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NOVELS AND TALES
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Catalogue 229

NOVELS AND TALES

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Beau Nash; 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.
Stock #71521 full description >>
£225


Beau Nash; 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.
Stock #72744 full description >>
£225


Jack Sheppard. 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.
Stock #72004 full description >>
£65


JAMES THE SECOND

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.
Stock #72031 full description >>
£580


Saint Jamess; 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.
Stock #75736 full description >>
£250


Sir John Chiverton. 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.
Stock #53857 full description >>
£600


The Misers Daughter: 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.
Stock #72597 full description >>
£30


The Misers Daughter: 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.
Stock #72745 full description >>
£180


The Spanish Match: 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.
Stock #66117 full description >>
£45


The Spendthrift. 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.
Stock #53879 full description >>
£40


The Spendthrift: 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.
Stock #72598 full description >>
£180


FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION

The Star-Chamber: 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.
Stock #53856 full description >>
£65


The Star-Chamber: 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.
Stock #65893 full description >>
£35


FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION

The Star-Chamber: 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.
Stock #71602 full description >>
£120


The Star-Chamber: 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.
Stock #72584 full description >>
£60


The White Mans Foot. 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.
Stock #28252 full description >>
£125


Earlswood: 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.
Stock #27225 full description >>
£75


'FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION'

Marden Mote: 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
Stock #28616 full description >>
£75


Mildreds Last Night; 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.
Stock #62030 full description >>
£60


ANONYMOUS.

The Chateau de Vésinet: 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.
Stock #78578 full description >>
£75


Lyre and Lancet. 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.
Stock #27228 full description >>
£35


The Giants Robe. 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.
Stock #27227 full description >>
£35


The Tinted Venus. 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.
Stock #27229 full description >>
£180


The Travelling Companions. 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.
Stock #27230 full description >>
£75


The Cobbler oKirkiebrae, 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.
Stock #27234 full description >>
£35


Through the Shadows: 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.
Stock #27233 full description >>
£35


PHRA THE PHOENICIAN

The Wonderful Adventures of 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.
Stock #27237 full description >>
£125


OAKFIELD - LIFE IN INDIA

Oakfield; 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.
Stock #5086 full description >>
£225


AUSTEN, Jane. (Works.) 7 vols.
Folio Society. 1975
Orig. decorated boards, maroon cloth spines, boxed a good set
Stock #61630 full description >>
£145


Works. 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.
Stock #58429 full description >>
£2500


The Bantams of Sheffield. 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.
Stock #27279 full description >>
£65


Better Dead. 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.
Stock #27292 full description >>
£20


The Rubicon. 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.
Stock #74784 full description >>
£65


FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE AUTHOR

All in a Garden Fair: 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.
Stock #75036 full description >>
£180


DESTITUTION

Katharine Regina. 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.
Stock #66076 full description >>
£125


St. Katherines by the Tower: 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.
Stock #9558 full description >>
£20


The Holy Rose, etc. 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.
Stock #27309 full description >>
£35


FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE AUTHOR

The World Went Very Well Then. 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.
Stock #75040 full description >>
£350


A Daughter of Heth. 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.
Stock #54278 full description >>
£20


Briseis. 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.
Stock #54296 full description >>
£35


MacLeod of Dare. 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.
Stock #27322 full description >>
£35


Macleod of Dare. 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.
Stock #54288 full description >>
£20


SUNRISE

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.
Stock #54290 full description >>
£20


The Strange Adventures of a Phaeton. 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.
Stock #8553 full description >>
£85


White Heather. 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.
Stock #54297 full description >>
£25


Wild Eelin: 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.
Stock #51623 full description >>
£25


Yolande. 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.
Stock #27323 full description >>
£35


Erema; 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.
Stock #55342 full description >>
£180


FIRST EDITION IN ONE VOLUME

Perlycross. 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.
Stock #27327 full description >>
£45


Nephelé. 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.
Stock #44514 full description >>
£35


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