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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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1847 The Family Shakspeare, in One VolumeLondon: 1847A handsomely bound full-morocco ninth edition of "The Family Shakspeare," richly illustrated with engraved vignettes and bearing the bookplate of V&A curator Lanto M. Synge. -
1864-1868 3Vol Cassell's Illustrated Shakespeare: The Plays of ShakespeareLondon: [1864-1868]A very pleasing illustrated set of Cassell's 'Illustrated Shakespeare' series, in half calf, with many full-page illustrations by H. C. Selous. -
1745 The Works of ShakespearLondon: 1745An impressive complete mid 18th century edition of the dramatic works of William Shakespeare, from somewhat controversial Shakespearian editor Sir Thomas Hanmer. -
1948 The Sonnets of William ShakespeareLondon: 1948A charming new edition of Brady's rearrangement of Shakespeare's sonnets, with an unclipped dustwrapper. -
1904 Shakespeare's Tragedy of Timon of AthensLondon: 1904A charming edition of one of Shakespeare’s most enigmatic tragedies, with Sir Israel Gollancz’s preface, bound in a delightful full-calf binding with gilt blind stamping. -
1772 The Works of Shakespeare. In Twelve Volumes.London: 1772Handsomely bound in tree calf, this is a wonderful twelve volume edition of the dramatic works of William Shakespeare, from celebrated Shakespearian editor Lewis Theobald. -
1883 Dramatic Works of ShakespeareEdinburgh : 1883A very scarce complete limited edition set of William Shakespeare's works, illustrated with etched plates and presented here in half morocco. -
c1905 6vol A Collection from The Oxford ThackerayLondon: c1905A leather bound collection of six volumes from The Oxford Thackeray, with illustrations throughout. -
1904-1921 The Plays of Shakespeare (Favourite Classics)London: 1904-1921A lovely set comprising forty of William Shakespeare's plays, bound here into twenty volumes. From the 'Favourite Classics' series. -
1858 3vol The Plays of ShakespeareLondon: 1858The complete plays of Shakespeare in three volumes, edited by Howard Staunton and adorned with illustrations by John Gilbert. -
1895 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1895Henry Irving's complete eight volume edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare, beautifully illustrated throughout. -
1843 The Standard Edition of the Pictorial ShakspereLondon: 1846A beautifully bound full calf example of Charles Knight's scarce illustrated edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare. -
1904 Macbeth & Titus AdronicusGlasgow; Edinburgh : 1904A charming pair of miniature volumes of Shakespeare's plays, 'Macbeth' and 'Titus Adronicus'. -
1777 The Beauties of the English Drama; Digested Alphabetically According to the Date of Their PerformancesLondon: 1777A beautifully original binding on this four volume collection of theatrical and poetical passages from a series of renowned authors, such as Shakespeare, Milton and Dryden, bound in full calf. -
1955-1956 2vol The Newcomes & The History of Henry EsmondCambridge: 1955-1956Two smart copies of these illustrated novels from English writer William Makepeace Thackeray, from The Heritage Press. -
1832-1834 The Plays of Poems of ShakespeareLondon: 1832-1834The fifteen volume first Valpy edition of the works of William Shakespeare, in full calf bindings, and illustrated with the plates of Boydell's edition. -
1969 The Complete Pelican Shakespeare - William Shakespeare: The Complete WorksLondon: 1969A smart revised edition of this collection of the complete work of William Shakespeare, with the original slip case. -
1928 Winter WordsLondon: 1928The first edition of the final poetry anthology of Thomas Hardy, in the original dust wrapper. -
1917 Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous VersesLondon: 1917A smart first edition copy of this anthology of brilliant poems by Thomas Hardy, an extensive collection of his poetical works, in the original dust wrapper. -
1894 The Adventures of Philip on His Way Through the WorldLondon: 1894A smartly bound pocket sized edition of this comical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. -
1922-5 Human Shows Far Phantasies, and Late Lyrics and EarlierLondon: 1922-5Two excellent first edition collections of poetry from the renowned Thomas Hardy. -
1896 Jude the ObscureLondon: 1896The scarce first edition, first state of Thomas Hardy's last published novel, in the original cloth. -
1904 SonnetsGuildford: 1904A smart copy of this collection of the sonnets of renowned writer and dramatist William Shakespeare. -
1975 William Shakespeare: A Documentary LifeOxford: 1975The first edition of Schoenbaum's definitive, document-based portrait of Shakespeare’s life, illustrated throughout with folding plates -
1873-76 The Works of ShakespeareLondon: 1873-76The impressive Imperial Edition of the collected works of William Shakespeare, complete with beautiful steel engraved plates. -
1920 9vol The Works of Thomas Hardy in Prose and Verse with Prefaces and Notes: The Wessex NovelsLondon: 1920A nine volume set of the Wessex novels from English writer Thomas Hardy. -
1919 Collected Poems of Thomas HardyLondon: 1919The first collected edition of Thomas Hardy's lyrical, narrative and reflective poems. -
1914 Satires and Circumstance: Lyrics and Reveries With Miscellaneous PiecesLondon: 1914The first edition of this collection of poetry from the renowned poet Thomas Hardy, a mixture of moving poems on the death of his wife, and lighter satirical works. -
1901 Shakespeare's TragediesLondon: 1901A smartly bound collection of the tragedies of renowned playwright William Shakespeare, bound by Riviere & Son. -
1897 The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of TemperamentLondon: 1897The first edition in book form of Thomas Hardy's compelling romance novel set over forty years on the fictional Isle of Slingers. -
1891 A Group of Noble DamesLondon: 1891The first edition of Thomas Hardy's anthology of short stories following ten historic noble dames. -
1913 A Changed Man, The Waiting Supper and Other TalesLondon: 1913A bright example of the first edition of this collection of short stories from celebrated poet and novelist Thomas Hardy. -
1911-1934 11vol The Wessex NovelsLondon: 1911-1934A collection of eleven uniformly bound volumes from Thomas Hardy's Wessex novels. -
1922 Late Lyrics and Earlier With Many Other VersesLondon: 1922The first edition of this collection of poetry from the prominent Victorian Poet, Thomas Hardy', in the uncommon original dust wrapper. -
1915 The OxenHove: 1915A lovely example of the first trade edition of this charming Christmas poem by celebrated poet and novelist Thomas Hardy. -
1915 The Song of the SoldiersHove: 1915An excellent example of the first trade edition of Thomas Hardy's sombre poem, written at the start of the First World War.