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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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1911 Biographies by Lord MacaulayLondon: 1911A handsome example of Lord Macaulay's biographies of Atterbury, Bunyan, Goldsmith, Johnson and Pitt, in a lovely full calf prize binding. -
1964 A Moveable FeastLondon: 1964An wonderful first UK edition of Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published memoir about life in Paris in the 1920s. -
1893 The Life and Letters of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1893A smart copy of the popular edition of the life and letters of Thomas Babington Macaulay, from his nephew. -
1966 Hemingway in MichiganNew York: 1966A very scarce advance proof copy of Dr. Constance Cappel Montgomery's informative biographical study of Ernest Hemingway, examining the time he spent in Michigan in his youth, and how it may have influenced his writing. -
1940 For Whom The Bell TollsPhiladelphia: 1940The first Blakiston edition of Ernest Hemingway's celebrated novel set during the Spanish Civil War, with this edition being published the same year as the first due to a collaboration with Charles Scribner's Sons. -
1964 A Moveable FeastNew York: 1964A book club edition of Hemingway's memoir about his time spent in Paris in the 1920s, a fascinating insight into the country during that era. -
1876 The Life and Letters of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1876A first edition set containing the biography and correspondence of Lord Macaulay, bound in half crushed morocco. -
1898-1911 The Works of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1898-1911A beautifully bound set of the collected works of Thomas Babington Macaulay, an illustrated set, bound by Bumpus. -
1880 The Life and Letters of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1880An insightful and smartly bound biography on Lord Thomas Macaulay, written by his nephew, George Otto Trevelyan. -
1937 To Have and Have NotNew York: 1937An early Grosset and Dunlap edition of this novel set in the US, by Ernest Hemingway, published the same year as Scribner's first edition. -
1964 A Moveable FeastLondon: 1964The first U.K. edition of Hemingway's memoir about his time spent in Paris in the 1920s, a fascinating insight into the country during that era. -
1903 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1903A very smart two-volume set containing Lord Macaulay's critical and historical essays, originally contributed to influential magazine 'The Edinburgh Review'. -
1860 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1860A two volume collection of historical essays by the noted Lord Macaulay. -
1970 Islands in the StreamLondon: 1970A smart first UK edition of this posthumously published novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway. -
1854 Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to The Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1854A collection of Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay's essays, which first appeared in The Edinburgh Review, complete in two volumes. -
1911 Lord Macaulay's Essays and Lays of Ancient RomeLondon: 1911A collection of Lord Macaulay's essays bound in half calf. -
1926 In Our TimeLondon: 1926The first U.K. edition of the first short story collection of Ernest Hemingway, uncommon to see in the original dust wrapper. -
1927 The Sun Also RisesNew York: 1927A smart early edition of one of Ernest Hemingway's best known novels, a brilliant leather bound example of the great American novel. -
1928 The Torrents of SpringNew York: 1928A finely bound copy of this lesser known satirical novel by great American author Ernest Hemingway, the second edition. -
1878 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1878A new edition of Lord Macaulay's critical and historical essays from the Edinburgh Review, handsomely bound in full tree calf. -
1872 Critical and Historical EssaysLondon: 1872An academic work detailing a selection of Lord Macaulay's interests, from Machiavelli to Frederick the Great. -
1851 Macaulay's EssaysLondon: 1851Three of Lord Macaulay's essays contributed to the 'Edinburgh Review' bound in one volume. -
1904 Lays of Ancient RomeLondon: 1904A new edition of Lord Macaulay's popular illustrated book of narrative poems. -
1860 Critical and Historical Essays contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1860The tenth edition of Lord Macaulay's critical and historical essays in three volumes. -
1865 The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1865The miscellaneous writings of Thomas Babington Macaulay in full calf Riviere binding. -
1903 Critical and Historical Essays contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1903Lord Macaulay's critical and historical essays in three volumes edited by F C Montague. -
1898 The Works of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1898-1906Complete group of twelve volumes containing the collected works of Lord Macaulay, in charming uniform Hatchards binding. -
1860 The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1860A complete two volume set off Thomas Babington Macaulay's miscellaneous writings, in a half calf binding with a frontispiece to Volume I. -
1894 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1894Lord Macaulay's critical and historical essays, originally published for the Edinburgh Review, handsomely bound in prize binding for St. Paul's School. -
1866 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1866Two smart mid nineteenth century volumes of the critical essays Lord Macaulay contributed to the Edinburgh Review. -
1878 The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1878A new edition of the miscellaneous works of Thomas Babington Macaulay, handsomely bound in full diced calf prize binding. -
1868 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1868A prize bound copy of Lord Macaulay's critical and historical essays, which were originally published in the Edinburgh Review. With the Harrow School crest displayed through a very bright gilt illustration to the front board. -
1878 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review1878: 1878A leather bound copy of essays written by Thomas Babington Macaulay that were published in the Edinburgh Review. -
1854-61 Collected Works of Thomas Babington MacaulayLondon: 1854-61A fine, Winstanley-bound collection of the essays and British history of Whig Thomas Babington Macaulay. -
1885 Lalla Rookh, an Oriental RomanceLondon: 1885A splendidly illustrated edition of Thomas Moore's verse Lalla Rookh, bound in leather. -
1861 Critical and Historical EssaysLondon: 1861A collection of the acclaimed essays of Thomas Babington Macaulay, originally printed in The Edinburgh Review.