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English Literature Pre 1900
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1898 A March on London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's InsurrectionLondon: 1898An excellent first edition of this historical novel from prolific English novelist, G. A. Henty. -
1965-1973 14vol The Prose Writings of Johnathan SwiftOxford: 1965-1973A fourteen volume set of prose writings from the Anglo-Irish literary giant Johnathan Swift, including his satirical Gulliver's Travels and Drapier's Letters. -
1966 3 Vols The Complete Works of John WebsterLondon: 1966A smart partial three-volume facsimile set of Webster’s works, with the original unclipped dust wrappers, featuring his major Jacobean tragedies and associated poems. -
1890 With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil WarLondon: 1890The very scarce first edition of this tale of the American Civil War, from prolific English novelist G. A. Henty. -
1879 7Vol The Chronicles of BarsetshireLondon: 1879A collection of seven of Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire novels, in the publisher's original decorative cloth. -
1880 The Young Buglers: A Tale of the Peninsular WarLondon: 1880The very scarce first edition of G. A. Henty's historical novel set during the Peninsular War, complete with plates and folding battle plans. -
1885 The Young ColonistsLondon: 1885A very scarce first edition of this historical war novel from G. A. Henty. His only work to be issued by George Routledge and Sons. -
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[1854] The Lancashire WitchesLondon; New York: [1854]Lovely illustrated edition of Ainsworth's classic historical romance. -
1884 By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti WarLondon: 1884A desirable and very scarce first edition copy of G. A. Henty's novel set during the Anglo-Ashanti wars. -
1886 The Dragon and the Raven or, The Days of King AlfredLondon: 1886The very scarce first edition of G. A. Henty's popular historical-adventure novel, set during King Alfred's reign in 9th-century England. -
c1890-c1910 A Collection of Seventeen Novels by G. A. HentyLondon: c1890-c1910A fantastic selection of Henty's popular historical and adventure novels, including six first editions. -
1824 Torrenwald: A RomanceLondon: 1824Three volumes of this very scarce historical novel set in Middle Ages Germany, credited to "Scriblerus Secundus". -
1890 George Meredith: Some CharacteristicsLondon: 1890A nice copy of this first edition biography of Victorian novelist George Meredith, in the publisher's original cloth, with two black and white illustrations. -
1897-1928 33vol The Temple ClassicsLondon: 1897-1939A grand collection of The Temple Classics, thirty-three books of twelve selected works that are praised for their significance and longevity. -
1898-1905 3vol Works Of Henry Seton MerrimanLondon : 1898-1905An exciting 3 volume set of novels by Hugh Stowell Scott, under the pseudonym of Henry Seton Merriman. -
1891-1892 2 Vols John Sherman and Dhoya; Makar's Dream and Other StoriesLondon: 1891-1892An interesting pair from T. Fisher Unwin’s Pseudonym Library, uniting early prose by Yeats with satirical Russian moral stories in their original paper wraps. -
1892-1893 2 Vols Makar's Dream and Other Stories; Gentleman Upcott's DaughterLondon: 1892-1893Two engaging volumes of late-Victorian fiction, pairing satirical moral fantasy from a celebrated Russian author with romantic melodrama from the popular novelist Tom Gallon. -
1950 2Vols The Eustace DiamondsLondon: 1950A lovely set of The Oxford Trollope Crown Edition's The Eustace Diamonds, complete in two volumes, with sixteen plates and further illustrations by Blair Hughes-Stanton. -
1894-1906 6vol Works of Stanley WeymanLondon : 1894-1906A lovely 6 volume set of historical romance novels by forgotten literary giant Stanley J. Weyman. -
1884 Old Wives' FablesLondon: 1884A lovely first English edition of this collection of French fairy tales and fables originally by Edouard Laboulaye, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth, with two hundred and twenty-five illustrations. -
1922 Dorsetshire Folk-Lore by John Symonds UdalHertford: 1922The first edition of Udal's intriguing collection on folk-lore in the English county of Dorset. -
1745 The Works of ShakespearLondon: 1745An impressive complete mid 18th century edition of the dramatic works of William Shakespeare, from somewhat controversial Shakespearian editor Sir Thomas Hanmer. -
1894-1900 3vol The Complete Works of Geoffrey ChaucerOxford: 1894-1900A three volume set of the fascinating works of esteemed poet Geoffrey Chaucer. -
1954 The Vision of William Concerning Piers the PlowmanOxford: 1954An uncommon 2 volume 1954 set of the classic Middle English poem, Piers the Plowman, including an original dust wrapper. -
1932 2 Vols The Shakespeare Allusion Book: A Collection of Allusions to Shakespeare from 1591 to 1700London: 1932A foundational two-volume reference meticulously indexing early literary allusions of Shakespeare from 1591 to 1700, compiled by leading Victorian scholar Clement Mansfield Ingleby. -
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. -
1967 A Book of London English 1384-1425Oxford: 1967An intriguing collection of documents and writings from Medieval Londoners, edited by literary scholars Marjorie Daunt and R.W. Chambers. -
1958 PearlOxford: 1958An retelling of the anonymously written elegy 'The Pearl', a classic within British medieval literature. Contains notes and analysis by E.V. Gordon. -
1950-1971 7 Vols A Seven-Volume Oxford Anthology of Verse, Sermons, and Early TextsOxford : 1950-1971A seven volume collection of Oxford classics spanning early verse, sermons, Anglo-Saxon prose, Dantean translation, and apocryphal scripture, with their original dust wrappers. -
1890-1918 Six Works from H. Rider HaggardLondon: 1890-1918A wonderful collection of late 19th and early 20th century works from H. Rider Haggard, the novelist known for his thrilling tales set in exotic locations. -
1899-1928 10 Vols A Collection of Rudyard Kipling First Editions and Uniform Edition ReprintsLondon: 1899-1928A ten-volume collection of Rudyard Kipling’s works, including three first editions, showcasing his fiction, stories, and speeches. -
1856 Recollections of the Table-Talk of Samuel Rogers. To Which is Added Porsoniana.London: 1856An extra-illustrated example of the first edition of Samuel Rogers's conversational recollection, sumptuously bound in half morocco by Zaehnsdorf. -
1895–1899 25 Vols Selected Novels by Honoré de BalzacPhiladelphia : 1895–1899A substantial 25-volume selection from the George Barrie & Sons Definitive Edition of Balzac’s Comédie Humaine. -
1880 Poems from ShelleyLondon: 1880Beautifully bound in full vellum, this is a wonderful large paper edition of the collected poetry of key Romantic figure Percy Bysshe Shelley. -
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. -
1840-1841 Master Humphrey's ClockLondon: 1840-1841Charmingly illustrated throughout by George Cattermole and Phiz, present here are the first two volumes of the first edition in book form of Dickens's 'Master Humphrey's Clock'.