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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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1892-1901 The Works of Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1892-1901An exceptionally beautiful thirty volume set of the works of Scottish novelist and writer Robert Louis Stevenson, in sumptuous half crushed morocco bindings.
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1837 The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick ClubLondon: 1837A beautifully bound and internally exceptionally bright first edition in book form of Charles Dickens' immensely popular first novel.
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1880-1882 The Life of George Washington, The Alhambra, and Bonneville's AdventuresLondon: 1880-1882A very scarce full morocco seven volume set of American writer Washington Irving's works, including his biography of George Washington.
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1897 PoemsLondon: 1897The pocket edition of this collection of poetry by nineteenth-century writer Charles Kingsley, finely bound in half morocco.
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1913 Memories & PortraitsLondon: 1913A collection of autobiographical and miscellaneous essays by noted author Robert Louis Stevenson, handsomely bound in half morocco by MacLehose.
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1881 2Vol Hereward the Wake, Last of the EnglishLondon: 1881A lovely two volume edition of Charles Kingsley's historical novel about the Norman Conquest, in bright signed half morocco Bickers bindings.
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1890-1902 Charles Kingsley Collection Hypatia Hereward The Wake Alton Locke Westward HoLondon: 1890-1902A handsomely bound set of four of Charles Kingsley's novels in eight volumes. Bound by J&E Bumpus in half calf bindings.
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1840-41 Master Humphrey's ClockLondon: 1840-41The first book form edition of Charles Dickens' periodical 'Master Humphrey's Clock', illustrated throughout by Cattermole and Phiz.
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1932 2vol Pickwick Papers Dickens Bayntun Binding Lombard Street Edition IllustratedLondon: 1932An attractive rebound copy of this fascinating Lombard Street Edition copy of Dickens's 'Pickwick Papers', copiously illustrated throughout and in a signed Bayntun half crushed morocco binding.
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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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1822 2vols Bracebridge Hall The Humorists Geoffrey Crayon Washington IrvingLondon: 1822The first U.K Edition of Washington Irving's Bracebridge Hall.
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1974 Susan Chitty The Beast and the Monk Charles Kingsley Fine Binding MoroccoLondon : 1974A first edition of this biography of Charles Kingsley.