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Literary Criticism
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1720 The Life and Character of Mr. John PhilipsLondon: 1720The third edition of Mr. Sewell's scarce account of the life and literary output of poet John Philips. -
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1894 Under LochnagarAberdeen: 1894The very scarce limited edition, editio de luxe, of this handsomely illustrated literary collection. -
1989 Letters of Leonard WoolfSan Diego, New York, London: 1989This first edition, first impression collection of letters by the political theorist Leonard Woolf, husband of the esteemed modernist author Virginia Woolf, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1807 Descriptive Catalogue of a Choice Assemblage of Original Pictures. In Three Parts. Part First.Edinburgh: 1807George Walker's vanishingly scarce discussion of important works of art produced in the later decades of the eighteenth century. -
1894-97 The Complete Works of Geoffrey ChaucerOxford : 1894-97A complete collection of Geoffrey Chaucer's works, compiled and with notes by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat. -
1898-1911 The Works of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1898-1911A beautifully bound set of the collected works of Thomas Babington Macaulay, an illustrated set, bound by Bumpus. -
1932 Wyndham Lewis: A Discursive ExpositionLondon: 1932The first edition of Hugh Gordon Porteus' critical exploration of the works of Wyndham Lewis, with the original, very scarce dust wrapper. -
1958 Points of ViewLondon: 1958A smart first edition of this collection of essays from William Somerset Maugham, his last published work. -
1726 The GuardianLondon: 1726The two volume fourth edition of Addison and Steele's short-lived early eighteenth century newspaper. -
1957 Byron's Don JuanAustin, Texas: 1957This scarce first edition, first impression four volume variorum of Lord Byron's epic nineteenth-century poem Don Juan, with facsimile reproductions of Byron's manuscripts accompanying the text. -
1880 The Life and Letters of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1880An insightful and smartly bound biography on Lord Thomas Macaulay, written by his nephew, George Otto Trevelyan. -
1893 The Life of Charles DickensLondon: 1893A superb copy of John Forster's biography of Charles Dickens, in a delightful full calf prize binding. -
1913 Phiz and DickensLondon: 1913The first trade edition of this exploration of Phiz with Charles Dickens's relationship, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. -
1929 A Room of One's OwnLondon: 1929The first edition, first impression of this groundbreaking feminist work, by noted Bloomsbury author, Virginia Woolf. -
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1970 Ralph Chubb, The UnknownLondon: 1970A signed presentation copy of Anthony Reid's very scarce bibliographical study of poet and artist Ralph Chubb. -
1897 2vol The Odysseys of HomerLondon: 1897A scarce two volume set of the second edition of this translation of Homer's Odyssey. -
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1941 In Memoriam James JoyceZurich: 1941The first edition of Carola Giedion-Welcker's celebration of the life of James Joyce, with a typed letter from Giedion-Welcker to an English academic. -
1939 ReviewingLondon: 1939The first edition of Virginia Woolf's short work of literary criticism, discussing the role and purpose of the reviewer. -
1945 Focus OneLondon: 1945A very smart first edition of this collection of critical analysis of contemporary literature. -
1947 Essays on Language and LiteratureLondon: 1947The first edition of this collection of essays on French literature, in the original dust wrapper. -
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1949 The Saturday Book, The Ninth YearLondon: 1949The first edition of the ninth year of Leonard Russell's miscellany 'The Saturday Book', inscribed by Russell's family. -
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1950 The Saturday Book, The Tenth Anniversary IssueLondon: 1950The first edition of the tenth anniversary of Leonard Russell's miscellany 'The Saturday Book', inscribed by Russell's family. -
1930 Seven Types of AmbiguityLondon: 1930The first edition of this important work of literary criticism by William Empson, in the original dust wrapper. -
1935 Some Versions of PastoralLondon: 1935A review copy of this very scarce first edition, being an authoritative discussion of the pastoral form by William Empson. -
1929 A Survey of Modernist PoetryLondon: 1929A second impression of Laura Riding and Roberts Graves' authoritative study of modern poetry, with the very scarce dust wrapper. -
1962 Patria Mia and The Treatise on HarmonyLondon: 1962A fine first UK edition, second impression of this work from modernist poet and critic Ezra Pound, in the original dust wrapper. -
1934 ABC of ReadingLondon: 1934A smart first UK edition of this piece on understanding literature from American writer Ezra Pound. -
1946 Focus TwoLondon: 1946The first edition of this anthology of literary criticism, in the scarce original dust wrapper. -
1931 Thomas Stearns EliotLondon: 1931The first edition of this concise yet insightful study on T. S. Eliot. -
1949 Nine, a Magazine of Poetry and CriticismLondon: 1949The first number of Peter Russell's influential magazine of poetry and criticism, a scarce work. -
1928 The Sacred Wood Essays on Poetry and CriticismLondon: 1928The second edition of this collection of essays on poetry by leading poet T. S. Eliot. -
1933 The Use of Poetry and the Use of CriticismLondon: 1933The first edition of T. S. Eliot's discussion of poetry and literary criticism, from the library of prominent English lecturer Harold Andrew Mason. -
1936 The Months: Descriptive of the Successive Beauties of the YearLondon: 1936A beautiful first edition thus of Leigh Hunt's description of the 'beauties of the year', illustrated by Horace J. Knowles. -
1933 The Discovery of PoetryLondon: 1933A smart example of P.H.B. Lyon's work of criticism, in the very scarce and highly decorative original Rex Whistler dust wrapper. -
1950-60 The Composing StickLondon: 1950-60A very scarce magazine showcasing the type available at James Upton and the Baskerville Press, and impressive work on typography. -
1900 What is Poetry?London: 1900A very scarce work exploring the nature of poetry, written by Irish educationalist and poet, Edmond Holmes.