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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. -
1893 Stories & Fairytales by Hans Christian AndersenLondon: 1893Charmingly illustrated throughout by Gaskin, this is a wonderful example of the two volume first English language translation of Andersen's tales by H. Oskar Sommer. -
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. -
1931 Fairy TalesLondon: 1931A beautifully illustrated collection of fairy tales from the renowned Hans Christian Anderson, illustrated in colour by Harry Clarke. -
1936 The African QueenLondon: 1936The 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. -
1926 Payment DeferredLondon: 1926A handsome example of the first edition of C. S. Foreser's psychological crime novel, a departure from his usual tales of naval adventure. -
1940 The Earthly ParadiseLondon: 1940The first edition of this from author of the 'Horatio Hornblower' series, C. S. Forester. -
1941 The Captain from ConnecticutLondon: 1941The first edition of C. S. Forester's nautical novel depicting the War of 1812, with an American captain protagonist. -
1948 The Sky and the ForestLondon: 1948A smart first edition of this tale of one primitive tribe's struggle against slave traders, written by C. S. Forester. -
1951 Randall and the River of TimeLondon: 1951A pleasing first edition of this sweeping World War I novel from C. S. Forester. -
1946 Plain MurderLondon: 1946An uncommon impression of C. S. Forester's gripping crime novel, this copy with a particularly very scarce dust wrapper. -
1943 The ShipLondon: 1943The first edition of this gripping WWII nautical novel by C. S. Forester, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. -
1893 Stories and Fairytales Volume ILondon: 1893A wonderfully illustrated collection of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytales. -
1958 Hornblower in the West IndiesLondon: 1958The first edition of the C. S. Forester's final Hornblower novel, his only novel in the series set during peacetime. -
1853 The Ladder of LaughterLondon: 1853A vanishingly scarce anthology of the beloved fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. -
1918 Zwolf mit der Post: Ein NeujahrsmarchenWien: 1918A pleasing copy of this German with coloured illustrations and a calendar for the year 1919. -
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. -
1951 Randall and the River of TimeLondon: 1951The first edition of C. S. Forester's novel, set during the last one-hundred days of the First World War. -
1952 Lieutenant HornblowerLondon: 1952The first edition of C. S. Forester's seventh published Horatio Hornblower novel, the second in the series chronologically. -
1958 Hornblower in the West IndiesLondon: 1958The first edition of the C. S. Forester's final Hornblower novel, in the original illustrated dust wrapper. -
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. -
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. -
1948 The Sky and the ForestLondon: 1948A smart first edition copy of this C. S. Forester novel, set amongst conflict between Europeans and a tribe in Central Africa. -
1995 Hans Anderson's Fairy TalesLondon: 1995A smart copy of this brightly illustrated collection of fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, published by The Folio Society. -
1923 Hans Andersen's Fairy TalesNottingham: 1923A colourfully illustrated edition of the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, a smart copy in the original dust wrapper. -
1950 The African QueenLondon: 1950A 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. -
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. -
1849 Tales From DenmarkLondon: 1849An illustrated collection of the important fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, a nice edition with illustrations by Count Pocci. -
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. -
1953 Hornblower and the AtroposLondon: 1953The first impression of this C. S. Forester's novel in the Hornblower series, a lovely example in the unclipped dust wrapper. -
1967 Hornblower and the CrisisLondon: 1967The first edition of the final Hornblower novel, published after author C. S. Forester's death, and in the original dust wrapper. -
1967 Hornblower and the CrisisLondon: 1967The first edition of the final Hornblower novel, published after author C. S. Forester's death. -
1967 Hornblower and the CrisisLondon: 1967A lovely first edition and impression of C. S. Forester's last Hornblower novel, left unfinished due to his death. -
1946 Lord HornblowerLondon: 1946The first edition, first impression of the fifth Horatio Hornblower novel, set in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars.