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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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1892-1901 The Works of Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1892-1901An exceptionally beautiful thirty volume set of the works of Scottish novelist and writer Robert Louis Stevenson, in sumptuous half crushed morocco bindings.
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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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1913 Memories & PortraitsLondon: 1913A collection of autobiographical and miscellaneous essays by noted author Robert Louis Stevenson, handsomely bound in half morocco by MacLehose.
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1866 The Four GeorgesLondon: 1866A charming account of the lives of the English under the four King Georges, illustrated throughout and in a signed binding from Bayntun's.
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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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1869-86 24vol The Novels of William Makepeace Thackeray Vanity Fair IllustratedLondon: 1869-86A nicely bound fully illustrated collection of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray.
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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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1886, Volume XXVI of The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray Punch Illustrated ScarceLondon: 1886A quarter leather bound edition with marbled boards of Volume 26 of 'The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray' and his 'Contributions to Punch' complete with the authors own illustrations.
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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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1894 26vols The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray Leather IllustratedLondon: 1894A delightful set of the works by the esteemed author of Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray. In twenty-six volumes, with charming illustrations throughout.