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  • The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley.
    The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley.

    SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe.
    The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. [c.1900].
    £125.00

  • Collected Poems by Austin Dobson bound by Riviere, circa 1902.
    Collected Poems by Austin Dobson bound by Riviere, circa 1902.

    DOBSON, Austin.
    Collected Poems by Austin Dobson. 1902.
    £200.00

  • The second edition of John Evelyn's Memoirs. Ex libris of the celebrated Romantic poet, Samuel Rogers.
    The second edition of John Evelyn's Memoirs. Ex libris of the celebrated Romantic poet, Samuel Rogers.

    EVELYN, John.
    Memoirs, 1819.
    £500.00

  • 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

  • A scarce, finely bound, and illustrated edition of A. J. Church's retelling of the Peloponnesian War
    A scarce, finely bound, and illustrated edition of A. J. Church's retelling of the Peloponnesian War

    Church, Alfred John.
    The Fall of Athens 1895.
    £125.00

  • A wonderful, tree calf bound edition of Thackeray's seminal novel.
    A wonderful, tree calf bound edition of Thackeray's seminal novel.

    THACKERAY, William Makepeace.
    The Newcomes. 1907.
    £150.00

  • A finely bound copy of the Author's Edition of the Waverley Novels in one volume.
    A finely bound copy of the Author's Edition of the Waverley Novels in one volume.

    SCOTT, Sir Walter.
    Waverley 1829-1833.
    £75.00

  • This finely bound edition combines the dramatic works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge into a single volume, and was curated by the poet's son, Derwent Coleridge.
    This finely bound edition combines the dramatic works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge into a single volume, and was curated by the poet's son, Derwent Coleridge.

    COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor.
    The Dramatic Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 1857.
    £125.00

  • A fine copy of James Boswell's account of The Life of Samuel Johnson, a work often cited as the greatest biography in the English language. <br /><br />
    A fine copy of James Boswell's account of The Life of Samuel Johnson, a work often cited as the greatest biography in the English language. <br /><br />

    BOSWELL, James
    The Life of Samuel Johnson 1827.
    £80.00

  • A very good copy of Edward Gilliat's historical novel, handsomely bound in full blue calf for the Doncaster Grammar School.
    A very good copy of Edward Gilliat's historical novel, handsomely bound in full blue calf for the Doncaster Grammar School.

    GILLIAT, Edward
    Forest Outlaws 1887.
    £125.00

  • This revised edition from 1891 was bound for the Bedford Modern School and features their armorial and bookplate.
    This revised edition from 1891 was bound for the Bedford Modern School and features their armorial and bookplate.

    GLEIG, George.
    The Life of Arthur Duke of Wellington. 1891.
    £175.00

  • A very good copy of The Complete Works of Charles Lamb, including two black and white portraits of the author, as well as an attached facsimile of Lamb's handwritten essay 'A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig'.
    A very good copy of The Complete Works of Charles Lamb, including two black and white portraits of the author, as well as an attached facsimile of Lamb's handwritten essay 'A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig'.

    Shapero Rare Books
    The Complete Works of Charles Lamb 1897.
    £80.00

  • 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

  • First edition of Toda Raba by Nikos Kazantzakis, inscribed by the author to his nephew.
    First edition of Toda Raba by Nikos Kazantzakis, inscribed by the author to his nephew.

    [KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos] KAZAN, Nicolaï.
    Toda-Raba. 1934.
    £2,500.00

  • A handsome set of The Writings in Prose and Verse by the prolific Rudyard Kipling.
    A handsome set of The Writings in Prose and Verse by the prolific Rudyard Kipling.

    KIPLING, Rudyard.
    The Writings in Prose and Verse. 1899, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1926.
    £1,900.00

  • An attractive copy of The Poems of Matthew Arnold containing some of the poet's greatest poems, such as 'The Scholar Gipsy', 'Dover Beach', and 'Thyrsis.'
    An attractive copy of The Poems of Matthew Arnold containing some of the poet's greatest poems, such as 'The Scholar Gipsy', 'Dover Beach', and 'Thyrsis.'

    ARNOLD, Matthew
    The Poems of Matthew Arnold 1920.
    £75.00

  • First edition of Murder in the Stratosphere by John Laurence, in the original dustjacket.
    First edition of Murder in the Stratosphere by John Laurence, in the original dustjacket.

    LAURENCE, John.
    Murder in the Stratosphere. [1938].
    £750.00

  • First edition of The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom by Erle Stanley Gardner, inscribed by the author to Marlene Dietrich.
    First edition of The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom by Erle Stanley Gardner, inscribed by the author to Marlene Dietrich.

    GARDNER, Erle Stanley.
    The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom. 1949.
    £3,250.00

  • A first edition of Tim in Danger by Edward Ardizzone.
    A first edition of Tim in Danger by Edward Ardizzone.

    ARDIZZONE, Edward.
    Tim In Danger. 1954.
    £65.00

  • A near fine copy of Ship's Cook Ginger by Edward Ardizzone.
    A near fine copy of Ship's Cook Ginger by Edward Ardizzone.

    ARDIZZONE, Edward.
    Ship's Cook Ginger. 1977.
    £75.00

  • The third edition of this translation of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy by Henry Francis Cary
    The third edition of this translation of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy by Henry Francis Cary

    DANTE ALIGHIERI; CARY, Henry Francis (translator).
    [The Divine Comedy]. The Vision; or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, of Dante Alighieri. 1831.
    £950.00

  • First edition of Vinglory by A.A.R. Firbank in the dustjacket.
    First edition of Vinglory by A.A.R. Firbank in the dustjacket.

    FIRBANK, A.A.R.
    Vainglory. 1915.
    £1,250.00

  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

    CARROLL, Lewis; SHUKAEV, Evgenii (illustrator).
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. 1967.
    £750.00

  • She Stoops To Conquer
    She Stoops To Conquer

    GOLDSMITH, Oliver.
    She Stoops To Conquer 1773.
    £750.00

  • First edition of Marionettes at Home by C.S. Forester.
    First edition of Marionettes at Home by C.S. Forester.

    FORESTER, C.S.
    Marionettes at Home. 1936.
    £575.00

  • First English edition of The Gentleman from San Francsico by I.A. Bunin.
    First English edition of The Gentleman from San Francsico by I.A. Bunin.

    BUNIN, I.A.
    The Gentleman from San Francisco 1922.
    £250.00

  • The Crystal World.
    The Crystal World.

    BALLARD, J.G.
    The Crystal World. 1966.
    £375.00

  • A fine copy of Charles Ricketts' recollections of Oscar Wilde for the Nonesuch Press. One of 800 copies.
    A fine copy of Charles Ricketts' recollections of Oscar Wilde for the Nonesuch Press. One of 800 copies.

    [NONESUCH PRESS]; WILDE, Oscar; RICKETTS, Charles.
    Oscar Wilde Recollections by Jean Paul Raymond & Charles Ricketts. 1932.
    £400.00

  • First edition of From Russia, With Love by Ian Fleming
    First edition of From Russia, With Love by Ian Fleming

    FLEMING, Ian.
    From Russia, With Love. 1957.
    £8,500.00

  • 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

  • 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

  • A handsome, signed first edition of A Most Wanted Man by John le Carré.
    A handsome, signed first edition of A Most Wanted Man by John le Carré.

    LE CARRÉ, John.
    A Most Wanted Man. 2008.
    £175.00

  • A signed first edition of The Mission Song by John le Carré.
    A signed first edition of The Mission Song by John le Carré.

    LE CARRÉ, John.
    The Mission Song. 2006.
    £175.00

  • A first edition of The Constant Gardener by John le Carré.
    A first edition of The Constant Gardener by John le Carré.

    LE CARRÉ, John.
    The Constant Gardener. 2001.
    £175.00

  • A signe first edition of Agent Running in a Field by John le Carré.
    A signe first edition of Agent Running in a Field by John le Carré.

    LE CARRÉ, John
    Agent Running in the Field. 2019.
    £175.00

  • An extensive collection of Alexander Pope's work, spanning his entire career, including unpublished letters and correspondences, as well as Pope's early translations of Chaucer and Ovid from his teenage years.
    An extensive collection of Alexander Pope's work, spanning his entire career, including unpublished letters and correspondences, as well as Pope's early translations of Chaucer and Ovid from his teenage years.

    POPE, Alexander.
    The Works of Alexander Pope. 1871.
    £2,500.00

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