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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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1931 White FawnBoston: 1931A lovely and uncommon copy of the first of Prouty's popular Vale novels, in the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper.
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1960 To Kill a MockingbirdLondon: 1960A smart first U.K. edition of Harper Lee's important American novel, a sought after edition in the original dust wrapper.
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1940 For Whom the Bell TollsNew York: 1940A sought after first edition, first printing, of Ernest Hemingway's highly regarded novel on the Spanish Civil War.
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1930 Charlie Chan Carries OnNew York: 1930A smart edition of this exciting detective novel from the Charlie Chan series.
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1947 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseLondon: 1947The first UK edition of this popular comedy novel, with the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1965 Little Big ManLondon: 1965A first UK edition copy of Thomas Berger's most successful novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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2003 The Da Vinci CodeNew York: 2003A fine copy of the first printing of Dan Brown's popular mystery thriller novel, a nice copy of the true first U.S. edition.
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1933 The Last of the Japs and the JewsNew York: 1933The first edition of Solomon Cruso's uncommon science fiction novel, in the very scarce publisher's original dust wrapper.
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1987-2002 A Collection of Novels by Elmore LeonardNew York; London: 1987-2002A wonderfully presented set of novels comprised of nine first editions by American author, Elmore Leonard.
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1898 Latitude 19 a Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen HundredNew York: 1898An uncommon to see American romance novel by Mary Bradford Schuyler Crowninshield, her presentation copy to Robert Walpole, the 5th Earl of Orford. -
1982 Prizzi's HonourLondon: 1982A fine first edition of this satirical crime novel by the popular political novelist Richard Condon, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1978 The HuntedLondon: 1978The first UK edition of this exciting thriller by American author and screenwriter, Elmore Leonard.
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1961 HombreNew York: 1961A very smart first edition of this sought after Western from Elmore Leonard.
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1935 Death on the BridgeGarden City, New York: 1935The scarce first edition of this crime novel by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Royce Howes, in the original dust wrapper.
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1898 Through the EarthNew York: 1898The first edition of this uncommon American sci-fi novel revolving around an underground train which travels from New York to Australia.
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1960-1973 3vols The Magic Barrel, The Fixer and Rembrandt's HatLondon: 1960-1973Smart first UK editions of three works by the American novelist Bernard Malamud, with the original dust wrappers.
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1930 The Devil's BoothNew York: 1930A scarce first edition of this thrilling work of fiction by American author, Percival Wilde.
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1953 Fort StarvationToronto: 1953A gripping work of military fiction set in Utah in the 19th Century, written by American author Frank Gruber.
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1946 PossessedNew York: 1946A signed first edition of Jack Woodford's thrilling novel about a young woman who fears she may be possessed. -
1955 Wise BloodLondon: 1955The first edition of the debut novel of Flannery O'Connor, a Southern Gothic volume set in a fictionalised Southern city.
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1943 The Case of the Buried ClockNew York: 1943A bright copy of the third printing Eric Stanley Gardner's twenty-second Perry Mason novel.
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1935 The Captain Hates the SeaLondon: 1935A very scarce copy of Wallace Smith's comedic novel in the original dust wrapper.
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1934 In the Shadow of GoldNew York: 1934The first edition of this fascinating 1930s novel about an attempt to create a single world currency, with the moral message of teaching the reader that 'you too are living in the shadow of gold'.
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1893 A Cityless and Countryless WorldIowa: [1893]An uncommon first edition utopian novel by Henry Olerich, a brilliant science fiction foray in which a Martian comes to Earth, a superior copy of this novel.
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1964 A Moveable FeastLondon: 1964A fantastic first UK edition of Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published memoir about life in Paris in the 1920s.
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1908 The Scarlet LetterNew York: 1908A smart limited edition copy of one of the most important American novels ever written, a colourfully illustrated edition published by the Grolier Club.
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1909 The Old English ChristmasLondon: 1909A smart copy of this scarce work from Washington Irving, with tipped in colour plates.
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1881 The Prince and the PauperLondon: 1881The first edition of this work from Mark Twain, issued prior to the American first in 1882.
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1877 The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowLondon: 1877A wonderful example of this illustrated 'Author's Edition' of the works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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1901 The Master-Knot of Human FateBoston: 1901A scarce novel of fate by the suffragist Ellis Meredith, the first edition in the original decorative cloth.
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1894 A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the FutureNew York: 1894The uncommon first edition of John Jacob Astor's science fiction novel, in which he offers an account of life in the year 2000.
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1934 The Green ScamanderLondon: 1934The scarce first U.K. edition of this intriguing novel about the Trojan War, told from the point of view of the Amazons.
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1845 Bracebridge Hall; or The HumouristsLondon: 1845A new edition of Washington Irving's episodic novel in half calf binding.
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1911 The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf WhittierLondon: 1911A delightful edition of the works of American Quaker poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier.