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The Fortunes and Adventures of Raby Rattler and His Man Floss

By: (Ainsworth , William Harrison)

Price: $75.00

Publisher: London, Saunders and Otley: 1846

Seller ID: 16081

Binding: Hardcover

This book is quarterbound leather with a patterned (shades of red and blue) paper. Spine titling is badly faded and there is much wear to edges, corners and surface. The front hinge appears to have been reglued and I suspect at least one endpaper is missing, though the ffep is present. The book grades in the Good range. There are two title pages, one from 1844 with the title "The Effects and Adventures of Raby Rattler, Gent. The other lists the title I have used and has the date as 1846. No author is given. I take this to be either a second edition or second printing. All illustrations are pre...
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Modern Painters

By: A Graduate Of Oxford (John Ruskin)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, Wiley and Putnam: 1847

Seller ID: 10701

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: with no dust jacket

Brown covers with blindstamped decoration on front and gilt title on spine. Some edge, corner and surface wear but book is square and the binding is secure. Some wear at spine extremities. Varied interior toning, mostly from ink oxidation in type. Solid and still attractive copy. G+ to VG -. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 422 pages; Although attributed to A Graduate of Oxford, everyone knew this book was by Ruskin. One of his most influential works in its first American edition.
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The Guardian March 12, 1713 - June 15, 1713

By: Addison, Joseph and Richard Steel

Price: $100.00

Publisher: London, Longman, Law, Johnson, Nichols, Et Al: N.D.

Seller ID: 9271

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Brown, full leather with gilt decorative border on front and back -- faded or scuffed here and there. There has been some professional restoration done - the spine was removed and cleaned and the book has been rebacked, preserving the title and decorations on the spine. Book is now tight and square. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown . Interior is aged slightly but still in supple condition with very little toning. ; Vol. 1; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 360 pages; This is Volume One only of two. There is no copyright date but the essays start with March 12, 1713 and end with June 15 of...
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The Tower of London

By: Ainsworth, William Harrison

Price: $10.00

Publisher: London, George Routledge and Sons: N.D.

Seller ID: 9953

Binding: Hardcover

One half bound leather with red marbled paper with somewhat faded gilt titles on spine. Edge, corner and surface wear. Front cover has been reglued, probably reattached and so is suspect. Book is square but binding is slightly loose. F-G. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 439 pages; Novel ca. 1850 or so.
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The Little Minister

By: Barrie, J. M.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Lovell, Coryell & Co.: 1895

Seller ID: 11643

Binding: Hardcover

Navy blue cloth with dulled gilt titles on spine. Corner wear, with boards showing in places. Otherwise, very light edge wear. Binding has no tears or parting but first signature is lightly pulled. Book is square. Tissue guard on frontispiece has caused browning on title page. ; B&W Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 375 pages; Title page says "Revised by the Author." Barrie, of course, wrote Peter Pan.
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Beaumont & Fletcher's Plays

By: Beaumont & Fletcher

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. / Everyman's Library: 1953

Seller ID: 10656

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Dark blue covers with gilt titles on spine. Light edge and corner wear. Square and securely bound. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 475 pages
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The Life of Samuel Johnson

By: Boswell, James

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York City, The Modern Library: 1965

Seller ID: 10655

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Pages and foredges toned, light shelfwear, wrinkle on ffep that seems to be a binding flaw. ; Thick 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 559 pages
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The Ring and the Book

By: Browning

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Thomas Y. Crowell & Company: 1897

Seller ID: 6489

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Maroon covers with gilt titles on spine. Book has general edge, corner and surface wear. Title page loose but there. Slight lean to spine. Binding is secure. ; B&W Frontispiece; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 490 pages; From Browning's Revised Text.
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The Wasp in a Wig : A Suppressed Episode of Through the Looking-Glass

By: Carroll, Lewis

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Clarkson N. Potter: 1977

Seller ID: 10908

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

Book has only light shelfwear. Jacket has light shelf wear and a pin hole toward the bottom of the spine and a small chip at the bottom of the spine. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 68 pages; The Lewis Carroll Societ issued a deluxe limited edition before this trade edition. This book has notes by Martin Gardner and includes a facsimile of the episode that was not published due to objections by John Tenniel. This was a review copy for The Atlanta Constitution. The Review Slip as well as two other sheets of information from the publisher are laid in.
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The Annotated Snark

By: Carroll, Lewis (ed. Martin Gardner)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Simon and Schuster: 1962

Seller ID: 10716

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

Book is square and securely bound but shows light general wear and aging along with a small stain on the back. Jacket has wear and light soiling along with some tears and checks. See scan. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 111 pages; Wonderfully informative annotations by Martin Gardner.
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A Fearful Joy

By: Cary, Joyce

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers: 1949

Seller ID: 9967

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Good dust jacket

Book has light wear and aging. Square and securely bound. Jacket has had wear including a number of chips, creases and scuffs. Looks OK in mylar but has problems (see scan. ) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 343 pages
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Dr. Johnson's House Gough Square London

By: Cecil, Lord Harmsworth

Price: $10.00

Publisher: London, Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Company: 1961

Seller ID: 7036

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Overall light wear. Small pulled spot from old sticker, upper right. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 20 pages; This is a small guidebook to the home of Dr. Samuel Johnson in London. The original essay was written in 1924; this is a 1961 revision. The booklet does not say if it was published by the home.
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Literary Landscapes of the British Isles A Narrative Atlas

By: Daiches, David and John Flower

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Paddington Press Ltd: 1979

Seller ID: 10715

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket

Reddish brown cloth with gilt titles on spine. Square and securely bound with only very light shelf wear. Ja cket has light edge and corner wear along with a two inch tear and triangular area with creases on back. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 287 pages; Great reference for residences and areas of residence of many British writers.
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The Mollusc A New and Original Comedy in Three Acts

By: Davies, Hubert Henry

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Boston, Walter H. Baker & Co.: 1914

Seller ID: 8705

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

Green wraps with some light soiling and toning. The corners on front have some curling and dogears. Overall this copy is square and securely bound. It was used by someone who performed in the play and there are a few notations in pencil. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 157 pages; Performer's copy of a comedy first produced in 1914. This maybe a printing from somewhat later than 1914 but it could only be a few years based on the ageof the woman who appeared in the play and had this copy.
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The Man from Archangel And Other Tales of Adventure

By: Doyle, A. Conan

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, George H. Doran Company: 1919

Seller ID: 10704

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket

Orange cloth with black titles and silhouette decorations. Some edge and corner wear but square and securely bound. Jacket has some checks and small tears along with a slightly sunned spine. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 256 pages; One volume from a striking matched set. We have two other volumes in our catalog. See The Croxley Master and The Great Keinplatz Experiment.
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The Great Keinplatz Experiment And Other Tales of Twilight & the Unseen

By: Doyle, A. Conan

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, George H. Doran Company: 1919

Seller ID: 10706

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- in Good dust jacket

Orange cloth with black titles and silhouette decorations. Some wrinkling of cloth on front (not sure why) . Light edge and corner wear but book is square. Rear hinge has minor slitting but not pulled; binding appears secure. Jacket hasmild edge and corner wear with slight loss at pine top and a slightly sunned spine. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 254 pages; One volume from a striking matched set. We have two other volumes in our catalog. See The Man from Archangel and The Croxley Master.
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The Classics and the Man of Letters

By: Eliot, T. S.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, Oxford University Press: 1942

Seller ID: 16216

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Stapled, pale blue wraps with black titles and overlapping edges. There is toning around edges and the overlapping edges have the usual wear and small tears. Booklet is square and securely bound. This is The Presidential Address Delivered to the Classical Association on 15 April 1942. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 27 pages
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The Confidential Clerk

By: Eliot, T. S.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Harcourt Brace: 1954

Seller ID: 16215

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket

Book has light general wear with minor rubbing at corners. Dustjacket has some light scuffing or discoloration along with very light edge and corner wear. Stated First American Edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 159 pages
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The Poetry and Prose of William Blake

By: Erdman, David V. , editor

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Garden City, Doubleday: 1965

Seller ID: 10654

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket

Boards lightly scuffed and soiled, DJ has some water staining, small chips, light soil. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 905 pages; Excellent edition of Blake's works with commentary by Harold Bloom
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

By: Fitzgerald, Edward (Trans. )

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Weathervane Books: N.D.

Seller ID: 11924

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Book has a slight vertical bend through front center, either from an accident or possibly from printing. This flaw affects only the appearance of the cover. The interior is unaffected. Jacket has some light wear. ; Color Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Beautiful illustrations.
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Pickwickian Manners and Customs

By: Fitzgerald, Percy

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Westminster, The Roxburghe Press Limited: 1897

Seller ID: 12213

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Blue cloth with gilt titles and illustrations. Sunned spine along with general edge, corner and surface wear. Some small scuffs on front hinge but no parting. Light interior toning. Appears to be printed on hand-laid paper. Title page in green type. No date but ca. 1897.; B&W Illustrations; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 128 pages; I collated this copy with a copy on line. This copy does not have four pages of ads in the rear. I cannot determine if the first printing had the ads or not. I see no evidence of remov al of the ads. Also, in this copy, between pp. 78 and 79 there is a facsimile...
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Five Plays

By: Ford, John (ed. Havelock Ellis)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, Ernest Benn Limited: 1960

Seller ID: 10707

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket

Book is square and securely bound with only some toning or foxing on foredges. Jacket has a small tear bottom center along with light edge, corner and surface wear otherwise. ; The Mermaid Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 427 pages; Ellis wrote the Introduction and Notes.
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The Complaisant Lover

By: Green, Graham

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Viking/Fireside Theatre Book Club: 1961

Seller ID: 16155

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

Book has light, general wear and light aging with some bumps at corners. Jacket has some edge and corner wear, a sunned spine and some small scuffs here and there. This is the Fireside Theatre Book Club edition of Greene's comic drama. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 87 pages
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Life's Little Ironies: A Set of Tales with Some Colloquial Sketches Entitled a Few Crusted Characters

By: Hardy, Thomas

Price: $100.00

Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co.: 1895

Seller ID: 16196

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Some light general wear along with expected aging. Book is square and securely bound, a solid copy. This copy has, at the end of the stories one leaf of publisher's terminal ads, followed by an eight-page publisher's catalogue. It is the First Edition, later colonial issue. It was issued as number 192 in Macmillan's Colonial Library, which used the Osgood, McIlvaine plates with a new title-page. In this later colonial issue, the ads are dated August 20, 1894, and the title-page 1895. This issue not noted in Purdy; NCBEL III, 983. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 301 +ads pages
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A Single Man

By: Isherwood, Christopher

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York City, Avon Bard: 1978

Seller ID: 10497

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Light wear on edges, pages somewhat toned, some writing inside front cover. Spine is not creased or broken, book may be unread. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 158 pages; This is the stated first Avon Bard printing. In 2009 the book was made into a movie starring Colin Firth, who was nominated for an Oscar.
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Category: British Literature