Short Stories
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2012 SkagboysLondon: 2012The first edition, first impression of Irvine Welsh's Skagboys, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1981 Music for Chameleons: new writing by Truman CapoteLondon: 1981A very smart first UK edition of Capote's short story collection with the original dust wrapper.
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2017 Men without WomenLondon: 2017Lovely first English edition of this anthology of Japanese tales by the famous author Haruki Murakami.
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1855 The Ingoldsby Legends; or, Mirth and MarvelsLondon: 1855Illustrated by George Cruikshank and John Leech, this is the three volume eleventh edition of Richard Harris Barham's popular collection of fantastical short stories.
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1834 The Keepsake for MDCCCXXXIVLondon : 1834A lovely collection of short stories from 1834, with illustrations. In the original moire silk binding.
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1933 Hangman's HolidayLondon: 1933The first edition of this uncommon collection of twelve short stories by murder mystery writer Dorothy L. Sayers
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1939 In the Teeth of the EvidenceLondon: 1939An excellent copy of the first edition of this collection of seventeen short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers.
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1938-1943 Five Works from Dorothy L. SayersLondon: 1938-1943Five works from beloved twentieth century English crime writer and poet Dorothy L. Sayers, including one play and an assortment of essays and speeches.
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1958 A Treasury of Sayers StoriesLondon: 1958An exceptionally smart copy of the first impression of this collection of twenty-four mystery stories from detective fiction writer Dorothy L. Sayers.
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1881 The Mountain-Sprite's KingdomLondon: 1881Scarce first edition of this collection of short stories by E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen.
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1881 Uncle Remus and His Legends of the Old PlantationLondon: 1881First UK edition of Joel Chandler Harris's anthology of African American fables and oral traditions.
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1902 The Book of RomanceLondon, New York and Bombay: 1902First edition of this collection of Arthurian legend edited by Andrew Lang in beautiful binding with illustrations.
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1895 The Red True Story BookLondon and New York: 1895The first edition of Andrew Lang's collection of short historical stories with illustrations.
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1937 Murder in the Mews and Other StoriesLondon: 1937The first Odhams edition of four short Poirot stories, murder mystery short tales by Agatha Christie.
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1940 Mr Fortune HereLondon: 1940Scarce first edition of this anthology of Mr Fortune's tales by H C Bailey.
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1932 Case for Mr FortuneLondon: 1932A bright first edition of this scarce anthology featuring the character of Mr Fortune by H C Bailey.
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1850 The Arabian Nights' EntertainmentsLondon: 1850A new edition of E.W. Lake's translation of the classic collection of short stories, 'Arabian Nights', beautifully illustrated throughout
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1926 The Music From Behind The MoonNew York: 1926The first edition of this lovely illustrated work of short fiction by James Branch Cabell limited to 3000 copies.
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1893 Russian Fairy TalesLondon: 1893A very smart copy of this volume of fairy tales, complete with lovely illustrations.
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1899 Hans Andersen's Fairy TalesLondon: 1899Five volumes of this fortnightly publication of Hans Christian Andersen's popular fairy tales.
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1924 The First Edition and Book CollectorLondon: 1924Two first edition copies of 'The First Edition' book collecting magazine, in the original paper wraps.
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1899 Historical Tales from ShakespeareLondon: 1899A first edition of Quiller-Couch's historical tales from Shakespeare, in a beautiful full calf prize binding.
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1956 The Irish R. M. CompleteLondon: 1956Somerville and Ross's amusing Irish R. M. stories, collected in a very smart half calf binding.
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1858 The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and MarvelsLondon: 1858A new edition of the well-known Ingoldsby Legends by Richard Harris Barham.
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1950 Farrusco the Blackbird and other Stories from the PortugueseLondon: 1950A lovely first edition of this illustrated book containing animal stories.
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c1911 Beside the Bonnie Brier BushLondon: c1911An early illustrated edition of John Watson's bestselling book of short stories with illustrations by William Hole.
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1935 The Man Who DiedLondon: 1935An early edition of this short novel by D. H. Lawrence with beautiful colour illustrations by John Farleigh.
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1876 Old ChristmasLondon: 1876The first Caldicott edition of this collection of short stories by Washington Irving with illustrations by R. Caldecot.
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1893 Our VillageLondon and New York: 1893The first illustrated edition, second impression of Mary Russel Mitford's collection of literary sketches with illustrations by Hugh Thomson.
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1961 Folk Tales and Fairy Stories from IndiaLondon: 1961A fine copy of this collection of traditional Indian fairy tales by Sudhindra Nath Ghose, illustrated by Shrimati E. Carlile.
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1929 The Mimiambs of HerondasLondon: 1929An excellent copy of Jack Lindsay's limited edition translation of the mimiambs of Herondas, illustrated by Alan Odle.
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1944 Love Story of the Blue LizardNapoli: 1944A signed presentation copy of a very scarce Limited Edition short story by Edwin Cerio. Illustrated by the author. -
1935 The Man Who DiedLondon: 1935With wood engravings from John Farleigh, this is an exceptionally smart copy of D. H. Lawrence's novella about Christ's resurrection.
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1838 The Works of Lady BlessingtonPhiladelphia: 1838An impressive example of this scarce two volume edition of the collected works of the Countess of Blessington. The only collected edition of her works to be published.
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1873 Eastern Legends and StoriesLondon: 1873The scarce first edition of this collection of Eastern short stories and legends from the nineteenth century.
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1896 Sindbad the Sailor and Ali Baba and The Forty ThievesLondon: 1896A scarce, illustrated edition of these classic Arabia short stories and folk tales, translated by Edward William Lane and Rev. Jonathan Scott.