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Shakespeare’s stories and works have been told and published in thousands of different ways over the years, but this particular set is very special. This twelve-volume set of Shakespeare’s works was published in 1882 by Keagan Paul, Trench & Co. and is bound in vellum. The white vellum binding (which is untanned leather), with the red and black titling, means this quality and luxurious set will stand-out proudly on any shelf. Included in these twelve volumes are all of Shakes

Guards! Guards!  by the beloved and prolific writer, Terry Pratchett, is the eighth book in the forty-one-part book-series, Discworld. With Pratchett’s funny and joyous writing style, his fantasy-comedy series, Discworld, is read and adored by fans all around the world. The edition that we are selling of Guards! Guards! was published in 1989 by Victor Gollancz, and is a first edition, second impression! The book comes with its original dust jacket, in great condition. The ja

With its beige, unembellished dust jacket, this illustrated edition of Alfred Lord Tennyson’s Morte D’Arthur  is very unassuming from the outside. However, the inside bursts with colour and gold of Alberto Sangorski’s fabulous illustrations, brining to life this version of the classic British myth. This illustrated edition of the poem Morte D’Arthur by Tennyson was published in 1912 by Chatto and Windus. The page design was produced by the Graphic Engraving Company, to (as t

‘The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám’ is a famous poem, originally written in Persian by poet, astronomer and mathematician Omar Khayyám. In 1859, Edward Fitzgerald translated this work for the first time from Persian into English: a translation that is still read and loved today. The edition that we are selling of ‘The Rubáiyát’ was published in the early 1930s by Hodder and Stoughton, and uses Fitzgerald’s translation for the text. Not only that, but included in this book are twel

Did you know that the famous musical Cats  was actually based on a book? It was inspired by T.S. Eliot’s work Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats , which was first published by Faber and Faber in 1939. We are lucky enough to have a first edition, second impression copy (also published in 1939) of this book for sale in our shop! Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats  is a short poetry collection of fourteen whimsical poems about the lives of cats, and formed the inspiration for

The Tempest  was one of the later plays written by William Shakespeare: the play is thought to have been written in 1610 or 1611, but wasn’t published until 1623, after Shakespeare’s death. The book that we have on sale is an illustrated version of The Tempest , published in 1908 by Chapman and Hall. Included are seventeen full-page, colour illustrations by Paul Woodroffe and multiple other black and white drawings amongst the text. There is also accompanying music by Joseph

Down and Out in Paris and London  was the first ever book that George Orwell had published. Unlike Animal Farm  (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four  (1949), which are Orwell’s most well-known and acclaimed fictional novels, his first book is an in-part autobiography of his time in Paris and London in the late 1920s. Orwell wrote nine books in his lifetime (alongside tens of essays), three of which were non-fiction. Down and Out in Paris and London narrates the time that Orwell s

Originally published in 1963 in the US, Where The Wild Things Are  by Maurice Sendak has been a beloved children’s classic for generations. It was first published in the UK in 1967 and has been a staple of children’s reading many decades. The copy of this magical and nostalgic book that we have on sale was published in 1983 by The Bodley Head. The book has its original dust jacket with the same artwork of the monster (or Wild Thing) underneath on the boards as well. The endpa

EDIT: This book has now been sold, but we have other editions of Poe's writing and books illustrated by Arthur Rackham. If you are interested, then please don't hesitate to get in touch or come visit us in person. This collection of Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination contains twenty-five of Edgar Allan Poe’s best short stories of the mysterious and macabre, illustrated in fabulous detail by famous illustrator Arthur Rackham. Poe was a famous writer from the 19th century

EDIT: This book has now been sold, but we have plenty of other first editions and classics on sale online and in our shop. Please get in touch if you have any questions! Taught in many schools across the world and enjoyed by adults for decades, Lord of the Flies by William Golding has become a modern classic. The book tells the tale of a group of boys who struggle to survive as a group after their plane crashes on a deserted island. Lord of the Flies  was originally published

Behind the beloved Bond film series, that spans around sixty years and includes over twenty-five films, is a book series of equal intrigue and drama. Ian Fleming wrote fourteen books in the James Bond series, with You Only Live Twice  being the twelfth instalment. The film adaptation of You Only Live Twice  was released in 1967, three years after the book’s publication, and Bond was played by the iconic Sean Connery. It was the fifth Bond film in the series. Our copy of the b

EDIT: This book has been sold, but we have lots of other Tolkien books available in our shop. Please email us if you have any questions or queries. A blend of Tolkien’s academic, fiction, and poetic writing, this second edition of Tree and Leaf  is perfect for any Lord of the Rings or Hobbit  fan. Our second edition, 1 st  impression of this book, is strangely the first of its kind; this was the first edition including the poem ‘Mythopoeia’. The book is split into three secti

EDIT: This book has been sold, but our second edition with the added poem, 'Mythopoeia', is still available, as well as many other Tolkien books. Be sure to check out our Online Showcase for the full collection! This first edition of Tree and Leaf is a brilliant blend of Tolkien's academic and fiction writing, and is a perfect collectable book for any Lord of the Rings  or Hobbit  fan. Our first edition hardback was published by George Allen and Unwin in 1964, and its conte

By 2000, the year that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire  was published, J.K. Rowling’s series about the boy-wizard Harry Potter was already a major global success. Children and adults alike were eagerly expecting each new instalment, clamouring to buy any first edition they could get their hands on. Luckily, we have also acquired a first edition hardback of The Goblet of Fire , published in 2000 by Bloomsbury, Rowling’s UK publisher. Not only that, but this is a signed fir

Children of Dune  is the third book in the Dune series, after Dune  (which the 2021 and 2024 film adaptations are based on) and Dune Messiah . It is described as ‘combin[ing] the threads of ecology and adventure developed in Dune  with the theme of political intrigue from Dune Messiah .’ It is an exciting conclusion for any sci-fi and Dune  fan. Children of Dune  was published in 1976, seven years after Dune Messiah , and the edition that we are selling in our shop is a firs

Following on from the phenomenal science-fiction landmark that was Dune , Frank Herbert released the second book in the series, Dune Messiah , four years later, in 1969. The copy of Dune Messiah  that we are selling in the shop is a first edition, 2 nd  impression published in 1969 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons in America. Dune Messiah  originally appeared in a shorter version in Galaxy Magazine from July to September of the same year, before it was released as a novel. Our edition i

Sidelights on Relativity  is a fascinating follow-up work to Einstein’s previous (and iconic) book on the Theory of Relativity. The writings in this book are from lectures that Einstein gave in 1920 and 1921, and have been translated by G.B. Jeffery and W. Perrett. The first lecture on ‘Ether and the Theory of Relativity’ was delivered on 5 th  May 1920 at the University of Leyden. The second lecture was on ‘Geometry and Experience’, but the text that is in this book is an ex

The Theory of Relativity  is perhaps Einstein’s most famous work, and one of the most famous scientific works in recent history. Einstein's theories on relativity were published originally in the early 20th century in German, but the book that we have for sale is the first English edition (a translation of the German third edition) of this seminal work, translated by Robert W. Lawson. Our edition of The Theory of Relativity was published in 1920 by Methuen and Co. and the co

The Meaning of Relativity  is a significant book that covers the iconic theories and works of Albert Einstein on relativity. The book was first published in 1922 by Methuen and Co., and contains the content of four lectures that Einstein gave at Princeton University in May 1921. The four lectures are (in order), ‘Space and Time in Pre-Relativity Physics’, ‘The Theory of Special Relativity’, ‘The General Theory of Relativity’ and ‘The General Theory of Relativity Continued’. T