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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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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. -
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. -
1960 Summoned by BellsLondon: 1960The first edition of Poet Laureate John Betjeman's autobiographical poetry collection. -
1964 A Moveable FeastLondon: 1964An wonderful first UK edition of Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published memoir about life in Paris in the 1920s. -
1966 Hemingway in MichiganNew York: 1966A very scarce advance proof copy of Dr. Constance Cappel Montgomery's informative biographical study of Ernest Hemingway, examining the time he spent in Michigan in his youth, and how it may have influenced his writing. -
1937 Continual DewLondon: 1937The first edition of this anthology of early and nostalgic poetry by John Betjeman. -
1940 For Whom The Bell TollsPhiladelphia: 1940The first Blakiston edition of Ernest Hemingway's celebrated novel set during the Spanish Civil War, with this edition being published the same year as the first due to a collaboration with Charles Scribner's Sons. -
1964 A Moveable FeastNew York: 1964A book club edition of Hemingway's memoir about his time spent in Paris in the 1920s, a fascinating insight into the country during that era. -
1937 To Have and Have NotNew York: 1937An early Grosset and Dunlap edition of this novel set in the US, by Ernest Hemingway, published the same year as Scribner's first edition. -
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. -
1964 A Moveable FeastLondon: 1964The first U.K. edition of Hemingway's memoir about his time spent in Paris in the 1920s, a fascinating insight into the country during that era. -
1960 Summoned by BellsLondon: 1960A very smart first edition of this collection of personal and intimate poetry from Betjeman, illustrated throughout. -
1954 A Few Late ChrysanthemumsLondon: 1954A first edition copy of this poetical work from Poet Laureate John Betjeman. -
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. -
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. -
1970 Islands in the StreamLondon: 1970A smart first UK edition of this posthumously published novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway. -
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. -
1960 Summoned by BellsLondon: 1960A first edition copy of John Betjeman's autobiography in blank verse, with the original dust wrapper. -
1926 In Our TimeLondon: 1926The first U.K. edition of the first short story collection of Ernest Hemingway, uncommon to see in the original dust wrapper. -
1960 Summoned by BellsLondon: 1960A first edition copy of John Betjeman's autobiography in blank verse, with the original dust wrapper. -
1927 The Sun Also RisesNew York: 1927A smart early edition of one of Ernest Hemingway's best known novels, a brilliant leather bound example of the great American novel. -
1928 The Torrents of SpringNew York: 1928A finely bound copy of this lesser known satirical novel by great American author Ernest Hemingway, the second edition. -
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1977 Continual Dew: A Little Book of Bourgeois Verse.London: 1977A signed facsimile edition of an early collection by Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman, illustrated throughout. -
1966-1982 3vol High and Low, A Nip in the Air, & Uncollected PoemsLondon: 1966-1982A very smart collection of first edition copies of John Betjeman's poetry, with original dust wrappers. -
1974 A Nip in the AirLondon: 1974A smart first edition of this collection of this captivating collection of poetry from John Betjeman. -
1958 John Betjeman's Collected PoemsLondon: 1958A very smart first edition of this collection of poetry from John Betjeman, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1954 Poems in the PorchLondon: 1954The first edition of this collection of poetry by John Betjeman with illustrations by John Piper. -
1981 Church PoemsLondon : 1981The first edition of this collection of poetry by John Betjeman in the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
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. -
1960 Summoned by BellsLondon: 1960The first edition of Poet Laureate John Betjeman's autobiographical poetry collection. -
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1960 Summoned by BellsLondon: 1960A very smart first edition of this collection of personal and intimate poetry from Betjeman, illustrated throughout. -
1966 High and LowLondon: 1966A first edition copy of this collection of poetry from the beloved Poet Laureate John Betjeman, in the original dust wrapper. -
1960 Summoned By BellsLondon: 1960The uncorrected proof copy of John Betjeman's touching series of personal autobiographical poems. -
1977 Continual Dew: A Little Book of Bourgeois Verse.London: 1977A wonderful facsimile edition of an early collection by Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman, illustrated throughout.