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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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1982 Foundation's EdgeLondon: 1982An exceptional example of the first UK edition of Isaac Asimov's fourth novel in the Foundation series, in the vibrant original dust wrapper. -
1891-1892 2 Vols John Sherman and Dhoya; Makar's Dream and Other StoriesLondon: 1891-1892An interesting pair from T. Fisher Unwin’s Pseudonym Library, uniting early prose by Yeats with satirical Russian moral stories in their original paper wraps. -
1976 The Foundation Trilogy: Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second FoundationNew York: 1976An impressive 1970s omnibus edition of Isaac Asimov's award-winning Foundation Trilogy, featuring 'Foundation', 'Foundation and Empire', and 'Second Foundation'. -
1931-1950 5Vols Selected Works of George Bernard ShawLondon: 1931-1950A very pleasing set of selected works by George Bernard Shaw in the publisher's original cloth. -
1931-1937 6vol The Works of George Bernard ShawLondon: 1931-1937Six fascinating works from the eminent George Bernard Shaw, including fourteen plays and two critiques. -
1951 FoundationNew York: 1951A wonderful example of the first edition, second issue of Isaac Asimov's first novel in the Foundation Series, following the early years of the Foundation. In the original dust wrapper. -
1932 Words for Music Perhaps and Other PoemsDublin: 1932A very smart limited edition collection of W. B. Yeats' poems, published under Elizabeth Yeats' private press, Cuala Press. -
1976 Authorised MurderLondon: 1976The UK first edition, first impression of one of Isaac Asimov's crime novels, in the publisher's original red cloth binding in its bright, unclipped dust wrapper. -
1951 Thirty Years With G. B. SLondon: 1951A fascinating and insightful biographical work on Bernard Shaw by his private secretary Blanche Patch, previously owned by a member of Holbrook Jackson's family. -
1946 2vol Selected Plays of Bernard ShawLondon: 1946A smartly bound set of two volumes containing six of the plays of Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, published in celebration of his ninetieth birthday. -
1926 The Perfect WagerniteNew York: 1926Bernard Shaw's astute commentary on Richard Wagner's 'Ring' cycle. -
1934 PrefacesLondon: 1934A fine example of the first edition of this collection of literary criticism and political writing from George Bernard Shaw. -
1927 The Plays of Bernard ShawLondon: 1927An excellent pocket book collection of the plays of Bernard Shaw, housed in the original display box and with several of the scarce original glassine dust wrappers. -
1932 The Adventures of the Black Girl in her Search for GodLondon: 1932A first impression of this collection of stories by George Bernard Shaw, illustrated with the engravings of John Farleigh. -
1972 Possible Tomorrows: Five StoriesLondon: 1972A smart first UK edition of this collection of short stories, edited by American science fiction writer Groff Conklin. -
1930-2 The Collected Works of Bernard ShawNew York: 1930-2A complete collection of the Ayot St. Lawrence, limited edition set of the works of Bernard Shaw, in the very scarce dust wrapper. . -
1988-1992 4vol Bernard ShawLondon: 1988-1992A complete four volume first edition of this illustrated work on Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. -
1908 The Sanity of Art: An Exposure of the Current Nonsense about Artists being DegenerateLondon: 1908The first edition of George Bernard Shaw's essay in response to Max Nordau's 'Degeneration'. -
1897 The Secret RoseLondon: 1897The beautifully bound first edition, first issue of W. B. Yeats's late nineteenth century prose collection, illustrated with plates from his brother. -
1931 Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw: A CorrespondenceLondon: 1931A lovely limited edition of this volume of correspondence between Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw, complete in the original slip case. -
1971 Twenty One Poems by Katharine Tynan: Selected by W. B. YeatsShannon: 1971A scarce 1971 facsimile of a limited edition volume of poetry by Katharine Tynan. The poems in the volume were selected by W. B. Yeats. -
1971 The Man in the Moone, and Other Lunar FantasiesLondon: 1971The first edition of Pizor and Comp's fascinating anthology of science fiction tales about lunar voyages, with an introduction from Isaac Asimov. -
1930 The Apple Cart: A Political ExtravaganzaLondon: 1930A smart first edition of this satirical comedy from Irish writer Bernard Shaw, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1928 The TowerLondon: 1928A wonderful example of the second impression of W. B. Yeats's celebrated poetry collection, in the beautiful pictorial cloth binding, and unclipped dust wrapper. -
1928 The TowerLondon: 1928The second impression of W. B. Yeats's celebrated poetry collection, in the beautiful pictorial cloth binding, and unclipped dust wrapper. -
1988 Far as Human Eye Could SeeLondon: 1988The first UK edition of this collection of essays about science fiction, from iconic science fiction novelist Isaac Asimov. -
1940 Last Poems & PlaysNew York: 1940The first US edition of this posthumously published collection of poems and plays by one of the foremost literary figures of the twentieth century, W. B. Yeats. -
1970 The Santaroga BarrierLondon: 1970The first U.K. edition of this alternative society science fiction novel by Frank Herbert. -
1966 Fantastic VoyageLondon: 1966The first UK edition of Isaac Asimov's novelisation of the 1966 science fiction adventure film 'Fantastic Voyage'. -
1940 Last Poems & PlaysNew York: 1940The first edition of this posthumous collection of poems and plays by one of the foremost literary figures of the twentieth century, W. B. Yeats. -
1914-23 Misalliance and Androcles and the LionLondon: 1914-23Two smart volumes containing six popular plays of the leading Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, uncommon to see in early dust wrappers. -
1971-1999 7vols Works from the Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov and Greg BearLondon: 1971-1999Six volumes from Asimov's most famous work The Foundation Series, with an additional work developing the series by Greg Bear. -
1931-1932 28 Vols The Works of George Bernard ShawLondon: 1930-193228 volumes of this limited edition set of the works of George Bernard Shaw -
1933 The Adventures of the Black Girl in her Search for GodLondon : 1932A first edition copy of this work by George Bernard Shaw, with illustrations throughout. -
1934 Short Stories, Scraps and ShavingsLondon: 1934Smart copy of this standard edition collection of short stories and sketches of Bernard Shaw, adorned with wood engravings by John Farleigh. -
1906 Stories from CarletonLondon: 1906A second impression of this collection of literary fiction by noted Irish author William Carleton, with an introduction by W.B. Yeats.