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This is a first edition (1994) of Nelson and Emma, the story of one of history's great, and most tragic, romances--between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton. It chronicles their life and times, and their letters, with lots of maps, illustrations and photographs. It was produced by the Folio Society, so it is a gorgeous book. 7" x 9 3/4",… Read more about this item

This is a lovely copy of the Poems of Love by John Donne. Donne (1571-1631) was an English scholar, soldier, cleric and politician. He is also considered the preeminent representative of metaphysical/sensual poetry. The Folio Society first published this book in 1958. It was reprinted via photo lithography in 1990, and again in 1992. This is a copy of the 1992… Read more about this item

This is Emma, Jane Austen's 4th novel and the last published in her lifetime. This copy is a first edition from the 1991 Everyman series published by Borzoi/Knopf, which re-printed the original series from the early half of the 20th century. It is hunter green cloth with gold lettering on the cover and spine. Bound-in green silk bookmark. It includes a… Read more about this item

This is the collected novels of the great British author E.M. Forster (1879-1970). All of them were made into films. They are Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905), The Longest Journey (1907), A Room With a View (1908), Howard's End (1910) and A Passage to India (1924). This book was a school award and has been inscribed on the front endpaper--you can… Read more about this item

The Beloved Returns, also known as Lotte in Weimar, is a 1939 novel written by the German writer and Nobel Laureate Thomas Mann (1975-1955). It is about a difficult and unconsummated romance. This is the fourth printing of the first American edition, dated 1957. 453 pages. Dark blue boards with the title impressed on the cover and gold lettering on spine. The gold… Read more about this item

This is a 1966 printing of Emily Bronte's classic Wuthering Heights, which was published in 1847 and is considered by many to be the greatest novel ever written. This copy was published by Collins (UK) in 1966. It is 360 tissue-thin pages with no adornment other than a portrait of Emily Bronte at the front. It is bound in grained burgundy leather,… Read more about this item

This is a a copy of Women in Love, by the English author D.H. Lawrence. Published in 1920, it is his follow-up to The Rainbow, and continues with the story of the lives of the Brangwen sisters, their relationships and their movements through British society. Both novels were massive best-sellers. Viking Press was Lawrence's American publisher and published this book's first… Read more about this item

This is an First American edition (1964) of The Koka Shastra, Being the Ratirahasya of Kokkoka, and Other Medieval Indian Writings on Love, translated and introduced by the British scientist Alexander Comfort, who is best known as the author of The Joy of Sex. The Koka Shastra is another name for The Ratirahasya, a medieval sex manual written in the 11th… Read more about this item

Between 1864 and 1979, the great British author Anthony Trollope wrote 6 books called The Palliser Novels. They revolve around the wealthy aristocrat and politician Plantagenet Palliser and his wife, Lady Glencora, and they cover the sweep of Victorian society. They are considered satire and parody of English life, and criticism of the British government's predilection for attracting corrupt and… Read more about this item

Between 1864 and 1979, the great British author Anthony Trollope wrote 6 books called The Palliser Novels. They revolve around the wealthy aristocrat and politician Plantagenet Palliser and his wife, Lady Glencora, and they cover the sweep of Victorian society. They are considered satire and parody of English life, and criticism of the British government's predilection for attracting corrupt and… Read more about this item

Between 1864 and 1979, the great British author Anthony Trollope wrote 6 books called The Palliser Novels. They revolve around the wealthy aristocrat and politician Plantagenet Palliser and his wife, Lady Glencora, and they cover the sweep of Victorian society. They are considered satire and parody of English life, and criticism of the British government's predilection for attracting corrupt and… Read more about this item

This is a stated first edition (1978) of A Captive of Time: My Years With Pasternak. It is the memoirs of the Russian poet Olga Ivinskaya (1912-1995), who was Boris Pasternak's mistress and the woman upon whom 'Lara' is based, in Pasternak's Dr. Zhivago. 462 pages, lots of photos There are a few little marks here and there, just on the covers… Read more about this item

This is an unread copy of Far From the Madding Crowd, the Thomas Hardy classic written in 1874. No illustrations. This copy's pages have darkened but it has not been read and is otherwise in pristine condition.

This is a lovely copy of The Arabian Nights, Their Best-Known Tales. It is a collection of the famed Arabic folk tales edited by the American authors (and sisters) Nora Archibald Smith (1859-1934) and Kate Douglas Wiggin (1956-1923), author of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. It is beautifully illustrated by the American artist Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966).

This is a very readable copy of a 1902 printing of Mauprat, the 1837 novel by the iconic French writer George Sand (Amantine Dupin). It is a love story but it explores the issue of education for women and examines a woman's traditionally passive role in a marriage. This copy is dated 1902. It is lime green… Read more about this item

In 2002, England's Daily Express published the limited Good Reads Series--several classic books that were small, light-weight and high-quality. They're all 5" x 8", pale colored boards with gilt lettering and one cover image. This is A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway's story of an American soldier during WWI, and his love affair with an English nurse. 223 pages. Page 223… Read more about this item

This is an excellent copy of seven complete novels by the great British novelist Graham Greene (1904-1991). This book is now approaching rare status. It includes The Heart of the Matter, Stamboul Train, A Burnt-Out Case, The Third Man, The Quiet American, Loser Takes All, and The Power and the Glory. This is a… Read more about this item

This is a stated first edition (Canadian) of The Ground Beneath Her Feet, the sixth novel from British novelist Salman Rushdie, published in 1999. It is a love story involving the music world and mythological figures. The cover looks odd in the photos because it's reflective silver and takes on the colours around it. That blob at the top right is the… Read more about this item

From the International Collectors Library, this is a mint-condition luxury edition copy of Madame Bovary, the classic novel by the French author Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880).The book, about an unhappy woman who lives beyond her means and has an affair, scandalized society when it was published in 1956, but is now considered to be one of the most influential literary works… Read more about this item

Lewis Percy is the 11th of the 27 novels written by the brilliant English historian and novelist Anita Brookner (1928-2016). It tells the story of a sheltered librarian who ventures into romance. It was published in the UK in 1989; in the US and Canada in 1990. This is a stated first Canadian edition. The book has not… Read more about this item