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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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Signed1922 The HeirLondon: 1922The first edition of this novel with a lovely association, signed by the author and her mother to the politician Alfred Milner.
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1958 I Like It HereLondon: 1958A fine first edition copy of this early novel by Kingsley Amis, a semi-autobiographical work set in Portugal.
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1965 The EgyptologistsLondon: 1965A smart first edition of this mysterious novel from Amis and Conquest, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper.
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1960 Take a Girl Like YouLondon: 1960A smart first edition of this comic novel by Kingsley Amis, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1963 One Fat EnglishmanLondon: 1963A very smart first edition of this satirical comedy from Kingsley Amis, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper.
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1937 PepitaLondon: 1937The first edition of English writer and garden designer Vita Sackville-West's fascinating biography on her grandmother and mother.
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Signed1949 Knole and the SackvillesLondon: 1949A signed presentation copy of Vita Sackville-West's ode to her ancestral home Knole House, in Kent.
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1961 No Signposts in the SeaLondon: 1961The first edition of Vita Sackville-West's final novel, a lovely and romantic story following a cruise ship, a smart copy in the original dust wrapper.
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1937 PepitaNew York: 1937The first US edition of the extraordinary story of Vita Sackville-West's grandmother, Pepita.
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1961 No Signposts in the SeaNew York: 1961A bright copy of the first US edition of Vita Sackville-West's last published novel.
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1968 Miscellaneous Paperback Science FictionLondon: 1968-2005Colourful paperback editions of this assorted group of books concerned with science fiction by a variety of authors including C S Lewis and Amis Kingsley.
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1931-1933 The Edwardians, All Passion Spent, Thirty Clocks Strike the HourLeipzig and Paris: 1931-1933Three uncommon works from the Tauchnitz Edition of British and American authors by Vita Sackville West.
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1984 Stanley and the WomenLondon: 1984A first edition copy of this popular novel by the award-winning author, Kingsley Amis.
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1937 PepitaNew York: 1937An early US printing of English writer and garden designer Vita Sackville-West's biography of her grandmother, Pepita.
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1991 We Are All GuiltyLondon: 1991A well presented first edition copy of Kingsley Amis' first young adult novel, in the original unclipped dustwrapper.
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1965 The James Bond DossierLondon: 1965A lovely first edition copy of Kingsley Amis's critical study of 007.
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1969 The Green ManLondon: 1969A superb copy of this unique Kingsley Amis novel, a ghost story and comical novel here in the original unclipped dustwrapper.
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1938 PepitaNew York: 1938An excellent copy of this early edition of 'Pepita', Vita Sackville West's extraordinary biography of her grandmother Josefa and her mother Victoria.
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1958 Gertrude Bell From Her Personal Papers 1889-1914London: 1958A lovely first edition copy of this biographical study of the explorer Gertrude Bell, by Elizabeth Burgoyne, illustrated throughout.
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1922 The New DecameronOxford: 1922The first edition of this 'New Decameron', an interesting association copy from the library of Victoria Sackville-West, mother of the contributor Vita.
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1959 Daughter of FranceNew York: 1959The first U.S. edition of Vita Sackville-West's intriguing biography on la Grande Mademoiselle, illustrated throughout with the original decorative dustwrapper.
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1936 Saint Joan of ArcLondon: 1936A bright first edition of Vita Sackville-West's fascinating biography of the national heroine of France, Joan of Arc. In the very scarce dust wrapper.
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1944 The Eagle and the DoveLondon: 1947The scarce first edition of Vita Sackville West intriguing double biography contrasting the life of saints Teresa of Avila and Thérèse of Lisieux, in the very rare, unclipped dust wrapper.
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Signed1938 Solitude a PoemLondon: 1938The author's presentation copy of her epic poem, inscribed by Vita Sackville-West to the recto to the front endpaper, with letters from her son, Nigel Nicolson, loosely inserted.
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1968 Colonel SunLondon: 1968A very smart, true first edition of Kingsley Amis' celebrated James Bond continuation. Written under the pseudonym, 'Robert Markham'.
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1931 2vol The EdwardiansLeipzig: 1931The first Tauchnitz edition of this novel by Vita Sackville-West, two volumes, one for German and one for Swiss publication.
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1921 Orchard and VineyardLondon: 1921A fantastic, first edition copy of this poetry collection by Vita Sackville-West. Signed by the author's mother to Danish painter Bertha Wegmann.
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1968 Colonel SunNew York: 1968A very smart, first U.S edition of Kingsley Amis' celebrated James Bond continuation. Written under the pseudonym, 'Robert Markham'.
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1969 The Green ManLondon: 1969The first edition of Kingsley Amis' first and only foray into supernatural writing. A lovely copy of this work.
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1986 Kingsley Amis The Folks That Live on the Hill First Edition DustwrapperLondon: 1990This is a first edition copy of this work by Kingsley Amis.
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2000 First Edition Letters Kingsley Amis Zachary Leader Editor Biography PoetLondon: 2000An uncommon first edition of the collected letters of influential poet, critic and novelist Kingsley Amis.
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1969 The Green Man Kingsley Amis with Original Dustwrapper First EditionLondon: 1969A first edition of Kingsley Amis' only foray into supernatural horror.
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1969 Kingsley Amis First Edition The Green Man Ghost Story ThrillerLondon: 1969The first edition of this spooky Kingsley Amis novel.
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1986 The Old Devils by Kingsley Amis First EditionLondon: 1986A first edition of 'The Old Devils' by Kingsley Amis.
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1967 A Look Round the Estate Kingsley Amis First Edition Original DustwrapperLondon: 1967A first edition of Kingsley Amis' poetical anthology 'A Look Round the Estate'.