BEAU BRUMMELL
Signed limited edition, one of 550 numbered copies signed by Woolf in her characteristic purple ink.
Signed limited edition, one of 550 numbered copies signed by Woolf in her characteristic purple ink.
First edition of this early novel grappling with the personal traumas of World War I, her first to experiment with modernist techniques that would become central to her style.
First edition of the last of Virginia Woolf's novels published in her lifetime, glimpses into the lives of a single family over a span of fifty years — a stunning copy.
First edition of one of the most influential literary essays of the twentieth century, a landmark of feminist thought.
First edition, advance review copy, of the only collection of Woolf's short stories published in her lifetime, an early book published by her own Hogarth Press.
First edition of Woolf's essays on women and the political sphere, once part of an experimental "sequel" to A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN.
First edition this epochal work, described by Noah Webster as having accomplished "in philology, the effect which Newton's discoveries had in mathematics" (quoted in PMM).
Signed first US edition of the first book in the acclaimed series about the era of King Alfred the Great, adapted into the television series of the same name.
US first printing, signed edition specially bound by the publisher, of the 4th novel from the Saxon Stories, now better known as the Last Kingdom series after the television adaptation of the same name.
US first printing, signed edition specially bound by the publisher, of the 3rd novel from the Saxon Stories, now better known as the Last Kingdom series after the television adaptation of the same name.
Signed first US edition of the 10th novel from the acclaimed Saxon Stories, now better known as the Last Kingdom series after the television adaptation of the same name.
First printing of the first American edition of Woolf's posthumously published novel.
Early printing of the first American edition of this selection of Woolf's short fiction.
First printing of this selection of previously uncollected essays, selected and introduced by Leonard Woolf.
Scarce presentation copy of the first edition, subscribers' issue, of the lore, language and song of the Isle of Wight.
First edition of this lively compilation of local, seasonal, and fashionable "fugitive language" spoken by Victorians.
Presentation copy "from the author" of the second edition of this guide to the distinctive dialect of Sussex, from the library of a noted Sussex horticulturalist.
Scarce expanded edition of Morgan's analysis of Shakespeare's linguistic influences.
Scarce first edition of this etymological textbook of English affixes.
Scarce first edition of this pocket volume of etymological explanations and suppositions.
First trade edition of this captivating slang dictionary of the late Victorian era, revised from the limited subscribers' edition in 1889.
Handsomely rebound Edwardian edition of this invaluable 19th century dictionary of French slang, defined in English.
Second enlarged edition of this dialect and glossary of the Deanery of Craven, by a native of that region and champion of its linguistic features.
Second edition of this monograph on Anglo-Romani, with bibliography, grammar, vocabulary, and selected texts and transcriptions.
Handsome later edition of this fascinating historical reference.