Classic Fiction (pre-1945)

Author: Isaac AsimovBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owners initials on book block. Isaac Asimov's "Prelude to Foundation" is a seminal work...

Author: Horace Walpole & Sir Thomas MoreBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight tanning and...

Author: HomerBinding: HardbackPublished: Penguin, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis edition of "The Odyssey" presents Homer's timeless epic poem, a foundational work of Western literature, in a visually...

Author: Robert BageBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No slipcase. Robert Bage's "Hermsprong" is a captivating work of 18th-century philosophical fiction that critiques societal...

Author: Natala De La FèreBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan & Co, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsNatala De La Fère's "A Mess Of Potage"...

Author: Sarah FieldingBinding: HardbackPublished: The Juvenile Library - Oxford University Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis classic work of 18th-century English literature, "The Governess; Or, Little Female...

Author: Colin BennettBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen Australia., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis classic work of Italian literature, "Stories From The Decameron Of Boccaccio," presents...

Author: Arthur MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: The Cresset Press, 1956Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Markings in grey lead. Name on FEP. Arthur...

Author: Michael SadleirBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. Michael Sadleir's "Blessington-D'Orsay: A Masquerade" is a captivating biographical work that chronicles...

Author: Oliver GoldsmithBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sunned spine. Edith Wharton's "The Age of Innocence" is a masterful work of classic American...

Author: Samuel R. DelanyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Science Fiction Book Club., 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor yellowing to end-pages, tanning...

Author: William ShakespeareBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis classic comedic play by William Shakespeare is a farcical...

Author: Robert BurnsBinding: PaperbackPublished: BERNHARD TAUCHNITZ, 1845Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn spine and corners. Foxing throughout. Otherwise, -...

Author: Bill WannanBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press., 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis academic text presents a curated collection of lesser-known works by Marcus Clarke, a prominent...

Author: Marie-Henri BeyleBinding: HardbackPublished: The Heritage Press, 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Sandglass Pamphlet Laid In. Faded slipcase. Faded spine. Stendhal's "The Red and the Black" is...

Author: James Fenimore CooperBinding: HardbackPublished: The Heritage Press, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sandglass Pamphlet Laid In. James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel, "The Deerslayer; Or: The First...

Author: George Gordon, Lord ByronBinding: HardbackPublished: The Heritage Press, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded slipcaseGeorge Gordon, Lord Byron's "Don Juan: A Satiric Epic Of Modern Life"...

Author: Walter StoneBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents a comprehensive look at the works of Henry Lawson, a foundational figure in...

Author: Mrs Aeneas GunnBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis children's classic, "Selections From The Little Black Princess" by Mrs. Aeneas Gunn, offers...

Author: Herbert J. C. GriersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Clarendon Press, 1921Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis academic text presents a seminal collection of metaphysical poetry from...

Author: Rolf BoldrewoodBinding: HardbackPublished: Halstead Press Sydney (first published in Cor, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical fiction novella by Rolf Boldrewood vividly chronicles the arduous yet...

Author: Rudyard KiplingBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan., 1974Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerRudyard Kipling's classic adventure novel, "Kim," transports readers to colonial India, following the orphaned...

Author: Charles DickensBinding: PaperbackPublished: BOMC, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased back cover. Charles Dickens's "David Copperfield" is a classic work...

Author: V. Sackville-WestBinding: PaperbackPublished: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1931Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Previous owner's writing on front cover, yellowed throughout...

Author: Guy De MaupassantBinding: HardbackPublished: T. Werner Laurie Ltd, 1949Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: FEP missing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Blue cloth in good condition....

Author: Daniel DefoeBinding: HardbackPublished: Andrew Dakers Limited., 1111Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Daniel Defoe's classic adventure novel, "Robinson Crusoe,"...

Author: Bernard ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable and Company Limited, 1932Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumping on edges and...

Author: Max BeerbohmBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. Max Beerbohm's "Zuleika Dobson: Or An Oxford Love Story" is a satirical...

Author: Isaac Bashevis SingerBinding: HardbackPublished: Farrar, Straus & Giroux., 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed DJ.Isaac Bashevis Singer's "Passions" is a collection of short...

Author: Isaac Bashevis SingerBinding: HardbackPublished: H. Wolff., 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Discolouration on pages edge due to foxing, minor...

Author: A. B. "Banjo" PatersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson Publishers., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed dust jacket from sun...

Author: Richard GordonBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, London, 1953Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerRichard Gordon's "Doctor At Sea" is a classic...

Author: Martin BoydBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight markings on fore-edge and some scuffing to back of dust jacket. Martin Boyd's "Lucinda Brayford"...

Author: Hugh WhiteBinding: HardbackPublished: D.S.Brewer, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ - Faded with some marks. This academic text offers a profound analysis of...

Author: Anthony HamiltonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1965Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. This classic work of historical memoirs, "Memoirs Of The Comte De...

Author: Andrew SinclairBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Laminate on back of dust jacket crinkled and slight creasing...

Author: Mark TwainBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1999Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No slipcase. This collection presents a classic work of American humor and social commentary from...

Author: Ignacio Manuel AltamiranoBinding: HardbackPublished: Folio Society, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIgnacio Manuel Altamirano's "El Zarco: The Bandit" is a classic work of Mexican romantic realism. This novel...

Author: Johann Von GrimmelshausenBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage and Her Children" is a seminal work...

Author: Ira NesdaleBinding: HardbackPublished: Lynton Publications , 1977Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks:...

Author: P. G. WodehouseBinding: HardbackPublished: Herbert Jenkins, 1951Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Back end-page beginning to detach from spine,...

Author: Rudyard KiplingBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann/Octopus, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents a comprehensive look at Rudyard Kipling's masterful storytelling, encompassing his beloved animal fables, historical fantasy,...

Author: Edward Young, Rev. George GilfillanBinding: HardbackPublished: James Nichol ; James Nisbet and Co. ; W. Robertson , Edinburgh ; London ; Dublin, 1853Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some...

Author: E. BarringtonBinding: HardbackPublished: George G. Harrap & Co, 1926Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded and dull...

'As You Like It' is one of Shakespeare's finest romantic comedies, variously lyrical, melancholy, satiric, comic and absurd. Its boldly implausible plot generates a profusion of love-lorn men, a resourceful...

Playing "Hamlet" is considered the greatest challenge for any actor, interpreting verses which are concerned with ideas of theatricality and performance, along with the struggle to discover one's real self....

'Henry V' is the most famous and influential of Shakespeare's history plays. Its powerful patriotic rhetoric has resounded down the ages, gaining eloquent expression in Laurence Olivier's renowned film. Henry...

A selection of Shakespeare's work focusing on the theme of love. From the passion of the sonnets, the poignant balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet to the bewitched love scene...