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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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1984 Hotel Du LacLondon: 1984A first edition, first impression of Anita Brookner's award-winning novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1920-1961 10 vol A Collection of Romance NovelsLondon: 1920-1961A charming collection of romance novels from female authors, with the original dust wrappers.
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1955-1969 The Doves of Venus; My Husband Cartwright; The Play RoomMelbourne; London: 1955-1969A three volume set comprising of The Doves of Venus, My Husband Cartwright and The Play Room by British novelist and poet Olivia Manning.
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1963-1966 Occasion for Loving; The Late Bourgeois WorldLondon: 1963-1966Two first edition novels by South African writer Nadine Gordimer, comprised of Occasion for Loving and The Late Bourgeois World.
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1889 The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J.London: 1889A delightful collection of letters between The Duke of Wellington and Miss J. presented by Christine Terhune Herrick.
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1915 The Spirit of The HouseLondon: 1915The very scarce first edition of this fictional work regarding the imaginary 'Caldicott House' illustrated throughout.
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1956 The Victorian Heroine: A Changing Ideal, 1837-1873London: 1956A lovely first edition of Patricia Thomson's study of the role of the heroine in Victorian literature.
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1949 The Abbey Girls on TrialLondon : 1949A novel from Elsie Oxenham's popular Abbey Girls. Found in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1911 The Day After To-MorrowLondon: 1911The first edition of this very scarce early twentieth century work of feminist utopian science fiction.
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1953-1980 The Novels and Works of Jane AustenLondon, New York and Toronto: 1953-1980A lovely set of works by Jane Austen, uniformly bound in green cloth and with illustrations.
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c1900 Mary Fenwick's DaughterLondon : c1900A scarce edition of Mary Fenwick's Daughter by Beatrice Whitby.
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c1908 More About PeggyLondon : c1908A scarce copy of More About Peggy by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey.
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1802 Cecilia: Or, Memoirs of an HeiressLondon: 1802An early edition complete set of this novel by the eighteenth century satirical novelist Frances Burney.
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1933 Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Agnes GreyLondon: 1933Two early edition copies of Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and Agnes Grey by the Bronte sisters.
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1854 Katharine AshtonLondon: 1854The first edition of this novel complete in two volumes by Elizabeth Missing Sewell.
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1950 Under the SkinLondon: 1950The first UK edition of this thoughtful novel by Phyllis Bottome, with the scarce dust wrapper.
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1898 CranfordLondon and New York: 1898An early edition of this novel by Elizabeth Gaskell with illustrations by Hugh Thompson.
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1913 Susannah and One OtherLondon: 1913An exciting romance by Effie Adelaide Maria Henderson, found in its original dust wrapper
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1926-1930 5 Vols from Told Through the Ages SeriesLondon : 1926-1930Selection of decoratively bound illustrated children's books from the Told Through the Ages Series
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1910 Rose in BloomBoston: 1910An illustrated copy of the sequel to Eight Cousins by renowned author Lousia May Alcott.
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1931-1933 The Edwardians, All Passion Spent, Thirty Clocks Strike the HourLeipzig and Paris: 1931-1933Three uncommon works from the Tauchnitz Edition of British and American authors by Vita Sackville West.
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1815 PatronageLondon: 1815The complete four volume third edition of Maria Edgeworth's novel exploring the role of patronage in English society, in a lovely half crushed morocco binding.
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c1930 Good WivesLondon: c1930A decorative edition of this work. A sequel of her most famous work "Little Women."
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1760 Fables for the Female SexNot stated: 1760A new edition of Edward Moore's collection of short stories and fables for his eighteenth century female audience.
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2010 The Long SongLondon: 2010A fine first edition, fifth impression of Andrea Levy's award-winning novel The Long Song.
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1924 The Novels of the Sisters BrontëEdinburgh: 1924A beautiful twelve volume set of the Brontë sisters classic novels.
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1972 Virginia Woolf A Biography Volume II, Mrs Woolf 1912-1941London: 1972The first edition, first impression of Volume II of Quentin Bell's biography of his aunt, Virginia Woolf.
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1984 Virginia Woolf A Writer's LifeOxford: 1984The first edition, first impression of this biography of Virginia Woolf in the original publisher's binding and dust wrapper with illustrations.
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Signed1991 Women Writers of the 1890sLondon: 1991A limited edition bibliography of female writers from the 1890s, signed by the authors.
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1919 The Knave of DiamondsLondon : 1919A lovely copy of Ethel Dell's romantic novel The Knave of Diamonds, rare in the unclipped dust wrapper.
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1939 Cards on the TableLondon: 1939The scarce fifth printing of Agatha Christie's detective fiction novel.
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1997 The God of Small ThingsLondon: 1997The first edition, first printing of Arundhati Roy's debut family drama novel with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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Signed2005 The Story of General Dann and Mara's Daughter Griot and the Snow DogLondon and New York: 2005A scarce signed first edition and first printing of Doris Lessing's dystopian sequel.
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2006 One Good Turn, A Jolly Murder MysteryLondon: 2006A lovely first edition of Kate Atkinson's crime and detective novel with the original dust wrapper.
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Signed2006 The Night WatchLondon: 2006A signed First Limited Edition of Sarah Water's award winning novel The Night Watch
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1991 Wild SwansLondon: 1991The first edition of Jung Chang's influential personal history of China following three female generations.