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The Fall of Kelvin Walker, Alasdair Gray's third novel, is a sharply observed satire of ambition, identity and the pursuit of success in 1960s Brit...

The Little White Bird is one of J.M. Barrie's most enduring and imaginative works, first published in 1902 and notable for introducing the characte...

War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett. Published by Time Warner Libraries, New York (no definitive printi...

The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy. Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude. Illustrated by Elaine Raphael and Don Bolognese. Publi...

Anna Karenina; A Novel by Leo Tolstoy. Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude. With the Paintings of James Tissot. Published by The Franklin Library...

Moby Dick; or, The Whale, by Herman Melville. With an Introduction by Clifton Fadiman and Illustrations by Boardman Robinson. Published by The East...

A scarce pair of original Meiji-period Japanese woodblock-illustrated books from the popular serial novel 夜嵐阿衣花廼仇夢 (Yoarashi Okinu Hana no Adayume)...

The Human Factor, by Graham Greene. Illustrated by Bernard Fuchs. Published by The Franklin Library; First Edition Society, Pennsylvania. 1978 limi...

Grafts/Takes by Edwin Morgan. This poetry collection by Edwin Morgan has an interesting reversible "dos-à-dos" format, as the 2 collections of 'Gra...

Fleck is Alasdair Gray's verse adaptation of Goethe's Faust, presented as a dramatic script and illustrated throughout by the author. Revising and ...

Old Negatives; four verse sequences by Alasdair Gray.  A wonderful work by Alasdair Gray, probably the most important contributor to Scottish art a...

The History Maker; A science fiction novella by Alasdair Gray.  A scare pre-publication uncorrected proof copy of this wonderful work by Alasdair G...

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

Brian Moore, Alasdair Gray, John McGahern; A Bibliography of Their First Editions, by David Rees. Colophon Press Bibliography Series No. 1. The tit...

The Ends of Their Tethers; Thirteen Sorry Stories, by Alasdair Gray. Note: When fully published the title changed slightly to become "The Ends of O...

A Scent of Water, by Carl MacDougall. Illustrated by Alasdair Gray. A collection of 18 folk tales from both traditional and original sources, by Ca...

A late science fiction novel by the highly influential British writer Brian Aldiss, Finches of Mars was published in 2013 and announced by ...

A hugely successful modern science fiction novel by Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary combines hard science, humour, suspense, and interstellar ...

The Accident by Dexter Masters is a powerful mid-twentieth century novel rooted in the anxieties of the atomic age, drawing on the author's own exp...

The Arabian Nights; Tales from the Thousand and one Nights. Illustrations by Detmold. Published by The Folio Society, London. First issued in this ...

Offered here is an original autograph postcard from the acclaimed English playwright, author, actor and screenwriter, Alan Bennett. It is offered t...

The Alteration by Kingsley Amis is a sharply imaginative alternative history novel, first published in 1976, set in a world where th...

The Householder by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is the author's acclaimed early novel, first published in 1960, offering a perceptive and often gently humo...

Pincher Martin by William Golding is one of the author’s most psychologically intense early novels, first published in 1956, two years after the su...

Drunkard is the English translation of L'Assommoir, one of Émile Zola's most important and controversial novels, first published in 1877. A major w...

A delightful copy of the first printing of More About Worzel Gummidge, the third volume in the Worzel Gummidge series, the much loved living scarec...

A delightful copy of the first printing of Worzel Gummidge Again, the sequel to Worzel Gummidge, the much loved living scarecrow, familiar to many ...

A wonderful piece of vintage Glasgow transport ephemera with an especially evocative literary association - an original Glasgow bus blind displayin...

A distinctive three-volume grouping centred on Dennis Wheatley's Murder Off Miami, illustrating the evolution of one of the most inventive crime pu...

A pair of vintage Arrow paperbacks featuring striking mid-century cover art, presenting two works by Bram Stoker, best known for his enduring contr...

The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal is a historical novel set in Victorian London, following the young artist Iris Whittle amid the artistic circ...

The works of W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943) remain among the most distinctive contributions to late Victorian and Edwardian short fiction, combining mari...

The works of W. W. Jacobs (1863-1943) form one of the most distinctive bodies of late Victorian and Edwardian short fiction, combining maritime lif...

The work of W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943) occupies a distinctive place in late Victorian and early twentieth-century literature, combining humour, chara...

The work of W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943) occupies a distinctive place in late Victorian and early twentieth-century literature, combining humour, chara...

The work of W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943) occupies a distinctive place in late Victorian and early twentieth-century literature, combining humour, chara...