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World Literature
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1924 The First Temptation of Saint AnthonyLondon: 1924An excellent, strikingly illustrated edition of Gustave Flaubert's important novel 'The Temptations of Saint Anthony'. Complemented by the illustrations of Belian artist Jean de Bosschere. -
1926 Ten Droll TalesLondon: 1926An excellent copy of Honore de Balzac's famous short story collection. Illustrated throughout by the famous Belgian painter Jean de Bosschere. -
1922 Stavrogin's Confession and the Plan of the Life of a Great SinnerLondon: 1922A beautiful Hogarth Press edition of this previously unpublished short story by the Russian master novelist Dostoevsky. -
1857 Opere Minori in Verso e in Prosa di Lodovico AriostoFirenze: 1857A Zaehnsdorf bound collection of the minor works of the Italian Renaissance poet Ludovico Ariosto. -
1909 UndineLondon & New York: 1909A fairytale novella originally written in German, translated and illustrated by prolific and important illustrator Arthur Rackham. -
1893-5 The Decameron of Boccaccio The Nights of Straparola The Novellino of MasuccioLondon: 1893-5A beautiful set of three limited edition Renaissance Italian works by Boccaccio, Straparola, and Salernitano, each volume illustrated profusely throughout. -
1858 The Count of Monte-CristoLondon: 1858An uncommon early English edition of Dumas' classic adventure novel in a leather binding. -
1911 10vol The Complete Collected Works of I. S. TurgenevSt. Petersburg: 1911The complete collected works by Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev, in the original Russian. -
1869 Krilof and His FablesLondon: 1869The second edition of this English translation of the Russian fables of Ivan Krylov, the best known fabulist of Russia. Illustrated throughout. -
c1930 La Vie des AbeillesParis: c1930A charmingly bound French language essay on the subject of bees. -
1936 El Jimmy, Outlaw of PatagoniaLondon: 1936A scarce first English edition of this biography of James Radburne set in Patagonia, presented in a clam shell box. -
c1934 FaustLondon: c1934A wonderfully illustrated copy of this celebrated German tragic play in the publisher's original binding. -
c1889 2vol Anna KareninaLondon: c1889The first Walter Scott edition of renowned novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, very scarce in two volumes. -
1839-40 One Thousand and One NightsLondon: 1839-40Two volumes of a three volume collection of Middle Eastern folk tales. -
1888 Under the DeodarsAllahabad & London: 1888A scarce and well-preserved first edition of this early work by Rudyard Kipling. -
1925 The Phantom of the OperaLondon: 1925A very scarce, first photoplay edition of Gaston Leroux's famous novel, 'Phantom of the Opera' -
1840 The Last Days of a CondemnedLondon: 1840The first English edition of Victor Hugo's novel condemning the death penalty in France. -
1985 Oeuvres de Anton TchekovParis: 1985A French collection of the works of Anton Chekhov in a slipcase. -
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1932 AureliaNot Stated: 1932A scarce English translation of this surrealist French work, signed by the translator. -
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1993 The Rushdie LettersDingle: 1993A signed first edition copy of The Rushdie Letters, a collection of letters by various authors defending author Salman Rushdie's freedom of speech. -
1898 The Tale of BeowulfLondon: 1898A very scarce, first general trade edition of William Morris' translation of the Old English epic poem 'Beowulf'. -
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1997 The Vintage Book of Indian Writing 1947-1997London: 1997A Signed First Edition, third impression of a collection of the finest Indian writings from 1947-1997 edited by Salman Rushdie and Elizabeth West. -
1841 Asmodeus; Or, the Devil on Two SticksLondon: 1841The first translated edition of Alain Rene Le Sage's Asmodeus, illustrated throughout by Tony Johannot. -
1873 Mémoires d'un Seigneur RusseParis: 1873A French translation of this short story collection by Russian author, Ivan Turgenev. -
1845-6 The Mysteries of ParisLondon: 1845-6The first Engish edition of this important French crime novel, originally serialised by Eugene Sue, illustrated throughout. -
1898 La Femme Dans Les Colonies FrancaisParis: 1898A finely bound copy of Durel's work on the women of French colonies. -
1786 Les Foiblesses D'Une Jolie Femme Ou Memoires De MadameLondon: 1786A very smart, scarce example of this French libertine novel. -
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2006 The Inheritance of LossLondon: 2006A first edition of this poignant Man Booker Prize Winner by Kiran Desai -
1907 GamianiLondon: 1907A fine, English translation of this anonymously written French erotic novel attributed to Alfred de Musset. Very scarce. -
c1910 Biliophilist's Library Master Francis RabelaisPhiladelphia: 1930A finely bound copy of Francis Rabelais' five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua. -
1945 Le Medecin Malgre LuiParis: 1945A charming illustrated edition of this French play by Moliere, profusely illustrated in colour by Maurice Tranchant. -
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1838 Histoire de Gil Blas de SantillaneParis: 1838A heavily illustrated original French edition of the picaresque novel 'Gil Blas', illustrated throughout by Jean Gigoux. -
1686 The History of Hai Eb'n Yockdan, an Indian Prince: or, the Self-TaughtLondon: 1686A very scarce first edition thus of this early translation Ibn Tufail's important philosophical novel, an important Arabic work. -
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2010 We The DrownedLondon: 2010A fine, first English translation of acclaimed Scandinavian novelist Carsten Jensen's historical novel.