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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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1923-27 Eight Volumes of Limited Edition Works by Daniel DefoeLondon: 1923-27Eight volumes of limited edition works by the noted writer Daniel Defoe, including his best known works about the popular character Robinson Crusoe, bound in crushed half morocco.
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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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c1909 The Life and Adventures of Robinson CrusoeLondon: c1909A smartly bound copy of this exciting adventure novel from Defoe, with illustrations by H. M. Brock.
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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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1815 Robinson CrusoeLondon: 1815A scarce and sought after 'academic edition' of Robinson Crusoe, an extensively annotated edition with footnotes on a wide variety of subjects.
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1804 The Life and Adventures of Robinson CrusoeLondon: 1804A very smart large paper edition of Daniel Defoe's important travelogue novel, a nice copy illustrated throughout by Thomas Stothard.
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1960 A Journal of the Plague YearLondon: 1960A decorative copy of Daniel Defoe's 'A Journal of the Plague Year', reprinted by The Folio Society, in the original slipcase.
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1786 The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, MarinerEdinburgh: 1786An uncommon to see eighteenth century abridged Edinburgh edition of Daniel Defoe's popular novel, with detailed engravings.
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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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1906 The Life and Adventures of Robinson CrusoeLondon: [1906]A bright illustrated edition of Defoe's classic tale of 'Robinson Crusoe.'
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1883 The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, MarinerLondon: 1883A scarce facsimile reprint of the first edition of Robinson Crusoe, originally published in 1719.
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1881 The Life and Adventures of Robinson CrusoeLondon : 1881An illustrated edition of the wonderful adventure tale Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
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1761 The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson CrusoeLondon: 1761The very scarce 1761 two volume twelfth edition of Daniel Defoe's important epistolary novel, illustrated throughout.
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1743 The Memoirs of Cap. George Carleton, an English OfficerLondon: 1743A scarce reissue of the memoirs of Captain George Carleton, an intriguing work with a complicated authorship history.
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c1932 Assorted Works of Children's LiteratureLondon: c1932An unusually bright collection of four important pieces of children's literature, illustrated in colour and in splendid decorative bindings.
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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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1820 2vol The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Defoe Stothard IllustrationLondon: 1820Two beautifully bound volumes of this famous adventure work.