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  • the tenth impression of an anthology of English poetry printed at the Clarendon Press in Oxford.
    the tenth impression of an anthology of English poetry printed at the Clarendon Press in Oxford.

    QUILLER-COUCH, A.T. (editor)
    The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900. 1904.
    £350.00

  • An inscribed presentation copy of this privately printed memoir and collected works of Rupert Buxton
    An inscribed presentation copy of this privately printed memoir and collected works of Rupert Buxton

    BUXTON, Rupert; BRYANT, Arthur (editor).
    Rupert Buxton. 1926.
    £250.00

  • A thorough collection of Robert Browning's poetry bound by Bickers & Son in 1896.
    A thorough collection of Robert Browning's poetry bound by Bickers & Son in 1896.

    BROWNING, Robert.
    The Poetical Works. 1896.
    £175.00

  • A lovely copy of Men & Women and Paracelsus by Robert Browning as part of The Temple Classics series in 1899.
    A lovely copy of Men & Women and Paracelsus by Robert Browning as part of The Temple Classics series in 1899.

    BROWNING, Robert.
    Men and Women [bound with] Paracelsus. 1898-1899.
    £175.00

  • A first edition of George Meredith's final novel, The Amazing Marriage.
    A first edition of George Meredith's final novel, The Amazing Marriage.

    MEREDITH, George.
    The Amazing Marriage. 1895.
    £175.00

  • A limited edition of Little Brother & Little Sister and other Tales by The Brothers Grimm, signed by artist Arthur Rackham, with the loose plate not in trade edition
    A limited edition of Little Brother & Little Sister and other Tales by The Brothers Grimm, signed by artist Arthur Rackham, with the loose plate not in trade edition

    GRIMM, Jacob & Whilhelm; RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator).
    Little Brother and Little Sister. 1917.
    £2,500.00

  • A first edition copy of To Keep a Promise by Paul Potts.
    A first edition copy of To Keep a Promise by Paul Potts.

    POTTS, Paul.
    To Keep a Promise. 1970.
    £125.00

  • A first edition of Mr Stone and the Knights Companion by V.S. Naipaul.
    A first edition of Mr Stone and the Knights Companion by V.S. Naipaul.

    NAIPAUL, V.S.
    Mr Stone and the Knights Companion. 1963.
    £100.00

  • First UK edition of Crowds and Power by Elias Canetti.
    First UK edition of Crowds and Power by Elias Canetti.

    CANETTI, Elias.
    Crowds and Power. 1962.
    £125.00

  • A lovely edition of the poems of Mary E. Coleridge bound in navy morocco with few signs of wear in 1909.
    A lovely edition of the poems of Mary E. Coleridge bound in navy morocco with few signs of wear in 1909.

    COLERIDGE, Mary E.
    Poems. 1909.
    £150.00

  • First edition of Arthur Waley's <em>A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems</em>
    First edition of Arthur Waley's <em>A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems</em>

    WALEY, Arthur (translator).
    A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems. 1918.
    £250.00

  • First edition of the basis for the 1957 Stanley Kramer film 'The Pride and the Passion', starring Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Sophia Loren.
    First edition of the basis for the 1957 Stanley Kramer film 'The Pride and the Passion', starring Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Sophia Loren.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    The Gun. 1933.
    £1,250.00

  • The fifth edition, and second illustrated of Milton's blank verse epic poen retelling the story of teh Fall of Man, Paradise Lost
    The fifth edition, and second illustrated of Milton's blank verse epic poen retelling the story of teh Fall of Man, Paradise Lost

    MILTON, John.
    Paradise Lost. 1691.
    £3,750.00

  • The first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's story about a cook and a cake, Smith of Wootton Major
    The first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's story about a cook and a cake, Smith of Wootton Major

    TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
    Smith of Wootton Major. 1967.
    £125.00

  • Slovnyk zhyvoi narodnei, pis'mennoi i aktovoi movy rus'kykh iuhivshchan Rossiis'koï i Avstriis'ko-Vengers'koi tsesarii.
    Slovnyk zhyvoi narodnei, pis'mennoi i aktovoi movy rus'kykh iuhivshchan Rossiis'koï i Avstriis'ko-Vengers'koi tsesarii.

    PISKUNOV, Fortunat' M.
    Slovnyk zhyvoi narodnei, pis'mennoi i aktovoi movy rus'kykh iuhivshchan Rossiis'koï i Avstriis'ko-Vengers'koi tsesarii. 1882.
    £1,950.00

  • Kazaki. Kavkazskaia Povest' [The Cossacks. A Tale from the Caucasus].
    Kazaki. Kavkazskaia Povest' [The Cossacks. A Tale from the Caucasus].

    TOLSTOY, Lev; LANCERAY, Eugene.
    Kazaki. Kavkazskaia Povest' [The Cossacks. A Tale from the Caucasus]. 1954.
    £250.00

  • The first edition of a weird title, scarce to find in a dust-jacket.
    The first edition of a weird title, scarce to find in a dust-jacket.

    SWIFT, Benjamin.
    Lady of the Night. 1913.
    £680.00

  • 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 handsome first edition of He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope.
    A handsome first edition of He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope.

    TROLLOPE, Anthony.
    He Knew He Was Right. 1869.
    £675.00

  • A handsome collection of Browning's poems, finely bound by Bickers & Son for Norwich High School, and featuring poems such as 'Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came' and 'My Last Duchess'.
    A handsome collection of Browning's poems, finely bound by Bickers & Son for Norwich High School, and featuring poems such as 'Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came' and 'My Last Duchess'.

    BROWNING, Robert
    Selections from the Poetical Works of Robert Browning 1901.
    £150.00

  • An exceptional set, uniformly bound in striking eigteenth-century red morocco of Alexander Pope's translation of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and his other works and letters
    An exceptional set, uniformly bound in striking eigteenth-century red morocco of Alexander Pope's translation of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and his other works and letters

    HOMER; POPE, Alexander.
    [The Works]. The Iliad of Homer; The Odyssey of Homer; The Works (including the Letters). 1715-1741.
    £25,000.00

  • A Nip in the Air.
    A Nip in the Air.

    BETJEMAN, John.
    A Nip in the Air. 1974.
    £375.00

  • A scarce and highly regarded complete edition of Walter Scott's poetical works, finely bound in full tree calf.

    SCOTT, Sir Walter.
    The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott. 1894.
    £175.00

  • The first UK edition of The Vicar of Nibbleswick by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
    The first UK edition of The Vicar of Nibbleswick by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.

    DAHL, Roald; BLAKE, Quentin (illustrator).
    The Vicar of Nibbleswicke. 1991.
    £65.00

  • A wonderfully decorated copy of Simple Susan by Maria Edgeworth and illustrated by Olive Allen.
    A wonderfully decorated copy of Simple Susan by Maria Edgeworth and illustrated by Olive Allen.

    EDGEWORTH, Maria; ALLEN, Olive (illustrator),
    Simple Susan. [c.1916].
    £90.00

  • A collection of Jane Austen's Works.
    A collection of Jane Austen's Works.

    AUSTEN, Jane.
    Jane Austen's Works. 1971.
    £325.00

  • First edition, first printing of James Kelman's Booker Prize-winning novel, <em>How Late It Was, How Late</em>.
    First edition, first printing of James Kelman's Booker Prize-winning novel, <em>How Late It Was, How Late</em>.

    KELMAN, James.
    How Late It Was, How Late. 1994.
    £125.00

  • True first edition, preceding the Methuen hardback edition of the same year. Pinter's first commercial success, first performed at the Arts Theatre, London on 27th of April 1960.
    True first edition, preceding the Methuen hardback edition of the same year. Pinter's first commercial success, first performed at the Arts Theatre, London on 27th of April 1960.

    PINTER, Harold.
    The Caretaker. 1960.
    £150.00

  • A handsome first edition of The Hound of the Baskervilles, one of Arthur Conan Doyle's seminal Sherlock Holmes works
    A handsome first edition of The Hound of the Baskervilles, one of Arthur Conan Doyle's seminal Sherlock Holmes works

    CONAN DOYLE, Arthur.
    The Hound of the Baskervilles. 1902.
    £7,500.00

  • A collection of previously unpublished Latin poems of Christian interest, published by Soncino and edited by Abstemio.
    A collection of previously unpublished Latin poems of Christian interest, published by Soncino and edited by Abstemio.

    ABSTEMIUS, Laurentius (editor).
    Opuscula huius codicis. 10 April 1502.
    £10,000.00

  • A lovely set of Shakespeare's complete plays together with his poems, illustrated with copper plate engravings, and bound in contemporary mottled calf
    A lovely set of Shakespeare's complete plays together with his poems, illustrated with copper plate engravings, and bound in contemporary mottled calf

    SHAKESPEARE, William.
    Shakespeare's Plays & Poems. 1774.
    £3,000.00

  • Robin Hood, in two volumes, featuring several wood-cut illustrations and etchings, based on annotated edition by Joseph Ritson
    Robin Hood, in two volumes, featuring several wood-cut illustrations and etchings, based on annotated edition by Joseph Ritson

    RITSON, Joseph.
    Robin Hood. 1887.
    £250.00

  • New complete edition of poetical works by Longfellow, small 8vo, finely bound and tooled in gilt
    New complete edition of poetical works by Longfellow, small 8vo, finely bound and tooled in gilt

    LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth
    The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 1859.
    £150.00

  • A bright copy of Lafcadio Hearn's Shadowings, a collection of stories and essays on Japanese culture.
    A bright copy of Lafcadio Hearn's Shadowings, a collection of stories and essays on Japanese culture.

    HEARN, Lafcadio.
    Shadowings. 1900.
    £450.00

  • This first edition of Kotto, by Lafcadio Hearn features beautiful illustrations in red by the artist Geniro Yeto, it is also the first state of the first printing
    This first edition of Kotto, by Lafcadio Hearn features beautiful illustrations in red by the artist Geniro Yeto, it is also the first state of the first printing

    HEARN, Lafcadio; YETO, Genjiro (illustrator).
    Kottō 1902.
    £250.00

  • First edition of Anns Livia Plurabelle by James Joyce, one of 800 copies signed by the author.
    First edition of Anns Livia Plurabelle by James Joyce, one of 800 copies signed by the author.

    JOYCE, James.
    Anna Livia Plurabelle. 1928.
    £3,750.00

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