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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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1989 Fire Down BelowLondon : 1989The first edition of the gripping third novel of the sea trilogy by acclaimed writer Sir William Golding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
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. -
1956 Pincher MartinLondon: 1956A wonderful first edition of this existentialist novel from British writer William Golding, in the original dust wrapper. -
1955 The InheritorsLondon: 1955The first edition of William Golding's second novel, a work of prehistoric fiction following the extinction of a Neanderthal tribe. -
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. -
1995 The Double TongueLondon: 1995A smart first edition, first impression, of this posthumously published work from British novelist William Golding. -
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. -
1971 The Scorpion God: Three Short NovelsLondon: 1971A smart first edition of this collection of novellas from British writer William Golding. -
1989 Fire Down BelowLondon: 1989A first UK edition of this novel by Nobel Prize winning author William Golding. -
1965 The Hot Gates and Other Occasional PiecesLondon: 1965A smart first edition of this collection of writings from British novelist William Golding. -
1980 Rites of PassageLondon: 1980A smart first edition of William Golding's award winning novel Rites of Passage, with the original dust wrapper. -
1959 Free FallLondon: 1959A smart first edition of this insightful novel from English writer William Golding. -
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1991 To the Ends of the EarthLondon: 1991Brian Aldiss's own fine example of the signed limited edition of William Golding's trilogy of nautical novels set in the early 19th century. -
1959 Free FallLondon: 1959Author Brian Aldiss's copy of the first edition of William Golding's fourth novel following an English painter who is held in a German POW camp in the Second World War. -
1955 The InheritorsLondon: 1955Brian Aldiss's copy of the first edition of William Golding's second novel, a work of prehistoric fiction following the extinction of a Neanderthal tribe. -
1925 2vol The Life of Samuel JohnsonBath: 1925A new edition, complete in two volumes, of Boswell's important biography of Samuel Johnson, illustrated throughout. -
1964 The SpireLondon: 1964The first edition of this popular novel from William Golding, in the publisher's original dust wrapper. -
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. -
1956 Pincher MartinLondon: 1956A smart first edition of this existentialist novel from British writer, William Golding. -
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. -
1971 The Scorpion God: Three Short NovelsLondon: 1971The first edition of William Golding's 1971 collection of three historical novellas. -
1982-1995 5vol A Collection of Works from William GoldingLondon: 1982-1995A smart collection of first editions of works from Nobel Prize winning British novelist and playwright, William Golding. -
1980 Rites of PassageLondon: 1980A smart first edition of William Golding's award winning novel Rites of Passage, with the original dust wrapper. -
1980 Rites of PassageLondon: 1980A smart first edition of William Golding's award winning novel Rites of Passage, with the original dust wrapper. -
1859 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1859A lovely ten volume edition of Boswell's life of Johnson, in half morocco bindings, and illustrated throughout. -
1887 Boswell's Life of JohnsonLondon: 1887James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson, illustrated throughout. -
1831 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1831A new edition of Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson in five uniform volumes edited by John Wilson Croker. -
1831 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1831A bright copy of this uncommon edition of James Boswell's famous biography of Dr Johnson in striking signed binding.