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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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1964-1966 2vol Set The Bodley Head Scott FitzgeraldLondon: 1964-1966The first two volumes of The Bodley Head's re-publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald's works, in original dust wrappers. -
1762 La Pucelle d'Orleans[Geneve]: 1762An excellent example of the first authorised edition of Voltaire's satire of Joan of Arc, illustrated throughout with engraved plates by Gravelot. -
1968-1972 4vol The Bodley Head Scott FitzgeraldLondon: 1968-1972A smart reprised edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's works from The Bodley Head, being four volumes of a six volume set. -
1945 The Crack-UpNew York; London: 1945The first edition of this posthumously published anthology of essays by F. Scott Fitzgerald, including letters and poems. -
1815 Histoire de l’Empire de Russie sous Pierre le Grand; Siecles de Louis XIV et de Louis XVParis: 1815Early 19th century editions of two historical works by Voltaire, discussing the Russian Empire, Peter the Great, Louis XIV and Louis XV. -
1945 The Crack-UpNew York; London: 1945The first edition of this anthology of essays by F. Scott Fitzgerald, including letters and poems. -
1935 Taps at ReveilleNew York: 1935A smart first edition of this collection of eighteen short stories from F. Scott Fitzgerald, including the tale 'Babylon Revisited'. -
1768 Collection Complette des Oeuvres de Mr. de VoltaireGeneve: 1768The first seven volumes only of the first folio edition of the complete collected works of Voltaire. Illustrated with fantastic engraved plates. -
1949 The Last TycoonLondon: 1949The first UK edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's posthumously published final novel, in the exceptionally bright original dust wrapper. -
1973 Bits of ParadiseLondon: 1973A first edition anthology of previously uncollected short stories by Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. -
1765 Oeuvres de MoliereAmsterdam; Leipzig : 1765A complete collection of the works of J. B. de Moliere, an eighteenth century scarce edition edited by M de Voltaire and illustrated with engravings by J Punt, in uniform full calf bindings, -
1768-77 Collection Complette des Oeuvres de Mr. de VoltaireGeneve: 1768-77The first folio edition of the complete collected works of Voltaire, an original French set in a mottled calf binding complete with illustrations throughout. -
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1982 La Pucelle d'OrleansParis: 1982A smart copy of the Voltaire classic, The Maid of Orleans. In the original French. Illustrated throughout with many erotic coloured and engraved plates. Limited to 3050 copies, of which this is numbered 2024. -
1961 Fridtjof Nansen Explorer Scientist Humanitarian Per Vogt IllusOslo: 1961Per Vogt's illustrated look at the fascinating life of explorer, diplomat and ice skater, Fridtjot Nansen. -
1939 Fridtjof Nansens Saga Jon Sorensen Wolfgang Sonntag German Biography IllusHamburg : 1939A biography of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen. -
1932 Fridtjof Nansen Biography by Fritz Wartenweiler Photographs GermanErlenbach-Zürich: 1932A biography of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen by Swiss writer Fritz Wartenweiler.