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    1. 1986 Going Solo
      1986 Going Solo
      London: 1986
      A very scarce uncorrected proof copy of Roald Dahl's second autobiography, detailing his exploits as a World War II pilot.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 969Y1
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    2. 1991-1993 The Vicar of Nibbleswicke & My Year
      1991-1993 The Vicar of Nibbleswicke & My Year
      London: 1991-1993
      A delightful pair of first edition Roald Dahl books, including his autobiography 'My Year', and children's story 'The Vicar of Nibbleswicke'.
      £95.00
      Stock Code: 968Y65
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    3. 1984 Boy: Tales of Childhood
      1984 Boy: Tales of Childhood
      London: 1984
      A very smart first edition of Roald Dahl's bestselling autobiography, with the original dust wrapper.
      £140.00
      Stock Code: 939Y45
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    4. 1887-1896 9vols in 8 The Novels of George Eliot with George Eliot’s Life
      1887-1896 9vols in 8 The Novels of George Eliot with George Eliot’s Life
      London: 1887-1896
      The complete novels of George Eliot, with her short story collection 'Scenes of a Clerical Life', and a biography arranged and edited by her husband J. W. Cross.
      £450.00
      Stock Code: 908M12
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    5. 1993 My Year
      1993 My Year
      London: 1993
      The first edition of this work, expanding the diary Dahl wrote in the final year of his life. Illustrated with watercolours by Quentin Blake.
      £60.00
      Stock Code: 902F7
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    6. 1991 Memories with Food at Gipsy House
      1991 Memories with Food at Gipsy House
      London: 1991
      A fine example of the first edition of this collection of anecdotes and recipes authored by Roald Dahl, and his wife Felicity.
      £50.00
      Stock Code: 901F53
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    7. 1857 Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Meccah
      1857 Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Meccah
      London: 1857
      The second edition of Richard Burton's famous account of his journey to Mecca, disguised as a Muslim, during a period when non-Muslims were strictly forbidden.
      £900.00
      Stock Code: 877F32
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    8. 1863 Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando Po
      1863 Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando Po
      London: 1863
      An exceptionally bright copy of the two volume first edition of Burton's account of his explorations in West Africa.
      £3,500.00
      Stock Code: 848F34
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      1927 Les Idees Morales et Religieuses de George Eliot
      1927 Les Idees Morales et Religieuses de George Eliot
      Paris: 1927
      A signed copy of this French biography of George Eliot.
      £69.99
      Stock Code: FGN13-B-6
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    10. 1885 George Eliot's Life
      1885 George Eliot's Life
      Edinburgh and London: 1885
      The first edition of John Cross' biography on his late wife Mary Ann Evans, also known as George Eliot, the popular author. In a full calf signed binding by Waters, Newcastle.
      £595.00
      Stock Code: 659P29
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