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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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1970 A Ten O'clock Scholar and Other EssaysLondon: 1970The first edition of this scarce collection of autobiographical essays by Alison Uttley, the author of the 'Little Grey Rabbit' series.
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1955 Village SchoolLondon: 1955The first edition of this collection of stories based on the author's experiences as a school teacher, illustrated by J. S. Goodall.
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1803 Letters Written By the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer StanhopeLondon: 1803The twelfth edition of the letters between an eighteenth century Earl and his illegitimate son, providing fascinating insight into the personal lives of the British aristocracy at the time, and their social attitudes.
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1906 9vol The Letters of Horace Walpole Fourth Earl of OrfordEdinburgh: 1906A very smart complete set of this illustrated collection of letters from English writer Horace Walpole.
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1865 Memoirs of Henrietta Caracciolo of the Princes of ForinoLondon: 1865The third edition of this very scarce and revealing memoir by Henrietta Caracciolo, detailing her time as a Benedictine nun.
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1868 Leaves From the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands, From 1848 to 1861London: 1868The first trade edition of this collection of Queen Victoria's journal entrees of her time in the highlands.
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1877-1890 Plutarchi Opera OmniaParisiis [Paris]: 1877-1890A complete five volume set of the works of Plutarch, with text in both Greek and Latin.
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1903 12vol The Complete Works of ShakespeareLondon: 1903A smartly bound twelve volume set of the complete works of William Shakespeare, with the original cloth covered slip case.
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Signed1934 Lost London: The Memoirs of an East End DetectiveLondon: 1934A signed presentation copy of this early edition of Detective Sergeant B. Leeson's account of crime in the London East End in the late nineteenth century, and including discussion of the Ripper case.
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1926 The Days of My LifeLondon: 1926The first edition of H. Rider Haggard's autobiography, a touching and illustrated exploration of the author's life.
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1893 Life of Friedrich Schiller (1825) Life of John Sterling (1851)London: 1893Two biographies on John Sterling and Frederick Schiller, written by Thomas Carlyle and bound by Baker & Son in full vellum.
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Signed1977 The Enchanted PlacesLondon: 1977A signed early edition of this autobiographical work by Christopher Milne, the son of A. A. Milne and the inspiration for Christopher Robin.
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1933-1936 5vols War Memoirs: Volumes I, II, III, IV & VLondon: 1933-1936A first edition five-volume set of David Lloyd George's illustrated memoirs of the First World War.
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Signed1933-1936 5vols War Memoirs: Volumes I, II, III, IV & VILondon: 1933-1936A five-volume collection of David Lloyd George's engaging memoirs of the First World War; signed by the author to Volume I.
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1904 A Lonely Summer in KashmirLondon: 1904The first edition of Margaret Cotter Morison's personal account of a summer spent in Kashmir.
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1823 Switzerland; or, A Journal of a Tour and Residence in that Country in the Years 1817, 1818 and 1819London: 1823The two volume second Edition of Louis Simond's informative account of his travels in Switzerland between 1817 and 1819.
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1835 Memoirs of John Frederic OberlinLondon: 1835An uncommon, informative memoir on the life of the Pastor John Frederic Oberlin, bound in half calf.
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1894-1903 33vols The Works of Robert Louis StevensonEdinburgh; London: 1894-1903The Edinburgh Edition set of the works of renowned author Robert Louis Stevenson, with his correspondence, a biography, and the unusual Appendix volume.
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1909-1912 29vol The Works of George Meredith & Letters of George MeredithLondon: 1909-1912A full set of the works of English novelist and poet, George Meredith, with a two volume set of his letters.
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1885 An Ascent of Parnassus by Way of MendaciaLondon: 1885The first edition of this very scarce autobiographical work on the author's expedition to mount Parnassus.
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1927 A Note on ReligionLondon: 1927The vanishingly scarce first edition of this short work in which H. Rider Haggard explains his unorthodox personal religious beliefs.
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1926 The Days of My Life: An AutobiographyLondon: 1926The first edition of this two volume posthumously published autobiography from H. Rider Haggard, in the very scarce original dust wrapper.
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1949 Memoirs and Reminiscences, Volume IICape Town: 1949A smart first edition of the second volume of South African legal figure Sir John Gilbert Kotzé.
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1971-2003 A Selection of Works Surrounding Virginia WoolfLondon: 1971-2003A collection of biographical works surrounding celebrated author, Virginia Woolf.
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1906 The Complete Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1906A smart copy of this complete collection of the works of William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon.
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1873 Little DorritLondon: [1873]Charles Dicken's fictional satirical novel, illustrated by James Mahoney.
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1912 The Life and Times of the Right Honourable Cecil John Rhodes 1853-1902London: 1912The scarce first edition thus of this biography of mining magnate and politician Cecil John Rhodes.
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Signed1922 Letters to Somebody: A RetrospectLondon: 1922A scarce first edition of this collection of letters by the Right Honorable Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson, inscribed by the author to Stephen G. Constance.
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1947 2vol Marlborough: His Life and TimesLondon: 1947The first edition complete in two volumes of this biographical work on John Churchill, written by Sir Winston Churchill.
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1901 3vol The Life of Samuel Johnson L.L.D.London: 1901A smartly bound illustrated edition of this well-known biography of English writer Samuel Johnson.
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1974 The Venice lettersLondon: 1974The first edition of this work of Baron Corvo's notorious letters to Charles Masson Fox.
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1779 Miscellaneous Works of the Late Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of ChesterfieldLondon: 1779A complete set of the life and works of Philip Dormer Stanhope, the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, compiled by Dr. Maty.
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1941 The 12. MonethsWestport: 1941A smart limited edition of this charming work on the months of the year from English Renaissance writer, Nicholas Breton.
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1883 3vol Memoirs of Madame Junot Duchesse D'AbrantesLondon: 1883A new and revised edition of the memoirs of French writer, Madame Junot.
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1791 2vol The Life of Jane de St. Remy de Valois Heretofore Countess de la MotteLondon: 1791A scarce complete two volume set of this autobiography from notorious French adventuress, Jane de St. Remy de Valois.
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Signed1971 Ovid: The Art of LoveGlasgow: 1971A limited edition, illustrated copy of this mythological work, signed by the artist and in the original slipcase.