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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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1947-1949 The Works of Jane AustenLondon: 1947-1949A wonderful six volume edition of the works of Jane Austen, in calf bindings, and with the original glassine and slip case.
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1872 The Works of Tobias Smollett With Memoirs of His LifeLondon: 1872A complete eight volume set of the works of Tobias Smollett, bound in crushed half morocco.
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c1935 Pride and PrejudiceLondon: c1935A smart 1930s edition of Jane Austen's beloved novel, published by Riviere & Son and in a half calf binding from the firm.
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1809 The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias SmollettEdinburgh: 1809A Zaehnsdorf bound set of the collected works of Tobias Smollett, a smart set of his works illustrated with striking hand-coloured plates by Rowlandson.
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1901-03 The Novels of Jane AustenLondon: 1901-03A smart set of the major novels of beloved author, Jane Austen, this set with the lively illustrations of Hugh Thomson.
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1963 Volume the SecondOxford: 1963An uncommon copy of this collection of Jane Austen's childhood works, edited by B. C. Southam.
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1923 The WatsonsLondon: 1923A very smart, early impression of Jane Austen's work 'The Watson's', published separately in this work.
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1922 Love and FriendshipLondon : 1922A charming copy of Love and Friendship printed as a deluxe edition of two hundred and sixty.
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1975 SanditonOxford: 1975A very smart copy of this unfinished novel from Austen, reproduced in facsimile from the original manuscript.
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1966-1976 The Illustrated Works of Jane AustenLondon : 1966-1972A charming set of the Oxford Illustrated Jane Austen collection.
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1925-33 Lady Susan, Sanditon, Volume the FirstOxford: 1925-33A nice set of three of Jane Austen's works which were unpublished during her lifetime.
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1926 Plan of a Novel According to Hints From Various QuartersOxford: 1926A limited edition copy of Jane Austen's entertaining plan for a novel, written according to the recommendations of the librarian to the Prince Regent.
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1930 Pride and Prejudice a Play in Four ActsLondon: 1930A very scarce play adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved novel, this script using dialogue from the novel and put to a script by Anne Johnson-Jones.
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1904 Five Volumes Jane Austen WorksLondon: 1904The works of the celebrated Jane Austen, five volumes bound in half calf.
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1776 The Adventures of Peregrine PickleLondon: 1776A lovely example of Tobias Smollett's humorous picaresque novel, offering fascinating insights into eighteenth century society.
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1884 The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves, The AdventuresLondon: [1884]Three smart volumes of the popular works of Tobias Smollett, illustrated volumes showcasing Smollett's enduringly popular writing.
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1933 Volume the First, Now First Printed from the Manuscript in the Bodleian LibraryOxford: 1933An exceptional copy of this first edition thus by Jane Austen, printed from an original manuscript of Austen's juvenilia, held by the Bodleian library.
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1936 The Works of Jane AustenLondon: 1936A uniformly bound seven volume edition of the the literary works works of Jane Austen, with six out of these seven volumes retaining the publisher's original dust wrapper.
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1923 The Works of Jane AustenLondon: 1923A uniformly bound seven volume 1920s edition of the the literary works works of Jane Austen.
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1923 The Novels of Jane AustenOxford : 1923A limited edition of the novels of Jane Austen lavishly illustrated with beautiful chromo-collotype frontispieces and further charming illustrations.
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1948 4 vols The Chawton Edition Novels of Jane AustenLondon : 1948Four smart volumes of work by Jane Austen, from the Chawton edition.
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1898 2vols Sense and SensibilityLondon: 1898A beautiful Hatchards bound edition of 'Sense and Sensibility', Austen's beloved novel, complete with colour plates.
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1927-30 The Works of Jane AustenLondon: 1927-30The handsome Adelphi edition of Jane Austen's works, uniformly bound in the original cloth.
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1925 The Memoirs of a Lady of QualityLondon: 1925Beautifully illustrated in colour by Vera Willoughby, this is a wonderful Limited Edition publication of the life of Frances Vane.
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1797 2vols The Works of Tobias Smollett, M.D.London: 1797The first two volumes containing the works of Scottish poet Tobias Smollett, bound in half-calf with a memoir by John Moore.
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1925 11vol Smollett's NovelsOxford: 1925-1926A superior set of popular author Tobias Smollett's novels, complete in eleven volumes and limited to seven hundred and fifty copies printed for sale.
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1817 The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias SmollettEdinburgh: 1817A collection of the popular works of the Scottish novelist Tobias Smollett, including his well known picaresque novels.
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1832 PersuasionPhiladelphia: 1832A scarce, first American edition of Jane Austen's final novel. In the publisher's original binding, and with the scarce adverts.
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1844 The Novels of Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice with Sense and SensibilityLondon: 1844An extremely scarce, beautifully produced edition of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Sense and Sensibility'. With the vanishingly scarce original chromolithographed gilt wrappers bound in to all volumes.
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1949 Northanger AbbeyLondon: 1949An early Goldfinch Titles edition of Jane Austen's posthumous novel.
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1780 The Adventures of Roderick Random Tobias Smollett Illustrated UncommonLondon: 1780An uncommon illustrated copy of this novel by Tobias Smollett.
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1943 Talking of Jane Austen Sheila Kay-Smith G B Stern Housekeeping ClergyLondon: 1943A book for lovers of Jane Austen, it muses on the very real characters she created.
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1984 Letters to Alice On First Reading Jane Austen Fay WeldonLondon: 1984A modem insight into a classic writer.
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2003 Jane Austen Caught in the Act of Greatness Arthur Axelrad Gilson 1stLondon: 2003An interesting analysis of Jane Austen's 'Persuasion' and 'Sanditon'.
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1987 Jane Austen The Matrix of Matrimony T Vasudeva Reddy First Edition ScarceJaipur: 1987A scarce literary study of marriage in the novels of Jane Austen.
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Signed2002 Maggie Lane Jane Austen and Names Signed First Edition Uncommon SignedBristol: 2002An uncommon first edition of this work by Maggie Lane.