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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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Signed1948 Divide and RulePennsylvania: 1948The first edition of this collection of two thrilling science fiction novellas set in the Earth's future, a signed limited edition.
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1954 The Young Traveller in SpaceLondon: 1954A smart first edition copy of this non-fiction work by Arthur C. Clarke, an illustrated exploration of the history of space.
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1966 The Universe BetweenLondon: 1966The scarce first UK edition of this science fiction work by American science fiction writer and physician Alan E. Nourse.
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1951 Bullard of the Space PatrolCleveland and New York: 1951The first edition of this science fiction collection from American author Malcolm Jameson, who began writing science fiction after leaving the US Navy.
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1955 Kemlo and the Craters of the MoonLondon: 1955The scarce first edition of this thrilling children's science fiction novel, following Kemlo as he discovers an abandoned city on the moon.
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1955 Kemlo and the Space LanesLondon: 1955The first edition of this 'Kemlo' science fiction novel from E. C. Eliott, in the original dust wrapper.
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Signed2011 In Other WorldsLondon: 2011A unique signed copy of this exploration of science fiction by Margaret Atwood, signed as part of the Guardian and Observer Book Swap.
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Signed1992 Kaeti on TourLondon: 1992A signed limited edition of Keith Roberts's penultimate literary work, with a loosely inserted signed typed letter from the author referring to his recent MS diagnosis.
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1954 Deep SpacePennsylvania: 1954The first edition of this anthology of nine brilliant science fiction tales by Eric Frank Russell.
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1959 Next of KinLondon: 1959The scarce first edition of this military themed comical sci-fi novel by Eric Frank Russell.
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1955 Kemlo and the Star MenLondon: 1955A bright first edition copy of this popular Kemlo novel, part of the children's science fiction series.
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1957 Kemlo and the End of TimeLondon: 1957The first edition of this thrilling space adventure novel featuring the popular character Kemlo, illustrated with a colour frontispiece.
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1961 Far StarsLondon: 1961A smart first edition copy of this anthology of six short science fiction stories by Eric Frank Russell.
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1962 Dark TidesLondon: 1962A smart first edition copy of this anthology of twelve entertaining sci-fi stories by Eric Frank Russell.
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1965 Somewhere a VoiceLondon: 1965The first edition of this brilliant anthology of sci-fi stories by Eric Frank Russell.
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1948 Sinister BarrierReading, Pennsylvania: 1948The first US edition of this influential sci-fi novel by Eric Frank Russell, illustrated throughout by Edd Cartier.
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1924 Heu-Heu, or The MonsterLondon: 1924The second edition of this novel about Allan Quatermain's encounter with a Rhodesian monster, in a very scarce original dust wrapper.
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1897 Books Which Have Influenced MeLondon: 1897A smart copy of this collection of short essays from great male writers on the works which have influenced them.
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1890 The World's DesireLondon: 1890The first edition of H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang's interesting fantasy novel reworking the myth of Odysseus, a smart copy from the library of Hugh Walpole at Brackenburn.
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1904 Where Flies the FlagLondon: 1904An uncommon first edition copy of Harbour's adventure novel, illustrated with early examples of Arthur Rackham's illustrations.
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1904 Where Flies the FlagLondon: 1904The second edition of this adventure novel, with an early example of Arthur Rackham's beautiful illustrations.
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1901 The Argonauts of the AmazonLondon: 1901A first edition copy of this adventure story by C. R. Kenyon, illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham.
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1955 The Hills Were LiarsMilwaukee: 1955The first edition of this post-apocalyptic novel following the final humans on Earth by Riley Hughes.
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1988 Far as Human Eye Could SeeLondon: 1988The first UK edition of this collection of essays about science fiction, from iconic science fiction novelist Isaac Asimov.
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1921 The Mind of the EnglishNew York; Toronto : 1921The first edition of this scarce speech given by Rudyard Kipling for the Royal Society of St. George.
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1976 The Boys from BrazilLondon: 1976A bright first edition, first impression of this chilling novel by the American writer Ira Levin.
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1932 Three Go BackLondon: [1932]The very scarce true first edition of this science fiction, time travel novel by J. Leslie Mitchell.
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1752 The Defense of PoesyGlasgow: 1752The second separate edition of this important work of literary criticism by Elizabethan writer Sir Philip Sidney.
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1926 The Days of My Life: An AutobiographyLondon: 1926The first edition of this two volume posthumously published autobiography from H. Rider Haggard, in the very scarce original dust wrapper.
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1961 The Silver LocustsLondon: 1961A smart second impression of this science fiction fix-up novel from American author Ray Bradbury.
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1856 Who Wrote the Waverley Novels? Being an Investigation into Certain Mysterious CircumstancesLondon: 1856A very scarce copy of these pamphlets detailing an in depth investigation on the Waverley Novels of Sir Walter Scott, in presentation from the author William John Fitzpatrick.
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1854 Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to The Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1854A collection of Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay's essays, which first appeared in The Edinburgh Review, complete in two volumes.
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1927 3vols The Dial: March, May and June 1927Camden: 1927Three issues of The Dial, from March, May and June 1927, an American literary magazine with notable contributors.
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1928 The Anatomy of Dandyism with some Observations on Beau BrummellLondon: 1928A smart limited edition of D'Aurevilly's biographic essay on British dandy Beau Brummell, translated into English.
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1969 The Andromeda StrainNew York: 1969The Book-of-the-Month-Club edition of Michael Crichton's classic outbreak novel, in the original dust wrapper.
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1947 The FlamesLondon: 1947The first edition of this intriguing science fiction novel with features aliens from the sun, written by Olaf Stapledon.