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Signed2011 In Other WorldsLondon: 2011A unique signed copy of this exploration of science fiction by Margaret Atwood, signed as part of the Guardian and Observer Book Swap.
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Signed2016 A View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Non-FictionLondon: 2016A signed first edition of this fascinating collection of non-fiction essays and writings by Neil Gaiman.
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Signed2014 A Slip of the KeyboardLondon: 2014A first edition edition copy of this anthology of non-fiction pieces penned by Terry Pratchett, with the author's authenticated blind stamp signature.
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1925 Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine and Other EssaysPhiladelphia: 1925An exceptionally bright copy of the limited edition first edition of D. H. Lawrence's collection of philosophical essays.
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1926 Plan of a Novel According to Hints From Various QuartersOxford: 1926A limited edition copy of Jane Austen's entertaining plan for a novel, written according to the recommendations of the librarian to the Prince Regent.
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1990 Sylvius: Der DichterLeipzig: 1990A beautiful copy of this scarce, limited edition work with illustrations from French painter, sculptor, and printmaker Honoré-Victorin Daumier.
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Signed1818 Critical Description of the Procession of Chaucer's Pilgrims to CanterburyLondon: 1818A signed presentation copy of this very scarce work from art critic William Carey, inscribed to American painter Washington Allston.
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1932 ButlerianaLondon: 1932A lovely limited edition collection of the autobiographical essays of English novelist Samuel Butler, best known for 'The Way of All Flesh', and 'Erewhon'.
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1956 25 vols Journal Memoires de la Vie Litteraire and Vie des Freres GoncourtMonaco: 1956A complete twenty five volume set of Journal Memoires de la Vie Litteraire and Vie des Freres Goncourt by the Goncourt brothers, being limited edition copies.
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1878 Le Roi VoltaireParis: 1878A limited edition copy of Arsène Houssaye's work of literary criticism on Voltaire. Illustrated with two folding plates, a four portraits.
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Signed1928 The Art of Jane AustenManchester : 1928A very scarce signed copy of Samuel Alexander's study of Jane Austen's work.
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1983 William Morris's Printing PressLondon: 1983A smart limited edition pamphlet looking at the history of William Morris' Kelmscott House and his printing press.
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Signed1925 D.H. Lawrence and Maurice Magnus, A Plea For Better MannersLondon: 1925A signed presentation copy of Norman Douglas's response to D.H. Lawrence's attack on American travel writer Maurice Magnus, including a signed letter from Douglas to sculptor John Tweed.
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Signed1963 Without Prejudice One Hundred Letters From Frederick William RolfeLondon: 1963A limited edition collection of one-hundred letters by Baron Corvo to John Lane, including a signed letter from the editor, Cecil Woolf.
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1951 2 vols XIX Century Fiction A Bibliographical Record Based on His Own CollectionCambridge: 1951A lovely complete two volume set of this bibliography of 19th Century fiction.
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Signed1957 Norman DouglasLondon: 1957A signed presentation copy of this scarce study of the life and works of British writer Norman Douglas.
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Signed1957 Alarms and DiversionsNew York: 1957A first edition anthology of short stories and essays by James Thurber, inscribed by the author.
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Signed1998 Wormholes Essays and Occasional WritingsLondon: 1998A fine signed limited edition essay collection by John Fowles, a striking volume colourfully bound with many insightful pieces by Fowles.
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Signed1970 Mosaic III My Recollections of KafkaWinnipeg: 1970One of twenty-five copies of John Fowles' essay contributed to 'Mosaic', here extracted on its own. Signed by Fowles to the final leaf of text.
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Signed1979 A Visit to William MorrisGloucestershire: 1979A lovely limited edition of this essay about William Morris by Helen Thomas, signed by the editor, Myfanwy Thomas.
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Signed1930 The Private Letter-Books of Sir Walter ScottLondon: 1930In a striking full crushed morocco fine binding by Wallis, this is an impressive and very scarce Limited Edition publication of the letters of Sir Walter Scott, signed by Wilfred Partington and Hugh Walpole.
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Signed1992 Artillery of Words The Writings of Sir Winston ChurchillLondon: 1992The first edition of this literary criticism of Winston Churchill, a presentation copy signed and inscribed by the author.
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1932 The First Editions of the Writings of Charles DickensNew York; London: 1932An excellent limited edition of the second edition of John C. Eckel's detailed bibliography of Charles Dickens first editions. With Charles Dickens's bookplate, printed from the original copper plate, loosely inserted.
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1937 An Anthology: Extracts from Letters written by Miss May Chesshire to Llewelyn PowysHorsham: 1937An excellent copy of Diana Harding's Limited Edition publication of the letters sent by West Country poet May Chesshire to her friend, novelist Llewelyn Powys.
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1925 Selected EssaysLondon: 1925The Golden Cockerell limited edition copy of selected essays by Jonathan Swift, a nice work with wood engravings.
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Signed1902 The Sketch BookLondon: 1902A very scarce two volume limited edition of Washington Irving's literary anthology 'The Sketch Book', signed by the illustrator, Edmund Sullivan.
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Signed1970 Virgil's Pastoral Art: Studies in the EcloguesPrinceton: 1970First impression of this study into Virgil by Michael C. J. Putnam, the author's presentation copy.
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1946 Restif de la BretonneLondon: 1946A limited edition copy of this biographical work about Restif de la Bretonne.
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1892 The Toilers of the FieldLondon: 1892A very smart copy of this scarce, limited edition essay collection by John Richard Jefferies.
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Signed1986 The ValleyTempe Arizona: 1986The second printing of this anthology of artistic prose by Rolando Hinojosa, signed inscribed and dated by the author.
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1944 The Wisdom of IndiaLondon: 1944The scarce first limited edition of this anthology of Indian literature compiled by Lin Yutang in the original dust wrapper.
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Signed1962 Michael Frayn's WorksLondon: 1962-2012A bright group of sixteen first editions of Michael Frayn's works, each complete with dust wrappers. Including a signed copy of 'Spies' and 'My Father's Fortune.'
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1916 A Book of Homage to ShakespeareOxford : 1916An illustrated, limited edition collection of essays in homage to William Shakespeare.
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Signed1924 Pure Poetry An AnthologyLondon : 1924A lovely limited edition copy of George Moore's Pure Poetry anthology.
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Signed1922 The Works of Max BeerbohmLondon: 1922The signed, limited edition first volume only of a ten volume set of the collected works of literary figure Max Beerbohm.
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Signed1920 Frederick Locker-Lampson; A Character SketchLondon: 1920An attractive copy of the signed Limited Edition of Augustine Birrell's biography of his father-in-law, Frederick Locker-Lampson.