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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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1941 The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight FitsLondon: 1941Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem, beautifully illustrated by the expressive drawings of Mervyn Peake, in the very scarce dust wrapper.
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1948 The Sky and the ForestLondon: 1948A smart first edition copy of this C. S. Forester novel, set amongst conflict between Europeans and a tribe in Central Africa.
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1898 Three Sunsets and Other PoemsLondon: 1898The first edition of this scarce to see collection of magical poetry by Lewis Carroll, a smart copy complete with illustrations by E. Gertrude Thomson.
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1950 The African QueenLondon: 1950A bright 1950 edition of C.S. Forester's thrilling novel about the adventures of a Christian missionary and a steamer captain who travel up a treacherous river in German East Africa.
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2016 Alice's Adventures Under Ground the Original ManuscriptLondon: [2015]A reproduction of the original manuscript of Lewis Carroll's famous work.
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2010 Lewis Carroll: The Complete WorksLondon: 2010The complete illustrated works of Lewis Carroll in this charming omnibus edition.
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1933 A Selection from the Letters of Lewis CarrollLondon: 1933A first edition of this illustrated collection of letters penned by Lewis Carroll to his child friends
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1933 A Selection from the Letters of Lewis Carroll to His Child-FriendsLondon: 1933The first edition of this illustrated selection of letters written by Lewis Carroll to his child friends, edited by his long-time friend Evelyn Hatch.
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1870 Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLondon: 1870An impressive early edition of Lewis Carroll's monumental fantastical tale in Wonderland, complete with John Tenniel's illustrations.
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1952 Lieutenant HornblowerLondon: 1952A first edition of the seventh work by Forester to feature Horatio Hornblower, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper.
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1953 Hornblower and the AtroposLondon: 1953The first impression of this C. S. Forester's novel in the Hornblower series, a lovely example in the unclipped dust wrapper.
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1967 Hornblower and the CrisisLondon: 1967The first edition of the final Hornblower novel, published after author C. S. Forester's death, and in the original dust wrapper.
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1967 Hornblower and the CrisisLondon: 1967The first edition of the final Hornblower novel, published after author C. S. Forester's death.
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1967 Hornblower and the CrisisLondon: 1967A lovely first edition and impression of C. S. Forester's last Hornblower novel, left unfinished due to his death.
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1946 Lord HornblowerLondon: 1946The first edition, first impression of the fifth Horatio Hornblower novel, set in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars.
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1958 Hornblower in the West IndiesLondon: 1958A superb first edition and impression of the last volume in C. S. Forester's popular Hornblower series, in an excellent and unclipped dust wrapper.
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1958 Hornblower in the West IndiesLondon: 1958An excellent fist edition and impression of the last volume in the popular Hornblower series, in its unclipped dust wrapper.
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1953 Hornblower and the AtroposLondon: 1953The third volume in the popular Hornblower series by C. S. Forester, an excellent first edition, first impression in its unclipped dust wrapper.
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1952 Lieutenant HornblowerLondon: 1952The second novel in the popular Hornblower series by C. S. Forester, a lovely first edition and impression. In the unclipped dust wrapper.
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1964 The Hornblower CompanionLondon: 1964C. S. Forester's companion volume to his popular 'Hornblower' series. An excellent first edition in its unclipped dust wrapper.
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1946 Lord HornblowerLondon: 1946A lovely first edition copy of one of C. S. Forester's popular Hornblower novels, set in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars.
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1998 An Exhibition from the Jon A Lindseth Collection of C L Dodgson and Lewis CarrollNew York: 1998A fantastic first edition illustrating the exhibition of A Lindseth collection of C L Dodgson and Lewis Carroll.
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1962 The Lewis Carroll HandbookLondon: 1962An illustrated guide to the work of the beloved children's writer.
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2015 Lewis Carroll The Man and His CircleLondon: 2015A fine first edition examination of the life of Lewis Carroll, by an international authority on the author.
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1898 The Life and Letters of Lewis CarrollLondon: 1898A first edition account of the life of celebrated writer Lewis Carroll, composed by his own nephew.
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1947 Lewis CarrollLondon: 1947The first UK edition of Lewis Carroll's illustrated biography by Florence Becker Lennon.
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1951 Randall and the River of TimeLondon: 1951The first UK edition of this historical novel by popular author C. S. Forester.
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1946 Lord HornblowerLondon: 1946The first edition of one of C. S. Forester's later Hornblower novels, set during the trials of the Napoleonic War.
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1940 The Earthly ParadiseLondon: 1940a first edition copy of this novel by popular author C. S. Forester.
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1946 Lord HornblowerLondon: 1946A beautiful first edition of this later Hornblower novel, in a lovely example of the unclipped dustwrapper.
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1953 Hornblower and the AtroposLondon: 1953A First Edition, first impression copy of the third of C. S. Lewis' Hornblowers series, Hornblower and the Atropos.
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1952 Lieutenant HornblowerLondon: 1952A First Edition, first impression copy of the second of C. S. Lewis's Hornblower series, Lieutenant Hornblower.
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1951 Randall and the River of TimeLondon: 1951A World War One novel by C. S. Forester, a gripping telling of the last one-hundred years of the war.
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1967 Hornblower and the CrisisLondon: 1967A fine first edition of the final Hornblower novel, published after C. S. Forester's death.
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1954 The NightmareLondon: 1954The first edition of C. S. Forester's novel about the end of Nazi Germany, in the original unclipped dustwrapper.
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1940 The Earthly ParadiseLondon: 1940A very handsome first edition copy of The Earthly Paradise by the well-known novelist C. S. Forester.