World Literature
-
1918 La Petite Cady Camille Pert French Novel Grille de RougeulParis: 1918A romantic novel from French writer Louise-Hortense Grille de Rougeul.
-
c1930 Francois RABELAIS Oeuvres Louis MOLANDParis: c1930A collection of works by the French author Francois Rabelais.
-
c1915 CADY MARIEE Camille PERT Louise-Hortense Grille de RougeuParis: c1915A French fiction work about the young girl Cardy, written by Louise-Hortense Grille de Rougeu.
-
1929 First Edition L'Homme Vierge Marcel Prevost French NovelParis: 1929A copy of Prevost's classic novel, 'L'Homme Vierge' (The Virgin Boy).
-
c1850 2volsin1 Le Robinson Suisse Ou Recit D'un Pere de Famille Pierre BlanchardParis: c1850A French translation of the 'Swiss Family Robinson'.
-
1928 Le Confessions Du Comte De Charles Pinot Duclos Limited Number 2043 of 2530Paris: 1928A nicely illustrated limited edition copy of the the 'roman-memoires' of Charles Pinot Duclos.
-
1808-09 3Vols RACCOLTA di Prose Italiane Italian ProseMilan: 1808-09A smartly bound collection of Italian works.
-
1808 Apercu Moral Politique Critique De L'Espagne Lettres Africaines CadahalsoParis: 1808A French language edition of Jose Cadalso's epistolary novel, 'Cartas Marruecas'. Published in French, under the title 'Apercu Moral, Politique et Critiques'.
-
1887 Noir et Rose Georges Ohnet Bickers Binding French NovelParis: 1887Georges Ohnet's most popular novel, 'Noir et Rose', in the original French.
-
1889 The Spanish Jilt La Picara Justina Captain John Stevens Limited EditionLondon: 1889A limited edition copy of this classic Spanish novel, perhaps written by Francisco de Ubeda, translated by John Stevens.
-
1954 A True Tale of Love In Tonga Robert Gibbings Dustwrapper IllustratedLondon: 1954A lovely copy of this charming and reportedly true tale of the love in the Tongo; retold in twenty three engravings and three hundred and thirty seven words by Robert Gibbons.
-
Signed
1928 l'Assommoir Emile Zola Rougon-Macquart Arthur Symons Limited Ed SignedLondon: 1928A limited edition copy of Arthur Symon's translation of Emile Zola's 'l'Assommoir', illustrated with a frontispiece, and signed by the translator. -
1946 Quest for Sita Maurice Collis Mervyn Peake First Limited EditionLondon: 1946A pleasing first limited edition copy of Maurice Collis's retelling of a section from the Sanskrit epic 'The Ramayana'.
-
Signed
1928 l'Assommoir Emile Zola Arthur Symons Frontis Dustwrapper Limited Ed SignedLondon: 1928A limited edition copy of Emile Zola's enlightening novel 'l'Assommoir', with a frontispiece, signed by the translator, held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. -
1846 Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane Lesage Meissonier Illustrated FrenchParis: 1846A smartly bound and profusely illustrated copy of Alain-Rene Lesage's picaresque novel 'Gil Blas', illustrated by Ernest Meissonier.
-
1844-1845 3vol The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue Calf Binding French LiteratureLondon: 1844-1845A uniformly bound three volume English translation of this noted fictional work by French novelist Eugene Sue.
-
1760 Lettere D'Una Peruviana Francoise de Graffigny French ItalianParigi: 1760A bilingual copy of Francoise de Graffigny's famous novel 'Lettere D'Una Peruviana', here written in the original French, as well as being translated into Italian.
-
1959 La Fin de Babylone Illus de Van Craenenbroeck Guillaume ApollinaireBelgique: 1959A beautifully illustrated edition of Guillaume Apollinaire's fictional novel, 'La Fin de Babylone'. The illustrations to this work are by one 'de Van Craenenbroeck'.
-
c1920 7vol Supplemental Nights Richard Burton Arabian Nights Limited EdAnon: c1920A complete seven volume set of Richard Burton's supplemental series of 'The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night'.
-
1897 Old Creole Days George W. Cable Albert Herter IllustratedLondon: 1897A nicely bound copy of George Cable's novel about life in New Orleans, illustrated throughout by Albert Herter.
-
1896 Le Roman d'un Jeune Homme Pauvre Feuillet Relfe Brothers Binding LoughboroughParis: 1896An attractive rebound copy of this popular novel by the renowned French novelist and dramatist Octave Feuillet.
-
1903 Stories From Froissart Henry Newbolt Gordon Browne Illustrated Relfe 2ndLondon: 1903A smartly bound second edition of this collection of Froissart's historical stories for children, complied by Henry Newbolt, illustrated throughout by Gordon Browne.
-
1888 L'Abbe Constantin Ludovic Halevy Madame Lemaire Illustrated Colour PlatesParis: 1888A beautifully illustrated copy of Ludovic Halevy's novel 'L'Abbe Constantin', illustrated with colour plates by Madame Madeleine Lemaire.
-
1840 The Devil On Two Sticks Lesage Memoir First Edition Thus Scarce IllustratedLondon: 1840A first English illustrated edition of Alain-Ren Lesage's renowned comical novel 'The Devil upon Two Sticks', with six engraved plates and numerous in-text illustrations throughout.
-
1892 Selections From The Hengwrt Manuscripts Robert Williams Fine BindingLondon: 1892A beautifully bound copy of this reproduction of the Hengwrt manuscripts, an early 15th century manuscript of the Canterbury Tales.
-
1859 2vols GUIZOT L'Ecolier ou Raoul et Victor FRENCHParis: 1859'The Schoolboy' by the French author Madame Guizot, here written in the original French, illustrated throughout.
-
1825 Lo Specchio Della Vera Penitenzia HANNIBAL in Italian Jacopo PassavantiMilan: 1825An instructional and moralising novel from the fourteenth century.
-
1674 I Ragguagli di Parnasso Traiano Boccalini 3rd Edition Corrected Very ScarceLondon: 1674The third edition of Henry Carey's translation of this famous Italian satire. A very scarce work, particularly in this early edition.
-
1906 2vol The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio Louis Chalon IllustratedLondon: 1906Louis Chalon's illustrated edition of Giovanni Boccaccio's 'The Decameron'.
-
1845 La Diable a Paris Paris et Les Parisiens Sand Balzac Illus French 1stParis: 1845An illustrated collection of short stories about Paris, written by a variety of prominent authors, in the original French.
-
1922 At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque Anatole France Jackson Pape IllustratedLondon: 1922An illustrated edition of Anatole France's novel 'At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque', illustrated by Frank Pape.
-
1753 Le Poisson D'Avril Toussaint-Gaspard Taconet French Very ScarceNot Stated: 1753A very scarce copy of this humorous play focussing on April Fools Day, written by Toussiant-Gaspard Taconet.
-
1877 Bracebridge Hall Washington Irving R. Caldecott Illus Leather BindingLondon: 1877A smartly rebound copy of this charming collection of character sketches by Washington Irving, illustrated throughout by R. Caldecott.
-
1874-5 2vol Contes et Nouvelles en Vers par Fontaine Illus LE French BumpusLyon: 1874 - 1875A beautiful copy of this illustrated collection of Jean de la Fontaine's fables, limited edition works in the half crushed morocco signed binding by Bumpus. In a lovely condition.
-
1832-33 4vol Luisa Stozzi Story of the XVI Century Giovanni Rosini ItalianPisa: 1832-33A four volume set of Giovanni's second historical novel 'Luisa Strozzi', a romance novel in the original Italian.
-
1878-82 5vol Works of Joseph Victor von Scheffel Illustrated GermanStuttgart: 1878 - 1882A smartly and uniformly bound collection of five of Scheffel's works, from historical fiction to verse.