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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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Signed1902 The Complete Works of Edgar Allan PoeNew York and London: 1902A beautiful limited edition set of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated with ten plates to each volume, and signed by the publisher.
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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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Signed1910 The Flint Heart: A Fairy StoryLondon: 1910A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this scarce fantasy novel by Eden Phillpotts.
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Signed1936 The Owl of AtheneLondon: 1936A signed copy of the first edition of this very scarce science fiction novel by Eden Phillpotts.
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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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Signed1927 ArachneLondon: 1927The first edition of Eden Phillpotts's novel set in ancient Greece, with a loosely inserted signed slip from the author.
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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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Signed1998-2012 9vol A Collection of Novels by Joanna TrollopeLondon: 1998-2012A collection of nine first edition novels from English writer Joanna Trollope, many of which are signed.
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Signed1993-2012 Nine Volumes of Helen Dunmore Novels, With Five SignedLondon: 1992-2012Nine first edition novels by the award winning Helen Dunmore, all in lovely condition, with five of the works being signed by the author and all in their original unclipped dust wrappers.
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Signed1957 The BridgeNew York: 1957A first US edition of this novel by Pamela Frankau, inscribed by the author and in the original Dust Wrapper.
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Signed1939-68 Nine Volumes of First Edition Novels by Pamela FrankauLondon: 1939-68Nine first edition novels by the popular English author, Pamela Frankau, including a signed copy of Ask Me no More.
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Signed1944 Hard FactsLondon: 1944The first edition of this historical fiction novel by Howard Spring, signed by the author.
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Signed1966 I Go By Sea, I Go By LandLondon: 1966An uncommon to see signed novel by P. L. Travers, a touching war novel inscribed by Travers.
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Signed1931 CassandraLondon: 1931A very scarce science fiction novel by the Liberal politician Reginald Berkeley, the author's presentation copy to the physicist Edward Andrade.
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Signed1971 Forty Years in KuwaitLondon: 1971A signed first impression of this fascinating autobiography by English botanist, writer, and Orientalist Violet Dickson.
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Signed1887 The Contemporary Review February 1887London: 1887A smart copy of this scarce magazine, previously held in the library of H. Rider Haggard with his inscription to the front board.
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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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Signed1979 The Journal of a Voyage in HMS BeagleGuilford, Surrey: 1979An exceptional limited edition of Charles Darwin's account of the second survey expedition of the HMS Beagle, signed by Darwin's own great-grandson.
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Signedc1925 The Forbidden HourLondon: c1925A very scarce thriller by Maude Crossley and Charles King, inscribed by the authors.
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Signed1908 Dennis Martin: A NovelPlymouth: 1908A vanishingly scarce first edition of this military novel surround the theme of German invasion, inscribed by the author to CaptainC. G. C. Elens.
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Signed1938 One Came BackLondon: 1938An extremely scarce, signed first edition of this novel set in the future, by Stephen Southwold, writing under the pseudonym of Neil Bell.
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Signed1928 The SlypeNew York: 1928An uncommon novel following a series of odd disappearances in a dull English town, the author's presentation copy.
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Signed1976 The Egyptian WomanLondon: 1976A very scarce, signed first edition of this entertaining and dramatic novel by Rosemary Temple, inscribed to fellow author and illustrator Val Biro.
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Signed2014 The Long MarsLondon: 2014A fine first edition copy of this atmospheric science fiction novel by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter, signed by Pratchett to the title page.
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Signed2014 A Slip of the KeyboardLondon: 2014A first edition edition copy of this anthology of non-fiction pieces penned by Terry Pratchett, with the author's authenticated blind stamp signature.
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Signed1922 The HeirLondon: 1922The first edition of this novel with a lovely association, signed by the author and her mother to the politician Alfred Milner.
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Signed2001 number9dreamLondon: 2001A signed first edition of David Mitchell's second novel, an episodic work about a teenager's search for the father he has never met.
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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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Signed2009 That Awkward AgeLondon: 2009A very smart first edition of this collection of poetry from McGough, signed by the author.
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Signed2010 Bonnie Prince Charlie: A LifeGloucestershire: 2010A smart first edition of this biography of Bonnie Prince Charlie, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, with illustrations. Signed and inscribed by the author.
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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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Signed1916 AhasuerusLondon: [1916]The first edition of this very scarce novel, in which Ahasuerus appears in Manchester, the author's presentation copy to the Mayor of Manchester.
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Signed1909 The Magic Bowl and the Blue-Stone RingLondon: [1909]A scarce first edition volume of two novellas by Alfred W. Barrett, an illustrated work signed by the author.
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Signed1953 The Sweet SingersEdinburgh; London: 1953An uncommon first edition anthology of four ghost stories, the author's presentation copy.