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Literature
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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1930 Madman's Drum: A Novel in WoodcutsLondon: 1930The first UK edition of Lynd Ward's wordless novel, in which a chilling tale is relayed through a series of woodcuts. -
1931 Gods' Man: A Novel in WoodcutsLondon: 1931The third impression of the first UK edition of Lynd Ward's wordless graphic novel, a Faustian tale told entirely in woodcuts. -
1908-1909 Pippa Passes; & Men & Women; Dramatis Personae; & Dramatic Romances & LyricsLondon: 1908-1909Two beautifully illustrated editions of work from poet Robert Browning, with both volumes featuring colour plates from Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale. -
1911 Selected Poems of Francis ThompsonLondon: 1911A very smart collection of poems by Francis Thompson, with a biographical note by his friend, the publisher and editor Wilfrid Meynell. -
1903 La Lyre FrancaiseLondon: 1903A beautifully bound copy of this French poetry anthology, compiled by English-born educational writer, George Masson -
1897 Lays of Ancient Rome with Ivry and the ArmadaLondon: 1897A pleasing new illustration edition of Lord Macaulay's historical poems, bound in gilt-decorated calf. -
1837 The Pilgrim's ProgressGlasgow : 1837A smart copy of this important theological fiction, complete with notes, a memoir of John Bunyan and very scarce illustrations, including a folding plate. -
c1853-56 The Life and Times of the Late Duke of WellingtonLondon: c1853-56A fascinating biography on the life and campaigns of the Duke of Wellington, illustrated throughout. -
1823 Paradise Lost. A Poem, in Twelve BooksChiswick: 1823A charming pocket book copy of John Milton's epic poem, 'Paradise Lost', bound in full crushed morocco. -
1840 The Essays of Elia: Complete in One VolumeLondon: 1840A complete collection of Charles Lamb's popular essay collection, bound in pleasing signed half calf by Root and Son. -
1896 Handwritten NotebookNone: 1896A very scarce notebook, with many handwritten entries of poetry, and speeches, in English, Greek, and Latin. -
1836 The Complete Angler; or, Contemplative Man's RecreationEdinburgh : 1836A morocco-bound copy of this classic pastoral discourse on the joys of fishing from Izaak Walton. -
1895 Q. Horati Flacci: OperaLondon: 1895A smartly leather-bound collection of the poems of notable Roman lyric poet, Quintus Horatius Flaccus. -
1848 Contributions to the Literature of the Fine ArtsLondon: 1848The vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of essays on the arts by Sir Charles Lock Eastlake. Inscribed to cultural figure Pauline, Lady Trevelyan, by her husband. -
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1930 Desert Islands and Robinson CrusoeLondon; New York: 1930The first and limited edition of Walter de la Mare's exploration of the trope of deserted islands in fiction, signed by the author. -
1879-1903 Memoires de Saint-SimonParis: 1879-1903A smart Ramage bound set of the memoirs of Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, in the original French. -
1991 RegenerationLondon: 1991A smart first edition, first impression, of Pat Barker's historical anti-war novel Regeneration. -
1865-1870 13vol Nouveaux LundisParis: 1865-1870A thirteen volume set of the works of French literary critic Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, in the original French. -
1968-69 Die Grossen Dynastien EuropasLausanne: 1969An attractive complete set of histories on prominent European dynasties, from the Tudors, the Capetian dynasty and many others. -
c1850-1880 15vol Causeries Du LundiParis: c1850-1880A fifteen volume set of the Causeries du Lundi or "Monday Chats" of French literary critic Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, in the original French. -
1913-1923 19vol A Collection of Works from G. Lenotre or Louis Leon Theodore GosselinParis: 1913-1923A collection of nineteen volumes from French historian and playwright G. Lenotre, in the original French. -
c1890 The Lives of Robert & Mary MoffatLondon: c1890A smart twelfth edition of this illustrated biography of Scottish missionaries Robert and Mary Moffat. -
1967 The Monkey Pulled His HairLondon: 1967The first edition of Frank Norman's novel on the aimlessness and depravity of youth. -
1977 The Painter of SignsLondon: 1977A smart first impression of one of R. K. Narayan's novels set in his fictional South Indian city Malgudi. -
1926-1934 7vols Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous English LiteratureEdinburgh; London: 1926-1934Seven volumes of the new and enlarged edition of the dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous English literature, with the original dust wrappers. -
1814 Songs and Occasional Poems, on Various SubjectsCalcutta: 1814The vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of poems by Thomas Hall, published in Calcutta in 1814. -
1956 Bob Moran and the Pirates of the AirLondon: 1956The first English language edition of Henry Verne's thrilling novel featuring his popular hero Bob Moran. -
1924-38 Hold Hard! Hounds, Please!; Bells of the Chase; A Fox-Hunter's Anthology; Hunting, Showing and ‘ChasingLondon: 1924-1938A pleasing set of four first editions revolving around hunting, including its history, the management of hounds and memoirs from a huntsman. -
1938 Solitude a PoemLondon: 1938A smart first edition of this epic poem by Vita Sackville-West, in the original dust wrapper. -
1925 Recollections of a Fox-HunterLondon: 1925The second edition of Knightley William Horlock's guide to fox hunting, illustrated with four plates. -
1925 Recollections of a Fox-HunterLondon: 1925The second edition of Knightley William Horlock's guide to fox hunting, illustrated with four plates. -
1693 Le Secretaire Du Cabinet Ou La Maniere D'Ecrire que l'on Pratique a la CourParis: 1693The 1693 'Derniere Edition' of Jean Puget de la Serre's very scarce guide to communication within the French court. -
1962 Family QuartetteSomerset : 1962A privately printed account of four families, represented by the author's four grandparents. -
c1991 You're Only Old Once!New York: c1991An early edition of this colourful comical Dr. Seuss tale for adults. -
c1930 The LapseStratford-Upon-Avon: c1930The first edition of this very scarce pamphlet of poetry printed by the 'Shakespeare Head Press' private press, in the original paper covers. -
1923 Red BirdNew York: 1923A superb first edition copy of this historical play by William Ellery Leonard, in the original dust wrapper.