London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. The Borowitz Copy, in the Original Parts and with an Autograph Letter Signed by Thackeray THACKERAY, W[illiam] M[akepeace]. The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood by the Author. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1858-1859 [i.e., November 1857-October 1859]. First..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. One of Thackeray’s Great Novels - In the Original Monthly Parts as Issued THACKERAY, William Makepeace. The History of Pendennis. His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848–1850 [i.e., November 1848–December 1850]. First edition, in the original twenty-four..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1910. A Striking Arts and Crafts Interpretation of Hamlet One of 250 Signed Copies with Thirty Mounted Color Plates [SIMMONDS, W[illiam] G[eorge], illustrator]. SHAKESPEARE, [William]. Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Hamlet. Illustrated by W. G. Simmonds. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1910]. Limited to 250 numbered copies signed by..... More
London: Published by R. Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 1817. Thomas Rowlandson’s “Dance of Life” [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. [COMBE, William]. The Dance of Life, A Poem, by the Author of “Doctor Syntax;” Illustrated with Coloured Engravings, by Thomas Rowlandson. London: Published by R. Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 1817. First edition. Octavo..... More
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London: Printed by J. Diggins; Published at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts, 1815. Rowlandson at His Zenith The English Dance of Death & The Dance of Life - The Great Ackermann Color-Plate Masterpieces [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. [COMBE, William]. The English Dance of Death, from the Designs of Thomas Rowlandson, with..... More
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1933. First Edition of Hemingway’s Third Collection of Stories A Near Fine Copy in a Near Fine Dust Jacket HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Winner Take Nothing. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1933. First edition, first printing, with the Scribner’s “A” and the Scribner’s Seal on the copyright..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1884. The Language of Flowers GREENAWAY, Kate. Language of Flowers. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway. Printed in Colours by Edmund Evans. London: George Routledge and Sons, [n.d., 1884]. First edition. Twelvemo (5 13/16 x 4 3/16 inches; 146 x 117 mm.). 80 pp. Color-printed wood-engraved text..... More
London: Fanfrolico Press, 1927. The Fanfrolico Petronius — Norman Lindsay’s Celebrated Erotic Cycle In a Finely Bound Copy by Cuneo [FANFROLICO PRESS]. PETRONIUS ARBITER. The Complete Works of Gaius Petronius. Done into English by Jack Lindsay. With One Hundred Illustrations by Norman Lindsay. Comprising The Satyricon and Poems. Privately printed..... More
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1916. Edition de Luxe One of 100 Copies Signed by René Bull [BULL, René, illustrator]. MÉRIMÉE, Prosper. Carmen. Translated by A.E. Johnson. With Pictures by René Bull. London: Hutchinson & Co., [n.d, 1916]. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 100 numbered copies (this copy being No. 55)..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First Edition, Early Issue - in the Original Cloth DICKENS, Charles. The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby. With Illustrations by Phiz. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition. Early issue, with thirty-five of Smith’s forty-one first-issue internal flaws (including all of the major points)..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1849. "A Good Working Set Of Charles Dickens's 'David Copperfield' in the Original Parts" DICKENS, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. With illustrations by H.K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850 [i.e., May 1849-November 1850]. First edition in the original monthly parts, twenty numbers bound..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1849. "I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world." Charles Dicken's David Copperfield in the Original Parts DICKENS, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. With illustrations by H.K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans..... More
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1885. First Edition of “A Child’s Garden of Verses” STEVENSON, Robert Louis. A Child’s Garden of Verses. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1885. First edition, first printing (which consisted of 1,000 copies). Small octavo (6 3/8 x 4 1/4 inches; 161 x 108 mm.). [2]..... More
London: E. and C. McLean, 1824. “All The World's a Stage” Shakspeare's Seven Ages of Man as Depicted by Henry Alken ALKEN, Henry, illustrator. Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man, Illustrated by Henry Alken. London: Published by E. and C. McLean, 1824. First edition. Oblong folio (11 1/8 x 16 1/2..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First Edition of “The Newcomes” in the Original Parts [THACKERAY, William Makepeace]. The Newcomes. Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family. Edited by Arthur Pendennis, Esq. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Richard Doyle. Vol. I[-II]. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1854-1855 [i.e., October 1853-August 1855]..... More
Oxford: , 1931. The Shakespeare Head Brontë A Fine Set in the Original Dust Jackets [SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS]. BRONTË, [Charlotte, Emily, and Anne]. The Shakespeare Head Brontë. Oxford: Newly Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press and Published for the Press by Basil Blackwell, 1931. Limited to 1,000 copies. Eleven large..... More
London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1951. “The Songs of Peter Rabbit” [POTTER, Beatrix]. GLASS, Dudley. The Songs of Peter Rabbit. Based on “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter. Words and Music by Dudley Glass. London: Frederick Warne & Co., [1951]. First edition. Large quarto (11 15/16 x 9..... More
New York: Random House, 1934. O’Neill’s “Modern Miracle Play” O’NEILL, Eugene. Days Without End. New York: Random House, [1934]. First edition. Limited to 325 numbered copies printed on all-rag paper and signed by the author (this being copy No. 208). Large octavo (9 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches; 243 x...... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1903. The Songs from Rudyard Kipling’s “Just So Stories” KIPLING, Rudyard. The Just So Song Book. Being the Songs from Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories. Set to Music by Edward German. London: Macmillan and Co., 1903. First edition. Large quarto (12 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches;..... More
London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1921. Kate Greenaway’s “Pictures” [GREENAWAY, Kate, illustrator]. Kate Greenaway Pictures. From Originals Presented by Her to John Ruskin and Other Personal Friends (Hitherto Unpublished). With an Appreciation by H.M. Cundall…London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1921. First edition. Quarto (12 x 9 3/4 inches; 305 x...... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1900. The Library Edition of the Works of Oliver Goldsmith GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Works of Oliver Goldsmith. Edited by Peter Cunningham, F.S.A. Illustrated. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1900. Library Edition. Twelve large octavo volumes (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 221 x 147 mm.)..... More
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1927. Walter Pater’s “Sebastian van Storck,” Illustrated by Alastair [ALASTAIR, illustrator]. PATER, Walter. Sebastian van Storck. With Eight Illustrations in Colour by Alastair and an Introduction by P.G. Konody. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1927. Limited to 1,050 numbered copies (this copy being..... More
London: Printed by J. Diggins; Published at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts, 1815. "The Union of the Gruesome and the Grotesque" Thomas Rowlandson's 'The English Dance of Death' [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. [COMBE, William]. The English Dance of Death, from the designs of Thomas Rowlandson, with Metrical Illustrations, by the author..... More
London: George Newnes, Limited, [1903]. Tales of a Napoleonic Soldier DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. Adventures of Gerard. London: George Newnes, [n.d., 1903]. First English edition. Octavo (7 5/16 x 4 7/8 inches; 166 x 124 mm.). vii, [3], 374 pp. Sixteen tipped-in plates by William Barnes Wollen. Publisher's dark blue cloth..... More
London: MacMillan & Co., Limited, 1925. "Any book is a good book if you get good out of it" 'The Choice of Books' Handsomely Bound by W. Root & Son ROOT & SON, binders. HARRISON, Frederick. The Choice of Books and other Literary Pieces. London: MacMillan & Co., Limited, 1925..... More
