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Literature
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 The Scarlet Pimpernel Four Complete NovelsLondon: 1930The first omnibus edition of this collection of novels featuring The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. -
1925 The Phantom of the OperaNew York: 1925The Photoplay edition of Gaston Leroux's best known novel, an illustrated edition with stills from the 1925 film, in the original scarce dust wrapper. -
1875 A Floating City, and the Blockade RunnersLondon: 1875The second English language edition of these two thrilling tales from Jules Verne. Illustrated throughout, and in the publisher's decorative pictorial cloth. -
1898 The Lust of HateLondon: 1898A first edition copy of this adventurous story by the prolific Australian writer Guy Boothby. -
1901 Eyes Like the SeaNew York: 1901An very scarce English language translation of Hungarian novelist Maurus Jokai's celebrated novel. -
1897 The Fascination of the KingLondon: 1897A first edition copy of Boothby's adventure novel, illustrated by Stanley L. Wood. -
1978 The Last Man or Omegarus and SyderiaNew York: 1978A facsimile edition of Jean-Baptiste Cousin de Grainville's French science fantasy novel of the early nineteenth century. -
1874 Droll Stories Collected From the Abbeys of TouraineLondon: [1874]The collected humorous short stories of Honore de Balzac, here translated into English, with over four-hundred engravings by Gustave Dore. -
1827 The Wisdom of Solomon in Ancient Greek, Latin and ArmenianVenice: 1827A very scarce tri-lingual edition of the Song of Solomon, translated into Latin, Ancient Greek and Armenian. -
1841 Asmodeus; or, The Devil on Two SticksLondon: 1841The first translation in English of Alain Rene Le Sage's Asmodeus, with illustrations throughout by Tony Johannot. -
1917 The Brothers KaramazovLondon: 1917An early impression of the first English translation of Dostoevsky's passionate philosophical novel. -
1893 Le BambouParis: 1893Six issues of the French literary journal Le Bambou, profusely illustrated throughout. -
1911 Aucassin And NicoleteLondon: 1911A handsome copy of this mediaeval French story translated to English by Harold Child and illustrated by A Anderson. -
1897 The Book of the Thousand Nights and a NightLondon: 1897A wonderfully presented complete collection of this famous work, translated by Richard F. Burton. -
1903 Dante Illustrated by Gustave Dore: Inferno Purgatory and ParadiseLondon: 1903-04The complete thirty-six parts of Gustave Dore's illustrated 'Divine Comedy' of Dante by Cassell & Company. -
1914 The Tale of LohengrinNew York: [1914]A beautiful illustrated rendition of the tale of Lohengrin from the drama of Wagner, first thus. -
1836 2vol The Adventures of Gil Blas of SantillaneLondon: 1836A very smart edition of this illustrated picaresque novel by Lesage, translated to English. -
1884 2vol The Jerusalem Delivered of Torquato TassoLondon: 1884A scarce edition of this epic poem from Italian writer, Torquato Tasso, translated to English. -
1928 From Double Eagle to Red FlagLondon: 1928A first UK edition copy of this historical novel by Pyotr Krasnov, a Russian military leader who led anti-Bolshevik forces during the Russian Civil War. -
c1873 The Decameron or Ten Days' Entertainment of BoccaccioLondon: c1873Uncommon English edition of Giovanni Boccaccio's important 'Human Comedy.' -
1905 Lirica Italiana Antica: Novissima Scelta di Rime dei Secoli XIII, XIIII, XVFirenze [Florence]: 1905A beautifully bound volume of Italian lyric poetry, dating from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, and beautifully illustrated. -
1847-1848 2vol Fagrskinna & Konge-SpeiletChristiania: 1847-1848Two scarce volumes of work on the King's Mirror, a Norwegian didactic text from around 1250, in the original Danish and Icelandic languages. -
1906 4vol The Novels of Ivan TurgenevLondon: 1906Four scarce volumes from Ian Turgenev, translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett. -
1875 Obras de Fernan CaballeroMadrid: 1875A collection of the works of Spanish author Fernan Caballero, an illustrated set in the original Spanish, showing her popular fiction of the nineteenth century. -
1920 Fathers and Children: A NovelLondon: 1920A scarce edition of this acclaimed novel from Turgenev, translated by Constance Garnett. -
1892 Etruscan Roman Remains in Popular TraditionLondon: 1892A smart first edition of this enchanting work from Leland, complete with illustrations. -
1920-1924 4vol Smoke, Knock Knock Kock, & Virgin SoilLondon: 1920-1924Three scarce works from Ivan Turgenev, translated from the original Russian by Constance Garnett. -
1913 2vol A Sportsman's SketchesLondon: 1913A scarce edition of this collection of short stories from Ivan Turgenev. -
1911 Aucassin and NicoleteLondon: 1911A very smart translated edition of the classical French tale of Aucassin and Nicolete, with colour illustration. -
1909 Rubaiyat of Omar KhayyamLondon: 1909A wonderful copy of Fitzgerald's translation of Omar Khayyam's 'Rubaiyat', illustrated by Gilbert James, and in the publisher's original dust wrapper. -
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c1900 Oeuvres Choisies JusticeParis: c1900A scarce volume of work from French writer, Hector Malot, in the original French language. -
1900 La Terre qui MeurtParis: 1900A novel by the notable French author René Bazin, written in the original French. -
1887 Un Mariage d'AmourParis: 1887A popular collection of short stories by the French author and playwright Ludovic Halévy, written in the original French. -
1849 Marco Visconti Storia del Trecento Cavata Dalle Cronache di Quel Tempo e RaccontataFirenze: 1849The historical adventure novel Marco Visconti in the original Italian language from Tommaso Grossi. -
1909 Conteurs Florentins du Moyen AgeParis: 1909A detailed work on Florentine storytellers from the Medieval age, in the original French language.