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English Literature Pre 1900
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1851 Lavengro; The Scholar - The Gypsy - The PriestLondon: 1851The first edition of this part-memoir part-novel by George Borrow, an spiritual work following his life in London.
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1893-95 Seven Volumes From the Elizabethan Library SeriesLondon: 1893-95Seven volumes from the Elizabethan Library series in the original green fleur-de-lis cloth.
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1893 Our VillageLondon: 1893A beautifully bound copy of Hugh Thomson's illustrated edition of Our Village by Mary Mitford.
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1846 The Battle of LifeLondon: 1846A first edition, fourth issue of Charles Dickens's lesser known Christmas book, complete with thirteen plates of illustrations.
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Signed1895 The Garden that I LoveLondon: 1895The author's presentation copy of this poetical gardening tale by Alfred Austin, inscribed and with a letter loosely inserted signed by the author.
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1848 "Our Street"London: 1848The second edition of this charming book by William Makepeace Thackeray, with sixteen hand-coloured plates.
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1887 A Collection of Letters of W. M. Thackery 1847-1855London: 1887A charming first edition of this illustrated collection of letters from British author and illustrator, William Makepeace Thackery.
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1961-70 Shelley and his Circle 1773 - 1822London: 1961 -1970A smart collection of letters and documents from the Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, relating to the poet Percy Blysshe Shelley and his contemporaries.
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1884 Con's Acre: a Tale of Gillcourt FarmLondon: 1884A scarce novel by Mrs C. M. Clarke, illustrated throughout the text and presented in decorative cloth.
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1890-1902 Charles Kingsley Collection Hypatia Hereward The Wake Alton Locke Westward HoLondon: 1890-1902A handsomely bound set of four of Charles Kingsley's novels in eight volumes. Bound by J&E Bumpus in half calf bindings.
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1892 The WreckerLondon, Paris & Melbourne: 1892A second edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's ocean adventure written in collaboration with Lloyd Osbourne, illustrated by W. L. Metcalf and William Hole.
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c1932 Assorted Works of Children's LiteratureLondon: c1932An unusually bright collection of four important pieces of children's literature, illustrated in colour and in splendid decorative bindings.
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1902 The Hound of the BaskervillesLondon: 1902A fantastic copy of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous Sherlock Holmes story, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'. Scarce in such a lovely condition.
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1877 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1877A charming nine volume collection of the works of William Shakespeare.
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1820 The Vicar of WakefieldLondon: 1820A fantastic copy of Oliver Goldsmith's seminal work, 'The Vicar of Wakefield'.
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Signed1929 The Vicar of WakefieldLondon: 1929A fine, de luxe, limited edition of Oliver Goldsmith's noted novel 'The Vicar of Wakefield'. Illustrated throughout, by the noted artist Arthur Rackham.
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1885 Marius the Epicurean His Sensations and IdeasLondon: 1885The first edition of Walter Pater's captivating historical novel set in Rome during 161-177 AD, complete in two volumes.
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Signed2014 The Narrow Road to the Deep NorthLondon: 2014A signed first edition, first impression, of Richard Flanagan's impressive Man Booker Prize winning novel 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'.
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1886, Volume XXVI of The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray Punch Illustrated ScarceLondon: 1886A quarter leather bound edition with marbled boards of Volume 26 of 'The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray' and his 'Contributions to Punch' complete with the authors own illustrations.
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1929 14vols The Shakespeare Head Edition of the Novels of Anthony TrollopeStratford Upon Avon and Oxford: 1929A selection of works by Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope.