Scarce novel by the inventor and philanthropist William Ford Robinson Stanley. Purporting to be the memoirs of one Bill Smith who worked on his Uncle Joe's traveling waxworks show in the mid-19th century. Despite being a fictionalized account, it contains a w [more...]
Interesting presentation edition of Dickens' classic novel and one of the first murder mysteries. Given to a customer of the famous Simpson's chop-house restaurant in 1924. Simpson's was patronized frequently by Dickens. Red leather with gilt decoration and [more...]
The Folio Society's 'second series' edition of five of Dickens' key works: A Tale of Two Cities; Great Expectations; David Copperfield; Oliver Twist and The Pickwick papers Illustrated in b/w by Charles Keeping. Bound in cream cloth decorated with Keeping's [more...]
The Folio Society's 'second series' edition of Dickens' 1853 novel, set against the backdrop of interminable legal wranglings. Illustrated in b/w by Charles Keeping. Bound in cream cloth decorated with Keeping's drawings. With an introduction. Complete wit [more...]
Red leather india paper edition of Dickens' later Christmas themed short stories written in collaboration with writers such as Wilkie Collins and Elizabeth Gaskell. Includes Mugby Junction, The Holly Tree, The Haunted House and others. With b/w illustrations [more...]
The Folio Society's 'second series' edition of Dickens' final unfinished novel, that was nevertheless published in 1870. Illustrated in b/w by Charles Keeping. Bound in cream cloth decorated with Keeping's drawings. With an introduction. Complete with slipc [more...]
The Folio Society's 'second series' edition of Dickens' tragic 1844 novel. Illustrated in b/w by Charles Keeping. Bound in cream cloth decorated with Keeping's drawings. With an introduction. Complete with slipcase, decorated with Dickens' signature in gil [more...]
Issues no. 380 to 403 plus christmas issue. Half leather with marbled boards. Rubbing and wear to leather with portion missing from top of spine. Tanning to page edges but contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Nice quarter cloth rebinding with marbled boards. With b/w illustrations by Phiz (Knight Hablot Browne). Rubbing and bumping to covers. Sunning to spine. Bindings sound and contents clean. Good. [more...]
Issues no. 304 to 329 plus christmas issue. Half leather with marbled boards. Rubbing and wear to leather with portion missing from top of spine. Tanning to page edges but contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Red leather india paper edition of Dickens' novel. With b/w illustrations by Phiz. No date but c, 1900. Top edge gilt. Some toning to covers and spine. Rubbing to edges with some loss from top of spine. Contents clean and tight. Good [more...]
The Folio Society's 'second series' edition of Dickens' shorter, somewhat peculiar, 1854 novel. Illustrated in b/w by Charles Keeping. Bound in cream cloth decorated with Keeping's drawings. With an introduction. Complete with slipcase, decorated with Dick [more...]
Pleasant decorated green cloth edition of Dickens' novel. With b/w illustrations done for the Household edition. Rubbing and bumping to extremities, especially top and tail of spines. Light marking to cover. Occasional mild spotting within. Good. [more...]
Issues no. 404 to 429. Half leather with marbled boards. Rubbing and wear to leather. Tanning to page edges but contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Pleasant publisher's quarter leather binding of Dickens' beloved novel. With 24 b/w illustrations by George Cruikshank. Rubbing and wear to leather spine, small portion missing from title label. Volume otherwise clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Oxford India Paper Dickens edition of his great (and only) historical novel and his accessible history of England for younger readers. With sixteen illustrations by Phiz and four by Townsend. Full leather. Top edge gilt. Gilt decoration to spine. Marbled [more...]
Handsome limp leather edition of Dickens' enduring novel; from the Nelson's New Century Library. No date but c. 1904. Top edge gilt. Some rubbing and toning to covers. Contents sound and tight. Good. [more...]
Deluxe leather edition of Dickens' travel writings. Elaborate gilt design to spine and cover. Silken bookmarker, decorated end-papers. Top edge gilt, sewn headband. Features illustrations by Maurice Grieffenhagen. Some light rubbing to extremities but cont [more...]
Deluxe leather edition of Dickens' final unfinished novel together with his own entirely delf-written periodical, Master Humphrey's Clock, a plethora of short stories. Elaborate gilt design to spine and cover. Silken bookmarker, decorated end-papers. Top edg [more...]
Deluxe leather edition of Dickens' entertaining and engaging history of England, intended for his own Children. Elaborate gilt design to spine and cover. Silken bookmarker, decorated end-papers. Top edge gilt, sewn headband. Features illustrations by Hutton [more...]
