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Literature
Great works of literature, often in their first edition. Classic and familiar stories as well as tales you have never heard before. We go back through four hundred years of storytelling.
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1857 The Poetical Works of Sir Walter ScottEdinburgh: 1857A prize-bound, complete collection of the poetry of Sir Walter Scott. -
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1998 Remembering the Earlier AudenLondon: 1998A lovely signed copy of Edward Upward's work on the early life of American poet W.H. Auden, part of a limited edition printing of 200 copies. -
1878 CaledoniaLondon: 1878A charming collection of poems by notorious authors Robert Burns, Allan Ramsay and Sir Walter Scott, forming a eulogy to the Scottish landscapes and life. -
1938 On the FrontierLondon: 1938W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood's last collaborative play telling of an outbreak of war. The first impression in its unclipped dust wrapper. -
1848 Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.Edinburgh & London: 1848A smart twelve volume collection of the poetical works of important Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott. -
1848 Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.Edinburgh & London: 1848A beautiful ten volume biography of Sir Walter Scott, written by J. G. Lockhart and bound in contemporary leather. -
1953 The Ascent of F6London: 1953A parable about leadership and the nature of power, this marks the second dramatic collaboration between Auden and Isherwood. -
1934 The Orators an English StudyLondon: 1934The second edition of W. H. Auden's long poem, a popular Modernist work. -
1820-1825 Works of Sir Walter ScottLondon & Edinburgh: 1820-1825A stunning full calf fine binding of the first editions of these important works by prolific and renowned writer Sir Walter Scott. -
1877 48vol Waverley NovelsEdinburgh: 1877-1879A charming set complete in forty eight volumes with the illustrated edition of Sir Walter Scott's novels. -
1819-1827 The Works of Sir Walter ScottEdinburgh: 1819-27A beautiful thirty-two volume collection of the romances, tales and novels of Sir Walter Scott, in a leather binding. -
1831 The Poetical Works of Sir Walter ScottParis: 1831A nicely bound collection of poetry by Sir Walter Scott, illustrated with a frontispiece. -
1854 The Lay of The Last MinstrelEdinburgh: 1854A beautifully bound and illustrated copy of Sir Walter Scott's famous poem The Lay of The Last Minstrel. -
c1884 The Lansdowne Poets: The Poetical Works of Sir Walter ScottLondon: c1884A leather-bound copy of the Lansdowne edition of the poems of Sir Walter Scott. -
1856-7 The Waverley Novels of Sir Walter ScottLondon: 1856-7Seven volumes of the popular 'Waverley' novels by the Scotsman Sir Walter Scott, illustrated with detailed frontispieces, and in a lovely fine binding. -
1940 Another TimeLondon: 1940A very scarce, first edition copy of W H Auden's poetry anthology. With the vanishingly rare dustwrapper. -
The Works of Sir Walter ScottParis: 1831-1838A handsome library set of the Waverley novels, in a handsome half calf binding. -
1833 Fore edge Painting Lay of the Last MinstrelLondon: 1833A smartly bound, fore-edge painted copy of Sir Walter Scott's popular narrative poem 'The Lay of the Last Minstrel'. -
1877-1878 Sir Walter Scott's NovelsLondon; New York: 1877-1878A twenty-five volume library set collecting the novels of Sir Walter Scott. -
1823 3vol Quentin Durward Historical Fiction Sir Walter Scott First EditionEdinburgh: 1823The first edition of Sir Walter Scott's historical French novel 'Quentin Durward', complete in three volumes. -
1974 W H Auden Thank You Fog First Edition DustwrapperLondon: 1974A first edition of this work by W H Auden.