'BOW BELLS NOVELS' GRAHAM, Austyn. Will She Have Him? With 10 illus., by F. Gilbert.
John Dicks. [c.1880]
Half title/front., plates. Disbound.
John Dicks. [c.1880]
Half title/front., plates. Disbound.
'BOW BELLS NOVELS' PHILLIPS, Watts. For a Woman's Sake. (A novel.) With seventeen illus. by Louis Huard. John Dicks. 1871
Front & plates, text in two columns. Disbound.
'BOW BELLS NOVELS' REBAK, H. (BAKER?) Doomed. (A novel.) With 11 illus., by Louis Huard. John Dicks. [c.1880]
Half title/front. & full page illus. Disbound.
'BOW BELLS NOVELS' RIVERS, Starr. Overtaken. (A novel.) With illus., by J. Proctor. John Dicks. [c.1880]
Half title/front. & full page illus. Disbound.
'BOW BELLS NOVELS' ROSS, Charles Henry. Hush Money. A life drama in four acts. (A novel.) John Dicks. 1871
Front & plates, text in two columns. Disbound.
'BOW BELLS NOVELS' ROSS, Miriam. Against Tide. (A novel.) With thirteen illus. by F. Gilbert. John Dicks. 1871
Front & plates, text in two columns. Disbound.
'BOW BELLS NOVELS' ROSS, Miriam. Counterfeit Coin. (A novel.) With eleven illus. by Adelaide Claxton.
John Dicks. 1871
Front & plates, text in two columns. Disbound.
John Dicks. 1871
Front & plates, text in two columns. Disbound.
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.
Aldine Publishing Co. [c.1902]
Browned. Orig. col. pict. wraps. Disbound, lacking spine strip, chipped at edges. A poor copy.
ALEXANDER, Gabriel. Wallace: the Hero of Scotland. With beautiful wood engravings, drawn by George Standfast. Published, for the Proprietor, by John Dicks. [1850?]
Illus. signed Arthur Miles &c. Uncut in orig. red cloth; neatly rebacked. Renier booklabel.
'BOOKS THAT NEVER GROW OLD'
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.
ANSWERS. Answers' Library. No. 302. March 4, 1916. Answers Newspaper. 1916
Illus, two column text; marked. Orig. orange printed wraps. 32pp.
A LONDON BOY IN EGYPT
ARAB. Arab Jack; or, The adventures of a London Boy in Egypt and the Soudan. Hogarth House. [c.1885]
Illus.; title creased, staples sl. rusting. Black cloth spine with illegible paper label.
ARCHER, Thomas. (Richard of England.) Richard Cœur de Lion. A historical romance. (Printed by Geo. Peirce.) [1845]/[c.1845]
[1845] Plates, calligraphic title, illus. BOUND WITH: TALES. Tales of Chivalry; or, Perils by flood and field. Illus. ... by S. Williams. (Vol. I.) G. Berger. [c.1845] Front. browned, illus, index bound first. Some spotting & browning. 2 works in 1 vol. in contemp. half calf, black label; leading inner hinge cracking. Monogram style bookplate of Charles Turnbull.
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.
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.
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.
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.
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION
ARNOULD, Auguste Jean François & FOURNIER, Narcisse. Struensee: or, The Queen and the Favourite. A romance of Danish history. Translated from the French. By J. Martin. Bruce & Wyld. ( Novel Newspaper, no. 474-81.) 1846
Two column text; paper slip pasted over 'End of the nineteenth volume' at end. Neatly rebound in dark blue binder's cloth, black leather label.
ROYAL SCANDALS
(BAILLY, Alexandre) Mysteries of the Old Castles of France, or Secret Intrigues of the Kings and Queens, Princes and Princesses, and other great personages of the times. By a Society of Arch Seers, under the direction of A.B. Le François. Translated by William Thomas Haley. W. Strange; E. Dipple. [1848-49]
Front., engr. illus, some of higher quality. Later half green morocco; spine faded to brown, sl. rubbing, red label. A good clean copy.
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.
ELINOR CLARE
(BENNETT, Mary) Elinor Clare; or, The Haunted Oak. By the Authoress of the "Cottage Girl" etc. FIRST EDITION? Newsagents' Publishing Co. 1868
Sl. spotted. Contemp. half purple calf; sl. rubbing. Leather booklabel of S.E. Turtle.
(BENNETT, Mary) Elinor Clare; or, The Haunted Oak. By the Authoress of the "Cottage Girl" etc. FIRST EDITION.
Newsagents' Publishing Co. 1868
Title sl. foxed. Contemp. dark green binder's cloth; sl. marked.
Newsagents' Publishing Co. 1868
Title sl. foxed. Contemp. dark green binder's cloth; sl. marked.
ORIGINAL PARTS
(BENNETT, Mary) Jane Shore, the Goldsmith's Wife. No. 1-16, 18-26, 28 (defective) of 30 pts.(E.J. Brett?) [c.1881?]
Folded as issued; no. 1 sl. browned & damp marked, no. 28 defective on last two leaves of added story.
JANE SHORE
(BENNETT, Mary) Jane Shore: or, The Goldsmith's Wife. By the Authoress of the "Cottage Girl"; ... FIRST EDITION? John Lofts, 262 Strand. [1853]
Engr. front. & added engr. title, plates; without 'Directions to the binder', some staining, spotting & browning. Rebound in blue-green cloth, black label.
(BENNETT, Mary) Jane Shore; or, The Goldsmith's Wife. (Wedding Bells edn.) By the Authoress of the "Cottage Girl", etc., etc. Publishing Office, 173, Fleet Street (E.J. Brett.) 1877
Front. & plates, illus.; text sl. browned with some internal marks & a few marginal tears. Dark blue binder's cloth; rubbed with spine replaced with black tape.
WITH WINNERS OF PRIZES
(BENNETT, Mary) Jane Shore; or, The Goldsmith's Wife. (Boys of England edn.) By the Authoress of the "Cottage Girl", etc., etc.Newsagents' Publishing Company. 1869
Col. plates, illus. Contemp. half brown calf. v.g.
(BENNETT, Mary) The Cottage Girl; or The Marriage Day. Copyright edn. Hogarth House. [c.1875]
A few marks in text, title frayed & mounted. Contemp. binder's cloth in maroon & crimson.
FOLDING PLATES
(BENNETT, Mary) The Cottage Girl; (or The Marriage Day.) n.p. (Edwin J. Brett.) [c.1880?]
Illus. Contemp. maroon patterned binder's cloth; hinges rubbed.
COTTAGE GIRL
(BENNETT, Mary) The Cottage Girl; or, The Marriage Day.Edwin J. Brett. ("Wedding Bells" edition.) 1871
Illus.; some internal marks, sl. affected by damp at end. Contemp. dark green binder's cloth; sl. rubbing.
(BENNETT, Mary) The Gipsey Bride: or, The Miser's Daughter. By the Author of "Jane Shore", etc. J. Tallis & Co. [1853]
Front., engr. title & plates. Contemp. half maroon roan; rubbed.
(BENNETT, Mary) The Gipsey Bride: or, The Miser's Daughter. By the Author of "Jane Shore", etc. London Printing & Publishing Co. [c.1855?]
Front., engr. title & plates, sl. foxed; some text gatherings browned. Contemp. half brown calf; sl. rubbing, black label. Renier booklabel. v.g.
(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, additional printed title, plates; the odd spot. Contemp. half dark green calf, spine with raised gilt bands and blind compartments; a little rubbed. A good-plus copy.
W. Bennett. 1841
Front., engr. title dated 1840, additional printed title, plates; the odd spot. Contemp. half dark green calf, spine with raised gilt bands and blind compartments; a little rubbed. A good-plus copy.
(BENNETT, Mary) The Orphan Sisters, or, The Lover's Secret. John Lofts, 262, Strand. [1860?]
Front., engr. title & plates; sl. foxed or damp stained, directions leaf. Contemp. boards; a little rubbed & neatly rebacked in dark brown sheep. Renier booklabel.
(BENNETT, Mary) The Orphan Sisters, or, The Lover's Secret. J. & T. Thridgold Bros., 9, Sydney Street, Commercial Road; & at 31, Oxford Street, Mile End. [c.1865?]
Front. & plates; sl. marked. Contemp. boards, recently neatly rebacked in brown calf. Labels of F.D. Westcove Subscription Library, Beckenham.
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.
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.
BOY. The Boy Soldier; or, Garibaldi's Young Captain. (E.J. Brett?) (Boys' Library - new series.) [1880?]
Illus.; pp.77-78 strengthened at edges. Bound without printed titlepage in green binder's cloth. v.g.
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.
Edwin J. Brett. 1901-06
Illus.; some browning. Bound in 10 vols. in red binder's cloth; damp marked at head, spines faded.
BOYS. Boys of the Empire: a journal in colours, of fun, instruction, and romance. Edited by Edwin J. Brett. Vol. I. no. 1 - vol. III. no. 77. Feb. 6, 1888 - July 22, 1889. 4to. 3 vols in 2. 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 & red binder's cloth; Vol. I-II following hinge splitting, spine defective but internally good.
BOYS. Boys' Own Journal. Edited by George Emmett. vol. I. no. 1-12. May 17, - Aug. 4, 1883.
St. George's Publishing Office. 1883
No. 1 is a specimen issue, the rest disbound; some internal marks, dusted & torn at edges.
St. George's Publishing Office. 1883
No. 1 is a specimen issue, the rest disbound; some internal marks, dusted & torn at edges.
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.
Charles Fox. 1888
Illus. Folded as issued; sl. spotted. 16pp. v.g.
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.
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.
Edwin J. Brett. [1886?]
Illus. Disbound & outer leaf split at spine, old sellotape repair to tear in p.1. 16pp.
BOYS. The Boys of England. A young gentleman's journal of sport, sensation, fun and instruction. Vol. I-VIII, X-XI, XIII, XVI-XVII, XX, XXII, XXXV, XLIII, XLVI, L, LIII-LIV, LVII. (Nov. 1886 - Nov. 1894) 22 vols in 21. Newsagents' Publishing Co. (Edwin J. Brett.) 1866-94
Illus.; minor imperfections. Variously bound, in varying condition, half in orig. publisher's cloth, some vols with splits at spine, but generally sound.
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.
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.
1905-1907
With col. pict. wrappers most containing one or two coloured plates. £10 EACH.
A LONG RUN IN WRAPPERS
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.
BOYS. The Boys' Champion Story Paper. Vol. IV. no. 78 - Vol. V. no. 118. 12 July 1902 - 18 April, 1903. Folio.
James Henderson & Sons. 1902-03
Illus. Unbound issues; browned with some splits & dusting.
James Henderson & Sons. 1902-03
Illus. Unbound issues; browned with some splits & dusting.
BOYS. The Boys' Comic Journal: stories of fun, adventure and romance. Conducted by Edwin J. Brett. Vol. I, IX (Quarterly division XVIII), XVI (pp.1-208), XXI (Quarterly division XLI), XXII, XXVII, XXXI. 7 vols. Edwin J. Brett. 1883-98
Illus., paper browned & occasionally sl. trimmed. Variously bound: 2 vols in half black roan, 1 in orig. publisher's pict. cloth, 3 in orig cloth or paper wraps and one in plain paper wrap.
BOYS. The Boys' Favourite. Conducted by Edwin J. Brett. Vol. I. no. 1-41. Nov. 11, 1870 - Sept. 1, 1872. Edwin J. Brett. 1870-72
Illus. Bound with 4 green monthly front wrappers & 2 back wrappers in green binder's cloth, red leather label sl. chipped.
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.
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