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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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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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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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Signed1812 Portugal. A Poem. In Two Parts.London: 1812A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of George Nugent-Grenville's poem about the Napoleonic wars.
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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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1923-27 Eight Volumes of Limited Edition Works by Daniel DefoeLondon: 1923-27Eight volumes of limited edition works by the noted writer Daniel Defoe, including his best known works about the popular character Robinson Crusoe, bound in crushed half morocco.
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Signed1971 Ovid: The Art of LoveGlasgow: 1971A limited edition, illustrated copy of this mythological work, signed by the artist and in the original slipcase.
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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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Signed1893 List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of IncidentLondon: 1893A signed presentation copy of the scarce first single volume edition of this nautical adventure novel, with a signed letter from the author’s wife, Annie Clark Russell.
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c1890 A Voyage to LetheLondon: c1890A very scarce limited edition of this pseudonymously authored work of pornographic literature, in which the 'Lethe' voyaged to is in actual fact the female body.
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1891 The Indian Mutiny of 1857London: 1891A scarce limited edition copy of this work on the Indian mutiny of 1857, with illustrations and plans and bound in full tree calf.
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c1890 The Works of Alexandre DumasNew York : c1890A limited edition complete set of illustrated works by the noted Alexandre Dumas, including his popular work 'The Count of Monte Cristo', bound in quarter morocco.
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1903 The Works of Arthur Conan DoyleLondon: 1903A limited edition set of the collected works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, an illustrated set signed by Conan Doyle.
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Signed1900 The Works of Oliver GoldsmithNew York: 1900A truly beautiful limited edition set of the works of Anglo-Irish novelist Oliver Goldsmith, illustrated throughout and with a number of volumes signed by the artists.
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1896 VersesLondon: 1896The first edition of Ernest Dowson's uncommon, limited edition collection of poems, in a binding designed by Aubrey Beardsley.
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1926 Plan of a Novel According to Hints From Various QuartersOxford: 1926A limited edition copy of Jane Austen's entertaining plan for a novel, written according to the recommendations of the librarian to the Prince Regent.
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Signed1851 Britain: It's Earliest History and Connection With Other NationsLondon: 1851A signed first edition of this very scarce history of Britain by Francis Sewell Cole.
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1927 The Complete Writings of Robert BurnsLondon: 1927A very scarce large paper limited edition set of the writings of Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns, illustrated throughout.
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1815 2Vols in 3 Mirror for MagistratesLondon: 1815A very smart copy of this scarce early nineteenth century edition of this collection of sixteenth century poetry about the downfall of eminent figures.
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1892 The Ballad of Beau Brocade and Other Poems of the XVIII CenturyLondon: 1892A limited edition copy of this poetical work by Austin Dobson, illustrated by Hugh Thompson.
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Signed1882 The Revolt of ManLondon: 1882The very scarce first edition of Walter Besant's anti-suffragette science fiction novel, with a loosely inserted author's signature.
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Signed1898 Rufus Hickman of St Botolph'sEdinburgh : 1898A collection of sixteen short stories by Lord Moncreiff of Tulliebole, the first edition of this very scarce work, signed by the author.
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Signed2008 Kidnapped the Graphic NovelNew Lanark: 2008A very smart limited edition graphic novel of Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novel, signed by the artist and actor of the graphic novel.
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1898 The Martian a NovelLondon and New York: 1898George du Maurier's autobiographical novel, a limited edition copy published in the same year as the true first, complete with illustrations by the author.
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Signed1843 Poems by Sir Henry WottonLondon: 1843The very scarce Alexander Dyce edited edition of the poetry of Henry Wotton, with a signed presentation inscription from Dyce.
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1926 Irene IddesleighLondon: 1926A smart limited edition copy of what is considered to be one of the worst novels ever published, an illustrated edition published by the Nonesuch Press.
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1932 The Jaunts and Jollities of Mr John JorrocksNew York: 1932Illustrated limited edition of the first book following the adventures of Mr John Jorrocks by R S Surtees, signed by the illustrator Gordon Ross.
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1905 First Quarto Edition Facsimile of William Shakespeare's WorkOxford: 1905Limited edition of three works by William Shakespeare, first quarto editions reproduced in facsmile bound in uniform Bumpus bindings.
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1894 Travels into Several Remote Nations of the WorldLondon: 1894A scarce large paper copy of Charles E. Brock's illustrated edition of 'Gulliver's Travels', a smart limited edition of only one-hundred and one copies.
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1928 The Complete Works of Thomas Lovell BeddoesLondon: 1928The collected works of English author Thomas Lovell Beddoes in two volumes, one of 750 copies printed.
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1929 The Adventures of Joseph AndrewsLondon : 1929A limited edition copy of this comic novel by Henry Fielding.
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1926 3 Vols The Berkshire SeriesLondon: 1926A limited edition reprint of three seventeenth century play.
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1936 Imaginary ConversationsLondon: 1936A limited edition copy of the Victorian authors dialogues with the dead.
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1844-1884 9 Volumes The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Edmund Spenser-: 1844-1884A privately printed set of the complete works of Edmund Spenser. With illustrations, and a biographical introduction to the sixteenth century poet.
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1891 The Countess of Pembroke's ArcadiaLondon: 1891A wonderful limited edition facsimile of Sir Philip Sidney's 1590 quarto edition of the prose poem 'Arcadia'.
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1952 2 vols The History of Tom Jones A FoundlingNew York: 1952Two smart limited edition copies of this illustrated version of Tom Jones, signed by the artist.