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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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1895 RomolaLondon: 1895A beautifully bound 1895 edition of George Eliot's historical novel, in an exceptionally decorative vellum binding, and illustrated with mounted albumen plates.
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1905-1910 5vol A Collection of Novels by Charles KingsleyLondon: 1905-1910Five smartly bound volumes of works from English social reformer and novelist, Charles Kingsley.
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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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1929 The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales for My ChildrenLondon: 1929A collection of stories about Greek heroes and mythology, by the noted Charles Kingsley, bound in full crushed morocco and a slipcase.
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1908 The Heroes or Greek Fairy Tales for My ChildrenLondon: 1908A smartly bound copy of Kingsley's retellings of Greek classics, illustrated by the author.
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1920 The Water BabiesLondon: 1920A smart copy of 'The Water Babies', this edition colourfully illustrated by Muriel Dawson, in the original dust wrapper.
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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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1888-1893 7 vol A Collection of Works by Charles KingsleyLondon: 1888-1893A smart collection of works from English historian, novelist, and poet, Charles Kingsley.
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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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1889-90 Hereward The Wake & HypatiaLondon: 1889-90A smart copy of two novels from English historian, poet, and novelist, Charles Kingsley.
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1890 Westward Ho! & Yeast: A ProblemLondon: 1890A smart copy of two novels from English historian, poet, and novelist, Charles Kingsley.
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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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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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1862 Alton Locke: Tailor and PoetCambridge: 1862A new edition of this popular novel by celebrated author Charles Kingsley.
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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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1889 Westward Ho!; Hypatia; YeastLondon: 1889Three works of fiction by the celebrated author Charles Kingsley in one volume.
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1891 Westward Ho!London: 1891Classic historical novel by Charles Kingsley in a smart calf binding.
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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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1889-1890 The Works of Charles KingsleyLondon: 1889-1890A lovely bound collection of the works of Charles Kingsley, three volumes bound in one.
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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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1890 Yeast: A ProblemLondon: 1890An early edition of Victorian author Charles Kingsley's novel on social injustice, 'Yeast: A Problem', bound in quarter morocco by Oxford Binding.
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1897 PoemsLondon: 1897The pocket edition of this collection of poetry by nineteenth-century writer Charles Kingsley, finely bound in half morocco.
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1899-1903 Hypatia Yeast Hereward the WakeLondon: 1899-1903A uniformly bound collection of three popular Victorian novels by Charles Kingsley, novels with a general religious theme.
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1900-01 Alton Locke, Two Years Ago, and Westward Ho!London: 1900-01Three renowned novels by celebrated Victorian author Charles Kingsley, handsomely and uniformly bound in half calf.
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1848 The Saint's Tragedy; or, The True Story of Elizabeth of Hungary, Landgravine of ThuringiaLondon: 1848The first edition of Charles Kingsley's first published work, a commemorative poetic play about Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.
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1848 The Saint's Tragedy; Or, the True Story of Elizabeth of HungaryLondon: 1848A lovely first edition of Charles Kingsley' biographical verse drama about the life of the thirteenth century saint, Elizabeth of Hungary.
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1923 Westward Ho! or The Voyages & Adventures of Sir Amyas LeighLondon : 1923A charming copy of Charles Kingsley's historical novel Westward Ho!, beautifully illustrated with sixteen coloured plates.
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1880 Charles Kingsley: His Letters and Memoirs of his LifeLondon: 1880A handsomely bound copy of this collection of letters and memoirs of renowned Victorian author Charles Kingsley, illustrated throughout.
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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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1902 The Heroes, Or, Greek Fairy Tales for My ChildrenLondon: 1902A delightfully illustrated edition of this wonderful retelling of Greek classics by Kingsley.
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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.