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An exclusive library of rare books and seminal first editions meticulously preserved for the serious collector

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The Hunting of the Snark – Lewis Carroll (Macmillan and Co., 1903)

The Hunting of the Snark – Lewis Carroll (Macmillan and Co., 1903)

The Hunting of the Snark – Lewis Carroll (Macmillan and Co., 1903)
£150.00
Nova Express – William Burroughs (First UK Edition, Jonathan Cape, 1966)

Nova Express – William Burroughs (First UK Edition, Jonathan Cape, 1966)

Nova Express – William Burroughs (First UK Edition, Jonathan Cape, 1966)
£250.00
Between the Woods and the Water – Patrick Leigh Fermor (1st Edition 1986 – John Murray)

Between the Woods and the Water – Patrick Leigh Fermor (1st Edition 1986 – John Murray)

Between the Woods and the Water – Patrick Leigh Fermor (1st Edition 1986 – John Murray)
£125.00
The Sea - John Banville (Signed 1st Edition, Picador, London, 2005)

The Sea - John Banville (Signed 1st Edition, Picador, London, 2005)

The Sea - John Banville (Signed 1st Edition, Picador, London, 2005)
£200.00

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