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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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1898 Three Sunsets and Other PoemsLondon: 1898The first edition of this scarce to see collection of magical poetry by Lewis Carroll, a smart copy complete with illustrations by E. Gertrude Thomson.
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1823 Quentin DurwardEdinburgh : 1823The first edition of Sir Walter Scott's work of historical fiction, set in France during the reign of Louis XI.
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1877 Bracebridge HallLondon: 1877An exceptional copy of the first edition thus of this charming collection of character sketches by Washington Irving, in a quarter morocco dust wrapper and matching slip case.
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1886 Kidnapped[London]: 1886A lovely example of the first edition, first issue of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic work of historical adventure fiction.
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1820 12vol The Poetical Works of Walter ScottEdinburgh: 1820A complete twelve volume set of the poetry of Sir Walter Scott, the first collected edition.
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1820 Ivanhoe; A RomanceEdinburgh: 1820The first edition, first issue of Sir Walter Scott's enormously popular historical novel, set in England in the twelfth century.
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1816 The AntiquaryEdinburgh: 1816The three volume first edition of Sir Walter Scott's favourite of his own novels, 'The Antiquary', the third of his Waverley novels.
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1824 Redgauntlet. A Tale of the Eighteenth Century.Edinburgh: 1824The first edition of this work of historical fiction by Sir Walter Scott, set in southwest Scotland in 1756.
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1822 The Fortunes of NigelEdinburgh; London: 1822The first edition of this popular historical fiction novel by Walter Scott, set in London during the reign of King James VI/I.
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1822 The PirateEdinburgh; London: 1822The first edition, second state, of Sir Walter Scott's novel loosely based on the life of John Gow, one of his historical 'Waverley' novels.
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1822 Halidon Hill; A Dramatic Sketch, From Scottish HistoryEdinburgh; London: 1822The first edition of this dramatic play by Sir Walter Scott, looking at the 1333 Battle of Halidon Hill.
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1826 Woodstock, or, the CavalierEdinburgh; London: 1826The first edition of Sir Walter Scott's historical adventure featuring Charles II, in the original drab boards.
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1822 Peveril of the PeakEdinburgh: 1822A complete four volume first edition of one of Sir Walter Scott's best known Waverley novels, 'Peveril of the Peak'.
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1827-1828 The Chronicles of the CanongateEdinburgh: 1827-1828The first edition of Sir Walter Scott's complete 'Chronicles of Canongate', with both series bound in five volumes.
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1818 Tales of My Landlord, Second Series [The Heart of Midlothian]Edinburgh: 1818The four volume first edition of Sir Walter Scott's novel 'The Heart of Midlothian', the second work in his 'Tales of My Landlord' series.
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1822 The Poetry Contained in the Novels, Tales, and Romances of the Author of WaverleEdinburgh; London: 1822A first edition of the collected poems that Scott included in his novels, a nice volume of Scott's mottos, with an engraved title.
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1816 The AntiquaryEdinburgh: 1816The three volume first edition of Sir Walter Scott's favourite of his own novels, 'The Antiquary'.
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1825 Tales of the CrusadersLondon: 1825An association copy of the four volume first edition of Sir Walter Scott's works of historical fiction, 'Tales of the Crusader's'. With the bookplate of his friend, Sir Henry Jardine, to each volume.
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1814 Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years SinceEdinburgh: 1814The first edition of the first two volumes of Sir Walter Scott's historical novel, set at the time of the Jacobite uprising.
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1889 The Master of Ballantrae A Winter's TaleLondon : 1889A first edition, early issue of Robert Louis Stevenson's historical novel The Master of Ballantrae A Winter's Tale.
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1827 Chronicles of the CanongateEdinburgh; London: 1827The first edition, first issue of Sir Walter Scott's collection of short stories taking place in the Scottish Highlands, 'Chronicles of Canongate'.
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1933 A Selection from the Letters of Lewis CarrollLondon: 1933A first edition of this illustrated collection of letters penned by Lewis Carroll to his child friends
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1893 Island Nights' EntertainmentsLondon : 1893A first UK edition of this charming collection of short stories by writer Robert Louis Stevenson, with illustrations throughout.
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Signed1930 The Private Letter-Books of Sir Walter ScottLondon: 1930In a striking full crushed morocco fine binding by Wallis, this is an impressive and very scarce Limited Edition publication of the letters of Sir Walter Scott, signed by Wilfred Partington and Hugh Walpole.
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1933 A Selection from the Letters of Lewis Carroll to His Child-FriendsLondon: 1933The first edition of this illustrated selection of letters written by Lewis Carroll to his child friends, edited by his long-time friend Evelyn Hatch.
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1822 The Monastery; The Abbot; The Talisman; The Fortunes of NigelEdinburgh : 1822-5Four Waverley novels in nine uniformly bound volumes, each a first edition.
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1889 The Wrong BoxLondon: 1889Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne's first co-written novel, a humorous black comedy, this being the first edition.
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1816-19 Tales of My Landlord, Collected and Arranged by Jedediah CheishbothamEdinburgh: 1816-19The first, second, and third series of 'Tales of my Landlord', collections of works by Sir Walter Scott, all first editions and handsomely bound in uniform half calf.
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1877 Bracebridge HallLondon: 1877The first edition thus of this charming collection of character sketches by Washington Irving, illustrated throughout by R. Caldecott.
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1822 Halidon Hill: A Dramatic Sketch from Scottish HistoryEdinburgh: 1822A first edition copy of Walter Scott's lesser-known 'dramatic sketch', in the original paper wraps and contained within a quarter-morocco slipcase.
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1826 Woodstock; Or, The CavalierEdinburgh and London: 1826The first edition of this Civil War era historical fiction novel by Sir Walter Scott, one of his popular novels.
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1894 The Ebb-TideLondon: 1894The first edition, first impression of this novel by R L Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd Osbourne, in the original bronze cloth.
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1816 The AntiquaryEdinburgh; London: 1816The first edition of Sir Walter Scott's favourites of his own novels, 'The Antiquary', an example of his brilliant writing in his 'Waverley' series.
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1998 An Exhibition from the Jon A Lindseth Collection of C L Dodgson and Lewis CarrollNew York: 1998A fantastic first edition illustrating the exhibition of A Lindseth collection of C L Dodgson and Lewis Carroll.
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2015 Lewis Carroll The Man and His CircleLondon: 2015A fine first edition examination of the life of Lewis Carroll, by an international authority on the author.