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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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1922 The Mercy of AllahLondon: 1922The first edition of this collection of short stories by writer and historian Hilaire Belloc, in the very scarce dust wrapper, designed by G. K. Chesterton.
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1945 Avril: Being Essays on the Poetry of the French RenaissanceLondon: 1945A collection of essays on the poetry of the French Renaissance from Belloc, with a letter from the publisher.
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1958 From an Abandoned WorkLondon: 1958The first edition of this short story by Samuel Beckett, published here for the first time after appearing as a radio story on the BBC.
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1992 The Theatrical Notebooks of Samuel BeckettLondon: 1992-3Some lovely first editions of Samuel Beckett's theatrical notebooks as issued by Faber and Faber, each volume in its unclipped dust wrapper and housed in the original cardboard slipcases.
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1928 Belinda A Tale of Affection in Youth and Age Hilaire Belloc First EditionLondon: 1928The first edition of this novel by Hilaire Belloc titled 'Belinda A Tale of Affection in Youth and Age'.