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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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1867 The Mill on the FlossLondon: [1867]A handsomely bound stereotyped edition of this work in half calf, with seven monochrome illustrations. -
1915 A Christmas CarolLondon: 1915A wonderfully illustrated Arthur Rackham edition of the beloved ghost story 'A Christmas Carol'. An early issue of the first trade edition of the work, bound in the publisher's cloth. -
1929 The Vicar of WakefieldLondon: 1929The first trade edition of Arthur Rackham's beautifully illustrated edition of Oliver Goldsmith's popular mid eighteenth century novel, illustrated with colour plates and retaining the original dust wrapper. -
1925 Where the Blue BeginsLondon [New York]: 1925The first US trade edition of Christopher Morley's illustrated fantasy novel, illustrated in colour by Arthur Rackham and with the original dust wrapper. -
1895 The Works of George EliotEdinburgh and London: 1895A finely bound set of the collected works of George Eliot, a wonderful presentation of her important novels. -
c1892 6vol Novels of George EliotLondon: c1892A uniformly bound collection of new edition and stereotyped edition volumes from George Eliot, with illustrations. -
1866 Felix Holt, the RadicalEdinburgh and London: 1866The first edition of this social novel by George Eliot, based around the 1832 Reform Act. -
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1932 Fairy TalesLondon: 1932Beautifully illustrated with full colour plates, and in the publisher's original vellum binding, this is a charming limited edition collection of the tales of Hans Christian Andersen, signed by illustrator Arthur Rackham. -
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1912 Aesop's FablesLondon: 1912Arthur Rackham's strikingly illustrated edition of Aesop, complete with colour plates, and signed by Rackham. -
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1913 Fables D'EsopeParis: 1913A wonderful example of this signed limited edition of the fables of Aesop, the first French language edition of these fables to feature the illustrations of Arthur Rackham. -
1912-1994 Aesop's Fables Illustrated by Arthur RackhamLondon: 1912-1994Arthur Rackham's fantastic and desirable first Rackham edition in the original decorative cloth binding, housed in a cloth clamshell box. -
1876 The Poetical Works of John MiltonLondon: 1876A beautifully illustrated and handsomely bound volume of the poetry of John Milton, illustrated with engraved plates after J. M. W. Turner. -
1895 The Works of George EliotEdinburgh and London: 1895A handsomely bound half calf set of the twenty-one volume Blackwood's 'Standard Edition' of the works of George Eliot, including her most celebrated novels. -
1889-1898 Novels of George EliotEdinburgh: 1889-1898A smartly bound collection of novels from leading Victorian author, George Eliot, illustrated with plates and vignettes. -
1951-1954 The Confidential Clerk; The Cocktail Party; Poetry and DramaLondon: 1951-1954Three first edition, first impression volumes from leading poet, essayist and playwright T. S. Eliot, each in the original dust wrapper. -
1861-1879 Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe; Bound Together with Impressions of Theophrastus SuchLeipzig : 1861-1879A delightful volume containing two Tauchnitz editions of George Eliot's works. -
1904 The Peradventures of Private PagettLondon: 1904The first edition of William Price Drury's entertaining collection of humorous short stories, illustrated with plates from Arthur Rackham. -
1910 Das Rheingold & die WalkureFrankfurt: 1910A beautifully and colourfully illustrated copy of Richard Wagner's epic drama, the first German Rakcham edition. -
1919 The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and MarvelsLondon: 1919Arthur Rackham's impressively illustrated edition of the popular Ingoldsby legends, illustrated with tipped in colour plates from Rackham. -
1954 The Confidential ClerkLondon: 1954The first edition of T. S. Eliot's successful and influential play, present here in the first issue, and with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1934 The Rock. A Pageant Play Written for Performance at Sadler's Wells TheatreLondon: 1934The first edition of T. S. Eliot's pageant play, exploring the enduring strength of the Church in a secularising world. -
1898 Works of George EliotBoston, Massachusetts: 1898This scarce, near complete set of limited edition volumes from the Holly Lodge Edition of works by the beloved nineteenth-century author George Eliot. -
1899 The Works of George Eliot (The Hawarden Press Edition de Luxe)London: 1899A complete set of the works of leading Victorian writer, George Eliot, being a limited Edition de Luxe with illustrations. -
1949 Nine, a Magazine of Poetry and CriticismLondon: 1949The first number of Peter Russell's influential magazine of poetry and criticism, a scarce work. -
1878 RomolaLondon: 1878A leatherbound copy of this study of city life from English novelist George Eliot. -
1913 Scenes of Clerical Life, Middlemarch, Felix Holt and Adam BedeLondon: 1913Four volumes of popular works by the noted George Eliot, all being Blackwood's 'New Cabinet' Editions. -
1905 Silas MarnerLondon; New York: 1905A smart vellum bound edition of this darkly themed novel on the ruins of the Industrial Revolution by eminent Victorian author George Eliot. -
1908 The Writings of George EliotBoston and London: 1908A beautifully bound twenty-five volume large paper limited edition of the works of George Eliot, in half crushed morocco bindings, and illustrated throughout. -
c1878 RomolaEdinburgh: c1878An excellent copy of a new edition of George Eliot's historical novel set in Florence, in a decorative binding. -
1910 Stories of King ArthurLondon: 1910The first edition of this collection of King Arthur stories, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with four colour plates. -
1909 The Ingoldsby LegendsLondon: 1909Arthur Rackham's beautifully illustrated 'Ingoldsby Legends', illustrated with Rackham's signature colourful ink plates. -
1885-1896 8vols in 7 The Novels of George EliotLondon: 1885-1896An attractive illustrated set of the novels of George Eliot, as well as her short story collection 'Scenes of Clerical Life'. -
1887-1896 9vols in 8 The Novels of George Eliot with George Eliot’s LifeLondon: 1887-1896The complete novels of George Eliot, with her short story collection 'Scenes of a Clerical Life', and a biography arranged and edited by her husband J. W. Cross. -
1891-1896 8vols in 7 The Novels of George EliotLondon: 1891-1896A handsomely bound set of the novels of George Eliot, as well as a short story collection, with many illustrations. -
1856-60 Scenes of a Clerical Life Bound With Three Other NovelsNew York: 1856-60A volume of four novels by popular British Victorian authors bound in one, all first or early American editions, including the very scarce first U.S. edition of George Eliot's debut novel. -
1948 The St. Nicholas AnthologyNew York: 1948An excellent copy of this illustrated collection of short stories originally published in St. Nicholas book for boys and girls.