PEYTON ROMANCE
ADAMS, Mrs. Leith (later Mrs De Courcy Laffan, née Bertha Grundy). The Peyton Romance. 4th edn. Jarrold & Sons. [1895]
Half title, front. port., 12pp cata. Orig. vertical-grained brown pictorial cloth, lettered in black & gilt; sl. dulled. Label of Stockton Grammar School library. v.g.
AGUILAR, Grace. Home Influence. A tale for mothers and daughters. Copyright edn. 2 vols. Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. (Collection of British Authors, vols 464 & 465.) 1859
Half titles. Neat contemp. brown cloth. Contemp. signature in each vol. of Amy Jones, Abberley Hall. v.g.
AGUILAR, Grace. The Days of Bruce. A story from Scottish history. With illustrations by Hyde W. Briscoe. 26th edn. Groombridge & Sons. 1884
Initial ad. leaf, additional ad. leaf, engr. title, printed title, plates, 8pp ads. Orig. dark green cloth, bevelled boards, blocked & lettered in gilt; spine & corners sl. rubbed. a.e.g.
WOMAN'S FRIENDSHIP
AGUILAR, Grace. Woman's Friendship. A story of domestic life. George Routledge & Sons. 1891
Front. & additional engr. title, plates loose, 8pp ads. Orig. dark green cloth, lettered in gilt, blocked with flowers in pink & white; sl. rubbed. Contemp. gift inscription.
LIFE & LETTERS
(ALCOTT, Louisa May) CHENEY, Ednah D. (ed.) Louisa May Alcott: her Life, Letters, and Journal. Edited by Ednah D. Cheney. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION.Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 1889
Half title, front. port. & 2 plates, facsims. Uncut in orig. maroon cloth, lettered in gilt; spine darkened & a little rubbed at head & tail.
ALEXANDER, Cecil Frances. Poems. Edited, with a preface, by William Alexander. FIRST EDITION. Macmillan & Co. 1896
Half title, front. port., 4pp ads; partially unopened. Orig. blue cloth, blocked & lettered in gilt; spine sl. faded, one corner bumped. v.g.
ALEXANDER, Mrs, pseud. (Annie French Hector) The Admiral's Ward. Popular Novels. Richard Bentley & Son. 1883
Half title, final ad. leaf. Orig. dark green cloth, blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; binding a little loose with one or two gatherings sl. proud, leading inner hinge splitting. Gift inscription on verso of half title, 1894.
ALEXANDER, Mrs, pseud. (Annie French Hector) The Executor; a novel. Richard Bentley & Son. 1885
Half title, final ad. leaf. Orig. dark green cloth, blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; small nick at head of leading hinge, spine a little worn at head & tail, leading inner hinge splitting.
ALEXANDER, Mrs, pseud. (Annie French Hector) The Snare of the Fowler. Cassell & Co. 1892
Half title, 16pp cata. partially unopened. Orig. turquoise cloth, blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed, leading inner hinge cracking
LETTERS OF A LIAR
ALLEN, Mrs. William. The Love Letters of a Liar. 16mo. New York: Ess Ess Publishing Co. 1901
Half title. Untrimmed in orig. dark green textured cloth, lettered in gilt. v.g. 68pp.
QUAKER BIOGRAPHY
(ALSOP, Christine Majolier) BRAITHWAITE, Martha. Memorials of Christine Majolier Alsop. Compiled by Martha Braithwaite. All rights reserved. Samuel Harris & Co. 1881
Half title, front. port. Orig. grey-brown cloth, bevelled boards, attractively blocked in black, lettered in gilt. Unsigned gift inscription on half title, 1881; Renier booklabel. v.g.
(ANLEY, Charlotte) Miriam; or, The Power of Truth. A Jewish tale. By the author of "Influence". 5th edn. J. Hatchard & Son. 1836
Final ad. leaf. Orig. diced dark green cloth, blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; spine a little faded & with v. sl. rubbing at tail. A good-plus copy.
DEDICATED TO THE WOMEN OF ENGLAND
ANONYMOUS. A Life-Long Story; or, Am I My Sister's Keeper? Facts and Phases for the Times. Dedicated to the Women of England. By One of Themselves. Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1859
Half title, front., errata leaf. Orig. blue pebble-grained cloth by Lewis & Sons, blocked in blind & gilt, lettered in gilt; spine sl. dulled, otherwise a v.g. bright copy. With signature of John Ramsay, 1859 on half title.
FRENCH REVOLUTION
ANONYMOUS. A Sketch of Modern France. In a series of letters to a lady of fashion. Written in the years 1796 and 1797, during a tour through France. By a Lady. Edited by C.L. Moody. FIRST EDITION. Printed for T. Cadell jun. & W. Davies in the Strand. 1798
Final ad. leaf. Uncut in recent grey paper-covered boards, white paper label. v.g.
ANONYMOUS. Days of Old. Three stories from old English History. For the young. By the author of "Ruth and her Friends". Cambridge: Macmillan & Co. 1859
Front., title in red & black. Contemp. half blue calf, spine with raised gilt bands and maroon leather label; a little faded. v.g.
ANONYMOUS. High Life, a novel. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Saunders & Otley. 1827
A little spotted in places. Early 20thC half calf, marbled boards, later spine labels; recased, one or two gatherings sl. proud.
ANONYMOUS. Priscilla, the stolen one, and Theodore, her faithful lover. Literally true and authentic. To which is added Louise, or The cottage on the moor. Halifax: William Nicholson & Sons. [c.1872]
Half title, col. front., 4pp ads. Orig. purple cloth, blocked & lettered in black. v.g.
ANONYMOUS. Ruth Clayton; or, The Contrast. Frederick Warne & Co. 1869
Col. front., 4pp ads. Lacks leading f.e.p. Orig. royal blue cloth, borders blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; spine sl. darkened. a.e.g.
ATHERTON, Gertrude. Ancestors: a novel. FIRST EDITION. 1907
Half title. Orig. blue-green cloth, lettered in gilt. Armorial bookplate of Alexander Lord Hesketh. v.g.
ATHERTON, Gertrude. Julia France and Her Times. 2 vols. Copyright edn. Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. (Collection of British Authors, vols 4334 & 4335.) 1912
Series titles, 32pp cata. (May 1, 1912) vol. II. Untrimmed in orig. cream printed wrappers; a little dusted & sl. worn.
ATHERTON, Gertrude. The Travelling Thirds (in Spain). Copyright edn. Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. (Collection of British Authors, vol. 3850.) 1905
Series title. Orig. red cloth, olive green leather label; spine a little dulled, sl. rubbed.
SENSE & SENSIBILITY
(AUSTEN, Jane) Sense and Sensibility: a novel. By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice". 2nd edn. 3 vols. Printed for the Author, by C. Roworth, & published by T. Egerton. 1813
Half titles; some minor paper flaws, mostly marginal but occasionally within text touching a single letter, some light spotting but overall a nice clean copy. Contemp. half brown calf, marbled boards, expertly rebacked in matching calf, ruled & dec. in gilt, red morocco labels. A handsome copy.
(AUSTEN, Jane) AUSTEN-LEIGH, James Edward. A Memoir of Jane Austen by her nephew. FIRST EDITION. Richard Bentley. 1870
Front. port., title in red & black, rubricated text, 3 plates, facsim. Uncut in early 20thC half green morocco, heavy marbled boards. v.g.
CHAWTON
(AUSTEN, Jane) AUSTEN-LEIGH, William & KNIGHT, Montagu George. Chawton Manor and its Owners: a family history. With portraits and illustrations. FIRST EDITION. 4to. Smith, Elder & Co. 1911
Half title, front., plates & illus. Orig. sage green cloth, parchment spine, lettered in gilt; spine a little marked, hinges sl. splitting in places, one corner knocked. t.e.g.
(AUSTEN, Jane) BRADBROOK, Frank W. Jane Austen and her Predecessors. 2nd edn.
O.U.P. 1967
Half title. Orig. green cloth, black label. v.g. in d.w.
O.U.P. 1967
Half title. Orig. green cloth, black label. v.g. in d.w.
(AUSTEN, Jane) KAYE-SMITH, Sheila and STERN, G.B. More Talk of Jane Austen. FIRST EDITION. Cassell & Co. 1950
Half title. Orig. black cloth; spine sl. spotted. v.g.
(AUSTEN, Jane) MITTON, Geraldine Edith. Jane Austen and Her Times. With 21 illustrations. FIRST EDITION.
Methuen & Co. 1905
Half title, front., plates, 16pp cata. (March 1905). Orig. blue cloth, lettered in gilt; spine sl. dulled. Contemp. gift inscription on half title.
Methuen & Co. 1905
Half title, front., plates, 16pp cata. (March 1905). Orig. blue cloth, lettered in gilt; spine sl. dulled. Contemp. gift inscription on half title.
AUSTEN, Jane. (Sanditon.) Fragment of a novel, written ... January - March 1817. Now first printed from the manuscript. 2nd impression. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1925
Half title. Uncut in orig. grey-blue boards, cream cloth spine & paper label sl. dulled.
MANSFIELD PARK
AUSTEN, Jane. Mansfield Park. A novel. Boston: Ticknor & Fields. 1866
Some light foxing to titlepage & first few leaves of text. Orig. brown cloth, front board with borders & publisher's monogram in blind, spine lettered in gilt; expertly recased with well-executed repairs to head & tail spine.
SENSE & SENSIBILITY, NORTHANGER ABBEY & PERSUASION: PRESENTED BY WILLIAM MACREADY TO HIS DAUGHTER WITH FINE LETT
AUSTEN, Jane. Sense and Sensibility; Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. 2 vols. Richard Bentley. 1856
Vols I and IV of 'The Works of Miss Austen' (so titled on spines). Half titles, additional engr. titles. Orig. purple bead-grained cloth, gilt by Westleys a little rubbed. WITH: 4pp ALS from W. C. Macready to his daughter, Cecilia Benventura, later wife of Frederick O'Bryen Horsford, pinned to leading free endpaper of Sense and Sensibility and her ownership signatures in both volumes.
AUSTEN, Jane. The Watsons: a fragment. Now reprinted from the manuscript. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1927
Half title, front. facsim. Uncut in orig. pale blue boards, cream cloth spine, paper label. v.g.
AUSTEN, Jane. Volume the Third. Now first printed from the Manuscript. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1951
Half title. Uncut in orig. boards, cream cloth spine, paper label; sl. dulled. Gift inscription dated Sept. 1951. v.g.
AUSTEN, Jane. Volume the Third. Now first printed from the Manuscript. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1951
Half title. Uncut in orig. boards, cream cloth spine, paper label; sl. dulled. Renier booklabel. v.g.
AUSTEN, Jane. Volume the Third. Now first printed from the Manuscript. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1951
Half title & titlepage unopened. Uncut in orig. boards, cream cloth spine, paper label; sl. marked. A good-plus copy retaining orig. torn glassine wrappers.
COLLECTED NOVELS
AUSTEN, Jane. Works. The Novels of Jane Austen. Edited by Reginald Brimley Johnson. 10 vols.J.M. Dent & Co. 1892
Half titles, fronts, plates by William Cubit Cooke, ornaments by F.C. Tinsley. Uncut in contemp. half blue crushed morocco, spines gilt in compartments; spines uniformly faded. t.e.g. A v.g. set.
AUSTEN, Jane. Works. The Novels and Letters. Edited by R. Brimley Johnson with an introduction by William Lyon Phelps. Winchester Edition. 12 vols. New York & Philadelphia: Frank S Holby. 1906
Half titles, colour fronts and plates by C. E. & H. M. Brock. An attactive set, uniformly bound in recent half tan morocco, brown morocco labels.
AUSTEN, Jane. Works. The Novels and Letters. Edited by R. Brimley Johnson with an introduction by William Lyon Phelps. Winchester Edition. 12 vols. Edinburgh: John Grant. 1911
Half titles, front. vol. I. Untrimmed in orig. blue cloth, spines blocked & lettered in gilt. t.e.g. A v.g. bright set.
AUSTEN, Jane. Works. The Novels. The text based on collation of the early editions by R.W. Chapman. With notes, indexes and illustrations from contemporary sources. 5 vols. Oxford: at the Clarendon Press. 1923
Half titles, fronts, facsims & illus. Untrimmed in orig. blue marbled boards, pale blue cloth spines, paper labels. A v.g. set, with four volumes retaining orig. sl. worn d.ws.
DEDICATED TO BAILLIE
(BAILLIE, Joanna) LADIES POCKET MAGAZINE. The Ladies Pocket Magazine and Gem of Fashion. May, 1833. Dedicated to Joanna Baillie. Joseph Robins. 1833
Four colour plates, each dated May 1833. Sewn as issued in orig. buff printed wrappers; edges a little torn & chipped, tail of spine defective. A good sound copy.
SIX VOLUMES
BAILLIE, Joanna. A Series of Plays: in which it is attempted to delineate the stronger passions of the mind. Each passion being the subject of a tragedy and a comedy. 3rd edn / FIRST EDITION / FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. T. Cadell; Longman, &c. 1800-1812
Occasional light foxing. BOUND WITH: Miscellaneous Plays. 2nd edn. Longman, &c. 1805. ALSO WITH: Metrical Legends of Exalted Character. FIRST EDITION. Longman, &c. 1821. ALSO WITH: Three plays bound together: The Family Legend: a tragedy in 5 acts (bound without titlepage); The Martyr: a drama in 3 acts. FIRST EDITION. Longman. 1826; The Bride; a drama in 3 acts. FIRST EDITION. Henry Colburn. 1826. 6 vols in near-uniform full contemp. tree calf, gilt spines, black leather labels; a little worn, the odd small chip. Vols I & II of A Series of Plays, and Miscellaneous Plays inscribed 'From the Author'. All six vols signed 'A. Elliott' & 'Eliz. C. Elliott, Jan. 1836'; later booklabels of Esme Nicoll. An attractive collection in contemporary binding.
FOUR VOLUMES
BAILLIE, Joanna. A Series of Plays: in which it is attempted to delineate the stronger passions of the mind. Each passion being the subject of a tragedy and a comedy. 2nd edn / FIRST EDITION / FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. T. Cadell; Longman. 1799-1812
BOUND WITH: Miscellaneous Plays. 2nd edn. Longman, &c. 1805. 4 vols uniformly bound in contemp. full speckled calf, gilt spines, red & black leather labels; a little rubbed, vol. IV very slightly chipped at head & tail of spine. Armorial bookplates of the Marquess of Headfort. A good-plus set.
RECOVERY FROM MEASLES
BANFIELD, Mary Grace. From Death Unto Life; diary and letters ... with a few connecting notes. Farncombe & Son. 1906
Orig. dark green cloth, lettered in gilt. Gift inscription, 1915.
FIRST WORLD WAR NOVEL
BARCLAY, Florence Louisa. My Heart's Right There. FIRST EDITION. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1914
Orig. purple cloth, front board dec. with Union Flag in central roundel, lettered in gilt; spine faded.
BARCLAY, Florence Louisa. The Wheels of Time. A romance of the twelfth century. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1911
Half title, final ad. leaf. Orig. purple cloth, blocked & lettered in white; spine faded.
BROTHERLY LOVE
BARR, Amelia E. Cluny Macpherson: a tale of brotherly love. 3rd edn. Hodder & Stoughton. 1892
Front. & plates, 8pp ads. Orig. blue cloth, blocked & lettered in black, spine lettered in gilt. v.g. bright copy.
A WEST COUNTRY STORY
BAYLY, Elisabeth Boyd. Jonathan Merle: a West Country story of the times. 9th thousand. Jarrold & Sons. 1896
Half title, 10pp ads. E.ps a little browned. Orig. blue cloth, lettered in gilt. v.g.
ON SPENSER'S FAERIE QUEEN
BEALE, Dorothea. Britomart, or, Spenser's Ideal of a Woman. Price threepence. Reprinted for the magazine scholarship fund. Cheltenham: Thomas Hailing, The Oxford Press. 1894
Orig. buff printed wrappers; spine partially defective, sl. dusted, repaired tear on following wrapper.
BELL, Julia N. My Friends in the Fifties; sketches from life long ago. Guilbert Pitman. 1903
Half title, plates. Orig. olive green cloth, bevelled boards, dec. & lettered in gilt; spine sl. rubbed at head & tail. t.e.g. v.g.
BENBOW, Lavinia. The Old Oak House: a tale of the seventeenth century. With illustrations by N. Ault and Katherine O. Underhill. Birmingham & Leicester: The Midland Educational Company. 1899
Half title, plates. Orig. green sand-grained cloth, lettered in gilt. v.g.
(BENNETT, Mary) Jane Shore; or, The Goldsmith's Wife. An historical tale. W. Nicholson & Sons. [c.1885?]
Half title, front., vignette title. E.ps browned. Orig. blue cloth, blocked in blind, lettered in gilt. v.g.
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