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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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c1904-1905 6vol Henry Fielding's Classic NovelsLondon : c1904-1905A fantastic illustrated set of six classic novels by the founder of the English novel, Henry Fielding, bound in half calf by Bickers & Son. -
1993-94 5vol The Letters of Samuel JohnsonOxford: 1993-1994The respected Hyde edition of Samuel Johnson's letters from 1731-1784. A complete set of five volumes. -
1809 The Works of Mr. A. Cowley; In Prose and VerseLondon: 1809The works of the seventeenth century English poet and author Abraham Cowley, including Samuel Johnson's biography on the author bound in three volumes in modern half calf. -
1898-1899 The Works of Henry FieldingWestminster : 1898-18988A complete limited edition set offering the works of Henry Fielding. -
1790 The Prince of Abissinia. A Tale.London: 1790A handsome example of the eighth edition of Samuel Johnson's 'Rasselas', in a tree calf binding. -
1928-1937 The Works of Leo TolstoyLondon: 1928-1937An impressive twenty-one volume edition of the works of celebrated Russian novelist and ethicist Leo Tolstoy, one of the most influential authors of all time. -
1805 RasselasLondon: 1805An illustrated edition of Samuel Johnson's popular apologue, an important philosophical fable-like novel. -
1903 12vol The Works of Henry FieldingNew York: 1903A smart complete twelve volume set of this collection of works by Henry Fielding. -
1911 11vol The Works of Henry FieldingNew York: 1911A smart eleven volume set of this collection of works by Henry Fielding, decorative limited edition. -
1928 12vol The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1928A complete twelve volume set of this collection of works by Henry Fielding, decorative limited edition. -
1863 The Poetical Works of Johnson Parnell Gray and SmollettEdinburgh: 1863A lovely copy of The Poetical Works of Johnson, Parnell, Gray, and Smollett, with Memoirs, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan, in Bickers & Son fine binding. -
1806 The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1806A very smart ten volume edition of English novelist and playwright Henry Fielding's collected works, in tree calf bindings. -
1793-5 The Works of the Poets of Great Britain and IrelandDublin: 1793-5Two volumes containing poetry from eighteenth-century British and Irish poets, with a preface and biographical details by Samuel Johnson. -
1796-7 The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray and Samuel JohnsonLondon: [1796-7]A two in one volume featuring the 'Cooke's edition' of the poetical works of the popular Thomas Gray and Samuel Johnson, bound in full calf with engravings. -
1895 Master and ManLondon: 1895The first and very scarce U.K. edition of this popular short story by master Russian author, Leo Tolstoy. -
1898-1899 The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1898-1899A beautifully bound, limited edition of this complete set of twelve collected works of Henry Fielding, with an introduction by Edmund Gosse. -
c1900 3vol La Guerre et La Paix: Roman Historique Traduit du RusseParis: c1900A three volume set of Tolstoy's epic novel War and Peace, translated from the original Russian into French. -
1759 The Prince of AbissiniaLondon: 1759The second edition of Samuel Johnson's popular novel, this edition published only a few weeks after the first edition. -
1812 The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia: A TaleLondon : 1812A beautiful leather bound pocket size edition of Samuel Johnson's earliest work. -
1821 The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1821A new edition of the works of Henry Fielding in ten bright calf leather bound volumes. -
1922 La Sonate a Kreutzer Suivi d'un Essai sur la Question SexuelleParis: 1922A limited edition copy of Leo Tolstoy's novella The Kreutzer Sonata, translated from Russian to French. -
1762 The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with The Life of the AuthorLondon: 1762The very scarce complete eight volume second edition of English novelist Henry Fielding's collected works. -
1904 The Complete Works of Count TolstoyBoston: [1904]Eight uniform volumes from the illustrated Cabinet edition of the works of celebrated Russian author Leo Tolstoy. -
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1810 The Lives of the Most Eminent English PoetsLondon: 1810Samuel Johnson's famous biographical sketches of many eminent poets, a new edition in three volumes. -
1930 The History of Tom Jones A FoundlingLondon : 1930A richly illustrated edition of The History of Tom Jones A Foundling, with this being a first of this edition. -
1801-1811 The Works of Samuel Johnson in Fourteen VolumesLondon: 1801-1811A new edition of the works of Samuel Johnson complete in fourteen uniform leather bound volumes. -
1903 The Works of Henry Fielding in Twelve Volumes Bound in SixPhiladelphia: 1903The Eton Edition De Luxe limited edition of this collection of works by Henry Fielding in leather binding with beautiful illustrations. -
1893 The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1893An illustrated twelve volume set of the works of Henry Fielding, including his novels Tom Jones, Jonathan Wild and Amelia. -
1821 The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an Essay on His Life and GeniusLondon: 1821A complete set of the works of Henry Fielding, including his most popular and influential works such as 'Amelia' and 'Tom Jones', both of which are early and impressive examples of the English novel. -
1793 A Selection from the Harleian Miscellany of TractsLondon: 1793The first abridged edition of this fascinating and scarce collection of religious and political tracts, edited by Dr Johnson and William Oldys. -
1857 The History of Tom JonesLondon: [1857]A later impression of this classic novel by Henry Fielding, classified among one of the earliest English novels. -
1808 The Works of Henry Fielding, EsqLondon: 1808A smart collection of the writings of Henry Fielding bound in excellent contemporary leather. -
1792 The History of Tom Jones a FoundlingLondon: 1792A very smart early edition of Henry Fielding's famous picaresque novel 'Tom Jones'. -
1932 The Life of Mr. Jonathan Wild, the GreatReading, Berkshire: 1932An illustrated edition of Henry Fielding's satirical early novel. -
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1917 Aphorisms on Authors and Their WaysLondon: 1917The first and only edition printed in one hundred copies of this series of aphorisms on authors and their ways by Augustine Birrell. A signed presentation copy, including a letter by the author.