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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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c1940 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. -
1929 The Causal and the Casual in HistoryCambridge: 1929The first edition of John Buchan's Rede Lecture, discussing the subject of history and whether it is a scientific or artistic discipline.
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1965 The James Bond DossierLondon: 1965A fine, signed copy of Kingsley Amis' analysis of the James Bond Novels. -
1973 Billion Year Spree The History of Science FictionLondon: 1973A near fine first edition of Brian Aldiss' history of the science fiction genre, illustrated throughout.
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1842 American Notes for General CirculationLondon: 1842An uncommon, first edition copy of Charles Dickens' important travelogue regarding his trip to America.
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1842 Report of the Dinner to Charles DickensBoston: 1842A fine example of this uncommon work, regarding a dinner hosted in Boston where Charles Dickens gave a speech on International Copyright.
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1961 Double O Seven James BondLondon: 1961A fine, first edition copy of the first book-length critique on James Bond. An uncommon work.
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1965 The James Bond DossierLondon: 1965A fine, first edition copy of Kingsley Amis' analysis of the James Bond Novels.
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1965 The James Bond DossierLondon: 1965A fine, signed copy of Kingsley Amis' analysis of the James Bond Novels. -
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1949 Brief Lives and Other Selected WritingsLondon: 1949A signed first edition of Anthony Powell's edited selection of the works of John Aubrey, inscribed by Powell. -
1990 Miscellaneous Verdicts Writings on Writers 1946-1989London: 1990A fine first edition of Anthony Powell's collection of essays on various writers throughout history and the contemporaries of Powell.
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1964 The FirstbornLondon: 1964An illustrated first edition of Laurie Lee's touching essay written upon the birth of his first child.
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1992 Expletives DeletedLondon: 1992A fine, first edition anthology of Angela Carter's writings. Posthumously published, this selection of essays are by one of the twentieth century's most important feminist author.
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1971 Snobbery With ViolenceLondon: 1971A very smart copy of Colin Wilson's work of literary criticism, focused upon the nature and popularity of the crime novel.
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1933 Poets Patriots and LoversLondon: 1933A very scarce first edition of Rosaline Masson's entertaining collection of essays on the pursuits of prominent Scottish figures.
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1932 Pen Portraits and ReviewsLondon: 1932A provocative collection of the essays of George Bernard Shaw, an extensive collection.
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1971 Remarks When Opening the George Gissing Exhibition at the National Book LeagueLondon: 1971A signed limited edition copy of William Plomer's opening speech at the opening of a George Gissing Exhibition. -
1899-1900 The First Annual Volume of BeltaineLondon: 1899-1900A complete run of W. B. Yeats' literary theatre magazine 'Beltaine', containing many of his own contributions.
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1903 Samhain: An Occasional ReviewLondon: 1903The first edition of W. B. Yeats' irregularly published periodical containing his artistic essays.
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1996 Shelley's Centenary and Lachrymae MusarumLondon: 1996A limited edition collection of two of William Watson's eulogical poems on Percy Shelley and Alfred Tennyson, signed by the author of the introduction. -
1924 The Traditions of Islam an Introduction to the Study of the Hadith LiteratureOxford: 1924A scarce first edition of this insightful and detailed study into the influence of certain Hadith literature on the Islamic religion.
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1906 The Essays of EliaLondon: 1906A prize bound edition of Charles Lamb's popular essay collection 'The Essays of Elia'.
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1817 The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias SmollettEdinburgh: 1817A collection of the popular works of the Scottish novelist Tobias Smollett, including his well known picaresque novels.
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1844 Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1844A collection of Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay's critical and historical essays, written for the prominent 'Edinburgh Review'.
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1883 Critical and Historical Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1883A finely bound, tree calf copy of Lord Macaulay's critical and historical essays. A staple for any library.
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1780 The Letters Sir Dudley Carleton, Knt. During His Embassy in HollandLondon: 1780A finely bound collection of Dudley Carleton's letters written during his embassy in Holland, illustrated with a frontispiece. The third edition of this work.
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1849 Bibliomania in the Middle Ages. Or, Sketches of Bookworms, CollectorsLondon: 1849The first edition of this interesting work on the rise of bibliomanic during the Middle Ages.
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1818 The Sexagenarian; or, the Recollections of a Literary LifeLondon: 1818A complete second edition of William Beloe's controversial literary anecdotes.
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1960 A Selection of Ted Hughes' works and Critical CompanionsLondon: 1960-2000A fantastic introduction to the noted twentieth century poet Ted Hughes. Comprising three volumes of his poems, two editorials by Hughes, in addition to three critical bibliographical companions to Hughes' writings.
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1922 A Scrap Book and A Last Scrap BookLondon: 1922-1924Two volumes of essays by the English writer, literary historian and critic George Saintsbury.
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1783 Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles LetteresDublin: 1783The very scarce, first Dublin edition of Hugh Blair's major publication. A smart copy of this important publication.
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1853 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1853A handsome set of Thomas Babington Macaulay's critical and historical essays contributed to the Edinburgh review.
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1673 The Works of Francis Osborne, Esq; Divine. Historical. Moral. Political.London: 1673A collection of the most popular essays of the seventeenth century author Francis Osborne, four popular essays collected into one volume.
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1880 The Life and Letters of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1880A beautifully bound set of Lord Macaulay's biography and correspondence. An important Victorian essayist, to this work his nephew George Otto Trevelyan provides a detailed explanation.
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1876 Lectures, Addresses, and Other Literary RemainsLondon: 1876A collection of the essays and lectures by the English divine Frederick William Robertson.