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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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1931 My Early Life: A Roving CommissionLondon: 1931A smart fifth impression of this illustrated autobiography from Sir Winston S. Churchill covering the period from his birth to around 1902. -
1934-36 2vol Marlborough: His Life and TimesLondon: 1934-1936Two first edition volumes of this biographical work on John Churchill, written by Sir Winston Churchill. Being volumes II and III of IV only. -
1933-1938 Marlborough: His Life and TimesLondon: 1933-1938A pleasing complete first edition of Churchill's four-volume biography of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. -
1933-38 Marlborough His Life and TimesLondon: 1933-38A sought after first impression set in unclipped dust wrappers of Winston Churchill's monumental biography on his ancestor, the Duke of Marlborough, complete with all plates and folding maps. -
1949-2015 12vol A Collection of Works on Sir Winston ChurchillLondon; Boston: 1949-2015A smart collection of twelve volumes on the life and character of British statesman Sir Winston S. Churchill. -
1989 My Early Life & The Boer WarLondon: 1989A particularly scarce new edition of these two vivid autobiographies from Winston Churchill. -
2015 Great ContemporariesLondon: 2015A smart copy of this Folio Society edition of Churchill's collection of biographical essays. -
1933-1938 4vol Marlborough: His Life and TimesLondon: 1933-1938A smart four set collection of Winston Churchill's biography on his ancestor, the first Duke of Marlborough. -
1908 My African JourneyLondon: 1908The first edition of Winston Churchill's account of his five month long trip to East Africa, in the vibrant original illustrated cloth binding. -
1974 The World in Crisis; War SpeechesLondon: 1974'The World in Crisis' and 'War Speeches' of Winston Churchill, taken from the very scarce twenty-five volume 'Centenary First Edition' of Churchill's works. -
1933 Marlborough: His Life and TimesLondon: 1933A smart early edition of this illustrated biographical history from British statesman Sir Winston S. Churchill, volume one only. -
1933 Marlborough: His Life and TimesLondon: 1933A smart early edition of this illustrated biographical history from British statesman Sir Winston S. Churchill, volume one only. -
1932 Amid These Storms: Thoughts and AdventuresNew York: 1932The first US edition of Churchill's essays reflecting on his career, the First World War, politics, his hobbies, and the future. -
1873 John Stuart Mill: His Life and WorksNew York: 1873A memorial for the passing of the renowned philosopher, John Stewart Mill, with biographical sketches by the likes of Henry Fawcett. -
1873 John Stuart Mill: His LifeLondon: 1873The first edition of this very scarce article from the 'Quarterly Review', evaluating a series of critical works on the renowned philosopher John Stuart Mill. -
1874 J. S. Mill: An AutobiographyLondon: 1874A very scarce article from 'Blackwood's Magazine', being an analysis on the autobiography of the renowned philosopher John Stuart Mill. -
1865 Principles of Political Economy with Some of Their Applications to Social PhilosophyLondon: 1865The single volume 'People's Edition' of John Stuart Mill's important discussion of Political Economy, a work credited with helping to establish him as a leading public intellectual. -
1866-73 John Stuart Mill: Notices of His Life and Works, Speech of J. Stuart Mill, England and IrelandLondon: 1866-73Three scarce works by and about John Stuart Mill bound in one volume, regarding manhood suffrage, and the Ireland question. -
1948 Painting as a PastimeLondon: 1948The first edition of Winston Churchill's charming essay on the joys of painting, with colour plates. -
1939 Les Grands Contemporains (Great Contemporaries)Paris : 1939The first French edition of Winston Churchill's collection of twenty-five biographical essays on renowned figures, elegantly bound in half morocco. -
1942 Great ContemporariesLondon: 1942The first Macmillan edition of Churchill's biographical essays, with the original dustwrapper. -
1900 SavrolaLondon: 1900The first edition, second state, of Winston Churchill's early novel, an interesting political tale of revolution. -
1967 An AgeLondon: 1967The first edition of Brian Aldiss's thrilling novel in which a future society has developed a form of psychological time travel, with the aid of a drug reminiscent of LSD. -
1930 My Early LifeLondon: 1930A first edition of Churchill's moving illustrated autobiography of his early life. -
1962-65 A Churchill Anthology, Painting as a Pastime & Churchill: His Life and TimesLondon: 1962-1965A fine three-volume set of Winston Churchill's writings, speeches, biography and words on painting, together with the original slipcase. -
1910 A Dog Day or The Angel in the HouseLondon: 1910The new and cheap edition of this charming children's book following the day of a dog, with illustrations from Cecil Aldin. -
1900 Ian Hamilton's MarchLondon: 1900The second edition of Winston Churchill's personal account depicting his experiences during the Second Boer War. -
1906 Lord Randolph ChurchillLondon: 1906The first edition of Winston Churchill's two volume biography on his father, Randolph Churchill. -
1952 Memoires Sur La Deuxieme Guerre MondialeBruxelles: 1952A smart copy of the second volume of the memoirs of Sir Winston Churchill from the Second World War, in French. -
1873 AutobiographyLondon: 1873The first edition, first issue of the posthumously published autobiography of John Stuart Mill. -
1911 Handley Cross or Mr. Jorrock's HuntLondon: 1911Volume two of the De Luxe edition of this illustrated work from English writer R. S. Surtees featuring the character of Jorrocks. -
1942 Great ContemporariesLondon: 1947A smart second edition of this collection of biographical essays by Sir Winston S. Churchill. -
1922 Right RoyalLondon: 1922The first illustrated edition of this racing ballad from Poet Laureate John Masefield, adorned with illustrations by Cecil Aldin. -
1933 Forty Fine LadiesLondon: 1933A pleasing copy of this series of verses on fox-hunting, illustrated throughout by British artist, Cecil Aldin. -
1913 My DogLondon: 1913A charming children's book telling the amusing tale of a young bulldog, the first edition to be illustrated with colour plates by Cecil Aldin. -
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1934 Time I Was Dead: Pages From My AutobiographyLondon: 1934A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated autobiography from Cecil Aldin, a signed limited edition copy.