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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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c1889 Gallery of Notable Men and WomenEdinburgh: c1889An enchanting full leather compilation containing biographical portraits of notable British figures -
1947 Six PoemsTunbridge Wells: 1947A very scarce first edition of these six poems by Thomas Hennell, a lovely privately printed work. -
c1910 Biliophilist's Library Master Francis RabelaisPhiladelphia: 1930A finely bound copy of Francis Rabelais' five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua. -
1970 The History and Adventures of Joseph AndrewsLondon: 1970A finely bound copy of Henry Fielding's early works 'Joseph Andrews' and 'Shamela'. -
1981 A Nut & A KernelShewsbury: 1981A limited edition collection of Shropshire bell rhymes, illustrated throughout with engraved head-pieces. -
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1986 Polemic Against PrintingLondon: 1986A limited edition copy of Filippo de Strata's polemic against the printing press, signed by the publisher. -
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1980 Real SkyGloucestershire: 1980A limited edition poetry collection by P. J. Kavanagh, illustrated with beautiful engravings, signed by the author. -
1923 Cupid and PsychesLondon: 1923A beautiful Nonesuch limited edition copy of Apuleius' charming telling of the love story between Cupid and Psyche. -
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1927 AloneLondon: 1927A limited edition copy of this lonely poem by Walter de la Mare, illustrated with a beautiful colour woodcut by Blair Hughes-Stanton. -
1928 A Sentimental Journey Through France and ItalyBerkshire: 1928A Golden Cockerel Press limited edition of Laurence Sterne's travel novel, illustrated throughout with copper engravings. -
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1979 A Collection of Proverbs From All NationsLondon: 1979A beautifully illustrated collection of entertaining proverbs from around the world, a limited edition work. -
1925 Ovid's Elegies EpigramsLondon: 1925A limited edition collection of elegies and epigrams, illustrated throughout by John Nash. -
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1948 The EquilibriadLondon: 1948A signed limited edition copy of William Sansom's novella, illustrated by Lucian Freud, and signed by Sansom. -
1930 A Journey From This World to the NextBerkshire: 1930An illustrated limited edition copy of Henry Fielding's satirical novel on life and death, illustrated by Denis Tegetmeier. -
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1924 Madrigals & ChroniclesLondon: 1924A limited edition collection of the poems of John Clare that were discovered upon his death, illustrated and signed. -
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1991 Clay CutsOxford: 1991A signed limited edition poetry collection on Cornwall by Jack Clemo, hand-coloured throughout. -
1946 ClerihewsCambridge: 1946A superior copy of this collection of entertaining and whimsical clerihews by a variety of poets, a lovely collection. -
1954 Les Fleurs du MalParis: 1954A finely bound, beautifully illustrated example of Charles Baudelaire's most famous work 'Les Fleurs du Mal'. -
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1997 Galloway LandscapesOxford: 1997An illustrated limited edition collection of the nature poetry of William Neill, signed by both the author and illustrator. -
1932 A German IdyllBerkshire: 1932A sample of the Golden Cockerel Press' limited edition novel by H. E. Bates, an account of Bates' romantic trip to Germany. -
1936 A Prayer for My SonLondon: 1936A finely bound, signed copy of Hugh Walpole's 'A Prayer for my Son'. -
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1979 A Visit to William MorrisLondon: 1979A limited edition essay by Helen Thomas on William Morris, signed by the editor, Myfanwy Thomas. -
1931 The Compleat AnglerLondon: 1931A finely bound copy of Arthur Rackham's 'The Compleat Angler'. -
1923 Love PoemsSoho: 1923A limited edition collection of the love poems of John Donne, the Tudor metaphysical poet, published in a beautiful binding by the Nonesuch Press. -
1979 LandscapesKent: 1979A limited edition collection of poems by the Welsh poet Emyr Humphreys, the first work published by Chimera Press. -
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1934 Primeval GodsLondon: 1934A scarce signed limited edition work, specially bound in a quarter vellum binding, a poetry collection illustrated by Blair Hughes-Stanton. -
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1955 Steps to the River PoemsHerefordshire: 1995A beautifully produced collection of Roland Grant's poetry. A signed limited edition. -
1927-32 Three Facsimile Prophetic Works by William BlakeLondon: 1927-32Three beautiful facsimile editions of William Blake's illuminated prophetic works, illustrated vibrantly in colour throughout. -
1922 Form in Civilization Collected Papers on Art & LabourLondon: 1922An uncommon first edition of William Lethaby's essays on art and labour, a fascinating collection from the architectural historian. -
1968-71 A Child's Christmas in Wales The OutingLondon: 1968-71Two illustrated pocket-sized editions of Dylan Thomas' seasonal poems, illustrated beautifully throughout. -
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1980 Solent ShoreManchester: 1980An uncommon signed poetry collection by Jeremy Hooker, taking the reader to the south coast of England. -
1974 High WindowsLondon: 1974A beautiful first edition of Philip Larkin's final poetry collection, a popular collection that discuss a wide range of subjects. -
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1982 Poems for Charles CausleyLondon: 1982A signed first edition of this commemorative poetry collection, published for the sixty-fifth birthday of Charles Causley. Inscribed by David Gascoyne.
