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— Henry Ward Beecher

London: The Bodley Head, 1970; 1971; 1973; 1976. [Crime Anthologies] COMPLETE SERIES, FIRST THUS. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.351 [1]; pp.347 [1]; pp.317 [3]; pp.348 [4]. Publisher's purple cloth with gilt titles to spines and grey endpapers. Top edges pink. With the dust-jackets showing, respectively, details from 'Jewel Mysteries I...... More
London: George Newnes, December 1909 to November 1910. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Twelve octavo magazines (28 x 19 x 18cm), pp.[126] 647-848; [127-166]; pp.[74] 128; [75-90]; pp.[80] 129-256; [81-96]; pp.[82] 257-384; [83-110] pp.[82] 385-512 [83-106]; pp.[82] 513-640 [83-106]; pp.[82] 641-768; [83-102]; pp.[70] 128; [71-86]; pp.[56] 129-256; [57-72]; pp.[70] 257-364; [71-86];..... More