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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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1892-1901 The Works of Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1892-1901An exceptionally beautiful thirty volume set of the works of Scottish novelist and writer Robert Louis Stevenson, in sumptuous half crushed morocco bindings.
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1875 Baron Bruno; or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy StoriesLondon: 1875A very scarce first edition copy of this volume of five short stories by Louisa Morgan, one of the first works to be illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
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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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1827-1828 The Chronicles of the CanongateEdinburgh: 1827-1828The first edition of Sir Walter Scott's complete 'Chronicles of Canongate', with both series bound in five volumes.
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c1910 Poe's Tales and PoemsNew York: c1910An exceptionally lovely set of four volumes of the poems and short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, including 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and 'The Gold-Bug'.
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1907 Rubaiyat of Omar KhayyamLondon: 1907A sumptuously bound copy of this noted work, presented here in a highly decorative Bumpus binding, with exquisite gilt detail and watered silk pastedowns.
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1903 Stories from FroissartLondon: 1903An illustrated edition of Froissart's historical stories for children, handsomely bound in full calf prize binding and awarded to T.C. Eden, brother of Prime Minister Anthony Eden.
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1854 Chambers's Repository of Instructive and Amusing TractsEdinburgh: 1854The complete six volume set of interesting essays by William and Robert Chambers.
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1801-1811 24Vols Oeuvres Completes de FlorianParis: 1801-1811A charming twenty-four volume pocket sized set of the complete works of prominent French literary figure, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, illustrated throughout.
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1830 The Miscellaneous Works of Joseph AddisonOxford: 1830A handsomely bound, uniform set of the works of Joseph Addison. In the first edition.
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c1920 Le Chemin de RoselandParis: c1920A very smart fine binding of Bordeaux's well-known short story.
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1911-1922 Selected works by French Language Authors La Sagesse et La Destinee, La Vie Des Abeilles, Choix de Poesies, Marie ClaireParis: 1911-1922Four volumes of work from three popular French Language authors.
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c2893 Korners WerkeLeipzig und Wien: c1893An uncommon German language, two volume collection of the works of Theodor Korner.
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1724 Carpentariana Ou Remarques D'Histoire, De Morale, De Critique, D'Erudition, Et De Bons Mots De M. CharpentierParis: 1724A very scarce first edition of Francois Charpentier's history, criticism, morals and good words of M. Charpentier.
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1884 Les Vieilles Actrices and Le Musee des AntiquesParis: 1884A scarce first collected edition of these two works by J. Barbey D'Aurevilly.
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1899 Stalky & CoLondon: 1899A finely bound first edition second printing of Rudyard Kipling's school-based anthology, showing the juvenile exploits of boys in boarding schools.
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1823 German Popular StoriesLondon: 1823A finely bound, first English edition of the brother's Grimm tales. A very scarce example of this famous stories, here in English for the first time.
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1905-23 9vol The Works of Neil Munro Illustrated Ramage BindingLondon: 1905-23A smartly bound collection of the novels and short stories of Neil Munro, in a fine binding by Ramage in London.
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1930-38 33vols The Works of George Bernard Shaw Limited Edition Dustwrapper PlaysLondon: 1930An excellent collection of the complete thirty three volume limited edition works of noted Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, presented in the uncommon dustwrapper.
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1849-52 3vol Barnaby Rudge Boz Christmas Books Charles Dickens 1st ThusLondon: 1849-52A smartly rebound collection of Charles Dickens' novels, with 'Sketches of Boz' and 'Christmas Book's being the first cheap editions, all volumes illustrated with a frontispiece.
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1905 2vols The Poet at The Breakfast Table The Professor at The Breakfast HolmesLondon: 1905Two finely bound volumes of Oliver Wendell Holmes' popular prose works.
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1947 Mary Russell Mitford Our Village Leather BoundLondon: 1947A twentieth-century edition of Mitford's 'Our Village'.
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1813 3vols Oeuvres Diverses et Contes D'Antoine HamiltonParis: 1813Three uniformly bound volumes of Antoine Hamilton's work.
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1973 Spanish Stirrup and Other Stories John Prebble Author's Copy SignedNew York: 1973A wonderful short story anthology by John Prebble.
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1882 The Temple Anecdotes of Enterprise and Adventure Ralph Chandos Temple RelfeLondon: 1882An illustrated collection of anecdotes in a Relfe binding.