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Literature
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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1942 Five Little PigsLondon: 1942The first UK edition of this riveting crime novel from the queen of crime, following Poirot as he investigates a cold case. -
1947 The Labours of HerculesLondon: 1947The first UK edition of Agatha Christie's exciting crime novel which finds Poirot solving a series of twelve murders which share similarities with the mythological stories of Hercules. -
1928-1940 22vol The Plays and Works of J. M. BarrieLondon: 1928-1940A smart twenty-two volume set of the works and plays of Scottish writer Sir James Matthew Barrie. -
1926 UlyssesParis: 1926An attractively rebound eighth printing of James Joyce's modernist masterpiece, 'Ulysses'. -
2001 The Last Hero: A Discworld FableLondon: 2001A delightful first edition of one of Terry Pratchett's 'Discworld' fantasy novel, illustrated beautifully throughout by Paul Kidby. -
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. -
1982 Flashman and the RedskinsLondon: 1982The first edition of one of George MacDonald Fraser's thrilling Flashman tales, set in the American west during the Gold Rush and Battle of Little Bighorn. -
1933 UlyssesHamburg : 1933The Hamburg, two-volume edition of James Joyce's celebrated modernist novel, the second impression. -
1921-1923 Pastiche and Prejudice & More PrejudiceLondon: 1921-1923Two smart first editions of these collections of dramatic essays originally published in The Times from English drama critic Arthur Bingham Walkley. -
1981 The Screenplay of The French Lieutenant's WomanLondon: 1981The first edition of Harold Pinter's screenplay of the 1981 film adaptation of John Fowles's 'The French Lieutenant's Woman'. -
1974 The DispossessedLondon: 1974The first UK edition of this anarchist utopian science fiction novel by Ursula Le Guin. An award winning work. -
2002 Trouble at Willow Gables and other FictionsLondon: 2002The first edition of this collection of the works of Philip Larkin, edited by James Booth and in the original dust wrapper. -
1957-60 Five 'Miss Hogg' Murder Mystery NovelsLondon: 1957-60Five scarce volumes from Austin Lee's 'Miss Hogg' murder mystery series, with all but one being first editions and all in the original, very scarce dust wrappers. -
1959 LolitaLondon: 1959The first U.K. edition, second impression, of Vladimir Nabokov's immensely controversial novel, which was banned in the U.K. previous to this 1959 publication. -
1994 Flashman and the Angel of the LordLondon: 1994An excellent example of the first edition of the tenth novel in the 'Flashman Papers' series. -
1965 The Looking-Glass WarLondon: 1965The first edition of this early novel from noted espionage author John Le Carre, in the original dust wrapper. -
1961 MarnieLondon: 1961An exceptional example of the first edition of Winston Graham's psychological thriller 'Marnie', the basis of Alfred Hitchcock's 1964 film of the same name. -
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2001-2006 The Mortal Engines QuartetLondon: 2001-2006A fine set of the first editions, first impressions of all four novel in Philip Reeves's 'Mortal Engines' series, with the final volume signed by the author. -
1988 MatildaLondon: 1988An excellent, first edition copy of Roald Dahl's delightful children's novel, 'Matilda', with the wonderful illustrations by Quentin Blake. -
1934 An Undistinguished SportsmanLondon: 1934The first edition of this uncommon work of equestrian fiction surrounding horse racing and fox hunting, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. -
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1965 Yanks and Yellow-BelliesIlfracombe, Devon : 1965A very scarce novel surrounding the amusing antics in a Lincolnshire village when an American air base moves in during the Second World War, signed by the author. -
1946 Titus GroanLondon: 1946The first edition of the first novel in Mervyn Peake's thrilling Gormenghast series, in the unclipped, second impression dust wrapper. -
1937 Rotten BoroughLondon: 1937A vanishingly scarce, first edition of this satirical novel, which was initially withdrawn after release due to its controversial nature. -
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2000 The Amber SpyglassLondon: 2000A signed presentation copy of the third impression of the final work in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' series. -
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2010 The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel ChristLondon: 2010A signed presentation copy of Philip Pullman's fictionalisation of the life of Jesus Christ. -
1928 Mr Blettsworthy on Rampole IslandLondon: 1928The first edition of H. G. Wells' novel about a shipwreck on Rampole Island. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1926 The Emerald of Catherine the GreatLondon: 1926The first edition of this novel from Hilaire Belloc, with illustrations from G.K. Chesterton, and in the very scarce dust wrapper. -
1980 Nuns and SoldiersLondon: 1980A fine first edition of this work of fiction from celebrated novelist Iris Murdoch. -
1971 Riotous AssemblyLondon: 1971The first edition of British comic Tom Sharpe's first novel, set in Apartheid South Africa. -
1946-1952 Biggles Adventure NovelsLondon: 1946-1952A bright set of these popular juvenile adventure books, featuring pilot hero "Biggles", with the uniform dust wrappers and illustrations to each. -
1996-1998 The Golden Ocean; The Unknown Shore; The Hundred DaysLondon: 1996-1998Three novels connected to the author's acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series. -
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2014 Enemies at HomeLondon: 2014Set in Ancient Rome, Private Investigator Flavia Albia solves a robbery and murder. -
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2006 The Mission SongLondon: 2006A signed first edition by one of the greatest modern spy novelists, set in the East Congo. -
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1952 Exultation of SkylarksLondon: 1952A signed presentation copy of the first edition of John Paddy Carstairs's scarce comic novel. -
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1989 Any Old IronLondon: 1989A signed second impression of Burgess's fantasy novel, a modern take on the Excalibur legend.
