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Literary Criticism
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1868 American Notes, and Reprinted PiecesLondon: 1868A charmingly illustrated example of Charles Dickens's travelogue detailing his 1840s travels in North America. -
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. -
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. -
1913 Phiz and DickensLondon: 1913The first trade edition of this exploration of Phiz with Charles Dickens's relationship, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. -
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1910 Gad's Hill Place and Charles DickensRoschester: 1910The scare first edition of Edwin Harris' wonderful study of Dickens' association with Gad's Hill Place, with a signed letter from the author to the founder of the American Dickens' Fellowship. -
1838 Characteristic Sketches of Young GentlemenLondon: 1838The uncommon first edition of this early satirical work from Charles Dickens, a response to Edward Caswall's 'Sketches of Young Ladies'. -
1947 The Wound and the Bow: Seven Studies in LiteratureNew York: 1947A collection of essays by Edmund Wilson, providing critical analysis on a variety of popular authors such as Kipling and Dickens, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1880 The Letters of Charles DickensLondon: 1880A smart copy of the fifth thousand of the second edition of the letters of Charles Dickens. -
2003 3vol The Cambridge Shakespeare LibraryLondon: 2003A very smart three volume set of Shakespeare criticism and commentary from Cambridge University Press. -
1953 Shakespeare's Measure for MeasureLondon: 1953The first edition of scholar Mary Lascelle's detailed examination of William Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure'. -
1934 Personal Clues in Shakespeare Poems and SonnetsLondon: 1934The author's own copy of the first edition of this very scarce work of literary criticism, in which the author finds evidence to support the theory that Edward de Vere was the author of Shakespeare's works. -
1918 The Story of a Great Friendship: Charles Dickens and Clarkson StanfieldLondon: 1918The first edition of this publication of seven letters from Charles Dickens to his friend, the artist Clarkson Stanfield. A very scarce work. -
1803-07 The Plays of William Shakespeare Illustrations of Shakespeare and of Ancient MannersLondon: 1803-07A lovely twelve volume set containing the complete plays of William Shakespeare, and Francis Douce's critical illustrations on Shakespeare's works. -
1852 Shakespeare and His TimesLondon: 1852The very scarce first English language edition of Guizot's essays on Sheakespeare's works. -
1899 Rambles in Dickens' LandNew York: 1899A charming guide to the England of Charles Dickens', illustrated throughout. -
1859 The English of Shakespeare illustrated in a Philological Commentary on his Julius CaesarLondon: 1859A second edition of George L. Craik's exploration into the language of Shakespeare. -
1937 The Nonesuch DickensLondon: 1937An informative bibliographical exploration into Dickensiana, published by the Nonesuch Press. -
1913 Ten More Plays of ShakespeareLondon: 1913A beautiful finely bound collection of lectures by Stopford Brooke regarding the plays of Shakespeare. -
1842 Report of the Dinner to Charles DickensBoston: 1842A fine example of this uncommon work, regarding a dinner hosted in Boston where Charles Dickens gave a speech on International Copyright. -
1783-4 3vol Dramatic Miscellanies Shakespeare Thomas Davies Mr. Garrick First EdLondon: 1783-4An uncommon first edition, three volume set of Thomas Davies work of literary criticism. -
1840-1850 13 Vols Works from The SHAKESPEARE SOCIETYLondon: 1841-1851A remarkable sixteen volume set of literary criticism concerning Renaissance drama printed for the Shakespeare Society. -
1886 Some 300 Fresh Allusions to Shakspere from 1594 to 1694 Fredk J. FurnivallLondon: 1886A scarce work, exploring the works of prolific playwright and poet, William Shakespeare. -
1880 2vol The Letters of Charles Dickens Second EditionLondon: 1880A collection of the letters of Charles Dickens, edited by his sister-in-law and his daughter. -
1888 William Shakespeare His Epitaph Unearthed Scott Surtees Authorship ProblemLondon : 1888A study of Shakespeare's life and epitaphs. -
1964 The Great Shakespeare Jubilee Christian Deelman Theatre GarrickLondon : 1964An illustrated work on the Shakespeare Jubilee of 1796, organised by the renowned Shakespearean actor, David Garrick.