THE BLACK STALLION
(1941)
First printing of the horse book of all horse books.
Adventure Fiction
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CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS
1897
First UK edition of this adventure story, following a spoiled young boy as he matures aboard a fishing vessel – from the collection of publisher Michael Sadleir.
THE VOYAGES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE
1922
First US edition of the second Doctor Dolittle book, which finds our animal-conversant hero on a a number of ship-based adventures – winner of the second Newbery Medal ever presented.
WHITE FANG
1906
First edition of this classic story of the life and domestication of an Alaskan wolfdog.
THE CALL OF THE WILD
1903
First edition, first issue of one of the best-loved works of American literature, in scarce original dust jacket.
BUSTER BROWN ABROAD
(1904)
First edition, in which Buster and his dog Tige travel to France, Switzerland, England, and more.
KIDNAPPED
1886
First edition, first issue of Stevenson's greatest adventure story, featuring "the most perfect character in English literature" (Henry James).
TREASURE ISLAND
1883
First printing of this beloved tale of pirates and treasure maps, the touchstone for the modern concept of the peg-legged pirate with unexpected depth of character.
PENROD
1914
First edition, first state of this classic of US American boyhood, featuring coming of age adventures in the midwest — in the scarce original dust jacket.
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