Short Stories
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1904 Lives of the HuntedLondon: 1904A beautifully illustrated volume of short stories about man's relationship with animals, in a full morocco signed binding, and from the library of the Countess of Ilchester.
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1920 Books in General Second SeriesNew York : 1920A signed copy of Books in General Second Series by Solomon Eagle or J. C. Squire.
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1821 Winter Evening Tales, Collected Among the Cottages of the South of ScotlandEdinburgh: 1821The very scarce revised two volume second edition of James Hogg's collection of short stories, sketches and poems.
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1974 The Real Life Mr NewmanWorcester: 1974A scarce limited edition of The Real Life Mr Newman by Michael Moorcock.
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1914 The Prussian Officer and Other StoriesLondon: 1914An excellent first edition of D.H. Lawrence's celebrated collection of short stories, in a half morocco binding.
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1881 The Theatre of LifeLondon: 1881The first edition of this collection of short stories from prolific poet, journalist and writer George Robert Sims, in the vibrant publisher's original paper covered boards.
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c1795 Chinese Tales; or The Wonderful Adventures of the Mandarin Fum-HoamLondon: c1795A scarce edition of this collection of tales from the adventures of Fum-Hoam, translated into English.
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1784 Aesopi Phrygis FabulaeLondon: 1784A scarce telling of Aesop the Phrygis, with various writings from other authors. In Latin
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1954 Portrait of the Artist as a Young DogLondon: 1954The second printing of this collection of short stories from Dylan Thomas.
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1948-1950 3vol Selected Works from Milton, Byron, and ColeridgeLondon: 1948-1950A collection of the works of Milton, Byron, and Coleridge, from The Nonesuch Press.
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1977 The SilmarillionLondon: 1977The first edition of Tolkien's exciting collection of myths and stories.
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1883 The Ruskin Birthday Book: A Selection of Thoughts, Mottoes, and AphorismsKent: 1883The first edition of this birthday book diary, with thoughts and mottoes attributed to every day of the year by John Ruskin.
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1737 FablesLondon: 1737The illustrated fifth edition of the fables of John Gay, containing a total of fifty of his admired tales.
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1935 Blandings Castle and ElsewhereLondon: 1935A first edition of this collection by P. G. Wodehouse, with a later issue dust wrapper.
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1911 Light and TwilightLondon: 1911A scarce review copy of the first edition of this collection of prose by Edward Thomas.
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1969 The Woman DestroyedLondon : 1969A first edition copy of this compassionate collection of three short stories by Simone de Beauvoir.
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1928 The Last SheafLondon: 1928The scarce first edition of this charming collection of essays by Edward Thomas, an association copy from the library of ESP Haynes.
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1933 The Lone SwallowsLondon: 1933The first illustrated edition of Henry Williamson's collection of nature essays in the original dust wrapper.
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1934 The Peregrine's Saga and Other Wild TalesLondon: 1934A first illustrated edition of this collection of short stories focusing on wildlife by notable nature author Henry Williamson, with illustrations by C. F. Tunnicliffe.
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1959 Senor SaintLondon: 1959The first UK edition of this collection of four short stories by Leslie Charteris in the original dust wrapper.
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1910 The Lilac Fairy BookLondon: 1910A superior first edition copy of the final of Lang's 'Fairy Books', a lovely copy complete with the original colourful plates.
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1981 True LoveLondon : 1981A bright first edition copy of True Love by Posy Simmonds, signed and from the library of Tom Maschler. -
1936 The Twelve MonthsLondon: 1936The first edition of this beautifully illustrated collection of essays and prose on the beauty of British countryside throughout the calendaryear.
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1920 Glimpses of Men and Manners About the MuirsideBrechin: 1920A scarce first edition of this illustrated collection of biographical sketches of people from Muirside.
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1902 Brechin Faces of the Olden Time: Being Brief Sketches of Old CitizensBrechin: 1902A very scarce work of short biographical sketches of citizens by Sievwright.
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1947 Innocents: Variations on a ThemeLondon: 1947Bright first edition of A. L. Barker's first short story collection in the original, unclipped dust wrapper.
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1996 Trying to Save Piggy SneedNew York: 1996A first US edition, first impression copy of this collection of short works by critically-acclaimed novelist John Irving.
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1933 Volume the First, Now First Printed from the Manuscript in the Bodleian LibraryOxford: 1933An exceptional copy of this first edition thus by Jane Austen, printed from an original manuscript of Austen's juvenilia, held by the Bodleian library.
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1962 Franny and ZooeyLondon: 1962Lovely first UK edition of this book by famous American author J. D. Salinger.
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1953 Satan in the Suburbs and Other StoriesLondon: 1953A first edition copy of Bertrand Russell's first work of fiction, a collection of short stories.
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1954 Jumping JoanLondon : 1954A first edition copy of this collection of short stories by C. H. B. Kitchin.
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1976 The Sun's NetLondon: 1976A first edition copy of this collection of evocative stories concerning the people of the Orkneys.
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1954 Someone Like YouLondon: 1954A smart first edition copy of this early collection of short stories by the popular children's author Roald Dahl.
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1963 Up The JunctionLondon: 1963A smart first edition of this collection of short stories from Nell Dunn.
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1986 Skywriting by Word of MouthNew York: 1986The first edition, first impression of this posthumously published collection of writing by John Lennon, containing autobiographical and personal details.
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1925 The Twelve Adventurers and Other StoriesLondon: 1925An excellent copy of this limited edition, first edition collection of short stories credited to Charlotte Bronte.