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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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1930 Seven Types of AmbiguityLondon: 1930The first edition of this important work of literary criticism by William Empson, in the original dust wrapper.
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1928 The Sacred Wood Essays on Poetry and CriticismLondon: 1928The second edition of this collection of essays on poetry by leading poet T. S. Eliot.
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1936 The Months: Descriptive of the Successive Beauties of the YearLondon: 1936A beautiful first edition thus of Leigh Hunt's description of the 'beauties of the year', illustrated by Horace J. Knowles.
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1992 The Story of PoetryBristol: 1992A very smart first edition of this study on poetry and its origins, with the original slip case and additional woodcuts.
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1931 Encomium MoriaeBasel: 1931A facsimile of the important Basel edition of this philosophical and satirical essay by Erasmus.
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1804 Letter to Adam Smith LL.D. on the Life, Death, and Philosophy of His Friend David HumeLondon: 1804A scarce example of this attack on the contents of Adam Smith's biography of the life of David Hume.
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Signed1971 Attacks of TasteNew York: 1971A signed limited edition of this collection of essays by a host of popular authors such as Agatha Christie and J. R. R. Tolkien on their early literary influences, with this copy being presented to the celebrated queen of crime, Agatha Christie.
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1998 Miscellany 2Cambridge: 1998A fine example of this miscellaneous collection of completed or projected works printed at the Rampant Lions Press, compiled by Sebastian Carter.
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Signed1987 A Century of Scarlet: A Centenary CatalogueCambridge: 1987A signed and vanishingly scarce bibliographical work celebrating the centenary of 'A Study in Scarlet', with newly commissioned illustrations.
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Signed1954-1968 Twelve Letters and a Bibliographical Essay from Leonard ClarkCharlottesville: 1954-1968A bibliographical work by Leonard Clark on the writings of Walter de la Mare, alongside twelve signed letters from Clark.
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1818 Lectures on the English Poets. Delivered at the Surrey Institution.London: 1818A leather-bound first edition of William Hazlitt's lectures on English poets, delivered at the Surrey Institution in the early nineteenth century.
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Signed1949 The Heart of England: A Paper Read before the Sette of Odd Volumes at its 558th Meeting[London]: 1949A vanishingly scarce signed, limited edition volume of opuscula from British travel writer S. P. B. Mais, printed from a speech given to the Sette of Odd Volumes.
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1987-2021 6vol A Collection of Works by Joan DidionNew York; London: 1987-2021A very smart collection of six first edition volumes from American writer and journalist Joan Didion.
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1993-2018 Four Works from Barbara KingsolverLondon; New York: 1993-2018Four fiction and non-fiction works from Pulitzer Prize winning American novelist, essayist, and poet Barbara Kingsolver.
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1972 The TellingLondon: 1972The scarce first edition, first impression of this work of literary criticism by the American poet Laura Riding Jackson, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1946 Unpopular OpinionsLondon: 1946The first edition of this fascinating collection of essays from Dorothy Sayers, examining her Christian faith, and the contemporary politics of England.
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1933 Everybody's LettersLondon: 1933The scarce first edition, first impression of this wittily composed collection of letters by the poet Laura Riding and her friends, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1952 Rene CharRome : 1952A very smart copy of this literary review of French poet, Rene Char, published for the literary journal, 'Botteghe Oscure'.
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Signed1975 Mountains and CavernsLondon: 1975The scarce double-signed first edition, first impression of this collection of essays by the author Alan Sillitoe, with the original unclipped dust wrapper and with a personal dedication to the poet Yehuda Amichai.
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1986-2015 5vol A Collection of Biographical and Critical Works on Iris MurdochLondon: 1986-2015A smart collection of five volumes on Irish-British novelist Iris Murdoch.
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1967 An Anatomy of InspirationLondon: 1967A smart new impression of the second edition of this study of creative thinking from English writer Rosamond Harding.
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2010 The Golden Cockerel Press, The Canterbury Tales, and Eric GillLondon: 2010The first edition of Peter Holliday's essay on the Golden Cockerel Press' striking edition of 'The Canterbury Tales'.
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1981 The Rebecca Notebook & Other MemoriesLondon: 1981A fine first edition of Daphne du Maurier's autobiographical work, describing the writing of 'Rebecca'. In the original dust wrapper.
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1992-1997 Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals and Existentialists and MysticsLondon: 1992-1997Two lovely works that demonstrate Iris Murdoch's philosophy and literary criticism, comprising writings on morals, existentialism and more.
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2006-2016 A Trio of Works By and On Angela CarterLondon ; London ; London.: 2006-2016A unique trio of works by and on the beloved English author, Angela Carter.
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Signed2018 Feel Free: EssaysNew York: 2018A very smart first US edition of this collection of varied collection of essays from English writer Zadie Smith, signed by the author.
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1905 The True Story of George Eliot: In Relation to "Adam Bede"London: 1905A smartly bound early edition of this illustrated history of Adam Bede by George Eliot.
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1935 Letters Between Samuel Butler and Miss E M A Savage 1871-1885London: 1935The uncommon first edition of this collection of Samuel Butler and Miss E. M. A. Savage's letters in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1929 My Skirmish With Jolly RogerNew York: 1929The first limited edition of D. H. Lawrence's response to the controversy of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' and the rampant piracy of the novel.
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1930 A Propos of Lady Chatterley's LoverLondon: 1930The first trade edition of D. H. Lawrence defensive essay about his controversial novel, 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', a superior copy in a dust wrapper.
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1793 The RamblerLondon: 1793Samuel Johnson's weekly periodical 'The Rambler', complete here in four volumes.
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Signed1900 Stratford-Upon-Avon: From "The Sketch Book" of Washington IrvingStratford-Upon-Avon: 1900A limited edition of the 'Stratford-Upon-Avon' section of Washington Irving's 'Sketch Book', illustrated throughout and in a crushed morocco binding.
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1926 Exploits and WondersFair Oak, Hants: 1926A vanishingly scarce limited, privately published edition of four early eighteenth century extracts.
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1948 A Notebook on William ShakespeareLondon: 1948A series of essays and notes on the plays of Shakespeare, from British poet and critic, Edith Sitwell.
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1928 A Pamphlet Against AnthologiesLondon: 1928A very smart first edition of this intriguing denunciation of the anthology, from American poet and critic, Laura Riding.
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1904 Charles Dickens: A Critical StudyLondon: 1904A smart copy of this illustrated critical study of Charles Dickens from English novelist George Gissing.