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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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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 OscarianaLondon: 1910An exceptional copy of this collection of epigrams by Oscar Wilde, in the very scarce dust wrapper, which features beautiful hand embroidery to the rear wrap.
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1929 The Best Detective Stories of the Year for 1928London: 1929An anthology of the best detective tales published in 1928, including the works of Agatha Christie, E. Phillips Oppenheim, and Baroness Orczy.
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1841 The Pic Nic PapersLondon: 1841A smartly bound second issue of this story anthology edited by Charles Dickens, published for the benefit of the widow of Dickens' first publisher.
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1846 The Battle of LifeLondon: 1846The fourth state of the first edition of Charles Dickens's Christmas tale, with charming illustrations.
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1979 Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other StoriesLondon: 1979An excellent copy of this posthumously published collection of short stories by the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie.
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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 notable 'The Witness for the Prosecution'.
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1974 Poirot's Early CasesLondon: 1974The first edition thus of this collection of short stories by Agatha Christie, detailing early cases of Hercule Poirot.
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Signed2005 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.
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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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1940 The Hound of Death and Other StoriesLondon: 1940A very scarce edition of this anthology of short stories from master of crime fiction, Agatha Christie.
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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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1840 Master Humphrey's ClockLondon: 1840The edition of Charles Dickens' weekly fiction periodical, illustrated throughout by his beloved artist Phiz.
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1860 2vols The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay FrontispieceLondon: 1860A smartly bound two volume set off Thomas Babington Macaulay's miscellaneous writings, in a full calf binding with a frontispiece to Volume I.
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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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1875-81 9vol All The Year Round Charles Dickens Extra Summer and ChristmasLondon : 1875 - 1881A collection of issues of the Victorian periodical All the Year Round, which was founded and owned by Charles Dickens.