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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. 1912 William Morris: A Critical Study
      1912 William Morris: A Critical Study
      New York: 1912
      A smart first US edition of this critical study of the life and works of William Morris.
      £50.00
      Stock Code: 952T75
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    4. 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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    5. 1936 William Morris: Artist, Writer, Socialist
      1936 William Morris: Artist, Writer, Socialist
      Oxford: 1936
      A limited first edition of May Morris' touching biography on her father, a scarce and illustrated work.
      £450.00
      Stock Code: 920P55
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    6. 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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    7. 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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    8. 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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    9. 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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    10. 1967 William Morris: His Life, Work and Friends
      1967 William Morris: His Life, Work and Friends
      New York: 1967
      The first US edition of Philip Henderson's detailed biography of William Morris, illustrated throughout with examples of the artist's work.
      £35.00
      Stock Code: 815F11
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