When people talk about Frankenstein, they often think of a pop-culture creation far removed from the original story. When Halloween comes around, children dress in costumes with…… Read more “SPOTLIGHT: First Edition Frankenstein”
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La Divina Commedia
Dante Alighieri Per Nicolo Bettoni 1825 (Milano) Volumes 1-3 bound together. Italian text. Full crushed Morocco binding with ornate gilt tooled details to cover and spine. Blind…… Read more “La Divina Commedia”
SPOTLIGHT: Between the Acts
Virginia Woolf First edition, second impression in pictorial third impression dust jacket designed by Vanessa Bell, unclipped. Rubbing and shelf wear to jacket. Closed tear to top…… Read more “SPOTLIGHT: Between the Acts”
SPOTLIGHT: T. S. Eliot
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” St Mary’s Books has recently acquired a batch of wonderful…… Read more “SPOTLIGHT: T. S. Eliot”
SPOTLIGHT: Pomes Penyeach
We have just acquired a first edition of James Joyce’s much sought after Pomes Penyeach! Shop here 1927. Of these poems thirteen copies have been printed on…… Read more “SPOTLIGHT: Pomes Penyeach”
Spotlight: Charles Dickens First Editions
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” St Mary’s Books has the privilege of selling some of the greatest literary works of…… Read more “Spotlight: Charles Dickens First Editions”
St Mary's Books of Stamford Est. 1971 