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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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1884 On the FrontierLondon: 1884The very scarce first edition of this collection of three short stories from American writer Bret Harte.
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1986 The Color PurpleLondon: 1986A fine example of the first UK hardcover edition of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize winning novel about the life of a young African American woman in rural Georgia in the early 1900s.
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1902 Evangeline, The Golden Legend, and Other PoemsLondon: 1902A smartly bound collection of poetry from American writer and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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1974 The DispossessedLondon: 1974The first UK edition of this anarchist utopian science fiction novel by Ursula Le Guin. An award winning work.
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1942 The Moon is DownLondon: 1942A lovely first edition, first impression, of John Steinbeck's military novel published in the midst of World War Two.
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1930 Moby Dick, or, The WhaleNew York: 1930Rockwell Kent's illustrated edition of one of the most popular American novels ever published.
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1958 The Log from the Sea of CortezLondon: 1958The first UK edition of John Steinbeck's narrative about the marine specimen collecting trip he undertook with his great friend, Ed Ricketts, in 1940.
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1969 The Andromeda StrainNew York: 1969The first edition of Michael Crichton's classic outbreak novel, in the original dust wrapper.
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1955 The Space MerchantsLondon: 1955The first UK edition of Pohl and Kornbluth's enormously entertaining 1950s consumerist science fiction novel.
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1953 The Golden Apples of the SunLondon: 1953The first UK edition of Ray Bradbury's science fiction short story collection, illustrated by Joe Mugnaini.
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1963 Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and, Seymour, an IntroductionLondon: 1963A superb copy of these two popular novellas by J. D. Salinger, the first U. K. edition.
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Signed1968 The Memory of WhitenessLondon: 1968A signed first UK edition of Kim Stanley Robinson's thrilling science fiction novrl.
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1870 Hans Breitmann's BalladsPhiladelphia: 1870A smart new edition of this collection of comic verse from American writer Charles Godfrey Leland.
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Signed1977 Rider Haggard's "She"New York: 1977A presentation copy of this uncommon limited edition of Robert A. Wilson's account of his meeting with Queen Modjadji, the inspiration of Haggard's 'She'.
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Signed1977 Rider Haggard's "She"New York: 1977A presentation copy of this uncommon limited edition of Robert A. Wilson's account of his meeting with Queen Modjadji, the inspiration of Haggard's 'She'.
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Signed1931 The HarbourmasterNew York: 1931A fine signed limited edition of this classic sea story by William McFee, retaining the original slip case.
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Signed1927 Chains: Lesser Novels and StoriesNew York: 1927A signed limited edition of Theodore Dreiser's second collection of short stories, containing fifteen tales from the American novelist.
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1939 The Providence Athenaeum: A Brief History 1753-1939Providence, R.I.: 1939An association copy of this very scarce history of the Providence, Rhode Island subscription library, with a typed letter to its publisher, Eugene A. Clauss.
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Signed1921 Mary Stuart: A PlayBoston : 1921A bright copy of John Drinkwater's historical play surrounding Mary Stuart, inscribed to fellow author and friend, Jack Crawford.
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1899 Hugh Wynne Free QuakerNew York: 1899The two volume illustrated 'Continental Edition' of S. Weir Mitchell's popular novel about an American patriot during the American Revolution.
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Signed1920 The BombNew York: 1920A signed presentation copy of this first edition thus of Frank Harris's Chicago-set novel. The 'Illustrated and Definitive Edition'.
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1904 The Youth of WashingtonLondon: 1904The first edition, third impression of this historical novel told from George Washington's perspective, in a striking red variant binding.
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1928 Star-Dust and StoneDallas: 1928A smart first edition of this very scarce poetry collection from American writer Glenn Ward Dresbach.
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1912 Poems and Ballads by Hermann HagedornBoston: 1912A lovely copy of the first edition of Hagedorn's poetry collection, once owned by the American poet and publisher Scofield Thayer.
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1914 Hans Breitmann's BalladsBoston and New York: 1914A smart limited edition of this collection of comic verse from American writer Charles Godfrey Leland.
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1902 Castle CraneycrowChicago: 1902An attractive first edition of this captivating romance-adventure novel from American popular novelist and playwright, George Barr McCutcheon.
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1906 Cowardice CourtNew York : 1906The first edition of this engaging novel of romance and bravery, adorned with beautiful illustrations and decorations throughout.
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Signed1931 The HarbourmasterNew York: 1931A signed limited edition of this classic sea story by William McFee.
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Signed1949 Reflections and Memories of L.S.D.New Haven: 1949A signed presentation copy of Laura Seymour Doolittle's vanishingly scarce collection of poems and recollections.
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1888 Mr. Potter of Texas: A NovelNew York: 1888The first edition of Archibald Clavering Gunter's novel about a young man who suddenly becomes a millionaire and finds himself accused a crime he didn't commit.
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Signed1923 Going-to-the-SunNew York: 1923A signed copy of the first edition of Nicholas Lindsay Vachel's charmingly illustrated volume of poetry.
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1901 American Authors and Their Homes: Personal Descriptions & InterviewsNew York: 1901The first edition of this interesting illustrated work on the homes of American authors by Francis Whiting Halsey, in a special half cloth binding.
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Signed1897 Wayside CourtshipNew York: 1897A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Hamlin Garland's novel about courtship between classes in late nineteenth century America.
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Signed1907 Money MagicNew York and London: 1907A popular novel by Hamlin Garland, an illustrated novel on the American Dream in the Midwest, a smart signed first edition copy.
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Signed1902 The Captain of the Gray-Horse TroopLondon: 1902The first edition of Hamlin Garland's novel about the Northern Campaigns, inscribed by Garland to American lawyer Flora Warren Seymour.
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1911 Jennie GerhardtNew York: 1911A smart first edition copy of this brilliant novel by Theodore Dreiser, illustrated with a frontispiece.