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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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1900-1901 The Major Works of George BorrowLondon: 1900-1901A smart set collecting together the five major works of English novelist and travel writer George Borrow.
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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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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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1914 Lavengro The Scholar The Gypsy The Priest George Borrow Sangorski BindingLondon, Edinburgh and Boston: 1914A beautifully illustrated edition of George Borrow's semi-autobiographical novel.
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1926 Lavengro Scholar Gypsy Priest George Borrow Colour IllustrationsLondon : 1926A copy of Borrow's work, falling somewhere between the genres of memoir and novel.
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1907 Lavengro the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest George BorrowLondon : 1907An insightful work of mixed genres considered to be both a memoir and novel, which has long been regarded as a classic of 19th century English literature.