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1923 The Arabian Nights EntertainmentsLondon: 1923Andrew Lang's special edition of the 'Arabian Nights', beautifully illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford.
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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.
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1937 The Red Fairy BookLondon: 1937The red volume in Andrew Lang's colourful fairy book series, collecting fairy tales from France, Russia, Romania, and Norse mythology.
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1903 The Crimson Fairy BookLondon: 1903Andrew Lang's crimson volume in his popular 'Fairy Book' series, a lovely work complete with colourful plates.
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1890 The Red Fairy BookLondon: 1890The first edition of Andrew Lang's red volume in his brilliant series of fairy tales, complete with the original illustrations.
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1903 The Crimson Fairy BookLondon: 1903The first edition of Andrew Lang's immensely popular collection of sweet and moralistic fairy tales for children, illustrated throughout with colour plates.
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1937 Murder in the Mews and Other StoriesLondon: 1937The first Odhams edition of four short Poirot stories, murder mystery short tales by Agatha Christie.
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1974 Poirot's Early CasesLondon: 1974A superb first edition copy of this collection of Agatha Christie short stories about her Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.
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1934 Short Stories, Scraps and ShavingsLondon: 1934Smart copy of this standard edition collection of short stories and sketches of Bernard Shaw, adorned with wood engravings by John Farleigh.
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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.
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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.
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1880 Roundabout Papers from The Cornhill MagazineNew York: 1880A handsomely bound collection of the 'Roundabout Papers' by William Makepeace Thackeray, also including some of his other notable works.
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1927 The Arabian Nights EntertainmentsLondon: 1927A new impression of Andrew Lang's edition of the 'Arabian Nights', beautifully illustrated throughout, in the publisher's original binding.
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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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1921 The Sunny SideLondon: 1921The first edition of this collection A. A. Milne's essays and short fiction, originally been published in 'Punch' magazine.
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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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1930-38 33vols The Works of George Bernard Shaw Limited Edition Dustwrapper PlaysLondon: 1930An excellent collection of the complete thirty three volume limited edition works of noted Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, presented in the uncommon dustwrapper.
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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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1929 A A Milne Those Were the Days First Ed The days Play Once a Week Sunny SideLondon: 1929A selection of writings by A A Milne.
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c1898 Thackerayana Notes and Anecdotes William Makepeace Thackeray IllustratedLondon: c1898A depiction of humorous incidents in Thackeray's school life and his favourite book characters.