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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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1961-63 Drivers Wild & Drivers WildestMiddlesex: 1961-63A pair of first editions featuring Red Daniells' humorous thoughts on motorists, with both works signed by the publisher.
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2009 The Casebook of Gregory HoodNorfolk, Virginia: 2009The very scarce first edition of this publication of fourteen scripts of 'Gregory Hood' radio dramas.
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1938 O Big Earth!Portland, Maine : 1938A very scarce first edition satirical commentary on humankind, rooted in the dictatorship and culture of the eve of World War Two.
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1961-1963 Drivers Wild; Drivers WildestMiddlesex: 1961-1963Association copies of two humorous first edition works on motoring, written and illustrated by Red Daniells.
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1958 The AntiphonLondon: 1958The first edition of this tragic play by Djuna Barnes in the original dust wrapper.
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2008 13 to the GallowsNorfolk, VA: 2008The first edition of a collection of four never before published 1940s plays, by John Dickson Carr and Val Gielgud, in the publisher's original shrink wrap.
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1903 The Comedy of As You Like ItEast Aurora: 1903One of the popular and entertaining comedies of Shakespeare, a smart edition in the original binding.
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1927 Fun & Fantasy: A Book of DrawingsLondon: 1927A smart first edition of this collection of illustrations and comic style strips from Ernest H. Shepard.
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1920 The Bairnsfather CaseLondon : 1920A first edition look into the life of popular cartoonist Bruce Bairnsfather with original illustrations throughout.
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Signed1889 The RivalsNew York: 1889A beautifully illustrated limited edition of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comedy of manners, illustrated by Frank M. Gregory, and signed by the publisher.
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Signed1930 Sea Travel: The Serious Side and the Humorous SideLondon: 1930A smart first edition of this collection of stories and tips for sea-travel, signed by the author.
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1927 The Frantic Atlantic: An Intimate Guide to the Well-Known DeepNew York: 1927A second printing of this very scarce work exploring life on transatlantic liners in the 1920s.
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1971 Onward Virgin SoldiersLondon: 1971A bright first edition copy of this sequel to Leslie Thomas's comic novel The Virgin Soldiers, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1894 Punch, or the London Charivari. Volumes CVI and CVIILondon: 1894The two 1894 volumes of popular and influential humorous periodical, 'Punch, or The London Charivari', illustrated throughout.
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1892 Days With Sir Roger De CoverleyLondon: 1892The third edition of this illustrated humorous series on an English gentleman.
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1909 Shakespeare's Comedy: As You Like ItLondon: 1909A brightly illustrated edition of Shakespeare's play As You Like It, with colour images throughout.
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1877 Fifty "Bab" Ballads: Much Sound and Little SenseLondon: 1877An illustrated collection of light verses from English writer W. S. Gilbert, with his own illustrations.
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1877 Dublin DoggerelsDublin: 1877The first edition of this very scarce collection of comic verse by Edwin Hamilton.
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1910 The Rhinegold & The ValkyrieLondon; New York: 1910A beautifully and colourfully illustrated copy of Richard Wagner's epic dramas, the first edition, second impression, to be illustrated in colour by Arthur Rackham, in the original dust wrapper.
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1820 Anecdotes, Observations, and Characters, of Books and MenLondon: 1820A smart first edition of this collection of humorous and insightful anecdotes, previously held in the library of American book collected Robert Borthwick Adam.
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1901 Quality StreetLondon: 1901The first trade edition of J. M. Barrie's comedy, beautifully illustrated with colour plates by Hugh Thomson.
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1927-28 4vol The Complete Works of Sir John VanbrughLondon: 1927-1928A smart complete four volume set of this limited edition collection of the work of English architect, dramatist and herald, Sir John Vanbrugh.
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1932 Black MischiefLondon: 1932The first edition, first impression of Evelyn Waugh's third novel, 'Black Mischief'.
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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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c1912 The Book of NonsenseLondon: c1912The entertaining nonsense work of Edward Lear, an illustration collection of one-hundred and ten comical limericks.
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1957 Esprit De Corps: Sketches From Diplomatic LifeLondon: 1957A bright first edition, first impression of Lawrence Durrell's collection of amusing short sketches from Diplomatic life.
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1880 Twenty-One Days in India, Being the Tour of Sir Ali BabaLondon: 1880A smart second edition of this scarce satirical travelogue from British educationalist, George Aberigh-Mackay.
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1939 The Family ReunionLondon: 1939The first edition of T. S. Eliot's blank verse drama, in the second state dust wrapper.
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1964 After the FallNew York: 1964An excellent example of the first trade edition of Arthur Miller's classic semi-autobiographical play.
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1887 King Solomon's Wives; or, The Phantom MinesLondon: 1887The uncommon first edition of this humorous contemporary parody of H. Rider Haggerd's 'King Solomon's Mines'.
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1926 The Death of Ivan the Terrible: A Drama in VerseLondon: 1926A smart copy of Alfred Hayes' English translation of Alexis Tolstoi's celebrated play featuring Ivan the Terrible, with the scarce, original dust wrapper.
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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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1635 [1735] The Works of ShakespeareLondon: 1735An exceedingly scarce early Tonson edition of the works of William Shakespeare, with six volumes out of eight.
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1787 Ignoramus, ComoediaLondini [London]: 1787An attractive first edition thus of George Ruggle's college farce, with this being John Sidney Hawkins significantly edited edition.
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1839 Hood's Own or Laughter from Year to YearLondon: 1839Thomas Hood's comic annual bound in quarter calf.