Number 16 - English Literature
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1853 Bleak HouseLondon: 1853A stunning first edition, first issue copy of this noted Dickens novel, 'Bleak House.'
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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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1818 Northanger Abbey and PersuasionLondon: 1818An exquisitely bound, first edition set of Jane Austen's final two novels, 'Northanger Abbey' and 'Persuasion'.
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1910 The Novels of Jane AustenLondon: c1910A smartly bound, complete set of Jane Austen's novels. Being the very scarce Riviere imprint.
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1823-4 Waverely NovelsEdinburgh: 1823-4A collection of the six novels in Sir Walter Scott's 'Waverley' series, illustrated throughout with detailed frontispieces.
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1929 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. -
1886 Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeLondon: 1886A great copy of the second edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's famous gothic novella.
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1924 The Works of H G WellsLondon: 1924-1927A fine, complete set of H.G.Wells' works. Exquisitely bound, in full morocco bindings, with Wells' signature tooled to the front boards. Signed by Wells to the first volume.
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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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1832 Henry Masterton or the Adventures of a Young CavalierLondon: 1832A finely bound, first edition set of this scarce novel by George Payne Rainsford. In modern half calf bindings, with the very scarce half-titles.
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1872-1874 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking GlassLondon: 1872-1874An exquisitely bound, two volume very very early set of Lewis Carroll's influential works of Victorian children's literature. Beautifully illustrated by John Tenniel.
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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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1894 The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesLondon: 1894A bright and pleasing, first edition copy of this iconic Sherlock Holmes collection. Profusely illustrated, by Sidney Paget.
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1910 The Rime of the Ancient MarinerLondon: 1910A finely bound copy of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's famous epic poem, brought to life by the illustrations of Willy Pogany.
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1950 Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLondon: 1950A beautifully bound copy of Lewis Carroll's influential works of Victorian children's literature, profusely illustrated by John Tenniel.
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1786 Vathek An Arabian Tale from an Unpublished ManuscriptLondon: 1786A very smart, first edition of this extremely important and influential Gothic novel, Vathek. In a lovely tree calf binding.
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1865 Our Mutual FriendLondon: 1865The first edition, first impression, of Charles Dickens' final novel, a society satire novel, illustrated complete with all plates and half-titles.
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1850 The Personal History of David CopperfieldLondon: 1850The first edition, early impression, of Charles Dickens' popular and renowned novel 'David Copperfield', illustrated with all plates present.
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1950 The Nun's Priest's Tale of ChaucerLondon: 1950A limited edition copy of Nevill Coghill's noted modern English version of Chaucer's classic Middle English work, with a christmas card signed by the publisher Allen Lane. -
1889-93 Sylvie and Bruno and Sylvie and Bruno ConcludedLondon: 1889-93Smart first editions of both volumes of Lewis Carroll's popular fantasy 'Fairyland' novels, illustrated throughout by Harry Furniss.
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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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1862 A Selection of Walter Scott's NovelsEdinburgh: 1862A collection of noted historical novelist Sir Walter Scott's 'Waverley Novels'. A bright set textually, from the mid nineteenth century.
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1893 The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1893A superior Riviere bound set of Henry Fielding's works. Edited by George Saintsbury and illustrated with photogravure plates. This limited edition set is a fine example of Fielding's works, with bright pages and in an expertly crafted binding.
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1911-20 The Works of Thomas HardyLondon: 1911-20A uniformly bound collection of the novels and poems of Thomas Hardy, most set in the semi-fictional Wessex, in a beautiful signed binding by Riviere and Son.
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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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1842 Midsummer Eve: a TaleLondon: 1842A very scare first edition of Alfred Butler's three volume historical romance novel, written during the reign of Queen Mary I.
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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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1935 The Novels of the Bronte SistersLondon: 1935-41A finely bound complete set of the novels of the Bronte sisters, beautifully bound in a signed binding by Bayntun-Riviere.
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1860 The Mill on the FlossEdinburgh and London: 1860The first edition of George Eliot's acclaimed novel 'The Mill in the Floss', bound here in the original three volumes. In a smart signed binding by Henry Sotheran, with the original half-titles.
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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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1823 3vol Quentin Durward Sir Walter Scott First Edition Waverley Penn GambellEdinburgh: 1823Three smartly bound volumes of the first edition of 'Quentin Durward' by Sir Walter Scott.