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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. -
c1900 Westward Ho!London: c1900A smartly bound copy of this historical novel from British author Charles Kingsley. -
1889 Hereward the Wake 'Last of the English'London: 1889A smartly bound later edition of this popular historical novel by Charles Kingsley. -
1908 Westward Ho!London: 1908A smartly bound copy of this popular historical novel by Charles Kingsley, an illustrated novel set in the Elizabethan era. -
1961-1978 Novels by Anthony BurgessLondon; New York : 1961-1978A wonderful selection of first edition and first US edition novels by Anthony Burgess, complete with the original dust wrappers. -
1863 The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-BabyLondon: 1863A beautifully bound, first edition of Charles Kingsley's celebrated piece of children's literature, bound by Bayntun-Riviere in half crushed morocco. -
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. -
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1989 Any Old IronLondon: 1989A signed second impression of Burgess's fantasy novel, a modern take on the Excalibur legend. -
1890-1902 3vols Poems Volume I, Two Years Ago Volume I, & Yeast: A ProblemLondon: 1890-1902Three smart volumes from English novelist and poet Charles Kingsley. -
1961 Devil of a StateLondon: 1961A smart first edition of this novel from British author Anthony Burgess, based on his experiences in Bandar Seri Begawan. -
1989 The Devil's ModeLondon: 1989A smart first edition of British author Anthony Burgess's first collection of short stories. -
1982 The End of the World NewsLondon: 1982A smart first edition of this insightful novel from British author Anthony Burgess. -
1985 The Kingdom of the WickedLondon: 1985A very smart first edition of this historical novel from British writer and composer Anthony Burgess. -
1864 The Water-BabiesLondon and Cambridge: 1864A sought after early edition of Charles Kingsley's important children's fantasy novel, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. -
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. -
1961 Devil of a StateLondon: 1961A first edition, first impression of this novel by Anthony Burgess, based on his experiences in Bandar Seri Begawan. -
1905-1910 5vol A Collection of Novels by Charles KingsleyLondon: 1905-1910Five smartly bound volumes of works from English social reformer and novelist, Charles Kingsley. -
1964 The Eve of Saint VenusLondon: 1964The first edition of this fiction novel and play by Anthony Burgess in the original dust wrapper and illustrated by Edward Pagram. -
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. -
1929 The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales for My ChildrenLondon: 1929A collection of stories about Greek heroes and mythology, by the noted Charles Kingsley, bound in full crushed morocco and a slipcase. -
1908 The Heroes or Greek Fairy Tales for My ChildrenLondon: 1908A smartly bound copy of Kingsley's retellings of Greek classics, illustrated by the author. -
1920 The Water BabiesLondon: 1920A smart copy of 'The Water Babies', this edition colourfully illustrated by Muriel Dawson, in the original dust wrapper. -
1889-90 Hereward The Wake & HypatiaLondon: 1889-90A smart copy of two novels from English historian, poet, and novelist, Charles Kingsley. -
1890 Westward Ho! & Yeast: A ProblemLondon: 1890A smart copy of two novels from English historian, poet, and novelist, Charles Kingsley. -
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. -
1961 Devil of a StateLondon: 1961The first edition of Anthony Burgess's novel based on his experiences in Bandar Seri Begawan. -
1862 Alton Locke: Tailor and PoetCambridge: 1862A new edition of this popular novel by celebrated author Charles Kingsley. -
1889 Westward Ho!; Hypatia; YeastLondon: 1889Three works of fiction by the celebrated author Charles Kingsley in one volume. -
1891 Westward Ho!London: 1891Classic historical novel by Charles Kingsley in a smart calf binding. -
1889-1890 The Works of Charles KingsleyLondon: 1889-1890A lovely bound collection of the works of Charles Kingsley, three volumes bound in one. -
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1990 You've Had Your Time Being the Second Part of the Confessions of Anthony BurgessLondon : 1990An insightful and remarkable second part of author Anthony Burgess's autobiography, signed by the author. -
1890 Yeast: A ProblemLondon: 1890An early edition of Victorian author Charles Kingsley's novel on social injustice, 'Yeast: A Problem', bound in quarter morocco by Oxford Binding. -
1897 PoemsLondon: 1897The pocket edition of this collection of poetry by nineteenth-century writer Charles Kingsley, finely bound in half morocco.