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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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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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Signed1971 StardriftAlhambra: 1971A signed presentation copy of this collection of science fiction short stories by Emil Petaja, including correspondence between Petaja and science-fiction author William F. Temple, care of literary agent Forrest J. Ackerman.
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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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1970 Winter VisitorsNew York: 1970An excellent copy of this limited edition work by Mary McCarthy, retaining the original glassine.
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Signed1992 AmnesiaLondon: 1992The scarce first U.K. edition of Douglas Anthony Cooper's debut novel, inscribed by Cooper to his literary agent, Rod Hall.
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Signed1995 Killing CriticsGloucestershire: 1995A limited edition De Luxe signed copy of this work from the 'Kathy Mallory' series by Carol O'Connell.
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Signed1898 Latitude 19 a Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen HundredNew York: 1898An uncommon to see American romance novel by Mary Bradford Schuyler Crowninshield, her presentation copy to Robert Walpole, the 5th Earl of Orford.
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Signed1946 PossessedNew York: 1946A signed first edition of Jack Woodford's thrilling novel about a young woman who fears she may be possessed.
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Signed1997 Temperance Brennan NovelsNew York; London: 1997-01Four bright first editions, first impressions of these Temperance Brennan novels by Kathy Reichs, one signed.
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1918 MortmainNew York: 1918Bright copy of this novel by Arthur Train, a presentation copy from the author.
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1901 A Kentucky Cardinal and AftermathLondon: 1901A limited large paper edition of two popular Kentucky based novels by John Lane Allen, complete with illustrations by Hugh Thomson.
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1926 Benito CerenoLondon: 1926Herman Melville's interesting novella set on a slave ship, beautiful illustrated with hand-coloured plates and vignettes throughout, published by the Nonesuch Press.
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Signed1968 The DoorsTennessee: 1968The scarce first edition, first printing of this collection of poetry from 1968 by Paul Ramsey, signed and inscribed by the author.
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Signed2006 Thirteen MoonsLondon: 2006A signed, British first edition copy of Thirteen Moons by the award-winning author, Charles Frazier.
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Signed1928 Trivial BreathNew York: 1928A signed presentation copy of Elinor Wylie's 1928 collection of poems, dedicated to Humbert Wolfe.
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Signed1913 Fire and WineLondon: 1913A wonderful signed presentation copy of the first edition of an early collection of poems from John Gould Fletcher.
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1901 A Kentucky Cardinal and AftermathLondon: 1901A decorative, limited edition large paper copy of the first two novels of A Kentucky Cardinal by American writer James Lane Allen.
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1950 The Cherokee StoryAsheville: 1950An uncommon work by John Parris which celebrates the Cherokee people and their history through a collection of stories, with full-page illustrations throughout the text.
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1949 The Naked and the DeadLondon: 1949The Limited Edition, first UK edition of Norman Mailer's popular World War II novel, based on his own experiences in the war.
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Signed2019 The Nickel BoysLondon: 2019A signed first UK edition of Colson Whitehead's 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winning novel.
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Signed1964 The ExplorerNew York: 1964A signed first edition, first impression of this novel about a troubled marriage and the exploration of the Andes.
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Signed1955 The PhoenixLondon: 1955A signed first edition, first impression of this Laurence Bachmann novel, set in Berlin after the Second World War.
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1934 A Portrait and A PoemPrivately Printed: 1934A finely bound, privately printed copy of Stephen Vincent Benet's poems. A very scarce work by this celebrated American poet.
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1907 Tom an AutobiographyBradford: 1907A very scarce, first edition of the pioneering Black artist Thomas Rutling's autobiography.
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Signed1907 Tom an AutobiographyBradford: 1907A very scarce, first edition of the pioneering Black artist Thomas Rutling's autobiography. Signed by him, with a dedication to one Miss Wight.
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2007 The WatchmanLondon: 2007A fine, first edition copy of this psychological thriller by Robert Crais. Signed by the author to the title page.
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Signed1983-7 'A' is for Alibi 'B' is for Burglar 'C' is for CorpseLondon: 1982-7Signed first UK editions of the first three of Sue Grafton's popular detective series, the 'Alphabet Murders'. In the original unclipped dustwrappers.
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Signed1987 Yellowstone Kelly First Edition Signed Peter Bowen Memoirs Zulu WarsIllinois : 1987A signed, first edition of this heroic cowboy story with letters from the author.
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Signed1988 Jungle of Steel and Stone George C Chesbro Signed in Dustwrapper FirstNew York: 1988The first US edition of this adventure novel by George C. Chesbro.
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1929 PILGRIM on the EARTH Green Engraving SUSSAN LTD EDLondon: 1929A handsome volume bound in three quarteers vellum with blue cloth. This is an illustrated Limited First Edition by Julien Green.