World Literature
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1957 The FallLondon: 1957A superb copy of the first UK edition of this philosophical novel from French existentialist author, Albert Camus.
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1896 Fairy Tales from Finland: From the Swedish of Zach. TopeliusLondon: 1896The very scarce first edition of this English language translation of the Finnish fairy tales of Zachris Topelius, illustrated throughout.
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1896 The WizardBristol: 1896The first separate edition of this adventure novel by the popular H. Rider Haggard, in the vanishingly scarce, uncommonly bright nineteenth century dust wrapper.
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1926 The Ghost KingsLondon: 1926The popular edition of this mystery novel by the celebrated H. Rider Haggard, in the original vanishingly scarce dust wrapper.
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1925 Allan QuatermainLondon: 1925H. Rider Haggard's sequel to his popular novel 'King Soloman's Mines', in the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper.
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1931 Some Book-Hunting Adventures A DiversionEdinburgh : 1931The scarce first edition of this novel about book collecting by R. S. Garnett.
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1986 Working Space (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures) with the Uncorrected ProofCambridge: 1986The first edition of Frank Stella's work on abstract art, with the very scarce uncorrected proof with editorial annotations throughout.
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1918 Hindustani Grammar For Lower and High Standard ExaminationsAmballa [Ambala]: 1918An informative, very scarce study of Hindustani gramma for examinations, written by Munshi Kashi Nath.
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1916 Three Days at Delhi (The Capital of India): A Guide to Places of InterestLondon: [1916]The fourth edition of this scarce helpful travel guide for the city of Delhi in India, written by Herbert Andrews Newell.
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1977 Death of an Expert WitnessLondon: 1977The first edition of this detective novel by P. D. James from her 'Adam Dalgliesh' series.
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1978 The SpearLondon: 1978The first edition of this novel by James Herbert on a Nazi cult and the Holy Lance.
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1958 Engaged in Writing and The Fool and the PrincessLondon: 1958The first edition of this collection of two stories by Stephen Spender, in the original publisher's cloth.
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1975 The Great Train RobberyLondon: 1975The first UK edition of this exciting, best selling historical novel by Michael Crichton, the author of 'Jurassic Park'.
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Signed1977 The Enchanted PlacesLondon: 1977A signed early edition of this autobiographical work by Christopher Milne, the son of A. A. Milne and the inspiration for Christopher Robin.
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Signed1995 AthenaLondon: 1995A signed first edition of the third book from the 'Frames' trilogy by John Banville.
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1914 King Albert's Book: A Tribute to the Belgian KingLondon: [1914]A first edition of this tribute to King Albert, with contributions by important public figures and authors and illustrations by popular artists.
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1923 GeistergeschichtenZurich: 1923A limited edition collection of German language ghost stories, illustrated with colour plate by Arthur Rackham.
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1883-85 The Works of William Makepeace ThackerayLondon: 1883-85A twenty-six volume complete set of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray in a signed Bumpus, crushed half morocco binding.
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1926-8 The School For Scandal and The RivalsLondon: 1926-28Two volumes of plays by Richard Brinsley Sheridan bound in straight grain morocco.
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1825 Classical English Poetry For the Use of Schools and Young PersonsLondon: 1825The new edition of this very scarce book of classical English Poetry for young people, bound in full calf.
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1835 Memoirs of John Frederic OberlinLondon: 1835An uncommon, informative memoir on the life of the Pastor John Frederic Oberlin, bound in half calf.
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1947 The Valley of DoomLondon: [1947]A proof copy of this very scarce adventurous romance novel by Mary Richmond.
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1932 Three Go BackLondon: [1932]The very scarce true first edition of this science fiction, time travel novel by J. Leslie Mitchell.
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1937 Twenty Poems from Rudyard KiplingLondon: 1937A limited edition collection of poetry by the celebrated Rudyard Kipling, in the original very scarce dust wrapper and from the library of Kipling's literary agent.
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1872 Ridiculous Fancies: An Allegory Being the Lucubrations of a MadmanLondon: 1872The first edition of this very scarce fictional and mythological work in the original cloth.
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c1930 Cats and CloverLondon: c1930An early paperback copy of this very scarce supernatural fiction novel written by Geo. C. Foster.
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1885 An Ascent of Parnassus by Way of MendaciaLondon: 1885The first edition of this very scarce autobiographical work on the author's expedition to mount Parnassus.
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c1890 The Works of George Whyte-MelvilleLondon: c1890A twenty-seven volume, complete collection of the works of the Scottish novelist, George Whyte-Melville, bound in half calf.
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1914 Crime & Punishment: A Novel in Six Parts and An EpilogueLondon: 1914The second directly translated edition of this important work. Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated into English directly from the Russian by Constance Garnett.
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1872 The Works of Tobias Smollett With Memoirs of His LifeLondon: 1872A complete eight volume set of the works of Tobias Smollett, bound in crushed half morocco.
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1862-3 The Works of Thomas De QuinceyLondon: 1862-3A fifteen volume set of works by Thomas De Quincey, including his popular autobiographical work on his opium addiction, bound in half calf.
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1923-27 Eight Volumes of Limited Edition Works by Daniel DefoeLondon: 1923-27Eight volumes of limited edition works by the noted writer Daniel Defoe, including his best known works about the popular character Robinson Crusoe, bound in crushed half morocco.
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1903 The Black Monk and Other StoriesLondon: 1903A smart first edition of this translation of Chekhov's collection of short stories, including The Black Monk.
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1836-37 The New Irish PulpitDublin : 1936-37Two volumes of this very scarce collection of issues from the 'New Irish Pulpit' publication.
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c1913 The Adventures of Gil Blas of SantillaneLondon: c1913A smart illustrated edition of this translation of Lesage's highly popular novel Gil Blas.