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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. 1965-1973 14vol The Prose Writings of Johnathan Swift
      1965-1973 14vol The Prose Writings of Johnathan Swift
      Oxford: 1965-1973
      A fourteen volume set of prose writings from the Anglo-Irish literary giant Johnathan Swift, including his satirical Gulliver's Travels and Drapier's Letters.
      £1,295.00
      Stock Code: 985N8
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    2. 1891-1892 2 Vols John Sherman and Dhoya; Makar's Dream and Other Stories
      1891-1892 2 Vols John Sherman and Dhoya; Makar's Dream and Other Stories
      London: 1891-1892
      An interesting pair from T. Fisher Unwin’s Pseudonym Library, uniting early prose by Yeats with satirical Russian moral stories in their original paper wraps.
      £650.00
      Stock Code: 984H43
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    3. 1932 Words for Music Perhaps and Other Poems
      1932 Words for Music Perhaps and Other Poems
      Dublin: 1932
      A very smart limited edition collection of W. B. Yeats' poems, published under Elizabeth Yeats' private press, Cuala Press.
      £450.00
      Stock Code: 982Y21
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    4. 1819 4Vols The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1819 4Vols The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1819
      The 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.
      £190.00
      Stock Code: 981R4
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    5. 1954 The Highland Jaunt: A Study of James Boswell and Samuel Johnson
      1954 The Highland Jaunt: A Study of James Boswell and Samuel Johnson
      London: 1954
      Beautifully 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.
      £195.00
      Stock Code: 980F26
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    6. 1952-1963 4vol A Collection from the Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      1952-1963 4vol A Collection from the Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      London: 1952-1963
      A collection of four smart volumes from the Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell.
      £170.00
      Stock Code: 977T9
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    7. 1986-1986 2vol Boswell: The English Experiment & The Great Biographer
      1986-1986 2vol Boswell: The English Experiment & The Great Biographer
      London: 1986-1989
      Two smart volumes from the Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell.
      £55.00
      Stock Code: 977T8
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    8. 1887 Boswell's Life of Johnson
      1887 Boswell's Life of Johnson
      London: 1887
      James 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.
      £1,350.00
      Stock Code: 973F41D
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    9. 1920 Gulliver's Travels into Lilliput and Brobdingnag
      1920 Gulliver's Travels into Lilliput and Brobdingnag
      William Heinemann: 1920
      The first edition of Jean De Bosschere's charmingly illustrated edition of 'Gulliver's Travels', in a half morocco binding by Zaehnsdorf.
      £140.00
      Stock Code: 965F55
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    10. c1839 Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World
      c1839 Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World
      London: c1839
      A handsome pocket book edition of this classic novel from Jonathan Swift, bound in full morocco.
      £125.00
      Stock Code: 964Y60
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    11. 1841 Voyages de Gulliver Dans des Contrees Lointaines
      1841 Voyages de Gulliver Dans des Contrees Lointaines
      Paris : 1841
      A charming illustrated French edition of Gulliver's Travels, preceded by a biographical and literary note by Walter Scott.
      £95.00
      Stock Code: 960Y5
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    12. 1951-1953 The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      1951-1953 The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell
      London: 1951-1953
      Three very smart trade editions from the Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 945Y68
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    13. 1814 The Works of Jonathan Swift
      1814 The Works of Jonathan Swift
      Edinburgh: 1814
      An impressive nineteen volume edition of the works of Jonathan Swift. Edited by Sir Walter Scott, this remains one of the most comprehensive collections of Swift's writings.
      £1,950.00
      Stock Code: 944F6
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    14. 1937 Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World
      1937 Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World
      London: 1937
      A handsome, leather-bound copy of Jonathan Swift's beloved novel 'Gulliver's Travels', featuring the wonderful illustrations by the renowned artist Arthur Rackham.
      £90.00
      Stock Code: 943Q29
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    15. 1925 2vols The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1925 2vols The Life of Samuel Johnson
      Bath: 1925
      A two-volume illustrated edition of Boswell's important biography of Samuel Johnson, edited with notes by Roger Ingpen.
      £80.00
      Stock Code: 932M16
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    16. 1897 The Secret Rose
      1897 The Secret Rose
      London: 1897
      The beautifully bound first edition, first issue of W. B. Yeats's late nineteenth century prose collection, illustrated with plates from his brother.
      £975.00
      Stock Code: 932F14
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    17. 1894 Gulliver's Travels: Into Several Remote Regions of the World
      1894 Gulliver's Travels: Into Several Remote Regions of the World
      London: [1894]
      A beautifully illustrated edition of Jonathan Swift's popular novel about the traveller Gulliver, with Gordon Browne's stunning colour illustrations.
      £75.00
      Stock Code: 927Z23
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    18. 1857 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1857 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1857
      James Boswell's noteworthy biography on the life of Samuel Johnson, bound over ten volumes in half morocco, with engravings throughout.
      £295.00
      Stock Code: 925Z26
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    19. 1935 The Drapier's Letters to the People of Ireland Against Receiving Wood's Halfpence
      1935 The Drapier's Letters to the People of Ireland Against Receiving Wood's Halfpence
      Oxford: 1935
      A smart copy of this illustrated collection of satirical letters from Anglo-Irish writer Jonathan Swift.
      £49.00
      Stock Code: 923T25
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    20. 1835 10vol The Life of Samuel Johnson Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides
      1835 10vol The Life of Samuel Johnson Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides
      London: 1835
      A smartly bound set of Boswell's famous biography of Samuel Johnson, featuring illustrations and valuable additions.
      £265.00
      Stock Code: 919T93
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    21. 1811 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1811 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1811
      A smartly rebacked set of the influential biography on Samuel Johnson by James Boswell.
      £140.00
      Stock Code: 917P25
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    22. 1734-84 The Contrast, a Political Pasticcio, A New Miscellany For the Year 1734
      1734-84 The Contrast, a Political Pasticcio, A New Miscellany For the Year 1734
      London: 1734-84
      A very scarce political satire by Charles James Fox, bound with four poems by Jonathan Swift.
      £1,950.00
      Stock Code: 916P36
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    23. 1925 2vol The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1925 2vol The Life of Samuel Johnson
      Bath: 1925
      A new edition, complete in two volumes, of Boswell's important biography of Samuel Johnson, illustrated throughout.
      £380.00
      Stock Code: 913T39
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    24. 1971 Twenty One Poems by Katharine Tynan: Selected by W. B. Yeats
      1971 Twenty One Poems by Katharine Tynan: Selected by W. B. Yeats
      Shannon: 1971
      A scarce 1971 facsimile of a limited edition volume of poetry by Katharine Tynan. The poems in the volume were selected by W. B. Yeats.
      £125.00
      Stock Code: 908F45
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    25. 1928 The Tower
      1928 The Tower
      London: 1928
      A wonderful example of the second impression of W. B. Yeats's celebrated poetry collection, in the beautiful pictorial cloth binding, and unclipped dust wrapper.
      £1,490.00
      Stock Code: 899F17
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    26. 1928 The Tower
      1928 The Tower
      London: 1928
      The second impression of W. B. Yeats's celebrated poetry collection, in the beautiful pictorial cloth binding, and unclipped dust wrapper.
      £1,600.00
      Stock Code: 899F16
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    27. 1901 3vol The Life of Samuel Johnson L.L.D.
      1901 3vol The Life of Samuel Johnson L.L.D.
      London: 1901
      A smartly bound illustrated edition of this well-known biography of English writer Samuel Johnson.
      £440.00
      Stock Code: 897T31
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    28. 1940 Last Poems & Plays
      1940 Last Poems & Plays
      New York: 1940
      The 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.
      £285.00
      Stock Code: 896F26
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    29. 1857 Letters of James Boswell Addressed to the Rev. W. J. Temple
      1857 Letters of James Boswell Addressed to the Rev. W. J. Temple
      London: 1857
      A smart first edition of this collection of letters written by James Boswell to the Reverend William Johnson Temple.
      £150.00
      Stock Code: 890T69
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    30. 1859 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1859 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1859
      A lovely ten volume edition of Boswell's life of Johnson, in half morocco bindings, and illustrated throughout.
      £1,700.00
      Stock Code: 880F25
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    31. 1940 Last Poems & Plays
      1940 Last Poems & Plays
      New York: 1940
      The first edition of this posthumous collection of poems and plays by one of the foremost literary figures of the twentieth century, W. B. Yeats.
      £390.00
      Stock Code: 879P18
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    32. 1887 Boswell's Life of Johnson
      1887 Boswell's Life of Johnson
      London: 1887
      James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson, illustrated throughout.
      £70.00
      Stock Code: 868F43
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    33. 1831 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1831 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1831
      A new edition of Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson in five uniform volumes edited by John Wilson Croker.
      £120.00
      Stock Code: 867A23
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    34. 1831 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      1831 The Life of Samuel Johnson
      London: 1831
      A bright copy of this uncommon edition of James Boswell's famous biography of Dr Johnson in striking signed binding.
      £395.00
      Stock Code: 867A22
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    35. 1860 Boswell's Life of Johnson including their Tour to the Hebrides
      1860 Boswell's Life of Johnson including their Tour to the Hebrides
      London: 1860
      A new edition of Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson by John Wilson Croker.
      £155.00
      Stock Code: 867A20
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    36. 1925 Boswell's Note Book 1776-1777
      1925 Boswell's Note Book 1776-1777
      London : 1925
      A smart volume of Boswell's notebook, uncommon in the dust wrapper.
      £175.00
      Stock Code: 866B66
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