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    Literature

    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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    1. 1874-5 Five Novels by Charles Kingsley
      1874-5 Five Novels by Charles Kingsley
      London: 1874-5
      A Bickers bound collection of five popular novels by the English author Charles Kingsley.
      £300.00
      Stock Code: 738P39
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    2. 1902 Tudor and Stuart Love Songs
      1902 Tudor and Stuart Love Songs
      London: 1902
      A smart anthology of assorted Tudor and Stuart ballads and love songs.
      £95.00
      Stock Code: 738L11
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    3. 1928 Boabdil or 'The Twilight of Granada'
      1928 Boabdil or 'The Twilight of Granada'
      London: 1928
      A superior copy of this uncommon poetical and theatrical anthology by Robert Cecil Gordon Canning.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 738L10
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    4. 1872 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
      1872 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
      London: 1872
      A very smart third English edition of this important poem, 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'.
      £340.00
      Stock Code: 738L9
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    5. 1930 Vile Bodies
      1930 Vile Bodies
      London: 1930
      An exceptional first edition copy of Evelyn Waugh's satire on the Bright Young Things. With the exceedingly scarce first state dustwrapper in a lovely condition.
      £26,500.00
      Stock Code: 738L8
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      1940 For Whom The Bell Tolls
      1940 For Whom The Bell Tolls
      New York: 1940
      A fine, signed, first edition first impression copy of one of Ernest Hemingway's best known works 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'.
      £8,500.00
      Stock Code: 738L7
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    7. 1886 The Shrine of Death
      1886 The Shrine of Death
      London: 1886
      A very scarce, first edition copy of Lady Emilia Dilke's anthology of strange and weird tales, 'The Shrine of Death'.
      £1,375.00
      Stock Code: 738L6
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    8. 1842 American Notes for General Circulation
      1842 American Notes for General Circulation
      London: 1842
      An uncommon, first edition copy of Charles Dickens' important travelogue regarding his trip to America.
      £1,200.00
      Stock Code: 738L3
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    9. 1842 Report of the Dinner to Charles Dickens
      1842 Report of the Dinner to Charles Dickens
      Boston: 1842
      A fine example of this uncommon work, regarding a dinner hosted in Boston where Charles Dickens gave a speech on International Copyright.
      £1,450.00
      Stock Code: 738L2
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    10. 1983 Treason's Harbour
      1983 Treason's Harbour
      London: 1983
      A beautiful first edition of one of Patrick O'Brian's popular nautical historical fiction novels, in his Aubrey-Maturin sequence.
      £320.00
      Stock Code: 738P21
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    11. 1972-92 Four Richard Bolitho Novels
      1972-92 Four Richard Bolitho Novels
      London: 1972-92
      The first editions of four popular and immersive novels featuring the naval hero protagonist Richard Bolitho.
      £95.00
      Stock Code: 738P20
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      1978 The Inshore Squadron
      1978 The Inshore Squadron
      London: 1978
      A signed fine first edition of this enthralling Richard Bolitho novel.
      £180.00
      Stock Code: 738P19
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    13. 2007 Narn I Chin Hurin The Children of Hurin
      2007 Narn I Chin Hurin The Children of Hurin
      London: 2007
      A fine first edition of this fantasy novel by Tolkien, set in the early days of Middle-Earth, illustrated throughout.
      £50.00
      Stock Code: 738P18
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    14. 1967 Smith of Wootton Major
      1967 Smith of Wootton Major
      London: 1967
      A great example of the first edition of J. R. R. Tolkien's charming fantasy novella, illustrated throughout.
      £55.00
      Stock Code: 738P17
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    15. 2007 The Children of Hurin
      2007 The Children of Hurin
      London: 2007
      An as new first edition de luxe of Tolkien's unfinished epic fantasy Middle-Earth novel, unread with the original shrinkwrap.
      £210.00
      Stock Code: 738P15
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    16. 1981 Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
      1981 Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
      London: 1981
      A wonderful example of this collection of J. R. R. Tolkien's letters, containing all of his most important letters written throughout his life.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 738P14
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    17. 1949 Farmer Giles of Ham
      1949 Farmer Giles of Ham
      London: 1949
      The first edition of Tolkien's illustrated comical medieval fable, an entertaining story set in the Dark Ages.
      £570.00
      Stock Code: 738P12
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    18. 1957 The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again
      1957 The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again
      London: 1957
      An early edition of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel, illustrated throughout by Tolkien himself.
      £590.00
      Stock Code: 738P11
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    19. 1984 The Far Side of the World
      1984 The Far Side of the World
      London: 1984
      A fine example of Patrick O'Brian's tenth Aubrey-Maturin series, an immensely popular navy historical fiction sequence.
      £680.00
      Stock Code: 738P10
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    20. 1992 Clarissa Oakes
      1992 Clarissa Oakes
      London: 1992
      The first edition of Patrick O'Brian's historical fiction during set during the War of 1812, in a fine condition.
      £210.00
      Stock Code: 738P9
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    21. 1984 The Far Side of the World
      1984 The Far Side of the World
      London: 1984
      A beautiful first edition of one of Patrick O'Brian's most popular nautical novels.
      £650.00
      Stock Code: 738P8
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    22. 1996 The Golden Ocean The Unknown Shore
      1996 The Golden Ocean The Unknown Shore
      London: 1996
      Two fine copies of Patrick O'Brian's noels that follow George Anson's voyage around the globe.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 738P7
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    23. 1970-2004 The Complete Aubrey-Maturin Series
      1970-2004 The Complete Aubrey-Maturin Series
      London: 1970-2004
      A complete set of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series, all first edition, first impressions, complete here in twenty-one volumes.
      £6,200.00
      Stock Code: 738P5
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    24. 1931 Mystery in the Channel
      1931 Mystery in the Channel
      London: 1931
      The first edition of Freeman Wills Crofts' sublime novel, set on the depths of the English Channel.
      £95.00
      Stock Code: 738P4
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    25. 1939 Trust the Police
      1939 Trust the Police
      London: 1939
      A very scarce first edition of Peers Elliott's Australian mystery novel, the only edition of this work.
      £1,250.00
      Stock Code: 738P3
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    26. 1947 The Curse of Khatra
      1947 The Curse of Khatra
      London: 1947
      A very scarce first edition of one of T. C. H. Jacob's explosive murder mystery novels.
      £250.00
      Stock Code: 738P2
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    27. 1947 A Will in the Way
      1947 A Will in the Way
      London: 1947
      The first edition of Cecil Street's exciting murder mystery novel, an addictive read.
      £165.00
      Stock Code: 738P1
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    28. 1957 The Diamond Smugglers
      1957 The Diamond Smugglers
      London: 1957
      A fine, first edition copy of this true crime novel, by the noted creator of James Bond, Ian Fleming.
      £260.00
      Stock Code: 737L39
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    29. 1966 The Life of Ian Fleming
      1966 The Life of Ian Fleming
      London: 1966
      A first edition copy of the first biography on Ian Fleming, by John Pearson. A noted biography of Ian Fleming, written by his assistant.
      £75.00
      Stock Code: 737L36
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    30. 1934 The House of Sleep
      1934 The House of Sleep
      London: 1934
      A very scarce first edition of Frank King's captivating mystery novel.
      £1,900.00
      Stock Code: 737P60
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    31. 1961 Double O Seven James Bond
      1961 Double O Seven James Bond
      London: 1961
      A fine, first edition copy of the first book-length critique on James Bond. An uncommon work.
      £240.00
      Stock Code: 737L35
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    32. 1946 The Spinster's Secret
      1946 The Spinster's Secret
      London: 1946
      The first edition of Anthony Gilbert's explosive mystery novel, following the questions raised by an old spinster.
      £120.00
      Stock Code: 737P59
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    33. 1968 Colonel Sun
      1968 Colonel Sun
      New York: 1968
      A very smart, first U.S edition of Kingsley Amis' celebrated James Bond continuation. Written under the pseudonym, 'Robert Markham'.
      £120.00
      Stock Code: 737L34
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    34. 1947 Honolulu Murder Story
      1947 Honolulu Murder Story
      London: 1947
      A very superior copy of the first edition of Zenith Jones Brown's Latham and Primose murder mystery novel, an exciting read.
      £160.00
      Stock Code: 737P58
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      1955 Officers and Gentleman A Novel
      1955 Officers and Gentleman A Novel
      London: 1955
      A signed, association copy of Evelyn Waugh's World War II novel. Signed by Evelyn Waugh to fellow 'Bright Young Things' associate and fellow author, Beverley Nichols.
      £9,800.00
      Stock Code: 738L20
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    36. 1949 The Storm Breaks
      1949 The Storm Breaks
      London: 1949
      A scarce first edition of Arthur Gask's mystery novel, an enthralling work.
      £240.00
      Stock Code: 737P57
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