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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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1913 Poe and His PoetryLondon: 1913A literary biography and critique of Edgar Allen Poe and his poetry. A scarce first edition. -
1912 The Bells and Other PoemsLondon: 1912Beautifully illustrated throughout with colour plates by Edmund Dulac, this is a wonderful first edition of Edgar Allan Poe's most celebrated poetical works. -
1929 The Christmas Bookman: A Portfolio of Pictures by Edmund Dulac Illustrating Poems by Edgar Allan PoeLondon: 1929A Christmas edition of The Bookman, featuring a collection of poems by Edgar Allan Poe accompanied by fantastic colour illustrations by Edmund Dulac. -
1979 The Fountains of ParadiseLondon: 1979A fine first edition of Arthur C. Clarke's Nebula and Hugo Award winning science fiction novel. -
1953 Prelude to SpaceLondon: 1953The first UK edition of the second novel published by brilliant science-fiction mind, Arthur C. Clarke, in the original dust wrapper. -
1895 The Works of Edgar Allan PoeLondon: 1895A scarce complete ten volume set of the works of American literary icon Edgar Allan Poe, bearing a number of full plate illustrations from Albert Edward Sterner. -
1933-1940 A Draft of XXX Cantos; Cantos LII-LXXI; A Draft of Cantos XXXI-XLILondon: 1933-1940The first editions of three volumes of Ezra Pound’s lengthy modernist epic ‘The Cantos’, retaining the original dust wrappers. -
1979 The Fountains of ParadiseLondon: 1979A fine first edition of Arthur C. Clarke's Nebula and Hugo Award winning science fiction novel. -
1975 Imperial EarthLondon: 1975The first edition of Arthur C. Clarke's thrilling 1970s science fiction novel, in the original dust wrapper. -
1982 2010: Odyssey TwoLondon: 1982The first UK edition of Arthur C. Clarke's sequel to '2001: A Space Odyssey', in the exceptionally bright dust wrapper. -
1938 Solitude a PoemLondon: 1938A smart first edition of this epic poem by Vita Sackville-West, in the original dust wrapper. -
1931 All Passion SpentLondon: 1931A smart example of the first edition of one of Sackville-West's best known, and most loved, novels. -
1954 The Young Traveller in SpaceLondon: 1954A smart first edition copy of this non-fiction work by Arthur C. Clarke, an illustrated exploration of the history of space. -
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1922 The HeirLondon: 1922The first edition of this novel with a lovely association, signed by the author and her mother to the politician Alfred Milner. -
1982 2010: Odyssey TwoLondon: 1982The first UK edition of Arthur C. Clarke's sequel to '2001: A Space Odyssey', in the exceptionally bright dust wrapper. -
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1937 PepitaLondon: 1937The first edition of English writer and garden designer Vita Sackville-West's fascinating biography on her grandmother and mother. -
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1949 Knole and the SackvillesLondon: 1949A signed presentation copy of Vita Sackville-West's ode to her ancestral home Knole House, in Kent. -
1966 Can You Forgive Her?London: 1866A second edition of the first novel in Anthony Trollope's Palliser series. With forty illustrations by Phiz and Marcus Stone. -
1957-1987 Five Arthur C. Clarke Science Fiction PaperbacksLondon: 1957-1987Five charming twentieth century paperbacks of the works of Arthur C. Clarke, including the film tie-in paperback of '2001: A Space Odyssey'. -
c1910 Poe's Tales and PoemsNew York: c1910An exceptionally lovely set of four volumes of the poems and short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, including 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and 'The Gold-Bug'. -
1900 3vol Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe[London]: 1900A unique set of Edgar Allan Poe's works compiled in three volumes by Bernard Coleridge, the 2nd Baron Coleridge. -
1931-1933 The Edwardians, All Passion Spent, Thirty Clocks Strike the HourLeipzig and Paris: 1931-1933Three uncommon works from the Tauchnitz Edition of British and American authors by Vita Sackville West. -
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1986 Hop-Frog: Extrait de Nouvelles Histoires ExtraordinairesBruxelles: 1986A very scarce Limited Edition of this revenge tale from Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated and signed by the artist Anne Velghe, and housed in a beautiful half calf box. -
c1944 Histoires ExtraordinairesParis: c1944A smart selection of short stories by noted American author, Edgar Allen Poe, in French. -
1959 Daughter of FranceNew York: 1959The first U.S. edition of Vita Sackville-West's intriguing biography on la Grande Mademoiselle, illustrated throughout with the original decorative dustwrapper. -
1936 Saint Joan of ArcLondon: 1936A bright first edition of Vita Sackville-West's fascinating biography of the national heroine of France, Joan of Arc. In the very scarce dust wrapper. -
1884 The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan PoeLondon: 1884A beautifully illustrated and very smartly bound, limited edition of Edgar Allan Poe's works. In a lovely Bickers binding. -
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1955 The LandLondon: 1955A lovely new edition of Vita Sackville-West's beloved pastoral poem, with a signed letter from the author loosely inserted. -
1931 2vol The EdwardiansLeipzig: 1931The first Tauchnitz edition of this novel by Vita Sackville-West, two volumes, one for German and one for Swiss publication. -
1896 The Works of Edgar Allan PoeLondon: 1896A very bright and smart complete six volume set of Edgar Allan Poe's writings. A beautiful set, being the 'Fordham' edition. -
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1990 Beyond the Fall of Night Arthur C Clarke Gregory Benford Signed First EdNew York: 1990The first edition of this science fiction work, signed by Gregory Benford. -
1954 Arthur C Clarke Childhood's End Dustwrapper First UK Edition Science FictionLondon: 1954The first UK edition of this novel by noted science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke. -
