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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 The Orators: An English StudyLondon: 1934A smart second edition of Auden's long modernist poem in prose and verse.
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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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1936 The Ascent of F6: A Tragedy in Two ActsLondon: 1936First edition, first impression of this successful Auden-Isherwood play, complete with unclipped dust wrapper.
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1968 Secondary WorldsLondon: 1968A fascinating collection of four essays by W. H. Auden, based on his 'T. S. Eliot Memorial Lectures'.
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1974 Thank you, FogLondon: 1974A first edition collection of W. H. Auden's final poetry, published posthumously.
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1971 A Certain WorldLondon : 1971A commonplace book by W. H. Auden, compiling the reading which has shaped his life.
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1974 Thank You, FogLondon: 1974A first edition collection of poems by W. H. Auden, which were published posthumously following his death in September of 1973.
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1938 On the FrontierLondon: 1938W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood's last collaborative play telling of an outbreak of war. The first impression in its unclipped dust wrapper.
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1953 The Ascent of F6London: 1953A parable about leadership and the nature of power, this marks the second dramatic collaboration between Auden and Isherwood.
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1934 The Orators an English StudyLondon: 1934The second edition of W. H. Auden's long poem, a popular Modernist work.
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1940 Another TimeLondon: 1940A very scarce, first edition copy of W H Auden's poetry anthology. With the vanishingly rare dustwrapper.
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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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1974 W H Auden Thank You Fog First Edition DustwrapperLondon: 1974A first edition of this work by W H Auden.