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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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1963 William Faulkner: Early Prose and PoetryLondon: 1963A very smart first edition of this collection of early prose and poetry from Faulkner, with illustrations.
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1886 3vol The Decameron of Giovanni BoccacciLondon: 1896A scarce Limited Edition English translation of this masterpiece of early Italian literature. Illustrated throughout.
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1935 PylonLondon: 1935The first U.K. edition of one of William Faulkner's only novel not set in Yoknapatawpha County, the scarce first impression with publisher's adverts and a dustwrapper.
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1961 The MansionLondon: 1961The first edition of William Faulkner's final novel in his 'Snopes' trilogy, in the original unclipped dustwrapper.
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1962 The Reivers a ReminiscenceNew York; London: 1962Smart first US and UK editions of William Faulkner's picaresque novel about two young men on a journey to Memphis.
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1953 Requiem for a NunLondon: 1953A nice first UK edition of William Faulkner's novel set in Yoknapatawpha County, in the original unclipped dustwrapper.
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1922 2vols Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio Limited Ed Privately Printed ScarceLondon: 1922The English translation of Giovanni Boccaccio's collection of short stories, in the publishers original cloth binding.
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1825 3vols Del Decamerone Giovanni Boccaccio Pickering Edition Stothard PlatesLondon: 1825A scarce first edition set of 'The Decameron' by Giovanni Boccaccio, illustrated with ten plates by the famous English illustrator and engraver Thomas Stothard.
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1895 John Addington Symonds Giovanni Boccaccio First EditionLondon : 1895A biography of the Italian author of the Decameron, by the notable English biographer John Addington Symonds.
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c1922 The DECAMERON of BOCCACCIONot Stated: c1922A bright, clean privately printed edition of The Decameron by Boccaccio.
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c1900 Boccaccio The Decameron Leopold Flameng Illustrated English TranslationLondon : c1900An English translation of Boccaccio's Decameron.