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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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1912 Children of DonLondon: 1912The first edition of this Welsh mythological fantasy play by T. E. Ellis.
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1895 The Marble CityLondon : 1895A scarce edition of this adventure fiction novel of three brothers, with illustrations throughout.
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1931 Hier et DemainParis: 1931A delightfully illustrated and attractively bound edition of this thrilling collection of short stories by celebrated French author, Jules Verne.
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1856 Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende: A Tale of the Times of King ArthurLondon: 1856The scarce first edition of Alfred Elwes's English translation of Mary-Lafon's Arthurian romance.
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1899 Lucian's WonderlandEdinburgh and London: 1899The first edition of St J. Basil Wynne Willson's translation of Lucien's ancient Latin satire, authored in the second century AD.
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1937 The Lady of the FjordsLondon: 1937A proof copy of this vanishingly scarce novel telling the astonishing story of a Norwegian Antarctic explorer, written by Barnard Balogh.
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1934 God in the SandSydney: 1934An advanced proof copy of the first edition of Theo Price's very scarce novel about reincarnation, the destruction of Atlantis, and a primeval forest.
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1925 Claire LenoirNew York: 1925The scarce first US edition of this work of supernatural fiction from French writer Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam.
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1906 A Ruler in ChiefLondon: [1906]The first edition of this very scarce fiction novel by Raymond Jacberns, illustrated by P. Hardy.
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1923 The House PrefectLondon: 1923A beautifully illustrated and bright copy of Desmond Coke's scarce fiction novel, illustrated by H. M. Brock.
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1864 Mr. Wind and Madam RainLondon: 1864The first English language edition of this charming nursery tale by Paul de Musset, illustrated throughout.
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1914 A Fight For FortuneLondon: 1914The very scarce first edition of this adventure fiction novel by T. C. Bridges, beautifully illustrated by Arthur Twidle.
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1925 The Haunted and the HauntersLondon: 1925A smart copy of this early and chilling Victorian ghost story by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, complete with plates and the original dust wrapper.
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1935 Mysteries of AsiaLondon: 1935A very scarce collection of short chilling stories set across Asia, written as part of a popular series by various authors.
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1965 The Horror from The HillsLondon: 1965A scarce, first UK edition of this chilling horror novel written by American author, Frank Belknap Long.
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1965 Ghouls in my GraveNew York: 1965The first English language edition of this collection of chilling short stories by Belgian writer Jean Ray.
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1926 Zadig and Other RomancesLondon: 1926A smart volume containing a selection of the romances of influential French author, Voltaire, illustrated by Henry Keen.
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1964 Vampires Ltd.Prague: 1964The scarce first English language edition of this collection of chilling tales by Czech psychiatrist Josef Nesvadba.
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1920 Corinthian JackLondon: [1920]The first edition of this vanishingly scarce boxing novel by Charles E. Pearce in the original dust wrapper.
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1963 One Day in the Life of Ivan DenisovichLondon: 1963An exceptional example of the first UK edition of Nobel laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's major work.
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c1934-38 Two Volumes of Work from the 'Edgar Series'.London: c1934-38Two first edition works from Marriott Edgar's comic 'Albert' series, with illustrations by John Hassall.
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1887 Some of Aesop's Fables with Modern Instances Shewn in DesignsLondon: 1887An early edition of this collection of Aesop's fables, with engravings by J. D. Cooper.
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1906 The JungleLondon: 1906The first UK edition, fourth impression of this revealing and impactful novel on the conditions of the working class which inspired societal change, written by Upton Sinclair.
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1911 The GovernorsLondon: 1911A fiction novel about a women who moves to a big city to stay with her uncle, written by E. P. Oppenheim.
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1845 MatildaLondon: 1845Eugène Sue's novel 'Mathilde', translated into English by C. Rochford, with illustrations by G. Standfast.
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1913 The Sheriff of Dyke HoleLondon: 1913A very scarce fiction work by Ridgwell Cullum about a mining camp.
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1938 MurphyNew York: 1938A first edition copy of Samuel Beckett's first published novel, an avant-garde work which is scarce as a first edition in the original paper wraps.
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2003 A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad BeginningLondon: 2003The collector's edition, illustrated copy of the first book from Lemony Snicket's popular series about the Baudelaire children, with a special cut-away binding.
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1906 Meriel of the Moors: A RomanceLondon: 1906The first edition of this very scarce romance novel by R. E. Vernede.
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1905 Life of My HeartLondon: 1905The first edition of this scarce romance novel by Victoria Cross, notable for it portrayal of an interracial relationship.
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1816 Catulli, Tibulli et Propertii, OperaLondon: 1816A collection of poetry by Catallus, Tibullus and Propertius bound in full straight grain morroco and written in Latin.
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1936 Progress at Pelvis BayLondon: 1936The first edition of cartoonist Osbert Lancaster's fictionalised account of the gentrification of a seaside resort
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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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1804 The Spectator, with Sketches of the Lives of the AuthorsEdinburgh: 1804A complete early nineteenth century eight volume set of Addison and Steele's 'The Spectator'.
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1983 Legion William Peter BlattyLondon: 1983The first UK edition of the sequel to the popular horror novel 'The Exorcist' by William Peter Blatty.
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1968 The Button-BoxLondon: 1968The first edition of this scarce collection of autobiographical essays by Alison Uttley, the author of the popular 'Little Grey Rabbit' children's books.