Classic Fiction (pre-1945)

Author: Alexandre DumasBinding: HardbackPublished: CollinsCondition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cover shows signs of wear and worn at spine top (see photo), previous owner...

Author: Howard PyleBinding: HardbackPublished: Classic Press, 1969Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cover shows wear from general and shelf use, FEP missingThe classic work, "The...

Author: E. M. ForsterBinding: HardbackPublished: Reader's Digest, 1989Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacketE. M. Forster's "A Passage To India" chronicles the intricate and often fraught...

Author: Rudyard KiplingBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron Books, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsRudyard Kipling's "Kim" chronicles the adventures of an orphaned Irish boy navigating the vibrant and complex landscape of colonial...

Author: Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheBinding: PaperbackPublished: Paddington, 1977Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, previous owner name insideThis monumental work of German...

Author: Horace GregoryBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear, light staining and tear (notably one small hole in middle of spine...

Author: John GalsworthyBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, London, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe monumental work "The Forsyte Saga" chronicles the lives and fortunes of the affluent Forsyte...

Author: J.M. BarrieBinding: HardbackPublished: Brockhampton Press, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerJ.M. Barrie's timeless classic, "Peter Pan," chronicles the extraordinary adventures of a mischievous boy who...

Author: Marcus ClarkeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Glenbourne Publishing, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFor The Term Of His Natural Life" chronicles the harrowing experiences...

Author: Charles And Mary LambBinding: HardbackPublished: Orbis Publishing, 1982Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markings'Tales From Shakespeare' presents a collection of classic...

Author: Edwin O'ConnorBinding: HardbackPublished: Max Reinhardt, London , 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling political novel chronicles the final campaign of Frank Skeffington,...

Author: Rev. Thomas J. PotterBinding: HardbackPublished: James Duffy and Co., Ltd., Dublin , 1111Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Award...

Author: Ivy Compton-BurnettBinding: PaperbackPublished: Allison & Busby, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous bookseller sticker inside, cover has minor wear and pages have yellowedThis incisive novel,...

Author: William Shakespeare, George Macdonald (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Blackie & Son Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cloth cover has general wear, previous owner marks insideThe Warwick...

Author: Rudyard KiplingBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron BooksCondition:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBarrack Room Ballads presents a vivid collection of poems that chronicle the lives and experiences of British soldiers during...

Author: Kenneth Grahame, Inga MooreBinding: HardbackPublished: Walker Books, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slipcase has sticker remains on bottom panel, very light wear to dust jacket edges...

Author: Mrs Aeneas GunnBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner name inside, dust jacket has light general wear, price clippedThis captivating memoir, "We...

Author: Omar Khayyam, Edward Fitzgerald (trans)Binding: HardbackPublished: A. & C. Black, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket damaged with wear, tear and price clippedOmar Khayyam's...

Author: Florence HightowerBinding: HardbackPublished: Bodley Head, 1957Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis charming children's novel tells the story of young...

Author: Kit DentonBinding: HardbackPublished: Time Life Sydney, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA landmark volume in Australian military history, Gallipoli: One Long Grave...

Author: Hiram HaydnBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, 1962Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsA sweeping literary novel of postwar American identity, The Hands of Esau...

Author: Peter BenchleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch, London, 1976Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis gripping thriller plunges readers into the terrifying depths of the ocean, where a young couple's...

'The Winter's Tale', one of Shakespeare's later romantic comedies, offers a striking and challenging mixture of tragic and violent events, lyrical love-speeches, farcical comedy, pastoral song and dance, and, eventually,...

For this updated edition, David Bevington has included in his introductory section a thorough consideration of recent critical and stage interpretations of Antony and Cleopatra, demonstrating how the theatrical design...

Bill Bryson's biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwright. Ever since he took the theatre of Elizabethan...

Shakespeare's sonnets have an intensity of both feeling and meaning unmatched in English sonnet form. They divide into two parts; the first 126 sonnets are addressed to a fair youth...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by...

In 'Henry IV, Part 1', the King is in a doubly ironic position. His rebellion against Richard II was successful, but now he himself is beset by rebels, led by...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Rumi's verses have been a balm for readers' souls for over eight centuries. This exquisite selection brings together some of the...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books May I remember always when, Your glance in secrecy met mine, And in my face your love was like A visibly...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books One of the finest poets of the Victorian age, Christina Rosetti is known today for the directness, clarity and unmatched lyricism...

In the hope of saving her brother's life, should a woman submit to rape? Should the law be respected when its administrator is corrupt? How powerful in the state should...

Variously melancholy, lyrical, joyous and farcical, 'Twelfth Night' has long been a popular comedy with Shakespearian audiences. The main plot revolves around mistaken identities and unrequited love. Both Olivia and...

Author: A.B. PatersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson., 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as shown...

Author: Laura ConwayBinding: HardbackPublished: E.P. Dutton., 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded spine, minor tears in DJ and name of previous owner...

Author: Jules VerneBinding: HardbackPublished: The Children's Press., 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor tears and chips to DJ, tanning and foxing to pages. This...

Author: Richard GordonBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has minor wear, one small tear front bottom edge (see photo),...

Author: Henry LawsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanning along spine of dust jacketThis collection features the best stories written by...

Author: Thomas Hardy, Edward LeesonBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tear front bottom left corner (see photo)The Bedside Hardy is a...

Author: Geoffrey ChaucerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Quality Paperback Book Club, 1991Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageGeoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" is a seminal...

Author: Henry Lawson; Selected By Walter Stone.Binding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsPoems of Henry Lawson, selected by Walter Stone and published by Lansdowne Press...

Author: Agatha ChristieBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on book block. Agatha Christie’s Crime Collection brings together three gripping...

Author: Graham GreeneBinding: HardbackPublished: Bodley Head, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markings"Monsignor Quixote" is a witty and poignant work of literary fiction that reimagines Cervantes’ classic...

Author: Charles DickensBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2005Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn "Our Mutual Friend," Charles Dickens crafts a richly layered work of historical fiction that interrogates...

Author: Agatha ChristieBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1966Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThird Girl by Agatha Christie, is a late-period Hercule Poirot mystery set...

Author: Henry KingsleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Home Entertainment Library, 1935Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsHenry Kingsley's "The Recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn" is a...