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World Literature
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1922 A Soi-MemeParis: 1922A Riviere bound copy of this autobiographical work by Odilon Redon, in the original French. -
1935 Joseph FoucheParis: 1935An attractively bound French language translation of Stefan Zweig's biography of enigmatic French statesman Joseph Fouche. -
1806 Theatre et Nouvelles de M. de FlorianParis: 18006An illustrated collection of the works of French author, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian. -
1780 Histoire Amoureuse des GaulesA Londres: 1780A charmingly bound six volume edition of Bussy-Rabutin's satirical novel about the morality of the French court. -
1883 Les Nouvelles AmoureusesParis: 1883A charming volume of ten of the engaging novellas of Charles Aubert, in a signed binding from Seton & Mackenzie. -
1771 Histoire de Gil Blas de SantillanteParis : 1771A new edition of Alain-Rene Lesage's highly popular picaresque novel, richly illustrated with plates, complete in four volumes. -
1767 Memoires et Oeuvres de Madame de Staal, Ecrits Par Elle-Meme.Londres [Paris]: 1767A very scarce new edition of the works and autobiography of Marguerite de Launay, Barronne de Staal, the first three volumes out of a four volume set. -
1837 Teatro Scelto Italiano, Commedie, Drammi, Tragedie Con Note BiograficheParigi: 1837A smartly bound collection of Italian theatre with biographical notes of the writers, in the original Italian. -
1968 Collected Shorter PoemsLondon: 1968The second edition of Ezra Pound's collection of short poems, in the original dust wrapper. -
1927 Adventure and Other PapersLondon: 1927A first edition of this collection of three important speeches by Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen. -
1784 Les Veillees du ChateauParis: 1784A novel containing a series of moral tales for children by Madame de Genlis, in the original French. -
1823 Biografia di Antonio Canova; Memorie per Servire alla Vita del Marchese Antonio CanovaVenezia [Venice]: 1823Two very scarce first edition biographies of neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova, both published the year after his death. -
1789-1791 2vol Paul Et Virginie & La Chaumiere IndienneParis: 1789-1791Two smartly bound novels from French writer and botanist Jacques-Bernardin-Henri de Saint-Pierre, in the original French. -
1919 Le Procurateur de JudéeParis : 1919A superbly bound, limited edition of Anatole France's historical novel set in Biblical times, with striking illustrations from Serge de Solomko. -
1830 The Teaching and Study of the French Language SimplifiedEton : 1830A very scarce nineteenth-century French lesson book by education writer John Charles Tarver. -
1868 Count Lucanor: Or, the Fifty Pleasant Stories of PatronioWestminster : 1868The uncommon first English translation of this classic 14th-century Spanish work by Don Juan Manuel, comprising fifty short tales. -
1906 The Romance of the Milky WayLondon: 1906The second edition of Lafcadio Hearn's early twentieth century collection of essays and short stories. -
1943-8 Back, Caught and ConcludingLondon: 1943-8Three first edition novels by Henry Green, including two novels set around World War II and a mystery novel set in an institution for girls. -
1726-1727 Selecta poemata Archibaldi Pitcarnii; Poems in English and Latin, on the ArchersEdinburgh: 1726-1727Two very scarce first edition of early eighteenth century works of poetry. bound together in a modern quarter morocco binding. -
1892 Sancho Panza's ProverbsLondon: 1892A bright volume containing a collection of the proverbs spoken by Sancho Panza in Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's 'Don Quixote'. -
1894 The Memoirs of Jacques CasanovaLondon: 1894Eleven volumes only of this limited edition set of the memoires of the eighteenth century Italian adventurer and author, Casanova. -
1926 BlindnessLondon: 1926The scarce first edition of Henry Green's first novel about a man navigating life after becoming blind. -
1923 The Works of John GalsworthyNew York: 1923A limited edition set featuring the works of the Nobel Prize winning author, John Galsworthy. -
1894 The Works of James Fenimore CooperLondon: 1894A thirteen volume set of historical novels by the popular American author, James Fenimore Cooper. -
1920 The New Keepsake for the Year 1921London; Paris: 1920A very scarce example of this charming 1921 keepsake book, illustrated throughout and with literary contributions from such figures as Aldous Huxley and D. H. Laurence. -
1958 Doctor ZhivagoLondon: 1958The first UK edition of Boris Pasternak's celebrated historical novel, set in the years between the Russian Revolution and the Second World War. -
1894 The Novels of Victor HugoNew York: 1894A limited edition twenty-eight volume set of novels from the popular French author of 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame' and 'les Miserables', Victor Hugo. -
1895-1900 53vol Honore de Balzac La Comedie HumaineLondon: 1895A large fifty-three volume set of the works of French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac. -
1930-1931 Echanges, Nos. 2, 3, and 4Paris: 1930-1931The first editions of Nos. 2, 3 and 4 of Allanah Harper's celebrated quarterly review of English and French literature. -
1989 Foucault's PendulumLondon: 1989A smart first translated edition of this satirical novel from Italian writer Umberto Eco. -
1920 The City CuriousLondon: 1920A very smart first edition of this brightly illustrated story from Belgian writer and painter Jean de Bosschere. -
1925 Venus in FursBoston: 1925A smart limited edition copy of this novella from Austrian author Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch, translated into English. -
1937 The Shropshire RacketLondon: 1937The first edition of this parody of the work of A. E. Housman by Stephen L, Robertson, with illustrations by Thomas Derrick. -
1928 Three Gifts: An Arab Love StoryLondon: 1928A colourfully illustrated limited edition of the English prose translation of de la Harpe's narrative poem. -
1768 Collection Complette des Oeuvres de Mr. de VoltaireGeneve: 1768The first seven volumes only of the first folio edition of the complete collected works of Voltaire. Illustrated with fantastic engraved plates. -
1928 The Spanish Ladie and Two Other Stories from CervantesOxford : 1928An illustrated anthology of three stories by the Early Modern Spanish writer, Miguel de Cervantes.