Published in 1932, this classic study analyses the evolution of children's literature, and remains an invaluable resource today.

This edition of Galen's Anatomical Procedures (c. AD 200) offers parts of book 9 and books 10-15.

Published together in 1882, these essays explore the works of nine writers from around the world and across the centuries.

This 1908 edition of the last books of Herodotus is particularly valuable for its introduction, commentary, maps, appendices and indexes.

This 1908 edition of the last books of Herodotus is particularly valuable for its introduction, commentary, maps, appendices and indexes.

This 1908 edition of the last books of Herodotus is particularly valuable for its introduction, commentary, maps, appendices and indexes.

A three-volume biography of Dickens, published in 1872-4 by one of his closest friends and advisors.

This 1898 publication traces the market value of books in England from the seventeenth century to the late nineteenth century.

Delightfully detailed and surprisingly witty, this 1852 publication offers an eclectic mix of fiction, literary analysis and autobiography.

A single-volume reissue of Gardner's three detailed catalogues (originally published 1903-1912), including the very rare volume on English freemasonry.