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1947 Scott-King's Modern EuropeLondon: 1947The first edition of Evelyn Waugh's entertaining short story set in the aftermath in the Second World War, illustrated with a colour frontispiece.
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1910 The Happy Prince and Other TalesLondon: 1910An illustrated edition of Oscar Wilde's popular short story collection, illustrated by Walter Crane and Jacomb Hood.
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1956 The OvercoatLondon: 1956The Merlin Press' English translation of Gogol's short story 'The Overcoat', illustrated in colour throughout by John Edward Craig.
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1844-47 Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive and Entertaining TractsLondon: 1844-47A uniformly bound twenty volume set of Chambers' extended miscellany, containing a wide array of essays and short stories, illustrated throughout.
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1941 The Long TraverseLondon: 1941The first edition of John Buchan's illustrated short adventure story collection, containing eight immensely exciting stories.
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1840 Master Humphrey's ClockLondon: 1840The edition of Charles Dickens' weekly fiction periodical, illustrated throughout by his beloved artist Phiz.
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1897 Last StudiesLondon: 1897The first edition of the final short stories by the late Victorian Hubert Crackthorpe, illustrated with a frontispiece.
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1887 The English Illustrated MagazineLondon: 1887The first edition of the 1886 to 1887 issue of 'The English Illustrated Magazine', illustrated profusely throughout, adorning the many short stories and poems.
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1869-73 The Works of Thomas HoodLondon: 1869A complete collection of the works of Thomas Hood, containing his entertaining and humorous poems.
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1808 The Miscellaneous Works of Tim BobbinManchester: 1808An uncommonly early edition of this collection of satirical verse and poems by John Collier, written under the pseudonym Tim Bobbin. With the scarce original wrapper preserved.
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1939 The Garden PartyLondon: 1939A fine example of this limited, illustrated edition of Katherine Mansfield's short story collection, The Garden Party'.
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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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1870 The Fairy Book the Best Popular Fairy Stories Selected and Rendered AnewLondon: 1870An early edition of Dinah Craik's collection of her retellings of popular and longstanding fairy tales for children, illustrated in colour throughout.
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1929 The Christopher Robin Story Book From When We Were Very YoungLondon: 1929A lovely copy of the first edition, first impression, of one of A. A. Milne's charming stories featuring the loved character Christopher Robin, illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard.
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1801 Nouveaux Contes MorauxParis: 1801An original French collection of the moral tales and short fables by the French historian Jean-Francois Marmontel, illustrated with one detailed plate to each volume.
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1910 Lady Molly of Scotland YardLondon: 1910The first edition of Baroness Orczy's exciting collection of short stories, following the escapades of the female detective Lady Molly, illustrated by Cyrus Cuneo.
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1909 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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1788 Oeuvres Badines et Morales de Monsieur CazotteLondon: 1788A uniformly bound collection of the works of the French author Jacques Cazotte, here written in the original French.
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1809 FablesLondon: 1809A leather bound copy of John Gay's popular fables, with the Bewick illustrations. particularly clean internally.
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1852 The Ingoldsby Legends, or, Mirth and MarvelsLondon: 1852A particularly smart collection of Richard Barham's collection of myths and legends, illustrated throughout by the caricaturist John Leech.
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1894 The Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret Queen of NavarreLondon: 1894A uniformly bound collection of the works of 'Heptameron' by Marguerite, Queen of Navarre. Illustrated throughout.
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1888 Plain Tales from the HillsLondon: 1888A unique first edition copy of Rudyard Kipling's short story collection. Tipped in is a signed letter from Kipling himself, addressed to a soldier, and avid collector of Kipling's works.
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1928 A Fairy Garland Being Fairy Tales From the Old FrenchLondon: 1928A signed limited edition of Edmund Dulac's beautifully illustrated collection of French short stories, illustrated in colour throughout. -
Fables Choisies Mises en VersParis: 1709Two volumes of Jean de la Fontaine's historic fables, here written in the original French, and adorned with head-pieces throughout.
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The KeepsakeLondon: 1841-43The first editions of two volumes of the literary annual 'The Keepsake', these two volumes edited by Marguerite Gardiner. These volumes are profusely illustrated throughout.
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c1863 Legend of the Missouri and Mississippi M Hopewel With two other bookletsLondon: c1863A limited collection of short stories detailing stories from travelling and exploration in North America.
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1727-8 3vol in 1 Fables Choisies Mises en Vers Fontaine Parts III IV and V IllusAmsterdam: 1727-8A collection of Jean de la Fontaine's 'Fables', illustrated throughout, in the original French.
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1932 Christmas Formula and Other Stories Stella Benson Illus Signed Limited EdLondon: 1932A signed limited edition copy of Stella Benson's collection of three short stories, illustrated with a frontispiece, and signed by the author to the edition page. -
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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1960-62 6vol Off the Record Guy Morgan Illustrated Limited Edition SlipcaseLondon: 1960-62A limited edition copy of these six stories by the screenwriter Guy Morgan, each volume illustrated with a frontispiece.
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1903 Stories From Froissart Henry Newbolt Gordon Browne Illustrated Relfe 2ndLondon: 1903A smartly bound second edition of this collection of Froissart's historical stories for children, complied by Henry Newbolt, illustrated throughout by Gordon Browne.
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1880 The Prize for Girls and Boys Periodical Childrens' IllustratedLondon: 1880An illustrated children's periodicals, 'The Prize', with numerous short articles on history and religion, as well as numerous poems.
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1906 2vol The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio Louis Chalon IllustratedLondon: 1906Louis Chalon's illustrated edition of Giovanni Boccaccio's 'The Decameron'.
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1845 La Diable a Paris Paris et Les Parisiens Sand Balzac Illus French 1stParis: 1845An illustrated collection of short stories about Paris, written by a variety of prominent authors, in the original French.
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1912 2vol Courtship and Matrimony Holiday and Travel Fun Library Illus HammertonLondon: 1912Two volumes of J. A. Hammerton's 'Fun Library' collections of short stories and poems about holidays, travel, matrimony, and courtship, illustrated throughout.
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1926 The Flying Carpet Short Stories Cynthia Asquith IllustratedLondon: 1926A charming illustrated collection of short stories and poetry for children, compiled by the author Cynthia Asquith.