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Literary Criticism
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1897 Four Generations of a Literary FamilyLondon and New York: 1897A lovely 2 volume set, a first edition of Hazlitt's illustrated 1897 family and literary history. -
2vol Set 1937 John O'London's WeeklyLondon: 1937A very scarce set of titles containing the weekly publications of John O'London between October and December 1937. -
1874 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon : 1874A smartly bound copy of a collection of critical essays by Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay, in half morocco. -
1783 Delassements de l'Homme Sensible, ou Anecdotes DiversesParis : 1783A smart vellum-bound set, comprising the first five volumes of this anecdotal work from François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d'Arnaud. -
1858 The Life of Sir John FalstaffLondon: 1858The first edition of this delightful exploration of Shakespeare's famous comic character, with George Cruikshank's illustrations. -
1958-1965 6vol Collection of Works on LinguisticsLondon: 1958-1965A varied 6 volume collection of linguistic titles, all in original unclipped dust wrappers. -
1960-1965 3vol Collection on DanteLondon: 1960-1965A 3 volume collection of critical glances into Dante's literary legacy, all in their original unclipped dust wrappers. -
1959-1976 4Vol Collection of Modern Works on ShakespeareLondon: 1959-1976A near fine collection of modern scholarly works on Shakespeare all in the original cloth, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. -
1951-1952 2Vol Collection of Works on Medieval English LiteratureLondon: 1951-1952A pleasing set of two fascinating historical studies on Medieval English literature by R. M. Wilson, in the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrappers. -
1924 The Folklore of Fairy-TaleLondon: 1924Insightful critical study of classic fairy-tale theory from doctor and scholar Macleod Yearsley. -
2001 3vol Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, TimesIndianapolis : 2001A fantastic three volume set of works by the 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury on a wide range of topics, in the original slip case. -
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1937 Stray PapersGloucester : 1937A signed first edition of this work by William Bellows, published privately for friends, with a frontispiece and 11 further plates. -
1892 Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of CrowdsLondon: 1892A very scarce 1892 copy of Mackay's most popular work, bound in beautifully decorated pictorial boards. -
1960-1966 2 Vols Two Mid-Century Studies in Medieval Theology and LiteratureLondon; Oxford: 1960-1966Two smart volumes of mid-century medieval studies, pairing Karl Barth’s theological reading of Anselm with Peter Dronke’s influential survey of European love-lyric traditions, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers. -
1954 2Vols The Medieval StageLondon: 1954A comprehensive two-volume study tracing the origins of European theatrical tradition, from liturgical drama to folk ritual, by eminent Shakespearean scholar E. K. Chambers. -
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. -
1971 James I of Scotland: The Kingis QuairOxford: 1971A scarce book on the fascinating and mysterious The Kingis Quair, attributed to James I of Scotland. Analysis, introduction and notes by scholar John-Norton Smith. -
1971 Elizabethan Critical EssaysLondon: 1971The complete two-volume set of Elizabethan Critical Essays, an insightful selection of contemporary literary criticism that teaches readers contemporary attitudes and beliefs. -
1967 2 Vols The Critical Works of John DennisBatlimore: 1967A foundational two-volume scholarly edition of John Dennis’s major critical writings. -
1806-1809 Wild Flowers; Or, Pastoral and Local Poetry; Rhymes on ArtLondon: 1806-1809A delightful volume containing two early 19th century works of literature, including the first edition of Bloomfield's 'Wild Flowers' and the third edition of 'Rhymes on Art' by Shee. -
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. -
1959-1968 2Vols Collection of Oxford Works on Literature in the Middle AgesLondon: 1959-1968A collection of fascinating first edition Oxford Clarendon Press works on Medieval literature, in the publisher's original cloth with the original dust wrappers -
1878 Turner's Liber Studiorum, a Description and a CatalogueLondon: 1878A pleasing copy of the first edition of this catalogue raisonné of the engravings of English Romantic painter William Turner in a half morocco binding. -
1898-1900 The Dome: An Illustrated Magazine and Review of Literature, Music, Architecture, and the Graphic ArtsLondon: 1898-1900Two volumes from the New Series of this illustrated monthly magazine, 'The Dome'. -
1893 In the Key of Blue and Other Prose EssaysLondon: 1893A first edition collection of essays from English poet and literary critic, John Addington Symonds. Published the year of his death. -
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1930 Alexander PopeLondon: 1930A limited edition of this critical study, re-evaluating the form and precision of Alexander Pope's poetry, signed by the author, Edith Sitwell. -
1938 The Praise and Happinesse of the Countrie-LifeNewtown: 1938A Gregynog Press limited edition of The Praise and Happinesse of the Countrie-Life, finely printed and illustrated with wood engravings by Reynolds Stone, celebrating the virtues of pastoral simplicity. -
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1946 The Reading of BooksLondon: 1946A signed first impression of this intriguing study on the art of reading by leading bibliophile, Holbrook Jackson. -
1910 The Spirit of Romance: An Attempt to Define Somewhat the Charm of the Pre-Renaissance LiteratureLondon: 1910The first edition, second state of this early publication from influential poet and critic, Ezra Pound. -
1895 The Art of Thomas HardyLondon: 1895A bright second edition of Lionel Johnson's essays on Thomas Hardy. -
1942 The Classics and The Man of LettersLondon; New York; Toronto: 1942The first edition of T. S. Eliot's 1942 presidential address to the Classical Association. -
1846 H. Hellier of Didsbury's Commonplace BookDidsbury, Lancashire : 1846A delightful mid 19th century handwritten commonplace book from a man named H. Hellier, in which he has copied out pleasing passages from a variety of authors. -
1969 2Vols XIX Century Fiction: A Bibliographical Record Based on His Own CollectionNew York: 1969The 1969 edition of this bibliography of the works of 19th-century English fiction in the collection of Michael Sadleir, complete in two volumes, with forty-eight monochrome plates. -
1898 An Essay on ComedyLondon: 1898The second edition of George Meredith's An Essay on Comedy and the uses of the Comic Spirit in half blue calf with matching blue marbled boards. -
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. -
1932 Jane Austen's Letters to Her Sister Cassandra and OthersOxford: 1932Illustrated throughout, this is the uncommon two volume first edition of the collected personal correspondence of Jane Austen. With this copy belonging to an Austen scholar, Chris Viveash.