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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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1983 Turn Back The Clock: Joyce Grenfell, Her Best Monologues & SongsLondon: 1983The first edition of this celebration of the work of Joyce Grenfell, featuring a collection of her best monologues and songs. -
1974 My Pet Hate BookLondon: 1974A very scarce and humorous collection of anecdotes about 'pet hates', published in aid of the 'Save the Children' charity, with contributions from a host of noted figures such as Agatha Christie and Bing Crosby with a foreword by Princess Anne. -
1938 Sadie Thompson and Other Stories of South Sea IslandsLondon: 1938A collection of short stories from English writer William Somerset Maugham. -
2007-2010 2vol Biggles' Big Adventures & Biggles' Secret AssignmentsLondon: 2007-2010Two very smart omnibus series of stories from English pilot and writer Captain W. E. Johns. -
1879-1881 Sand and Shingle; "Fun" on the Sands; There and Back; The Husband's BoatLondon: 1879-1881An entertaining volume of four very scarce first edition publications from Victorian era satirical magazines 'Fun' and 'Judy'. -
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1931 The RomanticParis: 1931A signed, limited edition of this short novel written by Ludwig Lewisohn, with the original glassine wrap and slipcase. -
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1927 Chains: Lesser Novels and StoriesNew York: 1927A signed limited edition of Theodore Dreiser's second collection of short stories, containing fifteen tales from the American novelist. -
1895 Elder Conklin and Other StoriesLondon: 1895A smart first edition copy of this anthology of six brilliant short stories by Frank Harris. -
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1906 Montes the Matador & Other StoriesLondon: 1906A signed presentation copy of the second edition of Frank Harris's short story collection. -
1956 The Funny BoneLondon: 1956A lovely first edition, first impression of this collection of stories, sketches and essays by British author and famous dandy Julian Maclaren-Ross. -
1902 Kuloskap the Master and Other Algonkin PoemsNew York; London: 1902An illustrated first edition anthology of tales about the Algonquin people. -
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1927 Chains: Lesser Novels and StoriesNew York: 1927A signed copy of the first edition of Theodore Dreiser's second collection of short stories, containing fifteen tales from the American novelist. -
1877 Parlor Table Companion. A Home Treasury of Biography, Romance, PoetryNew York: 1877An uncommon anthology of stories and essays published by 'Record of the Year', including two first printings of two of Mark Twain's tales. -
1877 Some FolksNew York; San Francisco: 1877The first edition of this delightful and humorous collection of short stories and sketches by John Habberton. -
1877 Some FolksNew York; San Francisco: 1877The first edition of this delightful and humorous collection of short stories and sketches by John Habberton. -
1894 Main-Travelled Roads: Being Six Stories of the Mississippi ValleyChicago: 1894A smart copy of this collection of short stories from American writer Hamlin Garland, with illustrations. -
1900 Northern Georgia SketchesChicago: 1900A smart first edition of this collection of short stories from American writer William Nathaniel Harben. -
1894 The Robb's Island Wreck and Other StoriesChicago: 1894The first edition of this collection of fictional short stories written for 'Harper's Weekly' by Lynn R. Meekins. -
1918 Free and Other StoriesNew York: 1918A smart first edition of this short story collection from American writer Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser. -
1896 Legends of Florence: Collected from the PeopleLondon: 1896A smart second edition of this collection of stories from American humorist and folklorist, Charles Godfrey Leland. -
1897 PatrinsBoston: 1897An uncommon colletion of essays from Louise Imogen Guiney, with a gift inscription from American author, Inez Haynes Irwin. -
1793 4vol The RamblerLondon: 1793A smart four volume set of Samuel Johnson's periodical, or series of short papers, The Rambler. -
1845-70 Alice, Tre Julhistorier & Tåget öfver Store BeltStockholm: 1845-70A collection of works in Swedish, comprised of 'Alice' by Jean Wathier De Bèsche, three Christmas stories by Charles Dickens, and 'Tåget öfver Store Belt' by Gustaf Henrik Mellin. -
1834 L'Amulette: Etrennes a nos Jeunes AmisParis : 1834The vanishingly scarce first edition of this delightful series of French short works from notable writers such as Charles Nodier, Leon Gozlan and Emile Deschamps. -
1894 Good Words 1894London: 1894A very scarce selection of articles from the 1894 issue of Good Words. -
c1930 Russian Stories for Beginners: No. 3. The Sleeping BeautyManchester: c1930A vanishingly scarce pamphlet containing Russian and English translations of 'The Sleeping Beauty'. -
1848 Aesop's Fables: A New Version, Chiefly from Original SourcesLondon: 1848The Rev. Thomas James' translation of Aesop's Fables, with illustrations by John Tenniel, chiefly remembered for his illustrations to 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. -
1902 The Works of Sir Arthur Conan DoyleNew York: 1902A striking limited edition set of the collected works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a beautiful and illustrated set. -
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2008 The Princess' BlanketsLondon: 2008A signed, limited edition of this enchanting fairy tale written by Carol Ann Duffy, with captivating illustrations by Catherine Hyde. -
1993-94 The Complete Sherlock Holmes StoriesLondon: 1993-94A smart set of the collected Sherlock Holmes stories, strikingly presented in a special edition by the Folio Society. -
2008 The Tales of Beedle the BardLondon: 2008The first edition, first printing of this fantastical collection of fairy tales from J. K. Rowling, published to accompany 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'. -
1905 "Penge & Anerley Press" Almanack for 1905London: 1905A very scarce copy of this almanack for the year 1905 from the Penge & Anerley Press. -
1935 The Cottage in the Wood and Other StoriesLondon: 1935A very scarce collection of children's stories with illustrations throughout. -
c1855 A Collection of Short StoriesNot Stated: c1855A collection of sixteen short stories of fiction and non-fiction, bound together, with illustrations throughout. -
1866 The Arabian Nights' EntertainmentsLondon: 1866An attractive copy of these classic Middle Eastern folktales, compiled with notes by British translator George Flyler Townsend. -
1866 Posthumous Gleanings from a Country Rector's StudyLondon: 1866A first edition of this scarce collection of writings from English theologian, Edward Budge.