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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. -
c1885 6 Vols The Sporting Novels of R. S. SurteesLondon: c1885A handsomely bound six-volume collection of Robert Smith Surtees’s classic Victorian sporting novels, richly illustrated with 88 steel engraving colour plates. -
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. -
1949 The Works of Oscar WildeLondon and Glasgow : 1949A sumptuous Sangorski & Sutcliffe bound copy of the collected works of Oscar Wilde, comprising his much celebrated novels, plays, poetry and other writings. -
1905 The Poems of Oscar WildePortland, Maine: 1905An American edition of the collected poetical works of Oscar Wilde, with a portrait frontispiece. -
1906 SalomeLondon; New York: 1906The first U.K. trade edition of Oscar Wilde's tragic play about Salome and John the Baptist, in the original dust wrapper. -
1956 Hunting with Mr. Jorrocks from Handley CrossOxford: 1956A smart first edition of this abridged version of Handley Cross from English sporting writer Robert Smith Surtees. -
1853 Mr. Sponge's Sporting TourLondon: 1853A colourfully illustrated first edition of one of Surtees' popular sporting novels. -
c1919-37 Nelson Classics: Plays by Oscar Wilde, John Halifax and Uncle Tom's CabinLondon: c1919-37The 'Nelson classics' editions of three fantastic novels from celebrated authors, including 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', and 'John Halifax', and a selection of plays by Oscar Wilde. -
1920 Oscar Wilde: Fragments and MemoriesLondon: 1920A lovely example of the scarce first UK edition of this collection of reminiscences about Oscar Wilde. -
1919 Life of Oscar WildeLondon: 1919A beautifully bound and very scarce retitled edition of Arthur Ransome's contentious biography of Oscar Wilde, in the publisher's original full calf binding. -
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1933 Oscar WildeLondon: 1933A signed, limited edition of G. J. Renier's biographical work, celebrating the life and works of Oscar Wilde. -
c1900 Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour, Handley Cross, Ask MammaLondon: c1900Three of the popular sporting novels of Robert Smith Surtees bound in one volume, illustrated throughout by John Leech. -
c1947 John Jorrocks and Other CharactersLondon, New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Cape Town.: No date [c1947]This illustrated anthology of characters developed by the Victorian novelist Robert Smith Surtees, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
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. -
1955 The Stringed Lute: An Evocation in Dialogue of Oscar WildeLondon: 1955Two copies of the scarce first edition of this work, with extensive amendments and notations throughout both copies. -
1993 The Collected Works of Oscar WildeLondon: 1993A very attractive collection of works from popular Irish poet and playwright, Oscar Wilde, edited by his friend and literary executor, Robert Ross. -
1873 Mr. Sponge's Sporting TourLondon: 1873An illustrated early edition of Surtees' popular sporting novel, with colour plates by John Leech. -
c1890 Mr. Romford's HoundsLondon: c1890A smart copy of this exciting sporting tale from English writer Robert Smith Surtees, with illustrations. -
1910 Mr. Jorrocks' Lectors from Handley CrossLondon: 1910A first edition copy of this humorous work by R.S. Surtees, featuring his well-known Cockney character, Mr. Jorrocks. -
c1870 Mr. Sponge's Sporting TourLondon: c1870A colourfully illustrated edition of one of Surtees' popular sporting novels. -
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. -
1908 Hunts With Jorrocks From Handley CrossLondon: 1908A stunning collection of some of Mr. Jorrocks's Hunts, with charming colour plate illustrations. -
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. -
1885 In a Good Cause. A Collection of Stories, Poems, and IllustrationsLondon: 1885The first edition of this scarce anthology of poems and prose, compiled to raise money for the North Eastern Hospital For Children, with contributions by Oscar Wilde and H. Rider Haggard. -
1899-1900 The Handley Cross SeriesLondon: 1899-1900The complete Handley Cross limited edition series of Robert Smith Surtees' works, illustrated by John Leech and Harlot K. Browne and in the original publisher's binding. -
1892 Hawbucks Grange or, The Sporting Adventures of Thomas Scott, Esq.London: 1892A very smartly bound copy of this exciting novel from Robert Smith Surtees, with illustrations. -
1854 Handley Cross; Or, Mr. Jorrocks's HuntLondon: 1854An exceptionally bright copy of this entertaining novel by Robert Smith Surtees, featuring Mr. Jorrocks, with colourful illustrations by John Leech. -
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. -
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. -
1917 Salome, La Sainte Courtisane, A Florentine TragedyLondon: 1917The fifth edition of this collection of plays from Oscar Wilde. -
1890 6 vols Selected Works of Robert Smith SurteesLondon : 1890A wonderful six volume collection of the works of Robert Smith Surtees, in lovely binding and with hand coloured plates. -
1892 Handley Cross; or, Mr Jorrock's HuntLondon: 1892Brightly illustrated by John Leech, and in a signed half morocco binding from E. Riley & Son this is a bright edition of Robert S. Surtees's humorous novel. -
C1854 Handley Cross; Or Mr Jurrocks’s HuntLondon:A smart edition of Robert Smith Surtees’ classic humorous tale, following the cockney sporting grocer, Jorrocks. Beautifully illustrated by John Leech. -
c1880 'Ask Mamma;' or, the Richest Commoner in EnglandLondon: c1880A colourfully illustrated copy of the 'Subscription Edition' for Robert Smith Surtees' humorous novel, with several hand-coloured plates, and in the publisher's original cloth binding.