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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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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. -
1825 Table Talk and Other Poems & Minor PoemsLondon: 1825A charming calf-bound pair of William Cowper's works, including 'Table Talk' and 'Minor Poems'. -
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. -
1793 2vol The Poetical Works of William CowperLondon: 1793A scarce early edition of the works of William Cowper, bound in full calf. -
1808 Poems by William CowperLondon: 1808A two-volume stereotype edition of this William Cowper anthology, bound in full mottled calf. -
1870 The Poetical Works of William CowperLondon: 1870A smartly bound collection of the poetical works of English writer William Cowper, with illustrations. -
1887 The Poetical Works of William CowperLondon: 1887An illustrated collection of the poetry of English writer William Cowper. -
1818 The Minor Poems of William CowperLondon: 1818An illustrated collection of the minor poetical writings of William Cowper, in an attractive calf binding with engraved plates. -
1815-17 Poems by William CowperEdinburgh; London: 1815-17A pocket-sized three volume set collecting together the works of Romantic poet William Cowper. -
1818-19 Poems by the Late William CowperChiswick: 1818-19A pocket-set edition of the collected poetical works of Romantic poet William Cowepr. -
1872 The Poetical Works of William CowperLondon: 1872An attractively bound anthology of William Cowper's poetry, with a memoir and illustrations throughout. -
1914 The Wisdom of Father BrownLondon: 1914The first edition of G. K. Chesterton's second anthology of Father Brown detectivetales. -
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. -
1818 The Minor Poems of William CowperLondon: 1818An anthology of the minor poetical writings of William Cowper, an illustrated volume bound in morocco. -
1914 The Napoleon of Notting HillLondon: 1914An attractive example of G. K. Chesterton's work of speculative alternate-reality fiction, illustrated throughout. -
1817 Memoir of The Early Life of William Cowper, Esq.London: 1817The third edition of this autobiography by the celebrated English poet, William Cowper. -
1809 The Life and Letters of William Cowper, Esq. with Remarks on Epistolary WritersChichester: 1809An attractively bound four volume edition of William Hayley's account of the life of poet William Cowper, with examples of his own letters. -
1904 The Napoleon of Notting HillLondon: 1904The scarce first edition of this work of speculative fiction set in an alternative future reality, following an unserious king and written by Gilbert K. Chesterton. -
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1924 Stampede!Kensington : 1924An exceptionally scarce, signed first edition of Lance de Sieveking's debut novel, surrounding ideas of telepathy and mind-control, with charming illustrations from the authors godfather, G. K. Chesterton. -
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. -
1787 Poems by William Cowper of the Inner Temple, Esq.Dublin: 1787The two volume, attractively bound, fourth Dublin edition of William Cowper's poems. -
1808 PoemsLondon: 1808A two volume, full calf edition of the works of celebrated nature poet William Cowper. -
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. -
1935 The Scandal of Father BrownLondon: 1935The first edition of G. K. Chesterton's novel featuring crime-solving parish priest, Father Brown. -
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. -
1938 The Coloured LandsLondon: 1938The first edition of this comical anthology of prose and poems by G. K. Chesterton, illustrated by the author. -
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. -
1845 Poems by William Cowper, Esq. With a Sketch of his Life by The Rev. T. GreatheedGlasgow: 1845A charming mid nineteenth century edition of the poems of William Cowper. -
1787 Poems by William CowperLondon: 1787An early edition of the collected poems of William Cowper, an important Romantic forerunner. -
1803 The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, ESQChichester: 1803A good second edition of William Hayley's important and influential biography on the Romantic poet William Cowper, complete with illustrations. -
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. -
1938 The Coloured LandsLondon: 1938A fantastically illustrated collection of Chesterton's original stories and illustrations, complete with an unclipped dust wrapper. -
1788-91 Autograph Letters By William CowperLondon: 1788-1794A collection of seven autograph letters by William Cowper to his longtime friend, Samuel Rose. These letters have been bound into a later collection of the Works of Cowper. -
1825 Table Talk Minor Poems The TaskLondon: 1825An attractive collection of the popular works of the English poet William Cowper, containing his best known works, illustrated throughout. In the original binding. -
1836 The Poetical Works of William CowperLondon: 1836A pocket sized collection of the poems by William Cowper, complete in two volumes.