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	Selected Normanby Poems for Children Walker, Bernard [Engravings by Thomas Bewick 1753-1828] (Book #ID 24302) Published by Cecilia Walker, Bigby, Lincolnshire 1986. 1986. Publisher's original stapled white card covers. 16mo 5½'' x 4¼'' ISBN 0907843018. Wood engravings throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	No. 71 in a Series of Small Books: Samuel Johnson [1709-1784] [Arranged by Edmund Kirby] Johnson, Samuel (Book #ID 24303) Published by J. L. Carr, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering. Kettering. Publisher's original stapled card covers. 16mo 5½'' x 4¼''. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£7.50 Convert currency

	The Use of Comic Episodes in Tragedy; The English Association Pamphlet No. 31 Hadow, W. H. (Book #ID 49483) Published by The English Association, Imperial College Union, South Kensington, London February 1915. London 1915. Publisher's original twine bound grey card wrap covers, black title and author lettering to the upper panel. 8vo. 9½'' x 6''. Contains 16 printed pages of text. A little darkening to the cover edges, without any ownership markings and in Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 14 other titles from this series. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£7.00 Convert currency

	Granta; The Magazine of New Writing No. 80 (Book #ID 40207) Published by Granta Books 2-3 Hanover Yard, London Winter 2002. London 2002. Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card wrap covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 256 pp ISBN 0903141566. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine unused condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 16 other titles in this series. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels \| With a Biographical and Critical Introduction. Illustrated with Reproduction[s] of the Original Steel Engravings by Leech and Cruikshank \| The Minerva Library of Famous Books Series Ingoldsby, Thomas [1788-1845 pen-name of an English Clergyman named Richard Harris Barham] Illustrated by John Leech (1817-1864) and George Cruikshank (1792-1878) \| Edited by G. T. Bettany. (Book #ID 109520) Published by Ward, Lock & Co., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, London 1889. 1889. Hard back binding in publisher's original olive and black decorated cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, publisher's floral end sheets. 12mo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains frontispiece, elaborate illustrated title, (xxii), 426 pp with 12 full-page single-sided engraved plates and several illustrations in the text throughout. Light rubbing to the covers, frontispiece tissue-guard absent, else in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	Doctors, Devils, Saints and Sinners: A Critical Study of the Major Plays of James Bridie Low, John Thomas (Book #ID 26061) Published by The Ramsay Head Press, 36 North Castle Street, Edinburgh First Edition 1980. Edinburgh 1980. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, silver lettering to spine. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 156 pp ISBN 0902859595. Former name and date to the front end paper. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	Granta; The Magazine of New Writing No. 78 (Book #ID 40205) Published by Granta Books 2-3 Hanover Yard, London Summer 2002. London 2002. Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card wrap covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 256 pp ISBN 0903141523. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine unused condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 16 other titles in this series. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	Granta; The Magazine of New Writing No. 79 (Book #ID 40206) Published by Granta Books 2-3 Hanover Yard, London Autumn 2002. London 2002. Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card wrap covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 256 pp ISBN 090314154X. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine unused condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 16 other titles in this series. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	Our Exploits At West Poley Hardy, Thomas [1840-1928] Illustrated by John Lawrence [Introduction by Richard L. Purdy] (Book #ID 99128) Published by Oxford University Press, Walton Street, London First Thus Edition 1978. [First Published in serial form in 1892]. 1978. First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 77 printed pages of text with monochrome woodcuts throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0192745271 Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Cambridge Conversations Watmough, J. R. (Book #ID 26885) Published by Bowes & Bowes Cambridge First edition 1949. 1949. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original light blue paper covers, dark blue lettering to the spine and upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 199 pp. Light foxing to the end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with age darkening of the spine, small rubs to spine tips, not price clipped 10s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart Scott, Sir Walter [1771-1832] (Book #ID 26985) Published by George Routledge and Sons Broadway House, Ludgate Hill, London circa 1870 edition not stated. 1870. Hard back binding in elaborately designed brown cloth covers, gilt lettering and decorations to the spine, elliptical gilt and scarlet design to the centre of the upper panel, gilt lettering, all page edges gilt. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 740 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Frontispiece adhered down to upper paste down, light foxing to end papers and in Very Good condition, super binding. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Selections From Robert Browning [1812-1889] Hoernlé, Rev. Edward Frederick [Robert Browning] Illustrated by Alice Ross [Robert Browning (7 May 1812 - 12 December 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, and in particular the dramatic monologue, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. (Book #ID 26989) Published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, Edinburgh circa 1920. 1920. Hard back binding in publisher's original brown leatherette cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 6'' x 4¼'' 127 pp. Colour end papers and frontispiece. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	The Small House at Allington [Volume II] Trollope, Anthony [1815-1882] (Book #ID 27104) Published by George Bell & Sons, London 1906. 1906. Hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt lettering and designs to the spine and upper panel. 8vo 7'' x 5'' 369 pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£6.50 Convert currency

	The Poetical Works of John Milton [The Globe Edition] Masson, David [John Milton] (Book #ID 27119) Published by Macmillan & Co. Limited, 4 Little Essex Street, London 1903. 1903. Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine and upper panel, page edges untrimmed. 8vo 8'' x 5¼'' 625, 2 [pp]. Light foxing to end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£6.50 Convert currency

	The Works of Alfred Tennyson [Poet Laureate] Tennyson, Alfred Lord [Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 - 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets. (Book #ID 27149) Published by C. Kegan Paul & Co, Paternoster Square, London 1878. 1878. Hard back binding in scarlet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine, all page edges gilt marble paper end papers. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 665 pp. Monochrome frontispiece. Damp soiling to lower end papers, former name to front end paper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	Writers and Their Works No. 39 George Orwell Hopkinson, Tom (Book #ID 27150) Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London First Edition 1953. 1953. Publisher's original stapled card covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 38 pp. Monochrome frontispiece illustration. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£8.50 Convert currency

	Short Studies on Great Subjects Volume III Froude, James Anthony (Book #ID 45420) Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London First Pocket Edition 1907. London 1907. First pocket edition in publisher's original dark green soft leather covers, gilt title, author lettering and design to the spine, gilt vignette to the upper panel, top edge gilt. 12mo 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains [x] 360 printed pages of text. Spine faded to brown, a little rubbing to the corners, without any ownership markings and in Good condition. We currently hold in stock 3 other titles from the series by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	English Men of Letters \| Locke (Signed) Fowler, Thomas [Edited by John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn (24 December 1838 - 23 September 1923) British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor] John Locke (29 August 1632 - 28 October 1704) English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the 'father of liberalism' (Book #ID 111098) Published by Macmillan & Co., London 1880. 1880. Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel, black paper end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [viii] 200 [iv] pp. Spine much sun darkened, one small mark to the front board and in Very clean Good condition. SIGNED by the Editor (John Morley) in black fountain ink to the half-title leaf 'From the Author'. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£50.00 Convert currency

	Selections From Malory Wragg, H. (Book #ID 27676) Published by Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1938 Reprinted Edition. 1938. Hard back binding in publisher's original olive green cloth covers, black lettering and designs to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 158 pp. Light foxing to lower end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	English Literature From Widsith to the Death of Chaucer \| A Source Book Benham, Allen Rogers (Book #ID 107466) Published by Books for Libraries Press, Freeport, New York 1970. 1970. Academic reprint of a book originally published in 1916. First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original Wedgwood blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6''. Differs from an anthology in that it is concerned with judgement and scholarship rather than taste and appreciation, though these last may be the most precious by products, and from a textbook in that it gives a direct rather than an indirect report of its field. Contains (xxviii), 634 pp. Slightly rubbed cloth else in Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	Short Studies on Great Subjects Volume IV Froude, James Anthony (Book #ID 45421) Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London First Pocket Edition 1907. London 1907. First pocket edition in publisher's original dark green soft leather covers, gilt title, author lettering and design to the spine, gilt vignette to the upper panel, top edge gilt. 12mo 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains [x] 417 printed pages of text. Spine faded to brown, a little rubbing to the corners, without any ownership markings and in Good condition. We currently hold in stock 3 other titles from the series by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	Short Studies on Great Subjects Volume V Froude, James Anthony (Book #ID 45422) Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London First Pocket Edition 1907. London 1907. First pocket edition in publisher's original dark green soft leather covers, gilt title, author lettering and design to the spine, gilt vignette to the upper panel, top edge gilt. 12mo 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains [x] 412 printed pages of text. Spine faded to brown, a little rubbing to the corners, without any ownership markings and in Good condition. We currently hold in stock 3 other titles from the series by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	Fourways Colver, Alice Ross (Book #ID 59155) Published by Partridge Publications Ltd., 23 Bloomsbury Square, London First Edition 1946. London 1946. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 192 printed pages of text. Sun fading to the red of the spine, spine ends and corners softened with shallow rubs, label to the front paste down and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Granta; The Magazine of New Writing No. 77 (Book #ID 40204) Published by Granta Books 2-3 Hanover Yard, London Spring 2002. London 2002. Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card wrap covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 256 pp ISBN 0903141507. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine unused condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 16 other titles in this series. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	The Poetical Works of John Milton \| With Life, Critical Dissertation by the Rev. George Gilfillan \| Nichol's Popular Edition of the British Poets Series. Milton, John (1608-1674) The Text Edited by Charles Cowden Clarke (Book #ID 109052) Published by James Nichol, Edinburgh \| James Nisbet and Co., London \| W. Robertson, Dublin \| G. Philip & Son, Liverpool, 1861. 1861. Hard back binding in publisher's original maroon pebble cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, charcoal end sheets. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains portrait frontispiece engraved by J. T. Wedgwood after a drawing by J. Thurston, (lx), 662 pp. Snagging of the cloth across the spine ends, corners rubbed, dusty end sheets, text block without any age toning or foxing, scarce 'Nichol's Popular Edition of the British Poets Series' edition in original cloth. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£75.00 Convert currency

	English Literature at the Close of The Middle Ages [Oxford History of English Literature Series] Wilson, F. P. and Bonamy Dobrée (Book #ID 107145) Published by Oxford at the Clarendon Press Second Reprinted Edition with Corrections 1947. 1947. Second edition with corrections hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 231 pp. Ex academic library copy, dewey number to the spine, spine ends and corners turned-in and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes and Other Poems \| The Temple Classics Series Milton, John (1608-1674) The Text Edited by Israel Gollancz (Book #ID 113904) Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., Aldine House, Bedford Street, London First Edition Thus 1898. 1898. Publisher's original limp card wrap covers covered in green leather, blocked and lettered in gilt. 16mo. 6'' x 4''. Contains tissue-guarded frontispiece, red and black printed title, (viii), 371 pp. Study \| reference condition with pieces of leather missing to the edges of the front cover, spine sun faded, contents clean. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Granta; The Magazine of New Writing No. 76 (Book #ID 40201) Published by Granta Books 2-3 Hanover Yard, London Winter 2001. 2001. Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card wrap covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 320 pp ISBN 0903141485. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine unused condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 16 other titles in this series. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	Edward Lear's Journals: A Selection Thal, Herbert Van (Edward Lear) (Book #ID 29008) Published by Arthur Barker Limited, 11 St. John's Hill, London First Edition 1952. 1952. Hard back binding in publisher's original ivory cloth covers, brown lettering to the spine. 8vo 10'' x 6¼'' 260 pp. Four monochrome illustrations throughout. Ex-library with usual stamps, corners soft, general light wear to the covers, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Short Studies on Great Subjects Volume II Froude, James Anthony (Book #ID 45419) Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London First Pocket Edition 1907. London 1907. First pocket edition in publisher's original dark green soft leather covers, gilt title, author lettering and design to the spine, gilt vignette to the upper panel, top edge gilt. 12mo 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains [x] 344 printed pages of text. Spine faded to brown, a little rubbing to the corners, without any ownership markings and in Good condition. We currently hold in stock 3 other titles from the series by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	Noel! Noel! An Anthology in Miniature of Christmastide: Lute, Lyre and Lotus Minithologies No. 14 Littlewood, William [Illustrated by] (Book #ID 29565) Published by Knights Press Ltd., Northwood, Middlesex. Publisher's original stapled ivory card covers, illustrations to the upper and lower panels. 8vo 7½'' x 5'' 24 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. In Very Good clean and tidy condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Tom Stoppard: Writers and Their Work No. 250 Bigsby, C. W. E. [Edited by Ian Scott-Kilvert] Tom Stoppard [1937-] (Book #ID 29595) Published by Longman Group Ltd., Harlow, Essex First Edition 1976. 1976. First edition in publisher's original stapled card covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 32, ii [pp] ISBN 0582012511. Monochrome frontispiece. Spine and edges sun faded and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	A Chronicle of English Literature Mais, S. P. B. [1885-1975] Assistant Master at Rossall, Sherborne, and Tonbridge Schools, and Professor of English Literature at the R. A. F. College, Cranwell (Book #ID 29697) Published by William Heinemann Limited, London First Edition 1936. 1936. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original light blue cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine, gilt frog and initials to the upper panel. 8vo 9½'' x 6¼'' x, 380 [pp]. Front end paper missing, spine and edges sun faded, foxing to page edges and end papers, binding firm and sound, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	Six Essays on the Development of T. S. Eliot [1888-1965] Wilson, Frank (Book #ID 29806) Published by The Fortune Press, London First Edition 1948. 1948. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original battleship grey cloth covers, oxidised gilt lettering to black cloth spine. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 66 pp. Trinity College name to front end paper, fore edge unevenly guillotined. Very Good condition book in torn and repaired dust wrapper with paper to spine missing, not price clipped . Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ENGLISH LITERATURE Category	£8.50 Convert currency

Selected Normanby Poems for Children

Walker, Bernard [Engravings by Thomas Bewick 1753-1828]

(Book #ID 24302)

Published by Cecilia Walker, Bigby, Lincolnshire 1986. 1986.

Publisher's original stapled white card covers. 16mo 5½'' x 4¼'' ISBN 0907843018. Wood engravings throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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No. 71 in a Series of Small Books: Samuel Johnson [1709-1784]

[Arranged by Edmund Kirby] Johnson, Samuel

(Book #ID 24303)

Published by J. L. Carr, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering. Kettering.

Publisher's original stapled card covers. 16mo 5½'' x 4¼''. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Use of Comic Episodes in Tragedy; The English Association Pamphlet No. 31

Hadow, W. H.

(Book #ID 49483)

Published by The English Association, Imperial College Union, South Kensington, London February 1915. London 1915.

Publisher's original twine bound grey card wrap covers, black title and author lettering to the upper panel. 8vo. 9½'' x 6''. Contains 16 printed pages of text. A little darkening to the cover edges, without any ownership markings and in Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 14 other titles from this series. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Granta; The Magazine of New Writing No. 80

(Book #ID 40207)

Published by Granta Books 2-3 Hanover Yard, London Winter 2002. London 2002.

Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card wrap covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 256 pp ISBN 0903141566. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine unused condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 16 other titles in this series. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels | With a Biographical and Critical Introduction. Illustrated with Reproduction[s] of the Original Steel Engravings by Leech and Cruikshank | The Minerva Library of Famous Books Series

Ingoldsby, Thomas [1788-1845 pen-name of an English Clergyman named Richard Harris Barham] Illustrated by John Leech (1817-1864) and George Cruikshank (1792-1878) | Edited by G. T. Bettany.

(Book #ID 109520)

Published by Ward, Lock & Co., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, London 1889. 1889.

Hard back binding in publisher's original olive and black decorated cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, publisher's floral end sheets. 12mo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains frontispiece, elaborate illustrated title, (xxii), 426 pp with 12 full-page single-sided engraved plates and several illustrations in the text throughout. Light rubbing to the covers, frontispiece tissue-guard absent, else in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Doctors, Devils, Saints and Sinners: A Critical Study of the Major Plays of James Bridie

Low, John Thomas

(Book #ID 26061)

Published by The Ramsay Head Press, 36 North Castle Street, Edinburgh First Edition 1980. Edinburgh 1980.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, silver lettering to spine. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 156 pp ISBN 0902859595. Former name and date to the front end paper. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Granta; The Magazine of New Writing No. 78

(Book #ID 40205)

Published by Granta Books 2-3 Hanover Yard, London Summer 2002. London 2002.

Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card wrap covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 256 pp ISBN 0903141523. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine unused condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 16 other titles in this series. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Granta; The Magazine of New Writing No. 79

(Book #ID 40206)

Published by Granta Books 2-3 Hanover Yard, London Autumn 2002. London 2002.

Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card wrap covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 256 pp ISBN 090314154X. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine unused condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 16 other titles in this series. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Our Exploits At West Poley

Hardy, Thomas [1840-1928] Illustrated by John Lawrence [Introduction by Richard L. Purdy]

(Book #ID 99128)

Published by Oxford University Press, Walton Street, London First Thus Edition 1978. [First Published in serial form in 1892]. 1978.

First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 77 printed pages of text with monochrome woodcuts throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0192745271

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Cambridge Conversations

Watmough, J. R.

(Book #ID 26885)

Published by Bowes & Bowes Cambridge First edition 1949. 1949.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original light blue paper covers, dark blue lettering to the spine and upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 199 pp. Light foxing to the end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with age darkening of the spine, small rubs to spine tips, not price clipped 10s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart

Scott, Sir Walter [1771-1832]

(Book #ID 26985)

Published by George Routledge and Sons Broadway House, Ludgate Hill, London circa 1870 edition not stated. 1870.

Hard back binding in elaborately designed brown cloth covers, gilt lettering and decorations to the spine, elliptical gilt and scarlet design to the centre of the upper panel, gilt lettering, all page edges gilt. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 740 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Frontispiece adhered down to upper paste down, light foxing to end papers and in Very Good condition, super binding. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Selections From Robert Browning [1812-1889]

Hoernlé, Rev. Edward Frederick [Robert Browning] Illustrated by Alice Ross [Robert Browning (7 May 1812 - 12 December 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, and in particular the dramatic monologue, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets.

(Book #ID 26989)

Published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, Edinburgh circa 1920. 1920.

Hard back binding in publisher's original brown leatherette cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 6'' x 4¼'' 127 pp. Colour end papers and frontispiece. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Small House at Allington [Volume II]

Trollope, Anthony [1815-1882]

(Book #ID 27104)

Published by George Bell & Sons, London 1906. 1906.

Hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt lettering and designs to the spine and upper panel. 8vo 7'' x 5'' 369 pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Poetical Works of John Milton [The Globe Edition]

Masson, David [John Milton]

(Book #ID 27119)

Published by Macmillan & Co. Limited, 4 Little Essex Street, London 1903. 1903.

Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine and upper panel, page edges untrimmed. 8vo 8'' x 5¼'' 625, 2 [pp]. Light foxing to end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Works of Alfred Tennyson [Poet Laureate]

Tennyson, Alfred Lord [Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 - 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets.

(Book #ID 27149)

Published by C. Kegan Paul & Co, Paternoster Square, London 1878. 1878.

Hard back binding in scarlet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine, all page edges gilt marble paper end papers. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 665 pp. Monochrome frontispiece. Damp soiling to lower end papers, former name to front end paper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Writers and Their Works No. 39 George Orwell

Hopkinson, Tom

(Book #ID 27150)

Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London First Edition 1953. 1953.

Publisher's original stapled card covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 38 pp. Monochrome frontispiece illustration. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Short Studies on Great Subjects Volume III

Froude, James Anthony

(Book #ID 45420)

Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London First Pocket Edition 1907. London 1907.

First pocket edition in publisher's original dark green soft leather covers, gilt title, author lettering and design to the spine, gilt vignette to the upper panel, top edge gilt. 12mo 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains [x] 360 printed pages of text. Spine faded to brown, a little rubbing to the corners, without any ownership markings and in Good condition. We currently hold in stock 3 other titles from the series by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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English Men of Letters | Locke (Signed)

Fowler, Thomas [Edited by John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn (24 December 1838 - 23 September 1923) British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor] John Locke (29 August 1632 - 28 October 1704) English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the 'father of liberalism'

(Book #ID 111098)

Published by Macmillan & Co., London 1880. 1880.

Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel, black paper end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [viii] 200 [iv] pp. Spine much sun darkened, one small mark to the front board and in Very clean Good condition. SIGNED by the Editor (John Morley) in black fountain ink to the half-title leaf 'From the Author'. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Selections From Malory

Wragg, H.

(Book #ID 27676)

Published by Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1938 Reprinted Edition. 1938.

Hard back binding in publisher's original olive green cloth covers, black lettering and designs to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 158 pp. Light foxing to lower end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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English Literature From Widsith to the Death of Chaucer | A Source Book

Benham, Allen Rogers

(Book #ID 107466)

Published by Books for Libraries Press, Freeport, New York 1970. 1970.

Academic reprint of a book originally published in 1916. First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original Wedgwood blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6''. Differs from an anthology in that it is concerned with judgement and scholarship rather than taste and appreciation, though these last may be the most precious by products, and from a textbook in that it gives a direct rather than an indirect report of its field. Contains (xxviii), 634 pp. Slightly rubbed cloth else in Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Short Studies on Great Subjects Volume IV

Froude, James Anthony

(Book #ID 45421)

Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London First Pocket Edition 1907. London 1907.

First pocket edition in publisher's original dark green soft leather covers, gilt title, author lettering and design to the spine, gilt vignette to the upper panel, top edge gilt. 12mo 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains [x] 417 printed pages of text. Spine faded to brown, a little rubbing to the corners, without any ownership markings and in Good condition. We currently hold in stock 3 other titles from the series by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Short Studies on Great Subjects Volume V

Froude, James Anthony

(Book #ID 45422)

Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London First Pocket Edition 1907. London 1907.

First pocket edition in publisher's original dark green soft leather covers, gilt title, author lettering and design to the spine, gilt vignette to the upper panel, top edge gilt. 12mo 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains [x] 412 printed pages of text. Spine faded to brown, a little rubbing to the corners, without any ownership markings and in Good condition. We currently hold in stock 3 other titles from the series by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Fourways

Colver, Alice Ross

(Book #ID 59155)

Published by Partridge Publications Ltd., 23 Bloomsbury Square, London First Edition 1946. London 1946.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 192 printed pages of text. Sun fading to the red of the spine, spine ends and corners softened with shallow rubs, label to the front paste down and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Granta; The Magazine of New Writing No. 77

(Book #ID 40204)

Published by Granta Books 2-3 Hanover Yard, London Spring 2002. London 2002.

Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card wrap covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 256 pp ISBN 0903141507. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine unused condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 16 other titles in this series. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Poetical Works of John Milton | With Life, Critical Dissertation by the Rev. George Gilfillan | Nichol's Popular Edition of the British Poets Series.

Milton, John (1608-1674) The Text Edited by Charles Cowden Clarke

(Book #ID 109052)

Published by James Nichol, Edinburgh | James Nisbet and Co., London | W. Robertson, Dublin | G. Philip & Son, Liverpool, 1861. 1861.

Hard back binding in publisher's original maroon pebble cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, charcoal end sheets. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains portrait frontispiece engraved by J. T. Wedgwood after a drawing by J. Thurston, (lx), 662 pp. Snagging of the cloth across the spine ends, corners rubbed, dusty end sheets, text block without any age toning or foxing, scarce 'Nichol's Popular Edition of the British Poets Series' edition in original cloth. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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English Literature at the Close of The Middle Ages [Oxford History of English Literature Series]

Wilson, F. P. and Bonamy Dobrée

(Book #ID 107145)

Published by Oxford at the Clarendon Press Second Reprinted Edition with Corrections 1947. 1947.

Second edition with corrections hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 231 pp. Ex academic library copy, dewey number to the spine, spine ends and corners turned-in and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes and Other Poems | The Temple Classics Series

Milton, John (1608-1674) The Text Edited by Israel Gollancz

(Book #ID 113904)

Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., Aldine House, Bedford Street, London First Edition Thus 1898. 1898.

Publisher's original limp card wrap covers covered in green leather, blocked and lettered in gilt. 16mo. 6'' x 4''. Contains tissue-guarded frontispiece, red and black printed title, (viii), 371 pp. Study | reference condition with pieces of leather missing to the edges of the front cover, spine sun faded, contents clean. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Granta; The Magazine of New Writing No. 76

(Book #ID 40201)

Published by Granta Books 2-3 Hanover Yard, London Winter 2001. 2001.

Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card wrap covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 320 pp ISBN 0903141485. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine unused condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 16 other titles in this series. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Edward Lear's Journals: A Selection

Thal, Herbert Van (Edward Lear)

(Book #ID 29008)

Published by Arthur Barker Limited, 11 St. John's Hill, London First Edition 1952. 1952.

Hard back binding in publisher's original ivory cloth covers, brown lettering to the spine. 8vo 10'' x 6¼'' 260 pp. Four monochrome illustrations throughout. Ex-library with usual stamps, corners soft, general light wear to the covers, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Short Studies on Great Subjects Volume II

Froude, James Anthony

(Book #ID 45419)

Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London First Pocket Edition 1907. London 1907.

First pocket edition in publisher's original dark green soft leather covers, gilt title, author lettering and design to the spine, gilt vignette to the upper panel, top edge gilt. 12mo 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains [x] 344 printed pages of text. Spine faded to brown, a little rubbing to the corners, without any ownership markings and in Good condition. We currently hold in stock 3 other titles from the series by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Noel! Noel! An Anthology in Miniature of Christmastide: Lute, Lyre and Lotus Minithologies No. 14

Littlewood, William [Illustrated by]

(Book #ID 29565)

Published by Knights Press Ltd., Northwood, Middlesex.

Publisher's original stapled ivory card covers, illustrations to the upper and lower panels. 8vo 7½'' x 5'' 24 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. In Very Good clean and tidy condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Tom Stoppard: Writers and Their Work No. 250

Bigsby, C. W. E. [Edited by Ian Scott-Kilvert] Tom Stoppard [1937-]

(Book #ID 29595)

Published by Longman Group Ltd., Harlow, Essex First Edition 1976. 1976.

First edition in publisher's original stapled card covers. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 32, ii [pp] ISBN 0582012511. Monochrome frontispiece. Spine and edges sun faded and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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A Chronicle of English Literature

Mais, S. P. B. [1885-1975] Assistant Master at Rossall, Sherborne, and Tonbridge Schools, and Professor of English Literature at the R. A. F. College, Cranwell

(Book #ID 29697)

Published by William Heinemann Limited, London First Edition 1936. 1936.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original light blue cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine, gilt frog and initials to the upper panel. 8vo 9½'' x 6¼'' x, 380 [pp]. Front end paper missing, spine and edges sun faded, foxing to page edges and end papers, binding firm and sound, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Six Essays on the Development of T. S. Eliot [1888-1965]

Wilson, Frank

(Book #ID 29806)

Published by The Fortune Press, London First Edition 1948. 1948.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original battleship grey cloth covers, oxidised gilt lettering to black cloth spine. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 66 pp. Trinity College name to front end paper, fore edge unevenly guillotined. Very Good condition book in torn and repaired dust wrapper with paper to spine missing, not price clipped . Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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