No date but c. 1950. Unofficial sequel to the d'Artagnan stories, appearing in 1883, after Dumas' death but published under his name. Green leatherette with slipcase. Previous owner's name to ffep, cracking to front hinge. Fair. [more...]
No date but c. 1950. Pleasant Collins edition of Wells' science fiction novel. In red faux-leather. With frontisportrait. Some mild shelf-wear, cracking to front hinge. And tanning to edges, else clean and tight, Good overall. [more...]
Attractive Heron edition. Scarlett leatherette boards with gilt titling and design, decorated endpapers and silken bookmarker. Fading to gilt on spine. Interior is clean and unread. Good overall. [more...]
Nice red leather edition of Kipling's adventure novel. Gilt decoration to spine. Top edge gilt. Some rubbing and cracking to top of spine. Contents clean, binding tight. Good condition. [more...]
Nice edition of Raleigh's biography and critical appraisal of Wordsworth. Top edge gilt, printed on thick paper, probably intended for a leather rebinding. Some light foxing. Some instances of pencil underlining. Otherwise clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Pleasant edition of Trollope's Barsetshire novel. Red leather with top edge gilt. Tear to front joint but binding holding. Light foxing to fore-edge. Contents clean. Fair+ [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. Very light shelfwear. Contents prim and clean. Very g [more...]
Cheeky, special Reader's digest edition of Stevenson's classic adventure story. With b/w illustrations by Frank Godwin. Colour frontispiece. Quarter faux leather. Very faint spotting to top edge. Bump to top of spine. Contents clean and sound. Good [more...]
Swift, readable history of english literature from Chaucer to the victorian era. With b/w images. Quarter leather with gilt decoration. Complete with slipcase. slipcase has some rubbing and toning. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Toning and light marking t [more...]
Nice red leather edition of Kipling's first, semi-autobiographical novel of unrequited love. Top edge gilt. Some light rubbing to edges with slight loss to top of spine. Toning to covers. Contents clean. good condition. [more...]
Nice red leather edition of Kipling's Stories. Top edge gilt. Some light rubbing to edges with slight loss to top of spine. Toning to covers. Contents clean. good condition. [more...]
Nice Collins red faux-leather edition of three Conrad stories: The Nigger of the Narcissus, Typhoon and 'Twixt Land and Sea. previous owner's name to ffep. Front hinge split. Text-block sound. Fair. [more...]
From the uniform edition of Barrie's plays. Handsome blue leather edition of Barrie's drama. Top edge gilt. Marbled end-papers. Some rubbing to edges with loss to top of spine . Light foxing to page edges. Contents clean and sound. Good [more...]