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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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1905-1910 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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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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1826 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1826An exceptionally lovely extra-illustrated edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson, in full calf signed bindings by Tout.
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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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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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1859 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1859A lovely ten volume edition of Boswell's life of Johnson, in half morocco bindings, and illustrated throughout.
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1887 Boswell's Life of JohnsonLondon: 1887James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson, illustrated throughout.
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1831 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1831A new edition of Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson in five uniform volumes edited by John Wilson Croker.
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1831 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1831A bright copy of this uncommon edition of James Boswell's famous biography of Dr Johnson in striking signed binding.
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1860 Boswell's Life of Johnson including their Tour to the HebridesLondon: 1860A new edition of Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson by John Wilson Croker.
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1859 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1859James Boswell's famous biography of Samuel Johnson in ten volumes, featuring illustrations and valuable additions.
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1835 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1835A striking vellum bound set of Boswell's famous biography of Samuel Johnson, featuring illustrations and valuable additions.
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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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1804 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1804The scarce fourth edition of James Boswell's biography of English man of letters, Samuel Johnson.
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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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1883 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.New York: 1883A delightfully bound, illustrated edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson, with five volumes bound in three, and including hi 'A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides'.
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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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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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1793 The Life of Samuel JohnsonLondon: 1793The first two volumes of James Boswell's well-known 18th century biography of author Samuel Johnson, the second edition of this work.
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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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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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1897 The Life of Samuel Johnson & The Journal of a Tour to the HebridesLondon: 1897A handsomely bound, illustrated copy of this infamous biography of English writer Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell.
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1881 2Vol Hereward the Wake, Last of the EnglishLondon: 1881A lovely two volume edition of Charles Kingsley's historical novel about the Norman Conquest, in bright signed half morocco Bickers bindings.
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1879 Selections from some of the Writings of Charles KingsleyLondon: 1879A scarce collection of the writings of Charles Kingsley, bound in small full calf by Mudie.
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1887 6vol Boswell's Life of JohnsonOxford: 1887James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson, beautifully bound in half calf, and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work to be edited by George Birkbeck Hill.
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1881 Two Years AgoLondon: 1881A Bickers-bound later edition of Charles Kingsley's novel, with gilt spines and edges.