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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. 1901 The Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb
      1901 The Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb
      London : 1901
      A delightful collection of conversational essays by Charles Lamb, bound by Hatchards in quarter morocco.
      £75.00
      Stock Code: 984G20
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    2. 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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    3. 1915 The Essays of Elia
      1915 The Essays of Elia
      London: 1915
      A vibrant Riviere bound edition of Charles Lamb's charming collection of essays, beautifully illustrated by C. E. Brock.
      £125.00
      Stock Code: 968F37
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    4. 1926 The Essays of Elia, and, The Last Essays of Elia
      1926 The Essays of Elia, and, The Last Essays of Elia
      London: 1926
      A striking Riviere bound set of Charles Lamb's complete 'Essays of Elia', a lovely set illustrated by Charles E. Brock.
      £295.00
      Stock Code: 968P38
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    5. 1936 The African Queen
      1936 The African Queen
      London: 1936
      The scarce 'cheap edition' of C.S. Forester's thrilling novel about the adventures of a Christian missionary and a steamer captain who travel up a treacherous river in German East Africa.
      £65.00
      Stock Code: 964F51
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    6. 1926 Payment Deferred
      1926 Payment Deferred
      London: 1926
      A handsome example of the first edition of C. S. Foreser's psychological crime novel, a departure from his usual tales of naval adventure.
      £430.00
      Stock Code: 964F48
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    7. 1940 The Earthly Paradise
      1940 The Earthly Paradise
      London: 1940
      The first edition of this from author of the 'Horatio Hornblower' series, C. S. Forester.
      £140.00
      Stock Code: 964Y42
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    8. 1941 The Captain from Connecticut
      1941 The Captain from Connecticut
      London: 1941
      The first edition of C. S. Forester's nautical novel depicting the War of 1812, with an American captain protagonist.
      £60.00
      Stock Code: 964Y41
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    9. 1948 The Sky and the Forest
      1948 The Sky and the Forest
      London: 1948
      A smart first edition of this tale of one primitive tribe's struggle against slave traders, written by C. S. Forester.
      £60.00
      Stock Code: 964Y40
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    10. 1951 Randall and the River of Time
      1951 Randall and the River of Time
      London: 1951
      A pleasing first edition of this sweeping World War I novel from C. S. Forester.
      £90.00
      Stock Code: 964Y39
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    11. 1946 Plain Murder
      1946 Plain Murder
      London: 1946
      An uncommon impression of C. S. Forester's gripping crime novel, this copy with a particularly very scarce dust wrapper.
      £49.00
      Stock Code: 964Y38
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    12. 1943 The Ship
      1943 The Ship
      London: 1943
      The first edition of this gripping WWII nautical novel by C. S. Forester, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 964Y37
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    13. 1876 The Life, Letters, and Writings of Charles Lamb
      1876 The Life, Letters, and Writings of Charles Lamb
      London: 1876
      A set of the collected writings and biography on Charles Lamb, including his best known works.
      £250.00
      Stock Code: 956P27
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    14. 1874 Mary and Charles Lamb: Poems, Letters, and Remains
      1874 Mary and Charles Lamb: Poems, Letters, and Remains
      London: 1874
      The scarce first edition of this charmingly illustrated biographical study of English writers and siblings Charles and Mary Lamb.
      £85.00
      Stock Code: 955F37
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    15. 1933 Everybody's Lamb: Being a Selection from The Essays of Elia, The Letter, and The Miscellaneous Prose of Charles Lamb
      1933 Everybody's Lamb: Being a Selection from The Essays of Elia, The Letter, and The Miscellaneous Prose of Charles Lamb
      London: 1933
      A smart first edition of this collection of writings from English essayist Charles Lamb, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper.
      £125.00
      Stock Code: 953T76
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    16. 1958 Hornblower in the West Indies
      1958 Hornblower in the West Indies
      London: 1958
      The first edition of the C. S. Forester's final Hornblower novel, his only novel in the series set during peacetime.
      £125.00
      Stock Code: 950P45
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    17. 1923 The Essays of Elia
      1923 The Essays of Elia
      London: 1923
      A leatherbound copy of Lamb's popular collection of essays from the Harrap Library.
      £30.00
      Stock Code: 930T97
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    18. 1951 Randall and the River of Time
      1951 Randall and the River of Time
      London: 1951
      The first edition of C. S. Forester's novel, set during the last one-hundred days of the First World War.
      £54.00
      Stock Code: 922F20
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    19. 1952 Lieutenant Hornblower
      1952 Lieutenant Hornblower
      London: 1952
      The first edition of C. S. Forester's seventh published Horatio Hornblower novel, the second in the series chronologically.
      £75.00
      Stock Code: 921F13
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    20. 1958 Hornblower in the West Indies
      1958 Hornblower in the West Indies
      London: 1958
      The first edition of the C. S. Forester's final Hornblower novel, in the original illustrated dust wrapper.
      £105.00
      Stock Code: 921F2
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    21. 1905 Library of English Prose: Volume Two Last Essays of Elia
      1905 Library of English Prose: Volume Two Last Essays of Elia
      Edinburgh: 1905
      A smart copy of the second volume of Charles Lamb's Essays of Elia, the Last Essays of Elia.
      £30.00
      Stock Code: 907T47
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    22. 1899-1900 12vol The Life and Works of Charles Lamb
      1899-1900 12vol The Life and Works of Charles Lamb
      London: 1899-1900
      A smart complete set of this limited edition de luxe series of works by Charles Lamb, with the author's life.
      £750.00
      Stock Code: 896T18
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    23. 1948 The Sky and the Forest
      1948 The Sky and the Forest
      London: 1948
      A smart first edition copy of this C. S. Forester novel, set amongst conflict between Europeans and a tribe in Central Africa.
      £90.00
      Stock Code: 893P28
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    24. 1950 The African Queen
      1950 The African Queen
      London: 1950
      A bright 1950 edition of C.S. Forester's thrilling novel about the adventures of a Christian missionary and a steamer captain who travel up a treacherous river in German East Africa.
      £45.00
      Stock Code: 883F1
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    25. 1872 The Works of William Hogarth
      1872 The Works of William Hogarth
      London: 1872
      A scarce two volume study of the work of English artist William Hogarth, with an essay on Hogarth by Charles Lamb.
      £90.00
      Stock Code: 881F26
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    26. 1901 A Masque of Days
      1901 A Masque of Days
      London: 1901
      One of the popular tales of Charles Lamb, this edition beautifully illustrated by Walter Crane with colourful illustrations to every page.
      £165.00
      Stock Code: 880P39
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    27. 1876 6vol The Life, Letters and Writings of Charles Lamb
      1876 6vol The Life, Letters and Writings of Charles Lamb
      London: 1876
      A smart complete set of this collection of works and letters from Charles Lamb, with biographical sketches and notes.
      £390.00
      Stock Code: 880T66
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    28. 1830 Italy, a Poem
      1830 Italy, a Poem
      London: 1830
      The beautiful first illustrated edition of Samuel Rogers' best known Romantic poem, also his longest work, about his travels in Italy.
      £195.00
      Stock Code: 852P36
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    29. 1903-1921 4 Volumes from The Life and Works of Charles Lamb
      1903-1921 4 Volumes from The Life and Works of Charles Lamb
      London: 1903-1921
      Four near fine volumes from the life and works of Charles Lamb
      £75.00
      Stock Code: 845N13
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    30. 1903 The Last Essays of Elia Volume 2
      1903 The Last Essays of Elia Volume 2
      London: 1903
      A profusely illustrated collection of Charles Lamb's final essays, supplemented with a memoir of Lamb from William Macdonald. Volume 2 of 12.
      £30.00
      Stock Code: 843N11
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    31. 1889-89 Works of Charles Lamb
      1889-89 Works of Charles Lamb
      London: 1888-89
      A uniformly bound set of the works of Charles Lamb, including Alfred Aigner's brilliant biography on Lamb.
      £380.00
      Stock Code: 835P65
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    32. 1814 Poems
      1814 Poems
      London: 1814
      An illustrated early edition of poetry by celebrated English poet Samuel Rogers, bound in full straight-grain morocco with gilt detailing.
      £96.00
      Stock Code: 822J31
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    33. 1836 Italy, a Poem.
      1836 Italy, a Poem.
      London: 1836
      A beautifully illustrated copy of Rogers' vivid poem about Italy, a lovely work.
      £70.00
      Stock Code: 821P27
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    34. 1840 The Essays of Elia First Series Second Series
      1840 The Essays of Elia First Series Second Series
      London: 1840
      Charles Lamb's collection of essays 'The Essays of Elia' and 'The Last Essays of Elia' in one volume.
      £90.00
      Stock Code: 815A30
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    35. 1870 5vol The Works of Charles Lamb in Five Volumes
      1870 5vol The Works of Charles Lamb in Five Volumes
      New York: 1870
      A lovely five volume collection of the letters and poetry of this prominent English literary figure, in smart half calf bindings.
      £180.00
      Stock Code: 802F10
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    36. 1897-1904 The Works of Charles Lamb
      1897-1904 The Works of Charles Lamb
      London: 1897-1904
      A Bumpus bound collection of the works of Charles Lamb, a comprehensive set of his best known and most popular works.
      £890.00
      Stock Code: 790P46
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