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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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1901 2Vols The Letters of Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1901A nice set, complete in two volumes, of the letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, edited and with an introduction by his friend, Sir Sidney Colvin, with two portrait frontispieces to each volume. -
1924 A Child's Garden of VersesLondon: 1924The 1924 illustrated new edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's collection of children's poems, with detailed, black and white illustrations by Charles Robinson throughout. -
1920 Touch & GoLondon: 1920A first edition of D. H. Lawrence’s Touch and Go, a post-war drama of class conflict and alienation inspired by the 1919 coal strikes. -
1908 A Child's Garden of VersesLondon: 1908A beautiful 1908 edition of Stevenson's popular and timeless book of children's poetry. -
1908-1910 4vol A Collection of Works from Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1908-1910A smart uniformly bound collection of works from Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, bound by Bumpus Ltd. -
1930 Nettles: Criterion Miscellany, No. 11London: 1930A first edition copy of this collection of poetry by renowned modernist author D. H. Lawrence, part of the Criterion Miscellany. -
1924 New Arabian NightsLondon: 1924A smart new impression of Robert Louis Stevensons' short-story collection, in signed half calf prize binding. -
1912 Virginibus Puerisque and Other PapersLondon: 1912A smart prize-bound copy of the first collection of Robert Louis Stevenson's essays. -
1919 Virginibus Puerisque and Other PapersLondon: 1919A smartly bound collection of the essays of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson. -
1920 Familiar Studies of Men and BooksLondon: 1920A collection of literary criticisms from the renowned Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson, bound in full crushed morocco. -
1926 DavidLondon: 1926The first edition of this biblical drama play by modernist author D. H. Lawrence, a limited edition of five hundred copies. -
1922-23 The Works of Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1922-23A smart Bickers bound set of the collected works of Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, each volume illustrated with a frontispiece. -
1910-1912 The Grey City of the North; The City of the West; R. L. Stevenson MemoriesEdinburgh: 1910-1912Three delightful first edition works, each in the original wrappers designed by celebrated artist Jessie M. King. Including two of King's own works on the cities of Scotland, and an illustrated biography of Scottish literary titan Robert Louis Stevenson. -
1933 Lady Chatterley's LoverHamburg : 1933The third impression of this unexpurgated affordable edition of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' published by Odyssey Press. -
1908 A Child's Garden of VersesLondon: 1908A pleasing illustrated edition of this influential volume of children's poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, with colour plates. -
1950 The Plumed SerpentLondon: 1950A smartly bound copy of this political and mythological novel from English writer D. H. Lawrence. -
1896 Weir of Hermiston: An Unfinished RomanceLondon: 1896A smart first edition of this unfinished romance novel from Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. -
1893 Island Nights' EntertainmentsLondon: 1893A first UK edition of this charming collection of short stories by writer Robert Louis Stevenson, with illustrations throughout. -
1894 The Ebb-Tide, A Trio and QuartetteLondon: 1894The first edition of this thrilling and terrifying adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne. -
1905-1917 5vol A Collection of Novels by Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1905-1917A smart collection of five volumes from Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, from the Chatto & Windus fine-paper edition. -
1941 The Ship of Death and Other PoemsLondon: 1941A smart first edition copy of this anthology of twenty-eight poems by D. H. Lawrence. -
1912 The TrespasserLondon: 1912The first edition, second impression of D. H. Lawrence's second novel inspired by Helen Corke's affair with a married man. -
1907-1912 Familiar Studies of Men and Books; Virginibus Puerisque and Other Stories; PoemsLondon: 1907-1912A smart selection of fine paper edition works by Robert Louis Stevenson, including his poems and essays. -
1913 Kidnapped: The Adventures of David BalfourLondon: 1913A charmingly illustrated edition of this popular historical adventure novel from Robert Louis Stevenson, with colour plates. -
1935 Lawrence of Arabia MemorialNot Stated: 1935A fine example of this pamphlet discussing plans for the memorial bust of T. E. Lawrence, which was unveiled at St. Paul's Cathedral the following year. -
1912 Virginibus Puerisque and Other PapersLondon: 1912A smartly bound new impression of this collection of essays from Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, bound by Bumpus. -
1921 Moral Emblems and Other PoemsLondon: 1921A very smart illustrated collection of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson. -
1955 The Mint: A Day-Book of the R. A. F. Depot Between August and December 1922London: 1955An exceptional limited edition example of T. E. Lawrence's memoirs of his time enlisted in the Royal Air Force. -
1926 DavidLondon: 1926The first edition of this biblical drama play by modernist author D. H. Lawrence. -
1914 The Widowing of Mrs. HolroydLondon: 1914The first edition of this drama told in three acts by D. H. Lawrence, a dramatisation of his earlier short stories 'Odour of Chrysanthemums'. -
1930 A Propos of Lady Chatterley's LoverLondon: 1930The first trade edition of D. H. Lawrence defensive essay about his controversial novel, 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', a superior copy in a dust wrapper. -
1929 PansiesLondon: 1929The first trade edition of this later anthology of the brilliant poetry of D. H. Lawrence. -
1968 Phoenix II: Uncollected, Unpublished and Other Prose WorksLondon: 1968A smart first edition of the second 'Phoenix' anthology, comprising D. H. Lawrence's previously unpublished and unknown works. -
1962 2vol The Collected Letters of D. H. LawrenceLondon: 1962A smart complete two volume set of the first edition of this collection of correspondence by renowned English writer David Herbert Lawrence. -
1930 Love Among the HaystacksLondon: 1930A bright example of this posthumously published collection of short stories by D. H. Lawrence, in the original dust wrapper. -
1923 Birds, Beasts and Flowers: PoemsAdelphi: 1923A smart first US edition of this collection of poetry from English writer D. H. Lawrence, the author's presentation copy.