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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. 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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    2. 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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    3. 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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    4. 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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    5. 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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    6. 1979 The Canterbury Tales
      1979 The Canterbury Tales
      Folkstone: 1979
      A pleasing copy of this impressive facsimile edition of 'The Canterbury Tales' from the Hengwrt Manuscript and Ellesmere Manuscript.
      £190.00
      Stock Code: 962T75
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    7. 1894 The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
      1894 The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
      Oxford: 1894
      Two volumes of the complete works of Geoffrey Chaucer, with 'The Canterbury Tales' and the 'Introduction, Glossary, Indexes' volumes present here and uniformly bound in calf.
      £49.00
      Stock Code: 957F7
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    8. 1950 The Nun's Priest's Tale of Chaucer
      1950 The Nun's Priest's Tale of Chaucer
      London: 1950
      A very smart limited edition of this retelling of Chaucer's tale in modern English, with a Christmas card signed by the publisher.
      £55.00
      Stock Code: 952T23
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    9. 1892 Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrimage
      1892 Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrimage
      London: 1892
      The Canterbury Tales of Middle English writer Geoffrey Chaucer, epitomised by Scottish classicist William Calder.
      £40.00
      Stock Code: 948T17
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    10. 1897 The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
      1897 The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
      London: 1897
      Richard Burton's famed translation of the 'Arabian Nights', a complete illustrated edition.
      £2,200.00
      Stock Code: 948P1
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    11. 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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    12. 1870-1890 6vol A Collection of Essays on the Works of Chaucer
      1870-1890 6vol A Collection of Essays on the Works of Chaucer
      London: 1870-1890
      A collection of essays and studies on the literary works of Geoffrey Chaucer.
      £135.00
      Stock Code: 942T10
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    13. 1868-1890 4vol A Collection of Reference Texts on Chaucer's Works
      1868-1890 4vol A Collection of Reference Texts on Chaucer's Works
      London: 1868-1890
      A collection of four volumes of reference works from The Chaucer Society on various works.
      £55.00
      Stock Code: 942T6
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    14. 1925 2vols The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1925 2vols The Life of Samuel Johnson
      Bath: 1925
      A two-volume illustrated edition of Boswell's important biography of Samuel Johnson, edited with notes by Roger Ingpen.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 932M16
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    15. 1905 The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer and Others
      1905 The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer and Others
      London; Oxford: 1905
      A limited edition facsimile of the important 1532 folio collecting together the works of Chaucer.
      £280.00
      Stock Code: 932P3
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    16. 1892 3vol Studies in Chaucer: His Life and Writings
      1892 3vol Studies in Chaucer: His Life and Writings
      New York: 1892
      A complete three volume first edition of this detailed study on the life and work of Geoffrey Chaucer, from American literary historian Thomas Lounsbury.
      £65.00
      Stock Code: 932T32
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    17. 1979 The Canterbury Tales
      1979 The Canterbury Tales
      Folkestone : 1979
      A pleasing copy of this impressive facsimile edition of 'The Canterbury Tales'.
      £195.00
      Stock Code: 932Y4
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    18. 2019 The Norton Chaucer
      2019 The Norton Chaucer
      New York and London: 2019
      A very smart first impression of this anthology of the work of Geoffrey Chaucer.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 932T10
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    19. 1737 The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer
      1737 The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer
      London: 1737
      A scarce edition of Chaucer's magnum opus, Thomas Morell's edition, which includes only the prologue and 'Knight's Tale'.
      £1,495.00
      Stock Code: 931P31
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    20. 1857 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1857 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1857
      James Boswell's noteworthy biography on the life of Samuel Johnson, bound over ten volumes in half morocco, with engravings throughout.
      £295.00
      Stock Code: 925Z26
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    21. 1835 10vol The Life of Samuel Johnson Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides
      1835 10vol The Life of Samuel Johnson Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides
      London: 1835
      A smartly bound set of Boswell's famous biography of Samuel Johnson, featuring illustrations and valuable additions.
      £265.00
      Stock Code: 919T93
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    22. c1870 The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer: A New Text, with Illustrative Notes
      c1870 The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer: A New Text, with Illustrative Notes
      London: c1870
      A smart copy of this scarce collection of the Canterbury Tales with illustrative notes from Thomas Wright.
      £140.00
      Stock Code: 918T21
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    23. 1811 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1811 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1811
      A smartly rebacked set of the influential biography on Samuel Johnson by James Boswell.
      £140.00
      Stock Code: 917P25
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    24. 1925 2vol The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1925 2vol The Life of Samuel Johnson
      Bath: 1925
      A new edition, complete in two volumes, of Boswell's important biography of Samuel Johnson, illustrated throughout.
      £380.00
      Stock Code: 913T39
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    25. SignedSigned
      1896 Dumb in June
      1896 Dumb in June
      Boston: 1896
      An inscribed early edition of this uncommon book of poetry by Richard Burton.
      £40.00
      Stock Code: 905Z40
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    26. 1901 3vol The Life of Samuel Johnson L.L.D.
      1901 3vol The Life of Samuel Johnson L.L.D.
      London: 1901
      A smartly bound illustrated edition of this well-known biography of English writer Samuel Johnson.
      £440.00
      Stock Code: 897T31
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    27. 1857 Letters of James Boswell Addressed to the Rev. W. J. Temple
      1857 Letters of James Boswell Addressed to the Rev. W. J. Temple
      London: 1857
      A smart first edition of this collection of letters written by James Boswell to the Reverend William Johnson Temple.
      £150.00
      Stock Code: 890T69
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    28. 1930 Tales from Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales Done into Prose
      1930 Tales from Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales Done into Prose
      London: 1930
      The first edition of Eleanor Farjeon's prose rendition of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, in the publisher's original dust wrapper.
      £165.00
      Stock Code: 887F27
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    29. 1859 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1859 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1859
      A lovely ten volume edition of Boswell's life of Johnson, in half morocco bindings, and illustrated throughout.
      £1,700.00
      Stock Code: 880F25
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    30. 1857 Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Meccah
      1857 Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Meccah
      London: 1857
      The second edition of Richard Burton's famous account of his journey to Mecca, disguised as a Muslim, during a period when non-Muslims were strictly forbidden.
      £900.00
      Stock Code: 877F32
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    31. 1887 Boswell's Life of Johnson
      1887 Boswell's Life of Johnson
      London: 1887
      James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson, illustrated throughout.
      £70.00
      Stock Code: 868F43
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    32. 1831 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1831 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1831
      A new edition of Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson in five uniform volumes edited by John Wilson Croker.
      £120.00
      Stock Code: 867A23
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    33. 1831 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1831 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1831
      A bright copy of this uncommon edition of James Boswell's famous biography of Dr Johnson in striking signed binding.
      £395.00
      Stock Code: 867A22
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    34. 1860 Boswell's Life of Johnson including their Tour to the Hebrides
      1860 Boswell's Life of Johnson including their Tour to the Hebrides
      London: 1860
      A new edition of Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson by John Wilson Croker.
      £155.00
      Stock Code: 867A20
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    35. 1925 Boswell's Note Book 1776-1777
      1925 Boswell's Note Book 1776-1777
      London : 1925
      A smart volume of Boswell's notebook, uncommon in the dust wrapper.
      £175.00
      Stock Code: 866B66
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    36. 1966-1986 2 vols The Correspondence of James Boswell
      1966-1986 2 vols The Correspondence of James Boswell
      London : 1966-1986
      Two smart first edition volumes of Boswell's Papers.
      £75.00
      Stock Code: 866B65
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