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Literary Criticism
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1854-56 The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph AddisonLondon: 1854-56A complete collection of the works of Joseph Addison, an important essayist and poet of the Georgian era. -
1856-60 The Museum of Science and ArtLondon: 1856-60A complete set of Dionysius Lardner's important series of essays on a variety of scientific and artistic subjects, a lovely illustrated work. -
1813 The Works of Robert Burns; With an Account of his Life, and a Criticism on his WritingsLondon: 1813A smart, four volume celebration of the life and works of the famed Scottish poet, containing his poetry and correspondences, along with a biographical account of Burns' life. -
1969-2002 The Pilgrim Edition of the Letters of Charles DickensOxford: 1969-2002An exceptionally lovely and scarce complete first edition twelve volume set of the correspondences of Charles Dickens. In the original dust wrappers, and featuring a wealth of critical and contextual notes. -
1819-20 The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.New York: 1819-20The second edition of all seven parts of Washington Irving's popular serialised short stories, including 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'. -
1924 Walt WhitmanLondon: 1924Gerald Bullett's important admirational work on Walt Whitman, a limited edition work inscribed by Neil Munro. -
1909 3 Vols Hours in a LibraryLondon : 1909A smart, new edition three volume set of Leslie Stephen's literary criticism, Hours in a Library. -
1966-94 The Paris ReviewNew York: 1966-1994Four issues of the noted journal, The Paris Review, in the original publisher's wraps. -
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1969 The Publishing ExperiencePhiladephia: 1969A signed presentation copy of this bibliographical lecture, in the scarce glassine wrap. -
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1927 Selections from Robert Eyres LandorLondon: 1927Signed by the editor, Eric Parker, this is a Limited Edition anthology of the prose and verse of Robert Eyres Landor, younger brother of Walter Savage Landor. -
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1926 The Letters of J. E. Flecker to Frank SaveryLondon: 1926A beautiful copy of this Limited Edition collection of letters, signed by the editor, artists and publisher of the work. -
1972 2vol Quarterly Review of Literature Volume XVIIIPrinceton: 1972The complete two volume set for Volume XVIII of Princeton University's 1972 literature review, with works from a range of contributors, edited by T and Renee Weiss. -
1927-28 The Complete Works of Sir John VanbrughBloomsbury: 1927-28A nice limited edition set containing the complete collected works of the important Restoration figure John Vanbrugh -
1937 Books From Japan "Catalogue of Important Publications"Tokyo: 1937A very scarce illustrated catalogue detailing important Japanese publications in the year 1937. -
1901 Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims, Reflating to the Conduct of Human LifeLondon: 1901A lovely limited edition of one of William Penn's important philosophical works, a nice edition of this work which was first published in 1682. -
1903 Essays by Ralph Waldo EmersonBoston and New York: 1903A handsomely bound collection of the essays of noted American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson, part of the Centenary Edition of his works. -
1854 Music and the Art of DressLondon: 1854Uncommon new edition of these scarce essays concerning music and fashion from the 'Quarterly Review.' -
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2016 Jerzyk: Diaries, Texts, and Testimonies of the Urman FamilyBristol: 2016A collection of diaries and testimonies of the Urman family, who lived in Poland during the events of World War II, signed by the editor to Michael Berkeley, the English compose and House of Lords member. -
1964 8vol Art and Literature: An International ReviewLausanne: 1964-66An eight volume set containing issues from the 'Art and Literature' Review, with contributions from important writers such as William Burroughs and Anthony Burgess, as well as illustrations from a variety of sources. -
1982 Social StudiesLondon: 1982The first UK edition of this witty social commentary by noted American writer Fran Lebowitz, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. -
1943 Hitler's WhistleLondon: 1943The first edition of this autobiographical memoir by A. G. Street, in which he describes his experience farming during World War Two, in the original unclipped dust wrapper with various full-page photographs. -
1968 Slouching Towards BethlehemNew York: 1968Bright first edition, second impression of this extremely successful collection of essays by Joan Didion, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. -
1850 The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick ClubLondon: 1850A nice copy of this first novel from Charles Dickens, containing a range of humorous adventures, in the publisher's original cloth binding. -
1826 Choix de pensées de B. PascalLondon: 1826An informative book on the life and works of French mathematician Blaise Pascal, edited with a preface from L. T. Ventouillac, and bound in a contemporary full-calf binding. -
1687 Nouveaux Dialogues des MortsAmsterdam: 1687An early edition of Fontenelle's interesting series of imaginary conversations between notable figures across history and mythology. -
1823 A Practical Discourse, upon the Epistle, by JudeNot Stated: 1823An uncommon copy of this religious work by Thomas Tomkinson, which breaks down the Muggletonianism perspective, in the original paper wraps. -
1925 2vol MemoarerStockholm: 1925A wonderful Swedish translation of the memoirs of Giacomo Casanova, the famous Italian adventurer, featuring various tipped-in colour plates. -
1801 The Philosophy of RhetoricLondon : 1801A rare two volume set of George Campbell's The Philosophy of Rhetoric in its second edition. -
1660 The Shaking of the Olive-tree. The Remaining Works of Joseph Hall.London: 1660The first edition of this scarce collection of the works of theologian, moralist and satirist Bishop Hall. With a folding frontispiece portrait of the author. -
1893 Our VillageLondon: 1893A wonderfully illustrated copy of Mitford's sketches on rural life, including the first time that illustrations by Hugh Thomson appeared in this work. -
1845 The Indicator and The CompanionLondon: 1845Collection of essays and miscellaneous pieces from 'The Indicator' and 'The Companion' by Leigh Hunt. -
1848 Lectures on Painting by the Royal AcademiciansLondon: 1848An interesting collection of lectures on painting by Fuseli, Opie, and Barry, in a full-crushed morocco prize binding for the Committee of Council on Education. -
1839 Memoirs of the Life of Mrs. Hannah MoreLondon: 1839A leather bound copy containing the memoirs of Hannah More, a Bluestocking writer, written by William Roberts and illustrated with a frontispiece. -
1811 2vol Memoires du Comte de GrammontLondon: 1811This is a lovely leather-bound two volume set containing the memoirs of Philibert de Gramont, the Count de Gramont, written by his brother-in-law Antoine Hamilton, with numerous illustrated plates throughout the text. -
1893 4vol Diary and Letters of Madame D'ArblayLondon: 1893A four volume set containing the diary and letters of satirical novelist Frances Burney, who was well known for her talented storytelling through journal-diaries. -
1912 The Private Papers of Henry RyecroftNew York: 1912The first US edition of this fictional work of literary criticism by George Gissing, which chronicles the life of a once-struggling writer.