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English Literature Pre 1900
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Signed1896 The Final WarLondon: 1896An exciting science fiction novel by Louis Tracy, the author's presentation copy of this first edition.
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1856 Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende: A Tale of the Times of King ArthurLondon: 1856The scarce first edition of Alfred Elwes's English translation of Mary-Lafon's Arthurian romance.
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1899 Lucian's WonderlandEdinburgh and London: 1899The first edition of St J. Basil Wynne Willson's translation of Lucien's ancient Latin satire, authored in the second century AD.
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1925 The Haunted and the HauntersLondon: 1925A smart copy of this early and chilling Victorian ghost story by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, complete with plates and the original dust wrapper.
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1865 The Surprising, Unheard of and Never-to-be-Surpassed Adventures of Young MunchausenLondon: 1865The first edition of Charles H. Bennett's collection of thrilling tales for children, all following the youth of Young Munchausen.
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Signed1889 The RivalsNew York: 1889A beautifully illustrated limited edition of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comedy of manners, illustrated by Frank M. Gregory, and signed by the publisher.
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1847 The Poetical Language of Flowers; Or the Pilgrimage of LoveLondon: 1847The very scarce first edition of Thomas Miller's charming work 'The Poetical Language of Flowers', beautifully illustrated with hand coloured plates.
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1891-1907 The Strand MagazineLondon: 1891-1907Thirty-one volumes of 'The Strand Magazine', featuring the first appearance of many Sherlock Holmes tales, including 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'.
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1891 Colonel Carter of CartersvilleBoston and New York: 1891The first edition, first issue of the debut novel of American author Francis Hopkinson Smith. From the library of noted American bibliophile Natalie Knowlton Blair.
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1886 King Solomon's MinesLondon: 1886The thirty-first thousand of H. Rider Haggard's beloved adventure novel, often considered to be the work that pioneered the 'lost world' literary genre.
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1885 King Solomon's MinesLondon: 1885The eighth thousand of H. Rider Haggard's beloved adventure novel, often considered to be the work that pioneered the 'lost world' literary genre.
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1885 King Solomon's MinesLondon: 1885The sixth thousand of H. Rider Haggard's beloved adventure novel l, marking the first appearance of iconic adventurer Allan Quatermain.
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Signed1889 Selected Poems of Matthew PriorLondon: 1889A beautifully bound edition of the poetry of Matthew Prior, one of only fifty signed copies produced, and in a Ramage binding.
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c1850 Struggles and Adventures of Christopher TadpoleLondon: c1850A smart edition of Albert Smith's novel about the life of one Christopher Tadpole, illustrated by Leech.
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1873 From the Earth to the Moon Direct in 97 Hours 20 MinutesLondon: 1873The scarce first UK edition of Jules Verne's classic works of nineteenth century science fiction, 'From the Earth to the Moon' and 'Around the Moon'.
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1893 The Steam House (Part I.): The Demon of CawnporeLondon: 1893A smart English language translation of Jules Verne's novel 'The Demon of Cawnpore', the first part of his larger work 'The Steam House'.
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1874 A Floating City, and the Blockade RunnersLondon: 1874The first UK edition of these two thrilling tales from Jules Verne, illustrated throughout and in a bright calf prize binding.
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1897 Untold Tales of the PastEdinburgh and London: 1897The first edition of this collection of charming stories retold for children by author and suffragette Beatrice Harraden.
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1899 Sense and SensibilityLondon: 1899The first Chris Hammond edition of Jane Austen's beloved first novel, in a beautiful pictorial cloth binding.
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1885 In a Good Cause. A Collection of Stories, Poems, and IllustrationsLondon: 1885The first edition of this scarce anthology of poems and prose, compiled to raise money for the North Eastern Hospital For Children, with contributions by Oscar Wilde and H. Rider Haggard.
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1855 The Balloon Travels of Robert Merry and His Young FriendsNew York: 1855The first edition of this charming novel about the travels of a group of characters across Europe in a balloon.
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1896 Bracebridge Hall: or, The HumouristsNew York: 1896A beautifully illustrated edition of Washington Irving's episodic novel, in the original decorative cloth bindings, and scarce protective cloth dust wrappers.
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1887 King Solomon's Wives; or, The Phantom MinesLondon: 1887The uncommon first edition of this humorous contemporary parody of H. Rider Haggerd's 'King Solomon's Mines'.
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1888 Mr. Meeson's WillLondon: 1888The first UK edition in book form of this exciting H. Rider Haggard adventure novel, illustrated throughout.
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1888 Mr. Meeson's WillLondon: 1888The first UK edition in book form of this exciting H. Rider Haggard adventure novel, illustrated throughout.
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1787 Ignoramus, ComoediaLondini [London]: 1787An attractive first edition thus of George Ruggle's college farce, with this being John Sidney Hawkins significantly edited edition.
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1830 The Pilgrim's ProgressLondon: 1830The first edition thus of this work, being the first edition of Bunyan's magnum opus to feature Robert Southey's biography of the author.
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1726 HudibrasLondon: 1726William Hogarth's first illustrated edition of Samuel Butler's mock-heroic satirical poem 'Hudibras'.
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c1935 Pride and PrejudiceLondon: c1935A smart 1930s edition of Jane Austen's beloved novel, published by Riviere & Son and in a half calf binding from the firm.
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1885 The Story of Ida: Epitaph on an Etruscan TombSunnyside, Orpington, Kent: 1885The third edition of Francesca Alexander's charming tale, in a beautiful signed binding by Cedric Chivers of Bath.
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1896 Ozmar the Mystic: A NovelLondon: 1896The very scarce first edition of Emeric Hulme-Beaman's fantasy novel, with plates by W. T. Smith.
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Signed1896 My Laughing PhilosopherLondon: 1896A signed presentation copy of this very scarce illustrated novel by Eden Phillpotts. Loosely inserted is a letter to the author's literary agent, William Morris Colles.
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1769 The Works of Laurence SterneLondon: 1769The collected works of Laurence Sterne, containing his most beloved and influential works, with a portrait frontispiece to Volume I.
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1896 The Great White QueenLondon: 1896A scarce first edition Lost World novel by the prolific author William le Queux, complete with the original plates.
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1896 The Barbarous Britishers a Tip-Top NovelLondon: 1896The first edition of Henry Duff Traill's comical parody of a novel by Grant Allen, illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley.
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1915 The Water-BabiesLondon: 1915The first edition thus of 'The Water-Babies', the first edition to be illustrated by W. Heath Robinson, replete with beautiful colour plates.