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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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1970 A Ten O'clock Scholar and Other EssaysLondon: 1970The first edition of this scarce collection of autobiographical essays by Alison Uttley, the author of the 'Little Grey Rabbit' series.
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1955 Village SchoolLondon: 1955The first edition of this collection of stories based on the author's experiences as a school teacher, illustrated by J. S. Goodall.
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1803 Letters Written By the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer StanhopeLondon: 1803The twelfth edition of the letters between an eighteenth century Earl and his illegitimate son, providing fascinating insight into the personal lives of the British aristocracy at the time, and their social attitudes.
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1906 9vol The Letters of Horace Walpole Fourth Earl of OrfordEdinburgh: 1906A very smart complete set of this illustrated collection of letters from English writer Horace Walpole.
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1865 Memoirs of Henrietta Caracciolo of the Princes of ForinoLondon: 1865The third edition of this very scarce and revealing memoir by Henrietta Caracciolo, detailing her time as a Benedictine nun.
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1868 Leaves From the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands, From 1848 to 1861London: 1868The first trade edition of this collection of Queen Victoria's journal entrees of her time in the highlands.
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1838 Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter ScottParis: 1838Four volumes bound over two of this biographical work on Sir Walter Scott, written by his son in law and bound by John Tate in half calf.
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1905 The Bravest Deed I Ever Saw: Stories of Personal ExperienceLondon : [1905]A scarce second edition of this collection of autobiographical short stories of heroic deeds from well-known authors and celebrities, such as Earl Roberts, H. Rider Haggard and Winston Churchill.
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1905 The Bravest Deed I Ever Saw: Stories of Personal ExperienceLondon : [1905]A very scarce copy of this work containing autobiographical short stories of heroic deeds from well-known authors and celebrities, such as Earl Roberts, H. Rider Haggard and Winston Churchill.
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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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1877-1890 Plutarchi Opera OmniaParisiis [Paris]: 1877-1890A complete five volume set of the works of Plutarch, with text in both Greek and Latin.
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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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Signed1934 Lost London: The Memoirs of an East End DetectiveLondon: 1934A signed presentation copy of this early edition of Detective Sergeant B. Leeson's account of crime in the London East End in the late nineteenth century, and including discussion of the Ripper case.
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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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1926 The Days of My LifeLondon: 1926The first edition of H. Rider Haggard's autobiography, a touching and illustrated exploration of the author's life.
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1890 The Life of WellingtonLondon: 1890The new edition of Maxwell's illustrated biography of the Duke of Wellington, in a Bickers full calf prize binding.
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1893 Life of Friedrich Schiller (1825) Life of John Sterling (1851)London: 1893Two biographies on John Sterling and Frederick Schiller, written by Thomas Carlyle and bound by Baker & Son in full vellum.
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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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1884 Heroes of Science: MechaniciansLondon: 1884An interesting collection of biographies of inventors, with a history of the first steam engine, in a lovely prize binding by the Relfe Brothers.
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1907 The Record of an Aeronaut, Being the Life of John M. BaconLondon: 1907The first edition of Gertrude Bacon's biography of her father, pioneer aeronaut John M. Bacon.
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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.