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...]
Early edition of Lady Gilbert's novel with pictorial covers and illustrations by Maynard Brown. Decorative end-papers. Rubbing to edges. Slight creasing to spine. Cracking to front hinge but binding sound and contents clean. Good. [more...]
Nice Half leather binding of two of Lytton's historical novels. 12mo. Some rubbing to leather and marbled boards. A couple of instances of spotting within, otherwise clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Handsome special quarter leather edition of Thackeray's meandering novel featuring Talwyn Morris's iconic art deco floral design in gilt to spine. With b/w illustrations by William Rainey plus introduction. No date but c.1900. 8vo. ( 200x145mm) [xxiii] 584p [more...]
English translation of Cottin's moral historical adventure written in 1806. Edited by Frances Burney. Bound together with Mackenzie's sentimental novel, The Man of Feeling. Engraved title page. Rebacked some time ago with original spine and boards laid down [more...]
Handsome reprint of Austen's popular novel featuring Thomson's acclaimed b/w illustrations. Complete with dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt decoration. With an introduction by Austin Dobson. 12mo. Dj has toning and rubbing and tears to edges. Boards are br [more...]
Handsome cloth bound edition of Hawthorne's historical novel together with The House with the Seven Gables. With a design by Talwyn Morris. With b/w illustrations by John H. Bacon. 8vo. Slight sunning to spine. Foxing to fore-edge and end-papers. Tear to [more...]
Handsome leather binding of Charles' popular historical novel focusing on a German family during the time of Martin Luther. Engraved frontispiece of Luther nailing his theses to the Church door. Half leather with interesting marbled paper to boards, matching [more...]
Handsome quarter leather Franklin library edition of Burton's pioneering translation of The Thousand and One Nights Entertainment. Containing the original stories plus those that became attached to collection . With marbled end-papers. All edges gilt. Illu [more...]
Elegant new Folio Society edition of Trollope's Barsetshire novel. With colour illustrations by Bill Bragg and an introduction by Kathryn Hughes. Complete with slipcase. Maps to endpapers. Some very faint spotting to fore-edge, else immaculate. Near fine. [more...]
'Edition de luxe'. Deluxe edition of Ainsworth's historical novel with b/w illustrations by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne). Half leather with marbled end-papers and matching marbling to page edges. 8vo. No date but c. 1890. Spine toned. light rubbing to ex [more...]
Revised edition of Bray's popular historical novel on the famous Devon Family. Half green leather with green cloth boards. Engraved frontispiece. 12mo. Foxing throughout. Spine cocked. Tear to frontispiece but not affecting image. General wear and marki [more...]
Pleasant half leather binding of Stevenson's collection of six short stories, most on the theme of morality and greed. Gilt decoration and raised bands to spine. Marbled end-papers. Top edge gilt. Fore-edge rough cut. Slight sunning to spine. Rubbing to [more...]
Scarce, every boy's library edition of Verne's popular novellas. Red decorative cloth covers. With publishers advertisements to end-papers and rear. No date but between 1890 to 1900. Toning to covers and spine. Spine slightly cocked. Marking to covers. Previ [more...]
Three volumes bound as one. Anthology of Artwork and edwardian literature, featuring the art of H. M. Brock and John Hassall. Numerous full page colour images. 4to. Rebound in green cloth with leather label. Tanning to page edges. Binding sound and conte [more...]
Pleasant edition of Dickens' Christmas books including the classic Christmas/Ghost story A Christmas Carol plus The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Battle of Life. A facsimile of Dickens' favoured 1876 edition. Bound with quarter [more...]
'Edition de luxe'. Deluxe edition of Ainsworth's historical novel with b/w illustrations by George Cruikshank. Half leather with marbled end-papers and matching marbling to page edges. 8vo. No date but c. 1890. Spine toned. light rubbing to extremities. [more...]
Impressive Hatchards half leather binding of Stevenson's collection of thoughtful essays, featuring the title piece on romance and the sexes and the wistful 'A Plea for Gas-Lamps'. Red half leather, gilt rules to cover. Top edge gilt. Raised bands to spine. [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...]
Handsome special quarter leather edition of Kingsley's historical adventure novel, featuring Talwyn Morris's iconic art deco floral design in gilt to spine. With b/w illustrations byWilliam Rainey and an introduction by William Keith Leask. No date but c.190 [more...]
