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1996 Angela's Ashes: A Memoir of a ChildhoodLondon: 1996The first UK edition of the Pulitzer Prize winning memoir by Frank McCourt.
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1973-1994 Byron's Letters and JournalsLondon: 1973-1994A complete thirteen volume set of the letters and journals of Lord Byron, including the scarce supplementary volume.
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Signed1898 The Burtons: A Family RecordBrooklyn, N.Y.: 1898A charming family record of the Burton family, charting their English origins in the seventeenth century and their American ancestors, privately compiled by Alonzo J. Burton, a Brooklyn based descendant.
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1994 Long Walk to FreedomSouth Africa: 1994The first edition of Nelson Mandela's ground breaking autobiography in the original dust wrapper.
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1769 The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles VLondon: 1769A lovely and complete three volume first edition of Scottish historian William Robertson's study of the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
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1833 Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace MannLondon: 1833The first edition, three volume set of letters by the English writer and politician, Horace Walpole to Sir Horace Mann.
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1970-2014 21 Works by Larry McMurtryNew York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore: 1970-2014Twenty-one first editions, first printings of works by Larry McMurtry including works of fiction and non fiction with the original dust wrappers.
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1887 A Collection of Letters of W. M. Thackery 1847-1855London: 1887A charming first edition of this illustrated collection of letters from British author and illustrator, William Makepeace Thackery.
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1871-1879 4Vol The History of Napoleon the FirstLondon: 1871-1879The scarce complete first English language translation of Pierre Lanfrey's biographical analysis of the correspondences of Napoleon I.
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1887 6vol Boswell's Life of JohnsonOxford: 1887James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson, beautifully bound in half calf, and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work to be edited by George Birkbeck Hill.
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1983 Vita, The Life of V. Sackville-WestLondon: 1983The first edition of this illustrated and award winning biography of Vita Sackville-West.
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1856 Memoires d'un Bourgeois De ParisParis: 1856A uniformly bound, first edition set of this work about bourgeois lifestyle in nineteenth-century Paris, written by French opera producer and publisher, Louis-Desire Veron.
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1966-1976 12Vol Winston S. ChurchilLondon: 1966-1976A collection of five illuminating first editions of this celebrated biography of Sir Winston Churchill, accompanied by seven companion volumes.
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1925 The Portrait of ZelideLondon: 1925The first edition of this award winning biography on Isabelle de Charriere. Bound by the socialite and patron of the arts, Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie.
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1936 General SmutsLondon: 1936A smart, first edition copy of this biography on Jan Smuts, in original dust wrappers.
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1819-1820 The Life of William Lord Russell With Some Account of the Times in Which He Lived; Some Account of The Life of Rachael Wriothesley Lady RussellLondon: 1819-1820A uniformly bound, two volume set of letters and memoirs from Lord and Lady Russell, William Russel, and Rachael Wriothesley.
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1781 4vol The Private Life of Lewis XV In Which Are Contained The Principal Events, Remarkable Occurrences, And Anecdotes of His ReignLondon: 1781A smart, first edition set of this work on the life of King Louis XV of France, written by Mouffle D'Angerville and translated by J.O. Justamond.
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1830 3vol Memoirs of the Life and Times of Daniel De Foe Containing A Review of His WritingsLondon: 1830A first edition set of the memoirs of Daniel De Foe, written by Walter Wilson
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1806 3Vol Memoires d'un Voyageur qui se ReposeLondon: 1806A scarce and complete collection of these insightful French memoirs.
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Signed1917 Aphorisms on Authors and Their WaysLondon: 1917The first and only edition printed in one hundred copies of this series of aphorisms on authors and their ways by Augustine Birrell. A signed presentation copy, including a letter by the author.
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1857 14vol Historical WorksLondon: 1857-1869A lovely matching set bound in half leather comprising various historical or biographical volumes on General Oliver Cromwell, Thomas Uwins, the French Revolution, and Frederick the Great.
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1787 Supplement to the Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield, To His Son, Philip StanhopeLondon: 1787The first edition of this supplement to Philip Dormer Stanhope's Letters.
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1993 Philip Larkin a Writer's LifeLondon: 1993A superior copy of Philip Larkin's biography. Written by Andrew Motion, one of Larkin's executors.
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Signed1920 The Ritchies in India by Gerald Ritchie Illustrated Signed 1st ThackerayLondon: 1920A scarce first edition of this work by Gerald Ritchie.