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1836 Reinaert de VosGent : 1836An uncommon early printing of this essay by J. F. Willems concerning the Middle Dutch mediaeval tale known in English as 'Of Reynaert the Fox.'
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1896 Out-of-the-Way Pets and Other PapersLondon: [1896]A scarce collection of animal stories by Rev. Theodore Wood, with charming engravings in text.
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1932 Oola-Boola's Wonder BookLondon: 1932A lovely uncommon collection of short stories for children by Bruno Burgel, the first edition complete with illustrations.
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1863 Roundabout PapersNew York: 1863The first US edition of this collection of the columns William Makepeace Thackery contributed to the Cornhill Magazine. Illustrated by Thackeray himself.
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1898 Mrs Perkins's BallLondon : 1898A charmingly illustrated copy of M.A Titmarsh's Mrs Perkins's Ball, which is the first of many Christmas novels written by Thackery under a pseudonym.
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1976 The Yellow Meads of ApshodelLondon: 1976A lovely first limited edition of this short story anthology by H. E. Bates, enriched with illustrations by John Ward.
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1902 The Boy's IliadLondon: 1902A first edition copy of legends and fables from the Trojan War, written for young readers by Walter Copland, and bound in a full calf binding.
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1875 3vol The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and MarvelsLondon: 1875The complete three volume set of Barham's 'Ingoldsby Legends', containing a collection of myths, legends, and ghost stories, presented in a half calf binding.
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1904 The Kindred of the Wild: A Book of Animal LifeLondon: 1903The first UK edition of Roberts' 'animal stories', wonderfully illustrated throughout by Bull, presented in a half-crushed morocco prize binding.
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1908 In the Teeth of Adventure Up and Down the WorldLondon: 1908The scarce first edition of this collection of stories concerning wild and exotic animals, edited by Alfred Henry Miles.
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1920 Irish Fairy TalesLondon: 1920One of James Stephens' most well-known work, first edition of this collection of Irish fairy-tales with illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
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1920 Irish Fairy TalesLondon: 1920The first trade edition of James Stephen's sought-after retelling of Irish folktales, with stunning illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
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1998 My Elvis BlackoutStenness: 1998A very scarce collection of short stories by Simon Crump, in which he reimagines the life and character of Elvis Presley, with two full-page illustrations depicting human anatomy.
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1923 Joy StreetOxford : 1923-[1936]A scarce collection of the continuous complete fourteen volumes of 'Joy Street' magazine for boys and girls, in the publisher's uniform decorative cloth bindings.
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1948 Mickey Mouse AnnualLondon: 1947A bright copy of this 1948 Mickey Mouse annual, featuring stories concerning the most famous and influential mouse in history and his friends.
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1935 Boys' Adventure BookLondon: [1935]A scarce copy of this anthology of adventure stories, illustrated with colourful plates.
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1934 Beasts and SaintsLondon: 1934The first edition, second impression of this collection of Celtic tales, illustrated throughout and enclosed in the original dust wrapper.
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1927 The Complete Works of Gaius PetroniusLondon: 1927An illustrated limited edition translation of the works of Petronius. Signed by the translator, Jack Lindsay, and illustrated by his father, Norman Lindsay. -
1923 Stories from the Arabian NightsLondon: 1923A beautifully illustrated edition of 'Arabian Nights' in the scarce unclipped dust-wrapper, retold by Laurence Housman, with numerous colour plates by Edmund Dulac.
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1909 Le Roman du RenardParis: [1909]A group of mediaeval French stories adapted for a juvenile reception and illustrated by A. Vimar, in the original French.
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1849 Traits and Stories of the Irish PeasantryLondon: 1855A group of five uniform volumes of William Carleton's series of sketches of rural Irishmen, comprising the scarce first edition of the story of 'The Tithe Proctor.'
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1836 Traits and Stories of the Irish PeasantryLondon: 1836A five volume collection of sketches of Irish rural life by William Carleton, the fourth edition in uniform bindings signed Sotheran.
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1865 Traits and Stories of the Irish PeasantryLondon: 1865Portrait of nineteenth-century Irish farmer through a series of sketches by William Carleton, complete in two volumes in a Bickers & Son signed uniform binding.
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1840 Characteristic Sketches of Ireland and the IrishDublin: 1840The first edition of this very scarce anthology of charming short stories about the Irish and life in Ireland, with illustrated plates.
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1979 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and CiviliansFranklin Center: 1979A lovely leather-bound limited edition work containing Bierce's collection of short-stories, which take place during the American Civil War, with numerous illustrations.
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1897-98 The Dome: A Quarterly Containing Examples of All the ArtsLondon: 1897-98A wonderful selection of four quarterly periodicals from 'The Dome' literary magazine, with contributions from the likes of Hokusai, Yeats, and Rossetti.
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1877 The Ingoldsby LegendsLondon: 1877A bright copy of the popular Ingoldsby legends, in the original publisher's decorative cloth.
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1868 Arabian Nights' EntertainmentsLondon: 1868A wonderfully illustrated leather bound copy of the 'Arabian Nights' Entertainments', with engravings by the Brothers Dalziel.
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1829 The Comical Romance and Other TalesLondon: 1829A wonderfully illustrated set which contains 'The Comical Romance' and other stories by French writer Paul Scarron, and is one of 1,000 limited edition copies.
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1896 Beside the Bonnie Brier BushLondon: 1896A scarce, signed, Limited Edition of this charming collection of Scottish stories by Ian Maclaren, complete with the very scarce original dust wrapper, and illustrated throughout by William Hole. -
1878 Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop and OthersLondon: 1878A smart edition of Bewick's collected fables, illustrated throughout with his original engravings.
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1936 The Arabian Nights EntertainmentsLondon: 1936A particularly lovely later impression of Andrew Lang's edition of the 'Arabian Nights', beautifully illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford.
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1876 Old ChristmasLondon: 1876The second Randolph Caldecott illustrated edition of this festive collection of short stories from Washington Irving, in the publisher's original delightful pictorial cloth binding.
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1906 Scenes of Clerical LifeLondon: 1906A delightful copy of Hugh Thomson's first illustrated edition of George Eliot's collection of three short stories, illustrated throughout with colour plates, and in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding.
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1920 The Wise Beasts of HindustanLondon: 1920A colourfully illustrated collection of children's folk tales, set in India and written by H. W. Pike, with a range of plates and in-text illustrations.
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1884-1900 Heart and Science & After DarkLondon: 1884-1900Two handsome and uniformly bound works by noted nineteenth-century English author and playwright, Wilkie Collins.