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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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1810 The Arabian NightsLondon: 1810The second edition of this Edward Forster translation of 'Arabian Nights', a beautifully bound set illustrated with detailed engravings throughout. -
1916 Li Hung-ChangLondon: 1917The first edition of this concise biography on Li Hongzhang, a first hand account of his effect on China, in the original very scarce dustwrapper. -
1891 John Kenneth MacKenzie Medical Missionary to ChinaLondon: 1891A very scarce first edition biography on the medical missionary to China, John Kenneth MacKenzie, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. -
1928 The Great White South, or, With Scott in the AntarcticLondon: 1928Sir Peter Scott's copy of this vividly descriptive biography on his father, Sir Robert Falcon Scott, the Polar explorer, illustrated throughout. -
1914 The Voyages of Captain ScottLondon: 1914An illustrated first edition copy of his detailed biography on the life and ground-breaking Polar voyages of Captain Robert Falcon Scott. -
1913 Like English Gentlemen to Peter ScottLondon: 1913An uncommon first edition copy of this charming biographical work on Robert Falcon Scott, written for his son Peter Scott, an association copy from the library of Peter Scott's wife. -
1885 Le Crime et le Chatiment Crime and PunishmentParis: 1885A very smart second French edition of Dostoevsky's great novel 'Crime and Punishment'. -
1896 Anna KarenineParis : 1896A bright, uncommon edition of Leo Tolstoy's great novel, Anna Karenina. -
1785 A Journal of a Voyage to LisbonLondon: 1785A smart pocket sized edition of Henry Fielding's final work, 'The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon'. -
1810 The History of the Adventures of Joseph AndrewsLondon: 1810A smart pocket sized edition of Henry Fielding's first full-length novel. -
1900 George J. Pinwell and His WorksLondon: 1900The limited first edition copy of this charming look at the life and works of George Pinwell, illustrated with his paintings throughout. -
1897 Richard Cosway, R.A., and His Wife and Pupils Miniaturists of the Eighteenth CenturyLondon: 1897The first limited edition work looking into the influential art of Richard Cosway, beautifully illustrated with examples of his miniatures throughout. -
1926 Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy TalesLondon: 1926Warwick Goble's colourfully illustrated edition of this beautiful collection of Japanese fairy tales, retold here by Grace James. -
1910 Peter Pan in Kensington GardensLondon: 1910An early edition of J. M. Barrie's renowned Peter Pan novel, illustrated throughout with Arthur Rackham's original colour plates. -
1924 Printing Types Borders Initials Electros Brass Rules Spacing Materials OrnamentsSheffield: 1924A first edition of this unique catalogue issued by Stephenson Blake, looking at their various printing types used in their works. -
1836 The Moral of FlowersLondon: 1836An uncommon poetry collection by Rebecca Hey, bound with beautifully and colourfully hand-painted plates. -
1899 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes the Sign of FourLondon: 1899Three Sherlock Holmes works bound here in one volume, a collection of the popular stories and novels featuring the renowned detective. -
1896 Checked Through, Missing, Trunk No. 17580London: 1896A yellowback edition of this exciting mystery novel set in New York, written by the prolific author Richard Henry Savage. -
1896 Her SenatorLondon: 1896A scarce novel by Archibald Clavering Gunter, set within the society of the upper crust of America. -
1862 The Pickwick Club Dombey and Son David CopperfieldLondon: 1862Three illustrated novels by Charles Dickens, a selection of three of his most popular Victorian novels. -
1908-11 The Works of Oscar WildeLeipzig: 1908-11A selection of nine volumes of Tauchnitz's edition of the plays and poems by Oscar Wilde, containing his most popular works, including 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. -
1840-41 Master Humphrey's ClockLondon: 1840-41The first book form edition of Charles Dickens' periodical 'Master Humphrey's Clock', illustrated throughout by Cattermole and Phiz. -
1885 The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnLeipzig: 1885The Tauchnitz edition of Mark Twain's popular 'Huckleberry Finn', this continental edition published in the same year as the first U.S. edition -
1938 The Well of LonelinessParis: 1938The Pegasus Edition of Radclyffe Hall's important and controversial novel, this edition published after the novel was banned in the U.K. -
1914 Knickerbocker Papers, Being Rip Van Winkle & the Legend of Sleepy HollowLondon: 1914A limited edition copy of Washington Irving's two most popular short stories, both gothic and mystical, in a nice vellum binding. -
1889 The Conquest of the Moon a Story of the BayoudaLondon: 1889The scarce first English edition of Paschal Grousset's exciting science fiction novel, illustrated beautifully throughout. -
1946-49 The Chronicles of BarsetshireLondon: 1946-49The Zodiac Press' complete set of Trollope's finest work 'The Chronicles of Barsetshire', in a nice decorative cloth binding. -
1959 The Hobbit, or, There and Back AgainLondon: 1959The eleventh impression of J. R. R. Tolkien's important classic children's novel, illustrated with his own illustrations, in the original iconic dustwrapper. -
1917 The Rubaiyat of Omar KhayyamLondon: 1917A lovely edition of Omar Khayyam's 'Rubaiyat', illustrated beautifully by Willy Pogany in colour throughout. -
1733 Memoirs of the Secret Services of John Macky, ESQ; During the Reigns of King WilliamLondon: 1733The very scarce first edition of this exciting memoir by John Macky, an insight into the spy circles and court of Stuart England. -
1858-59 The VirginiansLondon: 1858-59A nice first issue of Thackeray's historical novel revolving around the American War of Independence, illustrated throughout with Thackeray's original plates. -
1959 Cat Among The PigeonsLondon: 1959The first edition of this Hercule Poirot detective novel 'Cat Among the Pigeons' by Agatha Christie, held in the original dustwrapper. -
1954 Destination UnknownLondon: 1954An excellent first edition copy of Christie’s novel, Destination Unknown, in the original dustwrapper. -
1949 Two Worlds and Their WaysLondon: 1949A first edition of Ivy Compton-Burnett's brilliant novel, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. -
1986 As No Other Dare FailLondon & New York: 1986A splendid limited edition of this collection compiled for Samuel Beckett's eightieth birthday, housed in a slipcase. -
1832 The ContrastLondon: 1832A first edition of Constantine Phipps' novel 'The Contrast', complete in three volumes.