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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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1901 2Vols The Letters of Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1901A 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. -
1924 A Child's Garden of VersesLondon: 1924The 1924 illustrated new edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's collection of children's poems, with detailed, black and white illustrations by Charles Robinson throughout. -
1908 A Child's Garden of VersesLondon: 1908A beautiful 1908 edition of Stevenson's popular and timeless book of children's poetry. -
1908-1910 4vol A Collection of Works from Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1908-1910A smart uniformly bound collection of works from Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, bound by Bumpus Ltd. -
1924 New Arabian NightsLondon: 1924A smart new impression of Robert Louis Stevensons' short-story collection, in signed half calf prize binding. -
1912 Virginibus Puerisque and Other PapersLondon: 1912A smart prize-bound copy of the first collection of Robert Louis Stevenson's essays. -
1919 Virginibus Puerisque and Other PapersLondon: 1919A smartly bound collection of the essays of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson. -
1920 Familiar Studies of Men and BooksLondon: 1920A collection of literary criticisms from the renowned Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson, bound in full crushed morocco. -
1964 A Moveable FeastLondon: 1964An wonderful first UK edition of Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published memoir about life in Paris in the 1920s. -
1922-23 The Works of Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1922-23A smart Bickers bound set of the collected works of Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, each volume illustrated with a frontispiece. -
1910-1912 The Grey City of the North; The City of the West; R. L. Stevenson MemoriesEdinburgh: 1910-1912Three 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. -
1908 A Child's Garden of VersesLondon: 1908A pleasing illustrated edition of this influential volume of children's poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, with colour plates. -
1896 Weir of Hermiston: An Unfinished RomanceLondon: 1896A smart first edition of this unfinished romance novel from Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. -
1893 Island Nights' EntertainmentsLondon: 1893A first UK edition of this charming collection of short stories by writer Robert Louis Stevenson, with illustrations throughout. -
1894 The Ebb-Tide, A Trio and QuartetteLondon: 1894The first edition of this thrilling and terrifying adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne. -
1905-1917 5vol A Collection of Novels by Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1905-1917A smart collection of five volumes from Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, from the Chatto & Windus fine-paper edition. -
1966 Hemingway in MichiganNew York: 1966A very scarce advance proof copy of Dr. Constance Cappel Montgomery's informative biographical study of Ernest Hemingway, examining the time he spent in Michigan in his youth, and how it may have influenced his writing. -
1907-1912 Familiar Studies of Men and Books; Virginibus Puerisque and Other Stories; PoemsLondon: 1907-1912A smart selection of fine paper edition works by Robert Louis Stevenson, including his poems and essays. -
1897 The Book of the Thousand Nights and a NightLondon: 1897Richard Burton's famed translation of the 'Arabian Nights', a complete illustrated edition. -
1913 Kidnapped: The Adventures of David BalfourLondon: 1913A charmingly illustrated edition of this popular historical adventure novel from Robert Louis Stevenson, with colour plates. -
1912 Virginibus Puerisque and Other PapersLondon: 1912A smartly bound new impression of this collection of essays from Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, bound by Bumpus. -
1940 For Whom The Bell TollsPhiladelphia: 1940The first Blakiston edition of Ernest Hemingway's celebrated novel set during the Spanish Civil War, with this edition being published the same year as the first due to a collaboration with Charles Scribner's Sons. -
1964 A Moveable FeastNew York: 1964A book club edition of Hemingway's memoir about his time spent in Paris in the 1920s, a fascinating insight into the country during that era. -
1921 Moral Emblems and Other PoemsLondon: 1921A very smart illustrated collection of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson. -
1937 To Have and Have NotNew York: 1937An early Grosset and Dunlap edition of this novel set in the US, by Ernest Hemingway, published the same year as Scribner's first edition. -
1964 A Moveable FeastLondon: 1964The first U.K. edition of Hemingway's memoir about his time spent in Paris in the 1920s, a fascinating insight into the country during that era. -
1918-1920 25vols The Works of Robert Louis StevensonNew York: 1918-1920A complete twenty-five volume set of the works of popular author Robert Louis Stevenson, including his correspondence, criticism and poetry. -
1911 The Works of Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1911A limited edition collection of works by the noted Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by the celebrated illustrator, Andrew Lang. -
1924-1925 9vol The Works of Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1924-1925A nine volume set from the Waverley edition of the works of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson. -
1899 Virginibus Puerisque and Other PapersLondon: 1899A finely bound twenty-second edition of this collection of essays from Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, bound by Bickers & Son. -
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1896 Dumb in JuneBoston: 1896An inscribed early edition of this uncommon book of poetry by Richard Burton. -
1885-1890 Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde; Golden Halcombes; Old Gateway; Tinted VapoursLondon; Belfast: 1885-1890Four late nineteenth century novels bound together, including the fifth edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde', published in the same year as the first edition. -
1970 Islands in the StreamLondon: 1970A smart first UK edition of this posthumously published novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway. -
1926 In Our TimeLondon: 1926The first U.K. edition of the first short story collection of Ernest Hemingway, uncommon to see in the original dust wrapper. -
1927 The Sun Also RisesNew York: 1927A smart early edition of one of Ernest Hemingway's best known novels, a brilliant leather bound example of the great American novel. -
1928 The Torrents of SpringNew York: 1928A finely bound copy of this lesser known satirical novel by great American author Ernest Hemingway, the second edition.