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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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c1912 The Book of NonsenseLondon: c1912The entertaining nonsense work of Edward Lear, an illustration collection of one-hundred and ten comical limericks.
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1900 Nonsense SongsLondon: 1900An illustrated edition of the entertaining nonsense poems of Edward Lear, this edition colourfully illustrated by Leonard Leslie Brooke.
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1922 The Mercy of AllahLondon: 1922The first edition of this collection of short stories by writer and historian Hilaire Belloc, in the very scarce dust wrapper, designed by G. K. Chesterton.
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1945 Avril: Being Essays on the Poetry of the French RenaissanceLondon: 1945A collection of essays on the poetry of the French Renaissance from Belloc, with a letter from the publisher.
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1894 Nonsense Songs and StoriesLondon: 1894The illustrated ninth edition of Edward Lear's popular collection of nonsense songs and verse.
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c1913 The Book of NonsenseLondon: c1913A copyright edition of this illustrated collection of limericks by Edward Lear.
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1880 The Book of NonsenseLondon: c1880An early edition of Edward Lear's charmingly illustrated and much-loved work, The Book of Nonsense.
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1928 Belinda A Tale of Affection in Youth and Age Hilaire Belloc First EditionLondon: 1928The first edition of this novel by Hilaire Belloc titled 'Belinda A Tale of Affection in Youth and Age'.
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1905 The Book of Nonsense Edward Lear Illustrated LimericksLondon: 1905A charming copy of Edward Lear's profusely illustrated and much-loved work, The Book of Nonsense.