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1826 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1826An exceptionally lovely extra-illustrated edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson, in full calf signed bindings by Tout.
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1889-96 Cope's Smoke-Room BookletsLiverpool: 1889-96A finely bound set of the complete fifteen volumes of Cope Tobacco's 'Smoke-Room Booklets', an scarce to see complete set with the original wraps bound in.
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1874 Trilogy. Conversations Between Three Friends on the Emendations of Shakespeare'sLondon: [1874]A vanishingly scarce work by John Payne Collier, a smartly bound copy of his defense on the Perkins' Folio.
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1892 A First Sketch of English LiteratureLondon : 1892A lovely leather signed binding of this introduction to English literature.
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1823 A Second Series of Curiosities of LiteratureLondon: 1823The first edition of Isaac D'Israeli's second series of literary curiosities, complete in three uniformly and handsomely bound volumes.
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Signed1930 The Private Letter-Books of Sir Walter ScottLondon: 1930In a striking full crushed morocco fine binding by Wallis, this is an impressive and very scarce Limited Edition publication of the letters of Sir Walter Scott, signed by Wilfred Partington and Hugh Walpole.
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1898 William ShakespeareLondon: 1898A fine, first edition copy of this two volume critical work regarding Shakespeare, written by a renowned Danish scholar.
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1977 The Wasp in a WigLondon: 1977A first edition copy of this excluded episode of 'Through the Looking Glass', which Carroll was advised to cut by his illustrator.
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2004 Records of Early English Drama, OxfordToronto: 2004A new two volume set of this interesting historical research project about early english drama.
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1969 Queen's QuorumNew York: 1969A handsome copy of this fascinating book about the history of detective-crime short stories.
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1888 2Vol Obiter DictaNew York: 1888Two volumes of critical essay from English politician Augustine Birrell, discussing many of the major contributors to the English literary cannon.
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1866 The Four GeorgesLondon: 1866A charming account of the lives of the English under the four King Georges, illustrated throughout and in a signed binding from Bayntun's.
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1924 EssaysLondon: 1924A finely bound Bumpus bound edition of the collected essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, a lovely copy from the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie.
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1905 Love in the Eighteenth CenturyLondon: 1905A finely bound copy of this scarce study of how love is portrayed in the eighteenth century by Edmond and Jules Goncourt.
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1908 Characters and Passages From Note-BooksCambridge: 1908A nicely bound collection of character sketches by the noted poet and satirist Samuel Butler, an entertaining work on Stuart society.
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1913 Ten More Plays of ShakespeareLondon: 1913A beautiful finely bound collection of lectures by Stopford Brooke regarding the plays of Shakespeare.
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1862 The Poetical Works of John Dryden With Life and Critical DissertationEdinburgh: 1862A collection of the poetical works of John Dryden with a biographical notice and critical dissertation written by Rev. George Gilfillan.
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1780 The Letters Sir Dudley Carleton, Knt. During His Embassy in HollandLondon: 1780A finely bound collection of Dudley Carleton's letters written during his embassy in Holland, illustrated with a frontispiece. The third edition of this work.
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1835 2vol Oeuvres de Moliere Sainte-Beuve Johannot Illustrated Unusual BindingParis: 1835A copiously illustrated copy of the works of French Restoration dramatist and comic writer, Molière, in an unusual fine binding.
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1843-45 4vol Letters of Horace Walpole Earl of Orford Horace Mann Fine BindingLondon: 1843-1845A beautifully bound collection of this fascinating correspondence between Horace Walpole and the diplomat Sir Horace Mann. In lovely half morocco bindings.
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1904 Critical and Historical Essays T Babington Macaulay Prize Binding EdinburghLondon: 1904A one-volume edition of critical and historical essays by celebrated nineteenth century author, Thomas Babington Macaulay.
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1903-5 Works of Charles and Mary LambLondon: 1903-05A beautifully bound, seven volume collection of the works of Charles and Mary Lamb, edited by E.V. Lucas and illustrated throughout.
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1907 Essays in Criticism First Series Matthew Arnold Prize BindingLondon: 1907The essays from the first series of Matthew Arnold's Essays in Criticism.
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1938 2vol T E Lawrence to His Biographer Liddell Hart Robert Graves Limited Edition SignedNew York: 1938Two volumes of correspondence between Thomas Lawrence 'Of Arabia' and his biographers.
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1926 Of Many Things Reflections Impressions Asprey Zaehnsdorf Binding Otto KahnNew York: 1926A collection of essays by German-born investment banker and critical thinker, Otto H Kahn.
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1923 Literary and Historical Essays Lord Macaulay Oxford Binding CriticalLondon: 1923A collection of essays by Lord Macaulay.
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1903 Essays by Joseph Addison John Richard Green Illustrated Title Page PrizeLondon: 1903A collection of essays by founder of 'The Spectator' magazine, Joseph Addison.
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1906 Literary Essays John Morley First Humphreys Edition Byron Macaulay CarlyleLondon: 1906The edition of Morley's Literary Essays.
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c1880 ESSAYS by Sydney SMITHLondon and New York: c1880A bright, clean edition of Essays by Sydney Smith.
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c1895 The Poet at The Breakfast Table Oliver Wendell Holmes Literary CriticismLondon: c1895A nicely bound copy of The Poet at the Breakfast Table.
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1880-1908 5vols Works of Algernon Charles SwinburneLondon: 1880-1908A beautiful set of some of the Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne.