World Literature
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1970 CreezyNew York : 1970The first American edition of this novel by the French author Felicien Marceau about a Parisian model named Creezy.
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1954 Lord Love UsLondon: 1954The first edition of this collection of short stories by William Sansom, with illustrations by Lynton Lamb.
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1992 Dream of Fair to Middling WomenDublin: 1992The first edition of Samuel Beckett's first novel, published after his death and in the original dust wrapper.
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1975 TravestiesLondon: 1975The first edition of Tom Stoppard's play set during the First World War, in the original dust wrapper.
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1928 The Anatomy of Dandyism with some Observations on Beau BrummellLondon: 1928A smart limited edition of D'Aurevilly's biographic essay on British dandy Beau Brummell, translated into English.
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1826 The Works of Lord Byron Including the Suppressed PoemsParis: 1826The complete works of Lord Byron in one volume, with a memoir on his life.
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1989 The Torture GardenSan Francisco: 1989A third printing of this illustrated edition of Mirbeau's novel 'The Torture Garden', originally published during the Dreyfuss Affair.
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Signed1906 The Defence of Poesie and Certain SonnetsLondon: 1906A limited edition work by the English poet Sir Philip Sidney on poetry and sonnets, signed by the engraver, printed on paper vellum and bound in quarter calf.
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Signed1971 Ovid: The Art of LoveGlasgow: 1971A limited edition, illustrated copy of this mythological work, signed by the artist and in the original slipcase.
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1912-13 The Works of Thomas Hardy in Prose and Verse with Prefaces and NotesLondon: 1912-13A twenty volume set of the works of popular Thomas Hardy, the 'Wessex Edition' in the original cloth.
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1897 Jocelyn: Episode Journal Trouve Ches Un Cure De VillageParis: 1897Alphonse De Lamartine's romantic epic poem bound in half calf.
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1873 Atherstone PrioryLondon: [1873]L. N. Comys' romance novel set in Atherstone Priory, bound in half calf.
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1927 Poetica Erotica: A Collection of Rare and Curious Amatory VerseNew York : 1927A collection of erotic poetry edited by T. R. Smith and bound in crushed half Morocco by Sangorski.
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1870 Benedicite or the Song of the Three ChildrenLondon: 1870A religious work by G. C. Child Chaplin bound in full calf.
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1913 The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett BrowningLondon: 1913The 'Oxford Edition' of this collection of poetry by the celebrated Elizabeth Barrett Browning, bound in half calf.
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1867 The Poetical Works of Robert BurnsLondon: 1867The new edition of this collection of poetry by the popular Robert Burns, bound in full calf.
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1757-1765 Pieces de Theatre: A Sammelband of Seven French Theatrical WorksParis; Yverdon: 1757-1765A smart sammelband of seven mid-eighteenth century theatrical works, largely comedic in tone, but with a vanishingly scarce tragedy titled 'Marcellus, ou, Les Persecutions' also present.
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1800 The Victim: in Five Letters to AdolphusLondon: 1800The first edition of this collection of letters to Adolphus by William Giles, bound in quarter calf.
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1855 The Story of the Peasant-Boy PhilosopherLondon: [1855]The new edition of this fiction novel by Henry Mayhew, bound in full blind stamped calf.
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1871 Doctor Syntax: His Three ToursLondon: [1871]William Combe's comic work about the fictional character 'Doctor Syntax', bound in half calf with Thomas Rowlandson's colour plates.
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1925 Rupert of HentzauLondon: 1925Anthony Hope's sequel to his popular work 'The Prisoner of Zenda', bound in full leather.
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1896 La Vie De CaserneParis: 1896A smart copy of this illustrated satire from French writer Georges Courteline, in the original French.
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c1900 3vol La Guerre et La Paix: Roman Historique Traduit du RusseParis: c1900A three volume set of Tolstoy's epic novel War and Peace, translated from the original Russian into French.
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1879 Memoirs of John Evelyn Comprising His Diary from 1641-1705London: [1879]The Chandon Library edition of the memoirs of John Evelyn, bound in full calf.
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1953 Like Men BetrayedLondon: 1953The first edition of this sinister fiction novel about a father and son, written by John Mortimer and in the publishers original dust wrapper.
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1951-65 The Scapegoat, My Cousin Rachel and The Flight of the FalconLondon: 1951-65Three first edition novels by the noted author of 'Rebecca', Daphne Du Maurier, all in their original dust wrappers.
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1822 OndineParis: 1822The third edition in French of this popular romantic novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, illustrated with a frontispiece.
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1952 Martha QuestLondon: 1952The first edition of the first novel from the 'Children of Violence' series by the Nobel Prize winning author Doris Lessing.
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1952 The DeceiversLondon: 1952The first edition of this novel on the 'thuggee' movement in India by John Masters, in the original dust wrapper.
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1911 Story-Lives of Our Great ArtistsLondon: 1911The first edition of this uncommon biography on various popular artists by Francis Jameson Rowbothan, bound in half calf.
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1955 Requiem For a WrenMelbourne: 1955The first true Australian edition of this romantic fiction novel by Nevil Shute, in the original dust wrapper.
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1960 The Face of the TigerLondon: 1960The first UK edition of this thriller novel by Ursula Curtiss, in the original dust wrapper.
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1961 The Girl in the CellarLondon: 1961The first edition of this thrilling mystery novel by Patricia Wentworth, in the original dust wrapper.
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1964 The Eve of Saint VenusLondon: 1964The first edition of this fiction novel and play by Anthony Burgess in the original dust wrapper and illustrated by Edward Pagram.
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1990 Haroun and the Sea of StoriesLondon: 1990The first trade edition of this children's fiction novel by the award winning Salman Rushdie, in the original dust wrapper.
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1996 LongitudeLondon: 1996The first UK edition of this biographical work about the clockmaker John Harrison, in the original dust wrapper.