Pick of The Week September 5th 2011

Rarely Seen, The Complete Buchanan Portfolio of Dickens Characters

Commissioned by the James Buchanan Company (Distillers) in London, England, for use in their advertising.

In the late 1920’s they finally gave their permission for this one time collection to be copied and presented in a fantastic portfolio of Dickens characters immortalized by Frank Reynolds in the early 1900’s.

For a full list of the prints click on the link below.

Buchanan Portfolio of Characters From Dickens

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The Illustrated Library Shakespeare – Past & Present

Currently listing both the Original and the Print On Demand Copies of this sought after Edition of William Shakespeare’s Works

First: The Original 9 Volume Edition published just before the turn of the century, around 1890.

Originally laid out in 3 volumes the pagination in this 9 Division Edition is as the original which is confused even more because the publisher, presumably to produce evenly sized books, stops and starts each of the original volumes in the middle of individual Divisions. Also the end of one Division and the start of the next sometimes happens in the middle of plays. This is also the reason the plates are all mounted at the beginnings of each Division. Internally treated as 4 volumes comprising Comedies, Tragedies, Historical Plays and finally Division IX; Notes, Critical and Explanatory by Samuel Neil.

Superbly Illustrated by 3 of the leading illustrators of the day, John Gilbert, George Cruikshank, R Dudley: 36 Mounted chromolithographed coloured plates bound 4 per Division at beginning of each, monochromatic title plates bound into beginning of each Division (36 in total), plus monochromatic frontis of Shakespeare in Div IX and monochromatic plates of Shakespeare’s House, Ann Hathaway’s Cottage and Stratford on Avon in beginning of Division IX. In addition to this there are a great many engravings throughout the text.

Second: Illustrated Library Shakespeare Midpoint Press 2007

This elegant facsimile edition of Shakespeare’s works includes all the bard’s plays, as well as the complete sonnets and poetry. The great joy of this volume ‘ and what makes it a very special presentation of Shakespeare’s works ‘ is that it includes over sixty superb colour illustrations and hundreds of black and white illustrations scattered throughout the text. The artwork was created by Sir John Gilbert, George Cruikshank and R. Dudley for the original edition. Originally published around the turn of the century 1900 and published in Three Volumes. This book recreates the magnificent original production. Although it has since been published in separate volumes, now the entire masterpiece is gathered together in One Volume for the first time in nearly 120 years.

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Pick of The Week August 8th 2011

Rarely Seen Complete 52 Volume Dennis Wheatley Collection

Dennis Wheatley, storyteller supreme, made a lifelong study of the occult. His meticulous research into the black arts reveals almost unbelievable sorcery. No writer cared more about authenticity. This is true not only of his Satanist books, but also of his many other novels. He wrote with great intensity and created an amazing variety of characters and situations.

Why not take this rare opportunity to purchase the complete 52 volume Heron Edition of the Works of Dennis Wheatley?

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Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587) is perhaps the most famous, most intriguing and most studied of all Scottish Monarchs. Born in 1542, her short life was marred by love, betrayal and murder.
Read all about this fascinating monarch in two superbly written books;
1) Antonia Fraser’s classic biography of her won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, became an international; bestseller and was translated into eight different languages.
Mary Queen of Scots – Antonia Fraser
2) Philippa Gregory’s stunning novel looks at the captive years of Mary Queen of Scots. Here is the story of two women fighting for one man, of two queens competing for dominance, and of one remarkable woman who is prepared to die rather than deny her principles or need for freedom.
The Other Queen – Philippa Gregory
Read more at the Mary Queen of Scots Official Site
Mary Queen of Scots

The Globe Theatre Experience at the Cinema

For those of us who live too far away to experience the fabulous Globe Theatre productions of William Shakespeare, have a look at the following Press Release;

Shakespeare’s Globe has partnered with Arts Alliance Media – the leading European distributor of alternative content – to release four of its 2010 theatre productions in cinemas across the world this summer. The season will launch globally from June 2011. The Shakespeare in Cinema series will initially feature four performances recorded during the 2010 „Kings and Rogues‟ season – The Merry Wives of Windsor, shortly followed by Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2 and Henry VIII.

This summer, you can experience Shakespeare as if you were really at the Globe.

Shakespeare In Print

Find out more at The Globe At The Cinema

Pick of The Week July 18th 2011

Two Superb Collectable Antiquarian Bibles

Douay Catholic Bible James Duffy Dublin 1865
The Holy Bible; translated from the Latin Vulgate; diligently compared with the Hebrew, Greek, and other editions in divers languages. The Old Testament, first published by The English College, at Douay, A.D. 1609; and The New Testament, first published by The English College, at Rheims, A.D. 1582.
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The Triglot Bible Old & New Testament 1890
Comprising the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments in the Original Tongues: also the Septuagint, The Syriac [of the New Testament] and the Vulgate Versions Arranged in Parallel Columns with a Complete Prolegomenon.

Volume I – Old Testament; Hebrew, Greek, Latin
Volume II – New Testament; Greek, Syriac, Latin

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Complete Heron Collections For Sale

40 Volume Agatha Christie Collection

36 Volume Dickens Centennial Edition

16 Volume Daphne Du Maurier Collection

22 Volume Alistair Maclean Collection

4 Volume Shakespeare Collection

29 Volume Books That Changed Man’s Thinking Collection

12 Volume The Great Nobel Prizes Collection

5 Volume Poets Of The English Language Collection

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Pick of The Week June 27th 2011 – Jane Austen Collection

A Superb Edition of The Selected Works of Jane Austen

If one English novelist were to be selected for purity of style, Jane Austen, the quiet recorder of love and manners among the lesser landed gentry, would be a popular choice. One of the principal wonders of literature, she laid her victims bare with unerring intuition. Her pen was deliciously wicked – but wit was her weapon – astringency and, perhaps, gentle irony. And always her prose was pure delight.

This collection contains all Miss Austen’s six classics;

Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
Mansfield Park
Emma
Northanger Abbey/Persuasion

These fine, beautiful, powder blue volumes were created as a tribute to Jane Austen.

Bound in real lambskin, these books are ornately embellished with 23ct gold on spines, covers, and all page edges.

Blue Silk Endpapers and Blue Silk Ribbon Marker.

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Pick of The Week June 20th 2011 – Complete 40 Volume Agatha Christie Thriller Collection

Sold within hours of being listed, another collection available now!

Agatha Christie – The First Lady of the Thriller. Even before you reach the bottom of the first page, an Agatha Christie thriller has you utterly, hopelessly, ecstatically hooked! There is simply no escape, as you are drawn inexorably into the labyrinth of intrigue . . . hypnotised, tempted, thrilled, deceived . . . until at last, breathless and bewildered, you see the murderer unmasked in the final drama of revelation. From the pristine neatness of Hercule Poirot’s moustache to the twinkle in Miss Marple’s china-blue eyes, the magic never fails.

In honour of one of the world’s greatest writers of criminal fiction, Heron Books published this magnificent Heirloom Collectors’ Edition of her incomparable thrillers. And furthermore, each beautifully bound volume contains two enthralling Agatha Christie thrillers.

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Pick of The Week June 15th 2011 – Complete Works of W. Somerset Maugham

SOLD 27/6/11 and going to Australia …..Look out For Another Set Coming Soon

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Complete in 31 Volumes – Gripping tales from the master story-teller.

Why is Maugham now hailed as a literary genius when so many critics once considered his novels too earthy, too sordid?

He may shock you, even outrage you – but he will always hold you spellbound with the sheer power of his stories.

Particularly compelling are his ‘Ashenden’ stories of a First World War Secret Service Agent, which is based on his own experiences.

In ‘Rain’, one of the marvellous stories in ‘The Trembling Of A Leaf’, he dared to build his story on a ‘reformed’ tart who is corrupted by a young missionary.

In ‘The Moon And Sixpence’, inspired by the life of the painter Gauguin, he further outraged society by making his hero reject his wife and Western values for primitive life in Tahiti where, as a cynical privilege of his rank, he took a woman as second wife as casually as one would buy a loaf of bread. How the critics howled! But how the public loved his earthy realism.

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