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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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1926 Zadig and Other RomancesLondon: 1926A smart volume containing a selection of the romances of influential French author, Voltaire, illustrated by Henry Keen.
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c1878 Fairy TalesLondon : c1878A smart copy of Hans Christian Andersen's collection of fairy tales with charming illustrations throughout.
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1995 Hans Anderson's Fairy TalesLondon: 1995A smart copy of this brightly illustrated collection of fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, published by The Folio Society.
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1875 Fairy Tales and SketchesLondon: 1875A charmingly illustrated English language edition of Hans Christian Andersen's Danish fairy tales, in a full calf prize binding by Bickers.
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1907 Danish Fairy Legends and TalesLondon: 1907A charmingly illustrated English language edition of Hans Christian Andersen's Danish fairy tales.
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1923 Hans Andersen's Fairy TalesNottingham: 1923A colourfully illustrated edition of the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, a smart copy in the original dust wrapper.
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1935 Fairy Tales and Legends by Hans AndersenLondon: 1935A lovely edition of the fairy tales of Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated throughout by artist Rex Whistler.
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1935 Fairy Tales and Legends by Hans AndersenLondon: 1935A delightful edition of the fairy tales of Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated throughout by artist Rex Whistler.
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2002 CandideNew York : 2002A lovely limited edition copy of this popular work by Voltaire, illustrated by Rockwell Kent.
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1899 Hans Andersen's Fairy TalesLondon: 1899Five volumes of this fortnightly publication of Hans Christian Andersen's popular fairy tales.
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1929 CandideNew York: 1929Voltaire's scandalous tale of 'Candide' with the illustrations by Rockwell Kent, first edition thus.
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1765 Oeuvres de MoliereAmsterdam; Leipzig : 1765A complete collection of the works of J. B. de Moliere, an eighteenth century scarce edition edited by M de Voltaire and illustrated with engravings by J Punt, in uniform full calf bindings,
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1768-77 Collection Complette des Oeuvres de Mr. de VoltaireGeneve: 1768-77The first folio edition of the complete collected works of Voltaire, an original French set in a mottled calf binding complete with illustrations throughout.
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1982 La Pucelle d'OrleansParis: 1982A smart copy of the Voltaire classic, The Maid of Orleans. In the original French. Illustrated throughout with many erotic coloured and engraved plates. Limited to 3050 copies, of which this is numbered 2024.
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1872 Fem Digte af Theokritos Illustrerede af Lorenz FrolichKjobenhavn: 1872An uncommon, Danish edition of Theokritos' poetry. Signed by the prolific Danish author of fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen. Dedicated in his hand, to a close friend.