Recommended Books
The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club. 1911.
£22.00DICKENS, Charles. The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club. Illustrations throughout. 8vo. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1911.
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The Old Curiosity Shop And Master Humphrey’s Clock. 1909.
£12.00DICKENS, Charles (1812-70). The Old Curiosity Shop And Master Humphrey’s Clock. 8vo. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1909.
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The Adventures of Oliver Twist. 1922.
£25.00DICKENS, Charles. The Adventures of Oliver Twist. 8vo. London: Macmillan and Co., 1922.
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Two on a Tower. 1911.
£18.00HARDY, Thomas. Two on a Tower. (Part of ‘Thomas Hardy’s Works. The Wessex Novels Volume V’). 8vo. London: Macmillan and Co., 1911.
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Barnaby Rudge. 1911.
£25.00DICKENS, Charles. Barnaby Rudge. 8vo. London: Macmillan and Company, 1911. A charming copy of this Dickens classic.
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Over the Pyrenees Into Spain. 1865.
£45.00EYRE, Mary. Over the Pyrenees Into Spain. PROVENANCE: Partly erased signature of previous owner in brown ink inside on half title. Chapters include: “The Eastern Pyrenees”, “San Julia”, “Calaf to Barcelona”, “Madrid to Granada”, “Alicante to Barcelona”, Barcelona to Perpignan and Paris”. 8vo. London: Richard Bentley, 1865.
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Veitch’s Manual of the Coniferae. 1900.
£45.00KENT, Adolphus. Veitch’s Manual of the Coniferae. Larger 8vo. [London]: James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., 1900.
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Twelve Lectures Upon the History of Saint Paul… 1833.
£40.00BLUNT, REV. Henry. Twelve Lectures Upon the History of Saint Paul, Delivered During Lent, 1831, At the Church of the Holy Trinity, Upper Chelsea. [Part 1 & Part 2]. Part 1 is a fourth edition, Part 2 is a second edition. PROVENANCE: Hugh Duke of Westminster (armorial bookplate to front pastedown). 8vo. London: J. Hatchard and Son, 1833.
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Introduction to the Literature of Europe… 1847.
£175.00HALLAM, Henry. Introduction to the Literature of Europe, In the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries. 3 volumes. PROVENANCE: John F. Matthews (armorial bookplate to front pastedowns). Larger 8vo. London: John Murray, 1847.
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St. George’s Magazine For Boys and Girls. [1910]
£12.00ST. George’s Magazine For Boys and Girls. [May, June & August 1910]. 3 instalments of this children’s magazine. Topics covered include: “The Brent Valley Bird Sanctuary”, “Something About Snakes”, “More About Crabs”, “The Shilling Dog”, “The Animals on the Roof of the World”. Some great period adverts for Nestle’s- printed on the wrappers. 8vo. London: Publishing Office, St. George’s House, Cheapside, [May, Jane & August 1910].
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Shelley & His Poetry. 1911.
£20.00EDMUNDS, E.W. Shelley & His Poetry. N.B. This book is not a collection of Shelley’s poetry but features some of his poetry with the author’s analysis, commentary and context. 8vo. London: George G. Harrap & Company, 1911.
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The History of England In Verse. [1876].
£25.00MONTEFIORE, J. Gompertz. The History of England In Verse. PRESENTATION COPY: Inscribed as: “With the author’s kind regards”. N.B. This book is of the 19th century, and is of its time. It also might not be accurate in the 21st century! 8vo. London: Ward, Lock and Tyler, [no date c. 1876].
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The Romance of Navigation… 1893.
£15.00FRITH, Henry. The Romance of Navigation: A Brief Record of Maritime Discovery From the Earliest Times to the 18th Century. 8 plates, including frontispiece (depicting Columbus). PROVENANCE: Inscription: “Bertie Marfleet July 26. 1897” to front endpaper. 8vo. London: Ward, Lock & Bowden, Limited. 1893.
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Boswell’s Life of Johnson. 1896.
£50.00[BOSWELL, James]; Augustine Birrell (Editor). Boswell’s Life of Johnson. 6 volumes. Frontispiece to each volume. ROVENANCE: Sporadic marginalia in pencil throughout. [London], Westminster: Archibald Constable and Co., 1896.
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Ernest Maltravers or, The Eleusinia… 1862.
£40.00BULWER LYTTON, Sir Edward. Ernest Maltravers or, The Eleusinia. Part The First & …. Part The Second. 2 volumes. Frontispiece to each volume. 8vo. London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1862.
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Old-time Stories from Grimm & Andersen… [1909].
£25.00GRIMM & ANDERSEN. Old-time Stories from Grimm & Andersen. Father Tuck’s Golden Gift Series. Frontispiece – “By The Lake”, illustrated throughout. PROVENANCE: “Inscription to front pastedown dated September 1909” and later owner’s signature to verso of frontispiece. 4to. London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. [no date c. 1909].
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The Life and Letters of Walter Farquhar Hook… 1878.
£110.00STEPHENS, W.R.W. The Life and Letters of Walter Farquhar Hook D.D. F.R.S. 2 volumes, frontispieces to both volumes. PROVENANCE: W. Carnelley, Fallowfield, Manchester (bookplate to front pastedowns). William Carnelley, (1823-1919) was a senior director and chairman of Rylands & Sons Ltd., one of the most important cotton manufacturers in Manchester during the 19th century. Throughout his 96 year life Carnelley was spinner, dyer, weaver, book-keeper, cashier, salesman, and buyer, eventually becoming director and then chairman of Rylands & Son. Walter Farquhar Hook ( 1798 -1875), was an eminent Victorian high churchman. 8vo. London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1878.
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A Great Peace Maker… 1914.
£55.00GALLATIN, Count (Editor). A Great Peace Maker [.] The Diary of James Gallatin Secretary to Albert Gallatin U.S. Envoy to France and England 1813-1827 and Negotiator of the Treaty of Ghent. 10 plates (including frontispiece). PROVENANCE: ‘CLIVE 18.X.34’. Clive refers to Mervyn Horatio Herbert, 17th Baron Darcy de Knayth, styled Viscount Clive (1904 – 1943) British peer and Royal Air Force Officer, who died tragically in 1943, leaving behind his wife Vida, who later married Brigadier Derek Schreiber- Chief of Staff to the Governor-General of Australia. 8vo. London: William Heinemann, 1914.
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The Apiary… 1866.
£95.00NEIGHBOUR, Alfred. The Apiary or Bees, Bee-Hives, and Bee-Culture. Being a Familiar Account of the Habits of Bees and the Most Improved Methods of Management, with Full Directions, Adapted for the Cottager, Farmer, or Scientific Apiarian. 2 plates. PROVENANCE: Francis Frederick Fox (armorial bookplate to front paste-down). Fox (1833-1915) was an antiquary and bibliophile, whose works include “Some Account Of The Ancient Fraternity Of Merchant Taylors Of Bristol” (1880). Signature in blue ink of another owner to front endpaper. 8vo. London: Kent & Co., 1866.
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An Account of the Danes and Norwegians… 1852.
£30.00WORSAAE, J.J.A. An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland, and Ireland. 8vo. London: John Murray, 1852.
