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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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Signed1898 The Burtons: A Family RecordBrooklyn, N.Y.: 1898A charming family record of the Burton family, charting their English origins in the seventeenth century and their American ancestors, privately compiled by Alonzo J. Burton, a Brooklyn based descendant.
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1887 A Collection of Letters of W. M. Thackery 1847-1855London: 1887A charming first edition of this illustrated collection of letters from British author and illustrator, William Makepeace Thackery.
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1961-70 Shelley and his Circle 1773 - 1822London: 1961 -1970A smart collection of letters and documents from the Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, relating to the poet Percy Blysshe Shelley and his contemporaries.
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1884 Quasi Cursores: Portraits of the High Officers and Professors of the University of EdinburghEdinburgh: 1884A beautiful collection of portraits of the professors at the University of Edinburgh by William Hole.
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1819-1820 The Life of William Lord Russell With Some Account of the Times in Which He Lived; Some Account of The Life of Rachael Wriothesley Lady RussellLondon: 1819-1820A uniformly bound, two volume set of letters and memoirs from Lord and Lady Russell, William Russel, and Rachael Wriothesley.
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1806 2vol Lettres de Madame de Sevigne a Sa Fille et a Ses AmisParis: 1806The first two volumes of the famous letter-writer's rapier-sharp ruminations.
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1823 Lettres de Madame de SevigneParis: 1823A selection of the correspondences of Madame de Sevigne, her family, and friends.
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Signed1917 Aphorisms on Authors and Their WaysLondon: 1917The first and only edition printed in one hundred copies of this series of aphorisms on authors and their ways by Augustine Birrell. A signed presentation copy, including a letter by the author.
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1916 Letters from AmericaLondon: 1916A third impression of this collection of letters from Rupert Brooke during his tour of the United States of America, with a preface by Henry James.
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1787 Supplement to the Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield, To His Son, Philip StanhopeLondon: 1787The first edition of this supplement to Philip Dormer Stanhope's Letters.
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Signedc1940 Bloomsbury Group Letters Leonard Woolf Vanessa Bell Duncan Grant Naomi MitchisonNone: c1960A fantastic selection of Bloomsbury Group letters. All addressed to one Miss Monica Young from Vanessa Bell, Leonard Woolf, Naomi Michison and Duncan Grant.
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Signed1920 The Ritchies in India by Gerald Ritchie Illustrated Signed 1st ThackerayLondon: 1920A scarce first edition of this work by Gerald Ritchie.