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Short Stories
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1960 The Adventure of the Christmas PuddingLondon: 1960A wonderful first edition of this festive collection of short stories by the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. -
1864 Miscellaneous PublicationsLondon: [1864-8]An anthology of short stories from the late 19th century in one volume. -
1934 The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. JamesLondon: 1934The third impression of this collected edition of the ghost stories of English author and medievalist scholar M. R. James. -
1855 The Ingoldsby Legends; or, Mirth and MarvelsLondon: 1855Illustrated by George Cruikshank and John Leech, this is the three volume eleventh edition of Richard Harris Barham's popular collection of fantastical short stories. -
1824 Peter Schlemihl from the German of Lamotte FouqueLondon: 1824The scarce first edition, third state of Peter Schlemihl from the German of Lamotte Fouque with illustrations from George Cruikshank. -
1849 Tales From DenmarkLondon: 1849An illustrated collection of the important fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, a nice edition with illustrations by Count Pocci. -
1830 The Miscellaneous Works of Joseph AddisonOxford: 1830A handsomely bound, uniform set of the works of Joseph Addison. In the first edition. -
1975 Angels of the Ritz and Other Stories by William Trevor First EditionLondon: 1975A first edition collection of short stories by William Trevor. -
1920-1929 21vols Twenty-one Novels from Macmillan’s Pocket HardyLondon: 1920-1929Twenty-one smartly bound volumes from Macmillan's Pocket Hardy series, including eighteen of his Wessex novels. -
1933 The Pendulum of Fate Cosmic Glimpses of Past & FutureLondon: 1933A vanishingly scarce collection of gripping and cosmic science fiction stories by Robert Alexander, the first edition. -
1896-1898 The Strand Magazine Volumes XI-XVILondon: 1896-1898Six volumes of the Strand Magazine from 1896-1898 bound in half leather with illustrations. -
1956 Grimms' Other TalesLondon: 1956The first edition of this Limited Edition collection of the tales of the Brothers Grimm, illustrated throughout with wood engraved plates from Gwenda Morgan. -
c1922 The DECAMERON of BOCCACCIONot Stated: c1922A bright, clean privately printed edition of The Decameron by Boccaccio. -
1870 George Cruikshank's Fairy LibraryLondon: 1870George Cruikshank's illustrated volume of four charming fairy tales, each replete with his own illustrations. -
1959 The Loneliness of the Long-distance RunnerLondon: 1959The first edition, first impression of Alan Sillitoe's award winning work, 'The Loneliness of the Long-distance Runner'. -
1865 A Collection of works from Edmoston and DouglasEdinburgh: 1865A scarce collection of nineteenth century works published by Scottish publishers, Edmonston and Douglas. -
1939 Uncle RemusLondon: 1939A copy of this charming of this story comprising a collection of numerous African American fables and oral traditions in one as proposed by Joel Chandler Harris, richly illustrated. -
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. -
1899-1900 The Life and Works of Charles LambLondon: 1899-1900A limited edition de luxe of the various works of Charles Lamb, edited with notes throughout by Alfred Ainger. -
1918 The World's Bane and Other StoriesLondon: 1918A very scarce first edition of Phyllis Bentley's first work, a charming short story collection. -
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. -
1899 Orientations William Somerset Maugham First Edition UncommonLondon: 1899A uncommon first edition copy of this work 'Orientations' by William Somerset Maugham. -
1817 2vol Tales of the Castle Stories of Instruction Madame de Genlis HolcroftLondon: 1817An English translation of this instructional tale from Madame de Genlis. -
1836 2vol Select Prose Works of MiltonLondon: 1836A scarce complete two volume set of this collection of Milton's works of prose. Bound by Margaret Cole. -
1893 Wreckers and Methodists and Other StoriesLondon: 1893A scarce first edition collection of short stories by Henry Dawson Lowry, from the library of his cousin, Catherine Amy Dawson Scott, who has annotated the text. -
1894 The Yellow Fairy BookLondon: 1894Andrew Lang's sixth colourful volume in his popular fairy book series, a first edition copy complete with the original H. J. Ford illustrations. -
1950 The Simple Art of MurderLondon: 1950A smart first UK edition of this important anthology of crime fiction short stories by Raymond Chandler. -
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1936 Tales of an Empty CabinLondon: 1936A very smart first edition of this work, one of a limited printing signed by the author and extra illustrated, complete with its scarce glassine wrap. -
1836 Reinaert de VosGent : 1836An uncommon early printing of this essay by J. F. Willems concerning the Middle Dutch mediaeval tale known in English as 'Of Reynaert the Fox.' -
1845 Tales and Sketches of the Irish PeasantryDublin: 1845The first edition of this scarce and amusing collection of tales of Irish peasantry from William Carleton, illustrated throughout by Phiz. -
c1823 The Christmas BoxLondon: c1823A very scarce copy of the Religious Tract Society's gift publication for Christmas, featuring some impressive woodcuts. -
1900 Venture and ValourLondon: 1900A scarce, illustrated collection of adventure short stories by various 19th and 20th century authors, including G.A. Henty, Arthur Conan Doyle, Gordon Stables, and more. -
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1833 Fables, Original and SelectedLondon: 1833The first edition of the second series of James Northcote's popular fables, illustrated with his own engravings throughout. -
c1833-1837 2Vols Funfzig Fabeln fur Kinder and Noch Funfzig Fabeln fur KinderHamburg: c1833-1837Two volumes of illustrated children's fables, in their original German. -
1724 Carpentariana Ou Remarques D'Histoire, De Morale, De Critique, D'Erudition, Et De Bons Mots De M. CharpentierParis: 1724A very scarce first edition of Francois Charpentier's history, criticism, morals and good words of M. Charpentier. -
c1880 4vols in 1 Beadle and Company Publications Fiction Dunlap Victor HammondLondon: c1880A collection of four short stories published by Beadle and Company.