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The Smart Fellow, Maurice Walsh, Chambers, 1964
An entertaining collection of short stories from Irish writer Maurice Walsh (1879-1964), one of Ireland's most successful writers in the 1930s and ...
View full detailsSculptor's Daughter, Tove Jansson, first English translation, 1969
From the creator of the beloved Moomins, this was her first novel for adults, first published as Bildhuggarens Dotter in 1968, a semi-autobiographi...
View full detailsBernard Shaw; A Collection of 3 Uniformly Rebound Works, 1931-32; Cashel Byron's Profession, Man and Superman, What I Really Wrote About the War
A very smart set of 3 George Bernard Shaw works, all uniformly rebound in stylish modern cloth bindings. Comprising: Cashel Byron's Profession, Rev...
View full detailsThe Modern Griselda. A Tale by Miss Edgeworth, 1805
A very smart copy of this novella by Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849), Anglo-Irish novelist of adults and children's literature. The book has been profe...
View full detailsLes Aventures de Telemaque, Fils D'Ulysse, par Fenelon, Librairie de A. Pougin, Paris, 1837. 2 Volumes bound as one, complete.
A very smart copy of this important French novel by Francois Fenelon, which has been professionally rebound in russet cloth, and presents the book ...
View full detailsChambers's Miscellany of Useful & Entertaining Tracts, bound as Vol VII (actually spanning Vols. XVIII-XX), 1847
A charming bound copy of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an enterta...
View full detailsChambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts, Vols I-IV bound in 2 volumes, c. 1869
A charming set of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an entertaining r...
View full detailsThe Penny Pictorial Magazine, 3 bound volumes of issues, 1899-1900
The Penny Pictorial Magazine, 3 bound volumes of issues, 1899-1900. The Penny Pictorial Magazine was sold weekly and its one penny price tag was de...
View full detailsLord Dunsany; The King of Elfland's Daughter, 1924. First trade edition.
Lord Dunsany (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, 1878-1957), was a pioneer of fantasy literature. He was an Anglo-Irish writ...
View full detailsLord Dunsany; The Charwoman's Shadow, 1926 first edition.
Lord Dunsany (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, 1878-1957), was a pioneer of fantasy literature. He was an Anglo-Irish writ...
View full detailsManners in Three Parts. Translated from the French, Francois-Vincent Toussaint, 1770
Manners in Three Parts. Translated from the French: SOLD Part I. Of Piety: including the love of God, and the Gratitude and Homage which we owe hi...
View full detailsThe Collarbound, Rebecca Zahabi, signed, numbered, limited edition, 2022
The Collarbound, Tales of the Edge, Volume 1, by Rebecca Zahabi. Published by Gollancz in Association with Goldsboro Books, London. Signed and Numb...
View full detailsDoctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak, 1959
Doctor Zhivago, by Boris Pasternak. Translated from the Russian by Max Heyward and Manya Harari. With a particularly striking dustjacket design. SO...
View full detailsDie Verlorene Handschrift, Gustav Freytag, 1920, 2 Volume Set
Die Verlorene Handschrift. Roman in Funf Buchern von Gustav Freytag. 2 volume set complete. (The Lost Manuscript. Novel in five books by Gustav Fre...
View full detailsClassic Myth & Legend; A.R. Hope Moncrieff, Gresham Publishing, 1912
Myths and Legends series: SOLD Classic Myth & Legend, by A.R. Hope Moncrieff. With Illustrations in Colour & Monochrome from famous Paintin...
View full detailsCeltic Myth & Legend; Poetry & Romance, Charles Squire, Gresham Publishing, 1912
Myths and Legends series: SOLD Celtic Myth & Legend; Poetry & Romance, by Charles Squire. With Illustrations in Colour & Monochrome aft...
View full detailsThe Bolshevik, Wm. Le Pretre, Henry Walker, London, first edition, 1931
The Bolshevik, by Wm. Le Pretre (Wiiliam Le Pretre). The scarce first edition of William Le Pretre's dystopian novel, in which a Bolshevik uprising...
View full detailsThe Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien, 1st edition, 1977
The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. SOLD Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1977. First UK export editi...
View full detailsThe History of The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, Cervantes, 1879. Translated by P.A. Motteux.
The History of The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Translated from the Spanish by P.A. Motteux. In 4...
View full detailsFables Choisies Mises en Vers Par Monsieur De La Fontaine, 1698; 2 Volume Set
Fables Choisies Mises en Vers Par Monsieur De La Fontaine. Bound in 2 Volumes; the second also containing Nouvelles Fables Choisies Mises en Vers, ...
View full detailsThe Plays of Bernard Shaw, Constable & Company, Boxed Set, 1927
The Plays of Bernard Shaw, Boxed Set, 1927. 12 Volumes, boxed presentation set. SOLD Published by Constable & Company Limited, London, 1927. Re...
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