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Worzel Gummidge or The Scarecrow of Scatterbrook, Barbara Euphan Todd, 1st edition, 2nd impression, 1937

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A smart copy of the second printing of Worzel Gummidge, the much loved living scarecrow, familiar to many in the UK from the later 1970s BBC televi...

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Schillers Werke, Textrevision von Heinrich Kurz, Leipzig, with 1886 autograph inscription by Mabell, Countess of Airlie

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A well-presented part set of Schillers Werke, edited by Heinrich Kurz and published by Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig. Friedrich Schiller (175...

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Egmont. Ein Trauerspiel von Goethe. Stuttgart; Verlag der J.G. Cotta’schen Buchhandlung, 1866.

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Goethe's Egmont (written 1775-1787, first published 1788) is one of his most celebrated tragedies, dramatising the life and execution of the Flemis...

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The Plays of William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Henry Fuseli Engravings, Alexander Chalmers, 6 Volumes, 1805

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A most elegant partial set of this celebrated 1805 Chalmers edition of Shakespeare’s works, comprising six of the original nine volumes. Beautifull...

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Brazil by Michael Palin; First edition inscribed by the author, 2012

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A visually stunning and warmly written travelogue by the celebrated broadcaster, writer, and former Monty Python member, Brazil follows Michael Pal...

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The Plays of Shakespere, with notes by Charles Knight and Illustrations in Photogravure, In Six Volumes, Virtue & Co., c. 1890

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This six volume set of The Plays of Shakespere, with notes by Charles Knight and published by Virtue & Co. c. 1890 (undated), presents the Bard...

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Records of Experiments on Living Animals, Bacteriology Department, University of Aberdeen, 1967-1980

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Records of Experiments on Living Animals, Bacteriology Department, University of Aberdeen, 1967-1980. A substantial large-format institutional ledg...

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The Gentle Shepherd, A Scots Pastoral Comedy, Allan Ramsay, John Robertson, Glasgow, 1758

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Allan Ramsay’s The Gentle Shepherd is a cornerstone of 18th‑century Scottish literature, widely celebrated as the nation’s first major pastoral dra...

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, 2008 1st edition

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A delightful modern epistolary novel, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2008) was the debut work of American author Mary Ann Shaff...

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The Plays of William Shakespeare, Edited by Thomas Keightley, J.S. Virtue, c. 1892-94

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This attractively bound four-volume set of The Plays of William Shakespeare, edited by Thomas Keightley and published by J.S. Virtue & Co. in t...

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The Spectator, In Eight Volumes, 1749, J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1749

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The Spectator began publication in 1711 and ended in 1713, and at its height sold 20,000 copies a day, according to its authors, covering all manne...

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The Adventures of a Ballet Critic, Richard Buckle, 1953, Cresset Press

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The Adventures of a Ballet Critic is a lively collection of essays and reflections drawn from Richard Buckle's experiences covering the wor...

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Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood, Signed first edition, Hogarth Shakespeare, 2016

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Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood is a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, part of the Hogarth Shakespeare Project. Set in a performing arts p...

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Original Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Mickey Rooney

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Original Autographed Framed Black and White Photograph; Signed by Mickey Rooney (1920-2014), world famous American actor, with an acting career spa...

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Original Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Shirley MacLaine

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Original Autographed Framed Black and White Photograph; Signed by Shirley MacLaine (born 1934), world famous American actor and author, with an act...

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Original Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Jack Lemmon

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Original Autographed Framed Black and White Photograph; Signed by Jack Lemmon (1925-2001), world famous American actor with an acting career spanni...

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Original Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Janet Leigh

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Original Autographed Framed Black and White Photograph; Signed by Janet Leigh (1927-2004), world famous American actress with an acting career span...

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Opera; Composers, Works, Performers, Andras Batta, Sigrid Neef, Konemann, 2005

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A sumptuous, full colour, volume featuring more than 300 operas. Includes history, production details, key characters and scenes, and sample scores...

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The Spectator, In Eight Volumes, 1791, David Niven, Glasgow

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The Spectator began publication in 1711 and ended in 1713, and at its height sold 20,000 copies a day, according to its authors, covering all manne...

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Bernard Shaw; A Collection of 3 Uniformly Rebound Works, 1931-32; Cashel Byron's Profession, Man and Superman, What I Really Wrote About the War

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A very smart set of 3 George Bernard Shaw works, all uniformly rebound in stylish modern cloth bindings. Comprising: Cashel Byron's Profession, Rev...

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The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq.; In Twelve Volumes with the Life of the Author, The Fourth Edition, 1767, Martin & Wotherspoon, Edinburgh

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A handsome set of books by Henry Fielding (1707-1754), English novelist, dramatist and essayist. The books have been professionally rebound in matc...

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Collection of early Vintage 1st edition books on television, from 1933 onwards

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An interesting collection of vintage books on the development of television, the first of which dates to just 1933, the year after the first UK tel...

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The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy, P.E. Easterling, 2001. William St Clair's copy.

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"The Companion...is an attempt, by seven distinguished scholars, to present the familiar corpus in the context of modern reading, criticism, and pe...

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Reperatory Plays by Gowans & Gray; Campbell of Kilmhor, J.A. Ferguson, 1915

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A nice example of this theatrical script, produced by Gowans & Gray of London and Glasgow. Featuring a very attractive cover with a colour prin...

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Reperatory Plays by Gowans & Gray; The Ambition of Annabella Stordie, Katharine T. Rae, 1935

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A nice example of this theatrical script, produced by Gowans & Gray of London and Glasgow. Featuring a very attractive cover with a silhouette ...

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A Book of Broadsheets & A Second Book of Broadsheets, Geoffrey Dawson, 1928-1929

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Two anthologies compiled from the pocket literature broadsheets distributed to military serviceman in 1915, in the early days of The Great War. The...

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Les Comedies de Terence, Traduites en Francois par Madame Dacier, George Gallet, Amsterdam, 1700

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A volume with two of the plays of Terence (Publius Terentius Afer - c. 190-159 BC). He was a Roman playwright and the author of six plays based on ...

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The Table-Talk and Bon-Mots of Samuel Foote, William Cooke, 1889. Numbered, Limited edition.

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The Table-Talk and Bon-Mots of Samuel Foote. (With an Introductory Memoir.) Edited by the Late William Cooke. Illustrated. Samuel Foote was born in...

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A Collection of Works by Ian Hay, mostly first editions, 1911-1941

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Ian Hay was the pen name of John Hay Beith (1876-1922), British schoolmaster, soldier, novelist, playwright and historian. His humorous account of ...

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The House of Memories, Robert Murray, author inscribed, 1944

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The House of Memories, and Other Writings in Prose and Verse. By Robert Murray, J.P. A miscellany of the author's writings, with a Scottish slant. ...

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A History Maker, Alasdair Gray, Signed and Numbered first edition 1994

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A History Maker, by Alasdair Gray. A wonderful work by Alasdair Gray, probably the most important contributor to Scottish art and literature in mod...

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The Day of Glory; A Play in Three Acts, H.E. Bates, 1945

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The Day of Glory; A Play in Three Acts, by H.E. Bates. A play about the impact of war on three generations of the same family. Some characters in t...

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The Library; The Transactions of the Bibliographical Society, 10 Issues, Seventh Series 2016-2020

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The Library; The Transactions of the Bibliographical Society, 10 Issues from the Seventh Series, including: Volume 17: No. 4, December 2016; Volume...

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The Bee and Other Essays by Oliver Goldsmith, Together with the Life of Nash, 1914

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The Bee and Other Essays by Oliver Goldsmith, Together with the Life of Nash. Published by Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press. Printed in Ox...

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Tragedie Del Conte Vittorio Alfieri et al, Presso Borghi, Firenze, 1832

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Tragedie Del Conte Vittorio Alfieri, 1749-1803. A single volume collection of the works of Italian dramatist, Count Vittorio Alfieri, said to be th...

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Cambodian Dance; Celebration of the Gods, Denise Heywood, Signed, 2008

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Cambodian Dance; Celebration of the Gods, by Denise Heywood. With signed inscription to half title - 'With best wishes, Denise Heywood'. Published ...

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The Tragedies of Aeschylus, Translated by R. Potter, 1809

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The Tragedies of Aeschylus, Translated by R. Potter. A New Edition. Printed for J. Walker; T. Payne; Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe; R.Leas; J. Nunn et a...

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Bernard Shaw; Collection of 12 Tauchnitz Editions of his Plays, from 1914 - 1922

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Collection of 12 Tauchnitz Editions of his Plays, by Bernard Shaw. The set comprises: Cashel Byron's Profession, Copyright Edition, 1914, Vol. 4468...

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Bernard Shaw; Everybody's Political, What's What? 1944, 1st

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Everybody's Political, What's What?, by Bernard Shaw. At the time of listing, we have a number of interesting works by George Bernard Shaw. Please ...

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Bernard Shaw; The Common Sense of Municipal Trading, 1904, 1st

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The Common Sense of Municipal Trading, by Bernard Shaw. At the time of listing, we have a number of interesting works by George Bernard Shaw. Pleas...

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Bernard Shaw; Translations and Tomfooleries, 1926, 1st

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Translations and Tomfooleries, by Bernard Shaw. At the time of listing, we have a number of interesting works by George Bernard Shaw. Please see ot...

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Bernard Shaw; Common Sense About the War, New Statesman Supplement, 1914, 1st

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The New Statesman; Special War Supplement; Common Sense About the War, by Bernard Shaw. Vol. IV. No. 84. Saturday, November 14, 1914. Additional Pa...

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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, 1865, edited by Thomas Keightley

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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, edited by Thomas Keightley. Published by Bell and Daldy, London, 1865. An uncommon edition. Printed by ...

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The Ion of Euripides, with a Translation into English Verse, A.W. Verrall, 1890

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The Ion of Euripides, with a Translation into English Verse by A.W. Verralll Litt.D., of Lincoln's Inn Barrister-in-Law Fellow and Tutor of Trinity...

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The Early Stuart Masque; Dance, Costume, and Music, Barbara Ravelhofer, inscribed by author

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The Early Stuart Masque; Dance, Costume, and Music, by Barbara Ravelhofer. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021),...

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The Gilbert & Sullivan Book, Leslie Baily, 1952, signed by the author

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The Gilbert & Sullivan Book, by Leslie Baily. Signed and dated by the author to the title page. Published by Cassell & Company Ltd, London,...

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Chrestomathie Francaise, ou Choix de Morceaux, A. Vinet, 1852

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Chrestomathie française ou choix de morceaux tirés des meilleurs écrivains français. Ouvrage destiné à servir d'application méthodique et progressi...

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Joan and Peter; The Story of an Education, H.G. Wells, 1918, first edition

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Joan and Peter; The Story of an Education, by H.G. Wells. Casell and Company, Ltd, London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, 1918. First edition. Pr...

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