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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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1922 Songs Sonnets and Miscellaneous PoemsLondon: 1922An extremely bright, scarce printing of Thomas Runciman's collection of songs, sonnets and miscellaneous poems.
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1892 Lachrymae MusarumLondon: 1892A very smart, scarce first printing of William Watson's poem 'Lachrymae Musarum'.
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1892 The Death of OenoneLondon: 1982A very bright, first edition copy of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poetry anthology, 'The Death of Oenone..'. An uncommon large paper edition.
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1923 The Taking of HelenLondon: 1923A fine, first limited edition copy of John Masefield's poem 'The Taking of Helen'. -
1888 More Lyrics From the Song-Books of the Elizabethan AgeLondon: 1888A scarce, large paper copy of this Elizabethan poetry anthology.
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1959 Fourteen PoemsNorthwood: 1959An uncommon limited edition of the collection of poetry from Nobel Prize winning novelist Doris Lessing.
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1925 The Writings of William BlakeLondon: 1925A limited edition collection of the works of William Blake, the seminal Romantic figure, illustrated throughout.
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1971 Remarks When Opening the George Gissing Exhibition at the National Book LeagueLondon: 1971A signed limited edition copy of William Plomer's opening speech at the opening of a George Gissing Exhibition. -
1917 Uncollected VersesLondon: 1917A vanishingly scared collected of previously unpublished poems by Francis Thompson, one of only twenty-five copies.
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1895 Poems by Laurence BintonOxford: 1895A limited edition collection of the early poems of Laurence Binyon.
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1933 Two BalladesRugby: 1933A limited edition copy of two English translations of Francois Villon's ballads, translated by Theodore Wratislaw.
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1931 Dryden The Dramatic WorksLondon: 1931A very scarce, exceptional copy of this finely bound Nonesuch Press publication of Dryden's dramatic works.
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1928 Lettres de Marie de Rabutin Dame de Cantal Marquise de SevigneDijon: 1928A limited edition French collection of the letters of Marie de Sevigne, noting the life of an aristocrat in seventeenth century French court.
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1834 The Bow in the CloudLondon: 1834An excellent example of this very scarce anti-slavery anthology. Compiled by noted abolitionist Mary Anne Rawson.
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1987 The AutobiographyLondon: 1987A fine signed limited edition autobiography of the cricket player Geoffrey Boycott, in a fine morocco binding. -
1926 The Miracle of Love and Other PoemsLondon: 1926A limited edition collection of the poems of Arthur Clutton-Brock, a charming collection, in the original dustwrapper.
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2012 Trains and Lovers All Change at St PancrasLondon: 2012A scarce signed copy of this charming work of modern fiction, together with a scarce limited edition copy of a short story by the same author. -
1972 The Collected Works of Ivy Compton-BurnettLondon: 1972A fine limited edition collection of the novels of Ivy Compton-Burnett, in the fine original unclipped dustwrappers and slipcases.
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1897-1938 The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard KiplingLondon: 1898-1938An edition de luxe collection of the complete works of the noted author Rudyard Kipling, illustrated with some plates throughout.
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2015 The ShoreLondon: 2015A signed first limited edition copy of Sara Taylor's collection of short stories, a fine work in a fine dustwrapper. -
1930-1931 The Whole Works of Homer Prince of Poetts in his Iliads and OdyssesOxford: 1930A complete five volume set of Homer's works, translated by George Chapman.
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1891 Lapsus CalamiCambridge: 1891A finely bound, limited edition copy of James Kenneth Stephen's first poetry anthology. -
1923 Bakst The Story of the Artist's LifeLondon: 1923A scarce biographical work on the famous Russian painter and costume designer, Leon Bakst. A limited edition work, in the original vellum binding.
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1934 Serge Lifar Destin d'Un DanseurParis: 1934A finely bound, limited edition, association copy of this biography regarding the life and career of Ukranian-born French ballet dancer, Serge Lifar. -
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1931 The ChimesLondon: 1931A signed, limited edition, first edition copy, of this Arthur Rackham illustrated production of Charles Dickens' novella 'The Chimes'. -
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1929 The Vicar of WakefieldLondon: 1929A fine, de luxe, limited edition of Oliver Goldsmith's noted novel 'The Vicar of Wakefield'. Illustrated throughout, by the noted artist Arthur Rackham. -
1884 Voyage Sentimental en France et en ItalieParis: 1884A limited edition copy of Laurence Sterne's popular novel, translated here into French. Illustrated throughout, including with a colour title page.
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1932 Petit Dejeuner With Harlequin a Trifle for the TheatreNot Stated: 1932A very scarce signed limited edition copy of this entertaining work, written by G. Alan Keen. Illustrated with a three-fold frontispiece. -
1903 Lady Winderemere’s Fan a PlayParis: 1903A limited edition of Oscar Wilde’s popular comedic play ‘Lady Winderemere’s Fan’, number 45 of two hundred and fifty copies.
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1968 The Voyage and Other Versions of Poems by BaudelaireLondon: 1968A fine limited edition translation of Baudelaire’s ‘The Voyage’, translated here by Robert Lowell, and illustrated in colour throughout by Sidney Nolan.
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1999 Epigrams From Sir Thomas Urquhart’s ‘Apollo & The Muses’London: 1999A beautiful limited edition collection of the epigrams of Thomas Urquhart, illustrated with engravings by Sarah von Niekerk.
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1945 The Rescue A Melodrama For Broadcasting Based On Homer's OdysseyLondon: 1945An exceptional copy of this limited edition of Edward Sackville-West's entertaining Odyssey based melodrama, illustrated by Henry Moore.
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2006 Be Near MeLondon: 2006A fine limited edition copy of this Man Booker longlisted novel, fine in a fine cloth slipcase.