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1981 Complete Works of Oscar WildeLondon and Glasgow: 1981A lovely copy of this one-volume collection of the works of Oscar Wilde. Found in the original dust wrapper
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1909-1923 6 Vols Works of Oscar WildeLondon; Paris: 1909-1923A collection of works by the Irish aesthete Oscar Wilde
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1910 The Happy Prince and Other TalesLondon: 1910The seventh impression of the Happy Prince and other tales by renowned author Oscar Wilde.
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1946 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'. -
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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1948 William Morris: Prose, Verse, Lectures and EssaysLondon: 1948A fascinating collection of the short stories, poems, lectures and essays of William Morris.
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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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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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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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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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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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c1898 Thackerayana Notes and Anecdotes William Makepeace Thackeray IllustratedLondon: c1898A depiction of humorous incidents in Thackeray's school life and his favourite book characters.