Classical Literature
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1948–1966 37 Vols Shakespeare New Cambridge EditionsCambridge: 1948-1966A substantial collection of volumes from 'The New Shakespeare', comprising his many notable plays alongside critical introductions, with the original dust wrappers. -
1971 2vol The Complete Works Of Thomas Chatterton A Bicentenary EditionOxford: 1971A complete two volume set of the works of esteemed poet Thomas Chatterton, with 26 plates and 2 maps. -
1901 The Essays of Elia by Charles LambLondon : 1901A delightful collection of conversational essays by Charles Lamb, bound by Hatchards in quarter morocco. -
1748-1749 M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera Quae Supersunt OmniaGlasguae [Glasgow]: 1748-1749Handsomely bound in full vellum, this is a wonderful collection of nineteen volumes of the works of Cicero. A very scarce edition published in mid 18th century Glasgow. -
1800 The Georgics of VirgilLondon: 1800The scarce first edition of William Sotheby's English language translation of Virgil's agricultural poems, the 'Georgics'. -
1962-1971 5vol Poetical Works of Cowper, Dryden, Thomson, Swift and ShelleyLondon: 1962-1971A charming set of poetical works from five literary giants, as part of the Oxford Standard Authors series. -
1912 Robin Hood and the Men of the GreenwoodEdinburgh & London : 1912A delightful retelling of the classic Robin Hood Tale, with a frontispiece, illustrated title page, and 15 colour plates by Walter Crane. -
1846 Evenings at Haddon HallLondon : 1846A charming collection of romantic stories at Haddon Hall, with 24 plates. -
1900 Don Quixote Of The ManchaLondon : 1900A lovely retelling of the story of Don Quixote, in decorative binding with a frontispiece and colourful plates. -
1908 Red Cap AdventuresLondon: 1908The first edition of Samuel Crockett's humorous children's adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's Waverly Novels. The second in the series, focusing on tales such as Ivanhoe and The Pirate. -
1896 Handy Andy: A Tale of Irish LifeLondon: 1896A charming edition of Samuel Lover's Handy Andy, illustrated by Henry M. Brock, one of the the talented 'Brocks of Cambridge' siblings.. -
[1853] The Fortunes of Hector O'HalloranLondon: [1853] dated from a copy held by the British LibraryWonderfully preserved, illustrated, half calf copy of Maxwell's military novel. -
1912 The Private Papers of Henry RyecroftLondon: 1912A smart, black morocco copy of George Gissing's semi-autobiographical novel, from 1912. -
1940-1943 4vol Four QuartetsLondon: 1940-1943The complete set of the first editions of the Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot, the iconic work that confronts our relationship with time, the universe and the divine. -
1940-1942 4vol Four QuartetsLondon: 1940-1942The complete set of the first editions of the Four Quartets, Eliot's great philosophical mediations on time, the universe, and the divine. -
1944 Four QuartetsLondon : 1944The first edition of this set of four poems by influential Modernist poet T.S. Eliot, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
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1969 The Agamemnon of AeschylusCambridge: 1969A private press, limited edition of The Agamemnon of Aeschylus, signed by translator Raymond Postgate, offering a refined modern rendering of the Greek tragic masterpiece. -
1951 LucretilisCambridge: 1951A very scarce limited edition of William Johnson Cory’s Lucretilis, a Latin verse meditation on nature and scholarship. -
1979 Renaissance Latin VerseLondon: 1979A very smart first edition of this anthology, in original blue cloth, with original dust wrapper. -
1899 The Vinedresser and Other PoemsLondon: 1899The first edition of the prolific Thomas Sturge Moore's classical poetry anthology. -
1868 Poetarum Scenicorum Graecorum Fabulae Superstites et Perditarum Fragmenta [Fragments of the Surviving and Lost Stories of the Greek Scenic Poets]London: 1868The fifth edition of this collection of Fragments of the Surviving and Lost Tales of the Greek Scenic Poets, in a full calf prize binding with gilt decoration. -
1848 Q. Horatii Flacci Opera Omnia [The Complete Works of Horace]Bonn: 1848An 1848 edition of The Complete Works of Horace written in Latin, in a full calf prize binding with gilt decoration. -
1696 Q. Horatii Flacci Operum Pars Prima; Q. Horatii Flacci Sermonum seu SatyrarumHarlemi: 1696Handsomely bound in contemporary panelled calf, present here is the very scarce first edition of Horace's poetry to be edited by Eduard van Zurck, complete in two volumes. -
1744 2vol in 1 Marci Antonini Imperatoris Eorum Quae ad Seipsum Libri XIIGlasguae [Glasgow]: 1744The very scarce Foulis edition of the meditations of Marcus Aurelius, printed in both Greek and Latin. Handsomely bound in full tree calf by Riviere. -
1926 The SeekersLondon: 1926The charming first edition of H.E. Bates's children's classic The Seekers in the original paper cover boards. Glassine Wrapper included. -
1749 Plutarch's LivesLondon: 1749Six volumes of a mid 18th century illustrated edition of Plutarch's 'Parallel Lives', an influential and informative collection of short biographies on Greek and Roman men. -
1810 The Lower World: A Poem, in Four Books, With NotesLondon: 1810The very scarce first edition of Samuel Jackson Pratt's poem The Lower World from 1810, addressed to the British Government. -
1948 The Sonnets of William ShakespeareLondon: 1948A charming new edition of Brady's rearrangement of Shakespeare's sonnets, with an unclipped dustwrapper. -
1927 The Stepson A NovelLondon : 1927A smart second impression of this engaging novel by Martin Armstrong, in half brown morocco and a decorative spine. -
1895 2 Vols A History of Classical Greek LiteratureLondon: 1895A handsomely bound two-volume set of this history of Classical Greek Literature, surveying Greek poetry and prose from Homer to Aristotle, by the eminent Irish classicist and mentor to Oscar Wilde, bound in a full calf prize binding. -
1960 A Hundred SonnetsLondon: 1960A charming collection of Charles Tennyson Turner's poetry. Personally selected by future Poet Laureate John Betjeman and Sir Charles Tennyson. -
1866 The Pilgrim's Progress From This World to That Which Is To ComeLondon: 1866A smartly bound new edition of Bunyan's Early Modern Christian allegory, with illustrations from Thomas Dalziel. -
c1930-33 16Vols The works of Charles DickensLondon: c1930-33A complete sixteen-volume set of the Odhams edition of Charles Dickens’s works, with illustrations by the original artists throughout. -
1928 The Complete Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1928A smartly bound collection of the complete works of William Shakespeare from the Oxford University Press. -
1840-1841 4vol T. Livii Patavini Historiarum Libri, Qui Supersunt Omnes et Deperditorum FragmentaOxonii: 1840-1841A complete four volume set of the histories of Titus Livius of Patavinus, reviewed and rewritten, in the original Latin.
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