Filter
Short Stories
-
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.
-
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.
-
1883 The Three Strangers, Longman's Magazine Volume ILondon: 1883The first edition of this short story from Thomas Hardy. Present here in the scarce first volume of 'Longman's Magazine', where the story was first published in March of 1883.
-
1876 Old ChristmasLondon: 1876A first edition copy of the quaint Christmas stories by the American author Washington Irving, complete with engravings by Randolph Caldecott.
-
1928 The Short Stories of Thomas HardyLondon: 1928The first edition, second impression of the collected short stories of noted English novelist Thomas Hardy, published posthumously.
-
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.
-
1887 Sultan Stork and Other Stories and SketchesLondon: 1887A first edition of this collection of stories along with a bibliography by William Makepeace Thackeray, in the publisher's original binding.
-
1888 Wessex Tales Strange, Lively, and CommonplaceNew York: 1888The very scarce first U.S. edition of this Wessex-based short story collection by Thomas Hardy, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece.
-
2006 The Tent by Margaret Atwood First EditionLeicester: 2006A first edition of The Tent by Canadian author Margaret Atwood.