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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. 1958 The Big City, or, The New Mayhew
      1958 The Big City, or, The New Mayhew
      London: 1958
      A lovely first edition of of Alex Atkinson and Ronald Searle's satirical work on the poor of London, with Searle's illustrations and the original dust wrapper.
      £45.00
      Stock Code: 947M10
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    2. 1938 Solitude a Poem
      1938 Solitude a Poem
      London: 1938
      A smart first edition of this epic poem by Vita Sackville-West, in the original dust wrapper.
      £250.00
      Stock Code: 925P31
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    3. 1931 All Passion Spent
      1931 All Passion Spent
      London: 1931
      A smart example of the first edition of one of Sackville-West's best known, and most loved, novels.
      £115.00
      Stock Code: 915F9
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      1922 The Heir
      1922 The Heir
      London: 1922
      The first edition of this novel with a lovely association, signed by the author and her mother to the politician Alfred Milner.
      £2,500.00
      Stock Code: 894P16D
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    5. 1956 The Investigator
      1956 The Investigator
      London: 1956
      A proof copy and first edition of the best known work of Reuben Ship, a satirical look at American politics in the 1950s.
      £65.00
      Stock Code: 892P5
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    6. 1919 Heritage
      1919 Heritage
      London: 1919
      The scarce first edition of Vita Sackville-West's first novel, Heritage.
      £295.00
      Stock Code: 880K2
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    7. 1937 Pepita
      1937 Pepita
      London: 1937
      The first edition of English writer and garden designer Vita Sackville-West's fascinating biography on her grandmother and mother.
      £650.00
      Stock Code: 878F44
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    8. SignedSigned
      1949 Knole and the Sackvilles
      1949 Knole and the Sackvilles
      London: 1949
      A signed presentation copy of Vita Sackville-West's ode to her ancestral home Knole House, in Kent.
      £1,275.00
      Stock Code: 878F43
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    9. 1931-1933 The Edwardians, All Passion Spent, Thirty Clocks Strike the Hour
      1931-1933 The Edwardians, All Passion Spent, Thirty Clocks Strike the Hour
      Leipzig and Paris: 1931-1933
      Three uncommon works from the Tauchnitz Edition of British and American authors by Vita Sackville West.
      £98.00
      Stock Code: 840W80
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    10. 1968 The Square Egg
      1968 The Square Egg
      London: 1968
      A superb collection of Ronald Searle's best and most recent drawings at the time, the first edition.
      £58.00
      Stock Code: 830A60
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    11. 1982 Ronald Searle's Big Fat Cat Book
      1982 Ronald Searle's Big Fat Cat Book
      London: 1982
      A beautiful first edition of Ronald Searle's colourful collection of cat portraits.
      £60.00
      Stock Code: 830A55
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    12. 1951-54 A Sleep of Prisoners & The Dark is Light Enough
      1951-54 A Sleep of Prisoners & The Dark is Light Enough
      London, New York and Toronto: 1951-54
      A smart collection of two first editions of Christopher Fry's celebrated plays, each complete with a Ronald Searle illustrated dust wrapper.
      £95.00
      Stock Code: 792R59
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    13. 1970 The Great Fur Opera: Annals of the Hudson's Bay Company 1670-1970
      1970 The Great Fur Opera: Annals of the Hudson's Bay Company 1670-1970
      Toronto & Montreal: 1970
      A humorous first edition of this satirical work illustrated by Ronald Searle, complete with a bright dust wrapper.
      £70.00
      Stock Code: 785R2
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    14. 1959 Daughter of France
      1959 Daughter of France
      New York: 1959
      The first U.S. edition of Vita Sackville-West's intriguing biography on la Grande Mademoiselle, illustrated throughout with the original decorative dustwrapper.
      £50.00
      Stock Code: 781P61
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    15. 1936 Saint Joan of Arc
      1936 Saint Joan of Arc
      London: 1936
      A bright first edition of Vita Sackville-West's fascinating biography of the national heroine of France, Joan of Arc. In the very scarce dust wrapper.
      £295.00
      Stock Code: 781A60
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      1955 The Land
      1955 The Land
      London: 1955
      A lovely new edition of Vita Sackville-West's beloved pastoral poem, with a signed letter from the author loosely inserted.
      £1,750.00
      Stock Code: 766P30
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    17. 1931 2vol The Edwardians
      1931 2vol The Edwardians
      Leipzig: 1931
      The first Tauchnitz edition of this novel by Vita Sackville-West, two volumes, one for German and one for Swiss publication.
      £75.00
      Stock Code: 759A14
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    18. 1956 The Investigator A Narrative in Dialogue First Edition R Ship Ronald Searle
      1956 The Investigator A Narrative in Dialogue First Edition R Ship Ronald Searle
      London: 1956
      A narrative story by Reuben Ship, with illustrations by Ronald Searle.
      £44.99
      Stock Code: MOD4-D-6
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    19. 1949 The Inconstant Moon Noel Langley Ronald Searle First Edition Dustwrapper
      1949 The Inconstant Moon Noel Langley Ronald Searle First Edition Dustwrapper
      London: 1949
      The first edition of this novel by Noel Langely, illustrated by Ronald Searle.
      £68.00
      Stock Code: MOD6-A-20
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    20. 1952 The Diverting History of John Gilpin William Cowper Ronald Searle Ltd Ed
      1952 The Diverting History of John Gilpin William Cowper Ronald Searle Ltd Ed
      London : 1953
      An illustrated edition of William Cowper's poem The Diverting History of John Galpin.
      £64.99
      Stock Code: GEN32-B-18
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    21. 1952 The Diverting History of John Gilpin William Cowper Ronald Searle Illustrated
      1952 The Diverting History of John Gilpin William Cowper Ronald Searle Illustrated
      London: 1952
      An illustrated edition of William Cowper's 'John Gilpin'
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 583L1
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    22. 2003 Ronald Searle A Biography Russell Davies First Edition Dustwrapper
      2003 Ronald Searle A Biography Russell Davies First Edition Dustwrapper
      London: 2003
      A biographical work on this popular cartoonist Ronald Searle.
      £34.00
      Stock Code: 582L16
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    23. 1963 John Gilpin Ronald Searle First Ed German Language William Cowper
      1963 John Gilpin Ronald Searle First Ed German Language William Cowper
      Zurich: 1963
      A German language edition of William Cowper's poem 'John Gilpin'.
      £40.00
      Stock Code: 580L20
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    24. 1960 Russia For Beginners Ronald Searle Alex Atkinson First Edition Illus
      1960 Russia For Beginners Ronald Searle Alex Atkinson First Edition Illus
      London: 1960
      A humorous and satirical guide to Russia from long-time collaborators Ronald Searle and Alex Atkinson.
      £70.00
      Stock Code: 580L11
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    25. 1954 The Dark is Light Enough A Winter Comedy Christopher Fry Play Ronald Searle
      1954 The Dark is Light Enough A Winter Comedy Christopher Fry Play Ronald Searle
      London: 1954
      A play by popular author, Christopher Fry.
      £40.00
      Stock Code: 580L2
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    26. 1951 A Sleep of Prisoners Christopher Fry Ronald Searle Dustwrapper First Ed
      1951 A Sleep of Prisoners Christopher Fry Ronald Searle Dustwrapper First Ed
      London: 1951
      The first edition of this novel by Christopher Fry.
      £28.00
      Stock Code: 580L1
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    27. 1956 Reuben Ship Ronald Searle The Investigator A Narrative in Dialogue First Ed
      1956 Reuben Ship Ronald Searle The Investigator A Narrative in Dialogue First Ed
      London: 1956
      The first edition in book form of this play by Reuben Ship.
      £45.00
      Stock Code: 579L30
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    28. 1956 The Investigator A Narrative in Dialogue Ronald Searle Reuben Ship First Ed
      1956 The Investigator A Narrative in Dialogue Ronald Searle Reuben Ship First Ed
      London: 1956
      The first edition in book form of this play by Reuben Ship.
      £45.00
      Stock Code: 579L25
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