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Great works of literature, often in their first edition. Classic and familiar stories as well as tales you have never heard before. We go back through four hundred years of storytelling.
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Signed1980 Mervyn Peake / Oscar Wilde Extracts From the Poems of Oscar WildeLondon: 1980A smart limited edition of this interesting collection of extracts of the poems of Oscar Wilde, illustrated throughout by Mervyn Peake.
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Signed1889 The RivalsNew York: 1889A beautifully illustrated limited edition of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comedy of manners, illustrated by Frank M. Gregory, and signed by the publisher.
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1891-1907 The Strand MagazineLondon: 1891-1907Thirty-one volumes of 'The Strand Magazine', featuring the first appearance of many Sherlock Holmes tales, including 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'.
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Signed1889 Selected Poems of Matthew PriorLondon: 1889A beautifully bound edition of the poetry of Matthew Prior, one of only fifty signed copies produced, and in a Ramage binding.
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Signed1948 Divide and RulePennsylvania: 1948The first edition of this collection of two thrilling science fiction novellas set in the Earth's future, a signed limited edition.
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Signed1992 Kaeti on TourLondon: 1992A signed limited edition of Keith Roberts's penultimate literary work, with a loosely inserted signed typed letter from the author referring to his recent MS diagnosis.
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Signed1993 The Crocodile BirdLondon: 1993A smart signed limited edition copy of this standalone psychological thriller from crime writer Ruth Rendell.
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1909 Dramatis Personae; & Dramatic Romances & LyricsLondon: 1909A limited edition copy of two anthologies of poems by Robert Browning, beautifully illustrated in colour by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale.
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1992 My Fellow Laborer & The Wreck of the "Copeland"Cheltenham: 1992A very scarce limited edition reproduction of two short stories from adventure fiction writer H. Rider Haggard.
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1992 My Fellow Laborer & The Wreck of the "Copeland"Cheltenham: 1992A limited edition reproduction of two short stories from adventure fiction writer H. Rider Haggard.
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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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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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1894-1895 Legends and LyricsLondon: 1894-1895A charming set of poems presented by Adelaide Anne Procter, in beautiful morocco bindings by Hatchard, with gilt detailing.
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1830 The Pilgrim's ProgressLondon: 1830The first edition thus of this work, being the first edition of Bunyan's magnum opus to feature Robert Southey's biography of the author.
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Signed1906 The Defence of Poesie and Certain SonnetsLondon: 1906A limited edition work by the English poet Sir Philip Sidney on poetry and sonnets, signed by the engraver, printed on paper vellum and bound in quarter calf.
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Signed1971 Ovid: The Art of LoveGlasgow: 1971A limited edition, illustrated copy of this mythological work, signed by the artist and in the original slipcase.
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1891 The Letters of Horace Walpole Fourth Earl of OrfordLondon: 1891An illustrated limited edition collection of the letters of Horace Walpole, totalling over two thousands letters written during his lifetime.
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c1935 Pride and PrejudiceLondon: c1935A smart 1930s edition of Jane Austen's beloved novel, published by Riviere & Son and in a half calf binding from the firm.
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1885 The Story of Ida: Epitaph on an Etruscan TombSunnyside, Orpington, Kent: 1885The third edition of Francesca Alexander's charming tale, in a beautiful signed binding by Cedric Chivers of Bath.
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Signed1932 Green ThoughtsLondon: 1932A signed limited edition short story by John Collier, following the exploits of a man-eating plant.
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Signed1929 The Fiery Dive and Other StoriesLondon: 1929A limited edition short story anthology by Martin Armstrong, one of one hundred and fifty signed copies.
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1922 A New SalomeNot Stated: 1922A very scarce novella following a complicated romantic entanglement, illustrated by the author throughout.
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Signed1902 The Complete Works of Edgar Allan PoeNew York and London: 1902A beautiful limited edition set of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated with ten plates to each volume, and signed by the publisher.
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Signed1912 Collected Verse of Rudyard KiplingLondon: 1912Rudyard Kipling's literary agent A. S. Watt's limited edition copy of his poetical works.
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1976 The Log of H.M.S. Providence 1791-1793Guildford: 1976A scarce and fine limited edition of William Bligh's log of his second breadfruit voyage of 1791, on board the H.M.S. Providence.
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Signed1979 The Journal of a Voyage in HMS BeagleGuilford, Surrey: 1979An exceptional limited edition of Charles Darwin's account of the second survey expedition of the HMS Beagle, signed by Darwin's own great-grandson.
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c1890 A Voyage to LetheLondon: c1890A very scarce limited edition of this pseudonymously authored work of pornographic literature, in which the 'Lethe' voyaged to is in actual fact the female body.
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1952 The Heads of CerberusPennsylvania: 1952A limited first edition in book form of this early dystopian novel by Francis Stevens, an intriguing sci-fi novel in a dust wrapper and slipcase.
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Signed1960 Simple FaithSalford: 1960A very scarce fables about dinosaurs by David Yeomans Cooke, one of only twenty five copies printed.
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Signed1972 The Making of AshendenLondon: 1972A smart limited edition novella by Stanley Elkin, one of one hundred copies signed by the author.
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1891 The Indian Mutiny of 1857London: 1891A scarce limited edition copy of this work on the Indian mutiny of 1857, with illustrations and plans and bound in full tree calf.
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Signed1991 Lempriere's DictionaryLondon: 1991A signed limited edition of the debut novel of Lawrence Norfolk, an interesting piece of historical fiction surrounding John Lempriere's 'Bibliotheca Classica'.
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Signed1931 The Fairy HillNot Stated: 1931A scarce limited edition novella by Edward Shanks, a fantasy work signed by the author.
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Signed1938 The King Was in His Counting House: A Comedy of Common-SenseNew York: 1938A scarce signed limited edition of Branch Cadell's novel set in the Italian Renaissance. The first work in his 'Heirs and Assigns' trilogy.
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Signed1940 Hamlet Had an Uncle: A Comedy of HonorNew York: 1940A scarce signed limited edition of Branch Cadell's retelling of Hamlet. The second work in his 'Heirs and Assigns' trilogy.
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2002 Colossus: The First DraftNot Stated: 2002The very scarce limited edition of the 'first draft' of the 1930s short story 'Colossus' by American science fiction writer Donald Wandrei.