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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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1910 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in Seven PartsLondon : 1910A beautiful first edition of this popular poem by influential poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge to be illustrated by Willy Pogany, with 20 tipped in colour plates. -
1971 Lyrical Ballads 1798Menston: 1971An uncommon 1971 edition in its original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1893 Stories & Fairytales by Hans Christian AndersenLondon: 1893Charmingly illustrated throughout by Gaskin, this is a wonderful example of the two volume first English language translation of Andersen's tales by H. Oskar Sommer. -
1966-1968 3vol Set Wordsworth Coleridge KeatsLondon: 1966-1968An uncommon instance of these three titles in their original dust wrappers, bound in smart, deep blue cloth. -
1931 Fairy TalesLondon: 1931A beautifully illustrated collection of fairy tales from the renowned Hans Christian Anderson, illustrated in colour by Harry Clarke. -
1926 The Rime of the Ancient MarinerLondon: 1926Samuel Taylor Coleridge's major Romantic poem, beautifully illustrated with tipped in colour plates by Willy Pogany -
1928 UlyssesParis: 1928James Joyce's monumental modernist novel, a sought after early edition of this important work. -
1849 Notes and Lectures Upon Shakespeare, and Some of the Old Poets and DramatistsLondon: 1849An attractive example of the two volume first edition of this posthumously published work of literary criticism from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in full morocco prize bindings. -
1893 Stories and Fairytales Volume ILondon: 1893A wonderfully illustrated collection of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytales. -
1851 Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor ColeridgeLondon: 1851A third edition of this collection of extracts from the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. -
1883 Coleridge's Ancient MarinerLondon: 1883Coleridge's popular poem about a sailor's long voyage, beautifully illustrated by David Scott. A scarce example of David Scott's illustrations, first found in the first illustrated edition of this renowned work. -
1998 UlyssesLondon: 1998A very smart illustrated edition of this important modernist novel from Irish writer James Joyce, from The Folio Society. -
1844 The Poems of S. T. ColeridgeLondon: 1844A smartly bound collection of poetry from Romantic poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge. -
1853 The Ladder of LaughterLondon: 1853A vanishingly scarce anthology of the beloved fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. -
1918 Zwolf mit der Post: Ein NeujahrsmarchenWien: 1918A pleasing copy of this German with coloured illustrations and a calendar for the year 1919. -
1829 The Poetical Works of Coleridge, Shelley, and Keats. Complete in One VolumeParis: 1829The first collected edition of Keats, this collection of poetry from three of the most celebrated English poets. -
1889 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in Seven Parts (Altemus' Edition)Philadelphia : 1889The publisher's large folio edition of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's major poem, with many engraved plates by Gustave Dore. -
1931 Haveth Childers Everywhere: Fragment of Work in ProgressLondon: 1931The first UK edition of this excerpt of James Joyce's 'Work in Progress', a work that would later be published as 'Finnegan's Wake'. -
1836 The Poetical Works of S. T. ColeridgeLondon: 1836An anthology of the poetical works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, containing a selection of his important Romantic poetry. -
1947 UlyssesLondon: 1947The third unlimited edition of James Joyce's monumental modernist novel, a sought after early edition of this important work. -
1926 UlyssesParis: 1926An attractively rebound eighth printing of James Joyce's modernist masterpiece, 'Ulysses'. -
1910 The Rime of the Ancient MarinerLondon: 1910The first edition of this popular poem to be illustrated by Willy Pogany, with striking colour plates. -
1952 Pomes PenyeachLondon: 1952The second published collection of poems by the pioneering author James Joyce. -
1960 UlyssesLondon: 1960A smart first impression of the new edition of this modernist novel, with the sixth impression dust wrapper from the film adaptation. -
1995 Hans Anderson's Fairy TalesLondon: 1995A smart copy of this brightly illustrated collection of fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, published by The Folio Society. -
1923 Hans Andersen's Fairy TalesNottingham: 1923A colourfully illustrated edition of the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, a smart copy in the original dust wrapper. -
1932 Two Tales of Shem and ShaunLondon: 1932The first trade edition of these two short tales from James Joyce, works that would eventually appear in Joyce's 1939 novel, 'Finnegans Wake'. -
1844 The Friend, A Series of EssaysLondon: 1844The three volume fourth edition of poet and literary critic Samuel Taylor Coleridge's short running periodical. -
1816 Christabel, Kubla Khan, The Pains of SleepLondon: 1816Three poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the second edition of this smartly bound volume. -
1857 The Dramatic Works of Samuel Taylor ColeridgeLondon: 1857The collected dramatic works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a volume of five plays bound for Magdalene College, Oxford. -
1850 The FriendLondon: 1850The fourth edition of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'The Friend', a series of essays concerning literary, moral, and philosophic matters. -
1830 The Devil's Walk and The Devil's VisitLondon: 1830A Birdsall bound first edition of two satirical poems about the devil bound together, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey's popular poem 'The Devil's Walk', and illustrations by Robert Cruikshank. -
1849 Tales From DenmarkLondon: 1849An illustrated collection of the important fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, a nice edition with illustrations by Count Pocci. -
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1872 Fem Digte af Theokritos Illustrerede af Lorenz FrolichKjobenhavn: 1872An uncommon, Danish edition of Theokritos' poetry. Signed by the prolific Danish author of fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen. Dedicated in his hand, to a close friend. -
1818 The Friend: a Series of Essays, in Three VolumesLondon: 1818A complete three volume set of the essays Coleridge published in his 'The Friend' periodical, each volume with the half-title present.