London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. First Edition of Charles Dickens David Copperfield In a Fine Cosway-Style Binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe [COSWAY-STYLE BINDING]. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. DICKENS, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. First edition in book form, first state..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1881. One of the Books That Relieved John Ruskin's Depression Rare in Dust Jacket GREENAWAY, Kate. FOSTER, Myles B. A Day in a Child’s Life. Music by Myles B. Foster. Engraved and Printed by Edmund Evans. London: [n.d., 1881]. First edition. Quarto (9 9/16 x 8 1/4..... More
London / New York: Ernest Nister / E.P. Dutton, 1890. A Stunning Surviving Copy In Full Working Order [TRANSFORMATION BOOK] [WEATHERLY, Fred E.]. [FOSTER, William, illustrator]. Touch and Go. A Book of Transformation Pictures. With Verses by Fred. E. Weatherly. London: Ernest Nister / New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., [n.d, ca..... More
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1871. A Bound Set of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley Novels SCOTT, Sir Walter. Waverley Novels. Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1871. Centenary Edition. Twenty-five small octavo volumes (7 3/16 x 4 3/4 inches; 182 x 121 mm). Illustrated with twenty-five engraved frontispieces and vignette title-pages. Bound ca. 1871..... More
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1924. The Full Brontë Handsomely Bound in Three-Quarter Red Calf BRONTË, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne. Novels of the Sisters Brontë. Edited by Temple Scott. Edinburgh: John Grant, 1924. Thornton Edition. Twelve octavo volumes (8 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 205 x 140 mm.). Frontispieces and plates. Half-titles and title-pages printed..... More
London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1908. Harry Rountree's "Pièce de Résistance" ROUNTREE, Harry, illustrator. CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With Ninety-Two Coloured Illustrations by Harry Rountree. London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1908]. First edition with the Harry Rountree illustrations. Printed on..... More
New-York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First Edition, First Isue of Little Lord Fauntleroy With a Signed Quotation from the Book BURNETT, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. New-York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1886. First edition, first issue, with the imprint of the De Vinne Press on the verso of the final leaf of text. With..... More
Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852. First Edition, First Printing of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Most Famous Children's Book Six Tales Adapted from Greek Myths HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. With engravings by Baker from designs by Billings. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852. First edition, first printing, with the misprint..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1836. First Edition, First Issue Set of The Library of Fiction, With Two Sketches by “Boz” and Plates by Seymour and Buss [DICKENS, Charles, contributor]. The Library of Fiction, or Family Story-Teller; Consisting of Original Tales, Essays, and Sketches of Character. With Fourteen Illustrations. Vol. I...... More
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London: , 1864. A Complete Set of the Proofs on India Paper of the Twenty-Four Plates in the Series Four Signed in Pencil by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George. [The Fairy Library]. [London: D. Bogue / Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1853, 1854, 1854 & 1864]. A Complete Set of the Etched Proofs on..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1838. "The Most Celebrated of English Clowns" Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi Superbly Bound by Bayntun ca. 1920 Four Magnificent Color Pictorial Inlaid Characters Handsomely Extra-Illustrated [DICKENS, Charles]. BAYNTUN, binder. Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by "Boz." With Illustrations by George Cruikshank. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. [II.] London: Richard Bentley, 1838..... More
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1975. STOKER, Bram. WOLF, Leonard. Wilfried Sätty, illustrator. The Annotated Dracula. Introduction, Notes, and Bibliography by Leonard Wolf. Art by Sätty. With Maps, Drawings, and Photographs. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., [1975]. First edition thus. Large quarto ( 11 x 8 1/2 inches; 280..... More
London: Printed for John Murray, 1812. A Beautifully Bound Copy of the Book that Established Byron's Career “Then stirs the feeling infinite, so felt In solitude, where we are least alone” BYRON, Lord. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. A Romaunt. London: Printed for John Murray; William Blackwood, Edinburgh; and John Cumming, Dublin. By Thomas..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1869. Alice in Wonderland in a Cosway Binding with a Fine Miniature Watercolor by Miss C.B. Currie The March Hare and the Mad Hatter dipping the Dormouse into the Teapot… COSWAY BINDING. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. CURRIE, Miss C.B., artist. CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With Forty-Two..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1917. A Very Fine Cosway-Style Binding Sidney Colvin's Life and Poetry of John Keats [COSWAY-STYLE BINDING]. BAYNTUN RIVIÈRE, binders. KEATS, John. COLVIN, Sidney. John Keats, His Life and Poetry, His Friends Critics and After-Fame. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1917. First edition. Octavo (8 3/8 x 5..... More
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London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1932-33. A Charming, Finely Wrought Pictorial Binding By the Great Rivière & Son [RIVIÈRE & SON, binders]. CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [bound together with] Through the Looking Glass. With Illustrations by John Tenniel. London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd, 1932-33. Later editions. Two tomes in one..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1907. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Illustrated by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. CARROLL, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a Proem by Austin Dobson. London: William Heinemann, [n.d., 1907]. First English Edition DeLuxe. Limited to 1,130 numbered copies (this copy being # 853). Large quarto (11..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. A Superb First Edition Set of The Charles Dickens Christmas Books Beautifully Bound by Root & Son ca. 1920 DICKENS, Charles. ROOT & SON, Binders. The Christmas Books. London: [Various], 1843-1848. [Comprising:] A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas… With illustrations by John Leech. London..... More
London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1897. Transparently, a Masterpiece An Exceptional First Edition of “The Invisible Man” WELLS, H.G. The Invisible Man. A Grotesque Romance. London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1897. First edition. Octavo (7 3/16 x 4 13/16 inches; 183 x 122 mm.). viii, 245, [1, printer’s imprint], [2, publisher’s advertisements] pp. Page [1]..... More
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1883. The Scarcest of All Verne First Editions VERNE, Jules. The Green Ray. Translated From the French by Mary de Hautville. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1883. First British edition and First edition in English, the five shillings issue with plain edges..... More
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New York: Gabriel Wells, 1925. The Writings of Oscar Wilde Handsomely Bound by Stikeman & Co. WILDE, Oscar. The Writings of Oscar Wilde [Large Paper Edition]. New York: Gabriel Wells, 1925. Limited to 575 numbered copies , this set being number 179. Twelve octavo volumes (8 11/16 x 5 5/8 inches; 221..... More
London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane at the Sign of the Bodley Head, 1893. "I can resist anything except temptation" "Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about" WILDE, Oscar. Lady Windermere's Fan. A Play About a Good Woman. London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane at the Sign..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1844. A Fine Association Copy of Charles Dickens's Most Famous Christmas Book The Exceptionally Rare "Trial Issue" with the Title-Page Printed in Red and Green Inscribed “Christmas 1843” by the Brother of Dickens’s Illustrator for “A Christmas Carol” DICKENS, Charles. A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story..... More
New-York: Harper & Brothers, 1840. Two Years Before the Mast Richard Henry Dana's Account of his Sea Voyage from Boston to California DANA, Richard Henry. Two Years Before the Mast; A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea. New-York: V, 1840. First edition, second issue (without the dot over the i in the..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1864. A Highly Decorative Bayntun Binding BAYNTUN of Bath, binder. INGOLDSBY, Thomas (pseudonym of Richard Harris Barham). The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels. With Sixty Illustrations by George Cruikshank, John Leech, and John Tenniel. London: Richard Bentley, 1864. Octavo (9 x 6 1/2 in; 228 x 165..... More
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