Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of Defoe's pseudo-autobiography of the life of Moll King. In blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration and decorated end-papers. With b/w illustrations and introduction. Some very light shelf-wear and rub [more...]
Heron edition of Huxley's dystopian 1948 novel and shorter 1955 novella exploring his politics and beliefs. Red leatherette cloth with gilt flames. With b/w images. Gilt faded to spine. Nicks/rubbing to top and tail of spine. Binding sound and contents cle [more...]
Green leather-like cloth Heron edition of Dickens' classic novel. Elaborate gilt design to spine and cover. Silken bookmarker, decorated end-papers. Top edge gilt, sewn headband. Features illustrations by George Cruikshank. Very light tanning to page edges. [more...]
Cloth rebinding of Dickens' classic victorian character sketches, written under the pseudonym, Boz. Features illustrations by George Cruikshank and Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne). Leather label to spine. Kelly College crest to cover. Prize plate to front past [more...]
Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of two of Goldsmith's novels plus his poems. In blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. With b/w illustrations by Christopher Bradbury and introduction. In crisp fine condition. [more...]
Handsome special collectors' Heron edition of Spencer Dunmore's wartime novel. Red faux-leather cloth with gilt decoration and decorated end-papers. Foxing to top edge. Small marks to free end-papers (caused by tape residue from a previous owner's protectiv [more...]
Attractive Heron edition of Malraux's 1933 novel of the communist insurrection in Shanghai. From the 'Books that have shaped Man's thinking' series. Quarter cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorated end-papers. With an introduction and b/w images. An [more...]
Handsome Heron edition of Linklater's comic war novel, set in Italy during WW2. Brown faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorated endpapers. B/w illustrations. Foxing to top and fore edge. Small marks to free-endpapers (tape residue fr [more...]
Pleasant Heron edition of Stevenson's historical novel around the Jacobite uprising of 1745. With introduction and b/w illustrations. Foxing to top edge. Some small marks to free-end-papers. Contents crisp and clean. Very good. [more...]
Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of Ainsworth's intriguing historical novel with supernatural elements, focusing on Henry VIII's pursuit of Anne Boleyn. Blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. With b/w illustrations. Extremely light m [more...]
Handsome Heron edition of the classic bushranger adventure novel. Blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorated end-papers. Introduction by G. F. Maine. B/w illustrations. Some light shelf-wear. Else clean and prim. Fine. [more...]
Attractive Heron edition of London's perennially popular short describing a dog's return to the wild. With 8 other stories including John Barleycorn and the Mexican. From the 'Books that have shaped Man's thinking' series. Quarter cloth with elaborate gilt [more...]
Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of Eliot's novel. In blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. With b/w illustrations and introduction. Mild shelf-wear. Contents clean and prim. Very Good [more...]
Pleasant Heron edition of Conrad's response to Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. With b/w illustrations by Geoffrey Plant. Some rubbing to edges. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
Attractive Heron edition of Stowe's 1852 abolitionist novel. From the 'Books that have shaped Man's thinking' series. Quarter cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorated end-papers. With an introduction and b/w images. An Appreciation of the author to t [more...]
Pleasant Heron edition of de Quincey's wildly popular, poetic account of his laudanum addiction. Decorative faux-leather covers with gilt detailing. Slight fading to gilt on spine. A few nicks to covers with some fading of gilt. Foxing to page edges. Cont [more...]
Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of Butler's provocative social novel. In blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration and decorated end-papers. With b/w illustrations and introduction. Crisp and clean. Fine [more...]
Neat Heron edition of Shaw's early politically conscious novel. Brown faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorated endpapers. Foxing to top edge. Small marks to free-endpapers (tape residue from a previous owner's protective jacket). Cont [more...]
Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of Swift enduring satire. In blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration and decorated end-papers. With b/w illustrations by Herbert Cole and introduction by Peter Quennell. Mild shelfwear. Small white mar [more...]
Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of Thackeray's great social novel. In blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration and decorated end-papers. With b/w illustrations and introduction. Mild shelfwear. Small white marking and rubbing to top of [more...]
