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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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1905 The Bravest Deed I Ever Saw: Stories of Personal ExperienceLondon : [1905]A scarce second edition of this collection of autobiographical short stories of heroic deeds from well-known authors and celebrities, such as Earl Roberts, H. Rider Haggard and Winston Churchill.
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1898-99 The Harmsworth Magazine Volumes One and TwoLondon: 1898-99Two volumes of the profusely illustrated 'Harmsworth Magazine', with illustrations by the noted Arthur Rackham and 'Volume One' featuring Winston Churchill's 'Man Overboard!'.
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1939 The Family ReunionLondon: 1939The first edition of T. S. Eliot's blank verse drama, in the second state dust wrapper.
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1950 The Cocktail PartyLondon: 1950The first edition of the most successful play of T. S. Eliot, a verse drama following the troubled relationship of a husband and wife.
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1940 Old Possum's Book of Practical CatsLondon: 1940The first illustrated edition of T. S. Eliot's famous poetry collection concerning feline psychology and sociology, in the original dust wrapper.
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1956 The Chatto Book of Modern Poetry: 1915-1955London: 1956A collection of poetry published by Chatto & Windus edited by C. Day Lewis and John Lehmann with the original dust wrapper.
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1949-1952 4vol The Second World WarLondon: 1949-1965Four volumes of memoirs from Sir Winston Churchill that cover the period over the Second World War.
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1949-1967 3vol The Second World War by Winston S. ChurchillLondon: 1949-1967Three volumes of memoirs from Sir Winston Churchill that cover the period over the Second World War.
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1900 Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in LauraniaNew York: 1900A lovely copy of the true first edition, the US edition of Winston Churchill's only major novel
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1900 Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in LauraniaLondon: 1900A first edition, first state of Winston Churchill's only major fictional work, Savrola
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1932 Sweeney AgonistesLondon: 1932A neat first edition of T. S. Eliot's Sweeney Agonistes, his first attempt at writing a verse drama.
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1948-54 The Second World WarLondon: 1948-54A first edition set of William Churchill's groundbreaking memoirs regarding the Second World War.
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Signed1998 Speaking for ThemselvesLondon: 1998Bright first edition of the collected letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill, edited and signed by their daughter Baroness Soames.
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1934-1938 Marlborough His Life and Times Complete in Four VolumesLondon, Bombay and Sydney: 1934-1938The limited presentation edition of Churchill's biography of Marlborough in the original dust wrappers.
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1906 2vols Lord Randolph ChurchillLondon: 1906The first edition, only printing of this biography of Lord Randolph Churchill by his son Winston Churchill.
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1939 The Family ReunionLondon: 1939A first edition copy of T. S. Eliot's famous play, in the publisher's original dust wrapper.
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1941 Khaki and Gown An AutobiographyLondon: 1941A first edition copy of Lord Birdwood's enlightening travel work on his time with the British Army, complete with colour folding maps.
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1908 My African JourneyLondon: 1908The first edition of Winston Churchill's account of his 1907 five month long trip to in East Africa. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates.
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1947 MarlboroughLondon: 1947-55The first edition complete in two volumes of John Churchill's panegyric biography by Sir Winston Churchill.
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1948-49 Winston S Churchill Memoires sur la Deuxieme Guerre MondialeParis: 1948-49A remarkable account of the early years of the Second World War by Winston Churchill, translated into the French language.
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1930 My Early Life: A Roving CommissionLondon: 1930A first edition, first impression of Churchill's autobiographical work exploring his formative years, with illustrations throughout.
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1947-1949 My Early Life, Step by Step and Great ContemporariesLondon: 1947-1949Three works from Winston Churchill, each in the original dust wrapper. Consisting of an autobiography, a biography and a work of historical and political analysis.
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Signed2002 Clementine ChurchillLondon, New York, Toronto, Sydney and Auckland: 2002A signed, revision edition of Mary Soames' biography of her mother, Clementine Churchill.
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1962 A Churchill AnthologyLondon: 1962A first edition anthology of the speeches and writings of Winston Churchill. Illustrated, and in the publisher's original dust wrapper.
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1998 Painting as a PastimeLondon: 1998A fascinating insight into the life of Winston Churchill as an artist, printed by Sotheby's and illustrated in colour with examples of his work.
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1931 My Early Life: a Roving CommissionLondon: 1931An early edition of Churchill's autobiography covering his childhood and education, illustrated with portraits of the author and his family.
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1959 The Second World War and an Epilogue on the Years 1945 to 1957London: 1959The first abridged single volume edition of Winston Churchill's lengthy Second World War memoirs. In the original dust wrapper, and with the addition of an epilogue detailing his life in the post war years.
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1963 A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston ChurchillLondon: 1963A first edition account of the complete bibliography of Winston Churchill, containing information on approximately 1,500 items written by the former Prime Minister.
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1930 Intimate JournalsLondon: 1930The intimate journals of the noted French poet Charles Baudelaire, an excellent out of series copy of a limited edition with an introduction by T. S. Eliot.
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1900 London to Ladysmith via PretoriaLondon: 1900The first edition of Winston Churchill's volume recounting his personal experiences during the Second Boer War, illustrated with folding maps.
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1939 Old Possum's Book of Practical CatsLondon: 1939An uncommon, first edition copy of T S Eliot's famous poetry collection regarding feline psychology and sociology. This anthology forms the basis of Andrew Lloyd Webber's famous 1981 musical 'Cats'.
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1967 Murder in the CathedralLondon: 1967A lovely copy of this verse drama by popular author T. S. Eliot.
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1954 The Confidential ClerkLondon: 1954A very smart, first edition copy of T.S Eliot's comic verse play 'The Confidential Clerk'.
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1954 Selected PoemsLondon: 1954The first Faber and Faber edition of this T.S Eliot poetry collection. Signed by Eliot to the title page, this work is in the original dustwrapper and remains in a smart condition.
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1954 The Confidential Clerk T. S. Eliot First American Edition DustwrapperNew York: 1954A stated first American Edition copy of this comic verse play by the renowned essayist, publisher, playwright, and literary and social critic T. S. Eliot.
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1953 CHURCHILL Contemporaries Charles EADE 1st IllusLondon: 1953The first edition of this biography of Winston Churchill.