
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1932 The Night Before ChristmasLondon: 1932A smart edition of this beloved festive poem by Clement Clarke Moore, colourfully illustrated by Arthur Rackham, in the scarce dust wrapper.
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c1934 The Night Before ChristmasLondon; Philadelphia: c1934A smart edition of this beloved festive poem by Clement Clarke Moore, colourfully illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
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1890 Ting-A-Ling TalesLondon: 1890The very scarce first UK edition of Frank R. Stockton's wonderful fairy-tale, about the fairy prince Ting-A-Ling.
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1883-1884 The Complete Works of Nathaniel HawthorneCambridge: 1883-1884An exceptional fifteen volume limited edition set of the complete works of American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, uniformly bound by Zaehnsdorf.
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1882 Roughing It and the Innocents at HomeLondon: 1882Mark Twain's semi-autobiographical travel works exploring America, Europe, and the Holy Land, illustrated throughout.
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Signed1902 The Complete Works of Edgar Allan PoeNew York and London: 1902A beautiful limited edition set of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated with ten plates to each volume, and signed by the publisher.
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1945 The Red PonyNew York: 1945The first illustrated edition of John Steinbeck's episodic novella about life on a California Ranch, illustrated by Wesley Dennis.
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1920 The Splendid OutcastNew York; London: 1920A scarce first edition thriller espionage novel by noted author George Gibbs, complete with illustrations by the author.
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1940 Leaves of GrassNew York: 1940A colourfully illustrated edition of Walt Whitman's monumental poetry collection, a smart edition illustrated by Lewis C. Daniel.
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1906-07 The Writings of Mark TwainNew York; London: 1906-07A striking set of the works of the great American author Mark Twain, a smartly bound set including all of his best known and influential works.
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1896 Life in the Far West, or, A Detective's Thrilling Adventures Among the Indians and Outlaws of MontanaChicago: 1896The first edition of C. H. Simpson's thrilling Western novel, set in rural Montana, and illustrated throughout.
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1970 Mr Sammler's PlanetLondon: 1970The first UK edition of this award winning fiction novel by Saul Bellow.
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1907 A Horse's TaleLondon and New York: 1907A smart first edition copy of Mark Twain's fictionalised account of Buffalo Bill's favourite horse.
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1923 The Book of the American IndianNew York and London: 1923The first edition of this charmingly illustrated collection of short stories about Native American life.
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1877 Bracebridge HallLondon: 1877An exceptional copy of the first edition thus of this charming collection of character sketches by Washington Irving, in a quarter morocco dust wrapper and matching slip case.
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1892 The American ClaimantLondon: 1892The first UK edition of Mark Twain's humorous novel about mistaken identities.
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1880 A Tramp AbroadLondon: 1880A smart copy of the first single volume UK edition of Mark Twain's account of his journey through central and southern Europe.
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Signed1898 Latitude 19 a Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen HundredNew York: 1898An uncommon to see American romance novel by Mary Bradford Schuyler Crowninshield, her presentation copy to Robert Walpole, the 5th Earl of Orford.
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1899 Looking Forward a Dream of the United States of the AmericasUtica: 1899A scarce first edition copy of a brilliant science fiction future history novel by Arthur Bird, complete with illustrations.
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1898 Through the EarthNew York: 1898The first edition of this uncommon American sci-fi novel revolving around an underground train which travels from New York to Australia.
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1893 A Cityless and Countryless WorldIowa: [1893]An uncommon first edition utopian novel by Henry Olerich, a brilliant science fiction foray in which a Martian comes to Earth, a superior copy of this novel.
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1877 The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowLondon: 1877A wonderful example of this illustrated 'Author's Edition' of the works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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1894 A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the FutureNew York: 1894The uncommon first edition of John Jacob Astor's science fiction novel, in which he offers an account of life in the year 2000.
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1900 A Master of CraftLondon: 1900The first edition of W. W. Jacob's novel with illustrations by Will Owen.
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1885 The Choice Humorous Works of Mark TwainLondon: 1885A scarce new edition of this collection of humorous works by Samuel Langhorne Clemens with illustrations.
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1942 Dragon's TeethLondon: 1942The uncommon first UK edition, first impression of Upton Sinclair's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, covering the period of the Nazi takeover of Germany in the 1930s.
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1963 Walt Whitman; The Early Poems and the FictionNew York: 1963A bright mid-twentieth century edition of the poetry and short stories of American literary figure Walt Whitman.
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1893-1900 The Writings of Henry David ThoreauNew York and Boston: 1893-1900An impressive Riverside Edition set of the collected works of Henry David Thoreau, compete with illustrations, including portrait frontispieces of Thoreau.
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1855 Wallace: a Franconia StoryLondon: 1855A bright pocket sized copy of this illustrated juvenile tale by Jacob Abbott.
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Signed1896 A Master of FortuneLondon: 1896An early edition of this novel by Julian Sturgis signed, inscribed and dated by the author.
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1943 Some Early American Writing Books & MastersNot Stated : 1943Second edition of this scarce lecture by Ray Nash concerned with bibliography of American literature.
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1915 The Romance of Old BelgiumNew York: 1915A bright copy of this work dedicated to Belgium legends by Elizabeth W. Champney and Frere Champney, the first edition.
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1900 3vol Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe[London]: 1900A unique set of Edgar Allan Poe's works compiled in three volumes by Bernard Coleridge, the 2nd Baron Coleridge.