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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. 1822 Bracebridge Hall; Or, The Humorists
      1822 Bracebridge Hall; Or, The Humorists
      London: 1822
      A beautifully bound example of the first UK edition of Washington Irving's popular episodic novel set in an English manor, 'Bracebridge Hall'.
      £270.00
      Stock Code: 980F43
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    2. 1828 A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
      1828 A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
      London: 1828
      The first edition of Washington Irving's popular fictional account of the life of Christopher Columbus, bound in half calf.
      £495.00
      Stock Code: 979Z8
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    3. 1882 The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
      1882 The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
      London: 1882
      A delightfully illustrated limited edition of Washington Irving's popular collection of short stories and essays, including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle".
      £225.00
      Stock Code: 979F4
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    4. 1828 A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
      1828 A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
      London: 1828
      Three volumes of the first edition of Washington Irving's popular fictionalised account of the life of Christopher Columbus, in the scarce publisher's original bindings.
      £290.00
      Stock Code: 973F29
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    5. 1914 Knickerbocker Papers, Being Rip Van Winkle & The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
      1914 Knickerbocker Papers, Being Rip Van Winkle & The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
      London: 1914
      A scarce limited edition copy of the renowned Washington Irving's two most popular works, in the original dust wrapper.
      £65.00
      Stock Code: 971Z21
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    6. 1824 Salmagundi: or, the Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff
      1824 Salmagundi: or, the Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff
      Paris: 1824
      A Paris edition of Washington Irving's satirical periodical lampooning New York City.
      £195.00
      Stock Code: 969P35
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    7. 1828 A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
      1828 A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
      London: 1828
      The first edition of Washington Irving's popular fictional account of the life of Christopher Columbus, bound in half calf.
      £690.00
      Stock Code: 965Z7
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    8. 1936 The African Queen
      1936 The African Queen
      London: 1936
      The scarce 'cheap edition' of C.S. Forester's thrilling novel about the adventures of a Christian missionary and a steamer captain who travel up a treacherous river in German East Africa.
      £65.00
      Stock Code: 964F51
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    9. 1926 Payment Deferred
      1926 Payment Deferred
      London: 1926
      A handsome example of the first edition of C. S. Foreser's psychological crime novel, a departure from his usual tales of naval adventure.
      £430.00
      Stock Code: 964F48
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    10. 1940 The Earthly Paradise
      1940 The Earthly Paradise
      London: 1940
      The first edition of this from author of the 'Horatio Hornblower' series, C. S. Forester.
      £140.00
      Stock Code: 964Y42
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    11. 1941 The Captain from Connecticut
      1941 The Captain from Connecticut
      London: 1941
      The first edition of C. S. Forester's nautical novel depicting the War of 1812, with an American captain protagonist.
      £60.00
      Stock Code: 964Y41
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    12. 1948 The Sky and the Forest
      1948 The Sky and the Forest
      London: 1948
      A smart first edition of this tale of one primitive tribe's struggle against slave traders, written by C. S. Forester.
      £60.00
      Stock Code: 964Y40
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    13. 1951 Randall and the River of Time
      1951 Randall and the River of Time
      London: 1951
      A pleasing first edition of this sweeping World War I novel from C. S. Forester.
      £90.00
      Stock Code: 964Y39
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    14. 1946 Plain Murder
      1946 Plain Murder
      London: 1946
      An uncommon impression of C. S. Forester's gripping crime novel, this copy with a particularly very scarce dust wrapper.
      £49.00
      Stock Code: 964Y38
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    15. 1943 The Ship
      1943 The Ship
      London: 1943
      The first edition of this gripping WWII nautical novel by C. S. Forester, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 964Y37
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    16. 1958 Hornblower in the West Indies
      1958 Hornblower in the West Indies
      London: 1958
      The first edition of the C. S. Forester's final Hornblower novel, his only novel in the series set during peacetime.
      £125.00
      Stock Code: 950P45
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    17. 1882 The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon Gent.
      1882 The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon Gent.
      London: 1882
      A delightfully illustrated limited edition of George Washington's popular collection of short stories and essays, including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle".
      £125.00
      Stock Code: 948F22
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    18. 1905 Rip Van Winkle
      1905 Rip Van Winkle
      London; New York: 1905
      Arthur Rackham's strikingly illustrated edition of this popular tale by Washington Irving.
      £150.00
      Stock Code: 947P53
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    19. 1899 Irving's Complete Works (Library Edition)
      1899 Irving's Complete Works (Library Edition)
      Boston: 1899
      A scarce Library Edition of Washington Irving's works, from the library of Vermont's 59th governor, Redfield Proctor Jr.
      £235.00
      Stock Code: 933Y37
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    20. 1895 Bracebridge Hall
      1895 Bracebridge Hall
      London: 1895
      The third edition, third printing of this richly illustrated American novel by Washington Irving, half bound in morocco leather.
      £79.00
      Stock Code: 931E3
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    21. 1923 The Christmas Dinner: From "The Sketch Book"
      1923 The Christmas Dinner: From "The Sketch Book"
      New York: 1923
      An early separate edition of this humorous sketch by Washington Irving, complete with the very scarce glassine wrap.
      £45.00
      Stock Code: 924Q17
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    22. 1951 Randall and the River of Time
      1951 Randall and the River of Time
      London: 1951
      The first edition of C. S. Forester's novel, set during the last one-hundred days of the First World War.
      £54.00
      Stock Code: 922F20
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    23. 1952 Lieutenant Hornblower
      1952 Lieutenant Hornblower
      London: 1952
      The first edition of C. S. Forester's seventh published Horatio Hornblower novel, the second in the series chronologically.
      £75.00
      Stock Code: 921F13
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    24. 1958 Hornblower in the West Indies
      1958 Hornblower in the West Indies
      London: 1958
      The first edition of the C. S. Forester's final Hornblower novel, in the original illustrated dust wrapper.
      £105.00
      Stock Code: 921F2
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    25. 1896 Bracebridge Hall: or, The Humourists
      1896 Bracebridge Hall: or, The Humourists
      New York: 1896
      A beautifully illustrated edition of Washington Irving's episodic novel, in the original decorative cloth bindings, and scarce protective cloth dust wrappers.
      £250.00
      Stock Code: 898F52
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    26. 1896 2vol Bracebridge Hall or The Humourists
      1896 2vol Bracebridge Hall or The Humourists
      New York and London: 1896
      A very smart edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham of this episodic novel from American author Washington Irving.
      £170.00
      Stock Code: 898T71
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    27. 1948 The Sky and the Forest
      1948 The Sky and the Forest
      London: 1948
      A smart first edition copy of this C. S. Forester novel, set amongst conflict between Europeans and a tribe in Central Africa.
      £90.00
      Stock Code: 893P28
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    28. 1950 The African Queen
      1950 The African Queen
      London: 1950
      A bright 1950 edition of C.S. Forester's thrilling novel about the adventures of a Christian missionary and a steamer captain who travel up a treacherous river in German East Africa.
      £45.00
      Stock Code: 883F1
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    29. 1845 Bracebridge Hall; or The Humourists
      1845 Bracebridge Hall; or The Humourists
      London: 1845
      A new edition of Washington Irving's episodic novel in half calf binding.
      £60.00
      Stock Code: 859A12
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    30. 1880-1882 The Life of George Washington, The Alhambra, and Bonneville's Adventures
      1880-1882 The Life of George Washington, The Alhambra, and Bonneville's Adventures
      London: 1880-1882
      A very scarce full morocco seven volume set of American writer Washington Irving's works, including his biography of George Washington.
      £1,500.00
      Stock Code: 853F10
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    31. 1870-75 Works of Washington Irving
      1870-75 Works of Washington Irving
      London: 1870-75
      A lovely late nineteenth-century set of selected works of American writer, Washington Irving, handsomely bound in uniform half morocco binding.
      £970.00
      Stock Code: 805J35
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    32. 1877 Bracebridge Hall
      1877 Bracebridge Hall
      London: 1877
      A delightfully illustrated edition of Washington Irving's episodic novel, bound in bright decorative cloth.
      £45.00
      Stock Code: 802R50
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    33. 1830 The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
      1830 The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
      London: 1830
      A smart copy of this abridged edition of Washington Irving's biographical work on Christopher Columbus, complete with illustrated plates and folding maps.
      £75.00
      Stock Code: 797J17
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    34. 1953 Hornblower and the Atropos
      1953 Hornblower and the Atropos
      London: 1953
      The first impression of this C. S. Forester's novel in the Hornblower series, a lovely example in the unclipped dust wrapper.
      £95.00
      Stock Code: 789A56
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    35. 1885 Tom Brown's School-Days; Wanderings in South America; Old Christmas; Bracebridge Hall
      1885 Tom Brown's School-Days; Wanderings in South America; Old Christmas; Bracebridge Hall
      London: 1885
      A scarce edition of this volume comprising four works by Thomas Hughes, Charles Waterton, and Washington Irving. With numerous illustrations by Randolph Caldecott and others.
      £98.00
      Stock Code: 788A6
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    36. 1846 The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
      1846 The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
      Paris: 1846
      A charming little biographical sketch of Christopher Columbus, his life and travels.
      £35.00
      Stock Code: 782R65
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