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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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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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Signed1999 GhostwrittenLondon: 1999A signed first edition of David Mitchell's acclaimed debut novel, consisting of nine disparate but interconnected tales.
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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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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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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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1996 Angela's Ashes: A Memoir of a ChildhoodLondon: 1996The first UK edition of the Pulitzer Prize winning memoir by Frank McCourt.
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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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1939 Hercule Poirot's ChristmasLondon: 1939The scarce first edition of this festive novel by the Queen of Detective Fiction, Agatha Christie. In the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper.
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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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1948 The Heart of the MatterLondon: 1948The first edition of this immensely popular novel from Graham Greene.
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1893-95 Seven Volumes From the Elizabethan Library SeriesLondon: 1893-95Seven volumes from the Elizabethan Library series in the original green fleur-de-lis cloth.
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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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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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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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1994 Long Walk to FreedomSouth Africa: 1994The first edition of Nelson Mandela's ground breaking autobiography 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.
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Signed2003 Vernon God LittleLondon: 2003A fine signed first edition of DBC Pierre's award winning debut novel.
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1923 Riceyman StepsLondon, New York, Toronto and Melbourne : 1923The first edition of Arnold Bennett's award winning novel in the original binding.
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1942 Dragon's TeethLondon: 1942The uncommon first UK edition, first impression of Upton Sinclair's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, covering the period of the Nazi takeover of Germany in the 1930s.
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1931 The Road BackLondon: 1931The first English edition of Erich Maria Remarque's sequel to, 'All Quiet on the Western Front', with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1959 The Loneliness of the Long-distance RunnerLondon: 1959The first edition, first impression of Alan Sillitoe's award winning work, 'The Loneliness of the Long-distance Runner'.
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Signed1958 Position at NoonLondon: 1958A limited edition copy of Eric Linklater's, 'Position at Noon', signed by the author and illustrator, and with the original dust wrapper.
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Signed1931 The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-YezdiPhiladelphia: 1931Richard Burton's famous pseudo-translated poem on Sufi philosophy, signed and inscribed by the illustrator, Willy Pogany.
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Signed1929 Good GestesLondon: 1929The author's presentation copy of this first edition sequel to 'Beau Geste'.
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1926 The Crock of GoldLondon: 1926James Stephens' popular comic novel based on Irish folklore, finely bound in handsome full morocco by Bayntun.
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Signed1992 Sacred CountryGreat Britain: 1992A lovely limited edition of this award winning novel by Rose Tremain in the original glassine dust wrapper.
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Signed1993 Remembering BabylonLondon: 1993The uncommon limited edition of this award winning novel by David Malouf signed by the author and in the original glassine dust wrapper.
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1973 Temporary KingsLondon: 1973The first edition of this award winning novel by Anthony Powell in the original dust wrapper.
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Signed1993 The Blue AfternoonGreat Britain: 1993The scarce limited edition of this award winning novel by William Boyd signed by the author in the original glassine wrapper.