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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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c1890 A New Light Thrown Across the Keep It Quite Darkest AfricaLondon: c1890A scarce parody of H. M. Stanley's 'In Darkest Africa', a comical illustrated work by F. C. Burnand.
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Signed1930 The Unconscious SinnerLondon: 1930A very scarce, first edition of this novel of love, romance and desire, inscribed by the author, Victoria Cross, the pseudonym of Annie Sophie Cory.
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1932 The Approaching StormLondon : 1932A scarce copy of one of the works from mystic author Aelfrida Tillyard.
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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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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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1904 A Fair Jacobite: A Tale of the Exiled StuartsLondon: 1904A scarce, first edition of this historical tale surrounding the exiled Stuarts, written by Henrietta May Poynter.
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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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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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1822 Evelina; or, The History of a Young Lady's Introduction to the WorldChiswick: 1822A smart copy of this epistolary novel from English satirical novelist Frances Burney.
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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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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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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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1953 To Love and Be WiseLondon: 1953A scarce, early edition of this detective novel penned by Josephine Tey, in the original, very scarce dust wrapper.
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1958 As Music and SplendourLondon: 1958An uncommon, first edition of Kate O'Brien's charming novel set in Paris and Italy, with the original, very scarce dust wrapper.
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1932 Black MischiefLondon: 1932The first edition, first impression of Evelyn Waugh's third novel, 'Black Mischief'.
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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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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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Signed1990 Shadows in BronzeNew York: 1990A signed, first US edition of this detective novel featuring Marcus Didius Falcon, written by Lindsey Davis.
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1839 Hood's Own or Laughter from Year to YearLondon: 1839Thomas Hood's comic annual bound in quarter calf.
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1906 Eve's Diary: Translated from the Original MSLondon and New York: 1906A smart first edition of this illustrated comic short story from Mark Twain.
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1965 The British Museum is Falling DownLondon: 1965The first edition of David Lodge's comical third novel, set in the London of the Swinging Sixties.
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1989-1990 The Nome Trilogy: Truckers, Diggers, WingsLondon: 1989-1990A complete first edition set of Terry Pratchett's Nome Trilogy, in the exceptionally bright original dust wrapper.
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1963-69 A Collection of Novels by Margaret DrabbleLondon: 1963-69A very well presented collection of five novels by English author Margaret Drabble, each in its original, bright dust wrapper.
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1972-1980 A Collection of Novels by Margaret DrabbleLondon: 1972-1980A collection of four first edition novels by prize-winning author, Margaret Drabble.
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1987-1997 A Collection of Works by Evelyn AnthonyLondon: 1987-1997A very smart collection of seven first editions by spy-thriller writer, Evelyn Anthony.
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1955-1977 A Collection of Novels by Joy PackerLondon: 1955-1977A charming collection of ten novels by Joy Packer, each in the original dust wrapper, with nine novels being first editions.