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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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1894 Under LochnagarAberdeen: 1894The very scarce limited edition, editio de luxe, of this handsomely illustrated literary collection. -
1925 Hunting SongsLondon: 1925The first Lionel Edwards illustrated edition of the poems of R. E. Egerton Warburton, in a lovely Bumpus morocco binding. -
1909 Poems of Robert SoutheyLondon: 1909A smart Oxford edition of this collection of poetry from English Romantic poet Robert Southey. -
1906 Tam O'ShanterLondon: 1906A smart illustrated edition of this narrative poem from Scottish writer Robert Burns. -
1849 Evenings at Derley Manor: Pencilings and Sketches of the English Poets and Their Favourite ScenesLondon: 1849A smart first edition of this very scarce collection of writings on important English poets, with a colour frontispiece. -
1758 Oeuvres de Monsieur de BoissyAmsterdam; Berlin: 1758A complete set of the collected plays of Louis de Boissy, containing his best known works. -
1828 2vol The Works of Thomas MoorePhiladelphia: 1828A smartly bound fourth edition of this collection of the works of Irish writer Thomas Moore, complete in two volumes. -
1817 Lalla Rookh: An Oriental RomanceLondon: 1817The third edition of Thomas Moore's extended poem set against the backdrop of the Mughal Empire in the seventeenth century. -
1806 Hudibras, in Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late WarsLondon: 1806A smart two volume illustrated edition of Butler's satirical poem, with additional annotations and a preface from Zachary Grey. -
1968 Collected Shorter PoemsLondon: 1968The second edition of Ezra Pound's collection of short poems, in the original dust wrapper. -
1959 New Poets 1959: Iain Crichton Smith, Karen Gershon, Christopher LevensonLondon: 1959A smart first edition of this introduction to three new British poets, edited by Scottish writer Edwin Muir. -
1969 Auden's PoetryLondon: 1969A first edition of this critical study of the poetry of British-American writer W. H. Auden, a review copy. -
1865 A Book of Favourite Modern Ballads: Choice Pictures and Choice PoemsLondon: [1865]A beautifully colour illustrated collection of poems from noted writers such as Tennyson and Longfellow, with illustrations by Birket Foster and many other talented artists. -
1858 The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With a Notice of his Life and GeniusLondon: 1858A smart complete edition of this collection of poetry from Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith. -
1872 The Lay of the Last MinstrelLondon: 1872An illustrated edition of this narrative poem from Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott. -
1930-2 The Collected Works of Bernard ShawNew York: 1930-2A complete collection of the Ayot St. Lawrence, limited edition set of the works of Bernard Shaw, in the very scarce dust wrapper. . -
1913 Harrow in Prose & VerseLondon: 1913A brightly illustrated collection of poetry and prose from noted alumni and associates of Harrow School. -
1889 Nonsense Botany and Nonsense AlphabetsLondon, New York.: 1889This uncommon, illustrated collection of children's verse by the celebrated nonsense poet Edward Lear, bound in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. -
1928 Winter Words In Various Moods and MetresLondon: 1928An excellent example of Thomas Hardy's posthumously published, final collection of poetry, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. -
1894-97 The Complete Works of Geoffrey ChaucerOxford : 1894-97A complete collection of Geoffrey Chaucer's works, compiled and with notes by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat. -
1810 Fables in VerseLondon: 1810The uncommon first edition of Henry Rowe's charmingly illustrated volume of verse fables. -
1899 Departmental Ditties and Other VersesLondon: 1899Rudyard Kipling's first collection of verse, bound in a decorative crushed half morocco binding. -
1868 Lyra Germanica: Hymns for the Sundays & Chief Festivals of The ChristianLondon: 1868A pleasing copy of Winkworth's collection of Christian hymns, illustrated by John Leighton and in a beautiful Riviere crushed morocco binding. -
1920 Poems by Thomas GrayLondon: 1920A lovely vellum-bound copy of the poetical works of Thomas Gray, privately printed for Eton College. -
1887 Home Words for Heart and Hearth, 1887; Newent Parish MagazineLondon: 1887A beautiful copy of the 1887 Home Words, interspersed with the Newent Parish Magazine for 1887. -
c1809 The Evergreen. A Collection of Superior Poetry, by the First AuthorsLondon: c1809A vanishingly scarce miniature poetry anthology, including works from such poets as Lord Byron, and Felicia Hemans. -
1910 The Edinburgh Book of Scottish Verse 1300-1900London: 1910A smartly bound first edition of this anthology of Scottish poetry, edited by British academic William Macneile Dixon. -
1890 The Poetical Works of William WordsworthLondon: 1890A very smart leather-bound copy of William Wordsworth's poetical works, illustrated by Henry Dell. -
1846-1889 The Works of Alfred, Lord TennysonLondon: 1846-1889A beautifully bound set of early and first editions of the works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Including seven first edition works. -
c1915 3vol The Comedies, Histories and Poems, and Tragedies of William ShakespeareLondon: c1915A smartly bound collection of the dramatic and poetical works of William Shakespeare, with the original slip case. -
1930 The Golden TreasuryLondon: 1930A smartly bound later edition of this popular anthology of English poetry selected by British critic Francis Turner Palgrave. -
1876 The Hunting of the SnarkLondon: 1876The first edition of beloved children's author Lewis Carroll's delightful nonsense poem. -
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1955 The Oxford Nursery Rhyme BookOxford: 1955An illustrated collection of poems, compiled by Iona and Peter Opie with numerous letters hand written by Iona Opie. -
1927 Selections from SwinburneCambridge: 1927A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from Algernon Charles Swinburne, edited by H. M. Burton. -
1924 When We Were Very YoungLondon: 1924A charmingly bound copy of this classic children's book of poems by A. A. Milne. -
1931 Thomas Tusser 1557 Floruit: His Good Points of HusbandryLondon: 1931A wonderful facsimile of Thomas Tusser's poetic work, which provides a 'homely mix of instructions' and observations on farming life, edited with notes by Dorothy Hartley.