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New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0688111297 . Stated first US edition, 1990, with full number line on copyright page. The first novel by Louis de Bernières is set in South America and is described on the flap as ". . .an intoxicating story of… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1912. First Edition. Half Leather. A three-volume first edition (so indicated by Published September 1912 statement and 'K-M' code on each copyright page). An illustrated biography of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) by his friend and fellow author Albert Bigelow Paine. The book is liberally illustrated… Read more about this item

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1883. Hardcover. An 1883 American reprint edition of the long-form 1856 poem in nine books by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861). The story, in a form which has been described as a novel in verse, is centered around two women, the title character and Marian… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1898. Leather. A deluxe, full leather edition presenting a comprehensive collection of the principal poems and dramatic works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892). With tissue-guarded frontis sepia-toned portrait of Tennyson and an engraved title page illustration of Farringford, Tennyson's home on the Isle of Wight. Edited,… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine. 1915. Half Leather. Stated seventh impression, 1915. A deluxe two-volume set presenting the life and letters of John Hay (1838-1905). Beginning with his stint as a personal secretary to Abraham Lincoln, Mr. Hay went on to a lengthy distinguished career in Washington, including as a diplomat and Secretary of State… Read more about this item

New York: George D. Sproul. Very Good. [c.1890s-1910s]. Half Leather. An undated, deluxe ten-volume set presenting the major works of Washington Irving (1783-1859). Includes his notable "History of New York," "Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq.," "Life of George Washington" (in four volumes), "The Alhambra," and other major works. Though undated, possibly published c.1890s-1910s in publisher's… Read more about this item

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1955. Hardcover. A 1955 revision of the 1907 issuance. Volume two only (of three) presenting the poetry of the great English romantic poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850). Edited by Philip Wayne. Entry 311 in… Read more about this item

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1946. Hardcover. A 1961 reprint of the 1912 issuance. An Everyman's Library edition of Laurence Sterne's irreverent novel, which was originally published between 1759 and 1767 in nine volumes. Includes an… Read more about this item

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1955. Hardcover. A 1955 revision of the 1907 issuance. Volume one only (of three) presenting the poetry of the great English romantic poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850). Edited, with an introduction by Philip… Read more about this item

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. 1960 reprint of the 1910 issuance. Irish-born English philosopher and statesman Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was an influential shaper of public opinion. His reflections on the French Revolution are described… Read more about this item

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover. A 1959 reprint of the 1953 revision. Everyman's Library presents the works of four 17th Century English poets: Sir John Suckling (78 poems), Richard Lovelace (103 poems and 42… Read more about this item

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1957. Hardcover. A 1957 reprint of the 1951 revised edition. First published in 1516, "Utopia" by Saint Thomas More (1478-1535), ". . .is a social satire directed chiefly against the concentration… Read more about this item

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. Hardcover. 1960 reprint of the 1929 issuance. An Everyman's Library edition, offering four shorter 16th and 17th century English novels. Includes: Jack of Newberie and Thomas of Reading by Thomas… Read more about this item

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. A first Everyman's Library edition, 1963 of two biographies of Sir Thomas More. A Roman Catholic, More refused to acknowledge King Henry VIII as head of the… Read more about this item

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. A 1963 reprint of the 1956 revised Everyman's Library edition. A collection of poems and other writings of Alexander Pope, the 18th century essayist and poet. Edited and with… Read more about this item

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. A 1961 reprint of a work which first appeared in an Everyman's Library edition in 1941. A collection of the writings of Ireland's John Millington Synge (1871-1909). Per Donald… Read more about this item

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. [c.1909]. First Edition. Hardcover. An undated, probable first Everyman's Library edition (1909) offering satirical essays on a variety of subjects by Ireland's Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), probably best known for his "Gulliver's Travels."… Read more about this item

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. [c.1956]. Hardcover. A Modern Library reprint edition of George Meredith's 1879 comedic novel, which wittily exposes the folly of egotism. With an introduction by E. Aubert Mooney, Jr. --- In Toledano spine 8 / pale green cloth / gilt titling on green… Read more about this item

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1912. Hardcover. A 1912 reprint of the 1910 issuance. An Everyman's Library reprint edition of the author's 1742 satirical novel, which originally included the sub-title: "Written in imitation of Cervantes, author of… Read more about this item

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. [c.1960]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition offering a guide to the predictions of the French astrologer, physician and prophet Michel de Nostredame (1503-1566), best known as "Nostradamus." Many historic events are believed to have been predicted by Nostradamus, such as the rise… Read more about this item