English Literature Pre 1900
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1718-21 The Select Works of Mr. John DennisLondon: 1718-21A very scarce collection of the works of John Dennis, his dramatical works and essays.
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1857 The Course of True Love Never Did Run SmoothLondon: 1857The first edition of this charming romance story from Charles Reade.
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1910 Bacon is Shake-SpeareLondon: 1910A first edition of this famous study of the Baconian theory of Shakespeare authorship.
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1853 2vols Sam Slick's Wise Saws and Modern InstancesLondon: 1853A first edition copy of this two-volume collection of tales from Haliburton's famous wise-cracking character Sam Slick.
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1808 A Sentimental Journey Through France and ItalyLondon: 1808An illustrated edition of Laurence Sterne's travel work exploring France and Italy towards the end of his life, a smart stereotype edition.
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1898 The Heart of MidlothianLondon: 1898An illustrated edition of one of the popular novels of Sir Walter Scott, complete with detailed engravings.
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c1890 The Personal History of David CopperfieldLondon: c1890Dickens's famous novel following the tale of 'David Copperfield' in the scarce Farringdon Classics series by E H Wells, in prize calf binding.
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1823 The Cottage on the CliffLondon: 1823A nice copy of this illustrated popular Georgian novel by Catherine Ward, a wonderful and charming work set by the sea.
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1858 Eric, or, Little By Little a Tale of Roslyn SchoolEdinburgh: 1858The scarce first edition of Frederic Farrar's popular Victorian novel set in a boy's boarding school.
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1865 Our Mutual FriendLondon: 1865The first edition in book form, first issue, of one of Charles Dickens's final novels.
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1837 The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick ClubLondon: 1837The first edition in book form of Charles Dickens' immensely popular first novel. With the two Buss plates and many first issue points present, and illustrated throughout by Phiz.
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1888 Frankenstein: or, The Modern PrometheusLondon: 1888The scarce 1888 Routledge Pocket Library Edition of Mary Shelley's pioneering science fiction novel.
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1821 Winter Evening Tales, Collected Among the Cottages of the South of ScotlandEdinburgh: 1821The very scarce revised two volume second edition of James Hogg's collection of short stories, sketches and poems.
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1857 Little DorritLondon: 1857A half calf bound first edition copy of one of Charles Dickens' popular novels, complete with the original illustrations by Phiz, including the dark plates.
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1840 Master Humphrey's ClockLondon: 1840-41The first book form edition of Charles Dickens's 'Master Humphrey's Clock' complete in three volumes.
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1839-1877 5vol A Collection of Charles DickensLondon: 1839-1877A beautiful and very clean and bright set of first editions (one later) of works by renowned author Charles Dickens. In a tree calf Mansell binding.
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1887 The Autobiography of a SlanderLondon: 1887An uncommon early edition of this brilliant novella by Ada Ellan Bayly, a smart example in the original illustrated wraps.
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1891-1893 Pocket Edition of the Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her SistersLondon: 1891-1893A lovely seven volume set of this late nineteenth century pocket edition of the works of the Bronte sisters, in delightful half calf bindings.
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1844-1845 The Wandering JewLondon: 1844-1845The complete first English language edition of Eugene Sue's popular work of French literature, illustrated throughout.
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1787-1788 The Works of Alexander PopeLondon: 1787-1788A beautifully illustrated six volume edition of the literary works of Alexander Pope, one of the most prominent English poets of the eighteenth century.
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1879 Magnum Bonum or Mother Carey's BroodLondon: 1879The first edition of Charlotte M Yonge's novel in three volumes.
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1885 Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLondon: 1885A lovely copy of the seventy-fifth thousand of Lewis Carroll's beloved and highly influential work of children's literature, illustrated by John Tenniel.
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1829 The Works of Lord ByronLondon: 1829The works of famous Romantic poet Lord Byron in four uniform pocket sized volumes.
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1863 3vols Cardinal Pole: or, The Days of Philip and MaryLondon: 1863An uncommon first edition complete three volume set of Ainsworth's historical romance, Cardinal Pole.
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1857 Tim Gamwattle's Jawnt, E Ab-o'-Dick's oth' Doldrums' WagginManchester; London: 1857The very scarce first edition of this amusing mid eighteenth century tale, relayed in a humorous approximation of a regional dialect.
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1881 The Theatre of LifeLondon: 1881The first edition of this collection of short stories from prolific poet, journalist and writer George Robert Sims, in the vibrant publisher's original paper covered boards.
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1871 Barney O'Toole's Comic Letters to His Mother in IrelandLondon: 1871The first edition of this very scarce humorous work of late nineteenth century epistolary literature, offering insights into London life in the 1870s..
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1853 Letters Left at the Pastrycook'sLondon: 1853A lovely copy of the fifth edition of Horace Mayhew's humorous short novel, relayed in a series of letters, and illustrated by Phiz.
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1832 The Works of Lord ByronLondon: 1832-4A handsome set of the collected works of Lord Byron edited and with a biographical sketch by Thomas Moore, sixteen volumes in handsome Sotheran uniform bindings.
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1948-1950 3vol Selected Works from Milton, Byron, and ColeridgeLondon: 1948-1950A collection of the works of Milton, Byron, and Coleridge, from The Nonesuch Press.
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1912 The WoodlandersLondon: 1912A Wessex novel by Thomas Hardy in the bright original publisher's cloth binding.
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1770 The History of Sir Charles GrandisonLondon: 1770A smart copy of the complete seven volume sixth edition of Samuel Richardson's major epistolary novel, uniformly bound in full calf.
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1953-1980 The Novels and Works of Jane AustenLondon, New York and Toronto: 1953-1980A lovely set of works by Jane Austen, uniformly bound in green cloth and with illustrations.
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1793 The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, GentlemanLondon: 1793An illustrated edition of this popular novel by Lawrence Sterne, part of Cooke's 'Pocket Library' series.
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1798 Tales of the Castle: or, Stories of Instruction and DelightLondon: 1798The complete five volume fifth edition of Thomas Holcroft's translation of Madame de Genlis's works, very scarce in any complete eighteenth century edition.