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Classical Literature
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1848 Paul CliffordLondon : 1848A story that delves into the criminal underworld of the 19th century. -
1814 The Corsair A TaleLondon : 1814This popular text of love and adventure has gone on to inspire operas, music and ballets. -
1943 The Fortunes of FalstaffCambridge: 1943A very smart copy of this work on the Shakespearean character of Falstaff, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
2003 3vol The Cambridge Shakespeare LibraryLondon: 2003A very smart three volume set of Shakespeare criticism and commentary from Cambridge University Press. -
1812 The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia: A TaleLondon : 1812A beautiful leather bound pocket size edition of Samuel Johnson's earliest work. -
1899 The Works of G. J. Whyte MelvilleLondon: 1899Volumes five and six of Whyte-Melville's series on British social life and custom. -
1826 2vol Tragoediae Septem: Ad Optimorum Exemplarium FidemOxford: 1826A two volume set of Sophocles' tragic dramas, with fragments of lost plays to volume two. Volume one has been hollowed out to make a book-safe. -
1883 Alice Lorraine A Tale of the South DownsLondon : 1883A novel set in Sussex and Spain during the Napoleonic wars. -
1877 The Roman Poets of the Augustan AgeOxford: 1877The first edition of W. Y. Sellar's educational work, bound in a handsome full calf prize binding. -
1920 The First Sir PercyLondon: [1920]A very scarce first edition of this sequel to 'The Laughing Cavalier' by Baroness Orczy. -
1908 The Elusive PimpernelLondon: 1908A first edition of the fourth novel in the Scarlet Pimpernel series by Baroness Orczy. -
1841 The Adventures of TelemachusLondon: 1841A scarce mid nineteenth century edition of Hawkesworth's translation of Fenelon's classic didactic novel about Telemachus, the son of Ulysses. -
c1890 Virgil The Bucolics and GeorgicsLondon: c1890A scarce edition of this translation of Virgil's Bucolics and Georgics. -
1930 Alliterative Poetry in Middle English: The Dialectal and Metrical SurveyManchester: 1930A scarce first edition of this detailed study of alliterative poetry in Middle English. -
1716 Ovid's Epistles, Translated by Several HandsLondon: 1716A lovely early eighteenth century copy of Ovid's Heroides, illustrated with twelve engraved plates. -
1895-1897 4vol The Parnassus Library of Greek and Latin TextsLondon: 1895-1897Four scarce editions of these volumes from Homer, Virgil, Catullus, and Sophocles, in the original Ancient Greek. -
1966 3 vols Illustrations of Old English LiteratureNew York : 1966A smart three volume set of this collection of old English works. -
1961 Beowulf With the Finnesburg FragmentLondon : 1961A revised edition of the Old English epic poem, Beowulf. -
1880-1898 5 vols Ancient Classics for English ReadersEdinburgh and London : 1880-1898Five interesting volumes on classical writers from Ovid to Aristotle. -
1890 Daphnis and Chloe: A Pastoral RomanceLondon: 1890An illustrated translation of Longus' work considered the first pastoral prose romance. -
1911 Select Epigrams from the Greek AnthologyLondon: 1911Bright copy of this anthology of Greek epigrams. -
1910 Quinti Horati Flacci Opera Omnia CuraLondon: 1910A smart limited edition of this collection of poetry from Horatius Flaccus, with slip case, in the Latin language. -
1898 Cornelii Taciti Vita AgricolaeOxford: 1898A smart edition of Agricola by Tacitus, with a colour map. -
1875-1917 2 vols in 1 Suggestions Introductory to A Study of the Aeneid and Plato's Biography of SocratesOxford: 1875-1917An interesting volume of two works on the Aeneid and Plato's biography of Socrates. -
1925 Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe with his vision of the Angelick WorldLondon : 1925A limited facsimile of the popular novel Robinson Crusoe. -
1916-1920 2 vols A Register of Middle English Religious & Didactic VerseOxford: 1916-1920Two extensive works on Middle English verse. -
1812 Lirici Antichi Serj E Giocosi fino al Secolo XVIVenice: 1812A scarce collection of ancient lyric poetry, part of the Parnaso Italiano collection. -
1889 Q. Horatii Flacci Opera ad Praestantium Librorum Lectiones Accurate RecensuitLipsiae [Leipzig]: 1889A small attractive volume of the poetical works of Horace; an uncommon edition edited by Karl Hermann Weise and bound in full vellum. -
1691 10vols Oeuvres d'Horace Traduites en Francois avec l'Original LatinParis: 1691An early edition of this scarce ten volume collection of Horace's works in French, with the original Latin. -
1888 Les Caquets de l'AccoucheeParis: 1888A new edition of this anonymous satire in the original French language. -
1770 Satires de JuvenalParis: 1770The first edition of Jean Dusaulx's important translation of the satires of Juvenal, a series of Classical Roman satirical poems. -
1922 PrometheusFrankfurt : 1922A limited edition, vellum bound copy of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Prometheus. -
1814 2 vols Les Adventures de Telemaque fils D'UlysseParis : 1814A two volume set of Les Adventures de Telemaque fils D'Ulysse, in French. -
1885 Etudes sur les Tragiques Grecs SophocleParis: 1885A detailed discussion of the works of Sophocles. -
1948 Aphrodite Herakles' ErdenfahrtZurich: 1948A limited edition copy of Carl Spitteler's Aphrodite Herakles' Erdenfahrt. -
1808 Pindari CarminaOxford: 1808A very original pocket sized collection of Pindar's works, two volumes bound in one. In the original Ancient Greek and Latin languages.