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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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1939 The Family ReunionLondon: 1939The first edition of T. S. Eliot's blank verse drama, in the second state dust wrapper.
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1842 Lays of Ancient RomeLondon: 1842The scarce first edition of Lord Macaulay's poetical work on Ancient Rome, bound in full crushed morocco.
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1854 Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to The Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1854A collection of Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay's essays, which first appeared in The Edinburgh Review, complete in two volumes.
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1911 Lord Macaulay's Essays and Lays of Ancient RomeLondon: 1911A collection of Lord Macaulay's essays bound in half calf.
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1950 The Cocktail PartyLondon: 1950The first edition of the most successful play of T. S. Eliot, a verse drama following the troubled relationship of a husband and wife.
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1940 Old Possum's Book of Practical CatsLondon: 1940The first illustrated edition of T. S. Eliot's famous poetry collection concerning feline psychology and sociology, in the original dust wrapper.
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1864 Lays of Ancient Rome With Ivry and the ArmadaLondon: 1864A scarce copy of Lord Macaulay's lay poem surrounding Ivry and the Armada in Ancient Rome.
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1878 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1878A new edition of Lord Macaulay's critical and historical essays from the Edinburgh Review, handsomely bound in full tree calf.
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1956 The Chatto Book of Modern Poetry: 1915-1955London: 1956A collection of poetry published by Chatto & Windus edited by C. Day Lewis and John Lehmann with the original dust wrapper.
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1872 Critical and Historical EssaysLondon: 1872An academic work detailing a selection of Lord Macaulay's interests, from Machiavelli to Frederick the Great.
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1851 Macaulay's EssaysLondon: 1851Three of Lord Macaulay's essays contributed to the 'Edinburgh Review' bound in one volume.
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1904 Lays of Ancient RomeLondon: 1904A new edition of Lord Macaulay's popular illustrated book of narrative poems.
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1860 Critical and Historical Essays contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1860The tenth edition of Lord Macaulay's critical and historical essays in three volumes.
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1896 Lord Macaulay's Essays and Lays of Ancient RomeLondon: 1896A bright new edition of the collected essays of Lord Macaulay together with his popular collection of poems 'Lays of Ancient Rome' in Relfe Brothers prize binding.
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1865 The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1865The miscellaneous writings of Thomas Babington Macaulay in full calf Riviere binding.
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1932 Sweeney AgonistesLondon: 1932A neat first edition of T. S. Eliot's Sweeney Agonistes, his first attempt at writing a verse drama.
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1903 Critical and Historical Essays contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1903Lord Macaulay's critical and historical essays in three volumes edited by F C Montague.
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1898 The Works of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1898-1906Complete group of twelve volumes containing the collected works of Lord Macaulay, in charming uniform Hatchards binding.
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1860 The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1860A complete two volume set off Thomas Babington Macaulay's miscellaneous writings, in a half calf binding with a frontispiece to Volume I.
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1939 The Family ReunionLondon: 1939A first edition copy of T. S. Eliot's famous play, in the publisher's original dust wrapper.
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1894 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1894Lord Macaulay's critical and historical essays, originally published for the Edinburgh Review, handsomely bound in prize binding for St. Paul's School.
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1866 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1866Two smart mid nineteenth century volumes of the critical essays Lord Macaulay contributed to the Edinburgh Review.
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1878 The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1878A new edition of the miscellaneous works of Thomas Babington Macaulay, handsomely bound in full diced calf prize binding.
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1868 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1868A prize bound copy of Lord Macaulay's critical and historical essays, which were originally published in the Edinburgh Review. With the Harrow School crest displayed through a very bright gilt illustration to the front board.
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1878 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review1878: 1878A leather bound copy of essays written by Thomas Babington Macaulay that were published in the Edinburgh Review.
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1854-61 Collected Works of Thomas Babington MacaulayLondon: 1854-61A fine, Winstanley-bound collection of the essays and British history of Whig Thomas Babington Macaulay.
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1930 Intimate JournalsLondon: 1930The intimate journals of the noted French poet Charles Baudelaire, an excellent out of series copy of a limited edition with an introduction by T. S. Eliot.
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1885 Lalla Rookh, an Oriental RomanceLondon: 1885A splendidly illustrated edition of Thomas Moore's verse Lalla Rookh, bound in leather.
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1939 Old Possum's Book of Practical CatsLondon: 1939An uncommon, first edition copy of T S Eliot's famous poetry collection regarding feline psychology and sociology. This anthology forms the basis of Andrew Lloyd Webber's famous 1981 musical 'Cats'.
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1967 Murder in the CathedralLondon: 1967A lovely copy of this verse drama by popular author T. S. Eliot.
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1861 Critical and Historical EssaysLondon: 1861A collection of the acclaimed essays of Thomas Babington Macaulay, originally printed in The Edinburgh Review.
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1954 The Confidential ClerkLondon: 1954A very smart, first edition copy of T.S Eliot's comic verse play 'The Confidential Clerk'.
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1954 Selected PoemsLondon: 1954The first Faber and Faber edition of this T.S Eliot poetry collection. Signed by Eliot to the title page, this work is in the original dustwrapper and remains in a smart condition.
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1864 2vol in 1 Critical Essays The Edinburgh Review Lord MacaulayLondon: 1864A beautifully bound collection of critical and historical essays by the noted writer of the nineteenth century Lord Macaulay.
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1954 The Confidential Clerk T. S. Eliot First American Edition DustwrapperNew York: 1954A stated first American Edition copy of this comic verse play by the renowned essayist, publisher, playwright, and literary and social critic T. S. Eliot.
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1898 2vol Critical and Historical Essays Lord Macaulay Relfe Brothers BindingLondon: 1898Two volumes of Lord Macaulay's highly praised historical and critical essays, in a signed prize binding by the Relfe Brothers.