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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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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.
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1997 The American City: Literary Sources and DocumentsEast Sussex: 1997A lovely collection of literary source material regarding the history and cultural development of the American city, illustrated throughout.