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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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Signed1934 LandslideLondon: 1934A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Monica Curtis's very scarce utopian novel.
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1978 Watership DownLondon: 1978A beautifully illustrated edition of Richard Adams's beloved novel, illustrated by John Lawrence.
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1979 Make Death Love MeLondon: 1979The first edition of Ruth Rendell's award winning psychological crime novel.
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1958 The Middle Age of Mrs. EliotLondon: 1958The first edition of this award winning novel about a newly widowed women and the after effects of the shocking murder of her husband.
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Signed1926 The MiniatureLondon: 1926A signed first edition of this fantastical novel by Eden Phillpotts, in the original dust wrapper.
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Signed1999 GhostwrittenLondon: 1999A signed first edition of David Mitchell's acclaimed debut novel, consisting of nine disparate but interconnected tales.
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Signed1947 The Eildon TreeLondon: 1947A very scarce sequel to 'Borrobil', this first edition fantasy novel explores ancient Scotland, the author's presentation copy.
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Signed1912 The Downfall of Grabbum: An Ulster FableBelfast: 1912A signed presentation copy of this very scarce 'Ulster Fable' from Rev. P. P. O'Sullivan, illustrated with two colour plates.
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Signed1972 The Harpole ReportLondon: 1972The first edition of J. L. Carr's novel set in a primary school, written from his first-hand experience as a teacher. Inscribed by the author to the journalist Donald McCormick.
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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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1989 The Remains of the DayLondon: 1989The first edition of Kazuo Ishiguro's moving and tender Booker Prize winning novel.
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Signed1939 Penny WhipLondon: 1939A signed presentation copy of this very scarce novel by Chris Massie, in the publisher's original dust wrapper.
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1935 Nothing HidBoston: 1935An association copy of this very scarce novel by English author Archibald Marshall.
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1990 Tehanu: The Last Book of EarthseaLondon: 1990A fine example of the first UK edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's fourth Earthsea novel.
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Signed1941 Murder By the WayLondon: 1941A vanishingly scarce murder mystery novel by John Creasey, a touching presentation copy from the author and his newlywed wife to his mother.
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Signed2019 The TestamentsLondon: 2019A signed copy of the first UK edition of Margaret Atwood's Booker Prize winning sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale'.
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Signed1934 Penang AppointmentLondon: 1934A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of Norman Collins's second novel.
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Signed1967 Endless NightLondon: 1967A vanishingly scarce signed example of the first edition of one of Agatha Christie's favourites of her own works.
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1983 The Life & Times of Michael KLondon: 1983The first UK edition of this Booker Prize winning novel by J. M. Coetzee, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1970 Mr Sammler's PlanetLondon: 1970The first UK edition of this award winning fiction novel by Saul Bellow.
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Signed1964 A Caribbean MysteryLondon: 1964An exceptional signed first edition of this classic Miss Marple novel, signed from Christie to her secretary, Carlo Fisher.
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1948 The Heart of the MatterLondon: 1948The first edition of this immensely popular novel from Graham Greene.
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Signed1932 The Soldier and the GentlewomanLondon: 1932A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this thrilling novel by Welsh novelist Hilda Vaughan, presented to literary editor Edward Garnett.
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Signed1948 A Thing of NoughtLondon: 1948A signed presentation copy of the revised edition of Hilda Vaughan's novella, inscribed to - and with a letter from - journalist and novelist Margharita Laski.
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Signed1963 Basil Seal Rides Again, or, The Rake's RegressBoston: 1963A smart limited edition short story by Evelyn Waugh, signed by the author. An interesting association from the library of the son of one of Waugh's lovers.
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Signed2001 The Amber SpyglassLondon: 2001A signed copy of the final work in Phillip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' series.
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Signed1963 Basil Seal Rides Again, or, The Rake's RegressLondon: 1963A signed limited edition short story by Evelyn Waugh, signed by Waugh himself, from the library of a son of one of his lovers, Joyce Gill.
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Signed2000 The Blind AssassinLondon: 2000A signed copy of the first UK edition of Margaret Atwood's Booker Prize winning work of historical fiction.
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1932 Black MischiefLondon: 1932The first edition of one of Evelyn Waugh's popular novels, an interesting association copy, from the library of a lover of the author.
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1928 Decline and FallLondon: 1928A first impression copy of this entertaining novel by Evelyn Waugh, an association copy from the library of the lover of the author.
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1957 The Ordeal of Gilbert PinfoldLondon: 1957An assoication copy of Waugh's enchanting and engaging novel based off the author’s experiences of hallucinations, from the library of a lover of Waugh's.
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2009 Wolf HallLondon: 2009A fine first impression of Hilary Mantel's award winning historical fiction novel about the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII.
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1973 The Eye of the StormLondon: 1973The first edition of Patrick White's Nobel Prize winning novel in the original dust wrapper.
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1995 The Moor's Last SighLondon: 1995The first edition, first impression of this award winning novel by Salman Rushdie in the original dust wrapper.
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1986 The Old DevilsLondon, Melbourne, Auckland, Johannesburg: 1986The first edition of Kingsley Amis's novel in the original dust wrapper.
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Signed2005 Shalimar the ClownLondon: 2005A signed first edition of Salman Rushdie's award winning novel in the original dust wrapper.