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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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c1880 4vol Novels of George EliotLondon: c1880Four smart volumes from mixed editions of the novels of English novelist George Eliot, with illustrations.
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c1880 The Novels of George EliotEdinburgh and London: c1880An excellent edition of the complete works of George Eliot, bound uniformly in half morocco by Morrell.
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1879 Impressions of Theophrastus SuchEdinburgh & London: 1879A smartly bound second edition of George Eliot's last published writing, Impressions of Theophrastus Such.
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1905 Adam BedeLondon : 1905Adam Bede follows the lives of four protagonists who live in fictional community of Hayslope in 1799.
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1892-c1900 Novels of George EliotLondon: 1892-An eight volume set of illustrated novels by George Eliot, with a biography continued by her husband J. W. Cross, bound in half calf.
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1934 The Orators: An English StudyLondon: 1934A smart second edition of Auden's long modernist poem in prose and verse.
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c1900 The Complete Works of George EliotLondon: c1900A limited edition collection of works from George Eliot bound in half morocco.
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Signed1887 George Eliot's Life as Related in Her Letters and JournalsEdinburgh and London: [1887]John Walter Cross' intimate biography on his late wife, George Eliot, an illustrated edition inscribed by the author to the half-title.
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1861 Silas Marner: The Weaver of RaveloeLondon: 1861The first edition of George Eliot's third novel, Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe.
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1866 Felix Holt, the RadicalLondon: 1866The complete three volume first edition of George Eliot's important Victorian era novel, examining social upheaval in the time of the 1832 Reform Act.
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1867 The Mill on the FlossLondon : 1867A smart illustrated copy of The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot.
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1936 The Ascent of F6: A Tragedy in Two ActsLondon: 1936First edition, first impression of this successful Auden-Isherwood play, complete with unclipped dust wrapper.
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1968 Secondary WorldsLondon: 1968A fascinating collection of four essays by W. H. Auden, based on his 'T. S. Eliot Memorial Lectures'.
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1974 Thank you, FogLondon: 1974A first edition collection of W. H. Auden's final poetry, published posthumously.
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1971 A Certain WorldLondon : 1971A commonplace book by W. H. Auden, compiling the reading which has shaped his life.
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1880 RomolaLondon : 1880A lovely, limited edition copy of George Eliot's ambitious historical novel Romola, with illustrations throughout.
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c1867 The Mill on the FlossEdinburgh: c1867Stereotyped illustrated edition of this novel by George Eliot.
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1860 3Vol The Mill on the FlossEdinburgh and London: 1860The three volume first edition of George Eliot's celebrated 1860 novel, following the lives of twins Maggie and Tom Tulliver. A smart copy, in the publisher's original cloth binding.
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1974 Thank You, FogLondon: 1974A first edition collection of poems by W. H. Auden, which were published posthumously following his death in September of 1973.
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1860 The Mill on the FlossEdinburgh and London: 1860A first edition, first impression copy of George Eliot's immensely successful novel, complete here in three volumes and with all half-titles.
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c1898 RomolaEdinburgh and London: c1898A finely bound new edition of George Eliot's Italian Renaissance set historical fiction novel, a wonderful work set in Florence.
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Signed1927 Les Idees Morales et Religieuses de George EliotParis: 1927A signed copy of this French biography of George Eliot.
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1881 Daniel DerondaLondon: 1881A lovely new edition of George Eliot's novel, 'Daniel Deronda' in an attractive half morocco binding.
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1938 On the FrontierLondon: 1938W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood's last collaborative play telling of an outbreak of war. The first impression in its unclipped dust wrapper.
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1953 The Ascent of F6London: 1953A parable about leadership and the nature of power, this marks the second dramatic collaboration between Auden and Isherwood.
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1934 The Orators an English StudyLondon: 1934The second edition of W. H. Auden's long poem, a popular Modernist work.
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1940 Another TimeLondon: 1940A very scarce, first edition copy of W H Auden's poetry anthology. With the vanishingly rare dustwrapper.
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1880 RomolaLondon: 1880A finely bound, limited edition copy of George Eliot's noted novel, 'Romola'. In a Zaehensdorf binding, with the binder's stamp to the front pastedown.
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1885 George Eliot's LifeEdinburgh and London: 1885The first edition of John Cross' biography on his late wife Mary Ann Evans, also known as George Eliot, the popular author. In a full calf signed binding by Waters, Newcastle.
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1880 2vol Romola George Eliot Frederick Leighton Illustrated Limited EditionLondon: 1880A limited edition two volume copy of 'Romola' by George Eliot, set in fifteenth century Italy. Illustrated throughout by Frederick Leighton.
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1974 W H Auden Thank You Fog First Edition DustwrapperLondon: 1974A first edition of this work by W H Auden.
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1884 Essays and Leaves From a Note-Book by George Eliot Westminster ReviewLondon and Edinburgh: 1884A collection of essays by Mary Anne Evans under the pseudonym George Eliot.
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1860 3Vol The Mill on the Floss George Eliot First EditionEdinburgh; London: 1860The complete set of this highly sought after work from prolific author, George Eliot, 'The Mill on the Floss'.