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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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1926 Zadig and Other RomancesLondon: 1926A smart volume containing a selection of the romances of influential French author, Voltaire, illustrated by Henry Keen.
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1908 Hunts With Jorrocks From Handley CrossLondon: 1908A stunning collection of some of Mr. Jorrocks's Hunts, with charming colour plate illustrations.
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1899-1900 The Handley Cross SeriesLondon: 1899-1900The complete Handley Cross limited edition series of Robert Smith Surtees' works, illustrated by John Leech and Harlot K. Browne and in the original publisher's binding.
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1892 Hawbucks Grange or, The Sporting Adventures of Thomas Scott, Esq.London: 1892A very smartly bound copy of this exciting novel from Robert Smith Surtees, with illustrations.
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1854 Handley Cross; Or, Mr. Jorrocks's HuntLondon: 1854An exceptionally bright copy of this entertaining novel by Robert Smith Surtees, featuring Mr. Jorrocks, with colourful illustrations by John Leech.
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2002 CandideNew York : 2002A lovely limited edition copy of this popular work by Voltaire, illustrated by Rockwell Kent.
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1890 6 vols Selected Works of Robert Smith SurteesLondon : 1890A wonderful six volume collection of the works of Robert Smith Surtees, in lovely binding and with hand coloured plates.
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1929 CandideNew York: 1929Voltaire's scandalous tale of 'Candide' with the illustrations by Rockwell Kent, first edition thus.
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1892 Handley Cross; or, Mr Jorrock's HuntLondon: 1892Brightly illustrated by John Leech, and in a signed half morocco binding from E. Riley & Son this is a bright edition of Robert S. Surtees's humorous novel.
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C1892 Mr Facey Romford’s Hounds Jorrocks EditionLondon:A near fine edition of Robert Smith Surtee’s ‘Mr Facey Romford’s Hounds’. Lavishly illustrated throughout.
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C1854 Handley Cross; Or Mr Jurrocks’s HuntLondon:A smart edition of Robert Smith Surtees’ classic humorous tale, following the cockney sporting grocer, Jorrocks. Beautifully illustrated by John Leech.
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c1880 'Ask Mamma;' or, the Richest Commoner in EnglandLondon: c1880A colourfully illustrated copy of the 'Subscription Edition' for Robert Smith Surtees' humorous novel, with several hand-coloured plates, and in the publisher's original cloth binding.
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1875-80 3vol Ask Mamma, Handley Cross, and Plain or RingletsLondon: 1875-80A lovely three volume set containing the 'Subscription Editions' of Robert Smith Surtees' novels, illustrated with hand-coloured plates and in-text illustrations by John Leech.
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1927 Shooting with SurteesLondon: 1927The first edition of this charming work containing all the mentions of hunting, guns and shooting in the work of English novelist Robert Smith Surtees. Illustrated throughout, and featuring bright colour plates.
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1926 Jorrock's Edition of the Sporting NovelsLondon: 1926The Jorrock's Edition of novels by Robert Surtees, with numerous wood-engravings throughout, and uniformly bound in the original pictorial cloth.
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1911 Handley Cross, or Mr. Jorrocks's HuntLondon: 1911A wonderfully illustrated later edition of R. S. Surtees' renowned work featuring Jorrocks, with illustrations in colour by Cecil Aldin.
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1929 Town and Country PapersNew York, Edinburgh and London: 1929An excellent first edition copy collecting a variety of the writings of Robert Smith Surtees, illustrated by Denholm Armour and presented in smart decorative cloth.
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1925 Thoughts on Hunting and Other MattersEdinburgh, London and New York: 1925An excellent limited edition collection of Jorrocks' encounters during a hunt, illustrated by Denholm Armour and complete with an uncommon dust wrapper.
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1860 Mr. Sponge's Sporting TourLondon: 1860An excellent early edition of Robert Smith Surtees' hunting novel, bound by Hatchards of Piccadilly and illustrated by John Leech.
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1858 Ask Mamma, or, the Richest Commoner in EnglandLondon: 1858A lovely first edition of Robert Smith Surtees' humour novel, with charming illustrations including colour plates by John Leech.
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c1880 Mr. Romford's HoundsLondon: c1880A lovely example of Robert Smith Surtees' sequel to 'Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour', lavishly illustrated with colour plates by John Leech and Phiz.
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1853 Mr Sponge's Sporting TourLondon: 1853A first edition of the work often described as Robert Smith Surtees' finest, illustrated with colour plates by John Leech.
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c1880 Mr. Romford's HoundsLondon: c1880A smart example of Robert Smith Surtees' sequel to 'Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour', lavishly illustrated with colour plates by John Leech and Phiz.
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1765 Oeuvres de MoliereAmsterdam; Leipzig : 1765A complete collection of the works of J. B. de Moliere, an eighteenth century scarce edition edited by M de Voltaire and illustrated with engravings by J Punt, in uniform full calf bindings,
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1910 Mr. Jorrocks' Lectors From Handley CrossLondon: 1910A first edition copy of this humorous work by R.S. Surtees, featuring his well-known Cockney character, Mr. Jorrocks. Illustrated throughout.
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1860 Plain or Ringlets?London: 1860The first edition of this popular Surtees hunting novel, illustrated beautifully with hand-coloured plates throughout, with an impressive provenance.
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1768-77 Collection Complette des Oeuvres de Mr. de VoltaireGeneve: 1768-77The first folio edition of the complete collected works of Voltaire, an original French set in a mottled calf binding complete with illustrations throughout.
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1874 Jorrocks' Jaunts and JollitiesLondon: 1874A fourth edition of the first of Surtees' works to feature his brilliant character Jorrocks, bound in the publisher's original cloth.
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c1890 Handley Cross, or, Mr. Jorrocks's HuntLondon: c1890A sumptuously Bickers-bound work following Surtees' most popular character Jorrocks, illustrated with hand-coloured plates by John Leech.
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1888 Hillingdon Hall, or, the Cockney SquireLondon: 1888The first illustrated edition of this novel following Jorrocks, illustrated with hand-coloured plates.
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1865 Mr Facey Romford's HoundsLondon: 1865A first edition of Surtees' humorous novel, which was published posthumously. Illustrated with fantastic colour plates by Hablot K. Browne and John Leech.
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1982 La Pucelle d'OrleansParis: 1982A smart copy of the Voltaire classic, The Maid of Orleans. In the original French. Illustrated throughout with many erotic coloured and engraved plates. Limited to 3050 copies, of which this is numbered 2024.
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1909 Hunts With JorrocksLondon: 1909A beautifully illustrated collection of the hunting scenes from Robert Surtees' 'Handely Cross', illustrated in colour throghout.
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1909 Hunts With JorrocksLondon: 1909Robert Surtees' hunting scenes from his popular work 'Handley Cross', illustrated with colour plates.
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c1880 The Novels of Robert Smith SurteesLondon: c1880A uniformly decorative cloth bound set of six sporting novels of Robert Smith Surtees, illustrated in colour throughout. The Subscription Edition.