Number 16 - English Literature
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1770 Samuel Richardson's Epistolary Novels Clarissa Grandison PamelaLondon: 1770-1776A fantastic set of Samuel Richardson's famous epistolary novels Clarissa, Pamela and Grandison.
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1802 The Midnight Assassin or Confession of the Monk RinaldiLondon: 1802A very scarce pirated second edition of Ann Radcliffe's noted Gothic novel set during the Holy Inquisition.
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1832 PersuasionPhiladelphia: 1832A scarce, first American edition of Jane Austen's final novel. In the publisher's original binding, and with the scarce adverts.
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1844 The Novels of Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice with Sense and SensibilityLondon: 1844An extremely scarce, beautifully produced edition of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Sense and Sensibility'. With the vanishingly scarce original chromolithographed gilt wrappers bound in to all volumes.
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Signed1929 The Vicar of WakefieldLondon: 1929A fine, de luxe, limited edition of Oliver Goldsmith's noted novel 'The Vicar of Wakefield'. Illustrated throughout, by the noted artist Arthur Rackham.
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1880 RomolaLondon: 1880A finely bound, limited edition copy of George Eliot's noted novel, 'Romola'. In a Zaehensdorf binding, with the binder's stamp to the front pastedown.
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1903 The Return of Sherlock HolmesLonodn: 1903-04All of the stories from Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes'. These installments have been taken from the Strand Magazine and bound together.
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1902-3 Five Novels by Charles KingsleyLondon: 1902-3A beautifully bound collection of five of the popular novels by the British author Charles Kingsley, containing his fantastic historical fiction.
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1877-1878 Sir Walter Scott's NovelsLondon; New York: 1877-1878A twenty-five volume library set collecting the novels of Sir Walter Scott.
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1875 Phillip DarrellLondon: 1875A vanishingly scarce triple decker romance novel from Albert E. Rowcroft beautifully rebound in half calf.
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1852 The Ingoldsby Legends, or, Mirth and MarvelsLondon: 1852A particularly smart collection of Richard Barham's collection of myths and legends, illustrated throughout by the caricaturist John Leech.
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1848 Roland CashelLondon: 1848-49An extremely scarce example of Charles Lever's novel 'Roland Cashel' in the original parts. Being twenty parts in nineteen, and held in a very smart custom-made morocco case.
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1852 Lewis Arundel or the Railroad LifeLondon: 1852An extremely scarce set of the complete original twenty one parts (in twenty) of Frank E Smedley's novel 'Lewis Arundel or the Railroad Life'. In the original wraps and held in a charming clamshell box by Zaehnsdorf.
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1890-92 4 Vol in 1 Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories Rudyard Kipling 1stLondon: 1890-92A collection of four volumes of Rudyard Kipling's short stories, with four volumes bound as one, one of the collections, 'The City of Dreadful Night' being the first edition.
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1899 2vols The Drums of the Fore and Aft Without Benefit of Clergy R KiplingNew York: 1899A lovely two volume set of the work of Rudyard Kipling, both first U.S. editions.
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1869-86 24vol The Novels of William Makepeace Thackeray Vanity Fair IllustratedLondon: 1869-86A nicely bound fully illustrated collection of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray.
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1860 Surtees Plain Or Ringlets First Edition With Thirteen Hand-Coloured PlatesLondon: 1860A first edition of Robert Smith Surtees' "Plain or Ringlets?" in the original cloth binding.
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1873-1876 5vol The Works of Shakespeare Biography Charles Knight Imperial Edition Uniform BindingLondon: 1873-1876A lovely five volume set of Charles Knight's Imperial Edition of 'The Works of Shakespeare'. Includes a biography of the bard, as well as numerous plates throughout.
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Signed1785 Adventures of the Six Princesses of Babylon Lucy Peacock Signed FirstLondon: 1785A fascinating example of this 18th century allegory for children, based on Spenser’s Faerie Queene.
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c1855 Reach And Brooks A Story With A Vengeance Riviere Calf Binding With PlatesLondon: c1855A scarce short novel by Angus B. Reach and Shirley Brooks, in very attractive Riviere polished calf binding.
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1926 10vol Novels of Tobias Smollett Large Paper Edition Limited PlatesBoston and New York: 1926An attractively-bound set of ten volumes of the novels of Tobias Smollett.
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1914 Lavengro The Scholar The Gypsy The Priest George Borrow Sangorski BindingLondon, Edinburgh and Boston: 1914A beautifully illustrated edition of George Borrow's semi-autobiographical novel.
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1821-1837 20Vol Works of Washington and Theodore Irving Fine Binding FIRSTSLondon: 1821-1837This is a beautifully bound twenty volume set of select works by Washington Irving.
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1925 3vol Shakespeare's Comedies Histories and Poems Tragedies E J SullivanLondon: 1925A stunning set of the complete works of William Shakespeare, in three volumes, illustrated by E J Sullivan.
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1896 The MARTIAN George du MAURIER First EditionLondon: 1896A wonderful find for fans of du Maurier, the original Harper's Monthly serialisation of The Martian bound from the parts into a finely bound volume.
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1820 2vol The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Defoe Stothard IllustrationLondon: 1820Two beautifully bound volumes of this famous adventure work.
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1910 Mr Pickwick Pages from the Pickwick Papers Limited Edition Frank ReynoldsLondon: 1910A beautifully illustrated edition of a selection from The Pickwick Papers. Limited Edition.