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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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1914 The Man Upstairs and Other StoriesLondon: 1914The scarce first edition of P. G. Wodehouse's early collection of short stories, a miscellaneous collection of tales about love and romance. -
1909 Love Among the ChickensLondon: 1909The first US edition of P. G. Wodehouse's humorous novel about two friends attempting to run a chicken ranch, illustrated by Armand Both. -
1935 The Luck of the BodkinsLondon: 1935A bright first edition of P. G. Wodehouse's entertaining and humorous novel following the love life of a young man named Monty Bodkin. -
1921 Indiscretions of ArchieLondon: 1921A wonderful first edition of this New York City set humorous tale from P.G. Wodehouse, following a young man's attempts to impress his father-in-law. -
1915 A Christmas CarolLondon: 1915A wonderfully illustrated Arthur Rackham edition of the beloved ghost story 'A Christmas Carol'. An early issue of the first trade edition of the work, bound in the publisher's cloth. -
1929 The Vicar of WakefieldLondon: 1929The first trade edition of Arthur Rackham's beautifully illustrated edition of Oliver Goldsmith's popular mid eighteenth century novel, illustrated with colour plates and retaining the original dust wrapper. -
1925 Where the Blue BeginsLondon [New York]: 1925The first US trade edition of Christopher Morley's illustrated fantasy novel, illustrated in colour by Arthur Rackham and with the original dust wrapper. -
1924 Bill the ConquerorLondon: 1924A variant cloth first edition of this comical novel by P. G. Wodehouse. -
1929-38 Four P. G. Wodehouse WorksLondon; Leipzig: 1929-38A uniformly bound set of four novels and short story collections by P. G. Wodehouse. -
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1932 Fairy TalesLondon: 1932Beautifully illustrated with full colour plates, and in the publisher's original vellum binding, this is a charming limited edition collection of the tales of Hans Christian Andersen, signed by illustrator Arthur Rackham. -
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1912 Aesop's FablesLondon: 1912Arthur Rackham's strikingly illustrated edition of Aesop, complete with colour plates, and signed by Rackham. -
1979 The Canterbury TalesFolkstone: 1979A pleasing copy of this impressive facsimile edition of 'The Canterbury Tales' from the Hengwrt Manuscript and Ellesmere Manuscript. -
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1913 Fables D'EsopeParis: 1913A wonderful example of this signed limited edition of the fables of Aesop, the first French language edition of these fables to feature the illustrations of Arthur Rackham. -
1912-1994 Aesop's Fables Illustrated by Arthur RackhamLondon: 1912-1994Arthur Rackham's fantastic and desirable first Rackham edition in the original decorative cloth binding, housed in a cloth clamshell box. -
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. -
1876 The Poetical Works of John MiltonLondon: 1876A beautifully illustrated and handsomely bound volume of the poetry of John Milton, illustrated with engraved plates after J. M. W. Turner. -
1911 The Poems of William WordsworthLondon: 1911A beautifully bound edition of the collected poems of William Wordsworth, in half morocco from Hatchards of Piccadilly. -
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. -
1924 Georgian Stories 1924London: 1924The vanishingly scarce first edition of this anthology of short stories, in the original 1920s dust wrapper. -
1960 Jeeves in the OffingLondon: 1960The first edition of the eighth Jeeves novel, an entertaining comedy by P. G. Wodehouse. -
1933 Mulliner NightsLondon: 1933The first edition of this collection of short stories by the renowned P. G. Wodehouse, with the scarce dust wrapper adhered to the endpapers. -
1892 Chaucer's Canterbury PilgrimageLondon: 1892The Canterbury Tales of Middle English writer Geoffrey Chaucer, epitomised by Scottish classicist William Calder. -
1904 The Peradventures of Private PagettLondon: 1904The first edition of William Price Drury's entertaining collection of humorous short stories, illustrated with plates from Arthur Rackham. -
1910 Das Rheingold & die WalkureFrankfurt: 1910A beautifully and colourfully illustrated copy of Richard Wagner's epic drama, the first German Rakcham edition. -
1919 The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and MarvelsLondon: 1919Arthur Rackham's impressively illustrated edition of the popular Ingoldsby legends, illustrated with tipped in colour plates from Rackham. -
1904 William Tell Told AgainLondon: 1904The first edition of this early title by P. G. Wodehouse, comprised of a poetical retelling of the legend of William Tell, complete with fifteen colourful illustrations from Philip Dadd. -
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. -
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'. -
1933-4 Something Fresh & Uneasy MoneyLondon: 1933-4A collection of two entertaining novels written by P. G. Wodehouse, each in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. -
c1935-1952 A Collection of Five Novels by P. G. WodehouseLondon: c1935-1952A collection of five, well presented novels written by P. G. Wodehouse, each an early impression of the work. -
1952-1959 Pigs Have Wings; Barmy in Wonderland; A Few Quick OnesLondon: 1952-1959The first editions of three humorous 1950s P.G. Wodehouse works, 'Pigs Have Wings', 'Barmy in Wonderland', and 'A Few Quick Ones'.