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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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c1904-1905 6vol Henry Fielding's Classic NovelsLondon : c1904-1905A fantastic illustrated set of six classic novels by the founder of the English novel, Henry Fielding, bound in half calf by Bickers & Son. -
1825 Table Talk and Other Poems & Minor PoemsLondon: 1825A charming calf-bound pair of William Cowper's works, including 'Table Talk' and 'Minor Poems'. -
1793 2vol The Poetical Works of William CowperLondon: 1793A scarce early edition of the works of William Cowper, bound in full calf. -
1898-1899 The Works of Henry FieldingWestminster : 1898-18988A complete limited edition set offering the works of Henry Fielding. -
1808 Poems by William CowperLondon: 1808A two-volume stereotype edition of this William Cowper anthology, bound in full mottled calf. -
1870 The Poetical Works of William CowperLondon: 1870A smartly bound collection of the poetical works of English writer William Cowper, with illustrations. -
1887 The Poetical Works of William CowperLondon: 1887An illustrated collection of the poetry of English writer William Cowper. -
1818 The Minor Poems of William CowperLondon: 1818An illustrated collection of the minor poetical writings of William Cowper, in an attractive calf binding with engraved plates. -
1815-17 Poems by William CowperEdinburgh; London: 1815-17A pocket-sized three volume set collecting together the works of Romantic poet William Cowper. -
1897 The Book of the Thousand Nights and a NightLondon: 1897Richard Burton's famed translation of the 'Arabian Nights', a complete illustrated edition. -
1818-19 Poems by the Late William CowperChiswick: 1818-19A pocket-set edition of the collected poetical works of Romantic poet William Cowepr. -
1872 The Poetical Works of William CowperLondon: 1872An attractively bound anthology of William Cowper's poetry, with a memoir and illustrations throughout. -
1903 12vol The Works of Henry FieldingNew York: 1903A smart complete twelve volume set of this collection of works by Henry Fielding. -
1911 11vol The Works of Henry FieldingNew York: 1911A smart eleven volume set of this collection of works by Henry Fielding, decorative limited edition. -
1928 12vol The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1928A complete twelve volume set of this collection of works by Henry Fielding, decorative limited edition. -
1818 The Minor Poems of William CowperLondon: 1818An anthology of the minor poetical writings of William Cowper, an illustrated volume bound in morocco. -
1817 Memoir of The Early Life of William Cowper, Esq.London: 1817The third edition of this autobiography by the celebrated English poet, William Cowper. -
1809 The Life and Letters of William Cowper, Esq. with Remarks on Epistolary WritersChichester: 1809An attractively bound four volume edition of William Hayley's account of the life of poet William Cowper, with examples of his own letters. -
1787 Poems by William Cowper of the Inner Temple, Esq.Dublin: 1787The two volume, attractively bound, fourth Dublin edition of William Cowper's poems. -
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1896 Dumb in JuneBoston: 1896An inscribed early edition of this uncommon book of poetry by Richard Burton. -
1808 PoemsLondon: 1808A two volume, full calf edition of the works of celebrated nature poet William Cowper. -
1806 The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1806A very smart ten volume edition of English novelist and playwright Henry Fielding's collected works, in tree calf bindings. -
1898-1899 The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1898-1899A beautifully bound, limited edition of this complete set of twelve collected works of Henry Fielding, with an introduction by Edmund Gosse. -
1857 Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and MeccahLondon: 1857The 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. -
1821 The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1821A new edition of the works of Henry Fielding in ten bright calf leather bound volumes. -
1762 The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with The Life of the AuthorLondon: 1762The very scarce complete eight volume second edition of English novelist Henry Fielding's collected works. -
1863 Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando PoLondon: 1863An exceptionally bright copy of the two volume first edition of Burton's account of his explorations in West Africa. -
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1931 The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-YezdiPhiladelphia: 1931Richard Burton's famous pseudo-translated poem on Sufi philosophy, signed and inscribed by the illustrator, Willy Pogany. -
1845 Poems by William Cowper, Esq. With a Sketch of his Life by The Rev. T. GreatheedGlasgow: 1845A charming mid nineteenth century edition of the poems of William Cowper. -
1930 The History of Tom Jones A FoundlingLondon : 1930A richly illustrated edition of The History of Tom Jones A Foundling, with this being a first of this edition. -
1787 Poems by William CowperLondon: 1787An early edition of the collected poems of William Cowper, an important Romantic forerunner. -
1903 The Works of Henry Fielding in Twelve Volumes Bound in SixPhiladelphia: 1903The Eton Edition De Luxe limited edition of this collection of works by Henry Fielding in leather binding with beautiful illustrations. -
1893 The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1893An illustrated twelve volume set of the works of Henry Fielding, including his novels Tom Jones, Jonathan Wild and Amelia. -
1821 The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an Essay on His Life and GeniusLondon: 1821A complete set of the works of Henry Fielding, including his most popular and influential works such as 'Amelia' and 'Tom Jones', both of which are early and impressive examples of the English novel. -
1803 The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, ESQChichester: 1803A good second edition of William Hayley's important and influential biography on the Romantic poet William Cowper, complete with illustrations.