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Classical Literature
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1904 The Book of Sir Galahad and the Achievement of the Adventure of the SancgrealLondon: 1904A beautifully bound example of the first Astolat Press edition of Thomas Malory's work, an excerpt of his 'Le Morte D'Arthur'. -
1895 The Rubaiyat of Omar KhayyamLondon: 1895A later edition of this classic work, translated by Edward Fitzgerald. -
1899-1905 The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her SistersLondon: 1899-1905A pleasing 'Haworth Edition' set containing the classic literary works of the Bronte sisters, with biographical notes and illustrations. -
1925 Milton's Paradise RegainedOxford: 1925A smart copy of Milton's Paradise Regained, edited by L. C. Martin. -
1914 Most Pleasant and Delectable Tale of the Marriage of Cupid and PsycheLondon: 1914The beautifully illustrated first edition of Dorothy Mullock's illustrated edition of Cupid and Psyche, with tipped in colour plates. -
1978 The Rubaiyat of Omar KhayyamLondon and Glasgow: 1978A smartly bound copy of this classic work, translated by Edward Fitzgerald. -
1905 The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer and OthersLondon; Oxford: 1905A limited edition facsimile of the important 1532 folio collecting together the works of Chaucer. -
1892 3vol Studies in Chaucer: His Life and WritingsNew York: 1892A complete three volume first edition of this detailed study on the life and work of Geoffrey Chaucer, from American literary historian Thomas Lounsbury. -
1973 Chaucer's Dream-PoemsLondon: 1973A smart first edition of this study of three of Chaucer's early poems, a review copy with publisher's request. -
1920 Tales from the Arabian NightsLondon: 1920A smart copy of this brightly illustrated collection of Middle Eastern folktales, designed for younger readers. -
1974 The IliadNew York: 1974A smart first illustrated edition of this translation of Homer's epic poem The Iliad. -
2019 The Norton ChaucerNew York and London: 2019A very smart first impression of this anthology of the work of Geoffrey Chaucer. -
1982 Vision and Stagecraft in SophoclesLondon: 1982An uncommon first edition of this interesting examination into Sophocles' underrated use of stagecraft. -
c1990 Legendary Stories of The Carlingford Lough DistrictWarrenpoint: c1990A smart reprint of this very scarce collection of Northern Irish legends, originally published in 1913. -
1824 Translations, Imitations, &c.London: 1824The first edition of this very scarce selection of translated poetical works, compiled and translated by Rose Lambart Price. -
1845 2vol Old Flanders; Or, Popular Traditions and Legends of BelgiumLondon: 1845A very scarce first edition of this collection of legends from Belgium, in two volumes. -
1905 Bucolici Graeci Recensuit et EmendavitOxonii [Oxford]: [1905]An interesting work on bucolic poetry from ancient Greece, written in Latin by Udalricus de Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, and bound in full crushed Morocco by Bumpus. -
c1850 De OfficiisLondini; London: No date [c.1850]A circa mid-nineteenth-century study copy of Cicero's 'De Officiis' Book III, full bound in tree calf leather. -
1890-1891 2vol Le Morte DarthurLondon: 1890-1891A smart two volume set of this Middle English collection of tales from Sir Thomas Malory, edited by Heinrich Oskar Sommer. -
1993 Folklore of Scottish Lochs and SpringsFelinfach: 1993A smart facsimile reprint of this insightful work on Scottish folklore from Scottish writer James M. Mackinlay. -
1919-1930 5vol The Comedies of AristophanesLondon: 1919-1930A smart five volume set of the comedies of Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. -
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1923 The Taking of HelenNew York: 1923A signed limited edition of John Masefield's retelling of the Greek myth about Helen of Troy. -
1788 Einleitung in die Erklärenden Anmerkungen zum HomerHannover : 1788The first edition of this very scarce work from Johann Heinrich Just Koppen, exploring Homer's Iliad, written in the original German. -
1729-1733 Quinti Horatii Facci Opera by Horace & Phaedri Fabulae et Publii Syri SententiaeParis: 1733A collection of the poetry of Horace bound with the fables of Phaedrus, in the original Latin. -
1833 An Analysis of the Literature of Ancient GreeceLondon: 1833A very scarce first edition of this critical work on the literature of Ancient Greece. -
1934-1937 37vol The New Temple ShakespeareLondon: 1934-1936A thirty-seven volume set of the New Temple Shakespeare, small volumes of each play and a collection of sonnets. -
1737 The Morals of Epictetus; Made English, in a Poetical ParaphraseLondon: 1737A translation of the philosophical writings of Epictetus into English, by Ellis Walker. -
1891 The Rose and the RingLondon: 1891An illustrated copy of Thackeray's 'fireside pantomime', with a hand-coloured frontispiece and title page. -
1902 The Boy's IliadLondon: 1902A first edition copy of this young reader's collection of myths and legends, written by Walter Copland Perry and illustrated throughout by Jacomb Hood. -
1823-1825 Historical Novels, Romances and Tales by Sir Walter ScottEdinburgh; London : 1823-1825A delightful collection of Sir Walter Scott's popular works, comprising three sets of his historical novels, romances and other popular tales. -
1957-1963 Pride and Prejudice, Masefield Park, Emma and Shorter WorksLondon: 1957-1963A beautiful selection of Jane Austen's works from the Folio Society, with original illustrations for each. -
1694 Terence's Comedies: Made English. With His Life; and Some Remarks at the EndLondon: 1694The first edition of Sir Roger L'Estrange and Laurence Echard's English language translation of the comedies of celebrated Roman playwright Terence. -
1892 The Record Interpreter: A Collection of Abbreviations, Latin Words and NamesLondon: 1892A smart first edition of this scarce record of abbreviations, Latin words and names used in historical English manuscripts. -
1904 3vol Master Francis Rabelais: Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and His Son PantagruelLondon: 1904A smart three volume set of this translation of the adventures of Gargantua and Pantagruel from French writer Francois Rabelais. -
1914 The Handbook of FolkloreLondon: 1914A new edition of this detailed guide to the study of folklore, from English author and editor Charlotte Sophia Burne. -
1913 Rustic Speech and Folk-LoreLondon: 1913A smart first edition of this study of English speech and folk-lore from English linguist and folklorist Elizabeth Mary Wright.