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1931 Hier et DemainParis: 1931A delightfully illustrated and attractively bound edition of this thrilling collection of short stories by celebrated French author, Jules Verne.
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1949 Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch and Other StoriesLondon: 1949The first edition of this scarce anthology of stories by Dorothy K. Haynes, complete with illustrations by Mervyn Peake.
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1896 The Flame-Flower and Other StoriesLondon: 1896The first edition of this entertaining anthology of short stories, written and illustrated by James Sullivan.
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1925 The Haunted and the HauntersLondon: 1925A smart copy of this early and chilling Victorian ghost story by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, complete with plates and the original dust wrapper.
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1930 Book of the Three DragonsNew York and Toronto: 1930The first edition, first printing of Kenneth Morris's reworking of a classic Welsh legend, illustrated throughout by Ferdinand Huszti Horvath.
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Signed1960 The TokoloshLondon and New York: 1960The very scarce first edition of this tale from South African activist Ronald Segal, signed with a presentation inscription from to bibliographer George Locke.
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1847 The Poetical Language of Flowers; Or the Pilgrimage of LoveLondon: 1847The very scarce first edition of Thomas Miller's charming work 'The Poetical Language of Flowers', beautifully illustrated with hand coloured plates.
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1915 Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book For the Red CrossLondon: 1915The first edition of this colourfully illustrated anthology of short stories, published for the French Red Cross during World War One by Edmund Dulac.
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1916 Edmund Dulac's Fairy BookLondon: 1916The first edition of Edmund Dulac's charming and colourfully illustrated anthology of fairy tales.
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1913 The Grey Fairy BookLondon: 1913An uncommon early edition of Andrew Lang's grey collection of fairy tales, a lovely volume of his popular series, complete with H. J. Ford's plates.
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1919 The Grey Fairy BookLondon: 1919An uncommon early edition of Andrew Lang's grey collection of fairy tales, a lovely volume of his popular series, complete with H. J. Ford's plates.
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1914 The Orange Fairy BookLondon: 1914An early edition of Andrew Lang's tenth 'Fairy Book' this being his charming orange volume, illustrated with all colourful plates.
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1894 The Yellow Fairy BookLondon: 1894Andrew Lang's fourth colourful volume in his popular fairy book series, a first edition copy complete with the original H. J. Ford illustrations.
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1901 The Violet Fairy BookLondon: 1901The first edition Andrew Lang's sought after 'Violet Fairy Book', a colourfully illustrated volume of his popular series.
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1924 The Lilac Fairy BookLondon: 1924Andrew Lang's lilac collection of fairy tales, a colourfully illustrated volume of his popular series.
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1790 Walker's Hibernian Magazine or Compendium of Entertaining KnowledgeDublin: 1790The very scarce January to June 1790 edition of Irish literary periodical 'Walker's Hibernian Magazine', illustrated throughout.
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1951 Bullard of the Space PatrolCleveland and New York: 1951The first edition of this science fiction collection from American author Malcolm Jameson, who began writing science fiction after leaving the US Navy.
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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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1915 The Country of the BlindNew York: 1915The first separate edition of one of H. G. Wells' best known short story, a significant tale dealing with blindness.
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1897 Untold Tales of the PastEdinburgh and London: 1897The first edition of this collection of charming stories retold for children by author and suffragette Beatrice Harraden.
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1885 In a Good Cause. A Collection of Stories, Poems, and IllustrationsLondon: 1885The first edition of this scarce anthology of poems and prose, compiled to raise money for the North Eastern Hospital For Children, with contributions by Oscar Wilde and H. Rider Haggard.
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1910 Stories of King ArthurLondon: 1910The first edition of this collection of King Arthur stories, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, and in the very scarce original dust wrapper.
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1907 The Children's Hour: An anthology of Poems, Stories, Sketches, EtcLondon: 1907The scarce first edition of this charming anthology of children's poems and short stories, illustrated throughout.
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1923 GeistergeschichtenZurich: 1923A limited edition collection of German language ghost stories, illustrated with colour plate by Arthur Rackham.
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1992 My Fellow Laborer & The Wreck of the "Copeland"Cheltenham: 1992A very scarce limited edition reproduction of two short stories from adventure fiction writer H. Rider Haggard.
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1992 My Fellow Laborer & The Wreck of the "Copeland"Cheltenham: 1992A limited edition reproduction of two short stories from adventure fiction writer H. Rider Haggard.
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1912 The Magic WorldLondon: 1912The first edition of this scarce anthology of fantastical short stories by Edith Nesbit.
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c1939 Nouveaux Contes d'AfriqueNot Stated: c1939A very scarce illustrated anthology of short stories set in Africa by Rene Guillot.
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Signed1932 Green ThoughtsLondon: 1932A signed limited edition short story by John Collier, following the exploits of a man-eating plant.
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Signed1929 The Fiery Dive and Other StoriesLondon: 1929A limited edition short story anthology by Martin Armstrong, one of one hundred and fifty signed copies.
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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 The Green Fairy BookLondon: 1892The first edition of Andrew Lang's green volume in his colorfully fairy book series, an illustrated selection of entertaining fairy tales.
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1910 The Lilac Fairy BookLondon: 1910Andrew Lang's lilac collection of fairy tales, a lovely volume of his popular series, complete with colourful plates.
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1904 The Brown Fairy BookLondon: 1904A very smart first edition of Andrew Lang's ninth fairy book, the brown volume containing a variety of tales from around the world.
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1897 The Pink Fairy BookLondon: 1897The first edition of Andrew Lang's 'Pink Fairy Book', a lavishly illustrated work of folklore tales from Japan, Scandinavia, and Sicily.
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1919 The Orange Fairy BookLondon: 1919A new impression of Andrew Lang's tenth 'Fairy Book', illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford.