'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 Purporting to be a historical document published in Constantinople (hence a lack of bibliographic information), Le C [more...]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...]
In depth study of the work and technique of Andrew Marvell. DJ is price-clipped. Light foxing to page edges but contents otherwise crisp and clean. Very good. [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...]
first edition of Brown's critical study of Hardy's work. With b/w images. DJ is toned to spine. With Foxing. Small tears to extremities. Foxing to page edges. Contents otherwise clean and binding tight. Good. [more...]
Impressive Folio Society edition of the revised (and first British) edition of Finley's seminal exploration of the homeric world, utilizing modern techniques in anthropology and sociology to illuminate the history and culture within the Odyssey and Iliad. Dec [more...]
Handsome Folio Society edition of the founding father's 1791 political tract that sought to defend and expound the principles of the French Revolution, primarily against the criticism of Edmund Burke. Paine had visited France following the revolution and was [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...]
