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1928 The Short Stories of Thomas HardyLondon: 1928The first edition, second impression of the collected short stories of noted English novelist Thomas Hardy, published posthumously.
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1882-84 The Book of the Thousand Nights and One NightLondon: 1882-84A scarce, limited edition set of this collection of famous Middle Eastern folk tales. From the library of William Morris, with the Kelmscott House bookplate to the front pastedown.
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1840 Master Humphrey's ClockLondon: 1840A beautifully bound, uniform set of Charles Dicken's weekly periodical, 'Master Humphrey's Clock'. In the first edition.
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1893 The £1,000,000 Bank-NoteLondon: 1893A first U.K edition of this collection of sharp short stories by Mark Twain.
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1907 Tom Pinch's Ride to LondonLondon: [1907]A very scare little booklet comprising a Charles Dicken's short story featuring the Martin Chuzzlewit kind-hearted character, Tom Pinch.
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1952 The Best From Fantasy and Science FictionBoston: 1952The first edition of this entertaining collection of fantasy and science fiction stories, including stories by Charles Dickens and Daniel Defoe.
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1888 Wessex Tales Strange, Lively, and CommonplaceNew York: 1888The very scarce first U.S. edition of this Wessex-based short story collection by Thomas Hardy, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece.
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1936 The Paradoxes of Mr. PondLondon: 1936The first edition of G. K. Chesterton's final collection of detective short stories, all featuring his odd character Mr. Pond.
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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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1851 Household WordsLeipzig: 1851A uniformly bound collection of Charles Dickens' 'Household Words', a collection of short stories and short non-fiction, edited by Dickens. Published by Tauchnitz.
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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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1967 The Pyramid William Golding First Edition Dustwrapper Novel Leonard RosomanLondon: 1967A collection of stories by William Golding.
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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.
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1951 Jane Austen Volume The Third Juvenilia First Edition Catharine and EvelynOxford : 1951The first edition of this volume of Juvenilia by Jane Austen.
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2006 The Tent by Margaret Atwood First EditionLeicester: 2006A first edition of The Tent by Canadian author Margaret Atwood.