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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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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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2008-2011 23vol The RSC Shakespeare Modern Library ClassicsNew York: 2008-2011A very smart Modern Library Classics collection of the works of English playwright and poet, William Shakespeare.
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2008-2011 20vol The RSC Shakespeare Modern Library ClassicsNew York: 2008-2011A very smart Modern Library Classics collection of the works of English playwright and poet, William Shakespeare.
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1817 Paradise LostLondon: 1817A smart early nineteenth century edition of Milton's epic, including a biographical account of the life of Milton by Samuel Johnson.
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c1875 18vol A Collection of Works by Charles DickensLondon: c1875A collection of eighteen volumes of works from noted 19th century author Charles Dickens, illustrated 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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1918 Aesop's FablesLondon: 1918A smart reprinted edition of this colourfully illustrated collection of Aesop's fables.
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1905 Adam BedeLondon : 1905Adam Bede follows the lives of four protagonists who live in fictional community of Hayslope in 1799.
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1924 Aesop's FablesLondon: 1924A very smart copy of this brightly illustrated collection of fables, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper.
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1947 Aesop's FablesLondon: 1947A smart copy of this brightly illustrated collection of Aesop's fables for the Illustrated Junior Library, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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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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1904 The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the NiblungsLondon: 1904An early twentieth century edition of William Morris's English language translation of the tragic Old Norse epic poem.
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1904 The Tale of Beowulf, Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder GeatsLondon: 1904A smart example of William Morris and A. J. Wyatt's English language translation of the Old English epic poem 'Beowulf'.
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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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1966-1976 The Illustrated Works of Jane AustenLondon : 1966-1972A charming set of the Oxford Illustrated Jane Austen collection.
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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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1912 The Water-BabiesLondon : 1912A charming copy of the 'Water-Babies', a Victorian classic by Charles Kingsley, beautifully illustrated with colour plates.
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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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1999 The Works Of P. G. WodehouseLondon : 1999A collection of ten volumes of the work P. G. Wodehouse with charming pictorial covers.
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2001 The Lord Of The RingsLondon : 2001A beautiful set of the Lord of The Rings Trilogy complete with appendices and slipcase.
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1804 The Odes of AnacreonYarmouth: 1804A translation of the odes of Ancient Greek lyric poet Anacreon, translated here by the physician Thomas Girdlestone.
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1926 Sea and SussexLondon : 1926A charming collection of poetry accompanied by illustrations by Donald Maxwell.
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1809 The IliadLondon: 1809An uncommon edition of Homer's epic poem, this edition being the important translation by Alexander Pope.
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1988 Fables of La FontaineLondon: 1988A very smart copy of this translation of the fables of Jean de La Fontaine, with hundreds of illustrations.
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1818 Dana Oisein Mhic Fhinn, Air an Cur Amach Airson Maith Coitcheannta Muinntir Na GaeltachdDuneidin: 1818A copy of the cycle of epic poems of Ossian, in the original Scottish Gaelic.
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1912 Under The Greenwood TreeLondon : 1912A very scarce copy of Under The Greenwood Tree published as part of The Wessex Novels set by Macmillan and Co.
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1871-1874 Fors Clavigera Letters To The Workmen and Labourers of Great BritainKent : 1871-1874A collection of letters written by John Ruskin aimed at the working class.
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1909 Don Quichotte De La MancheParis: 1909A very smart new illustrated edition of the Spanish epic novel Don Quixote, in the French language.
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1904 Essays ClassicalLondon: 1904A smartly bound collection of essays from British classicist, Frederic W. H. Myers.
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1852 Fredrika Bremer's Works: The President's Daughters; Including NinaLondon: 1852A scarce edition of Bremer's novels The President's Daughters and its sequel Nina, translated by Mary Howitt.
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1867 Lays of Ancient RomeLondon : 1867A collection of narrative poems by Thomas Babington Macaulay.
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1903 2vol The Decameron of Giovanni BoccaccioLondon: 1903A finely bound complete set of this collection of short stories from Boccaccio, translated and illustrated.
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1844 Aventures de Telemaque Suivies Des Aventures D'AristonousParis: 1844A smart illustrated edition of the Adventures of Telemachus and The Adventures of Aristonous by Fenelon, in the original French language.
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1878-1879 Les Contes and Les MervellesParis: 1878-1879Two beautiful copies in the original decorative publisher's binding.