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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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1967 A Reverie of Bone and Other PoemsLondon: 1967A limited edition anthology of poems written and illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
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1941 Shapes & SoundsLondon: 1941The first edition of Mervyn Peake's first collected volume of poetry, a smart volume in the original dust wrapper.
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1962 The Rhyme of the Flying BombLondon: 1962The first edition of this illustrated narrative poem set in wartime London by Mervyn Peake.
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Signed1980 Mervyn Peake / Oscar Wilde Extracts From the Poems of Oscar WildeLondon: 1980A smart limited edition of this interesting collection of extracts of the poems of Oscar Wilde, illustrated throughout by Mervyn Peake.
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1919 The Spirit of Man: An Anthology in English and FrenchLondon : 1919A very scarce morocco bound impression of this anthology of poetry and prose compiled by Robert Bridges, Britain's poet laureate during World War I.
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1810 Woman, A Poem.London: 1810The vanishingly scarce 1810 first edition of Eaton Stannard Barrett's poem 'Woman'.
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1847 2vol A Lytell Geste of Robin Hood with Other Ancient & Modern Ballads and SongsLondon: 1847A very scarce first edition of this illustrated collection of historical works and ballads on Robin Hood.
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1770-72 Paradise Lost, and, Paradise Regain'dLondon: 1770-72John Milton's two epic poems in a uniform binding, illustrated throughout.
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1824 Theodric: A Domestic Tale and Other PoemsLondon: 1824A smartly bound first edition of this collection of poetry from Scottish poet Thomas Campbell.
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1951 A Last SheafLondon: 1951A smart first edition of this posthumous work from the writer and painter Denton Welch, with illustrations.
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1946 The GardenLondon: 1946The first edition of this touching poem following a year in the life of a garden, by Vita Sackville-West.
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1884 Ballads by William Makepeace ThackerayNew York: 1884A very scarce American edition of the ballads of William Makepeace Thackeray, compiled from his various works, in a decorative cloth binding.
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1928 The New ArgonauticaLondon : 1928A lovely series of poems inspired by the connection between famous voyages and the desire to seek the heavens, bound in original decorative cloth.
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1957 The Complete Writings of William BlakeLondon: 1957The complete collection of works by the noted William Blake, printed by the Nonesuch Press private press.
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1946 The TravellerLondon: 1946A smart first edition of this philosophical poem from Walter de la Mare, with colour images from John Piper.
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1951 Winged ChariotLondon: 1951A first edition of this epic poem by the celebrated author Walter de la Mare in its unclipped dust wrapper.
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1908 A Midsummer-Night's DreamLondon; New York: 1908The first Arthur Rackham edition of Shakespeare's ever popular 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', illustrated in colour throughout.
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1928 The Sirens an OdeLondon: 1928A long form poem by Laurence Binyon, this being a revised edition.
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1907 Songs of the Glens of AntrimLondon: 1907A charming anthology of poems focussing on Country Antrim, by native of the county Moira O'Neill.
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1897 The Mirror of the Sinful SoulLondon: 1897A faithful facsimile of Queen Elizabeth I's manuscript translation of a French poem, with plates showing the original manuscript.
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1856 The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowLondon: 1856An extensively illustrated anthology of the popular poetical works of Longfellow.
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1910 The Rime of the Ancient MarinerLondon: 1910The first edition of this popular poem to be illustrated by Willy Pogany, with striking colour plates.
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1925 The Poems of John Milton: English, Latin, Greek & ItalianLondon: 1925A collection of John Milton's poetry arranged in chronological order and with a preface by H. J. C. Grierson, complete in two volumes.
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1912 Little Songs of Long AgoLondon; New York: 1912A smart first edition of this colourfully illustrated anthology of children's poems put to music.
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1923 Kipling CalendarNew York: 1923The first US edition of this scarce collection of quotations from the works of Rudyard Kipling, from the library of Kipling's literary agent.
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1956 The Mystery of The Holy Innocents And Other PoemsLondon: 1956The first UK edition of this translation of poetry by Charles Peguy, comprised of 'The Mystery of The Holy Innocents' and other poems.
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1992 Bête Noire, Anniversary Issue: Issues 12/13 Autumn 1991/Spring 1992Hull: 1992The scarce 1992 anniversary issue of the Hull-based literary magazine, Bête Noire, focusing on Hull poets.
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1912 A Song of the EnglishToronto; London: 1912Rudyard Kipling's poetical anthology in which he ruminates on the British Empire, complete with colour plates by W. Heath Robinson.
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1898 London in SongLondon: 1898A first edition of this collection of song of London, for the lover of London.
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1952 Pomes PenyeachLondon: 1952The second published collection of poems by the pioneering author James Joyce.
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1946 The Poetical Works of Rupert BrookeLondon: 1946A first edition copy of this Rupert Brooke poetry collection edited by Geoffrey Keynes, with the scarce dust wrapper.
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1913 What Tolstoy TaughtLondon: 1913The first UK edition of this detailed philosophical commentary on the works of Tolstoy and their teachings.
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1874 The Poetical Works of John MiltonLondon: 1874A two volume set of the poetical works of the noted John Milton, bound in a full calf prize binding.
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1824-1825 The Seasons & Poems, Chiefly of the Lyric Kind: In Three BooksLondon: 1824-1825A pocket-sized collection of poetry from James Thomson and Isaaz Watts, two volumes bound into one.
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1918 Collected PoemsEdinburgh and London: 1918Two volumes of poetry by Alfred Noyes, in a half calf Bickers prize binding.
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1856 Songs, Ballads, and Sacred SongsLondon: 1856A smart pocket-sized collection of songs and ballads from Irish writer Thomas Moore.