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1933 Volume the First, Now First Printed from the Manuscript in the Bodleian LibraryOxford: 1933An exceptional copy of this first edition thus by Jane Austen, printed from an original manuscript of Austen's juvenilia, held by the Bodleian library.
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1937 Murder in the Mews and Other StoriesLondon: 1937The first Odhams edition of four short Poirot stories, murder mystery short tales by Agatha Christie.
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1974 Poirot's Early CasesLondon: 1974A superb first edition copy of this collection of Agatha Christie short stories about her Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.
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2005 The Myths: A Short History of Myth, The Penelopiad, WeightLondon: 2005A wonderful, signed, Limited Edition set of three retellings of classical myth by Margaret Atwood, Jeanette Winterson and Karen Armstrong. With an original essay on myths by Philip Pullman. -
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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1933 The Hound of Death and Other StoriesLondon: 1933A smart first edition of Agatha Christie's collection of supernatural tales, including 'The Witness for the Prosecution'.
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2008 The Tales of Beedle the BardLondon: 2008A fine first edition first impression of the short stories published to accompany 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows', a superb example of this work.
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1840 Master Humphrey's ClockLondon: 1840A beautifully bound, uniform set of Charles Dicken's weekly periodical, 'Master Humphrey's Clock'. In the first edition.
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1952 The Best From Fantasy and Science FictionBoston: 1952The first edition of this entertaining collection of fantasy and science fiction stories, including stories by Charles Dickens and Daniel Defoe.
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1933 The Hound of Death and Other StoriesLondon: 1933The first edition of this selection of Agatha Christie's mystery short stories, including the story 'The Witness for the Prosecution'.
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1936 The Paradoxes of Mr. PondLondon: 1936The first edition of G. K. Chesterton's final collection of detective short stories, all featuring his odd character Mr. Pond.
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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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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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1951 Jane Austen Volume The Third Juvenilia First Edition Catharine and EvelynOxford : 1951The first edition of this volume of Juvenilia by Jane Austen.
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1973 The Best of Arthur C Clarke 1937-1971 First Edition Dustwrapper ScarceLondon: 1973A scarce first edition of this collection of Arthur C. Clarke's works.
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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.
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2006 The Tent by Margaret Atwood First EditionLeicester: 2006A first edition of The Tent by Canadian author Margaret Atwood.