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Signed1894 A Letter from George Dunlop LeslieRiverside, Wallingford: 1894A signed letter from the British painter, illustrator and author George Dunlop Leslie, discussing alterations to a paragraph apparently published in the Times.
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Signed1925 D.H. Lawrence and Maurice Magnus, A Plea For Better MannersLondon: 1925A signed presentation copy of Norman Douglas's response to D.H. Lawrence's attack on American travel writer Maurice Magnus, including a signed letter from Douglas to sculptor John Tweed.
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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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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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1930 A Propos of Lady Chatterley's LoverLondon: 1930The second trade edition of D. H. Lawrence's essay defending his controversial novel 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', published by The Mandrake Press.
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1930 A Propos of Lady Chatterley's LoverLondon: 1930An advance copy of the first trade edition of D. H. Lawrence defensive essay about his controversial novel, 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'.
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Signedc1940 Bloomsbury Group Letters Leonard Woolf Vanessa Bell Duncan Grant Naomi MitchisonNone: c1960A fantastic selection of Bloomsbury Group letters. All addressed to one Miss Monica Young from Vanessa Bell, Leonard Woolf, Naomi Michison and Duncan Grant.
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1788-91 Autograph Letters By William CowperLondon: 1788-1794A collection of seven autograph letters by William Cowper to his longtime friend, Samuel Rose. These letters have been bound into a later collection of the Works of Cowper.
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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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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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1827 3vol Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son Philip Dormer StanhopeLondon: 1827An early nineteenth edition of Philip Dormer Stanhope's famous letters to his son in the original paper covered boards.
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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.