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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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1867 The Mill on the FlossLondon: [1867]A handsomely bound stereotyped edition of this work in half calf, with seven monochrome illustrations. -
1895 The Works of George EliotEdinburgh and London: 1895A finely bound set of the collected works of George Eliot, a wonderful presentation of her important novels. -
1986 Going SoloLondon: 1986A very scarce uncorrected proof copy of Roald Dahl's second autobiography, detailing his exploits as a World War II pilot. -
1991-1993 The Vicar of Nibbleswicke & My YearLondon: 1991-1993A delightful pair of first edition Roald Dahl books, including his autobiography 'My Year', and children's story 'The Vicar of Nibbleswicke'. -
c1892 6vol Novels of George EliotLondon: c1892A uniformly bound collection of new edition and stereotyped edition volumes from George Eliot, with illustrations. -
1979 My Uncle OswaldLondon: 1979A very smart first edition of this salacious Uncle Oswald comedy from Roald Dahl. -
1866 Felix Holt, the RadicalEdinburgh and London: 1866The first edition of this social novel by George Eliot, based around the 1832 Reform Act. -
1979 The Canterbury TalesFolkstone: 1979A pleasing copy of this impressive facsimile edition of 'The Canterbury Tales' from the Hengwrt Manuscript and Ellesmere Manuscript. -
1894 The Complete Works of Geoffrey ChaucerOxford: 1894Two 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. -
1895 The Works of George EliotEdinburgh and London: 1895A handsomely bound half calf set of the twenty-one volume Blackwood's 'Standard Edition' of the works of George Eliot, including her most celebrated novels. -
1889-1898 Novels of George EliotEdinburgh: 1889-1898A smartly bound collection of novels from leading Victorian author, George Eliot, illustrated with plates and vignettes. -
1950 The Nun's Priest's Tale of ChaucerLondon: 1950A very smart limited edition of this retelling of Chaucer's tale in modern English, with a Christmas card signed by the publisher. -
1951-1954 The Confidential Clerk; The Cocktail Party; Poetry and DramaLondon: 1951-1954Three first edition, first impression volumes from leading poet, essayist and playwright T. S. Eliot, each in the original dust wrapper. -
1861-1879 Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe; Bound Together with Impressions of Theophrastus SuchLeipzig : 1861-1879A delightful volume containing two Tauchnitz editions of George Eliot's works. -
1892 Chaucer's Canterbury PilgrimageLondon: 1892The Canterbury Tales of Middle English writer Geoffrey Chaucer, epitomised by Scottish classicist William Calder. -
1954 The Confidential ClerkLondon: 1954The first edition of T. S. Eliot's successful and influential play, present here in the first issue, and with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1934 The Rock. A Pageant Play Written for Performance at Sadler's Wells TheatreLondon: 1934The first edition of T. S. Eliot's pageant play, exploring the enduring strength of the Church in a secularising world. -
1870-1890 6vol A Collection of Essays on the Works of ChaucerLondon: 1870-1890A collection of essays and studies on the literary works of Geoffrey Chaucer. -
1868-1890 4vol A Collection of Reference Texts on Chaucer's WorksLondon: 1868-1890A collection of four volumes of reference works from The Chaucer Society on various works. -
1984 Boy: Tales of ChildhoodLondon: 1984A very smart first edition of Roald Dahl's bestselling autobiography, with the original dust wrapper. -
1898 Works of George EliotBoston, Massachusetts: 1898This scarce, near complete set of limited edition volumes from the Holly Lodge Edition of works by the beloved nineteenth-century author George Eliot. -
1899 The Works of George Eliot (The Hawarden Press Edition de Luxe)London: 1899A complete set of the works of leading Victorian writer, George Eliot, being a limited Edition de Luxe with illustrations. -
1949 Nine, a Magazine of Poetry and CriticismLondon: 1949The first number of Peter Russell's influential magazine of poetry and criticism, a scarce work. -
1905 The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer and OthersLondon; Oxford: 1905A limited edition facsimile of the important 1532 folio collecting together the works of Chaucer. -
1892 3vol Studies in Chaucer: His Life and WritingsNew York: 1892A complete three volume first edition of this detailed study on the life and work of Geoffrey Chaucer, from American literary historian Thomas Lounsbury. -
1979 The Canterbury TalesFolkestone : 1979A pleasing copy of this impressive facsimile edition of 'The Canterbury Tales'. -
2019 The Norton ChaucerNew York and London: 2019A very smart first impression of this anthology of the work of Geoffrey Chaucer. -
1737 The Canterbury Tales of ChaucerLondon: 1737A scarce edition of Chaucer's magnum opus, Thomas Morell's edition, which includes only the prologue and 'Knight's Tale'. -
1878 RomolaLondon: 1878A leatherbound copy of this study of city life from English novelist George Eliot. -
1913 Scenes of Clerical Life, Middlemarch, Felix Holt and Adam BedeLondon: 1913Four volumes of popular works by the noted George Eliot, all being Blackwood's 'New Cabinet' Editions. -
1905 Silas MarnerLondon; New York: 1905A smart vellum bound edition of this darkly themed novel on the ruins of the Industrial Revolution by eminent Victorian author George Eliot. -
1908 The Writings of George EliotBoston and London: 1908A beautifully bound twenty-five volume large paper limited edition of the works of George Eliot, in half crushed morocco bindings, and illustrated throughout. -
c1878 RomolaEdinburgh: c1878An excellent copy of a new edition of George Eliot's historical novel set in Florence, in a decorative binding. -
c1870 The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer: A New Text, with Illustrative NotesLondon: c1870A smart copy of this scarce collection of the Canterbury Tales with illustrative notes from Thomas Wright. -
1885-1896 8vols in 7 The Novels of George EliotLondon: 1885-1896An attractive illustrated set of the novels of George Eliot, as well as her short story collection 'Scenes of Clerical Life'. -
1887-1896 9vols in 8 The Novels of George Eliot with George Eliot’s LifeLondon: 1887-1896The complete novels of George Eliot, with her short story collection 'Scenes of a Clerical Life', and a biography arranged and edited by her husband J. W. Cross.