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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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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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1958 Moominland MidwinterLondon: 1958The first English language edition of the sixth Moomin book, written and illustrated by Tove Jansson, uncommon to see in the original dust wrapper.
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1877 The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron MunchausenLondon: 1877A colourfully illustrated edition of this entertaining novel by Rudolph Erich Raspe, illustrated by George Cruikshank.
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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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1822 OndineParis: 1822The third edition in French of this popular romantic novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, illustrated with a frontispiece.
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1856 Les Aventures d'un Aeronaute Parisien dans les Mondes InconnusLimoges: [1856]The first edition of this uncommon French science fiction novel, about the adventures of a French astronaut.
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1889 Aventures Extraordinaires d'un Savant Russe: Le Soleil et Les Petites PlanetesParis: 1889The first edition of the second work in science fiction series about the voyages of a Russian scientist across the solar system.
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1892 La Guerre Sous L'EauParis: 1892The first edition of this uncommon late nineteenth century science fiction novel about an underwater war, illustrated throughout by Fernand Fau.
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1888 The Fur Country, or, Seventy Degrees North LatitudeLondon: 1888The seventh edition in English of this exciting adventure novel by Jules Verne, illustrated throughout.
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1886 The Mysterious Island (Part II) AbandonedLondon: 1886The fourth edition in English of the second book in Jules Verne's 'Mysterious Island' trilogy, an illustrated work.
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1875 From the Earth to the Moon Direct in 97 Hours 20 Minutes: And a Trip Round itLondon: 1875The fifth edition in English of one of Jules Verne's important and pioneering science fiction novels, a smart illustrated edition.
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1897 Cousin de LavaredeParis: 1897The first edition of this thrilling novel by Paul D'Ivoi, richly illustrated throughout.
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1883 The Tribulations of a ChinamanLondon: 1883The third edition in English of this exciting adventure novel set in China by Jules Verne, a smart illustrated copy.
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1893 Les Robinsons LunairesParis: 1893The first edition of this thrilling late nineteenth century science fiction novel about a lunar voyage, illustrated throughout by Fernand Fau.
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1887 The Steam House. (Part II.) Tigers and TraitorsLondon: 1887The second edition in English of the second part of this popular adventure novel set in India by Jules Verne.
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1938 The Green MareLondon: [1938]The first edition in English of this entertaining novel by Marcel Ayme, illustrated by Jean de Bosschere.
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c1920 Burbank the NorthernerLondon: c1920A lesser known novel by Jules Verne, set in the southern states of America, a smart copy in the original dust wrapper.
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c1920 The Child of the CavernLondon: c1920A smart copy of this popular adventure novel by Jules Verne, scarce to see in a dust wrapper.
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c1930 Rubaiyat of Omar KhayyamLondon: c1930A wonderful 1930s edition of Fitzgerald's translation of Omar Khayyam's 'Rubaiyat', beautifully illustrated by Willy Pogany.
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c1954 The Magic Glove: A Ukranian Folk TaleLondon: c1954A beautifully illustrated and very scarce children's English language translation of a classic Ukranian folk tale.
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1887 Fairy TalesLondon: 1887The first edition of Caroline Genn's very scarce translation of Jean Mace's popular fairy tales, with illustrations by Bertall.
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1875 A Floating City, and the Blockade RunnersNew York: 1875The second U.S. edition of this popular novel and short story by French adventure writer Jules Verne, complete with plates by Jules Ferat throughout.
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1990 Sylvius: Der DichterLeipzig: 1990A beautiful copy of this scarce, limited edition work with illustrations from French painter, sculptor, and printmaker Honoré-Victorin Daumier.
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c1881 Vingt Mille Lieues Sous les MersParis: c1881An illustrated edition in the original French of Jules Verne's popular and influential science fiction novel.
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1907-1911 The Novels and Other Works of Lyof N. TolstoiNew York: 1907-1911An exceptionally handsome twenty-four volume set of the works of the Russian novelist, including both 'Anna Karenina' and 'War and Peace'.
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1905 Lirica Italiana Antica: Novissima Scelta di Rime dei Secoli XIII, XIIII, XVFirenze [Florence]: 1905A beautifully bound full vellum volume of Italian lyric poetry, dating from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, and beautifully illustrated throughout.
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1925 The Phantom of the OperaNew York: 1925The Photoplay edition of Gaston Leroux's best known novel, an illustrated edition with stills from the 1925 film, in the original scarce dust wrapper.
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1875 A Floating City, and the Blockade RunnersLondon: 1875The second English language edition of these two thrilling tales from Jules Verne. Illustrated throughout, and in the publisher's decorative pictorial cloth.
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1874 Droll Stories Collected From the Abbeys of TouraineLondon: [1874]The collected humorous short stories of Honore de Balzac, here translated into English, with over four-hundred engravings by Gustave Dore.
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1844 Bob Norberry; or, Sketches from the Note Book of an Irish ReporterDublin: 1844The first edition of this work of mid nineteenth century Irish fiction, illustrated throughout by Henry Macmanus.
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1903 Dante Illustrated by Gustave Dore: Inferno Purgatory and ParadiseLondon: 1903-04The complete thirty-six parts of Gustave Dore's illustrated 'Divine Comedy' of Dante by Cassell & Company.
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c1873 The Decameron or Ten Days' Entertainment of BoccaccioLondon: c1873Uncommon English edition of Giovanni Boccaccio's important 'Human Comedy.'
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1905 Lirica Italiana Antica: Novissima Scelta di Rime dei Secoli XIII, XIIII, XVFirenze [Florence]: 1905A beautifully bound volume of Italian lyric poetry, dating from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, and beautifully illustrated.
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1875 Obras de Fernan CaballeroMadrid: 1875A collection of the works of Spanish author Fernan Caballero, an illustrated set in the original Spanish, showing her popular fiction of the nineteenth century.
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1909 Rubaiyat of Omar KhayyamLondon: 1909A wonderful copy of Fitzgerald's translation of Omar Khayyam's 'Rubaiyat', illustrated by Gilbert James, and in the publisher's original dust wrapper.