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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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1842 2 Vols Italy, A Poem and PoemsLondon: 1842A handsomely bound two-volume set of Samuel Rogers’s poetry collections, Italy and Poems, richly illustrated throughout. -
1819 4Vols The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1819The 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. -
1954 The Highland Jaunt: A Study of James Boswell and Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1954Beautifully 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. -
1952-1963 4vol A Collection from the Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James BoswellLondon: 1952-1963A collection of four smart volumes from the Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell. -
1986-1986 2vol Boswell: The English Experiment & The Great BiographerLondon: 1986-1989Two smart volumes from the Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell. -
1887 Boswell's Life of JohnsonLondon: 1887James 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. -
1951-1953 The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James BoswellLondon: 1951-1953Three very smart trade editions from the Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. -
1925 2vols The Life of Samuel JohnsonBath: 1925A two-volume illustrated edition of Boswell's important biography of Samuel Johnson, edited with notes by Roger Ingpen. -
1857 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1857James Boswell's noteworthy biography on the life of Samuel Johnson, bound over ten volumes in half morocco, with engravings throughout. -
1835 10vol The Life of Samuel Johnson Including a Journal of His Tour to the HebridesLondon: 1835A smartly bound set of Boswell's famous biography of Samuel Johnson, featuring illustrations and valuable additions. -
1811 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1811A smartly rebacked set of the influential biography on Samuel Johnson by James Boswell. -
1925 2vol The Life of Samuel JohnsonBath: 1925A new edition, complete in two volumes, of Boswell's important biography of Samuel Johnson, illustrated throughout. -
1901 3vol The Life of Samuel Johnson L.L.D.London: 1901A smartly bound illustrated edition of this well-known biography of English writer Samuel Johnson. -
1962 The Ipcress FileLondon: 1962The sought after first edition of the first spy novel to be written by noted espionage author, Len Deighton. -
1857 Letters of James Boswell Addressed to the Rev. W. J. TempleLondon: 1857A smart first edition of this collection of letters written by James Boswell to the Reverend William Johnson Temple. -
1977-1987 A Collection of Novels and Historical Works by Len DeightonLondon: 1977-1987A very smart collection of first edition novels and historical works surrounding World War Two, by Len Deighton. -
1967 An Expensive Place to DieLondon: 1967A smart first edition of this spy novel by Len Deighton, with the original Top Secret In Transit Docket insert. -
1987-1993 Winter; Mamista; City of Gold; Violent WardLondon : 1987-1993Four first edition of novels by Len Dighton in original dust wrappers. -
1978 SS-GB: Nazi Occupied Britain 1941London: 1978The first edition of this alternative history novel from Len Deighton. -
1975 Yesterday's SpyLondon : 1975A fine copy of the uncorrected proof of Yesterday's Spy by Len Deighton. -
1968-1985 Collection of Len Deighton NovelsLondon: 1968-1985A well presented set of first editions, comprised of the works of Len Deighton, as well as a bibliography of his work. -
1859 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1859A lovely ten volume edition of Boswell's life of Johnson, in half morocco bindings, and illustrated throughout. -
1975 Yesterday's SpyLondon: 1975An extremely smart first edition copy of Len Deighton's spy novel, in the original dust wrapper. -
1967 An Expensive Place to DieLondon: 1967A smart first edition of this spy novel by Len Deighton, in the original dust wrapper. -
1982 Goodbye Mickey MouseLondon: 1982A brilliantly presented historical novel set in Britain in 1944, by British author Len Deighton -
1963 Horse Under WaterLondon: 1963A well presented first edition of the spy novel succeeding Len Deighton's The Ipcress File. -
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1972-1981 Close Up; XPDLondon; New York: 1972-1981A pair of first edition novels by British author Len Deighton. -
1967 An Expensive Place to DieNew York: 1967The first US edition of this thrilling novel from Len Deighton. -
1975 Yesterday's SpyLondon: 1975A very smart first edition of Len Deighton's thrilling novel Yesterday's Spy. -
1976 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little SpyLondon: 1976A well presented first edition of Len Deighton's exciting spy novel. -
1976 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little SpyLondon: 1976A very smart first edition of Len Deighton's exciting spy novel. -
1978 SS-GB: Nazi Occupied Britain 1941London: 1978The first edition of this alternative history novel by British author, Len Deighton. -
1963 Horse Under WaterLondon: 1963A very smart first edition of the second of four Deighton spy novels. -
