Charles Dickens is regarded as the greatest English novelist of the nineteenth century and is the...
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Shelf to Table: Collecting Rare Cookery Books
We have been fortunate enough to handle some exceptional rare cookery books and manuscripts over...
Collecting First Edition Ernest Hemingway Books
Ernest Hemingway is an author whose appeal is remarkably democratic, his work highly valued both...
Take a look at our best Mark Twain first editions
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Collecting Ian Fleming’s Most Famous James Bond Books
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Why do we use Catalogues in the Rare Book World?
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William Shakespeare, The First Folio, 1623
William Shakespeare, The First Folio, 2023Our very own Pom Harrington, Owner, and Adam Douglas, Senior Specialist, speak about the gravity of this landmark moment, with insights from the Professor of Shakespeare Studies at The University of Oxford, Emma Smith.
Shakespeare, William, Die Tragische Geschichte von Hamlet Prinzen von Daenemark. 1928.
Our specialist Dr Phil Errington discusses a German translation of The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. The Cranach Press commissioned the renowned poet Gerhart Hauptmann to produce this new and “definitive” translation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy.
The Girl Graduate’s Scrapbook
EWING, Adah Margaret. The Girl Graduate’s Scrapbook. One of the highlights of our Louder Than Words catalogue, The Girl Graduate's Scrapbook, charts the life and career of Adah Margaret Ewing, from her time as clerical assistant to her father to Head of the Retail...