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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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1931 Remote PeopleLondon: 1931A first edition copy of this hilarious travel book by Evelyn Waugh, with illustrations and maps. -
1808 Fragments, in Prose and Verse: By A Young Lady, Lately Deceased.Bath: 1808A smartly bound biographical study of English scholar Elizabeth Smith, very scarce to see in the first edition. -
1875 Ancient Classics for English Readers: Commentaries of Caesar & TacitusLondon: 1875A smartly bound volume from the Ancient Classics for English Readers series, being two historical texts bound into one volume. -
1870 Memoirs Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John EvelynLondon: 1870A leather bound edition of the memoir or diaries of English writer John Evelyn edited by William Bray. -
1892 2vol Marius the Epicurean: His Sensations and IdeasLondon: 1892A smartly bound third edition of this philosophical novel from English writer and critic Walter Pater. -
1631 The Historie of that Most Famous Saint and Souldier of Jesus Christ; St George of CappadociaLondon: 1631The scarce and sought-after first edition of Peter Heylyn's seventeenth century account of St. George of Cappadocia. -
1720-24 Poems on Several Occasions, Remains of the Reverend Mr. Pomfret & CallipaediaLondon: 1720-24A collection of poetical works from John Pomfret, comprising 'Poems on Several Occasions' & 'Remains of the Reverend Mr. Pomfret', bound together with Claudius Quillet's 'Callipaedia'. . -
c1880-1920 6vol The Renegade, Through Bible Lands, The Gorilla Hunters, The Lamplighter, Scottish Chiefs, & More About PixieLondon: c1880-1915A brightly illustrated collection of six late nineteenth and early twentieth century adventure novels with moral teachings. -
1904-1921 The Plays of Shakespeare (Favourite Classics)London: 1904-1921A lovely set comprising forty of William Shakespeare's plays, bound here into twenty volumes. From the 'Favourite Classics' series. -
1792 The Memoirs of the Celebrated Dwarf Joseph Boruwlaski, A Polish GentlemanBirmingham : 1792Józef Boruwłaski's very scarce memoir, detailing his life as a musician and dwarf employed by the court, bound in modern crushed half morocco. -
1662 Pub. Ovidii. Nasonis Opera OmniaLugduni Batavorum: 1662Bound in contemporary vellum, present here are volume I and II of a three volume mid 17th century edition of Ovid's works, including the Heroides and Metamorphoses. -
1754 The Posthumous Works of Mr Samuel ButlerLondon: 1754A lovely example of the illustrated sixth edition of Samuel Butler's collected works, complete with eleven plates. -
1750-3 Sammelband of Four Tragic Plays: The Siege of Damascus, The Tragedy of Jane Shore, Tamerland, and CatoLondon: 1750-3A sammelband of four popular eighteenth century tragic plays, bound together in one volume and bound in quarter calf. -
1751 Paradise Lost. A Poem, in Twelve Books.London: 1751Illustrated with twelve engraved plates by Francis Hayman, this is a mid-18th century edition of Milton's blank verse epic. -
1808 Chesterfield Travestie; or, School for Modern MannersLondon: 1808A colourfully illustrated, first edition of George Woodward's satirical work containing humorous tips for "modern manners", complete with ten plates. -
1851 The Loving Ballad of Lord BatemanLondon: 1851The third edition of this charming ballad collaboration between Charles Dickens and George Cruikshank, complete with the latter's amusing cartoons. -
1784 Memoirs of Ancient Chivalry. To Which Are Added, The Anecdotes of the Times, from the Romance Writers and Historians of Those AgesLondon: 1784The first English translation of Monsieur de St. Palaye's celebration of chivalry, featuring a series of stories collected from ancient histories and legends on epic acts of chivalry, bound in full contemporary calf. -
1761 Select Fables Of Esop and Other FabulistsBirmingham: 1761The renowned and scarce first Robert Dodsley edition of Aesop's fables, published by Baskerville, and adorned with wood engraved plates and vignettes throughout. -
1626 Pindari Olympia, Pythia, Nemeo, Isthmia.Geneve : 1626A charming and vanishingly scarce, seventeenth-century edition of Pindar's victory odes, bound in full calf. -
1681 The Perfect Politician, or A Full View of the Life and Actions (Military and Civil) of O. CromwellLondon: 1681An early edition of Henry Fletcher's biography on the life and career of the important historical figure Oliver Cromwel, with the contemporary calf boards. -
1673 Epithetorum Joan Ravisii: Textirosi Epitome.Londini : 1673A very scarce seventeenth-century printing of the collected epithets and writings of French humanist scholar, Jean de Ravisi, or Joan Ravisii. -
1802 Rural Tales, Ballads, and SongsLondon: 1802The uncommon first edition of Robert Bloomfield's collection of rural poems, bound in contemporary straight grain morocco. -
1792 A View of the Character and Public Services of the Late John HowardLondon: 1792The first edition of John Aikin's biographical sketch of John Howard, bound in smart full contemporary calf. -
1801 The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver GoldsmithLondon: 1801An attractive early 19tth century four volume edition of the miscellaneous works of Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith, with tree calf boards. -
1793 Fables by John GayLondon: 1793The beautifully illustrated, first Darton & Harvey edition of John Gay's fables, including twelve plates are designs by William Blake. -
1822 The Works of Alexander PopeLondon: 1822An impressive nine volume edition of the celebrated poetry of Alexander Pope, populated with detailed critical insight into his life and work by Joseph Warton. -
1823 The British Essayists; with Prefaces Biographical, Historical, and CriticalLondon: 1823A near-complete set of 'The British Essayists', comprising a wide range of writings from publications including Tatler, Spectator and The Rambler. -
1830 The Doom of Devorgoil, A Melo-Drama & Auchindrane; or the Ayrshire TragedyEdinburgh: 1830The first edition, second issue, or first reworked edition of this pair of plays from Sir Walter Scott, comprising 'The Doom of Devorgoil' and 'Auchindrane'. -
1738 The Religion of Nature DelineatedLondon: 1738William Wollaston's influential philosophical work, examining the system of ethics in religion, and providing the author's thoughts on natural religion, bound in full contemporary calf. -
1708 The Art of Love: In Imitation of Ovid De Arte AmandiLondon: 1708Inspired by Ovid's works, this is the scarce first edition, first issue of William King's satirical commentary on love and courtship, inspired by 'Ars Amatoria'. -
1737 Leonidas, A PoemLondon: 1737The first edition of Richard Glover's epic poem about the Battle of Thermopylae, bound in full calf. -
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2000 True to Type: A Typographical AutobiographyNew Castle: 2000A very pleasing first edition of this illustrated typographical autobiography from Ruari McLean, with a handwritten letter from the author. -
1738 The Life and Reign of Her Late Excellent Majesty Queen AnneLondon: 1738The first edition of this scarce biographical work on the tumultuous life of Queen Anne, including some of Bishop Burnet's political remarks, illustrated with folding plates. -
1813 Almanach Dramatischer Spiele zur Geselligen Unterhaltung auf dem LandeLeipzig: 1813An attractive volume of this popular German-language theatre almanac edited by August von Kotzebue, illustrated with hand coloured plates. -
1927 Amelia Jackson A Brief Memoir of the Wife of William Walrond JacksonNone stated: 1927The first and only edition of this vanishingly scarce memoir on the life of the musician Amelia Jackson, being published by her husband for private circulation, and bound in full crushed morocco. -
1760 Dialogues of the DeadLondon: 1760An early impression of George Lyttelton's satirical collection of 'Dialogues of the Dead', using illustrious figures, both dead and alive, to discuss literary, political and philosophical matters.