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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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    1. 1901 The Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold
      1901 The Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold
      London: 1901
      A beautifully bound reprint of the 1890 first edition of this collection of poetry from Matthew Arnold in half vellum. 
      £59.00
      Stock Code: 983R31
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    2. 1901 2Vols The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson
      1901 2Vols The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson
      London: 1901
      A nice set, complete in two volumes, of the letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, edited and with an introduction by his friend, Sir Sidney Colvin, with two portrait frontispieces to each volume.
      £36.00
      Stock Code: 983R28
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    3. 1924 A Child's Garden of Verses
      1924 A Child's Garden of Verses
      London: 1924
      The 1924 illustrated new edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's collection of children's poems, with detailed, black and white illustrations by Charles Robinson throughout. 
      £45.00
      Stock Code: 983R22
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    4. 1908 A Child's Garden of Verses
      1908 A Child's Garden of Verses
      London: 1908
      A beautiful 1908 edition of Stevenson's popular and timeless book of children's poetry.
      £65.00
      Stock Code: 982W6
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    5. 1819 4Vols The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1819 4Vols The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1819
      The new edition complete in four volumes of James Boswell's acclaimed biography of Samuel Johnson, in half green calf with a monochrome portrait frontispiece of Johnson and folding facsimiles of his handwriting.
      £190.00
      Stock Code: 981R4
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    6. 1908-1910 4vol A Collection of Works from Robert Louis Stevenson
      1908-1910 4vol A Collection of Works from Robert Louis Stevenson
      London: 1908-1910
      A smart uniformly bound collection of works from Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, bound by Bumpus Ltd.
      £245.00
      Stock Code: 980T87
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    7. 1954 The Highland Jaunt: A Study of James Boswell and Samuel Johnson
      1954 The Highland Jaunt: A Study of James Boswell and Samuel Johnson
      London: 1954
      Beautifully bound in full crushed morocco and illustrated throughout, Moray McLaren offers a comparative study of James Boswell and Samuel Johnson's accounts of their Hebridean Tour.
      £195.00
      Stock Code: 980F26
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    8. 1952-1963 4vol A Collection from the Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      1952-1963 4vol A Collection from the Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      London: 1952-1963
      A collection of four smart volumes from the Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell.
      £170.00
      Stock Code: 977T9
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    9. 1986-1986 2vol Boswell: The English Experiment & The Great Biographer
      1986-1986 2vol Boswell: The English Experiment & The Great Biographer
      London: 1986-1989
      Two smart volumes from the Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell.
      £55.00
      Stock Code: 977T8
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    10. 1887 Boswell's Life of Johnson
      1887 Boswell's Life of Johnson
      London: 1887
      James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson, beautifully bound in half calf, and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work to be edited by George Birkbeck Hill.
      £1,350.00
      Stock Code: 973F41D
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    11. 1924 New Arabian Nights
      1924 New Arabian Nights
      London: 1924
      A smart new impression of Robert Louis Stevensons' short-story collection, in signed half calf prize binding.
      £49.00
      Stock Code: 972Y31
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    12. 1912 Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers
      1912 Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers
      London: 1912
      A smart prize-bound copy of the first collection of Robert Louis Stevenson's essays.
      £125.00
      Stock Code: 970Y33
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    13. 1919 Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers
      1919 Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers
      London: 1919
      A smartly bound collection of the essays of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson.
      £65.00
      Stock Code: 970T56
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    14. 1920 Familiar Studies of Men and Books
      1920 Familiar Studies of Men and Books
      London: 1920
      A collection of literary criticisms from the renowned Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson, bound in full crushed morocco.
      £45.00
      Stock Code: 969Z3
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    15. 1922-23 The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson
      1922-23 The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson
      London: 1922-23
      A smart Bickers bound set of the collected works of Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, each volume illustrated with a frontispiece.
      £3,500.00
      Stock Code: 966P73
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    16. 1910-1912 The Grey City of the North; The City of the West; R. L. Stevenson Memories
      1910-1912 The Grey City of the North; The City of the West; R. L. Stevenson Memories
      Edinburgh: 1910-1912
      Three delightful first edition works, each in the original wrappers designed by celebrated artist Jessie M. King. Including two of King's own works on the cities of Scotland, and an illustrated biography of Scottish literary titan Robert Louis Stevenson.
      £225.00
      Stock Code: 966F22
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    17. 1908 A Child's Garden of Verses
      1908 A Child's Garden of Verses
      London: 1908
      A pleasing illustrated edition of this influential volume of children's poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, with colour plates.
      £125.00
      Stock Code: 963Y45
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    18. 1905 Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold
      1905 Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold
      London: 1905
      An attractive collection of poems from Matthew Arnold, presented here in full calf prize binding.
      £55.00
      Stock Code: 961Y35
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    19. 1896 Weir of Hermiston: An Unfinished Romance
      1896 Weir of Hermiston: An Unfinished Romance
      London: 1896
      A smart first edition of this unfinished romance novel from Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.
      £55.00
      Stock Code: 958T74
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    20. 1893 Island Nights' Entertainments
      1893 Island Nights' Entertainments
      London: 1893
      A first UK edition of this charming collection of short stories by writer Robert Louis Stevenson, with illustrations throughout.
      £140.00
      Stock Code: 958T72
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    21. 1894 The Ebb-Tide, A Trio and Quartette
      1894 The Ebb-Tide, A Trio and Quartette
      London: 1894
      The first edition of this thrilling and terrifying adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne.
      £135.00
      Stock Code: 958F53
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    22. 1905-1917 5vol A Collection of Novels by Robert Louis Stevenson
      1905-1917 5vol A Collection of Novels by Robert Louis Stevenson
      London: 1905-1917
      A smart collection of five volumes from Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, from the Chatto & Windus fine-paper edition.
      £60.00
      Stock Code: 955T42
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    23. 1913 The Poems of Matthew Arnold 1840-1867
      1913 The Poems of Matthew Arnold 1840-1867
      London: 1913
      A handsomely bound volume of the poetry of Matthew Arnold, with an introduction from literary critic and writer A. T. Quiller-Couch. In a signed half morocco binding by Riviere.
      £120.00
      Stock Code: 952F59
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    24. 1907-1912 Familiar Studies of Men and Books; Virginibus Puerisque and Other Stories; Poems
      1907-1912 Familiar Studies of Men and Books; Virginibus Puerisque and Other Stories; Poems
      London: 1907-1912
      A smart selection of fine paper edition works by Robert Louis Stevenson, including his poems and essays.
      £30.00
      Stock Code: 949Y2
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    25. 1913 Kidnapped: The Adventures of David Balfour
      1913 Kidnapped: The Adventures of David Balfour
      London: 1913
      A charmingly illustrated edition of this popular historical adventure novel from Robert Louis Stevenson, with colour plates.
      £65.00
      Stock Code: 946Y69
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    26. 1951-1953 The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      1951-1953 The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      London: 1951-1953
      Three very smart trade editions from the Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 945Y68
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    27. 1912 Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers
      1912 Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers
      London: 1912
      A smartly bound new impression of this collection of essays from Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, bound by Bumpus.
      £195.00
      Stock Code: 943T68
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    28. 1921 Moral Emblems and Other Poems
      1921 Moral Emblems and Other Poems
      London: 1921
      A very smart illustrated collection of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson.
      £35.00
      Stock Code: 939Y52
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    29. 1913 The Poems of Matthew Arnold 1840-1867
      1913 The Poems of Matthew Arnold 1840-1867
      London: 1913
      An attractive prize-bound copy of Matthew Arnold's poetry, with an introduction by A. T. Quiller-Couch.
      £60.00
      Stock Code: 938Y61
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    30. 1871 Friendship's Garland: Being the Conversations, Letters, and Opinions of the Late Arminius Baron Von Thunder-Ten-Tronckh
      1871 Friendship's Garland: Being the Conversations, Letters, and Opinions of the Late Arminius Baron Von Thunder-Ten-Tronckh
      London: 1871
      A first edition of this satirical work from English writer and cultural critic Matthew Arnold.
      £40.00
      Stock Code: 935T65
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    31. 1861 On Translating Homer Three Lectures Given at Oxford
      1861 On Translating Homer Three Lectures Given at Oxford
      London: 1861
      A smart first edition of these published lectures on translations of Homer's work from English cultural critic Matthew Arnold.
      £475.00
      Stock Code: 935T64
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    32. 1883 Isaiah of Jerusalem in the Authorised English Version
      1883 Isaiah of Jerusalem in the Authorised English Version
      London: 1883
      The first edition of Matthew Arnold's critique and translation of the old testament.
      £49.00
      Stock Code: 935Z13
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    33. 1870 St. Paul and Protestantism; With an Introduction on Puritanism and the Church of England
      1870 St. Paul and Protestantism; With an Introduction on Puritanism and the Church of England
      London: 1870
      The first edition of this collection of essays on the Church of England and puritanism.
      £150.00
      Stock Code: 935Z12
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    34. 1885 Discourses in America
      1885 Discourses in America
      London: 1885
      A pleasing first edition containing three lectures on societal and political themes within America, delivered by Matthew Arnold.
      £48.00
      Stock Code: 935Y34
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    35. 1877 Last Essays on Church and Religion
      1877 Last Essays on Church and Religion
      London: 1877
      The first edition of Matthew Arnold's controversial essays critiquing religion.
      £60.00
      Stock Code: 935Z11
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    36. 1858 Merope: A Tragedy
      1858 Merope: A Tragedy
      London: 1858
      A smart first edition of Matthew Arnold's tragic poem about the Greek myth of Athenian princess, Merope.
      £135.00
      Stock Code: 935Y32
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