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1973 Billion Year Spree The History of Science FictionLondon: 1973A near fine first edition of Brian Aldiss' history of the science fiction genre, illustrated throughout.
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1903 Samhain: An Occasional ReviewLondon: 1903The first edition of W. B. Yeats' irregularly published periodical containing his artistic essays.
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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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1812 The Works of William Hogarth, Including the Analysis of BeautyLondon: 1812A profusely illustrated two volume set of the works of the noted artist William Hogarth, containing his most famous 'Analysis of Beauty'.
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1810 Letters Written By the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl ofLondon: 1810An unusual compact edition of Philip Dormer Stanhope's, the Earl of Chesterfield, famous letters written to his son. Illustrated with frontispieces.
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1829 The Bijou; or, Annual of Literature and the ArtsLondon: 1829An illustrated early nineteenth century annual for literature and the art, illustrated with detailed engravings.
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1812-17 Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth CenturyLondon: 1812-17A nice set of John Nichols' fascinating and essential historical document looking into the history and anecdotes of literature in the eighteenth century. Illustrated.
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1835 Specimens of the Table Talk of the Late Samuel Taylor ColeridgeLondon: 1835A nicely bound set of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's table talk, containing his anecdotes and comments made by him. Illustrated with frontispieces.
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1893 Horae SubsecivaeLondon: 1897A nicely bound complete three volume set of John Brown's popular essays on history, biography, and art, including his best known short story 'Rab and His Friends'.
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1919 I Fioretti Del Glorioso Messere Santo Francesco e De Suoi FratiFirenze: 1919The second edition of this Italian work on the life and works of the Saint Francis of Assisi, in a lovely signed binding.
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1753 A Letter to Sir William WindhamLondon: 1753The first edition of this collection of three influential word by Henry St John, works that were popular with the founders of the United States. Illustrated with a frontispiece.
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1974-82 Byron's Letters and JournalsLondon: 1974-82A nice set of this collection of the letters and journals of Lord Byron, illustrated with frontispieces, here edited by Leslie A. Marchand.
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1811 The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph AddisonLondon: 1811A complete new edition of the collected works of Joseph Addison, including all of his essays contributed to 'The Spectator'.
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1759 A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of EnglandLondon: 1759The second edition of Horace Walpole's catalogue of prominent royal and noble authors up to the mid eighteenth century.
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1788 Oeuvres Badines et Morales de Monsieur CazotteLondon: 1788A uniformly bound collection of the works of the French author Jacques Cazotte, here written in the original French.
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1749-50 Oeuvres de Monsieur Remond de Saint-MardAmsterdam: 1749-50A nicerly bound oeuvre of the French Epicurean author Toussaint Remond de Saint-Mard, illustrated with frontispieces.
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1788 The Family MagazineLondon: 1788A very scarce collection of six issues from Sarah Trimmer's 'The Family Magazine', a religious and moral periodical, illustrated with six plates.
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1867 Vie Privee et Publique des AnimauxParis: 1867A French illustrated collection of satirical news pieces, articles, and stories, written by a variety of prominent French authors, including Honore de Balzac.
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1913 The Sonnets of William Shakespeare New Light and Old EvidenceLondon: 1913The first edition of Countess de Chambrun's interesting work of literary criticism on the sonnets of Shakespeare, illustrated throughout.
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1891 The Collected Works of Walter Savage LandorLondon: 1891-93A uniformly bound set of the complete works on the English novelist and poet Walter Savage Landor. Each volume illustrated with a frontispiece.
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The Works and Letters of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, DublinLondon: 1754-66An attractively bound collection of the works of Jonathan Swift, illustrated with numerous plates throughout. In a nice contemporary diced calf binding.
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The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, ESQ., With Memoirs of His LifeLondon: 1837A nicely bound collection of miscellaneous works writing by the important historian Edward Gibbon, with a memoir of his life. Illustrated with a frontispiece.
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Stevensoniana An Anecdotal Life and Appreciation of Robert Louis StevensonEdinburgh: 1907A pleasing copy of this illustrated biography and look at the works of the successful Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, written by John Alexander Hammerton.
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c1876 The Harvest of a Quiet Eye. Leisure Thoughts for Busy Lives I R VernonLondon: c1876A nicely bound collection of texts by poets, illustrated throughout.
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1872 2vol Half Hours With the Best Authors Charles Knight IllustratedLondon: 1872An illustrated copy of Charles Knight's collection of important pieces by historical authors, collected here in short sections to be read in half an hour.
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1892 The Satires of Cynicus Illustrated Signed Author's Presentation CopyLondon: 1892The author's presentation copy of this collection of satires, written and illustrated by Cynicus, a presentation copy to the fellow writer Eden Phillpotts. -
1833 3vol Letters and Journals of Lord Byron Thomas Moore Illustrated 3rdLondon: 1833The third edition of the collection of Lord Byron's letters and journals, edited by Thomas Moore, illustrated throughout.
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1810-14 4vol British Bibliographer Egerton Brydges Illustrated Limited Ed 1stLondon: 1810 - 1814The first edition Sir Egerton Brydges' four volume work of British bibliography, illustrated throughout, in a signed binding by Carss.
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1968 Breakfast in Perigord Sir Russell Flint Slipcase Illus Signed Limited EdLondon: 1968A limited edition copy of this collection of essays by William Russell Flint, illustrated throughout, signed by the author. -
1912 2vol Courtship and Matrimony Holiday and Travel Fun Library Illus HammertonLondon: 1912Two volumes of J. A. Hammerton's 'Fun Library' collections of short stories and poems about holidays, travel, matrimony, and courtship, illustrated throughout.
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1923 The Windmill Stories Essays Poems L. Callender Illus Colour PlatesLondon: 1923A charming collection of short stories, essays, and poems by a variety of authors who had been published by William Heinemann, illustrated throughout.
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1927-32 2vol The Kipling Journal Rudyard Kipling Illus Folding Plates 1stNot Stated: 1927 - 1932Two volumes containing twenty-four issues of the Kipling Society's 'The Kipling Journal', illustrated throughout, including with a folding plate to each volume.
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1802-03 39vol The British Essayists Alexander Chalmers FrontispieceLondon: 1802 - 1803A thirty-nine volume collection of essays from prominent British Essayists.
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c1950 3vol Ingoldsby Legends Last Days of Pompeii Essays of Elia IllusLondon: c1950A collection of three uniformly bound works of fiction and essays
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1983 Gerald Scarfe Art Cartoon Signed Reprint First Images IllustrationLondon: 1983A collection of Gerald Scarfe's cartoons and illustrations.