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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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c1900 Westward Ho!London: c1900A smartly bound copy of this historical novel from British author Charles Kingsley. -
1889 Hereward the Wake 'Last of the English'London: 1889A smartly bound later edition of this popular historical novel by Charles Kingsley. -
1908 Westward Ho!London: 1908A smartly bound copy of this popular historical novel by Charles Kingsley, an illustrated novel set in the Elizabethan era. -
1897 The Book of the Thousand Nights and a NightLondon: 1897Richard Burton's famed translation of the 'Arabian Nights', a complete illustrated edition. -
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1998 Nervous Times: An Address Given at the Savoy Hotel at the Annual DinnerLondon: 1998A limited edition speech by John le Carre, giving at a meeting of the Anglo-Israel Association, signed by the author. -
1863 The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-BabyLondon: 1863A beautifully bound, first edition of Charles Kingsley's celebrated piece of children's literature, bound by Bayntun-Riviere in half crushed morocco. -
1983 The Little Drummer GirlLondon: 1983A very smart first edition of this spy novel from British writer John le Carre. -
1965 The Looking-Glass WarLondon: 1965The first edition, first impression of this thrilling spy novel by the British author John le Carré, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1890-1902 3vols Poems Volume I, Two Years Ago Volume I, & Yeast: A ProblemLondon: 1890-1902Three smart volumes from English novelist and poet Charles Kingsley. -
1864 The Water-BabiesLondon and Cambridge: 1864A sought after early edition of Charles Kingsley's important children's fantasy novel, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. -
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1896 Dumb in JuneBoston: 1896An inscribed early edition of this uncommon book of poetry by Richard Burton. -
1905-1910 5vol A Collection of Novels by Charles KingsleyLondon: 1905-1910Five smartly bound volumes of works from English social reformer and novelist, Charles Kingsley. -
1929 The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales for My ChildrenLondon: 1929A collection of stories about Greek heroes and mythology, by the noted Charles Kingsley, bound in full crushed morocco and a slipcase. -
1908 The Heroes or Greek Fairy Tales for My ChildrenLondon: 1908A smartly bound copy of Kingsley's retellings of Greek classics, illustrated by the author. -
1920 The Water BabiesLondon: 1920A smart copy of 'The Water Babies', this edition colourfully illustrated by Muriel Dawson, in the original dust wrapper. -
1889-90 Hereward The Wake & HypatiaLondon: 1889-90A smart copy of two novels from English historian, poet, and novelist, Charles Kingsley. -
1890 Westward Ho! & Yeast: A ProblemLondon: 1890A smart copy of two novels from English historian, poet, and novelist, Charles Kingsley. -
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. -
1862 Alton Locke: Tailor and PoetCambridge: 1862A new edition of this popular novel by celebrated author Charles Kingsley. -
1889 Westward Ho!; Hypatia; YeastLondon: 1889Three works of fiction by the celebrated author Charles Kingsley in one volume. -
1891 Westward Ho!London: 1891Classic historical novel by Charles Kingsley in a smart calf binding. -
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. -
1980 Smiley's PeopleLondon: 1980An excellent first edition, second impression of this thrilling novel by john Le Carre, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. -
1977 The Honourable SchoolboyNew York: 1977The first US trade edition of this espionage novel by famous English author John le Carré. -
1889-1890 The Works of Charles KingsleyLondon: 1889-1890A lovely bound collection of the works of Charles Kingsley, three volumes bound in one. -
1890 Yeast: A ProblemLondon: 1890An early edition of Victorian author Charles Kingsley's novel on social injustice, 'Yeast: A Problem', bound in quarter morocco by Oxford Binding. -
1897 PoemsLondon: 1897The pocket edition of this collection of poetry by nineteenth-century writer Charles Kingsley, finely bound in half morocco. -
1899-1903 Hypatia Yeast Hereward the WakeLondon: 1899-1903A uniformly bound collection of three popular Victorian novels by Charles Kingsley, novels with a general religious theme. -
1900-01 Alton Locke, Two Years Ago, and Westward Ho!London: 1900-01Three renowned novels by celebrated Victorian author Charles Kingsley, handsomely and uniformly bound in half calf. -
1848 The Saint's Tragedy; or, The True Story of Elizabeth of Hungary, Landgravine of ThuringiaLondon: 1848The first edition of Charles Kingsley's first published work, a commemorative poetic play about Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. -
1848 The Saint's Tragedy; Or, the True Story of Elizabeth of HungaryLondon: 1848A lovely first edition of Charles Kingsley' biographical verse drama about the life of the thirteenth century saint, Elizabeth of Hungary. -
1923 Westward Ho! or The Voyages & Adventures of Sir Amyas LeighLondon : 1923A charming copy of Charles Kingsley's historical novel Westward Ho!, beautifully illustrated with sixteen coloured plates. -
1880 Charles Kingsley: His Letters and Memoirs of his LifeLondon: 1880A handsomely bound copy of this collection of letters and memoirs of renowned Victorian author Charles Kingsley, illustrated throughout. -
1980 Smiley's PeopleLondon, Sydney, Auckland and Toronto: 1980A smart first edition of John Le Carre's best-selling thriller, the final work in the Karla trilogy. -
1879 Selections from some of the Writings of Charles KingsleyLondon: 1879A scarce collection of the writings of Charles Kingsley, bound in small full calf by Mudie.