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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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1905 The Return of Sherlock HolmesLondon: 1905The first edition of Sherlock Holmes' brilliant return, a collection of thirteen thrilling short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, complete with the original illustrations.
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1926 An Anatomie of the WorldLondon: 1926A scarce facsimile edition of this poem by John Donne reproduced from the edition held by the British Museum.
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1886 3vol The Decameron of Giovanni BoccacciLondon: 1896A scarce Limited Edition English translation of this masterpiece of early Italian literature. Illustrated throughout.
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1796 The Lives of John Donne Henry Wotton George Herbert Thomas Zouch FirstYork: 1796A first edition of this collection of biographies by Isaac Walton.
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1922 2vols Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio Limited Ed Privately Printed ScarceLondon: 1922The English translation of Giovanni Boccaccio's collection of short stories, in the publishers original cloth binding.
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1825 3vols Del Decamerone Giovanni Boccaccio Pickering Edition Stothard PlatesLondon: 1825A scarce first edition set of 'The Decameron' by Giovanni Boccaccio, illustrated with ten plates by the famous English illustrator and engraver Thomas Stothard.
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1895 John Addington Symonds Giovanni Boccaccio First EditionLondon : 1895A biography of the Italian author of the Decameron, by the notable English biographer John Addington Symonds.
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c1922 The DECAMERON of BOCCACCIONot Stated: c1922A bright, clean privately printed edition of The Decameron by Boccaccio.
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c1900 Boccaccio The Decameron Leopold Flameng Illustrated English TranslationLondon : c1900An English translation of Boccaccio's Decameron.