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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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c1900 The Complete Works of Geoffrey ChaucerOxford: c1900A smartly bound collection of the works of English author Geoffrey Chaucer.
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1930 Tales from Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales Done into ProseLondon: 1930The first edition of Eleanor Farjeon's prose rendition of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, in the publisher's original dust wrapper.
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c1870 The History of Don QuixoteLondon: c1870A very smart copy of Gustave Dore's richly illustrated edition of Cervantes' novel, a foundational work of the Western literary canon.
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1958 The Works of Geoffrey ChaucerCleveland and New York: 1958A large paper facsimile of the striking Kelmscott edition of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer.
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1768 Nouvelles de Michel de Cervantes SaavedraAmsterdam & Leipzig: 1768A lovely leather-bound collection of novellas by Don Quixote author Miguel de Cervantes.
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2010 The Complete Canterbury TalesLondon: 2010A modern edition of this classic work of English literature and Geoffrey Chaucer's magnum opus, an exceptional copy with illustrations reproduced by E Burne-Jones and William Morris.
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1885 Adventures of Don Quixote George Cruishank Edition Illus Scarce Limited EdLondon; New York: 1885A very scarce limited George Cruikshank edition of Miguel de Cervantes Saaverda's famous novel. With beautiful illustrations by George Cruikshank. A very clean copy.
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c1870 History of Don Quixote J W Clark Gustav Dore Illustrations M CervantesLondon: c1870A beautifully illustrated edition of Don Quixote, with engravings by the artist Gustave Dore.