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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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1877 Bracebridge HallLondon: 1877A delightfully illustrated edition of Washington Irving's episodic novel, bound in bright decorative cloth. -
1830 The Life and Voyages of Christopher ColumbusLondon: 1830A smart copy of this abridged edition of Washington Irving's biographical work on Christopher Columbus, complete with illustrated plates and folding maps. -
1856-57 Waverley NovelsEdinburgh: 1856-57A charming uniformly bound set of the complete 'Waverley' works by Sir Walter Scott, an essential library set complete with illustrations throughout. -
1906 Poems of Walter Scott and John Greenleaf WhittierLondon: 1906Two 'Golden Poets' volumes containing the popular poetry of Sir Walter Scott and John Greenleaf Whittier, both volumes illustrated beautifully in colour throughout. -
1885 Tom Brown's School-Days; Wanderings in South America; Old Christmas; Bracebridge HallLondon: 1885A scarce edition of this volume comprising four works by Thomas Hughes, Charles Waterton, and Washington Irving. With numerous illustrations by Randolph Caldecott and others. -
1832-1834 4Vol Illustrations to Sir Walter Scott and Waverley NovelsLondon: 1832-1834Four illustrated volumes of engraved plates depicting locations and characters closely related to the writing of Sir Walter Scott. -
1857 The Poetical Works of Sir Walter ScottEdinburgh: 1857A prize-bound, complete collection of the poetry of Sir Walter Scott. -
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. -
1846 The Life and Voyages of Christopher ColumbusParis: 1846A charming little biographical sketch of Christopher Columbus, his life and travels. -
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. -
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. -
1850 Oliver Goldsmith's Prose and Poetical Works: Poems, Comedies, EssaysLondon: 1850A handsome copy of Irving Washington's Oliver Goldsmith's Prose and Poetical Works. -
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. -
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. -
c1920 7vol Supplemental Nights Richard Burton Arabian Nights Limited EdAnon: c1920A complete seven volume set of Richard Burton's supplemental series of 'The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night'. -
1850 The CRAYON MISCELLANY by Washington IRVINGLondon: 1850The 1850 Author's Revised Edition of 'The Crayon Miscellany' by Washington Irving. -
1892 Bracebridge Hall By Washington Irving Illustrated By CaldecottLondon : 1892A lovely illustrated edition of Irving's novel, illustrated by Caldecott in a straight grain morocco Bumpus binding with binder's stamp to front pastedown. With an engraved illustration to frontispiece and illustrated title page and numerous further illus -
1821-1837 20Vol Works of Washington and Theodore Irving Fine Binding FIRSTSLondon: 1821-1837This is a beautifully bound twenty volume set of select works by Washington Irving. -
1877 Irving Bracebridge Hall With Illustrations By Robert CaldecottLondon: 1877Bracebridge Hall is a novel by Washington Irving, this edition illustrated by Caldecott. With an engraving to frontispiece, an illustrated title page and further illustrations throughout.