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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. 1965 Star Over Bethlehem
      1965 Star Over Bethlehem
      London: 1965
      The first edition of these charming Christianity themed short stories and poems by Agatha Christie, a festive work in a wonderful condition.
      £95.00
      Stock Code: 966F35
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    2. 1891 Oeuvres Poetiques de Victor Hugo
      1891 Oeuvres Poetiques de Victor Hugo
      Paris: 1891
      A smartly bound collection of the poetical works of French Romantic author Victor Hugo, in the original French.
      £45.00
      Stock Code: 951T95
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    3. 1830 Hernani, ou l'Honneur Castillan
      1830 Hernani, ou l'Honneur Castillan
      Paris: 1830
      The first edition of Victor Hugo's drama about a noble outlaw determined to seek revenge against Don Carlos, King of Spain.
      £440.00
      Stock Code: 949F23
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    4. 1859-1877 La Legende des Siecles
      1859-1877 La Legende des Siecles
      Paris: 1859-1877
      The first editions of the first two volumes of Victor Hugo's 'La Legende des Siecles', uniformly bound with the fifth edition of the two volume second series of this work.
      £380.00
      Stock Code: 947F22
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    5. 1880-1883 Oeuvres Completes de Victor Hugo: Poesie - Volumes I-XIV
      1880-1883 Oeuvres Completes de Victor Hugo: Poesie - Volumes I-XIV
      Paris : 1880-1883
      A pleasing set of fourteen volumes from the "Edition Definitive" of Victor Hugo's works, the first fourteen volumes, containing Hugo's poetry.
      £350.00
      Stock Code: 943Q26
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    6. 1956 There's Always a Price Tag
      1956 There's Always a Price Tag
      London: 1956
      A bright first edition of this 1956 crime thriller novel written by British author James Hadley Chase.
      £45.00
      Stock Code: 921F15
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    7. 1953 The Long Good-Bye
      1953 The Long Good-Bye
      London: 1953
      The first edition of Raymond Chandler's seminal work of detective fiction, featuring the private investigator Philip Marlowe.
      £325.00
      Stock Code: 914Q44
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    8. 1869 L'Homme Qui Rit
      1869 L'Homme Qui Rit
      Paris: 1869
      The complete four volume first edition of Victor Hugo's 1869 historical novel, in full vellum bindings by Riviere.
      £595.00
      Stock Code: 906F50
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    9. 1949 You're Lonely When You're Dead
      1949 You're Lonely When You're Dead
      London: 1949
      The first edition of this thrilling novel of mystery and murder, written by James Hadley Chase, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.
      £110.00
      Stock Code: 905Q36
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    10. 1958-1968 2 Volumes James Hadley Chase
      1958-1968 2 Volumes James Hadley Chase
      London: 1958-1968
      Two thrillers by James Hadley Chase, including a first edition of The World in My Pocket. Found in the unclipped dust wrapper.
      £40.00
      Stock Code: 856N44
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    11. 1960 Come Easy - Go Easy; Violent Security
      1960 Come Easy - Go Easy; Violent Security
      London: 1960-62
      Two bright copies of these novels from the Thriller Book Club in the original dust wrappers.
      £55.00
      Stock Code: 854A23
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      1836 Notre-Dame de Paris
      1836 Notre-Dame de Paris
      Paris: 1836
      The first illustrated edition of one of Victor Hugo's best known books, in the original French, inscribed by Hugo himself.
      £7,500.00
      Stock Code: 845P16
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    13. 1952 The Fast Buck
      1952 The Fast Buck
      London: 1952
      The first edition, first impression of this complex thriller mystery novel by British author James Hadley Chase, in the striking original dust wrapper.
      £60.00
      Stock Code: 841F64
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    14. 1866 3vols Toilers of the Sea
      1866 3vols Toilers of the Sea
      London: 1866
      Victor Hugo's well-received adventure Toilers of the Sea, uncommon in this three-volume set.
      £595.00
      Stock Code: 837M8
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    15. c1880 Oeuvres de Victor Hugo
      c1880 Oeuvres de Victor Hugo
      Paris: c1880
      A collection of the works of Victor Hugo in the original French language, including his two magnum opuses, 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and 'Les Miserables'.
      £350.00
      Stock Code: 796R66
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    16. 1866 Les Travailleurs de la Mer
      1866 Les Travailleurs de la Mer
      Paris: 1866
      A Riviere vellum bound sixth and third edition of this fascinating novel on the Industrial Revolution by Victor Hugo, these editions being published in the same year as the first edition.
      £425.00
      Stock Code: 792P23
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    17. 1890-91 Oeuvres Poetiques de Victor Hugo
      1890-91 Oeuvres Poetiques de Victor Hugo
      Paris: 1890-91
      A collection of four volumes of the poetical works of Victor Hugo.
      £225.00
      Stock Code: FGN22-D-8
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    18. 1866 Les Travailleurs de la Mer
      1866 Les Travailleurs de la Mer
      Paris: 1866
      A set of Les Travailleurs de la Mer by Victor Hugo.
      £40.00
      Stock Code: FGN21-H-3
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    19. 1866 CHANSONS Rues des Bois VICTOR HUGO First Paris
      1866 CHANSONS Rues des Bois VICTOR HUGO First Paris
      Paris: 1866
      The first Parisian edition of 'Les Chansons des Rues et des Bois', from Victor Hugo, in a decorative calf binding.
      £275.00
      Stock Code: FGN1-B-6
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    20. 1840 The Last Days of a Condemned Victor Hugo With Notes by P Hesketh Fleetwood
      1840 The Last Days of a Condemned Victor Hugo With Notes by P Hesketh Fleetwood
      London: 1840
      An English translation of this story of a condemned prisoner from Victor Hugo.
      £75.00
      Stock Code: GEN15-E-20
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    21. 1961 Fridtjof Nansen Explorer Scientist Humanitarian Per Vogt Illus
      1961 Fridtjof Nansen Explorer Scientist Humanitarian Per Vogt Illus
      Oslo: 1961
      Per Vogt's illustrated look at the fascinating life of explorer, diplomat and ice skater, Fridtjot Nansen.
      £135.00
      Stock Code: 598P19
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    22. 1958 Not Safe To Be Free by James Hadley Chase First Edition
      1958 Not Safe To Be Free by James Hadley Chase First Edition
      London: 1958
      A first edition of Not Safe To Be Free by James Hadley Chase.
      £95.00
      Stock Code: MOD2-D-14
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    23. 1939 Fridtjof Nansens Saga Jon Sorensen Wolfgang Sonntag German Biography Illus
      1939 Fridtjof Nansens Saga Jon Sorensen Wolfgang Sonntag German Biography Illus
      Hamburg : 1939
      A biography of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen.
      £33.99
      Stock Code: FGN11-H-4
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    24. 1932 Fridtjof Nansen Biography by Fritz Wartenweiler Photographs German
      1932 Fridtjof Nansen Biography by Fritz Wartenweiler Photographs German
      Erlenbach-Zürich: 1932
      A biography of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen by Swiss writer Fritz Wartenweiler.
      £19.99
      Stock Code: FGN11-F-19
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    25. c1903 2vols Oeuvres de Shakespere Translated by Victor Hugo Tomes I and II
      c1903 2vols Oeuvres de Shakespere Translated by Victor Hugo Tomes I and II
      Paris: 1903
      A part set of two volumes of the Oeuvres de Shakespeare.
      £145.00
      Stock Code: FIN1-A-5
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