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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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Signed1889 The RivalsNew York: 1889A beautifully illustrated limited edition of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comedy of manners, illustrated by Frank M. Gregory, and signed by the publisher.
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1891-1907 The Strand MagazineLondon: 1891-1907Thirty-one volumes of 'The Strand Magazine', featuring the first appearance of many Sherlock Holmes tales, including 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'.
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Signed1889 Selected Poems of Matthew PriorLondon: 1889A beautifully bound edition of the poetry of Matthew Prior, one of only fifty signed copies produced, and in a Ramage binding.
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1937 Twenty Poems from Rudyard KiplingLondon: 1937A limited edition collection of poetry by the celebrated Rudyard Kipling, in the original very scarce dust wrapper and from the library of Kipling's literary agent.
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1923-27 Eight Volumes of Limited Edition Works by Daniel DefoeLondon: 1923-27Eight volumes of limited edition works by the noted writer Daniel Defoe, including his best known works about the popular character Robinson Crusoe, bound in crushed half morocco.
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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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c1890 A Voyage to LetheLondon: c1890A very scarce limited edition of this pseudonymously authored work of pornographic literature, in which the 'Lethe' voyaged to is in actual fact the female body.
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1891 The Indian Mutiny of 1857London: 1891A scarce limited edition copy of this work on the Indian mutiny of 1857, with illustrations and plans and bound in full tree calf.
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c1890 The Works of Alexandre DumasNew York : c1890A limited edition complete set of illustrated works by the noted Alexandre Dumas, including his popular work 'The Count of Monte Cristo', bound in quarter morocco.
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1903 The Works of Arthur Conan DoyleLondon: 1903A limited edition set of the collected works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, an illustrated set signed by Conan Doyle.
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1928 The Pilgrim's Progress and the Life & Death of Mr BadmanLondon: 1928A limited edition work from the Nonesuch Press featuring two of John Bunyan's religious allegories, with illustrations throughout.
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1924 The Receipt Book of Elizabeth Raper and a Portion of her Cipher JournalLondon: 1924A limited edition copy of this work featuring the recipes of Elizabeth Raper, with a portion of her journal edited by her grandson.
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1929 VathekLondon: 1929A limited edition, newly translated copy of William Beckford's gothic tale, illustrated by Marion V. Dorn.
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1927 The Temple: Sacred Poems & Private EjaculationsLondon: 1927An uncommon limited edition work featuring a collection of poetry by George Herbert, published by nonesuch private press, in a decorative embroidered cloth binding.
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1929 Jane Austen: A BibliographyLondon: 1929A limited edition copy of this illustrated bibliography of Jane Austen's works.
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1896 VersesLondon: 1896The first edition of Ernest Dowson's uncommon, limited edition collection of poems, in a binding designed by Aubrey Beardsley.
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1926 Plan of a Novel According to Hints From Various QuartersOxford: 1926A limited edition copy of Jane Austen's entertaining plan for a novel, written according to the recommendations of the librarian to the Prince Regent.
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1990 Sylvius: Der DichterLeipzig: 1990A beautiful copy of this scarce, limited edition work with illustrations from French painter, sculptor, and printmaker Honoré-Victorin Daumier.
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1927 The Complete Writings of Robert BurnsLondon: 1927A very scarce large paper limited edition set of the writings of Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns, illustrated throughout.
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1815 2Vols in 3 Mirror for MagistratesLondon: 1815A very smart copy of this scarce early nineteenth century edition of this collection of sixteenth century poetry about the downfall of eminent figures.
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2002 CandideNew York : 2002A lovely limited edition copy of this popular work by Voltaire, illustrated by Rockwell Kent.
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1892 The Ballad of Beau Brocade and Other Poems of the XVIII CenturyLondon: 1892A limited edition copy of this poetical work by Austin Dobson, illustrated by Hugh Thompson.
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Signed1992 Guardian AngelBristol: 1992A signed limited edition of this work of detective fiction by Sara Paretsky.
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Signed1995 Killing CriticsGloucestershire: 1995A limited edition De Luxe signed copy of this work from the 'Kathy Mallory' series by Carol O'Connell.
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c1900 The Complete Works of George EliotLondon: c1900A limited edition collection of works from George Eliot bound in half morocco.
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1898 The Martian a NovelLondon and New York: 1898George du Maurier's autobiographical novel, a limited edition copy published in the same year as the true first, complete with illustrations by the author.
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1926 Irene IddesleighLondon: 1926A smart limited edition copy of what is considered to be one of the worst novels ever published, an illustrated edition published by the Nonesuch Press.
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1932 The Jaunts and Jollities of Mr John JorrocksNew York: 1932Illustrated limited edition of the first book following the adventures of Mr John Jorrocks by R S Surtees, signed by the illustrator Gordon Ross.
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1905 First Quarto Edition Facsimile of William Shakespeare's WorkOxford: 1905Limited edition of three works by William Shakespeare, first quarto editions reproduced in facsmile bound in uniform Bumpus bindings.
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1894 Travels into Several Remote Nations of the WorldLondon: 1894A scarce large paper copy of Charles E. Brock's illustrated edition of 'Gulliver's Travels', a smart limited edition of only one-hundred and one copies.
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1928 The Complete Works of Thomas Lovell BeddoesLondon: 1928The collected works of English author Thomas Lovell Beddoes in two volumes, one of 750 copies printed.
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1929 The Adventures of Joseph AndrewsLondon : 1929A limited edition copy of this comic novel by Henry Fielding.
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1926 3 Vols The Berkshire SeriesLondon: 1926A limited edition reprint of three seventeenth century play.
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1936 Imaginary ConversationsLondon: 1936A limited edition copy of the Victorian authors dialogues with the dead.
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1844-1884 9 Volumes The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Edmund Spenser-: 1844-1884A privately printed set of the complete works of Edmund Spenser. With illustrations, and a biographical introduction to the sixteenth century poet.