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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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1931-1950 5Vols Selected Works of George Bernard ShawLondon: 1931-1950A very pleasing set of selected works by George Bernard Shaw in the publisher's original cloth. -
1931-1937 6vol The Works of George Bernard ShawLondon: 1931-1937Six fascinating works from the eminent George Bernard Shaw, including fourteen plays and two critiques. -
2000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireLondon : 2000The first edition of the fourth novel in the famous Harry Potter series, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
2000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireLondon : 2000The first edition of the fourth novel in the famous Harry Potter series, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1913 Poe and His PoetryLondon: 1913A literary biography and critique of Edgar Allen Poe and his poetry. A scarce first edition. -
1912 The Bells and Other PoemsLondon: 1912Beautifully illustrated throughout with colour plates by Edmund Dulac, this is a wonderful first edition of Edgar Allan Poe's most celebrated poetical works. -
1929 The Christmas Bookman: A Portfolio of Pictures by Edmund Dulac Illustrating Poems by Edgar Allan PoeLondon: 1929A Christmas edition of The Bookman, featuring a collection of poems by Edgar Allan Poe accompanied by fantastic colour illustrations by Edmund Dulac. -
1951 Thirty Years With G. B. SLondon: 1951A fascinating and insightful biographical work on Bernard Shaw by his private secretary Blanche Patch, previously owned by a member of Holbrook Jackson's family. -
1946 2vol Selected Plays of Bernard ShawLondon: 1946A smartly bound set of two volumes containing six of the plays of Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, published in celebration of his ninetieth birthday. -
2003 Harrius Potter et Philosophi LapisLondon: 2003An early impression of this Latin translation of the beloved first Harry Potter novel, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. -
2007 Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsLondon: 2007An excellent first edition of this record-breaking final instalment to the Harry Potter series, complete with the original variant adult dust wrapper. -
2001-2008 Quidditch Through the Ages; Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them; The Tales of Beedle the BardLondon: 2001-2008A fine set of Harry Potter fictitious guides, together with Rowling's book of fairy tales, all being first impressions. -
1926 The Perfect WagerniteNew York: 1926Bernard Shaw's astute commentary on Richard Wagner's 'Ring' cycle. -
1997-2007 The Harry Potter SeriesLondon: 1997-2007An excellent complete set of the wildly popular Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, including four first impressions. -
1934 PrefacesLondon: 1934A fine example of the first edition of this collection of literary criticism and political writing from George Bernard Shaw. -
1927 The Plays of Bernard ShawLondon: 1927An excellent pocket book collection of the plays of Bernard Shaw, housed in the original display box and with several of the scarce original glassine dust wrappers. -
1895 The Works of Edgar Allan PoeLondon: 1895A scarce complete ten volume set of the works of American literary icon Edgar Allan Poe, bearing a number of full plate illustrations from Albert Edward Sterner. -
1933-1940 A Draft of XXX Cantos; Cantos LII-LXXI; A Draft of Cantos XXXI-XLILondon: 1933-1940The first editions of three volumes of Ezra Pound’s lengthy modernist epic ‘The Cantos’, retaining the original dust wrappers. -
1932 The Adventures of the Black Girl in her Search for GodLondon: 1932A first impression of this collection of stories by George Bernard Shaw, illustrated with the engravings of John Farleigh. -
2007 Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsLondon: 2007A pleasing true first edition of J. K. Rowling's seventh and final novel in her beloved Harry Potter series. -
1930-2 The Collected Works of Bernard ShawNew York: 1930-2A complete collection of the Ayot St. Lawrence, limited edition set of the works of Bernard Shaw, in the very scarce dust wrapper. . -
1988-1992 4vol Bernard ShawLondon: 1988-1992A complete four volume first edition of this illustrated work on Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. -
1908 The Sanity of Art: An Exposure of the Current Nonsense about Artists being DegenerateLondon: 1908The first edition of George Bernard Shaw's essay in response to Max Nordau's 'Degeneration'. -
2000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireLondon: 2000The first edition, first impression of J. K. Rowling's fourth Harry Potter novel, in the original dust wrapper. -
1931 Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw: A CorrespondenceLondon: 1931A lovely limited edition of this volume of correspondence between Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw, complete in the original slip case. -
2000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireLondon: 2000A wonderful first edition of the enchanting fourth book of the Harry Potter series. -
2000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireLondon: 2000A wonderful first edition of the enchanting fourth book of the Harry Potter series. -
1930 The Apple Cart: A Political ExtravaganzaLondon: 1930A smart first edition of this satirical comedy from Irish writer Bernard Shaw, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1999 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanLondon: 1999A paperback first edition of J. K. Rowling's third book in the popular Harry Potter series. -
1999 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanLondon: 1999A first edition of J. K. Rowling's third installment to the popular Harry Potter series, a paperback edition. -
2017 Newt Scamander: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemLondon: 2017A fine, first edition of this profusely illustrated edition of J. K. Rowling's 'Fantastic Beasts'. -
2000-2007 Harry Potter Books 4, 5, 6 & 7London: 2000-2007A fine collection of first editions of the final four novels in J. K. Rowling's series set in the wonderful wizarding world of Harry Potter. -
1914-23 Misalliance and Androcles and the LionLondon: 1914-23Two smart volumes containing six popular plays of the leading Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, uncommon to see in early dust wrappers. -
1931-1932 28 Vols The Works of George Bernard ShawLondon: 1930-193228 volumes of this limited edition set of the works of George Bernard Shaw -
c1910 Poe's Tales and PoemsNew York: c1910An exceptionally lovely set of four volumes of the poems and short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, including 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and 'The Gold-Bug'. -
1900 3vol Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe[London]: 1900A unique set of Edgar Allan Poe's works compiled in three volumes by Bernard Coleridge, the 2nd Baron Coleridge.