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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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c.1884 The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowLondon; Paris; New York; Melbourne: [c.1884] Undated, dated approximately from a copy held by the British LibraryA very handsome half morocco copy of this abundantly illustrated poetic title, in lovely condition. -
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. -
1867 The Mill on the FlossLondon: [1867]A handsomely bound stereotyped edition of this work in half calf, with seven monochrome illustrations. -
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. -
1865 Gems From the PoetsLondon: [1865]A strikingly bound and illustrated volume of poetry by renowned English poets such as Byron, Longfellow and Goldsmith, with many beautiful colour from A. F. Lydon. -
1859 The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other PoemsLondon: 1859A decoratively bound collection of poetry from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, adorned with vignettes by John Gilbert. -
1895 The Works of George EliotEdinburgh and London: 1895A finely bound set of the collected works of George Eliot, a wonderful presentation of her important novels. -
1864 Tales of a Wayside InnLondon: 1864A lovely example of the first UK edition of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's charming work of poetry, in a signed calf binding. -
c1892 6vol Novels of George EliotLondon: c1892A uniformly bound collection of new edition and stereotyped edition volumes from George Eliot, with illustrations. -
1886-1901 The Works of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowBoston and New York: 1886-1901The collected poetical and prose works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, illustrated with frontispieces. -
1891 Longfellow's Poetical WorksLondon: 1891A new edition of this collection of the poetical work of American poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. -
1866 Felix Holt, the RadicalEdinburgh and London: 1866The first edition of this social novel by George Eliot, based around the 1832 Reform Act. -
1895 The Works of George EliotEdinburgh and London: 1895A handsomely bound half calf set of the twenty-one volume Blackwood's 'Standard Edition' of the works of George Eliot, including her most celebrated novels. -
1889-1898 Novels of George EliotEdinburgh: 1889-1898A smartly bound collection of novels from leading Victorian author, George Eliot, illustrated with plates and vignettes. -
1951-1954 The Confidential Clerk; The Cocktail Party; Poetry and DramaLondon: 1951-1954Three first edition, first impression volumes from leading poet, essayist and playwright T. S. Eliot, each in the original dust wrapper. -
1842 Songs and Ballads; Translated From Uhland, Korner, Burger, and Other GermanBoston: 1842A vanishingly scarce anthology of German lyric poems translated into English, including a translation by Longfellow. -
1861-1879 Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe; Bound Together with Impressions of Theophrastus SuchLeipzig : 1861-1879A delightful volume containing two Tauchnitz editions of George Eliot's works. -
1954 The Confidential ClerkLondon: 1954The first edition of T. S. Eliot's successful and influential play, present here in the first issue, and with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1934 The Rock. A Pageant Play Written for Performance at Sadler's Wells TheatreLondon: 1934The first edition of T. S. Eliot's pageant play, exploring the enduring strength of the Church in a secularising world. -
c1890 The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowLondon: c1890A smartly bound copy of this collection of poetry from American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. -
1911-1913 2vol The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth & The Poetical Works of LongfellowLondon: 1911-1913Two smart volumes of poetry from William Wordsworth and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. -
1898 Works of George EliotBoston, Massachusetts: 1898This scarce, near complete set of limited edition volumes from the Holly Lodge Edition of works by the beloved nineteenth-century author George Eliot. -
1899 The Works of George Eliot (The Hawarden Press Edition de Luxe)London: 1899A complete set of the works of leading Victorian writer, George Eliot, being a limited Edition de Luxe with illustrations. -
1949 Nine, a Magazine of Poetry and CriticismLondon: 1949The first number of Peter Russell's influential magazine of poetry and criticism, a scarce work. -
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. -
1878 RomolaLondon: 1878A leatherbound copy of this study of city life from English novelist George Eliot. -
1913 Scenes of Clerical Life, Middlemarch, Felix Holt and Adam BedeLondon: 1913Four volumes of popular works by the noted George Eliot, all being Blackwood's 'New Cabinet' Editions. -
1905 Silas MarnerLondon; New York: 1905A smart vellum bound edition of this darkly themed novel on the ruins of the Industrial Revolution by eminent Victorian author George Eliot. -
1928 The Poetical Works of LongfellowLondon: 1928A smartly bound copy of this collection of the poetical works of American writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. -
1908 The Writings of George EliotBoston and London: 1908A beautifully bound twenty-five volume large paper limited edition of the works of George Eliot, in half crushed morocco bindings, and illustrated throughout. -
c1878 RomolaEdinburgh: c1878An excellent copy of a new edition of George Eliot's historical novel set in Florence, in a decorative binding. -
1902 Evangeline, The Golden Legend, and Other PoemsLondon: 1902A smartly bound collection of poetry from American writer and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. -
1878 Keramos and Other PoemsBoston: 1878A smart copy of the poetry and translation of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the first edition of this work. -
1875 The Masque of Pandora and Other PoemsBoston: 1875The first edition of one of Longfellow's brilliant poetry anthologies, including a poem on Greek Mythology. -
1858 The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Other PoemsBoston: 1858The first edition of Longfellow's popular romantic poem, following a love triangle between passengers of the Mayflower. -
1872 Three Books of SongBoston: 1872A smart first edition of this poetical work from American writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.