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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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Signed1992 Kaeti on TourLondon: 1992A signed limited edition of Keith Roberts's penultimate literary work, with a loosely inserted signed typed letter from the author referring to his recent MS diagnosis.
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Signed1934 Lost London: The Memoirs of an East End DetectiveLondon: 1934A signed presentation copy of this early edition of Detective Sergeant B. Leeson's account of crime in the London East End in the late nineteenth century, and including discussion of the Ripper case.
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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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Signed1896 My Laughing PhilosopherLondon: 1896A signed presentation copy of this very scarce illustrated novel by Eden Phillpotts. Loosely inserted is a letter to the author's literary agent, William Morris Colles.
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Signed1907 Collected Verse of Rudyard KiplingNew York: 1907The first edition of Kipling's book of collected verse, with the author's ink annotations and edits.
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Signed1912 Collected Verse of Rudyard KiplingLondon: 1912Rudyard Kipling's literary agent A. S. Watt's limited edition copy of his poetical works.
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Signed1893 List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of IncidentLondon: 1893A signed presentation copy of the scarce first single volume edition of this nautical adventure novel, with a signed letter from the author’s wife, Annie Clark Russell.
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1892 MarahLondon: 1892The scarce first trade edition of this posthumously published volume of poetry by Lord Lytton, with a handwritten letter from his widow, Edith Bulwer-Lytton, Countess of Lytton.
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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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Signed1929 Elenchus BrownLondon: 1929An inscribed, first edition presentation copy of this very scarce satirical novel, with illustrations by Harvey Langdon.
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Signed1984 Chanur's VentureMichigan: 1984A smart copy of a 'Chanur' space opera by C. J. Cherryh, an author's presentation copy to fellow sci-fi author Robert Adams.
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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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Signed1972 Murder in the Rue Royale, and Further Exploits of the Chevalier DupinLondon: 1972A signed presentation copy of the second impression of this collection of detective stories by Michael Harrison.
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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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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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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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Signed1930 Burmese VignettesLondon: 1930A signed first edition of C. Harcourt Robertson's illustrated collection of sketches about Burmese life.
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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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1926 Memoir of Jane AustenOxford: 1926A unique association copy of this memoir of Jane Austen, from the library of her great-grand-niece, the granddaughter of James Edward Austen-Leigh.
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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.