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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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Signed1929 Good GestesLondon: 1929The author's presentation copy of this first edition sequel to 'Beau Geste'.
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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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1996 The Quentin Blake Book of Nonsense StoriesLondon: 1996A charming first edition collection of short stories, illustrated by Quentin Blake, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1973 Killer in the RainLondon: 1973A fine collection of short stories from the renowned crime novelist, 'Raymond Chandler'.
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1886 3vol The Decameron of Giovanni BoccacciLondon: 1896A scarce Limited Edition English translation of this masterpiece of early Italian literature. 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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Signed1969 The EngagementHertfordshire: Undated (dated 1969 by British Library)A charming, limited edition copy of Bryan Guinness's 'The Engagement, part of a limited printing of 1,000 copies. This copy is signed by the author, and contains a gift inscription.
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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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1907 Stories From The Arabian NightsLondon: 1907A very smart, beautifully illustrated edition of these stories from the famous 'Arabian Nights'. Compiled and edited by Laurence Housman, with illustrations by Edmund Dulac.
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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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Signed2016 Lunatics, Lovers and PoetsHigh Wycombe; Los Angeles: 2016A collection of original short stories written by twelve contemporary international authors, signed by ten. Introduced by Salman Rushdie.
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1921 Monday or TuesdayLondon: 1921A wonderful copy of Virginia Woolf's breakout story collection 'Monday or Tuesday'. Being one of a small 1,000 copy print run.
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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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Signed1909 The Fairy Tales of the Brothers GrimmLondon: 1909The very scarce deluxe edition of this beautifully illustrated copy of the Brothers Grimm. Illustrated and signed by notable pen and ink designer Arthur Rackham.
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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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1847 The Prize Book Illustrated Plates Privately Published Children Stories PoemLondon : 1847A compilation of plays, prose and poetry.
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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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c1922 The DECAMERON of BOCCACCIONot Stated: c1922A bright, clean privately printed edition of The Decameron by Boccaccio.
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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.