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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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1971 The Last Of The Valerii by Henry James Limited Edition FrontispieceIpswich: 1971A scarce charming limited edition copy of this work by noted author Henry James.
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1923 5vols Essays of Montaigne Charles Cotton Translated Folding Plate UncommonLondon: 1923An attractive and uniformly bound set of works by the French philosopher Michel de Montaigne, translated into English by Charles Cotton.
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1864 Poems by Florence M. Byng Private Press Very ScarceLondon: 1864A very scarce copy of this book of poetry by Florence M. Byng.
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1854 A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith With a Selection From His Letters[London]: 1854An affectionate memoir of wit, writer and cleric Sydney Smith.
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1931 2vols Montaignes Essays John Florios Translation Limited Edition NonesuchLondon : 1931Two volumes of Michel de Montaigne's essays.
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1930 D H Lawrence Love Among The Haystacks & Other Pieces Nonesuch PressLondon : 1930A posthumously published collection of short stories by D H Lawrence, copy number 199 of a limited edition of 1600.
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1927 William Cobbett Life And Adventures Of Peter Porcupine Ltd Nonesuch EdLondon : 1927A limited edition by The Nonesuch Press of William Cobbett's works under the pseudonym Peter Porcupine.
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1925 Nonesuch Books Catalogue Publisher's Novels Listings AdvertsLondon : 1925A publishers' catalogue
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1927 A Stitch in Time or Pride Prevents a Fall J Laver Limited Ed Nonesuch PressLondon : 1927The first edition of James Laver's pastiche poem.
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1929 Love's Progress or The Education of Araminta James Laver First Ed NonesuchLondon : 1929The first edition of Laver's popular poem.
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1933 A Communication to My Friends George Moore Nonesuch Press Limited Ed FirstLondon : 1933The first edition of George Moore's Communication.
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1960 A Song to David Christopher Smart J B Broadbent Limited Edition DustwrapperLondon : 1960A limited edition copy of this poem from Christopher Smart.
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1901 George Sitwell Country Life in the Seventeenth Century Private Press SignedScarborough: 1901A very scarce edition of Sir George Sitwell's Country Life in the Seventeenth Century with black and white illustrations throughout.