Short Stories
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1941-1952 26vol A Collection of Just William StoriesLondon: 1941-1952A smart collection of Just William stories and adventures from Crompton, with the original dust wrappers.
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1721 History of the Tales of the Fairies Very Scarce Marie-Catherine d'AulnoyLondon: 1721An early English translation of Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tales. Comprising of six stories total, this work comes from the pen of the woman known for originating the term 'fairy tales' for this genre.
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1914 The Prussian Officer and Other StoriesLondon: 1914An excellent first edition of D.H. Lawrence's celebrated collection of short stories, in a half morocco binding.
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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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1810 36 Vols in 18 Elegant ExtractsLondon: 1810A lovely uniformly bound and complete set of 'Elegant Extracts', containing a wide variety of popular pieces of poetry, prose, and epistles from across British history.
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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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1949 Nadine Gordimer First Edition Face to Face Original Dustwrapper SIGNEDJohannesburg : 1949The first edition of this work of short stories by Nadine Gordimer. -
1720 Gesprache in dem Reiche Derer Todten, Issues 17 to 33Leipzig: 1720Sixteen issues of this moral German weekly bound in one volume.
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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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1827-1828 The Chronicles of the CanongateEdinburgh: 1827-1828The first edition of Sir Walter Scott's complete 'Chronicles of Canongate', with both series bound in five volumes.
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1891 Childhood's Golden TalesLondon: 1891Brightly illustrated with twelve chromolithographic plates, this is a very scarce volume of twenty-four classic children's fairy tales.
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1940 Portrait of the Artist as a Young DogLondon: 1940A very scarce proof copy of the first edition of Dylan Thomas's collection of short prose works, in which he fictionalises his own childhood.
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1901 Nine Unlikely Tales for ChildrenLondon: 1901A smart first edition of this uncommon to see collection of short stories by Edith Nesbit.
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1841 3vol The Pic Nic Papers 1st Edition 1st Issue Very Scarce Original BindingLondon: 1841A very scarce first edition, first impression copy of this anthological work edited by Charles Dickens. In the original publisher's cloth binding, these three volumes are a charming collection of miscellany.
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1801-1811 24Vols Oeuvres Completes de FlorianParis: 1801-1811A charming twenty-four volume pocket sized set of the complete works of prominent French literary figure, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, illustrated throughout.
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1884 Les Vieilles Actrices and Le Musee des AntiquesParis: 1884A scarce first collected edition of these two works by J. Barbey D'Aurevilly.
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1922 Dutch Courage and Other StoriesLondon: 1922A lovely example of this sought after first edition, first impression volume comprising ten short stories by Jack London, illustrated throughout.
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1925 The Twelve Adventurers and Other StoriesLondon: 1925An excellent copy of this limited edition, first edition collection of short stories credited to Charlotte Bronte.
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1838 The Works of Lady BlessingtonPhiladelphia: 1838An impressive example of this scarce two volume edition of the collected works of the Countess of Blessington. The only collected edition of her works to be published.
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1896 Shapes in the FireLondon and Boston: 1896An early edition of M. P. Shiel's decadent collection of short stories.
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1862-63 7vols The Works of Thomas Hood Poetry Prose Edited by His Son With NotesLondon: 1862-1863The complete works of Thomas Hood. Edited and with notes by his son, Tom Hood the playwright and humorist.
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c1825-30 Bound Collection of 26 Moral Stories Religious Tract Illus ChildrenLondon; Dublin: c1825-30A charming and unique collection of moral and religious short stories.
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1821 Winter Evening Tales, Collected Among the Cottages of the South of ScotlandEdinburgh: 1821The very scarce revised two volume second edition of James Hogg's collection of short stories, sketches and poems.
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1911 Kisses and Other Nonsense: Belinda's Year Book for 1912London: 1911A collection of verses and sayings on matters of the heart, previously owned by Victoria Sackville, mother of Vita Sackville-West.
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c1910 Poe's Tales and PoemsNew York: c1910An exceptionally lovely set of four volumes of the poems and short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, including 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and 'The Gold-Bug'.
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1900 The Lane That Had No TurningLondon: 1900A smart collection of short stories set in Pontiac, Canada, in an excellently preserved and scarce early dust wrapper.
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1911 More Ghost Stories of an AntiquaryLondon: 1911The scarce first edition of English author and medievalist scholar M. R. James's second collection of ghost stories.
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1816-1818 Tales of My Landlord, First and Second SeriesEdinburgh: 1816-1818The first edition of the first two series of Walter Scott's 'Tales of My Landlord' series of novels, uniformly bound in excellent quarter morocco bindings.
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1890-92 4 Vol in 1 Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories Rudyard Kipling 1stLondon: 1890-92A collection of four volumes of Rudyard Kipling's short stories, with four volumes bound as one, one of the collections, 'The City of Dreadful Night' being the first edition.
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1953 ContesParis: 1953A scarce limited edition copy of the tales of Charles Perrault, illustrated beautifully in colour.
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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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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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1939 In the Teeth of the EvidenceLondon: 1939A first edition copy of this popular collection of detective short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1911-14 12vols The Writings in Prose and Verse of Eugene Field by Eugene FieldNew York: 1911-14A twelve volume leather bound set of the prose and poetical work of Eugene Field
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Wee Willie Winkie, In Black and White, Soldiers Three, The Phantom RickshawLondon: 1890-93A scarce collection of five short stories by Rudyard Kipling, each volume held in the original publisher's illustrated wraps.
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1944 Love Story of the Blue LizardNapoli: 1944A signed presentation copy of a very scarce Limited Edition short story by Edwin Cerio. Illustrated by the author.