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Literary Criticism
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1692 The Young-Students-Library, Containing Extracts and Abridgements of the Most Valuable BooksLondon: 1692A smart example of the very scarce first edition of this educational anthology of seventeenth century works, retaining the desirable engraved frontispiece. -
1836 The Doctor &c.New York: 1836The first US edition of Robert Southey's celebrated prose anthology, complete with two volumes bound in one, in a smart half calf binding. -
1935 Some English Books With Coloured PlatesLondon: 1935The first edition of this bibliographical account of English books which have been published with colour plates. -
1934 PrefacesLondon: 1934A fine example of the first edition of this collection of literary criticism and political writing from George Bernard Shaw. -
1875 The Works of Thomas Love PeacockLondon: 1875A scarce complete three volume edition of the works of Thomas Love Peacock, in half morocco signed bindings by Maclehose. -
2003 Katharine Briggs Collected Works Volume XIII - Nine Lives: The Folklore of CatsLondon: 2003A smart copy of this fascinating work on the folklore of cats from writer Katharine Briggs from Routledge's collection of her works. -
1896-1899 7vols Les Contemporains: Études et Portraits LittérairesParis: 1896-1899A complete and uniformly bound set of Lemaître's critical studies of French authors and their works, excluding the posthumous eighth volume. -
1849 Notes and Lectures Upon Shakespeare, and Some of the Old Poets and DramatistsLondon: 1849An attractive example of the two volume first edition of this posthumously published work of literary criticism from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in full morocco prize bindings. -
1909 Shakspere: A Critical Study of His Mind and ArtLondon: 1909Edward Dowden's fascinating study of the life and work of William Shakespeare, in a handsome half morocco signed binding by Hatchards. -
1815 Shakspeare's Himself Again: Or the Language of the Poet AssertedLondon: 1815The scarce two volume first edition of Andrew Becket's detailed study of William Shakespeare's language. -
1812-1816 The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare; Shakspeare's Himself AgainLondon: 1812-1816Thomas Tegg's very scarce twelve volume illustrated edition of the plays of William Shakespeare, uniformly bound with Andrew Becket's very scarce study of Shakespeare's language. -
1885 Specimens of English Prose Style: From Malory to MacaulayLondon: 1885A smart first edition copy of this wonderful collection of English prose, in the publisher's original vellum binding from Burn & Co. -
1987 The Faerie Queene: A Reader's GuideCambridge: 1987A smart first edition of this reader's guide to Spenser's The Faerie Queene. -
1884 The Shakespeare KeyLondon: 1884A scarce work exploring the style and prowess of William Shakespeare, compiled by husband and wife duo Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke, bound in a full calf prize binding. -
1853-1863 The Works of Thomas De QuinceyLondon: 1853-1863A beautifully bound full calf fifteen volume set of the works of English writer, essayist, and literary critic Thomas De Quincey. -
1783 Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles LettersLondon: 1783The first edition of Hugh Blair's popular and insightful lectures and essays on language. -
1833 Lives, Characters, and an Address to PosterityLondon: 1833Gilbert Burnet's insightful biographies on a number of prominent figures of his time, edited here by John Jebb. -
1814-15 The British Classics: The GuardianLondon: 1814-15An illustrated edition of one of the periodicals founded by Richard Steele and Joseph Addison. -
1903 An Essay on Comedy and the Uses of the Comic SpiritWestminster: 1903The third edition of George Meredith's discussion of comedy and 'the comic spirit', in an attractive half calf signed binding from Hatchards. -
1906 Lectures on the English Poets and the English Comic WritersLondon: 1906A smartly bound copy of this collection of lectures on English writers from English essayist William Hazlitt. -
1912 William Morris: A Critical StudyNew York: 1912A smart first US edition of this critical study of the life and works of William Morris. -
1887 A Handbook to the Works of Robert BrowningLondon: 1887A decorative, Zaehnsdorf-bound copy of Mrs. Sutherland Orr's handbook to the works of Robert Browning, this copy belonging to the personal library of W. A. Foyle of Foyle's bookshop. -
1886-1897 Essais de Litterature et de Morale & Cours de Litterature DramatiqueParis : 1886-1897A pleasing leather-bound set containing Saint-Marc Girardin's lectures and essays. -
1864 Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of LogicLondon: 1864A vanishingly scarce work examining John Stuart Mill's system of logic, undertaken by British author and journalist, William Stebbing during his time at Oxford. -
1866 The Philosophy of the ConditionedLondon: 1866A first edition of Henry Longueville Mansel's response to the philosophical remarks of Sir William Hamilton and John Stuart Mill. -
1870 The Student's Handbook Synoptical and Explanatory of Mr J. S. Mill's System of LogicLondon: 1870A very scarce, first edition of the Rev. A. H. Killick's summarising explanation of John Stuart Mill's philosophy of logic. -
1713-1765 The SpectatorLondon: 1713-1765A mixed edition set of this important publication from Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, including the second edition of volume I. -
1882 John Stuart Mill. A Criticism: with Personal Recollections.London: 1882The first edition of Alexander Bain's biography and critique of eminent philosopher John Stuart Mill, with Bain's own personal recollections of Mill. -
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1927 The World Crisis by Winston Churchill: A CriticismLondon: 1927The first edition of this analysis of Winston Churchill's 'The World Crisis', signed by Sir Reginald Bacon. -
2010 Illustrated Periodicals of the 1860s: Contexts and CollaborationsLondon: 2010A smart first edition of this vastly illustrated study on periodicals from the 1860s. -
1929-1973 7vol A Collection on the Works of Eugene O'NeillNew York; New Haven: 1929-1973A smart collection of seven volumes of work by and on American playwright Eugene O'Neill. -
1926 The Dial August 1926 Volume LXXXI Number SixNew Jersey: 1926A scarce copy of this issue of the political review and literary criticism magazine The Dial. -
1926 The Dial August 1926 Volume LXXXI No. 6New Jersey: 1926A scarce copy of this issue of the political review and literary criticism magazine The Dial. -
1926 The Dial August 1926 Volume LXXXI Number 6New Jersey: 1926A scarce copy of this issue of the political review and literary criticism magazine The Dial. -
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1933-1940 4vol A Collection of Works from A. Edward NewtonNew York; Philadelphia; Washington D.C.: 1933-1940Four smart volumes from American author and book collector Alfred Edward Newton. -
1950-1983 Five First Editions with Contributions from J.I.M. StewartLondon: 1950-1983A wonderful collection of five first editions and first editions thus with contributions from author and academic J. I. M. Stewart.