Literature
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The Talking Horse and Other Stories.
London: Smith, Elder, and co., 1893. Presentation Copy, "New Edition". Octavo. Bound in publisher's red cloth, with panelling embossed in black to boards, titles to front board, and titles in gilt to spine. Binding is rubbed, with noticable fading to spine; somewhat shaken, linen visible in joint at p.1, and..... More
The Hunting of the Snark.
London: Harper and Brothers, 1903. [Children's Illustrated Literature] FIRST EDITION THUS, deluxe binding. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.[2]; xiii; [1]; 248. Publisher's cream cloth lettered in gilt to upper board and spine. Seventeen illustrations including the tissue-guarded frontispiece, decorative borders in green. Some small tears around name card holder to..... More
The Late Uncle Max.
London: MacDonald. 1957. First edition. Octavo, pp. 192. Publisher's black cloth with yellow titles to spine, dynamic pictorial dustjacket. Small pen annotation on flyleaf, plus a small area of rough surface where a sticker or similar has been removed, some staining to the top edge. Dustwrapper shows well with just..... More
The Gun.
Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1939. [Modern Literature] VINTAGE PENGUIN EDITION, first Penguin Edition. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.245; [1]; [10], publisher's advertisements. Publisher's orange and white softcovers, matching dust-jacket with printed price of 6d. to front flap. Ex-libris stamp front paste-down, toning to edges of textblock and internally, toning to covers and..... More
Brown on Resolution.
London: John Lane, the Bodley Head, 1929. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.272; [8], ads, followed by foldout facsimile review. Publisher's blue cloth trimmed in yellow. Owner bookplate to pastedown, contents clean and fresh, covers are square, spine sunned. Near fine, without jacket. 'An epic in miniature of..... More
Brewster's Millions
Chicago: Herbert S. Stone and Co., 1903. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.[x]; 325; [3], blank; [1], imprint; [3], blank. Elegantly bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in full burgundy morocco with gilt ruling and raised bands to spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Discreet initials stamped to third blank..... More
The Last Million.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [n.d. 1919]. First Edition. Octavo. pp. xxxv, 271. In publisher's blue cloth with black titles to spine and upper board. With rare original dust jacket showing an impressionistic scene of soldiers set against a red exploding sky. Portions of jacket lost to corners and spine head/tail;..... More
A History of New York, From the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty. Containing, among many surprising and curious matters, the unutterable ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the disastrous projects of William the Testy, and the chivalric achievements of Peter the Headstrong, the three Dutch governers of New Amsterdam; being the only authentic history of the times that hath ever been published.
London: John Bumpus, 1825. [History] Duodecimo (16 x 11cm), pp.xx; 340. Bound in pictorial paper boards, with titles to spine and publisher's advertisements to rear boards, edges uncut. Binding is rubbed and chipped, with a small split to front hinge. Text shows some spotting, particularly to front matter. Very good..... More
The Story Of Ragged Robyn.
London, Michael Joseph. 1945. First edition. 8vo. Publisher's bright red cloth titled in silver.Slight cocked, otherwise spotless. Dustwrapper bright and unfaded, some slight soiling, a small internal tape repair to head of spine. All in all a lovely copy, not a claim that would normally be laid at the door..... More
Maria and Some Other Dogs.
London: Methuen, 1949. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.viii, 126. With in-text illustrations by Somerville. In publisher's yellow cloth with blue titles to spine and blue dog motif to upper board. With original orange pictorial dust jacket. Chipping to jacket edges; one particularly large chip from front cover bottom edge. Good overall..... More
The American Claimant.
Charles L. Webster and Co., New York, 1892. 8vo., half-title, frontispiece, illustrations in text, pp. 278 + 8 of adverts. Publisher's pictorial grey cloth. Head and tail of spine very slightly rubbed. Fine. FIRST EDITION. BMC No261, p90-93. More
A Tramp Abroad.
Chatto and Windus, London, 1880, FIRST ONE VOLUME EDITION- with scarce catalogue dated JUNE 1880. The first single volume edition, following the rare two volume edition by four months. First issue calls for sewn catalogue dated the month of publication which was August 1880. Other copies noted with later Sept..... More
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