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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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1892 The Green Fairy BookLondon: 1892The first edition of Andrew Lang's green volume in his colorfully fairy book series, an illustrated selection of entertaining fairy tales.
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1910 The Lilac Fairy BookLondon: 1910Andrew Lang's lilac collection of fairy tales, a lovely volume of his popular series, complete with colourful plates.
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1904 The Brown Fairy BookLondon: 1904A very smart first edition of Andrew Lang's ninth fairy book, the brown volume containing a variety of tales from around the world.
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1897 The Pink Fairy BookLondon: 1897The first edition of Andrew Lang's 'Pink Fairy Book', a lavishly illustrated work of folklore tales from Japan, Scandinavia, and Sicily.
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1919 The Orange Fairy BookLondon: 1919A new impression of Andrew Lang's tenth 'Fairy Book', illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford.
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1902 The Violet Fairy BookLondon: 1902The second edition of Andrew Lang's sought after 'Violet Fairy Book', one of the scarcer volumes in his fairy book series.
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1900 The Grey Fairy BookLondon: 1900Andrew Lang's grey collection of fairy tales, a lovely volume of his popular series, complete with H. J. Ford's plates.
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1907 The Olive Fairy BookLondon: 1907The uncommon first edition of Andrew Lang's Olive Fairy Book, the eleventh work in the popular series.
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1890 The Blue Fairy BookLondon: 1890The third edition of the first of Andrew Lang's influential 'Fairy Books', with this blue volume containing the tales of many eminent folklorists.
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1885 Much Darker DaysLondon: 1885A very scarce comical parody by Andrew Lang, satirising Hugh Conway's 'Dark Days'.
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1924 England, My EnglandLondon: 1924The first UK edition of this collection of short stories by D. H. Lawrence, in the publisher's original dust wrapper.
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1926 The Plumed Serpent (Quetzalcoatl)London: 1926An excellent first edition of this controversial political novel from D. H. Lawrence, in the scarce original dust wrapper.
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1913 Love Poems and OthersLondon: 1913The first edition of the first volume of poetry published by modernist D. H. Lawrence, author of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', and 'Women in Love'.
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1925 Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine and Other EssaysPhiladelphia: 1925An exceptionally bright copy of the limited edition first edition of D. H. Lawrence's collection of philosophical essays.
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1931 The Man Who DiedLondon: 1931The first edition thus of D. H. Lawrence's short novel, limited to 2,000 copies, and retaining the publisher's original dust wrapper.
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1906 The Orange Fairy BookLondon: 1906The first edition of Andrew Lang's tenth 'Fairy Book' this being the delightful orange volume. Illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford.
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1910 The Lilac Fairy BookLondon: 1910Andrew Lang's lilac collection of fairy tales, a lovely volume of his popular series, complete with colourful plates.
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1892 The Blue Fairy BookLondon: 1892An early edition of the first of Andrew Lang's influential and colourful 'Fairy Books', this blue volume containing the tales of many eminent folklorists.
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1893 The Green Fairy BookLondon: 1893The second edition of the third of Andrew Lang's colourful fairy book series, an illustrated selection of entertaining fairy tales.
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1914 The Orange Fairy BookLondon: 1914An uncommon to see early edition of Andrew Lang's tenth 'Fairy Book' this being his charming orange volume, illustrated with all colour plates present.
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1889 The Blue Fairy BookLondon: 1889A superb copy of this sought-after fairy book by Andrew Lang, the first volume in his colourful series.
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1909 Beauty and the Beast and Other StoriesLondon: 1909A very scarce work by Andrew Lang, collecting together some of his most popular tales from his 'Fairy Books', the first edition of this illustrated work.
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1904 The Brown Fairy BookLondon: 1904The first edition of Andrew Lang's ninth fairy book, the brown volume containing a variety of tales from around the world.
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1902 The Book of RomanceLondon: 1902A smart first edition copy of one of the short story collections of Andrew Lang, this volume including the tales of ancient folklore, complete with illustrations throughout.
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1914 The Prussian Officer and Other StoriesLondon: 1914An excellent first edition of D.H. Lawrence's celebrated collection of short stories, in a half morocco binding.
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1923 The Arabian Nights EntertainmentsLondon: 1923Andrew Lang's special edition of the 'Arabian Nights', beautifully illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford.
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1894 The Yellow Fairy BookLondon: 1894Andrew Lang's sixth colourful volume in his popular fairy book series, a first edition copy complete with the original H. J. Ford illustrations.
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1886 Letters to Dead AuthorsLondon: 1886A collection of letters to great authors, by Andrew Lang. With a letter from the author.
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1890 How to Fail in Literature: A LectureLondon: 1890First edition of this riveting lecture on writing styles given by Lang at the South Kensington Museum.
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1897 Wordsworth Selections from the PoetsLondon, New York and Bombay: 1897A scarce edition of this collection of poetry by William Wordsworth by Andrew Lang, in beautiful decorative cloth.
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1935 The Man Who DiedLondon: 1935With wood engravings from John Farleigh, this is an exceptionally smart copy of D. H. Lawrence's novella about Christ's resurrection.
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1938 The Book of Saints and HeroesLondon: 1938A smart new impression of this collection of legendary tales by Mrs. Lang, with illustrations by H. J. Ford.
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1931 The Man Who DiedLondon: 1931A Limited, first UK edition copy of this short novel by 'D. H. Lawrence', reimagining the resurrection of Christ.
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1934 The Tales of D. H. LawrenceLondon : 1934A smart first edition copy of the short tales by D. H. Lawrence.
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1925 St. MawrLondon: 1925The first edition copy of 'St Mawr' by D. H. Lawrence, together with the additional novelette, 'The Princess'.
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1938 The Letters of T. E. LawrenceLondon: 1938The third impression of this impressive collection of the correspondence of T. E. Lawrence, illustrated throughout.