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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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1913 The Man Who Would Not Be KingLondon: 1913The very scarce first edition of this dystopian work, by English journalist and author, Sidney Dark.
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Signed1894 Toddle IslandLondon: 1894A very scarce signed first edition of this Utopian novel, by British clergyman and Socialist, Dennis Hird.
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Signed1903 The Promotion of The Admiral and Other Sea ComediesLondon: 1903The vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of Morley Roberts' short naval stories, with a lengthy inscription from the author.
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1898 The White Princess of the Hidden CityLondon: 1898The first edition of this scarce 'lost world' novel by David Lawson Johnstone, illustrated by W. Boucher.
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Signed1896 The Final WarLondon: 1896An exciting science fiction novel by Louis Tracy, the author's presentation copy of this first edition.
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1894 A True Relation of the Travels and Perilous Adventures of Mathew DudgeonLondon: 1894The first edition of this very scarce adventure novel by Alfred Henry Huth.
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1896 The Tyrants of Kool-SimLondon: 1896The first edition of this very scarce illustrated 'lost race' science fiction novel by J. Maclaren Cobban.
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1909 Submarine GirlLondon: 1909The first edition of this very scarce science fiction novel about a submarine screw who encounter the Flying Dutchman.
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1899 An African TreasureLondon: 1899An early edition of this 'lost world' science fiction novel by J. Maclaren Cobban.
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1901 The Waverley NovelsLondon: 1901The complete twenty four volume set of the illustrated 'Border' editions of the Waverley Novels by the celebrated Sir Walter Scott, with notes by Andrew Lang and in a Hatchards half calf binding.
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1962-66 The Arden Editions of the Works of ShakespeareLondon: 1962-66The Arden editions of 'The Tempest', 'Measure for Measure' and 'The Winter's Tale' by William Shakespeare, in their original dust wrappers.
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1872 Poems by Thomas HoodLondon: 1872Two beautifully illustrated volumes of the poetry of Thomas Hood, with plates by Birket Foster. In a beautiful signed binding by Sotheran.
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1941 The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight FitsLondon: 1941Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem, beautifully illustrated by the expressive drawings of Mervyn Peake, in the very scarce dust wrapper.
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1911 Because I Love You: Love PoemsLondon: 1911A beautiful collection of love poetry written by a variety of poets, bound by Hatchards.
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1976 Treasure IslandLondon: 1976An illustrated edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's popular adventure novel, with illustrations by Mervyn Peake.
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1947 The Pilgrim's ProgressLondon: 1947An illustrated edition of John Bunyan's popular Christian allegory 'The Pilgrim's Progress, with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone.
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1967 A Reverie of Bone and Other PoemsLondon: 1967A limited edition anthology of poems written and illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
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1904 Classical and Foreign QuotationsLondon: 1904A full vellum bound dictionary of translations, curated from quotations, pieces of poetry and more.
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1941 Shapes & SoundsLondon: 1941The first edition of Mervyn Peake's first collected volume of poetry, a smart volume in the original dust wrapper.
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1962 The Rhyme of the Flying BombLondon: 1962The first edition of this illustrated narrative poem set in wartime London by Mervyn Peake.
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Signed1980 Mervyn Peake / Oscar Wilde Extracts From the Poems of Oscar WildeLondon: 1980A smart limited edition of this interesting collection of extracts of the poems of Oscar Wilde, illustrated throughout by Mervyn Peake.
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1919 The Spirit of Man: An Anthology in English and FrenchLondon : 1919A very scarce morocco bound impression of this anthology of poetry and prose compiled by Robert Bridges, Britain's poet laureate during World War I.
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1810 Woman, A Poem.London: 1810The vanishingly scarce 1810 first edition of Eaton Stannard Barrett's poem 'Woman'.
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1847 2vol A Lytell Geste of Robin Hood with Other Ancient & Modern Ballads and SongsLondon: 1847A very scarce first edition of this illustrated collection of historical works and ballads on Robin Hood.
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1770-72 Paradise Lost, and, Paradise Regain'dLondon: 1770-72John Milton's two epic poems in a uniform binding, illustrated throughout.
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1824 Theodric: A Domestic Tale and Other PoemsLondon: 1824A smartly bound first edition of this collection of poetry from Scottish poet Thomas Campbell.
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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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Signed1852 Tales of the Braganza ; or, Reminiscences of a VoyageLondon: 1852A presentation copy, gifted from the author, of this vanishingly scarce novel depicting an exciting voyage from England to Spain.
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1951 A Last SheafLondon: 1951A smart first edition of this posthumous work from the writer and painter Denton Welch, with illustrations.
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1926 The Story of Sylvie and BrunoLondon: 1926A very smart later edition of this illustrated novel from Lewis Carroll.
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1946 The GardenLondon: 1946The first edition of this touching poem following a year in the life of a garden, by Vita Sackville-West.
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1895 Annals of the Court of OberonLondon: 1895A vanishingly scarce fantasy novel by John Hunter Duvar, the first edition of this sought after tale.
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1910 A Long Lane With a TurningLondon: 1910A bright copy of this scarce work by the novelist Sarah Doudney, illustrated with colour plates by James Durden.
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1884 Ballads by William Makepeace ThackerayNew York: 1884A very scarce American edition of the ballads of William Makepeace Thackeray, compiled from his various works, in a decorative cloth binding.
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1886 Days with Sir Roger de CoverleyLondon: 1886Richard Steele and Joseph Addison's story about the fictional character 'Sir Roger de Coverley', illustrated by Hugh Thomson.