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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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    1. 1976 The Governance of Britain
      1976 The Governance of Britain
      London : 1976
      A fine, signed first edition of Harold Wilson's 'The Governance of Britain'.
      £95.00
      Stock Code: 740L45
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    2. 1946 Deaths and Entrances
      1946 Deaths and Entrances
      London: 1946
      A bright, first edition, first impression copy of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas' 'Deaths and Entrances'.
      £350.00
      Stock Code: 740L44
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    3. 1934 18 Poems
      1934 18 Poems
      London: 1934
      A scarce first edition of Dylan Thomas' poetry.
      £135.00
      Stock Code: 740L43
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      1921 King Cole
      1921 King Cole
      London: 1921
      A limited edition copy of John Masefield's 'King Cole'.
      £44.00
      Stock Code: 740L42
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    5. 1931 Poetry
      1931 Poetry
      London: 1931
      A very smart, uncommon limited edition of John Masefield's poetry.
      £50.00
      Stock Code: 740L41
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    6. 1960 The Progress of a Crime
      1960 The Progress of a Crime
      London: 1960
      The first edition of Julian Symon's award-winning murder mystery novel.
      £35.00
      Stock Code: 740P68
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      1991 Skin Deep
      1991 Skin Deep
      London: 1991
      A fine signed first edition of Hugh Miller's thrilling murder mystery novel.
      £98.00
      Stock Code: 740P67
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    8. 1988-91 The Sergeant's Cat Fine Distinctions
      1988-91 The Sergeant's Cat Fine Distinctions
      London: 1988-91
      Fine first editions of two thrilling Gollancz Crime works, a novel and a short story collection by Janwillem van de Wetering and Deborah Valentine.
      £40.00
      Stock Code: 740P66
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    9. 1976 Three Collins Crime Club Mystery Novels
      1976 Three Collins Crime Club Mystery Novels
      London: 1976
      Three thrilling mystery crime novels published by the Collins Crime Club, with novels by Ross Macdonald, Torben Nielsen, and Hartley Howard.
      £95.00
      Stock Code: 740P65
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    10. 1896 Jude The Obscure
      1896 Jude The Obscure
      London: 1896
      A very smart, first edition of Thomas Hardy's Wessex novel 'Jude the Obscure'.
      £400.00
      Stock Code: 740L40
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    11. 1962 The Greyling
      1962 The Greyling
      London: 1962
      The first edition of Daphne Rooke's murder mystery novel set in Africa.
      £32.00
      Stock Code: 740P64
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    12. 1896 A Laodicean
      1896 A Laodicean
      London: 1896
      A wonderfully bright, first edition thus of Thomas Hardy's Wessex novel 'A Laodicean'.
      £130.00
      Stock Code: 740L39
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    13. 1922 Late Lyrics
      1922 Late Lyrics
      London: 1922
      A fine, first edition copy of Thomas Hardy's poetry
      £55.00
      Stock Code: 740L38
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    14. 1928 Winter Words
      1928 Winter Words
      London: 1928
      A very smart first edition copy of this Thomas Hardy poetry collection.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 740L37
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    15. 1955-1957 H.M.S Ulysses and Guns of Navarone
      1955-1957 H.M.S Ulysses and Guns of Navarone
      London: 1955
      A first edition copy of Alistair Maclean's first two WWII novels. Including his debut novel 'HMS Ulysses'
      £105.00
      Stock Code: 740L36
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      1999 Winter Frost
      1999 Winter Frost
      London: 1999
      A fine, signed, first edition of R.D. Wingfield's Inspector Frost novel. The final novel published in the author's lifetime.
      £115.00
      Stock Code: 740L35
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    17. 2008 A Killing Frost
      2008 A Killing Frost
      London: 2008
      A fine, first edition copy of the final Inspector Frost novel.
      £48.00
      Stock Code: 740L34
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    18. 1995 Hard Frost
      1995 Hard Frost
      London: 1995
      A fine, first edition copy of R.D. Wingfield's Inspector Frost novel.
      £58.00
      Stock Code: 740L33
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    19. 1992 Night Frost
      1992 Night Frost
      London: 1929
      A fine, first edition copy of R.D. Wingfield's early Inspector Frost novel.
      £260.00
      Stock Code: 740L32
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    20. 1982 The Case of the Kidnapped Angel
      1982 The Case of the Kidnapped Angel
      London: 1983
      A fine first edition of one of E. V. Cunningham's exciting Masao Masuto mystery novels.
      £25.00
      Stock Code: 740P63
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      1989 Frost at Christmas
      1989 Frost at Christmas
      London: 1989
      A fine, first edition copy of R.D. Wingfield's first Inspector Frost novel, 'Frost at Christmas'.
      £440.00
      Stock Code: 740L31
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    22. 1985 A Botanist at Bay
      1985 A Botanist at Bay
      London: 1985
      A fine first edition of the second Celia Grant novel, set in New Zealand, written by John Sherwood.
      £35.00
      Stock Code: 740P62
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      1987 A Touch of Frost
      1987 A Touch of Frost
      London: 1998
      A fine, signed, limited edition of this crime novel by 'R.D. Wingfield', ' A Touch of Frost'.
      £125.00
      Stock Code: 740L30
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    24. 1968 A Stitch in Time
      1968 A Stitch in Time
      London: 1968
      A beautiful first edition of Emma Lathen's seventh exciting thriller novel.
      £60.00
      Stock Code: 740P61
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    25. 1967 Death Shall Overcome
      1967 Death Shall Overcome
      London: 1967
      The first edition of Emma Lathen's fifth detective murder novel, a thrilling read.
      £79.00
      Stock Code: 740P60
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    26. 1961 Thunderball
      1961 Thunderball
      London: 1961
      A very bright, well preserved copy of Ian Fleming's pivotal Bond novel 'Thunderball'. This novel is the first novel to introduce the notorious villain, and Bond's greatest enemy, Blofeld.
      £160.00
      Stock Code: 740L29
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    27. 1957 From Russia With Love
      1957 From Russia With Love
      London: 1957
      A very bright, first edition copy of Ian Fleming's noted James Bond novel, 'From Russia with Love'.
      £690.00
      Stock Code: 740L28
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    28. 1950 The Deadly Miss Ashley
      1950 The Deadly Miss Ashley
      London: 1950
      An uncommon first edition of Stephen Ransome's second detective novel.
      £58.00
      Stock Code: 740P59
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    29. 1960 Dying Nicely
      1960 Dying Nicely
      London: 1960
      A scarce first edition of this comic mystery novel by Hamilton Johnston.
      £38.00
      Stock Code: 740P58
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    30. 1951-3 The Kind Man Obit Delayed
      1951-3 The Kind Man Obit Delayed
      London: 1951-3
      The first edition of two exciting mystery detective novels by the American author Helen Nielsen.
      £60.00
      Stock Code: 740P57
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    31. 1959 The Widow's Cruise
      1959 The Widow's Cruise
      London: 1959
      The first edition of Cecil Day-Lewis' mystery novel, a thriller following a cruise ship.
      £70.00
      Stock Code: 740P56
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    32. 1954 The Whisper in the Gloom
      1954 The Whisper in the Gloom
      London: 1954
      The first edition of Nicholas Blake's thrilling mystery novel set in the heart of London.
      £90.00
      Stock Code: 740P55
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    33. 1978-80 Ellery Queen's Faces of Mystery Ellery Queen's Napoleons of Mystery
      1978-80 Ellery Queen's Faces of Mystery Ellery Queen's Napoleons of Mystery
      London: 1978-80
      The first editions of these two Ellery Queen short story collections, containing mystery novels by various prominent authors, including Isaac Asimov and Dick Francis.
      £60.00
      Stock Code: 740P54
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      2000-2016 Zadie Smith First Edition Novels
      2000-2016 Zadie Smith First Edition Novels
      London: 2000-2016
      A fine, complete set of Zadie Smith's novels. A fantastic collection for a lover of Smith's critically acclaimed prose.
      £490.00
      Stock Code: 740L27
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    35. 1977 Last Ditch
      1977 Last Ditch
      London: 1977
      The first edition of the twenty-ninth Roderick Alleyn novel, a thrilling read by Ngaio Marsh.
      £30.00
      Stock Code: 740P53
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    36. 1980 Photo-Finish
      1980 Photo-Finish
      London: 1980
      A fine first edition of this entertaining but thrilling murder mystery novel by Ngaio Marsh.
      £25.00
      Stock Code: 740P52
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