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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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    1. 1964-1966 2vol Set The Bodley Head Scott Fitzgerald
      1964-1966 2vol Set The Bodley Head Scott Fitzgerald
      London: 1964-1966
      The first two volumes of The Bodley Head's re-publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald's works, in original dust wrappers.
      £75.00
      Stock Code: 985W5
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    2. 1968-1972 4vol The Bodley Head Scott Fitzgerald
      1968-1972 4vol The Bodley Head Scott Fitzgerald
      London: 1968-1972
      A smart reprised edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's works from The Bodley Head, being four volumes of a six volume set.
      £110.00
      Stock Code: 980T86
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    3. 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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    4. 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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    5. 1979 My Uncle Oswald
      1979 My Uncle Oswald
      London: 1979
      A very smart first edition of this salacious Uncle Oswald comedy from Roald Dahl.
      £70.00
      Stock Code: 967Y56
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    6. 1945 The Crack-Up
      1945 The Crack-Up
      New York; London: 1945
      The first edition of this posthumously published anthology of essays by F. Scott Fitzgerald, including letters and poems.
      £77.00
      Stock Code: 967P4
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    7. 1945 The Crack-Up
      1945 The Crack-Up
      New York; London: 1945
      The first edition of this anthology of essays by F. Scott Fitzgerald, including letters and poems.
      £225.00
      Stock Code: 942P27
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    8. 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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    9. 1935 Taps at Reveille
      1935 Taps at Reveille
      New York: 1935
      A smart first edition of this collection of eighteen short stories from F. Scott Fitzgerald, including the tale 'Babylon Revisited'.
      £400.00
      Stock Code: 933F51
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    10. 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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    11. 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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    12. 1949 The Last Tycoon
      1949 The Last Tycoon
      London: 1949
      The first UK edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's posthumously published final novel, in the exceptionally bright original dust wrapper.
      £795.00
      Stock Code: 890F32
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      1946 Over to You
      1946 Over to You
      London: 1946
      A signed first UK edition of Roald Dahl's first published book for adult readers, a collection of ten short stories, including 'Beware the Dog'.
      £1,400.00
      Stock Code: 839F24
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    14. 1973 Bits of Paradise
      1973 Bits of Paradise
      London: 1973
      A first edition anthology of previously uncollected short stories by Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.
      £90.00
      Stock Code: 829G26
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    15. 1946 Over to You
      1946 Over to You
      London: 1946
      A first UK impression of this collection of ten short stories by Roald Dahl, in the unclipped dust wrapper.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 789A41
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      1982 The BFG
      1982 The BFG
      London: 1982
      A superb first edition copy of Roald Dahl's popular 'The BFG', here signed by both Dahl and the illustrator, Quentin Blake, rare to find in such a lovely condition.
      £1,750.00
      Stock Code: 781P29
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      1975 Danny the Champion of the World
      1975 Danny the Champion of the World
      London: 1975
      A superb first edition copy of this popular whimsical Roald Dahl novel, signed by Dahl with his signature tipped-in to the title page, rare to find in such a lovely condition.
      £1,250.00
      Stock Code: 781P28
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    18. 1967 James and the Giant Peach
      1967 James and the Giant Peach
      London: 1967
      A lovely copy of the first U.K. edition, first impression, of Roald Dahl's beloved macabre and magical children's novel, with the original illustrations by Michel Simeon.
      £350.00
      Stock Code: 776P4
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    19. 1988 Matilda
      1988 Matilda
      London: 1988
      A fine, first edition copy of Roald Dahl's famous children's novel 'Matilda'.
      £595.00
      Stock Code: 737L9
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