AINSWORTH, William Harrison. Beau Nash; or, Bath in the Eighteenth Century. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. George Routledge & Sons. [1879]
Half title vol. I only, as issued. Orig. grey-brown cloth with minor repairs; obtrusive evidence of library label removal from front boards, sl. rubbing to heads & tails of spines.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. Beau Nash; or, Bath in the Eighteenth Century. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. George Routledge & Sons. [1879]
Half title vol. I only, as per Sadleir & Locke. Early 20th century half red morocco on red cloth-covered boards, spines ruled in gilt compartments, a.e.g; spines darkened, boards v. sl. marked.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. Jack Sheppard. A romance. Paris: A. & W. Galignani & Co. 1840
Half title; foxing to prelims, light foxing throughout. Contemp. half calf, marbled boards; spine & corners rubbed.
JAMES THE SECOND
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. James the Second; or The Revolution of 1688. An historical romance. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Henry Colburn. 1848
Half titles, fronts, initial ad. leaf, vol. I; sl. water damage to bottom corner of front., vol. III. Orig. drab boards, paper labels chipped & worn; neatly rebacked, retaining orig., worn, paper labels.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. Saint James's; or, The Court of Queen Anne. An historical romance. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. John Mortimer. 1844
Fronts, plates by George Cruikshank; tissue guards torn & creased. Orig. drab boards, neatly rebacked with new labels, faded; spines & boards unevenly faded. Bookplate of Eric S. Quayle on leading pastedown, vol. I; presentation inscription from the publisher to William Hay Leith in ink on titlepage of all vols.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. Sir John Chiverton. A romance. FIRST EDITION. John Ebers. 1826
Half title; pencil sketching on leading blank, single gathering sl. loose. Contemp. half tanned calf, spine blocked in gilt, black morocco label; a little rubbed, following hinge cracked at head of spine with some repair. Armorial bookplate of Francis Earl of Kilmorey.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Miser's Daughter: A tale. 7th thousand. BOUND WITH: (TERHUNE, Mary Virginia Hawe). Alone. FIRST EDITION. Chapman & Hall. 1850
Front. Alone. Sampson Low. 1854. 2 works in 1 vol., in contemp. half green calf, spine gilt in compartments; boards sl. dulled, v. sl. rubbing to outer rear hinge.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Miser's Daughter: a tale. With illus. by George Cruikshank. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Cunningham & Mortimer. 1842
Fronts & plates; plates foxed. Slightly later half red morocco, spines gilt in compartments; spines & corners darkened. Bookplate of Arthur G. Soames on leading pastedowns, ownership inscription of Margaret Roth, August 2nd, 50 on leading f.e.p., vol. I.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Spanish Match: or, Charles Stuart at Madrid. Chapman & Hall. 1878
Half title. Slightly later half dark blue morocco over brown cloth. Barnwell Castle stamped in blind on leading f.e.p.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Spendthrift. A tale. (New edn.) George Routledge & Sons. (Octavo Novels Series.) [c.1885]
Front., plates by Hablot K. Browne. Ads on e.ps. Orig. light brown cloth, decorated & blocked in black & gilt; front. board sl. damp marked with a small nick to top edge. Signature of H.P. Fane on leading pastedown.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Spendthrift: a tale. With illustrations by Hablot K. Browne. FIRST EDITION. Tall 8vo. George Routledge & Co. 1857
Half title, front. & 7 plates by Phiz, some foxing; edges sl. browned. Orig. royal-blue ripple-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine decorated and lettered in gilt; spine sl. dulled.
FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Star-Chamber: an historical romance. (2nd edn.) G. Routledge & Co. 1857
Half title, front., plates by Phiz. Orig. pebble grained red cloth, spine blocked & lettered in gilt; a little dulled, later grey e.ps. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Dewhurst Lingard & his signature on half title. A good-plus copy.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Star-Chamber: an historical romance. (Author's copyright edition). G. Routledge & Sons. 1895
Front., plates by Phiz.; sl. spotting. Contemp. half purple calf with marbled boards, gilt spine in compartments, light brown label; spine faded. v.g.
FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Star-Chamber: an historical romance. (2nd edn.) G. Routledge & Co. 1857
Half title, front., plates by Phiz. Orig. pebble-grained red cloth, recased retaining spine, later e.ps.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Star-Chamber: an historical romance. New railway books series. Routledge, Warne & Routledge. 1862
Front., plates by Phiz; pages sl. dulled. Orig. paper covered pictorial yellow boards, later cloth spine; boards a little worn. Ink ownership inscriptions on leading f.e.p., amusingly negative newspaper clipping pasted on to leading f.e.p.
ALLEN, Grant. The White Man's Foot. With seventeen illus. by J. Finnemore. FIRST EDITION. Hatchards. 1888
Front., illus. & plates. Orig. olive green cloth, pictorially blocked in gilt, black, & orange, lettered in gilt; spine sl. dulled. Booklabel of Ralph Blakelock on leading f.e.p., and with his neat ownership inscription on title.
ANLEY, Charlotte. Earlswood: a tale for the times, and all time. Second thousand. Thomas Hatchard. 1853
Half title, 32pp cata. (July 1862). Lacking leading f.e.p. Orig. blue cloth, blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt.
'FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION'
ANONYMOUS. Marden Mote: a story of a western county. Founded on fact. Printed for private circulation. Chichester: Wilmshurst. 1884
Orig. dark brown cloth, blocked in black, lettered in gilt; unevenly dulled & sl. damp marked. Contemp. gift inscription on leading f.e.p. 65pp
ANONYMOUS. Mildred's Last Night; or, the Franklyns. Bell & Daldy. 1863
Half title, 32pp cata. (April 1863). Uncut in orig. red cloth; spine a little dulled. Contemp. ownership inscription on half title.
ANONYMOUS.
ANONYMOUS. The Chateau de Vésinet: a memory of France. A tale. By the Author of "Cinderella: A New Version of an Old Story". Chapman & Hall. 1877
Half title. Orig. green cloth, blocked in black, spine lettered in gilt; spine v. sl. rubbed at head & tail, Mudie's Library label partially removed from front board. Booklabel of Reginald Thornton on leading pastedown.
ANSTEY, F., pseud. (Thomas Anstey Guthrie) Lyre and Lancet. A story in scenes. FIRST EDITION. Smith, Elder. (The Novel Series.) 1895
Half title, illus., 2pp ads. Orig. blue cloth, blocked in black, lettered in gilt; fore-edge sl. rubbed, spine sl. darkened.
ANSTEY, F., pseud. (Thomas Anstey Guthrie) The Giant's Robe. FIRST EDITION. Smith, Elder. 1884
Half title. viii, 439pp. Orig. green cloth, blocked in black, spine lettered in gilt. Ownership inscription in ink on leading pastedown, blind stamp of W.H. Smith Lending Library in blind on leading f.e.p.
ANSTEY, F., pseud. (Thomas Anstey Guthrie) The Tinted Venus. A farcical romance. FIRST EDITION. Bristol: J.W. Arrowsmith; London: Simpkin, Marshall. (Arrowsmith's Bristol Library vol. VI.) 1885
8pp ads. Orig. brown cloth, blocked & lettered in black, spine lettered in gilt; sl. marking to boards.
ANSTEY, F., pseud. (Thomas Anstey Guthrie) The Travelling Companions. A story in scenes. (Reprinted from "Punch".) 4to. Longmans, Green. 1892
Half title, front. & illus. by J. Bernard Partridge. Orig. salmon-pink cloth, pictorially blocked & lettered in red, maroon cloth spine lettered in gilt. Pencil ownership inscription on leading f.e.p.
ARMSTRONG, Andrew J. The Cobbler o'Kirkiebrae, a romance of Galloway. FIRST EDITION. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent; Edinburgh & Glasgow: John Menzies; Dumfries: A. & T. Hunter. (Printed in Dumfries.) 1896
Half title. Orig. dark green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; hinges cracking.
ARMSTRONG, Andrew J. Through the Shadows: a story in three parts. Dumfries: John Anderson. [1887]
Half title. Orig. dark green cloth, blocked in black & blind, lettered in gilt; spine a little rubbed at head & tail.
PHRA THE PHOENICIAN
ARNOLD, Edwin Lester Linden. The Wonderful Adventures of Phra the Phoenician. FIRST ONE-VOLUME EDITION. Chatto & Windus. 1891
Front. & illus. by H.M. Paget, 32pp cata. (April 1891). Orig. blue cloth, blocked & lettered in gilt; spine v. sl. darkened, boards v. sl. marked.
OAKFIELD - LIFE IN INDIA
ARNOLD, William Delafield. Oakfield; or, Fellowship in the East. 2nd edn. 2 vols. Longman. 1854
Contemp. half calf, tooled in blind & gilt, black labels. Bookplates of Tarradale House & earlier signatures of H.F. Bishop. v.g.
AUSTEN, Jane. (Works.) 7 vols.
Folio Society. 1975
Orig. decorated boards, maroon cloth spines, boxed a good set
Folio Society. 1975
Orig. decorated boards, maroon cloth spines, boxed a good set
AUSTEN, Jane. Works. The Novels of Jane Austen. The text based on collation of the early editions by R.W. Chapman. With notes, indexes and illustrations from contemporary sources. 2nd edn. 5 vols. Oxford: at the Clarendon Press. 1926
Half titles, fronts, illus. Contemp. half dark green crushed morocco, spines gilt in compartments. a.e.g. A v.g. bright set.
BALGUY, Guy. The Bantams of Sheffield. FIRST EDITION. Leadenhall Press. 1891
14pp cata. Orig. pale green cloth, lettered in black; sl. marking to boards, spine v. sl. rubbed at head & tail.
BARRIE, James Matthew. Better Dead. Swan Sonnenschein. 1891
Half title, col. front. Orig. dark blue buckram, spine lettered in gilt; rubbed & marked. A good sound copy.
BENSON, Edward Frederic. The Rubicon. 2 vols. Vol. I FIRST EDITION, vol. II 3rd edn. Methuen. 1894
Half titles; some pages & signatures sitting slightly proud. Contemp. half black calf, spines ruled in gilt; wear to front foredge, vol. I, leading hinge cracked, vol. II. Bookseller stamp of M. & J. Henderson on leading pastedowns.
FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE AUTHOR
BESANT, Walter. All in a Garden Fair: the simple story of three boys and a girl. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols Chatto & Windus. 1883
Half title, vol. I, 32pp cata., vol. III. Orig. blue pictorial cloth; all vols corners bumped, boards v. sl. marked, spines darkened and worn at heads & tails. Author's bookplate tipped in on leading f.e.p. A good sound copy in an attractive binding.
DESTITUTION
BESANT, Walter. Katharine Regina. Arrowsmith's Christmas Annual 1887. Bristol: J.W. Arrowsmith. 1887
Contemp. half vellum, marbled boards, spine lettered in black. Retaining the orig. front wrapper printed in blue, mustard & black, bound in.
BESANT, Walter. St. Katherine's by the Tower: a novel. New edn. Chatto & Windus. 1893 [1905]
Browned 32pp cata. (Sept. 1905). Orig. uniform brown cloth. v.g.
BESANT, Walter. The Holy Rose, etc. Chatto & Windus. 1890
Front. by Fred. Barnard, 32pp cata. (Oct. 1889). Orig. blue cloth, block in gilt & red, spine lettered in gilt; boards v. sl. marked, hinges v. sl. rubbed, sl. cocked.
FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE AUTHOR
BESANT, Walter. The World Went Very Well Then. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Chatto & Windus. 1887
Front. port. of Besant by John Pettie, vol. I, front. & plates by Forestier; some spotting, vol. I. Slightly later dark green half calf library binding (South African Public Library), pebble-grained boards; a little rubbed & marked. Bookplate of Walter Besant, MA on leading f.e.p., vol. I.
BLACK, William. A Daughter of Heth. New and revised edn. Sampson Low, Marston & Co. [1892]
Half title, front. port., final ad. leaf. Orig. dark green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Ownership inscription, 1896. v.g.
BLACK, William. Briseis. 4th thousand. Sampson Low, Marston & Co. 1896
Half title, final ad. leaf. Untrimmed in orig. blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Ownership inscriptions, 1896 & 1904. A v.g. bright copy.
BLACK, William. MacLeod of Dare. A novel. Macmillan. 1879
4pp ads. Orig. blue cloth, blocked in black & gilt, spine lettered in gilt; spine a little faded & sl. rubbed at head & tail.
BLACK, William. Macleod of Dare. New and revised edn. Sampson Low, Marston & Co. 1896
Half title, final ad. leaf. Orig. dark green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Ownership inscription, 1898. v.g.
SUNRISE
BLACK, William. Sunrise: a story of these times. New and revised edn. Sampson Low, Marston & Co. 1892
Half title, final ad. leaf. Orig. dark green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Ownership inscription, 1904. v.g.
BLACK, William. The Strange Adventures of a Phaeton. Illustrated by S.E. Waller. Macmillan & Co. 1874
Front. & 11 plates, final ad. leaf. Original blue sand-grained cloth, front board & spine blocked in black & gilt, back board with rules in blind, spine lettered in gilt.
BLACK, William. White Heather. A novel. Copyright edn. 2 vols. Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. 1886
Half titles. 2 vols in 1 in contemp. dark green binder's cloth, lettered in gilt. v.g.
BLACK, William. Wild Eelin: her escapades, adventures, and bitter sorrows. Sampson Low, Marston & Co. 1898
Half title. vi, 469pp, 1p. ads. Uncut in orig. green cloth blocked in blind, lettered in gilt; some very sl. marking, spine v. sl. rubbed at head & tail. Booklabel of Ronald George Taylor. A nice copy.
BLACK, William. Yolande. The story of a daughter. Macmillan. 1884
Half title, 2pp ads. Orig. blue cloth, blocked in black & gilt, spine lettered in gilt; v. sl. marked, spine v. sl. sunned.
BLACKMORE, Richard Doddridge. Erema; or, My Father's Sin. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Smith, Elder, & Co. 1877
Half titles. Later 19th century half dark maroon calf by Kelly & Sons, London. t.e.g. v.g.
FIRST EDITION IN ONE VOLUME
BLACKMORE, Richard Doddridge. Perlycross. A tale of the western hills. Sampson Low, Marston. 1894
iv, 465pp; corner torn from titlepage. Orig. blue cloth, blocked in blind, lettered in gilt; v. sl. bumped & marked.
BOURDILLON, Francis William. Nephelé. 2nd edn. George Redway. 1896
Half title. Untrimmed in blue buckram, lettered & blocked in gilt; spine sl. faded. Gift inscription of Mrs Watson Smyth in ink on half title.
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