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Great works of literature, often in their first edition. Classic and familiar stories as well as tales you have never heard before. We go back through four hundred years of storytelling.
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1880-1882 The Life of George Washington, The Alhambra, and Bonneville's AdventuresLondon: 1880-1882A very scarce full morocco seven volume set of American writer Washington Irving's works, including his biography of George Washington.
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1890 6 vols Selected Works of Robert Smith SurteesLondon : 1890A wonderful six volume collection of the works of Robert Smith Surtees, in lovely binding and with hand coloured plates.
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1869 Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities John Jorrocks Robert Surtees IllustratedLondon: 1869A finely bound copy of Robert Smith Surtees' Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities. In a beautiful half crushed morocco binding, with the illustrations remaining bright.
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1852 Poetical Works of William Cowper Biography Illustrated LeatherLondon: 1852An illustrated collection of William Cowper's poetical works, in an attractive gilt embellished fine binding with charming gilt page edges.
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1822 2vols Bracebridge Hall The Humorists Geoffrey Crayon Washington IrvingLondon: 1822The first U.K Edition of Washington Irving's Bracebridge Hall.
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1853 2vol The Poetical Works Of William Cowper With Portrait And MemoirLondon : 1853A handsome collection of 'The Poetical Works of William Cowper' with a portrait of Cowper to front of volume one, decorative two-colour title pages, and with decorative pieces and capitals throughout.
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1888 Robert Smith Surtees Hillingdon Hall In Leather Binding With Twelve PlatesLondon: 1888An illustrated edition of Surtees' Hillingdon Hall, in very attractive leather binding.
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1939 Cowper Poetry and Prose with Essays Hazlitt and Bagehot First EditionOxford: 1939A smartly bound anthology of works from William Cowper.
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1862-3 15vol The Works of Thomas de Quincey Essays Opium EaterEdinburgh: 1862-3A handsomely bound collection of the essays of Thomas de Quincey.
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c1903 2vols Oeuvres de Shakespere Translated by Victor Hugo Tomes I and IIParis: 1903A part set of two volumes of the Oeuvres de Shakespeare.
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1830-31 3Vol The Poetical Works of William Cowper Aldine Edition British PoetsLondon : 1830-31A uniformly bound set of poetical anthologies from one of the most popular poets of the 18th-century, William Cowper.