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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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1933 The WavesLondon : 1933A scarce copy of the new edition of modernist author Virginia Woolf's most experimental novel. -
1993-94 5vol The Letters of Samuel JohnsonOxford: 1993-1994The respected Hyde edition of Samuel Johnson's letters from 1731-1784. A complete set of five volumes. -
1809 The Works of Mr. A. Cowley; In Prose and VerseLondon: 1809The works of the seventeenth century English poet and author Abraham Cowley, including Samuel Johnson's biography on the author bound in three volumes in modern half calf. -
1947 The Moment and Other EssaysLondon: 1947The first edition of this collection of Virginia Woolf's previously unpublished essays, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. -
1790 The Prince of Abissinia. A Tale.London: 1790A handsome example of the eighth edition of Samuel Johnson's 'Rasselas', in a tree calf binding. -
1805 RasselasLondon: 1805An illustrated edition of Samuel Johnson's popular apologue, an important philosophical fable-like novel. -
1919 Night and DayLondon: 1919The first edition of Virginia Woolf's second novel, an Edwardian-set novel on love and happiness. -
1939 ReviewingLondon: 1939The first edition of Virginia Woolf's short work of literary criticism, discussing the role and purpose of the reviewer. -
1943 The Death of the Moth and Other EssaysLondon: 1943An early edition of this anthology of essays from Virginia Woolf, published the year after her death, and including the notable 'A Letter to a Young Poet'. -
1947 Between the ActsLondon: 1947The fourth impression of Virginia Woolf's final novel, in the original Vanessa Bell dust wrapper. -
1863 The Poetical Works of Johnson Parnell Gray and SmollettEdinburgh: 1863A lovely copy of The Poetical Works of Johnson, Parnell, Gray, and Smollett, with Memoirs, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan, in Bickers & Son fine binding. -
1920 The Voyage OutNew York: 1920A smart example of the first US edition of Virginia Woolf's first novel. -
1947 The Moment and Other EssaysLondon: 1947A smart copy of the first edition of these previously unpublished essays of Bloomsbury author Virginia Woolf. -
1793-5 The Works of the Poets of Great Britain and IrelandDublin: 1793-5Two volumes containing poetry from eighteenth-century British and Irish poets, with a preface and biographical details by Samuel Johnson. -
1796-7 The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray and Samuel JohnsonLondon: [1796-7]A two in one volume featuring the 'Cooke's edition' of the poetical works of the popular Thomas Gray and Samuel Johnson, bound in full calf with engravings. -
1759 The Prince of AbissiniaLondon: 1759The second edition of Samuel Johnson's popular novel, this edition published only a few weeks after the first edition. -
1812 The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia: A TaleLondon : 1812A beautiful leather bound pocket size edition of Samuel Johnson's earliest work. -
1942 The Death of the Moth and Other EssaysLondon: 1942The first edition of this anthology of essays from Virginia Woolf, published the year after her death, and including the notable 'A Letter to a Young Poet'. -
1937 The YearsLondon: 1937The first edition of the final novel published during Virginia Woolf's lifetime, a multi-generational epic set across fifty years, in the original sought-after Vanessa Bell dust wrapper. -
1950 The Captain's DeathLondon: 1950A very scarce proof copy of the first UK edition of this posthumously published collection of short essays by Virginia Woolf. -
1933 The WavesLondon: 1933An Advance Review Copy of the scarce Uniform Edition of Virginia Woolf's experimental novel, being the third impression of the first edition. -
1937 The YearsLondon: 1937A first edition of one of Virginia Woolf's brilliant novels, a good association copy, from the library of fellow Bloomsbury member Barbara Hiles Bagenal. -
1942 The Death of the Moon and Other EssaysLondon: 1942The first edition of Virginia Woolf's posthumous collection of essays. -
1933 Flush a BiographyLondon: 1933The first edition of Virginia Woolf's charming biographical novel on Elizabeth Barrett Browning's cocker spaniel, Flush, complete with the original plates. -
1810 The Lives of the Most Eminent English PoetsLondon: 1810Samuel Johnson's famous biographical sketches of many eminent poets, a new edition in three volumes. -
1919 Night and DayLondon: 1919A smartly rebound first edition copy of Virginia Woolf's second novel, an Edwardian-set novel on love and happiness. -
1801-1811 The Works of Samuel Johnson in Fourteen VolumesLondon: 1801-1811A new edition of the works of Samuel Johnson complete in fourteen uniform leather bound volumes. -
1939 ReviewingLondon: 1939A fine first edition copy of this work of literary criticism by Bloomsbury author, Virginia Woolf. -
1927 The Voyage OutLondon: 1927An excellent copy of noted Bloomsbury author Virginia Woolf's first novel, The Voyage Out. -
1927 To the LighthouseLondon: 1927The first edition of one of Virginia Woolf's most influential works, published by the Hogarth Press. -
1941 Between the ActsLondon: 1941A well preserved copy of Virginia Woolf's final novel, Between the Acts, presented in the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Vanessa Bell. -
1947 The Moment and Other EssaysLondon: 1947A lovely copy of this collection of twenty nine essays by noted Bloomsbury author, Virginia Woolf, in the decorative unclipped dust wrapper designed by Vanessa Bell. -
1942 The Death of the Moth and Other EssaysLondon: 1942The first edition of this anthology of essays from Virginia Woolf, published the year after her death, and in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1938 Three GuineasLondon: 1938The first edition of Virginia Woolf's detailed essay examining her views on fascism, war and women's rights. In the publisher's original unclipped illustrated dust wrapper. -
1793 A Selection from the Harleian Miscellany of TractsLondon: 1793The first abridged edition of this fascinating and scarce collection of religious and political tracts, edited by Dr Johnson and William Oldys. -
1931 The WavesLondon: 1931A nice first edition copy of this experimental novel by Virginia Woolf, one of her most puzzling publications, here in the original beautifully designed dust wrapper by Vanessa Bell.