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Chambers's Miscellany of Useful & Entertaining Tracts, bound as Vol VII (actually spanning Vols. XVIII-XX), 1847

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A charming bound copy of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an enterta...

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Historical Tales and Legends of Ayrshire, William Robertson, 1889

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A very good first edition copy in the Publisher's original cloth binding. Historical Tales and Legends of Ayrshire, by William Robertson. Published...

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The Adelphi Edition of the works of Jane Austen; Lady Susan and the Watsons, Heffer, c. 1930

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The Adelphi edition of reprints of Jane Austen's works was first published in the USA by Martin Secker in the USA. This edition was published in th...

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Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts, Vols I-IV bound in 2 volumes, c. 1869

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A charming set of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an entertaining r...

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A collection of 8 works by Rudyard Kipling, Macmillan, 1904-1926, including Eton College prize bindings and some 1st editions

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An attractive library set of 8 Rudyard Kipling works, comprising; Traffics and Discoveries, 1904, 1st edition;  Life's Handicap; Being Stories of M...

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The Works of Charles Dickens; Set of Chapman & Hall 'The Charles Dickens Edition', 14 Volumes, c. 1870

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A smart library set of Dickens' works with uniform half leather bindings. The Works of Charles Dickens; 'The Charles Dickens Edition'. Sometimes re...

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Poor Cow, Nell Dunn, 1967

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The first novel by English playwright and author, Nell Dunn, born 1936. She previously came to prominence with her collection of short stories set ...

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Henry James Collection, Heron Books, 10 volumes, complete. c. 1970.

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A smart set of Henry James novels, produced by Heron Books of London. No publication date stated, but generally cited as being in the region of 196...

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Bookano Stories No. 17; With Pictures That Spring Up in Model Form, c. 1950, with charming pop-ups

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A charming mid-20th Century 3d Pop-up book for children, with 5 working models, complete. Bookano Stories No. 17; With Pictures That Spring Up in M...

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling, Ted Smart edition, early printing 1998

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A desirable early printing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. This publishing phenomenon was first released to the world in 1997. As earl...

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Bibliomystery; Death of a Bookseller, Alice Slater, Signed. Collector's Gift Hardback first edition.

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Death of a Bookseller, by Alice Slater.  Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London. 2023 first edition - 'Collector's gift edition'. An 'As New' co...

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The Wind from the Sun; Stories of the Space Age, Arthur C. Clarke, 1972

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A splendid anthology of Arthur C. Clarke's short stories. A master of the science fiction genre. The Wind from the Sun; Stories of the Space Age. B...

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Aldous Huxley; Eyeless in Gaza, 1936 first edition, Chatto & Windus

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A good first edition of one of Huxley's most highly rated works. Eyeless in Gaza, by Aldous Huxley. Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1936 ...

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Pulp Romance - A Selection of Vintage Newnes Lucky Star Romances, 1960s

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Choose from a selection of Newnes Lucky Star Romances, produced in the 1960s for George Newnes Ltd / C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd of London. All in good ...

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New Century Library; The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, 14 Vols complete, Nelson, 1899-1900

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New Century Library; The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, 14 Vols complete; Vol I: Vanity Fair, 1899;  Vol II: The History of Pendennis, 1900;...

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The White Robe; A Saint's Summary, James Branch Cabell, 1928, Limited edition. Illustrated by Robert E. Locher

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A beautifully produced book featuring a tale by American writer, James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), primarily a writer of fantasy fiction. This story...

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The Novels of Henry Fielding, 5 Volume set, complete, Routledge, 1884, Numbered limited edition

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A handsome set of novels by Henry Fielding (1707-1754), English novelist, dramatist and essayist. This complete set comprises: Volume I: The Histor...

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Tales from Chaucer; The Canterbury Tales. Done Into Prose by Eleanor Farjeon. Illustrated by W. Russell Flint, Medici Society 1930

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An attractively illustrated edition of this classic work. Tales from Chaucer; The Canterbury Tales. Done Into Prose by Eleanor Farjeon. Illustrated...

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Shakspere's Hamlet, the First Quarto, 1603, A Facsimile in Photo-Lithography by William Griggs, Frederick J. Furnivall, c. 1881. House of Lords Library copy with theatre production notation

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The first of the Shakspere Quarto Facsimiles produced on behalf of F.J. Furnivall, Founder and Director the New Shakspere Society by Mr. W. Griggs....

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A Book of Broadsheets & A Second Book of Broadsheets, Geoffrey Dawson, 1928-1929

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Two anthologies compiled from the pocket literature broadsheets distributed to military serviceman in 1915, in the early days of The Great War. The...

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Collection of 6 Works by Charles Lamb, Macmillan, Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger, 1908-1914

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Collection of 6 Works by Charles Lamb,. All with an Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger, 1908-1914. Comprises;  Mrs. Leicester's School and Oth...

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The Bondage of Riches, Annie S. Swan, Wright & Brown, c. 1920

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Annie S. Swan is said to be one of the most commercially successful novelists of the late 19th and early 20th century. She was Scottish and lived f...

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The Strait Gate, Annie S. Swan, Wright & Brown, c. 1920

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Annie S. Swan is said to be one of the most commercially successful novelists of the late 19th and early 20th century. She was Scottish and lived f...

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Swan Song, John Galsworthy, Wm. Collins/The London Book Co, c.1930

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The Novel Library: Swan Song, by John Galsworthy. The final volume of 'The Forsyte Saga'. Published for Wm. Collins & Co. Ltd., by The London B...

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Mademoiselle Dahlia, Pamela Wynne, Philip Allan, 1929

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Mademoiselle Dahlia, by Pamela Wynne (Winifred Mary Scott).  Published by Philip Allan & Co. Ltd, London, 1929. Second impression. 27th thousan...

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Concealed Turnings, Pamela Wynne, Philip Allan, 1928

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Concealed Turnings, by Pamela Wynne (Winifred Mary Scott),  Published by Philip Allan & Co. Ltd, London, 1928. Second impression. 27th thousand...

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The Honourable Mr. Tawnish, A Romance, by Jeffery Farnol, Illustrated by C.E. Brock, 1913

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The Honourable Mr. Tawnish; A Romance, by Jeffery Farnol, Illustrated by C.E. Brock. Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd., London. Undat...

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The Dramatic Writings of William Shakespeare, Volume Eighth; Othello, Richard II, All's Well That Ends Well, Taming of the Shrew, R. Morison, Perth, 1798

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A scarce 18th Century Scottish publication of Shakespeare's work. Despite being only one volume, it is now rather uncommon to come across any copie...

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The English Illustrated Magazine, 1891-1892, Macmillan, 1892

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A volume of compiled issues of The English Illustrated Magazine which was published between 1883 and 1913. It carried a variety of features includi...

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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine 1823-1831, 14 Volume Set

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Founded in 1817, and initially called Edinburgh Monthly Magazine, it was more successfully relaunched as Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. Also known...

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Longshanks and I, Francis Foster, Inscribed author's presentation copy, 1939

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A scarce copy of this charming novel, with rare dustjacket and author's presentation inscription. Described as 'A touch of Falstaff and more than a...

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Soldiers Three; The Story of The Gadsbys in Black and White, Rudyard Kipling, 1899

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Soldiers Three; The Story of The Gadsbys in Black and White. By Rudyard Kipling. Kipling's collection of stories 'Setting forth certain passages in...

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The Penny Pictorial Magazine, 3 bound volumes of issues, 1899-1900

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The Penny Pictorial Magazine, 3 bound volumes of issues, 1899-1900. The Penny Pictorial Magazine was sold weekly and its one penny price tag was de...

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The Bijou Shakespeare; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Illustrated. In Six Volumes. Boxed set of miniature volumes.

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The Bijou Shakespeare; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Illustrated. In Six Volumes. With Biographical Introduction and an Essay on Shake...

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Lord Dunsany; The King of Elfland's Daughter, 1924. First trade edition.

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Lord Dunsany (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, 1878-1957), was a pioneer of fantasy literature. He was an Anglo-Irish writ...

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Lord Dunsany; The Charwoman's Shadow, 1926 first edition.

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Lord Dunsany (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, 1878-1957), was a pioneer of fantasy literature. He was an Anglo-Irish writ...

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Charles Dickens; Little Dorrit & A Child's History of England, Chapman and Hall. c. 1875.

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Little Dorrit & A Child's History of England. Two books bound as one. By Charles Dickens. SOLD Little Dorritt was originally released in serial...

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The Vicar of Wakefield, Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Edmund J. Sullivan, 1914

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The Vicar of Wakefield, by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Edmund J. Sullivan. Published by Constable and Company Ltd, London, 1914. First edition...

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The Amateur Gentleman; A Romance, by Jeffery Farnol, with Drawings by C.E. Brock, c. 1916

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The Amateur Gentleman; A Romance, by Jeffery Farnol, with Drawings by C.E. Brock, R.I. Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd., London. Und...

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The Children of Dickens, Samuel McChord Crothers. Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith, 1931

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The Children of Dickens. By Samuel McChord Crothers. Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1931. Repr...

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The Chronicles of Barsetshire; The Last Chronicle of Barset, by Anthony Trollope, Chapman and Hall, 1879

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The Chronicles of Barsetshire; The Last Chronicle of Barset, by Anthony Trollope. 2 volume set (complete for this novel). Published by Chapman and ...

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Just So Stories, Rudyard Kipling, 1902

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Just So Stories, by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by the Author. SOLD Kipling's classic stories of animal tales such as 'How the Camel got his Hump'...

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The Intimate Thoughts of John Baxter, Bookseller, Edited by Augustus Muir, 1942

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The Intimate Thoughts of John Baxter, Bookseller. Edited by Augustus Muir. Introduction by James Horatio Cockburn. A scarce copy of Scottish writer...

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Pictorial Illustrations of the Novels of Sir Walter Scott by George Cruickshank, 1871

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Published as a 'souvenir' to commemorate the National Celebration at Edinburgh of the Centenary of the Birth of Sir Walter Scott. Pictorial Illustr...

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The Decameron of Giovanni Boccacci (Il Boccaccio), 1887 Numbered Limited Edition for Private Circulation

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The Decameron of Giovanni Boccacci (Il Boccaccio), now first completely done into English. The Stories which it has hitherto been the custom to cen...

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The Dove in the Eagle's Nest, Charlotte M. Yonge, 1898

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The Dove in the Eagle's Nest, by Charlotte M. Yonge. A reprint of this English author's 1866 novel. Although little known today, she was a prolific...

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A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, Voyage Sentimental en France et en Italie, Mr. Yorick, 1796, Dual language edition, Laurence Stern

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A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, A New Edition by Mr. Yorick & Voyage Sentimental en France et en Italie, par M. Yorick. Written...

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Sue Townsend; First editions of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 & The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, 1982-1984

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Sue Townsend; First editions of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 & The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, 1982 & 1984. Both Illustrat...

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