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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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1991 Memories with Food at Gipsy HouseLondon: 1991A fine example of the first edition of this collection of anecdotes and recipes authored by Roald Dahl, and his wife Felicity.
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1991 Memories with Food at Gipsy HouseLondon: 1991A fine example of the first edition of this collection of anecdotes and recipes authored by Roald Dahl, and his wife Felicity.
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1873 Little DorritLondon: [1873]Charles Dicken's fictional satirical novel, illustrated by James Mahoney.
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1857 Little DorritLondon: 1857A smart example of the first issue of Charles Dickens's social novel about a young woman who is born in a debtors prison.
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c1860-1870 12vol A Collection of Charles DickensLondon: c1860-1870A lovely collection of works by Victorian author and social critic, Charles Dickens, with illustrations.
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1841 The Pic Nic PapersLondon: 1841A smartly bound second issue of this story anthology edited by Charles Dickens, published for the benefit of the widow of Dickens' first publisher.
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1910 13vol The Charles Dickens Library from the Educational Book Co.London: 1910A charmingly illustrated collection of works from Victorian novelist and social critic, Charles Dickens.
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1912 The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick ClubLondon: 1912A beautifully illustrated edition of Charles Dickens's first novel, with tipped in colour plates by Frank Reynolds.
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c1900 The Adventures of Oliver TwistLondon: c1900A smartly bound copy of this classic story from Charles Dickens, with illustrations by George Cruikshank.
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c1875 18vol A Collection of Works by Charles DickensLondon: c1875A collection of eighteen volumes of works from noted 19th century author Charles Dickens, illustrated throughout.
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1844 The Life and Adventures of Martin ChuzzlewitLondon: 1844The first edition, first issue of the Charles Dickens novel that the author himself described as being by 'a hundred points immeasurably the best of my stories'.
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1903 The Personal History of David CopperfieldLondon: [1903]The fireside edition of this popular work by the celebrated Charles Dickens, bound in half diced cloth and illustrated by the noted artist 'Phiz'.
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1863 The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick ClubLondon : 1863A series of fictional adventures occurring between 1827 and 1828.
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1850-58 Household WordsLondon: 1850-58The first edition collection of periodicals by Charles Dickens, bound in half calf.
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1840-41 Master Humphrey's ClockLondon: 1840-41The first edition in book form of Charles Dickens' popular weekly periodical, illustrated throughout, seeing the first appearance of 'Barnaby Rudge'.
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1873-77 Our Mutual Friend and Dombey and SonLondon: 1873-77Two popular novels by Charles Dickens from the illustrated 'Household Edition', with engravings by J. Mahoney and F. Barnard.
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1858 The Poor Traveller: Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn: and Mrs. GampLondon: 1858The first reading edition of these three tales by Charles Dickens, charming festive tales by the eminent author.
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1857 Little DorritLondon: 1857One of the popular novels of Charles Dickens, following a young girl who was born and raised in a debtors prison, the first edition of this work.
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c1865 The Personal History of David CopperfieldLondon: c1865A reprint of Charles Dickens' popular and renowned novel 'David Copperfield', illustrated with all plates present.
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1837 The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick ClubLondon: 1837Charles Dickens' first novel, being one of his most acclaimed novels, a nice first edition copy illustrated with humorous plates by Phiz and Robert Seymour.
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1837 The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick ClubLondon: 1837A beautifully bound and internally exceptionally bright first edition in book form of Charles Dickens' immensely popular first novel.
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1857 Little DorritLondon: 1857A smart example of the first issue of Charles Dickens's novel about a young woman who is born in a debtors prison.
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1859-1863 All the Year RoundLondon: 1859-1863Eight volumes of Charles Dickens's literary periodical bound in six, and including the first publication of 'A Tale of Two Cities', and 'The Woman in White'.
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1865 Our Mutual FriendLondon: 1865A smartly bound first edition copy of the final completed novel of Charles Dickens, a nice copy with the original plates by Marcus Stone.
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1844 The Life and Adventures of Martin ChuzzlewitLondon: 1844The early issue of one of Charles Dickens' popular novel, complete with the original illustrations by Phiz.
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1858 The Story of Little DombeyLondon: 1858The first edition of Dickens' abridged version of 'Dombey and Son', produced for his very popular public reading tours.
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1880 The Letters of Charles DickensLondon: 1880A smart copy of the fifth thousand of the second edition of the letters of Charles Dickens.
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1846 The Battle of LifeLondon: 1846The fourth state of the first edition of Charles Dickens's Christmas tale, with charming illustrations.
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1848 The Old Curiosity ShopLondon: 1848The first cheap edition of Charles Dickens' novel following the fate of a granddaughter and grandfather as they struggle against the evil doings of a moneylender.
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1858 The Poor Traveller: Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn: and Mrs. Gamp.London: 1858The first reading edition of Charles Dickens's christmas tale, bound in the publisher's original paper wraps.
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1854 Hard TimesLondon: 1854The first edition in book form, second issue, of this unique novel by Charles Dickens, a departure from his usual setting, with the whole novel based in Northern England.
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1838 Oliver TwistLondon: 1838The first edition, second issue, of Charles Dickens' best known novel, an illustrated work with the original George Cruikshank plates.
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1840-1841 Master Humphrey's ClockLondon: 1840-1841The first edition of this work in book form, by Charles DIckens, complete in three volumes.
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1848 The Haunted Man and the Ghost's BargainLondon: 1848A First Edition of the work by Charles Dickens as the fifth installment in his 'Christmas Books' series.
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1887 2vol The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick ClubLondon: 1887A smart illustrated limited edition of Dickens' sequence of related adventures originally written for serialisation in a periodical.
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1870 The Mystery of Edwin DroodLondon: 1870A first edition, bound from the parts, of Charles Dickens' last and unfinished novel, illustrated by S. L. Fildes.