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.
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.
Two Thomas Hardy Novels. (1923)
£30.00BINDINGS – Two Thomas Hardy Novels. – HARDY, Thomas. The Hand of Ethelberta. A Comedy In Chapters. (1923) with Thomas Hardy’s ‘A Laodicean A Story of Today’ (1923). These two books are being sold as bindings as they both lack frontispieces, and The Laodicean lacks its map, however they make great books for display and interior decoration.
The Adventures of Oliver Twist. 1922.
£25.00DICKENS, Charles. The Adventures of Oliver Twist. 8vo. London: Macmillan and Co., 1922.
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.
Veitch’s Manual of the Coniferae. 1900.
£45.00KENT, Adolphus. Veitch’s Manual of the Coniferae. Larger 8vo. [London]: James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., 1900.
The Poems of James Grahame, John Logan and William Falconer. 1823.
£40.00GRAHAM, James. The Poems of James Grahame, John Logan and William Falconer. Engraved frontispiece depicting James Grahame. 12mo (size). Edinburgh: John Anderson, Jun, 1823.
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.
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.
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.
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].
Fortunes From Eggs… [c.1919/20]
£25.00Poultry/Eggs Interest – [KARSWOOD COMPANY]. Fortunes From Eggs. Being a collection of actual results obtained by the leading poultry breeders, and the most wide-awake poultry keepers. Done into a book by the Karswood Company of Manchester, England, in the year one thousand nine hundred and nineteen. Colour plates within the text (as part of page count), other illustrations within the text. Sections within include: “Preparing Fowls For Exhibition….”, “The Intensive System”, “How To Rear Every Chick to Maturity”, “White Leghorns. Which Breed To Keep”, “Poultry Houses And Runs”. N.B. :The advice given within this book is of its time and may not be accurate any more! PROVENANCE: Previous owner’s signature inside on front endpaper and initials on front paste-down. 8vo. Manchester: Karswood, [no date. c.1919/20].
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.
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].