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Literature : Illustrated Literature

Fine, limited edition, and privately printed books illustrated by artists such as Arthur Rackham, Aubrey Beardsley, and Kay Nielsen, as well as popular editions of classic novels with illustrations by artists such as Hugh Thomson and C.E. Brock.

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  • A second printing of the 'Peacock' edition of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with hand-coloured illustrations.
    A second printing of the 'Peacock' edition of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with hand-coloured illustrations.

    AUSTEN, Jane; THOMSON, Hugh (illustrator).
    Pride and Prejudice. 1895.
    £2,900.00

  • Illustrated by C. E. Brock, colour frontispiece, decorative title-page, a further 23 colour plates in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
    Illustrated by C. E. Brock, colour frontispiece, decorative title-page, a further 23 colour plates in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

    AUSTEN, Jane; BROCK, C.E. (illustrator).
    Pride and Prejudice 1907.
    £675.00

  • This delightfully illustrated and much sought-after edition of Persuasion by Jane Austen, it is one of the titles in the series of <em>English Idylls</em> illustrated by C E Brock
    This delightfully illustrated and much sought-after edition of Persuasion by Jane Austen, it is one of the titles in the series of <em>English Idylls</em> illustrated by C E Brock

    AUSTEN, Jane; BROCK, C.E. (illustrator).
    Persuasion. 1909.
    £375.00

  • This delightfully illustrated and much sought-after edition of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, it is one of the titles in the series of <em>English Idylls</em> illustrated by Brock
    This delightfully illustrated and much sought-after edition of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, it is one of the titles in the series of <em>English Idylls</em> illustrated by Brock

    AUSTEN, Jane; BROCK, C.E. (illustrator).
    Mansfield Park 1908.
    £275.00

  • A wonderfully illustrated first edition of Country Matters by Clare Leighton.
    A wonderfully illustrated first edition of Country Matters by Clare Leighton.

    LEIGHTON, Clare.
    Country Matters 1937.
    £175.00

  • A first edition, second printing of the famous Peacock edition of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, with illustrations by Hugh Thomson.
    A first edition, second printing of the famous Peacock edition of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, with illustrations by Hugh Thomson.

    AUSTEN, Jane; THOMSON, Hugh (illustrator).
    Pride and Prejudice. 1895.
    £2,900.00

  • Jane Austen's Emma, llustrated by C E. Brock, with colour frontispiece, decorative title-page, and a further 22 colour plates
    Jane Austen's Emma, llustrated by C E. Brock, with colour frontispiece, decorative title-page, and a further 22 colour plates

    AUSTEN, Jane; BROCK, C.E. (illustrator).
    Emma 1909.
    £250.00

  • A finely illustrated copy of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.
    A finely illustrated copy of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.

    AUSTEN, Jane; BROCK, C.E. (illustrator).
    Sense & Sensibility. 1908.
    £475.00

  • A delightfully illustrated edition of one of Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream, illustrated by W. Heath Robinson, in his inimitable, amusing style, first thus, 1914

    SHAKESPEARE, William; ROBINSON, W. Heath (illustrator).
    A Midsummer's Night Dream. 1914.
    £674.00

  • First deluxe trade edition illustrated by Arthur rackham, <em>A Christmas Carol</em> by Charles Dickens, with 12 colour, tipped-in plates and further black & white vignettes, 1915
    First deluxe trade edition illustrated by Arthur rackham, <em>A Christmas Carol</em> by Charles Dickens, with 12 colour, tipped-in plates and further black & white vignettes, 1915

    RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator); DICKENS, Charles.
    A Christmas Carol. 1915.
    £5,800.00

  • A beautiful edition of Christina Rosetti's Poems illustrated by Florence Harrison.
    A beautiful edition of Christina Rosetti's Poems illustrated by Florence Harrison.

    ROSSETTI, Christina; HARRISON, Florence (illustrator);
    Poems. 1910.
    £750.00

  • One of 100 numbered copies, complete with a colour giclée print, and 51 original illustrations of readers.
    One of 100 numbered copies, complete with a colour giclée print, and 51 original illustrations of readers.

    BLAKE, Quentin.
    An Anthology of Readers. 2019.
    £295.00

  • An unusually good example of what is generally regarded as the rarest of William Nicholson's illustrated works; accompanying rhymes by Arthur Waugh.
    An unusually good example of what is generally regarded as the rarest of William Nicholson's illustrated works; accompanying rhymes by Arthur Waugh.

    NICHOLSON, William (illustrator); WAUGH, Arthur.
    The Square Book of Animals. 1900.
    £1,350.00

  • A deluxe edition of East of the Sun, West of the Moon, illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
    A deluxe edition of East of the Sun, West of the Moon, illustrated by Kay Nielsen.

    NIELSEN, Kay (Illustrator).
    East of the Sun and West of the Moon. 2014.
    £385.00

  • A charmingly illustrated copy of Robert Bloomfield's seminal work.
    A charmingly illustrated copy of Robert Bloomfield's seminal work.

    BLOOMFIELD, Robert
    The Farmer's Boy 1858.
    £75.00

  • First and very limited French edition of the 18th century 'Cries of London' published in Paris in 1893.
    First and very limited French edition of the 18th century 'Cries of London' published in Paris in 1893.

    CERTEUX, A. (editor).
    Les Cris Des Londres au XVIII ciècle. 1893.
    £500.00

  • A beautiful copy of East of the Sun and West of the Moon illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
    A beautiful copy of East of the Sun and West of the Moon illustrated by Kay Nielsen.

    NIELSEN, Kay (Illustrator).
    East of the Sun and West of the Moon. c.[1914].
    £2,500.00

  • The Year's Minstrelsy, being gems of thoughts from great writers, by H. Josephy, with illustrations in aurotype by Osman Pittman and John Noble Barlow
    The Year's Minstrelsy, being gems of thoughts from great writers, by H. Josephy, with illustrations in aurotype by Osman Pittman and John Noble Barlow

    JOSEPHY, H.
    The Year's Minstrelsy: [c.1908].
    £85.00

  • A fine example of early colour printing adorning Martyn's English Latin edition of Virgil's Georgics, bound uniformly with his Bucolics.
    A fine example of early colour printing adorning Martyn's English Latin edition of Virgil's Georgics, bound uniformly with his Bucolics.

    VIRGIL (Publius Virgilius Maro); MARTYN, John (translator).
    The Georgicks [and] The Bucolicks of Virgil. 1741 [and] 1749.
    £5,000.00

  • One from a series of books by Retzsch interpreting Shakespeare's works via the medium of outline illustration...
    One from a series of books by Retzsch interpreting Shakespeare's works via the medium of outline illustration...

    RETZSCH, Morris (artist).
    Galleries zu Shakespeare's dramatischen werken...Othello. 1842.
    £60.00

  • First edition of this profusely illustrated reproduction
    First edition of this profusely illustrated reproduction

    FITZGERALD, Edward (translator)
    Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam c.1910.
    £750.00

  • A beautiful copy of Undine illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
    A beautiful copy of Undine illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

    RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator); FOUQUE, Friedrich de la Motte.
    Undine. 1909.
    £1,250.00

  • The works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, published in 1874, with ten chalk drawings, in a tree-calf binding
    The works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, published in 1874, with ten chalk drawings, in a tree-calf binding

    SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley; STAINFORTH, F. (editor);
    The Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. 1874.
    £200.00

  • An excellent example of the Nonesuch edition of The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton, with illustrations by E. McKnight Kauffer.
    An excellent example of the Nonesuch edition of The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton, with illustrations by E. McKnight Kauffer.

    [NONESUCH PRESS]; BURTON, Robert.
    The Anatomy of Melancholy 1925.
    £375.00

  • The first of Lucian Freud's drawings to appear in print were published in this collection of Moore's poems.
    The first of Lucian Freud's drawings to appear in print were published in this collection of Moore's poems.

    FREUD, Lucian [illustrator]; MOORE, Nicholas.
    The Glass Tower. 1944.
    £375.00

  • The Novels [Works] of Jane Austen.
    The Novels [Works] of Jane Austen.

    AUSTEN, Jane; CHAPMAN, Robert William (editor).
    The Novels [Works] of Jane Austen. 1926.
    £1,200.00

  • A very handsome edition of Twelfth Night, by Shakespeare, illustrated by William Heath Robinson, with forty tipped in colour plates
    A very handsome edition of Twelfth Night, by Shakespeare, illustrated by William Heath Robinson, with forty tipped in colour plates

    SHAKESPEARE, William; ROBINSON, W. Heath (illustrator).
    Twelfth Night or What You Will. [c1908].
    £675.00

  • Lovely copy of Hearn's Kwaidan, housed in a green silk box, richly bound in green brocade, featuring illustrations by the artist, two printed from woodblock
    Lovely copy of Hearn's Kwaidan, housed in a green silk box, richly bound in green brocade, featuring illustrations by the artist, two printed from woodblock

    HEARN, Lafcadio
    Kwaidan Stories and Studies of Strange Things. 1932.
    £500.00

  • First trade edition withWilly Pogany's illustrations and calligraphic text, of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the illustrator's best work and one of the poets best poems
    First trade edition withWilly Pogany's illustrations and calligraphic text, of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the illustrator's best work and one of the poets best poems

    COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor; POGANY, Willy (illustrator).
    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. 1910.
    £850.00

  • The Beggar's Opera.
    The Beggar's Opera.

    GAY, John; LYDIS, Mariette (illustrator); HERBERT, A. P. (preface).
    The Beggar's Opera. 1937.
    £175.00

  • Freshly translated Golden Cockerel Press edition of The Mabinogion by Gwyn and Thomas Jones, one of the great pieces of British literature from the Middle Ages.
    Freshly translated Golden Cockerel Press edition of The Mabinogion by Gwyn and Thomas Jones, one of the great pieces of British literature from the Middle Ages.

    JONES, Gwyn and JONES, Thomas; BRABY, Dorothea (illustrator).
    The Mabinogion. 1948.
    £1,250.00

  • The Rape of the Lock.
    The Rape of the Lock.

    POPE, Alexander.
    The Rape of the Lock. 1896.
    £850.00

  • A beautifully produced edition of Herrick's poetry, illustrated by Sir William Russell Flint, in the special deluxe binding with extra plates.
    A beautifully produced edition of Herrick's poetry, illustrated by Sir William Russell Flint, in the special deluxe binding with extra plates.

    [GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS]; HERRICK, Robert; Sir William Russell Flint (illustrator).
    One Hundred and Eleven Poems. 1955.
    £1,250.00

  • An unusually wonderful example of this book, with accompanying verses by Rudyard Kipling, in variant vellum binding; 12 full-page colour lithographs
    An unusually wonderful example of this book, with accompanying verses by Rudyard Kipling, in variant vellum binding; 12 full-page colour lithographs

    NICHOLSON, William (illustrator); KIPLING, Rudyard.
    An Almanac of Twelve Sports. 1898.
    £1,200.00

  • A beautifully bound copy of the first edition of Dulac's superbly illustrated Rubaiyat.
    A beautifully bound copy of the first edition of Dulac's superbly illustrated Rubaiyat.

    DULAC, Edmund (illustrator).
    The Rubàiyàt of Omar Khayyàm. [1909].
    £2,750.00

  • Limited edition of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, published by The Golden Cockerel Press and illustrated by Eric Gill.
    Limited edition of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, published by The Golden Cockerel Press and illustrated by Eric Gill.

    [GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS]; CHAUCER, Geoffrey; GILL, Eric (illustrator).
    The Canterbury Tales. 1929-31.
    £8,000.00

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