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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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    1. 1910 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in Seven Parts
      1910 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in Seven Parts
      London : 1910
      A beautiful first edition of this popular poem by influential poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge to be illustrated by Willy Pogany, with 20 tipped in colour plates.
      £998.00
      Stock Code: 987G17
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    2. 1971 Lyrical Ballads 1798
      1971 Lyrical Ballads 1798
      Menston: 1971
      An uncommon 1971 edition in its original unclipped dust wrapper.
      £55.00
      Stock Code: 984W20
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    3. 1966-1968 3vol Set Wordsworth Coleridge Keats
      1966-1968 3vol Set Wordsworth Coleridge Keats
      London: 1966-1968
      An uncommon instance of these three titles in their original dust wrappers, bound in smart, deep blue cloth.
      £180.00
      Stock Code: 983W26
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    4. 1842 2 Vols Italy, A Poem and Poems
      1842 2 Vols Italy, A Poem and Poems
      London: 1842
      A handsomely bound two-volume set of Samuel Rogers’s poetry collections, Italy and Poems, richly illustrated throughout.
      £120.00
      Stock Code: 981H8
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    5. 1819 4Vols The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1819 4Vols The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1819
      The new edition complete in four volumes of James Boswell's acclaimed biography of Samuel Johnson, in half green calf with a monochrome portrait frontispiece of Johnson and folding facsimiles of his handwriting.
      £190.00
      Stock Code: 981R4
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    6. 1954 The Highland Jaunt: A Study of James Boswell and Samuel Johnson
      1954 The Highland Jaunt: A Study of James Boswell and Samuel Johnson
      London: 1954
      Beautifully bound in full crushed morocco and illustrated throughout, Moray McLaren offers a comparative study of James Boswell and Samuel Johnson's accounts of their Hebridean Tour.
      £195.00
      Stock Code: 980F26
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    7. 1952-1963 4vol A Collection from the Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      1952-1963 4vol A Collection from the Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      London: 1952-1963
      A collection of four smart volumes from the Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell.
      £170.00
      Stock Code: 977T9
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    8. 1986-1986 2vol Boswell: The English Experiment & The Great Biographer
      1986-1986 2vol Boswell: The English Experiment & The Great Biographer
      London: 1986-1989
      Two smart volumes from the Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell.
      £55.00
      Stock Code: 977T8
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    9. 1887 Boswell's Life of Johnson
      1887 Boswell's Life of Johnson
      London: 1887
      James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson, beautifully bound in half calf, and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work to be edited by George Birkbeck Hill.
      £1,350.00
      Stock Code: 973F41D
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    10. 1926 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
      1926 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
      London: 1926
      Samuel Taylor Coleridge's major Romantic poem, beautifully illustrated with tipped in colour plates by Willy Pogany
      £485.00
      Stock Code: 954F36
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    11. 1849 Notes and Lectures Upon Shakespeare, and Some of the Old Poets and Dramatists
      1849 Notes and Lectures Upon Shakespeare, and Some of the Old Poets and Dramatists
      London: 1849
      An attractive example of the two volume first edition of this posthumously published work of literary criticism from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in full morocco prize bindings.
      £150.00
      Stock Code: 953F46
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    12. 1851 Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
      1851 Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
      London: 1851
      A third edition of this collection of extracts from the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
      £35.00
      Stock Code: 952T98
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    13. 1883 Coleridge's Ancient Mariner
      1883 Coleridge's Ancient Mariner
      London: 1883
      Coleridge's popular poem about a sailor's long voyage, beautifully illustrated by David Scott. A scarce example of David Scott's illustrations, first found in the first illustrated edition of this renowned work.
      £875.00
      Stock Code: 952Z28
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    14. 1844 The Poems of S. T. Coleridge
      1844 The Poems of S. T. Coleridge
      London: 1844
      A smartly bound collection of poetry from Romantic poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
      £90.00
      Stock Code: 948Q18
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    15. 1951-1953 The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      1951-1953 The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      London: 1951-1953
      Three very smart trade editions from the Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 945Y68
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    16. 1829 The Poetical Works of Coleridge, Shelley, and Keats. Complete in One Volume
      1829 The Poetical Works of Coleridge, Shelley, and Keats. Complete in One Volume
      Paris: 1829
      The first collected edition of Keats, this collection of poetry from three of the most celebrated English poets.
      £525.00
      Stock Code: 934Z13
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    17. 1889 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in Seven Parts (Altemus' Edition)
      1889 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in Seven Parts (Altemus' Edition)
      Philadelphia : 1889
      The publisher's large folio edition of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's major poem, with many engraved plates by Gustave Dore.
      £395.00
      Stock Code: 934Y12
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    18. 1925 2vols The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1925 2vols The Life of Samuel Johnson
      Bath: 1925
      A two-volume illustrated edition of Boswell's important biography of Samuel Johnson, edited with notes by Roger Ingpen.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 932M16
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    19. 1836 The Poetical Works of S. T. Coleridge
      1836 The Poetical Works of S. T. Coleridge
      London: 1836
      An anthology of the poetical works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, containing a selection of his important Romantic poetry.
      £90.00
      Stock Code: 932P20
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    20. 1857 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1857 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1857
      James Boswell's noteworthy biography on the life of Samuel Johnson, bound over ten volumes in half morocco, with engravings throughout.
      £295.00
      Stock Code: 925Z26
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    21. 1835 10vol The Life of Samuel Johnson Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides
      1835 10vol The Life of Samuel Johnson Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides
      London: 1835
      A smartly bound set of Boswell's famous biography of Samuel Johnson, featuring illustrations and valuable additions.
      £265.00
      Stock Code: 919T93
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    22. 1811 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1811 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1811
      A smartly rebacked set of the influential biography on Samuel Johnson by James Boswell.
      £140.00
      Stock Code: 917P25
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    23. 1925 2vol The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1925 2vol The Life of Samuel Johnson
      Bath: 1925
      A new edition, complete in two volumes, of Boswell's important biography of Samuel Johnson, illustrated throughout.
      £380.00
      Stock Code: 913T39
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    24. 1910 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
      1910 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
      London: 1910
      The first edition of this popular poem to be illustrated by Willy Pogany, with striking colour plates.
      £695.00
      Stock Code: 901P9
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    25. 1901 3vol The Life of Samuel Johnson L.L.D.
      1901 3vol The Life of Samuel Johnson L.L.D.
      London: 1901
      A smartly bound illustrated edition of this well-known biography of English writer Samuel Johnson.
      £440.00
      Stock Code: 897T31
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    26. 1857 Letters of James Boswell Addressed to the Rev. W. J. Temple
      1857 Letters of James Boswell Addressed to the Rev. W. J. Temple
      London: 1857
      A smart first edition of this collection of letters written by James Boswell to the Reverend William Johnson Temple.
      £150.00
      Stock Code: 890T69
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    27. 1859 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1859 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1859
      A lovely ten volume edition of Boswell's life of Johnson, in half morocco bindings, and illustrated throughout.
      £1,700.00
      Stock Code: 880F25
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    28. 1887 Boswell's Life of Johnson
      1887 Boswell's Life of Johnson
      London: 1887
      James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson, illustrated throughout.
      £70.00
      Stock Code: 868F43
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    29. 1844 The Friend, A Series of Essays
      1844 The Friend, A Series of Essays
      London: 1844
      The three volume fourth edition of poet and literary critic Samuel Taylor Coleridge's short running periodical.
      £95.00
      Stock Code: 868F32
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    30. 1831 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1831 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1831
      A new edition of Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson in five uniform volumes edited by John Wilson Croker.
      £120.00
      Stock Code: 867A23
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    31. 1831 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1831 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1831
      A bright copy of this uncommon edition of James Boswell's famous biography of Dr Johnson in striking signed binding.
      £395.00
      Stock Code: 867A22
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    32. 1860 Boswell's Life of Johnson including their Tour to the Hebrides
      1860 Boswell's Life of Johnson including their Tour to the Hebrides
      London: 1860
      A new edition of Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson by John Wilson Croker.
      £155.00
      Stock Code: 867A20
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    33. 1816 Christabel, Kubla Khan, The Pains of Sleep
      1816 Christabel, Kubla Khan, The Pains of Sleep
      London: 1816
      Three poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the second edition of this smartly bound volume.
      £2,750.00
      Stock Code: 867P35
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    34. 1857 The Dramatic Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
      1857 The Dramatic Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
      London: 1857
      The collected dramatic works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a volume of five plays bound for Magdalene College, Oxford.
      £98.00
      Stock Code: 867P34
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    35. 1925 Boswell's Note Book 1776-1777
      1925 Boswell's Note Book 1776-1777
      London : 1925
      A smart volume of Boswell's notebook, uncommon in the dust wrapper.
      £175.00
      Stock Code: 866B66
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    36. 1966-1986 2 vols The Correspondence of James Boswell
      1966-1986 2 vols The Correspondence of James Boswell
      London : 1966-1986
      Two smart first edition volumes of Boswell's Papers.
      £75.00
      Stock Code: 866B65
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