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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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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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1971 The Scorpion God: Three Short NovelsLondon: 1971The first edition of William Golding's 1971 collection of three historical novellas.
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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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1971 Tales of Mystery and ImaginationLondon: 1971A superior reprint of the collected spooky and mysterious tales of Edgar Allan Poe, complete with the original illustrations by Harry Clarke.
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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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Signed1946 Over to YouLondon: 1946A signed first UK edition of Roald Dahl's first published book for adult readers, a collection of ten short stories, including 'Beware the Dog'.
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Signed1986 Hop-Frog: Extrait de Nouvelles Histoires ExtraordinairesBruxelles: 1986A very scarce Limited Edition of this revenge tale from Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated and signed by the artist Anne Velghe, and housed in a beautiful half calf box.
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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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c1944 Histoires ExtraordinairesParis: c1944A smart selection of short stories by noted American author, Edgar Allen Poe, in French.
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1946 Over to YouLondon: 1946A first UK impression of this collection of ten short stories by Roald Dahl, in the unclipped dust wrapper.
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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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1983 Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost StoriesLondon: 1983A scarce uncorrected proof copy of this collection of short ghost stories, edited and compiled by the influential author Roald Dahl.
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1825 The Miscellaneous Writings John Evelyn William Upcott Very ScarceLondon: 1825A very scarce work compiling the miscellaneous writings of John Evelyn, with additional material by William Upcott. The volume is illustrated with four plates.
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1967 The Pyramid William Golding First Edition Dustwrapper Novel Leonard RosomanLondon: 1967A collection of stories by William Golding.
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c1910 8vols The Everymans Library Dent Ibsen Wendell-Holmes Lamb Emerson ScottLondon: c1910A selection of works from J M Dent's 'Everyman's Library'.
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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.