Elegant edition of Thackeray's historical novel that follows the story of Henry Esmond's descendents. From the new century library. Decorative cloth with blind-stamped design to cover and gilt to spine. Top edge gilt. Mild bumping and rubbing to edges. Fox [more...]
No date but c. 1930. Collection of short stories, illustrated throughout in b/w and colour, with colour plates. 4to. Foxing to page edges and within. Toning to covers. Mild marking to spine. Binding sound. Good. [more...]
Later edition of Bonnet's 1949 historical novel set in Victorian England. Sunning to spine, Mild rubbing to edges. Light marking and foxing to page edges. Good. [more...]
Neat leather-bound uniform edition of Sabatini's 1928 historical novel. Some bumping and rubbing to edges, with loss to tail of spine, fading to gilt title. Previous owner's blind-stamped name to ffep. Contents clean and sound. Fair/good. [more...]
From the Uniform Edition. Leather binding with gilt decoration. Top edge gilt. Bumping to top of spine. Rubbing to edges. Previous owner's blind-stamped name to ffep. Contents clean and tight, Good [more...]
No date but c. 1910, attractive edition of Lytton's works. 8vo. Green cloth in a half-leather style with elaborate gilt to spine. b/w plates. Slight bumping to extremities. Minor foxing to page edge and endpapers but text-block is clean, binding sound. Goo [more...]
No date but c. 1910, attractive edition of Lytton's works. 8vo. Green cloth in a half-leather style with elaborate gilt to spine. b/w plates. Slight bumping to extremities. Minor foxing to page edge and endpapers but text-block is clean, binding sound. Goo [more...]
Interesting edition of W. Somerset Maugham's novel of literary memory and the veracity of biography. Text in english with Russian notes and introduction. Some shelfwear, rubbing and slight markings to cloth boards. Previous owner's signature. Contents are [more...]
'A Leading Shakespearian scholar and experienced producer discuss how the plays can be staged so as to convey the fullest message to the present day audience.'' Tanning to spine and top edge. Binding tight and contents clean. Good+. [more...]
Nice Collins clear type press edition of Ballantyne's adventure novel. With illustrations by J. E. Sutcliffe. No date but c. 1950. Some light scratching and rubbing to covers, Contents clean. Good. [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...]
Early Folio Society edition of Goldsmith's popular 18th century novel, With illustrations by Margaret Weathebee. Decorative boards with decorative edn-papers. No slipcase as issued. Some toning to spine and Some tanning to page edges but otherwise is clean, p [more...]
Handsome faux-leather edition of Stevenson's historical novel, set during the wars of the roses. In protective jacket. In crisp, fine condition. [more...]
