'Orne de figues'. Early edition (possibly first, possibly a pirated copy) of Fromaget's controversial 1742 novel that was banned immediately. Purporting to be a historical document published in Constantinople (hence a lack of bibliographic information), Le C [more...]
'A Reprint of the First Edition to which are added Mr. Boswell's corrections and editions'. Edited with new notes by Percy Fitzgerald. Preface by the editor and a Boswell Bibliography by H. R. Tedder. Boswell's epochal biography of Samuel Johnson, a work th [more...]
Elegant tree-calf, leather binding of Austin's appreciation of the poetry of his peers, written in 1870 prior to becoming his becoming Poet Laureate in 1896. Contains essays on Alfred Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning, Algernon Swinburne and more. With raised b [more...]
Impressive Hatchards half leather binding of Stevenson's collection of 16 essays on a wide range of topics including autobiographical pieces and literary theory. Red half leather, gilt rules to cover. Top edge gilt. Raised bands to spine. Marbled end-paper [more...]
Full leather binding of extracts from Ruskin, arranged thematically and including dozens on pieces on Literature, architecture, travel, painting and ethics. Prize binding done by Bickers. Raised bands and gilt decoration to spine. School crest to cover. In [more...]
Handsome publisher's leather binding of Ruskin's extremely popular lectures. All edges gilt. Decorative end-papers. Gilt rules. Rubbing to edges with slight loss to top and tail of spine. Binding sound and contents clean. Good. [more...]
The collected critical writing of Baudelaire, including his Salons of 1845, 1846 and 1859 plus his Essence of Laughter and other essays. With numerous b/w plates. Spine is sunned. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Lavishly illustrated biography of Carroll that gives a through account of how his work, including especially Alice in Wonderland, was written, published and influenced. Features rare photographs and portraits as well as a plethora of illustrations from his bo [more...]
Charming small (105x75mm) edition of Ruskin's two great essays, bound in brown suede. Marbled end-papers. Decorated title-page and frontis-portrait. No date but c. 1940. Some wear and marking to covers. Slight loss to top of spine. Foxing to end-papers. B [more...]
Collection of literary essays, including pieces on Johnson and Boswell, John Dunton , Bath and more; plus verse and speeches. No DJ. Some mild shelf-wear. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Series of pioneering essays into the adaptation and production of Shakespeare on screen and on television. Slight shelfwear but interiors are crisp and clean. Very good overall. [more...]
A 'straightforward' exploration of the work of six of the most important british dramatists of the last few decades. Wu charts how each writer responded to social and political changes. Also includes an interview with Ayckbourn and a preface discussing Stopp [more...]
Exploration of the avante garde - what is it? Why do artists want to break new ground and push boundaries. With numerous colour and b/w images. Some shelf-wear and toning to covers. contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Volume II containing part 3 of Ruskin's great account and defense of modern painters, written from 1843 to 1860, this volume focusing on theory. Handsome cloth binding. No date but c. 1930. Rubbing to edges. mild spotting to end-papers and page edges. Conten [more...]
Collection of Ruskin's numerous essays on topics including Travel, Painting, Poetry, Sculpture and ethics. Top edge gilt. Fore edge-rough cut. Offsetting to free end-papers. Mild foxing to front matters. Binding sound. Good. [more...]
Third edition. No date but c. 1890. Essays printed in double columns with b/w images and portraits of the figures being discussed or reviews, including Byron for his Memoirs. Some rubbing to cloth covers. Occasional spotting with, predominantly to plates. [more...]
'With essays on several aspects of Browning's genius.' Volume of essays on Browning with detailed line by line notes from a selection of his poems. Quarter cloth with marbled boards. Rubbing and bumping to edges and light scratching/marking to cover. Bindi [more...]
'Biographies' of characters from Dickens' novel, including Sam Weller, Mr. Micawber, Bumble and more. No DJ. Foxing to page edge and occasionally within, mainly around plates. Otherwise clean and binding tight. Good. [more...]
