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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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1910 Folk Tales From Many LandsLondon: 1910A smart first edition of this beautifully illustrated collection of folk tales from across the world.
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1715-20 The Iliad of HomerLondon: 1715-20The first folio edition of Alexander Pope's monumental translation of the 'Iliad', an important and illustrated edition.
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1956 Till We Have Faces: A Myth RetoldLondon: 1956A smart first edition of C. S. Lewis's final novel retelling the classical myth of Cupid and Psyche.
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Signed1909 The Fables of AesopLondon: 1909An exceptional limited edition collection of Aesop's fables, illustrated in colour and signed by Detmold.
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1897 Renaud of MontaubanLondon: 1897The first edition of this retranslated copy of this legend of Renaud, the knight, with illustrations throughout.
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1920-91 Jane Austen Reference WorksLondon: 1920-91A thirteen volume collection of reference works on the legendary Jane Austen, including bibliographies and collections of her letters.
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1843 Religious and Moral Sentences Culled from the Works of ShakespeareLondon: 1848The scarce first edition of this selection of religious and moral sentences from the works of Shakespeare in a decorative cloth binding.
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1863 Gudrun: A Story of the North Sea from the Medieval GermanEdinburgh: 1863A first edition copy of this uncommon English translation of the German epic poem 'Gudrunlied', inscribed by the publisher.
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1922 Love and FriendshipLondon : 1922A charming copy of Love and Friendship printed as a deluxe edition of two hundred and sixty.
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Signed1944 The Eclogues and the GeorgicsCambridge: 1944A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of Robert Trevelyan's translation of Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics.
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Signed1891 Gleanings In The NorthLondon : 1891A very scarce signed copy of Gleanings In The North by David Stephen.
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1894 A Farm in FairylandLondon : 1894A charming collection of fairytales in the original pictorial publisher's cloth.
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1926 Sea and SussexLondon : 1926A charming collection of poetry accompanied by illustrations by Donald Maxwell.
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1891 Le Livre De La Pitie Et De La MorteParis: 1891Written by Lous Marie-Julien Viaud but under the pseudonym Pierre Loti.
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1920 The Elder Edda and Ancient Scandinavian DramaCambridge: 1920A very smart first edition of this scarce work on Old Norse poetry and ancient Scandinavian drama.
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1929 The Poets on Poets: DanteLondon: 1929A smart first edition of this essay on Dante by T. S. Eliot, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper.
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1835 Burford Cottage and its Robin-Red BreastLondon : 1835A beautiful children's book narrated from the perspective of animals.
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1814 The Corsair A TaleLondon : 1814This popular text of love and adventure has gone on to inspire operas, music and ballets.
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1877 The Roman Poets of the Augustan AgeOxford: 1877The first edition of W. Y. Sellar's educational work, bound in a handsome full calf prize binding.
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1887 The Siege of Troy and the Wanderings of UlyssesLondon : 1887A collection of classical stories which introduces children to Greek mythology outside the school environment.
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1920 The First Sir PercyLondon: [1920]A very scarce first edition of this sequel to 'The Laughing Cavalier' by Baroness Orczy.
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1913 EldoradoLondon: [1913]A first edition of this sequel to Baroness Orczy's adventure tail 'The Scarlet Pimpernel'.
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1908 The Elusive PimpernelLondon: 1908A first edition of the fourth novel in the Scarlet Pimpernel series by Baroness Orczy.
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1902 Iolaus: An Anthology of FriendshipLondon: 1902A scarce first edition of this anthology of writings on friendship.
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1930 Alliterative Poetry in Middle English: The Dialectal and Metrical SurveyManchester: 1930A scarce first edition of this detailed study of alliterative poetry in Middle English.
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1898 Cornelii Taciti Vita AgricolaeOxford: 1898A smart edition of Agricola by Tacitus, with a colour map.
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1892 Plutarch's Romane QuestionsLondon: 1892A limited edition copy of this uncommon translation of Plutarch's Roman questions, with the scarce dust wrapper.
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1812 2 vols Omniana or Horae OtiosioresLondon : 1812A complete two volume set of this work by Romantic poets, Robert Southey and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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1916-1920 2 vols A Register of Middle English Religious & Didactic VerseOxford: 1916-1920Two extensive works on Middle English verse.
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1770 Satires de JuvenalParis: 1770The first edition of Jean Dusaulx's important translation of the satires of Juvenal, a series of Classical Roman satirical poems.
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1948 Aphrodite Herakles' ErdenfahrtZurich: 1948A limited edition copy of Carl Spitteler's Aphrodite Herakles' Erdenfahrt.
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1910 Quinti Horati Flacci Opera OmniaLondon: 1910A smart limited edition copy of the works of Horace, in the original Latin.
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1902 L'Orestie d'EsychleParis: 1902A first edition of this scarce translation of Aeschylus' trilogy of tragedies. With an introduction by Hellenist scholar Paul Mazon.
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1715 D. Junii Juvenalis et A. Persiiflacci Satirae. Interpretatione ac NotisLondon: 1715Professor Ludivicus Prateus provides a gloss on the ancient poetry of Juvenal in this first edition. Published in Latin.
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1937 The Songs of MeleagerLondon : 1937A first of this edition of the Songs of Meleager, translated into English.
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1710-11 The Works of LucianLondon: 1710-11The first edition of John Dryden's translation of Lucian's celebrated works, a smart set complete in four volumes.