English Literature Pre 1900
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c1880 A Collection of the Works of William Harrison AinsworthLondon: c1880A beautifully bound set of William Harrison Ainsworth's works, the popular Victorian author, best known for his historical fiction.
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The Works of Sir Walter ScottParis: 1831-1838A handsome library set of the Waverley novels, in a handsome half calf binding.
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1879 The Works of William Makepeace ThackerayLondon: 1879A smartly bound complete set of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray.
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1817 The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias SmollettEdinburgh: 1817A collection of the popular works of the Scottish novelist Tobias Smollett, including his well known picaresque novels.
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1865 Three Novels by Captain MarryatLondon: 1865A collection of three entertaining novels by the Royal Navy officer, Frederick Marryat, illustrated with frontispieces.
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1850 Jane EyreLeipzig: 1850An early and rare vellum bound copyright edition of Charlotte Bronte's most famous novel 'Jane Eyre'.
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1910 The Vicar of WakefieldLondon: 1910A Bickers bound edition of Oliver Goldsmith's 'The Vicar of Wakefield', illustrated with colour plates.
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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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c1905 The World of Ice, or, the Whaling Cruise of 'The Dolphin'London: c1905A prize bound edition of R. M. Ballantyne's immensely exciting children's novel about a whaling cruise.
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1874 A Book of Golden DeedsLondon: 1874A finely bound copy of Charlotte Mary Yonge's popular story collection.
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1815 The History of Mr John DecastroLondon: 1815A very scarce first edition set of this novel frequently attributed to George Colman.
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1803 The Economy of Human LifeLondon: 1803A charming new edition of Dodsley's work, The Economy of Human Life, being a collection of moral stories.
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1909 Hunts With JorrocksLondon: 1909A beautifully illustrated collection of the hunting scenes from Robert Surtees' 'Handely Cross', illustrated in colour throghout.
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1909 Hunts With JorrocksLondon: 1909Robert Surtees' hunting scenes from his popular work 'Handley Cross', illustrated with colour plates.
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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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1847 The Natural History of the Ballet GirlLondon: 1847A charming pocket sized fictional tale regarding the titular character 'the ballet-girl.' Scarce in the original paper wraps.
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1803 The Memoirs of a Villain or Singular Adventures of Joseph SaundersLondon: 1803A very scarce first edition copy of this chapbook by Isaac Crookenden.
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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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1869 Winifred, Countess of Nithsdale: a Tale of the Jacobite WarsNew York: 1869A very scarce first edition of Barabrina Brand's exciting and romantic historical novel set during the Jacobite Wars.
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1926 The Works of Henry FieldingLondon: 1926A complete collection of Henry Fielding's most popular and influential novels, illustrated beautifully throughout.
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1897-1938 The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard KiplingLondon: 1898-1938An edition de luxe collection of the complete works of the noted author Rudyard Kipling, illustrated with some plates throughout.
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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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1875 The Pilgrim's ProgressLondon: 1875A Ramage bound edition of the influential and monumental novel 'The Pilgrim's Progress', illustrated throughout.
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1894 Novels of C Cutcliffe HyneLondon: 1910A scarce, very smart collection of Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne's novels.
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1887-1896 Novels of George MeredithLondon: 1887-1896A finely bound, four volume selection of George Meredith's novels. Meredith was an important Victorian novelist and poet who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times.
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1911 The Novels of the Sisters BronteEdinburgh: 1911A collection of the novels of the Bronte Sisters, containing their best known influential novels, illustrated throughout.
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1898 The Story of PerugiaLondon: 1898A finely bound copy of Lina Duff Gordon's debut novel, a collaboration with Margaret Symonds.
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1894 With Edged ToolsLondon: 1894A finely bound, early edition of Hugh Stowell Scott's bestselling novel 'With Edged Tools'.
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1823 The Trials of Margaret LyndsayEdinburgh: 1823A superior copy of the first edition of John Wilson's exciting novel, in a lovely full speckled calf binding.
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1837 Country StoriesLondon: 1837The first edition of Mary Russell Mitford's charming work on country life.
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1859 The Pilgrim's ProgressLondon: 1859A beautifully bound and illustrated edition of John Bunyan's influential Christian allegory work.
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1857 Pen and Pencil PicturesLondon: 1857A beautifully bound edition of Tom Hood the younger's miscellany collection of prose and non-fiction work, illustrated throughout.