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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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1961-1969 8vol Set Poems of Alexander PopeLondon: 1961-1969An 8 volume set of works by Alexander Pope, as published by Methuen, all in original dust wrappers. -
1891-1892 2 Vols John Sherman and Dhoya; Makar's Dream and Other StoriesLondon: 1891-1892An interesting pair from T. Fisher Unwin’s Pseudonym Library, uniting early prose by Yeats with satirical Russian moral stories in their original paper wraps. -
1932 Words for Music Perhaps and Other PoemsDublin: 1932A very smart limited edition collection of W. B. Yeats' poems, published under Elizabeth Yeats' private press, Cuala Press. -
1822 The Works of Alexander PopeLondon: 1822An impressive nine volume edition of the celebrated poetry of Alexander Pope, populated with detailed critical insight into his life and work by Joseph Warton. -
1819 The Poetical Works of Alexander PopeLondon: 1819A smartly bound collection of poetry from English Enlightenment writer Alexander Pope. -
c1880 The Poetical Works of Alexander PopeLondon: c1880A smartly bound copy of this collection of poetry from English writer Alexander Pope, with engravings. -
1897 The Secret RoseLondon: 1897The beautifully bound first edition, first issue of W. B. Yeats's late nineteenth century prose collection, illustrated with plates from his brother. -
1733-1734 An Essay on Man. In Epistles to a Friend. Epistle III and Epistle IVLondon: 1733-1734Bright first editions of Epistles III and IV of Alexander Pope's celebrated work of poetry, credited with popularising 'optimistic philosophy' in Europe. -
1766 The Works of Alexander Pope Volume VIII Only Being the Second of His LettersLondon: 1766A smart single volume of the letters of Alexander Pope from a set of his works. -
1767 The Iliad of HomerGlasgow: 1767A pocket-sized edition of Pope's important translation of this monumental Greek epic poem. -
1971 Twenty One Poems by Katharine Tynan: Selected by W. B. YeatsShannon: 1971A scarce 1971 facsimile of a limited edition volume of poetry by Katharine Tynan. The poems in the volume were selected by W. B. Yeats. -
1804-06 The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, The Iliad, The OdysseyLondon: 1804-06A striking and lavishly illustrated set of the works of Alexander Pope, including his translations of Homer's epics. -
1928 The TowerLondon: 1928A wonderful example of the second impression of W. B. Yeats's celebrated poetry collection, in the beautiful pictorial cloth binding, and unclipped dust wrapper. -
1928 The TowerLondon: 1928The second impression of W. B. Yeats's celebrated poetry collection, in the beautiful pictorial cloth binding, and unclipped dust wrapper. -
1940 Last Poems & PlaysNew York: 1940The first US edition of this posthumously published collection of poems and plays by one of the foremost literary figures of the twentieth century, W. B. Yeats. -
c1834 The Beauties of PopeLondon: c1834A scarce, first edition of this selection of poetry and prose from Alexander Pope, compiled by Alfred Howard. -
1940 Last Poems & PlaysNew York: 1940The first edition of this posthumous collection of poems and plays by one of the foremost literary figures of the twentieth century, W. B. Yeats. -
1738 Les Oeuvres de M. Pope Traduite en Francois. Les Principes de la Morale et du GoutParis: 1738Two of the popular poetical works of Alexander Pope translated into French, an early French edition. -
1787-1788 The Works of Alexander PopeLondon: 1787-1788A beautifully illustrated six volume edition of the literary works of Alexander Pope, one of the most prominent English poets of the eighteenth century. -
1770 The Works of Alexander PopeLondon: 1770A late eighteenth century edition of the collected works of Alexander Pope in uniform calf bindings and adorned with lovely engravings. -
1788 The Works of Alexander PopeLondon: 1788Late eighteenth-century illustrated editions of the works of Alexander Pope, uniformly bound in contemporary calf. -
1906 Stories from CarletonLondon: 1906A second impression of this collection of literary fiction by noted Irish author William Carleton, with an introduction by W.B. Yeats. -
1966 Pope: Poetical WorksLondon: 1966Oxford's edition of the poetical works of Alexander Pope as edited by Herbert Davis, complete with its dust wrapper. -
1821 The Poetical Works of Alexander PopeLondon: 1821A beautifully bound large paper edition of the poetical works of Alexander Pope, a wonderful collection illustrated with a frontispiece. -
1931 The Iliad and The OdysseyLondon: 1931A fine, limited edition set of Pope's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey with excellent provenance. -
1806 8 Vols WORKS of Alexander POPE Ed. Lisle BOWLESLondon: 1806A scarce eight volume, leather bound set of The Works of Alexander Pope edited by William Lisle Bowles. -
1812 8vol Works Of Alexander Pope in Verse and Prose Notes And Life Dr. JohnsonLondon : 1812A scarce set of The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Verse and Prose with a Selection of Explanatory Notes and Account of his Life by Dr. Johnson -
1909 2vol Paston Mr Pope His Life And Times 26 Illustrations And 2 PhotogravuresLondon : 1909Mr. Pope His Life and Times by George Paston. With twenty-six illustrations including two photogravure frontispieces. -
1806 10Vol Bowles The Works Of Alexander Pope In Verse And Prose Leather BindingLondon: 1806A handsomely bound complete set of the Works of Alexander Pope.