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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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c1904-1905 6vol Henry Fielding's Classic NovelsLondon : c1904-1905A fantastic illustrated set of six classic novels by the founder of the English novel, Henry Fielding, bound in half calf by Bickers & Son. -
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. -
1898-1899 The Works of Henry FieldingWestminster : 1898-18988A complete limited edition set offering the works of Henry Fielding. -
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. -
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. -
1903 12vol The Works of Henry FieldingNew York: 1903A smart complete twelve volume set of this collection of works by Henry Fielding. -
1911 11vol The Works of Henry FieldingNew York: 1911A smart eleven volume set of this collection of works by Henry Fielding, decorative limited edition. -
1928 12vol The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1928A complete twelve volume set of this collection of works by Henry Fielding, decorative limited 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. -
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. -
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. -
1806 The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1806A very smart ten volume edition of English novelist and playwright Henry Fielding's collected works, in tree calf bindings. -
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. -
1898-1899 The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1898-1899A beautifully bound, limited edition of this complete set of twelve collected works of Henry Fielding, with an introduction by Edmund Gosse. -
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. -
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. -
1821 The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1821A new edition of the works of Henry Fielding in ten bright calf leather bound volumes. -
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. -
1762 The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with The Life of the AuthorLondon: 1762The very scarce complete eight volume second edition of English novelist Henry Fielding's collected works. -
1891 Westward Ho!London: 1891Classic historical novel by Charles Kingsley in a smart calf binding. -
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1930 The History of Tom Jones A FoundlingLondon : 1930A richly illustrated edition of The History of Tom Jones A Foundling, with this being a first of this edition. -
1903 The Works of Henry Fielding in Twelve Volumes Bound in SixPhiladelphia: 1903The Eton Edition De Luxe limited edition of this collection of works by Henry Fielding in leather binding with beautiful illustrations. -
1889-1890 The Works of Charles KingsleyLondon: 1889-1890A lovely bound collection of the works of Charles Kingsley, three volumes bound in one.