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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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1848 The Saint's Tragedy; or, The True Story of Elizabeth of Hungary, Landgravine of ThuringiaLondon: 1848The first edition of Charles Kingsley's first published work, a commemorative poetic play about Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.
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1848 The Saint's Tragedy; Or, the True Story of Elizabeth of HungaryLondon: 1848A lovely first edition of Charles Kingsley' biographical verse drama about the life of the thirteenth century saint, Elizabeth of Hungary.
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1916 The Water-BabiesNew York: 1916The first edition thus of 'The Water-Babies', the first edition to be illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, replete with beautiful colour plates. In the original very scarce publisher's box.
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1869 Tales of Old Travel by Henry Kingsley with Illustrations First EditionLondon: 1869An first edition of Tales of Old Travel re-narrated by Henry Kingsley.
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1974 Susan Chitty The Beast and the Monk Charles Kingsley Fine Binding MoroccoLondon : 1974A first edition of this biography of Charles Kingsley.