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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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1982 Foundation's EdgeLondon: 1982An exceptional example of the first UK edition of Isaac Asimov's fourth novel in the Foundation series, in the vibrant original dust wrapper. -
1976 The Foundation Trilogy: Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second FoundationNew York: 1976An impressive 1970s omnibus edition of Isaac Asimov's award-winning Foundation Trilogy, featuring 'Foundation', 'Foundation and Empire', and 'Second Foundation'. -
1867 The Mill on the FlossLondon: [1867]A handsomely bound stereotyped edition of this work in half calf, with seven monochrome illustrations. -
1951 FoundationNew York: 1951A wonderful example of the first edition, second issue of Isaac Asimov's first novel in the Foundation Series, following the early years of the Foundation. In the original dust wrapper. -
1976 Authorised MurderLondon: 1976The UK first edition, first impression of one of Isaac Asimov's crime novels, in the publisher's original red cloth binding in its bright, unclipped dust wrapper. -
1895 The Works of George EliotEdinburgh and London: 1895A finely bound set of the collected works of George Eliot, a wonderful presentation of her important novels. -
c1892 6vol Novels of George EliotLondon: c1892A uniformly bound collection of new edition and stereotyped edition volumes from George Eliot, with illustrations. -
1866 Felix Holt, the RadicalEdinburgh and London: 1866The first edition of this social novel by George Eliot, based around the 1832 Reform Act. -
1895 The Works of George EliotEdinburgh and London: 1895A handsomely bound half calf set of the twenty-one volume Blackwood's 'Standard Edition' of the works of George Eliot, including her most celebrated novels. -
1889-1898 Novels of George EliotEdinburgh: 1889-1898A smartly bound collection of novels from leading Victorian author, George Eliot, illustrated with plates and vignettes. -
1951-1954 The Confidential Clerk; The Cocktail Party; Poetry and DramaLondon: 1951-1954Three first edition, first impression volumes from leading poet, essayist and playwright T. S. Eliot, each in the original dust wrapper. -
1861-1879 Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe; Bound Together with Impressions of Theophrastus SuchLeipzig : 1861-1879A delightful volume containing two Tauchnitz editions of George Eliot's works. -
1954 The Confidential ClerkLondon: 1954The first edition of T. S. Eliot's successful and influential play, present here in the first issue, and with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1934 The Rock. A Pageant Play Written for Performance at Sadler's Wells TheatreLondon: 1934The first edition of T. S. Eliot's pageant play, exploring the enduring strength of the Church in a secularising world. -
1972 Possible Tomorrows: Five StoriesLondon: 1972A smart first UK edition of this collection of short stories, edited by American science fiction writer Groff Conklin. -
1898 Works of George EliotBoston, Massachusetts: 1898This scarce, near complete set of limited edition volumes from the Holly Lodge Edition of works by the beloved nineteenth-century author George Eliot. -
1899 The Works of George Eliot (The Hawarden Press Edition de Luxe)London: 1899A complete set of the works of leading Victorian writer, George Eliot, being a limited Edition de Luxe with illustrations. -
1949 Nine, a Magazine of Poetry and CriticismLondon: 1949The first number of Peter Russell's influential magazine of poetry and criticism, a scarce work. -
1878 RomolaLondon: 1878A leatherbound copy of this study of city life from English novelist George Eliot. -
1913 Scenes of Clerical Life, Middlemarch, Felix Holt and Adam BedeLondon: 1913Four volumes of popular works by the noted George Eliot, all being Blackwood's 'New Cabinet' Editions. -
1905 Silas MarnerLondon; New York: 1905A smart vellum bound edition of this darkly themed novel on the ruins of the Industrial Revolution by eminent Victorian author George Eliot. -
1908 The Writings of George EliotBoston and London: 1908A beautifully bound twenty-five volume large paper limited edition of the works of George Eliot, in half crushed morocco bindings, and illustrated throughout. -
c1878 RomolaEdinburgh: c1878An excellent copy of a new edition of George Eliot's historical novel set in Florence, in a decorative binding. -
1885-1896 8vols in 7 The Novels of George EliotLondon: 1885-1896An attractive illustrated set of the novels of George Eliot, as well as her short story collection 'Scenes of Clerical Life'. -
1887-1896 9vols in 8 The Novels of George Eliot with George Eliot’s LifeLondon: 1887-1896The complete novels of George Eliot, with her short story collection 'Scenes of a Clerical Life', and a biography arranged and edited by her husband J. W. Cross. -
1971 The Man in the Moone, and Other Lunar FantasiesLondon: 1971The first edition of Pizor and Comp's fascinating anthology of science fiction tales about lunar voyages, with an introduction from Isaac Asimov. -
1891-1896 8vols in 7 The Novels of George EliotLondon: 1891-1896A handsomely bound set of the novels of George Eliot, as well as a short story collection, with many illustrations. -
1856-60 Scenes of a Clerical Life Bound With Three Other NovelsNew York: 1856-60A volume of four novels by popular British Victorian authors bound in one, all first or early American editions, including the very scarce first U.S. edition of George Eliot's debut novel. -
1988 Far as Human Eye Could SeeLondon: 1988The first UK edition of this collection of essays about science fiction, from iconic science fiction novelist Isaac Asimov. -
c1880 The Novels of George EliotEdinburgh and London: c1880An excellent edition of the complete works of George Eliot, bound uniformly in half morocco by Morrell. -
1879 Impressions of Theophrastus SuchEdinburgh & London: 1879A smartly bound second edition of George Eliot's last published writing, Impressions of Theophrastus Such. -
1970 The Santaroga BarrierLondon: 1970The first U.K. edition of this alternative society science fiction novel by Frank Herbert. -
1966 Fantastic VoyageLondon: 1966The first UK edition of Isaac Asimov's novelisation of the 1966 science fiction adventure film 'Fantastic Voyage'. -
c1900 The Complete Works of George EliotLondon: c1900A limited edition collection of works from George Eliot bound in half morocco. -
1971-1999 7vols Works from the Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov and Greg BearLondon: 1971-1999Six volumes from Asimov's most famous work The Foundation Series, with an additional work developing the series by Greg Bear. -
