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Literature
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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1956 Till We Have Faces: A Myth RetoldLondon: 1956A smart first edition of C. S. Lewis's final novel retelling the classical myth of Cupid and Psyche.
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1961 A Grief ObservedLondon: 1961An exceptionally lovely first edition of C. S. Lewis's pseudonymously published 'map of sorrow' following the death of his wife.
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1966 English Literature in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth CenturyOxford: 1966-9Three volumes from the Oxford History of English Literature.
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1887 Self-Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceLondon: 1887A leather bound copy of Samuel Smiles self-help book, often called 'the bible of mid-Victorian liberalism'.
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1905 Robert Dick Baker of Thurso Geologist and Botanist Samuel Smiles IllusLondon: 1905A interesting biography of Scottish geologist and botanist Robert Dick, by Samuel Smiles.
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1907 Life and Labour Men of Industry Samuel Smiles Bickers BindingLondon: 1907A study of the private and working lives of successful men in history.
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1883 Thrift by Samuel Smiles Thirty Ninth ThousandLondon: 1883An attractive edition of Samuel Smile's well known title 'Thrift'.
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1876 Samuel Smiles Character New Edition Tree Calf Binding Self HelpLondon: 1876A beautifully bound copy of Smiles' work on character.