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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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1946 The GardenLondon: 1946The first edition of this touching poem following a year in the life of a garden, by Vita Sackville-West.
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Signed1922 The HeirLondon: 1922The first edition of this novel with a lovely association, signed by the author and her mother to the politician Alfred Milner.
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1965 The Man With The Golden GunLondon: 1965A lovely first edition James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, his final Bond novel, following a riveting adventurous plot in Japan.
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1963 On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceLondon: 1963The first impression of the tenth 007 novel, another thrilling espionage novel following the exploits of James Bond.
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1966 Octopussy and The Living DaylightsLondon: 1966An extremely smart first edition of this work by Ian Fleming, featuring renowned spy, James Bond.
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1937 PepitaLondon: 1937The first edition of English writer and garden designer Vita Sackville-West's fascinating biography on her grandmother and mother.
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Signed1949 Knole and the SackvillesLondon: 1949A signed presentation copy of Vita Sackville-West's ode to her ancestral home Knole House, in Kent.
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1961 No Signposts in the SeaLondon: 1961The first edition of Vita Sackville-West's final novel, a lovely and romantic story following a cruise ship, a smart copy in the original dust wrapper.
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1937 PepitaNew York: 1937The first US edition of the extraordinary story of Vita Sackville-West's grandmother, Pepita.
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1961 No Signposts in the SeaNew York: 1961A bright copy of the first US edition of Vita Sackville-West's last published novel.
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1931-1933 The Edwardians, All Passion Spent, Thirty Clocks Strike the HourLeipzig and Paris: 1931-1933Three uncommon works from the Tauchnitz Edition of British and American authors by Vita Sackville West.
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1965 The Man With The Golden GunLondon : 1965A very smart first edition copy of Ian Fleming's thrilling Bond novel The Man With The Golden Gun, in the original Richard Chopping dust wrapper.
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1966 Octopussy and The Living DaylightsLondon : 1966An excellent first edition of Ian Fleming's short story collection featuring James Bond, complete with the original dustwrapper.
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1937 PepitaNew York: 1937An early US printing of English writer and garden designer Vita Sackville-West's biography of her grandmother, Pepita.
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1962 The Spy Who Loved MeLondon: 1962The first Book Club edition of the ninth novel to feature James Bond, published the same year as the true first edition.
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1963 On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceLondon: 1963A near fine first edition of the tenth James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, a thrilling part of the Blofeld trilogy, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1961 ThunderballLondon: 1961A fine first edition, first impression, of this thrilling James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, in the original illustrated dustwrapper.
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1965 The Man With The Golden GunLondon: 1965A lovely first edition James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, his final Bond novel, following a riveting adventurous plot in Japan.
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1964 You Only Live TwiceLondon: 1964A first edition, second state of this popular James Bond novel.
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1965 The Man With The Golden GunLondon: 1965A fine first edition James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, his final Bond novel, following a riveting plot in Japan.
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1962 The Spy Who Loved MeLondon: 1962A superb first edition, first impression, of this ninth Bond novel by Ian Fleming, an exciting work. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie.
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1964 You Only Live TwiceLondon: 1964A superb first impression of the eleventh James Bond novel, later made into a film with Sean Connery as Bond. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie.
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1965 The Man with the Golden GunLondon: 1965A smart first edition of Ian Fleming's final novel in the James Bond series, published posthumously.
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1965 The Man with the Golden GunLondon: 1965A smart first edition of Ian Fleming's final novel in the James Bond series, published posthumously.
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1965 The Man with the Golden GunLondon: 1965A smart first edition of Ian Fleming's final novel in the James Bond series, published posthumously.
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1963 On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceLondon: 1963A lovely first book club edition of Ian Fleming's acclaimed Bond novel, published in the same year as the true first.
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1938 PepitaNew York: 1938An excellent copy of this early edition of 'Pepita', Vita Sackville West's extraordinary biography of her grandmother Josefa and her mother Victoria.
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1958 Gertrude Bell From Her Personal Papers 1889-1914London: 1958A lovely first edition copy of this biographical study of the explorer Gertrude Bell, by Elizabeth Burgoyne, illustrated throughout.
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1922 The New DecameronOxford: 1922The first edition of this 'New Decameron', an interesting association copy from the library of Victoria Sackville-West, mother of the contributor Vita.
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1959 Daughter of FranceNew York: 1959The first U.S. edition of Vita Sackville-West's intriguing biography on la Grande Mademoiselle, illustrated throughout with the original decorative dustwrapper.
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1936 Saint Joan of ArcLondon: 1936A bright first edition of Vita Sackville-West's fascinating biography of the national heroine of France, Joan of Arc. In the very scarce dust wrapper.
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1944 The Eagle and the DoveLondon: 1947The scarce first edition of Vita Sackville West intriguing double biography contrasting the life of saints Teresa of Avila and Thérèse of Lisieux, in the very rare, unclipped dust wrapper.
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Signed1938 Solitude a PoemLondon: 1938The author's presentation copy of her epic poem, inscribed by Vita Sackville-West to the recto to the front endpaper, with letters from her son, Nigel Nicolson, loosely inserted.
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1963 On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceLondon: 1963A first edition of the tenth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, featuring notorious villain Blofeld.
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1965 The Man With The Golden GunLondon: 1965A very smart, first edition of this novel from Ian Fleming's noted James Bond series. With the original Richard Chopping dustwrapper.