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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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1909 The Perverse Widow and The WidowLondon : 1909A charming collection of two short stories, illustrated in colour by Cecil Aldin.
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1939 The Last MusterLondon: 1939The first edition of this posthumously published celebration of the canine illustrations of Cecil Aldin.
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1932 The Bunch BookLondon: 1932A lovely example of this first edition of this charming work of fiction about a Welsh Sealyham Terrier, illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
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1934 Time I Was Dead: Pages From My AutobiographyLondon: 1934A smart first edition of this illustrated autobiography from Cecil Aldin, with a cut out from the very scarce original dust wrapper.
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1844 La Esmerelda, or The Hunchback of Notre DameLondon: 1844An illustrated edition of Victor Hugo's famous French Gothic novel, in English.
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Signed1836 Notre-Dame de ParisParis: 1836The first illustrated edition of one of Victor Hugo's best known books, in the original French, inscribed by Hugo himself.
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c1880 Oeuvres de Victor HugoParis: c1880A collection of the works of Victor Hugo in the original French language, including his two magnum opuses, 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and 'Les Miserables'.
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1866 Les Travailleurs de la MerParis: 1866A Riviere vellum bound sixth and third edition of this fascinating novel on the Industrial Revolution by Victor Hugo, these editions being published in the same year as the first edition.
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1890-91 Oeuvres Poetiques de Victor HugoParis: 1890-91A collection of four volumes of the poetical works of Victor Hugo.
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1929 Forty Nine Ladies Chalmers Aldin First Edition Colour IllustratedLondon: 1929A first edition copy of this collection of verses on fox-hunting by Patrick R. Chalmers.
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1866 CHANSONS Rues des Bois VICTOR HUGO First ParisParis: 1866The first Parisian edition of 'Les Chansons des Rues et des Bois', from Victor Hugo, in a decorative calf binding.
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1840 The Last Days of a Condemned Victor Hugo With Notes by P Hesketh FleetwoodLondon: 1840An English translation of this story of a condemned prisoner from Victor Hugo.
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c1903 2vols Oeuvres de Shakespere Translated by Victor Hugo Tomes I and IIParis: 1903A part set of two volumes of the Oeuvres de Shakespeare.