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Catalogue 219

BLOODS & PENNY DREADFULS

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ALDINE PUBLISHING COMPANY. Aldine "Tip-Top Tales". No. 209.
Aldine Publishing Co. [c.1902]
Browned. Orig. col. pict. wraps. Disbound, lacking spine strip, chipped at edges. A poor copy.
Stock #21793 full description >>
£10


'BOOKS THAT NEVER GROW OLD'

Alger Series. ALGER, Horatio, Jr. Alger Series. (Clean adventure stories for boys.) No. 99, 170, 171. 3 vols.
New York: Street & Smith Corporation. [1926]
Ads; paper browned. Orig. col. front wraps laid down. Crudely bound in marbled boards, dark blue or green cloth spines.
Stock #68762 full description >>
£65


Answers Library. ANSWERS. Answers' Library. No. 302. March 4, 1916.
Answers Newspaper. 1916
Illus, two column text; marked. Orig. orange printed wraps. 32pp.
Stock #51968 full description >>
£10


Richard of England; ARCHER, Thomas. Richard of England; or, The Lion King. FIRST EDITION.
F. Hextall. (Peirce, printer.) 1842
Front., engr. title & 3 plates by W.J. Davey, foxed, illus; a few spots. Contemp. half dark green calf, crimson label; splits at head of leading hinges.
Stock #67542 full description >>
£120


ARCHER, Thomas. Roderick-Dhu, Clan Alpine's Chief; or, The Scottish Outlaw. A romance. FIRST EDITION.
Hextall & Wall. 1843
Engr. title with imprint of F. Hextall, and Peirce, printer, illus.; internal marking. Contemp. half green roan as 'Scottish Outlaw'; rubbed, hinges splitting. Renier booklabels.
Stock #21049 full description >>
£60


Roderick-Dhu, ARCHER, Thomas. Roderick-Dhu, Clan Alpine's Chief; or, The Scottish Outlaw. A romance. FIRST EDITION.
Hextall & Wall. 1843/[c.1843]&c.
1843. Engr. title, illus. BOUND WITH: Kenilworth Castle, or, The days of Queen Elizabeth. An historical romance. W.J. Stych, Clerkenwell. [c.1843] Illus. BOUND WITH: Tales of the Wars: or, Naval and military chronicle. [No.1?] Vol.I. [W.M.Clark. 1836?] Illus. 8pp. BOUND WITH: The British Log Book; or, Yarns of the ocean. No.1. G.Mansell. [1839] Illus by J.Smeeton. 16pp. BOUND WITH: Floris & Blanchefleur. n.p., n.d. p.17-30. Some spotting. 6 works in 1 vol. in contemp. half maroon roan; hinges splitting.
Stock #67280 full description >>
£180


GALLEY PROOFS

BEESON, Walter Thomas. The De Leons of Ousnay.
(John Dicks.) (Bow Bells novelettes, no.101.) 1881
Illus. Contemp. limp sheep; worn at head & tail of spine & sl. rubbed. 57pp.
Stock #66717 full description >>
£50


Jane Shore, BENNETT, Mary. Jane Shore, or, The Goldsmith's Wife.
("Wedding Bells" edn. Published at No. 178 Fleet Street.) [c.1878?]
Plates; sl. spotting & browning. Later half green binder's cloth imitating leather, marbled boards; lacking leading free e.p.
Stock #21082 full description >>
£50


GIPSEY BRIDE

BENNETT, Mary. The Gipsey Bride: or, The Miser's Daughter. By the Author of "Jane Shore", etc. FIRST EDITION.
W. Bennett. 1841
Front., engr. title dated 1840 & plates; a little browned. Contemp. half maroon calf, blind-tooled spine sl. rubbed, hinges sl. weakening but sound, black label.
Stock #21074 full description >>
£85


BOYS. Boys of the Empire: an Up-to-date-boys journal. (Vol. 2) no. 38 - (vol. 22) no. 311. June 1901 - Sept. 1906.
Edwin J. Brett. 1901-06
Illus.; some browning. Bound in 10 vols. in red binder's cloth; damp marked at head, spines faded.
Stock #22370 full description >>
£250


Boys of the Empire: BOYS. Boys of the Empire: a journal in colours, of fun, instruction, and romance. Edited by Edwin J. Brett. Vol. I. no. 1 - vol. II. no. 51. Feb. 6, 1888 - Jan 21, 1889. 4to. 2 vols in 1.
Printed by Leighton Bros. for the Proprietor, Edwin J. Brett; Publishing Office, 173, Fleet Street. 1888-89
Vol. I & II with col. illus. on one side of leaf only, & black & white illus; without the presentation col. plates. Contemp. grey binder's cloth; following hinge splitting, spine defective but internally good.
Stock #68521 full description >>
£50


BOYS. The Boy's Leisure Hour. The Christmas Number of the Boy's Leisure Hour. Double number. Vol. IX. no. 223. Xmas, 1888.
Charles Fox. 1888
Illus. Folded as issued; sl. spotted. 16pp. v.g.
Stock #21871 full description >>
£30


The Boys Yearly Book for Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-five. BOYS. The Boy's Yearly Book for Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-five. Illus. ... from designs by R. Huttula and E. Law.
S.O. Beeton. 1865
Half title, plates, illus.; a few spots. Contemp. half maroon roan; rubbed; leading hinge roughly repaired.
Stock #21097 full description >>
£65


BOYS. The Boys of England Christmas number.
Edwin J. Brett. [1886?]
Illus. Disbound & outer leaf split at spine, old sellotape repair to tear in p.1. 16pp.
Stock #22392 full description >>
£30


The Boys Own Paper. BOYS. The Boys Own Paper. Examples of weekly parts of this periodical, established by the R.T.S. as a wholesome alternative to the penny dreadfuls.
1905-1907
In orig. red printed wrappers; some sl. marked or dusted with staples rusting. £10 EACH.
Stock #22248 full description >>
£10


BOYS. The Boys Own Paper. Examples of monthly parts of this periodical, established by the R.T.S. as a wholesome alternative to the penny dreadfuls.
1905-1907
With col. pict. wrappers most containing one or two coloured plates. £10 EACH.
Stock #22249 full description >>
£10


A LONG RUN IN WRAPPERS

The Boys Own Paper. BOYS. The Boys Own Paper. An almost complete long run of monthly parts of this periodical, established in 1879 by the R.T.S. as a wholesome alternative to the penny dreadfuls.
1917-41
Most in orig. wraps, in v.g. bright condition.
Stock #22250 full description >>
£1250


101 ORIGINAL ISSUES COMPLETE

BOYS. The Boys' Leader. Vol. 1. no. 1 - Vol. 4. no. 101. Sept. 12, 1903 - Aug. 12, 1905.
The Proprietors. 1903-05
Illus.; paper sl. browned. Original issues, stabbed through spines.
Stock #22379 full description >>
£250


BOYS. The Boys' Prince of Novelettes. Complete story. Edited by Edwin J. Brett. No. 76-80, 82, 83, 88-91, 94-99.
"Boys of England Journal". [c.1890?]
Illus. Browned & chipped at edges, spines strengthened with brown paper tape.
Stock #22382 full description >>
£65


CAPTAIN. The Captain: a magazine for boys and "old boys". March 1913. (Vol. XXVIII. No. 168.)
George Newnes. 1913
Illus.; final leaf of ads? torn out. Orig. three colour wraps; sl. dusted, creased, torn at corners with slight loss, spine defective.
Stock #67716 full description >>
£25


CHAMEROVZOW, Louis Alexis. The Chronicles of the Bastile. First series. The Bertaudière. An historical romance.
T.C. Newby. 1845
Additional engr. title, foxed, & plates by Robert Cruikshank. Contemp. half calf worn and chipped. Internally a good copy.
Stock #67469 full description >>
£85


(Ching Chings Own.) CHING CHING. (Ching Ching's Own.) The best for boys. Ching Ching's Own. An amusing and instructive journal for boys. (Edited by E. Harcourt Burrage.) Vol. IX; new series Vol. I-VI. 21 June 1890 - 27 Feb., 1892. 7 vols in 4.
W. Lucas for the Proprietor. 1890-92
Illus.; minor blemishes and repairs with sl. loss of text. Issued in various formats, the new series vols. I-II on pink paper. Vols IX & III in black cloth; vol. I & II in red cloth with sl. rubbing; vols IV-VI in half maroon calf, spine defective.
Stock #68929 full description >>
£120


CHING CHING. (Ching Ching's Own.) The best for boys. Ching Ching's Own. An amusing and instructive journal for boys. (Edited by E. Harcourt Burrage.) New series Vol. I-II, V. Sept. 1890 - 19 Dec., 1891. 3 vols in 2.
W. Lucas for the Proprietor. 1890-91
Illus.; minor blemishes and repairs with sl. loss of text. New series vols. I-II slightly larger, on pink paper. Vols I & II in marbled boards, black cloth spine, inner hinges strengthened, vol. V in black cloth.
Stock #68930 full description >>
£85


IN WRAPPERS

CHING CHING. (Ching Ching's Own.) The Best for Boys "Ching Ching's Own". Edited by E. Harcourt Burrage. Division XV.
"Best for Boys" Publishing Co. 1892
Sl. browned & wormed in lower margin. In orig. grey pict. wraps defective at spine in an orange cloth binder.
Stock #22390 full description >>
£65


COCKTON, Henry. Sylvester Sound; the Somnambulist. A novel.
Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson & Bros. [c.1880?]
Illus., text in two columns, 5pp ads. Orig. grey printed wraps; chipped & torn at back.
Stock #52122 full description >>
£30


COCKTON, Henry. The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist. (With sixty illus. by T. Onwhyn.)
George Routledge. (Printed by R. Willoughby.) 1846
Front., additional engr. titlepage, plates sl. foxed at edges with some offsetting. Early half blue calf; a little rubbed, red label. A good copy.
Stock #66965 full description >>
£80


COCKTON, Henry. The Steward: a romance of real life. [2nd edn?]
[W.M. Clark.] [1851]
Lacking title leaf, front. by T. Onwhyn foxed. Orig. orange cloth; dulled & rubbed, inner hinge splitting. Label of Parry's Public Library, 97, Renshaw St, Liverpool.
Stock #69585 full description >>
£35


COMRADES. Comrades. The Boys' Jubilee Journal. Amusement, fun, and instruction. (Quarterly division III.) Vol. II. no. 27-41. 15 Oct. - 21 Jan. 1888. Folio.
(J. S. Turner & Co.; printed by Shaw & Co.) [1887-88]
Illus; part column ad. cut out from pp.63-64. Orig. wraps; split along paper spine into two sections, illus. front. wrapper torn with sl. loss and repaired; back wrapper marked & creased, some edges chipped.
Stock #67701 full description >>
£50


DICK TURPIN LIBRARY

Dick Turpin Library. DICK TURPIN. Dick Turpin Library. 7 nos.
Geo. Newnes, Ltd. [c.1927-30]
Illus. Orig. col. pict. wraps; staples sl. rusted, corner cut from each except in 94 at inner margin, otherwise good. 138 nos. were issued, 1922-30.
Stock #21910 full description >>
£35


Dicks English Library of Standard Works. DICKS, John. Dicks' English Library of Standard Works. Vol. XII. no. 3 - Vol. XIII. no. 12 (with part of no. 13); vol. XX. July 8 - Dec. 7, 1887; June 19 - Sept. 11, 1889. 2 vols.
John Dicks. 1887
Illus.; one leaf torn & repaired, a few minor tears. Vos XII-XIII in contemp. pink binder's cloth; faded with sm. splits in following hinge, vol. XX in marbled boards, black cloth spine; sl. rubbing at head of hinges.
Stock #52004 full description >>
£60


The Forty-Five Guardsmen. DUMAS, Alexandre, the Elder. The Forty-Five Guardsmen.
Henry Lea. (Roscoe's Library edn.) [c.1860]
Front. & two plates. Orig. red publisher's cloth, gilt spine; dulled & stained on front board.
Stock #21142 full description >>
£50


Quintin Matsys, EGAN, Pierce, the Younger. Quintin Matsys, the Blacksmith of Antwerp. Tall 8vo.
W.S. Johnson. [c.1852]
Front., illus.; a few marks. Later black cloth spine, wallpaper e.ps. Owner's inscription 1915.
Stock #52128 full description >>
£70


EGAN, Pierce, the Younger. Quintin Matsys, the Blacksmith of Antwerp. A historical romance. FIRST EDITION?
W.W. Barth. [1848?]
Front., plate, illus. Contemp. half dark brown morocco. v.g.
Stock #67172 full description >>
£85


Quintin Matsys, EGAN, Pierce, the Younger. Quintin Matsys, the Blacksmith of Antwerp. An historical romance.
William Barth. [1850]
[1850] BOUND WITH: The Old Oak chest: being a careful and choice selection of short poems, aphorisms, and opinions ... collected and arranged ... by Pierce Egan the younger. [1850] BOUND WITH: Harry Racket Scapegrace, the spoiled child. A tale for the wilful. Illus. [1850] BOUND WITH: The last of the Esmonde's (sic), or, The Egyptian's revenge. And other tales. Illus. [1850] 4to. Plates, engr. title leaf tipped in, illus. 4 works in 1 vol. in contemp. half brown morocco; sl. rubbing. v.g.
Stock #67175 full description >>
£150


Quintin Matsys, EGAN, Pierce, the Younger. Quintin Matsys, the Blacksmith of Antwerp. An historical romance. 4to.
William Barth. [1850]
Plates, illus; without the frontispiece. Early rebound retaining the original free e.ps, suggesting the frontispiece was then absent. Green paper covered boards, white cloth spine sunned.
Stock #67179 full description >>
£70


Quintin Matsys, EGAN, Pierce, the Younger. Quintin Matsys, the Blacksmith of Antwerp. Tall 8vo.
W.S. Johnson. [c.1852]
Engr.title, illus.; without the frontispiece, a few marks. Contemp. half calf; rubbed with splits in hinges. Armorial bookplate of John E. Sandbach.
Stock #67189 full description >>
£70


Robin Hood and Little John, EGAN, Pierce, the Younger. Robin Hood and Little John, or, The Merry Men of Sherwood Forest. (The Author's own edn. - Author's large edition.)
W.S. Johnson & Co. 1850
Front. port., the title is engraved, illus.; a few marks in text. Later dark green cloth; sl. rubbed & marked. v.g.
Stock #67199 full description >>
£65


EGAN, Pierce, the Younger. Robin Hood and Little John; or, The Merry Men of Sherwood Forest.
Hextall & Wall. (Printed by G. Peirce.) 1843
Front. & browned plates, illus.; wanting pp.461-64 which are replaced with a typewritten insert. Later boards, black cloth spine without title.
Stock #67195 full description >>
£65


EGAN, Pierce, the Younger. The London Apprentice, and the Goldsmith's Daughter of West Chepe; a tale in the times of Bluff King Hal.
W.S. Johnson. [1852]
Front. & illus.; without engraving, some leaves torn & repaired with sellotape, hole with sl. loss in pp.vii-viii, sl. staining at end, last illus. to vol. I misbound facing title to vol. II, vol. II pp.141-42 misbound following p.144. 3 vols in 1 in contemp. half black calf, crimson label; sl. rubbing, child's scribbling on pastedowns, lacking following free e.p. Renier booklabel. A complete but poor copy.
Stock #21154 full description >>
£50


The London Apprentice, EGAN, Pierce, the Younger. The London Apprentice, and the Goldsmith's Daughter of West Chepe; a tale in the times of Bluff King Hal.
W.S. Johnson. [1852]
Front. & illus.; a few spots. 3 vols in 1 in contemp. dark brown half calf; sl. rubbed, scar on leading spine leather, inner hinges cracking.
Stock #67467 full description >>
£90


EGAN, Pierce, the Younger. Wat Tyler; or, The rebellion of 1381.
Printed & published by Geo. Pierce. 1850
Front. & illus. by the Author; but without the other plates, some browning. Contemp. half red calf; sl. rubbing, dark green label.
Stock #67183 full description >>
£50


POSTER: 'FUN, FROLIC, ADVENTURE, PLUCK & DEVOTION'

EMMETT, George. (Tom Wildrake's Schooldays.) Poster advertising Tom Wildrake's Schooldays. Nos. 1 & 2. 32pp. at one penny.
Hogarth House. [c.1885]
Brownish paper, large illus. by H.C.M.; sm. inconspicuous repair at head largely in margin, sm. marks. c.56 x 43 cm. A v.g. copy.
Stock #51954 full description >>
£120


EMMETT, George. All's Well. Profusely illus. by Harry Maguire.
Hogarth House. [c.1885]
Front.; illus.; some gatherings browned, staples rusting. In early pale cream wraps; sl. marked & dusted.
Stock #21923 full description >>
£20


EMMETT, George. Out on the World. Profusely illustrated by eminent artists.
Hogarth House. (Hogarth House library.) [c.1885]
Torn front wrap only, strengthened at spine with green tape and at fore-edge with transparent tape. A poor copy.
Stock #21939 full description >>
£15


ON BOARD A MAN-OF-WAR

Union Jack: (EMMETT, Henry) Union Jack: the British Boy Sailor, or Life on Board a Man-of-War. By Charlton.
7 & 8, Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane. [1890?]
Front., titlepage misbound, illus.; some foxing. Recent blue binder's cloth, black leather label. v.g.
Stock #21958 full description >>
£65


FAMILY HERALD. Family Herald Library of Fiction. Vol. VI. no. 151-170. 19 Sept. 1884 - 30 Jan. 1885. 4to.
(William Stevens. Printed by William Clowes & Sons.) 1884-85
Two column text; a few marks. Contemp. green binder's cloth; sl. rubbing to leading hinge, leading inner hinge splitting.
Stock #52188 full description >>
£25


FRANCILLON, Robert Edward. A Great Heiress: a fortune in seven checks.
(Grant & Co.) [1883]
Without wrappers or titlepage. Disbound.
Stock #21989 full description >>
£35


FREE GIFTS. Bolton Abbey in the Olden Time. From the celebrated painting by Sir Edwin Landseer. Presented with no. 264 "London Herald". R. Moore, del. John Swain, Sc.
[1866]
Uncol. plate. Image approx. 34 x 42cm.
Stock #22295 full description >>
£30


FREE GIFTS. Flags & Signals of All Nations and Rigging & Sails of a Ship. (Boys' Sunday Reader.)
n.p. [1879?]
Chromolithographed. Twice folded with old folds; some splitting. c.29 x 47cm.
Stock #68750 full description >>
£15


FREE GIFTS. Highwayman's Attack on Hounslow Heath - Captn Macheath to the Rescue. Presented Gratis with Nos. 1 & 2 of "Tales of Highwaymen." - One penny weekly.
[1865]
Uncol. engraving; sl. spotted. Name William Shallard written in upper margin. Image approx. 29.5 x 43.5cm; spotted.
Stock #22297 full description >>
£40


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