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Signed1903 The Promotion of The Admiral and Other Sea ComediesLondon: 1903The vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of Morley Roberts' short naval stories, with a lengthy inscription from the author.
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Signed1992 Kaeti on TourLondon: 1992A signed limited edition of Keith Roberts's penultimate literary work, with a loosely inserted signed typed letter from the author referring to his recent MS diagnosis.
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Signed1972 Murder in the Rue Royale, and Further Exploits of the Chevalier DupinLondon: 1972A signed presentation copy of the second impression of this collection of detective stories by Michael Harrison.
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Signed1930 Burmese VignettesLondon: 1930A signed first edition of C. Harcourt Robertson's illustrated collection of sketches about Burmese life.
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Signed1948 A Thing of NoughtLondon: 1948A signed presentation copy of the revised edition of Hilda Vaughan's novella, inscribed to - and with a letter from - journalist and novelist Margharita Laski.
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Signed1929 Sleeping PartnersLondon: 1929A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this beautifully illustrated work on dogs by artist Cecil Aldin.
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Signed1963 Basil Seal Rides Again, or, The Rake's RegressBoston: 1963A smart limited edition short story by Evelyn Waugh, signed by the author. An interesting association from the library of the son of one of Waugh's lovers.
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Signed1963 Basil Seal Rides Again, or, The Rake's RegressLondon: 1963A signed limited edition short story by Evelyn Waugh, signed by Waugh himself, from the library of a son of one of his lovers, Joyce Gill.
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1893 Wreckers and Methodists and Other StoriesLondon: 1893A scarce first edition collection of short stories by Henry Dawson Lowry, from the library of his cousin, Catherine Amy Dawson Scott, who has annotated the text.
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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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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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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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1937 The Daring Young Man on the Flying TrapezeLondon: 1937William Saroyan's first collection of short stories, signed by the actor, Norman Wooland, and with a bookplate for, actress, Edith Evans.
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Signed1993 The Gilded Fly: Short StoriesFrancestown: 1993A signed presentation copy of this scarce limited edition volume, containing two short stories.
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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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1922 The New DecameronOxford: 1922The first edition of this 'New Decameron', an interesting association copy from the library of Victoria Sackville-West, mother of the contributor Vita.
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c1921 The Red FighterNot Stated : c1921A very scarce story from the weekly periodical 'The Boys' Friend' by Eric W. MacLean, a unique proof copy with annotations and corrections by the author.
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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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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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1967 The Nine Billion Names of God Arthur C Clarke Short Stories First Ed DustwrapperNew York: 1967The first collected edition of these science fiction stories by noted author Arthur C. Clarke.