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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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1931 Chaka: An Historical RomanceOxford; London: 1931The first English language edition of this great Sesotho novel, a fictionalised account of the rise and fall of the Zulu Emperor Shaka.
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1958 Moominland MidwinterLondon: 1958The first English language edition of the sixth Moomin book, written and illustrated by Tove Jansson, uncommon to see in the original dust wrapper.
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1933 The Witch's HeadLondon: 1933H. Rider Haggard's second novel, in the original very scarce dust wrapper.
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1896 The WizardBristol: 1896The first separate edition of this adventure novel by the popular H. Rider Haggard, in the vanishingly scarce, uncommonly bright nineteenth century dust wrapper.
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1930 King Solomon's MinesLondon: 1930H. Rider Haggard's popular 'lost world' novel about the adventurer Allan Quatermain, in the original very scarce dust wrapper.
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1926 The Ghost KingsLondon: 1926The popular edition of this mystery novel by the celebrated H. Rider Haggard, in the original vanishingly scarce dust wrapper.
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1926 The Treasure of the LakeLondon: [1926]The second edition of this posthumous novel by H. Rider Haggard featuring the popular character Allan Quatermain, in the original scarce dust wrapper.
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c1910 The Golden Fairy BookLondon: c1910A scarce beautifully illustrated collection of fairy stories for children, illustrated by H. R. Millar.
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1936 The Wind in the WillowsLondon: 1936Grahame Kenneth's beloved children's tale, from the 'Gateway Library', in the original vanishingly scarce unclipped dust wrapper.
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1925 Allan QuatermainLondon: 1925H. Rider Haggard's sequel to his popular novel 'King Soloman's Mines', in the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper.
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1869 Fables De J. De L FontaineLondon: [1869]La Fontaine's fables, bound in a full calf prize binding and illustrated by J. Desandre and W. H. Freeman.
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1925 Le Choses VoientParis: 1925An attractively bound copy of this novel by the French writer Édouard Estaunié.
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1877 The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron MunchausenLondon: 1877A colourfully illustrated edition of this entertaining novel by Rudolph Erich Raspe, illustrated by George Cruikshank.
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1918 Gulliver's TravelsLondon: [1918]Jonathan Swift's popular tale about a land of tiny people, illustrated by the celebrated Arthur Rackham and in the very scarce dust wrapper.
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1931 Some Book-Hunting Adventures A DiversionEdinburgh : 1931The scarce first edition of this novel about book collecting by R. S. Garnett.
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1909 The Cotter's Saturday NightLondon: [1909]A popular poem by Robert Burns, illustrated with a frontispiece by Arthur Rackham, a scarce Rackham work.
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1909 The Cotter's Saturday NightLondon: [1909]A popular poem by Robert Burns, illustrated with a frontispiece by Arthur Rackham, a scarce Rackham work.
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1916 Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red CrossLondon: [1916]An early edition of this collection of stories and artwork by the noted illustrator Edmund Dulac.
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1907 Scribner's Magazine Volume XLIINew York : 1907The forty-second volume of Scribner's magazine with illustrations by the noted Arthur Rackham including the scarce and only printing of Rackham's 'Pan O' Dreams' illustrations, bound in half straight grain morocco.
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1971 Barnett NewmanNew York : 1971Thomas B. Hess' profusely illustrated work on the American abstract artist, Barnett Newman.
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1986 Working Space (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures) with the Uncorrected ProofCambridge: 1986The first edition of Frank Stella's work on abstract art, with the very scarce uncorrected proof with editorial annotations throughout.
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1961 Lyonel FeiningerLondon: 1961The first UK edition of this profusely illustrated work on the popular painter Lyonel Feininger, written by Hans Hess.
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1939 India's North-West FrontierLondon: 1939The first edition of this scarce illustrated work on India's north-west frontier, written by William Barton.
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1918 Hindustani Grammar For Lower and High Standard ExaminationsAmballa [Ambala]: 1918An informative, very scarce study of Hindustani gramma for examinations, written by Munshi Kashi Nath.
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1911 Behind the BungalowLondon: 1911An early edition of this vibrant novel providing an insight to India in the late nineteenth century, written by Edward Hamilton Aitken.
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1916 Three Days at Delhi (The Capital of India): A Guide to Places of InterestLondon: [1916]The fourth edition of this scarce helpful travel guide for the city of Delhi in India, written by Herbert Andrews Newell.
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1898 Forty-One Years in India from Sunbaltern to Commander-in-ChiefLondon: 1898The thirtieth edition of this autobiographical work on Lord Roberts of Kandahar's years in India.
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1897 From the Five RiversLondon: 1897A charming scarce collection of short stories by Flora Annie Steel, who lived in British India for twenty-two years, and was noted for her works set in the Indian sub-continent.
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1973 The Honorary ConsulNew York : 1973The first U.S edition of this thriller by the popular Graham Greene.
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1969 Bullet ParkNew York : 1969The first edition of this novel by John Cheever about the predestined fate of a father and son with a psychotic man, in the original dust wrapper.
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1956 Collected StoriesLondon: 1956The first edition of this collection of short stories by V. S. Pritchett in the original dust wrapper.
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1984 The Paper MenLondon: 1984The first edition of this novel by the multi award winning author William Golding.
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1986 Moonspender: A Lovejoy NarrativeLondon: 1986The first edition of this crime novel by Jonathan Gash featuring his popular antiques dealer called 'Lovejoy', in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1958 The Middle Age of Mrs. EliotLondon: 1958The first edition of this award winning novel about a newly widowed women and the after effects of the shocking murder of her husband.
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1977 Death of an Expert WitnessLondon: 1977The first edition of this detective novel by P. D. James from her 'Adam Dalgliesh' series.