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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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1965-1973 14vol The Prose Writings of Johnathan SwiftOxford: 1965-1973A fourteen volume set of prose writings from the Anglo-Irish literary giant Johnathan Swift, including his satirical Gulliver's Travels and Drapier's Letters. -
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. -
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. -
1926 DavidLondon: 1926The first edition of this biblical drama play by modernist author D. H. Lawrence, a limited edition of five hundred copies. -
1920 Gulliver's Travels into Lilliput and BrobdingnagWilliam Heinemann: 1920The first edition of Jean De Bosschere's charmingly illustrated edition of 'Gulliver's Travels', in a half morocco binding by Zaehnsdorf. -
1933 Lady Chatterley's LoverHamburg : 1933The third impression of this unexpurgated affordable edition of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' published by Odyssey Press. -
c1839 Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the WorldLondon: c1839A handsome pocket book edition of this classic novel from Jonathan Swift, bound in full morocco. -
1950 The Plumed SerpentLondon: 1950A smartly bound copy of this political and mythological novel from English writer D. H. Lawrence. -
1841 Voyages de Gulliver Dans des Contrees LointainesParis : 1841A charming illustrated French edition of Gulliver's Travels, preceded by a biographical and literary note by Walter Scott. -
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. -
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. -
1814 The Works of Jonathan SwiftEdinburgh: 1814An impressive nineteen volume edition of the works of Jonathan Swift. Edited by Sir Walter Scott, this remains one of the most comprehensive collections of Swift's writings. -
1937 Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the WorldLondon: 1937A handsome, leather-bound copy of Jonathan Swift's beloved novel 'Gulliver's Travels', featuring the wonderful illustrations by the renowned artist Arthur Rackham. -
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. -
1930 Love Among the HaystacksLondon: 1930A posthumously published collection of short stories by D. H. Lawrence, a smart copy of this limited edition. -
1929 My Skirmish With Jolly RogerNew York: 1929The first limited edition of D. H. Lawrence's response to the controversy of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' and the rampant piracy of the novel. -
1894 Gulliver's Travels: Into Several Remote Regions of the WorldLondon: [1894]A beautifully illustrated edition of Jonathan Swift's popular novel about the traveller Gulliver, with Gordon Browne's stunning colour illustrations. -
1936 Phoenix: The Posthumous Papers of D. H. LawrenceLondon: 1936The first edition of this literary collection comprising poems, essays, reviews and other papers from controversial English writer, D. H. Lawrence. -
1935 The Drapier's Letters to the People of Ireland Against Receiving Wood's HalfpenceOxford: 1935A smart copy of this illustrated collection of satirical letters from Anglo-Irish writer Jonathan Swift. -
1734-84 The Contrast, a Political Pasticcio, A New Miscellany For the Year 1734London: 1734-84A very scarce political satire by Charles James Fox, bound with four poems by Jonathan Swift. -
1932 The Man Who Died, The Ladybird, The Captain's DollLeipzig: 1932A Tauchnitz edition of three popular short tales by D. H. Lawrence. -
1934 The Tales of D. H. LawrenceLondon: 1934The second impression of this impressive collection of short stories by D. H. Lawrence, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1929 PansiesLondon: 1929The first trade edition of this late anthology of poems by D. H. Lawrence. -
1913 Love Poems and OthersLondon: 1913The first edition of the first volume of poetry published by modernist D. H. Lawrence, author of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', and 'Women in Love'. -
1925 Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine and Other EssaysPhiladelphia: 1925An exceptionally bright copy of the limited edition first edition of D. H. Lawrence's collection of philosophical essays. -
1931 The Man Who DiedLondon: 1931The first edition thus of D. H. Lawrence's short novel, limited to 2,000 copies, and retaining the publisher's original dust wrapper. -
1914 The Prussian Officer and Other StoriesLondon: 1914An excellent first edition of D.H. Lawrence's celebrated collection of short stories, in a half morocco binding.