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1962 The Water BeetleLondon: 1962A beautiful first edition copy of this anthology of essays by Nancy Mitford, complete with the plates of Obsert Lancaster.
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1909 Jane Austen and Her Country-House ComedyLondon: 1909An uncommon first edition work on Jane Austen, an early critical work on her writing by William Henry Helm.
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1897-1900 The Hampstead AnnualLondon: 1897-1900Four consecutive volumes of the illustrated periodical 'The Hampstead Annual', published between 1897 and 1900.
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1824 Typographia, or, the Printer's InstructorLondon: 1824A smart first edition copy of this interesting exploration of the history of printing, an extensive work by John Johnson.
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1968 Lytton Strachey: A Critical BiographyNew York: 1968The first US edition of Michael Holroyd's illustrated critical biography of Lytton Strachey in two volumes.
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1904 The Life of Edward FitzGeraldLondon: 1904The two volume first edition of Thomas Wright's biography of English poet and writer Edward FitzGerald, best known for the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
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1973-1994 Byron's Letters and JournalsLondon: 1973-1994A complete thirteen volume set of the letters and journals of Lord Byron, including the scarce supplementary volume.
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1895 Dated Book-Plates (Ex-Libris) With a Treatise on Their Origin and DevelopmentLondon: 1895A smart first edition of Walter Hamilton's illustrated treatise on the history of dated bookplates.
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1977 Lewis CarrollLondon: 1977-2003Four lovely volumes dedicated to the life and work of Lewis Carroll.
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1927 The Haunted Castle A Study of the Elements of English RomanticismLondon : 1927An interesting critique on the elements of English Romanticism, with illustrations.
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Signed1963 Without Prejudice One Hundred Letters From Frederick William RolfeLondon: 1963A limited edition collection of one-hundred letters by Baron Corvo to John Lane, including a signed letter from the editor, Cecil Woolf.
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1966 English Landscaping and Literature 1660-1840London : 1966A first edition copy of English Landscaping and Literature 1660-1840 by Edward Malins.
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1825 The Miscellaneous Writings of John Evelyn, Esq. F.R.S.London: 1825The first collected edition of the works of John Evelyn, an illustrated work edited by William Upcott.
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1991 An Exaltation of LarksLondon : 1991An ultimate edition copy of this witty book that celebrates the English language.
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1951 2 vols XIX Century Fiction A Bibliographical Record Based on His Own CollectionCambridge: 1951A lovely complete two volume set of this bibliography of 19th Century fiction.
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1928 Anthony TrollopeLondon: 1928An association copy of the first edition of Hugh Walpole's biography of Anthony Trollope. From the library of amateur criminologist William Roughead, and with two letters sent by Walpole to Roughead tipped in.
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1970 Play PowerLondon: 1970The interesting essays of the prominent counterculture figure Richard Neville, in a decorative and colourful dust wrapper designed by Martin Sharp.
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Signed1957 Alarms and DiversionsNew York: 1957A first edition anthology of short stories and essays by James Thurber, inscribed by the author.
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1924 Shelley and the UnromanticsLondon : 1924A first edition copy of this work on poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
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1946 The MintLondon: 1946A first edition copy of this miscellany of literature and art collated by Geoffrey Grigson.
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1929 King Arthur and the Holy GrailNew York - London: 1928Bright copy of this literary study of texts relating to King Arthur and the Holy Grail, a scarce first edition of this work.
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1816 The Identity of Junius With a Distinguished Living Character EstablishedLondon: 1816-17John Taylor's scarce first edition work trying to identify Junius, including the illustrated 'Supplement'.
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1827-1828 The Table BookLondon: 1827-1828The charmingly illustrated two volume first edition of William Hone's miscellaneous collection of stories and articles.
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1961 The Symbolic Pig, An Anthology of Pigs in Literature and ArtEdinburgh and London: 1961The first edition of this interesting analysis of the symbolism of pics in art and literature with colour illustrations.
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1899 Appreciations and AddressesLondon and New York: 1899A lovely first edition copy of this collection of Liberal Politician Lord Rosebery's speeches.
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1902 The Buried TempleLondon : 1902A lovely first English edition of this collection of essays by Maurice Maeterlinck.
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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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1850 The KeepsakeLondon, New York, Paris: 1850The scarce first edition of The Keepsake for 1850, a literary annual with illustrations by Frederick A. Heath.
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1966 The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline BabyLondon : 1966A fascinating collection of essays that comment on American Life in the 1960s.
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1860-1861 3 vols The Cornhill Magazine January 1860- June 1861London : 1860-1861The first three volumes from The Cornhill Magazine, edited by William Makepeace Thackery and with illustrations throughout,.
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1774 The Works of George Lord LytteltonLondon: 1774The first collected edition of the influential literary works of George Lyttelton, complete with a portrait frontispiece.
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1709-18 Menandri et Philemonis, Emendationes in Menandri et Philemonis, & Theodori SelliiAmsterdam; : 1709-18Three scarce early 18th-century Latin works, bound in one volume and previously owned by British politician, The Right Hon. Charles Bathurst.
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1860 The Model Merchant of the Middle AgesLondon: 1860The illustrated first edition of Samuel Lysons' analysis of the origins of the Dick Whittington legend.
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1823 Ancient Mysteries DescribedLondon: 1823A very smart copy of the illustrated first edition of William Hone's analysis and reproduction of unpublished medieval miracle plays.
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1943 Splendours and MiseriesLondon: 1943A first edition of Sacheverell Sitwell's interesting collection of short stories written in the context of the Second World War.
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1946 Democracy and the ArtsLondon: 1946Celebrated tragic wat poet Rupert Brooke's essay on democracy and the arts, bright first trade edition complete with unclipped dust wrapper.