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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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1912 6vol The Poems of Algernon Charles SwinburneLondon: 1912A smart fifth impression of this collection of the complete poetical works of Algernon Charles Swinburne.
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1977 The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowLondon: 1877A collection of poetry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, illustrated throughout and bound in decorative full morroco.
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1906 The Poems of Algernon Charles SwinburneLondon: 1906A very scarce limited edition set of the poetry of Algernon Charles Swinburne, in handsome half morocco signed bindings by Riviere.
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1879 The Poets' Year: A Birthday RegisterLondon: 1879The first edition of this charming calendar of poetry, in the original decorative cloth binding.
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Signed1863 Tales of a Wayside InnBoston: 1863A Riviere bound first edition of this brilliant anthology of Longfellow's poetry, with a signed letter from Longfellow to his publisher bound in.
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1863 Tales of a Wayside InnBoston: 1863A first issue copy of this poetry collection set in a Massachusetts Inn, written by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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1910 The Golden LegendLondon: 1910A beautifully illustrated edition of the poem The Golden Legend by Longfellow, with many coloured plates.
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c1900 The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowLondon: c1900The collected poetical works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in one volume bound by Mudie.
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1868 William Blake: A Critical EssayLondon: 1868A lovely second edition of Swinburne's celebrated biography of artist and poet William Blake, analysing both his life and his works, and illustrated throughout.
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1859 The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other PoemsBoston: 1859An illustrated copy of this popular anthology by the 19th century American poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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1882 Bothwell a TragedyLondon: 1882Swinburne's dramatic Tudor poetical play, revolving around the murder of Darnley, and the marriage of Bothwell and Mary Queen of Scots.
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1892 The Sisters, A TragedyLondon: 1892A very smart, first edition copy of this short tragedy by noted nineteenth-century English writer Algernon Charles Swinburne.
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1865 Atalanta in CalydonLondon: 1865A bright first edition of Swinburne's tragic Greek-inspired poem, praised by T. S. Eliot as ' effective because it appears to be a tremendous statement, like statements made in our dreams'.
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Signed1910 The Golden LegendLondon: 1910A beautifully illustrated Limited Edition copy of Longfellow's epic poem about Lucifer, signed and illustrated in colour by Sidney H. Meteyard.
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1913 The Poetical Works of LongfellowLondon: 1913The collected poetical work of Longfellow, the Oxford edition in a full calf school prize binding.
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1907 The Poetical Works of LongfellowLondon, New York and Toronto: 1907The Oxford Complete Copyright edition of the poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow bound in lacquered boards.
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1925 The Poetical Works of LongfellowLondon: 1925A smart copy of this collection of poetry by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in handsome half calf prize binding.
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1947 Favorite Poems of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowNew York: 1947A beautifully bound selection of poems by fireside poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In a fine binding by renowned firm Sangorski and Sutcliffe as a Christmas gift from Stanley Bray to socialite and close friend Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie.
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1908 The Song of HiawathaLondon: 1908A beautifully illustrated edition of Longfellow's epic poem containing Native American characters, in a decorative binding.
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1902-4 Poems & Ballads Second and Third Series Tristram of LyonesseMaine: 1902-4Two limited edition poetical works by the controversial Victorian poet Algernon Charles Swinburne, lovely examples of his poetry.
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1856 Poetical Works Of Henry LongfellowLeipzig: 1856-63The Poetical Works of Henry W. Longfellow with a portrait of the author to frontispiece to volume one. Published by Tauchnitz under the title The Collection of British Authors The first two volumes were published in 1856 as volumes CCCXLVII and CCCXLVIII
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1917 The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowLondon: 1917A lovely collection of poetry by this popular American poet.
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1904 A Channel Passage and Other PoemsLondon: 1904The first edition of one of Algernon Charles Swinburne's final poetry collections.
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1896 The Tale of BalenLondon: 1896A fine first edition of Algernon Charles Swinburne's Arthurian poem, in a fine morocco binding with a custom marbled paper slipcase.
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c1895 The Poetical Works of Henry W. LongfellowLondon: c1895An attractively bound copy of the work of Henry Longfellow, illustrated throughout by Thomas Seccombe.
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1867 A Song of Italy Algernon Charles Swinburne First EditionLondon: 1867The first edition of Algernon Swinburne's poem 'A Song for Italy', containing pages of publisher's adverts.
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1855-64 3 Vol in 1 Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Three First EditionsLondon: 1855-64Three of Henry Longfellow's most popular poems, here bound smartly together in a half calf binding, two of the poems being first editions.
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c1882 Poetical Work Henry W. Longfellow Rossetti Seccombe Leather IllustratedLondon: c1882A charming collection of the poetical works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of the most widely known and best-loved American poet of his lifetime.
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1895 King Robert of Sicily Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Illus Jane Willis GreyLondon; Paris; New York : c1894A beautifully illustrated work by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow titles 'King Robert of Sicily'.
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1876 Erechtheus A Tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne Poetry First EditionLondon: 1876A first edition of Swinburne's Athenian tragedy.
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1919 Selections from A.C.SWINBURNELondon: 1919A poetical anthology of lyrical work by English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic Algernon Charles Swinburne.
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1901 Atalanta in Calydon Algernon Charles Swinburne Copyright EditionLondon: 1901A selection of the poetry of Swinburne, from the Tauchnitz Collection of British Authors.
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1923 Atalanta in Calydon a Tragedy Algernon Charles Swinburne Limited Edition Riccardi Paper MediciLondon: 1923A limited edition copy of Algernon Swinburne's best early work, 'Atalanta in Calydon'. Printed by the Riccardi press, on hand-made Riccardi paper.
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1876 Erectheus A Tragedy Algernon Charles Swinburne Greek TragedyLondon: 1876A scarce copy of this Classical tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne.
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1894 Astrophel and other Poems by Algernon Charles SwinburneLondon : 1894A first edition of this collection of poetry of Algernon Charles Swinburne.
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1884 Tristram of Lyonesse by Algernon Charles SwinburneLondon: 1884A volume of poetry by Algernon Charles Swinburne.