PALGRAVE, Mary E. Not in Vain. A story. FIRST EDITION. SPCK. [1884]
Half title, front. & plates by R.C. Woodville; the odd spot. Contemp. half calf, black leather label. Gift inscription, 1912, on recto of front. v.g.
INSCRIBED COPY
PALMER, Sophia Matilda, afterwards Countess Franquet de Frangueville. Mrs. Penicott's Lodger, and other stories. FIRST EDITION. Macmillan & Co. 1887
Half title. Orig. pale blue cloth, blocked & lettered in maroon, spine lettered in gilt; spine faded, otherwise v.g. Signed by the author, Sophia M. Palmer' on leading f.e.p., further inscribed 'Connaught House' & with the bookplate of Grosvenor Woods on leading pastedown.
PANTON, Jane Ellen. Having and Holding; a story of country life. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Trischler & Co. 1890
Half titles; some browning in prelims. Orig. pale lilac cloth, blocked & lettered in black; a little dulled.
A LADY'S TRAVELS ACROSS HUNGARY
PARDOE, Julia. The City of the Magyar, or, Hungary and Her Institutions in 1839-40. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. 12mo. George Virtue. 1840
Fronts, plates, 8pp ads vol. II; some sl. spotting, plates sl. foxed. Uncut in orig. green cloth, blocked in blind, spines lettered in gilt; sl. knock to leading hinge & sm. nick to upper board of vol. III. Signs of label removal from leading pastedowns. v.g.
PARDOE, Julia. The Confessions of a Pretty Woman. Charles H. Clarke. (The Parlour Library, vol. CCXX.) [1860]
Series title, ad. on verso of final leaf. Contemp. half sheep; rubbed, spine chipped at head & tail. Booklabel of R.G.T. Snead, 1863. A fair copy of an unusual title.
(PARKER, Frances, Countess of Morley) The Flying Burgermaster: A legend of the Black Forest. FIRST EDITION. F. Morley. 1832
Front. port., vignette title, plates; some foxing throughout. Orig. green fine-weave glazed cloth, paper label on front board; sl. marked & rubbed at head of spine. Stationer's ticket for Blackburn of Knightsbridge. A nice copy of a scarce item. 14pp.
PAUL, Margaret Agnes. Gentle and Simple. FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. C. Kegan Paul & Co. 1878
Half titles, final ad. leaf vol. II. Orig. purple-brown cloth, boards blocked with floral design in maroon, spines lettered gilt; spines a little rubbed at head & tail, inner hinges splitting. Contemp. ownership inscription of Annie Gilchrist Drummond Fergusson, Richmond.
PEACOCK, Mabel. North Lincolnshire Dialect. Taals Fra Linkisheere, 1889. FIRST EDITION. Brigg: George Jackson & Son; London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co. 1889
Half title. Orig. blue pictorial cloth, bevelled boards with peacock feather design & lettered Lincolnshire Tales; spine faded & sl. rubbed at head & tail. 156pp.
PEARD, Frances Mary. A Madrigal and other stories. Copyright edn.
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. (Collection of British Authors, vol. 1653.) 1877
Series title. Contemp. half black calf, spine gilt in compartments, red leather label; tiny nick to spine, otherwise v.g.
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. (Collection of British Authors, vol. 1653.) 1877
Series title. Contemp. half black calf, spine gilt in compartments, red leather label; tiny nick to spine, otherwise v.g.
PEARD, Frances Mary. Alicia Tennant. FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. Richard Bentley & Son. 1886
4pp ads vol. I (Feb. 1886), final ad. leaf vol. II. Orig. olive brown cloth, front boards pictorially blocked with floral design in olive green & white, spines lettered in gilt; carefully recased. Vol. I inscribed on titlepage by Alice M. Saunders, 10th March, 1887; vol. II inscribed 'Alice MS. Knox-Gore' (the former's married name).
PEARD, Frances Mary. Near Neighbours. Richard Bentley & Son. (Favourite Novels, vol. 106.) 1885
Half title, 4pp cata. (Summer, 1885). Orig. dark green embossed cloth, spine lettered in gilt; sl. damp marked, spine rubbed at head & tail.
SCHLOSS AND TOWN
PEARD, Frances Mary. Schloss and Town. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Smith, Elder, & Co. 1882
Half titles, final ad. leaf vol. III. 3 vols in 1 in remainder purple cloth, blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; dulled & damp-marked.
PEARD, Frances Mary. The Rose-Garden. Copyright edn. Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. 1872
BOUND WITH: Unawares: The story of an old French Town. Copyright edn. 1872. 2 works in one vol. in contemp. half dark green morocco, spine ruled & with devices in gilt; sl. rubbing.
NED OF THE HILLS
PECK, Frances, Mrs. The Life and Acts of the Renowned, Chivalrous Edmund of Erin, commonly called Emun Ac Knuck, or Ned of the Hills. An Irish historical romance of the seventh century. Founded on facts. Blended with a brief and pithy epitome of the origin, antiquity, and history of Ireland. With copious notes, critical and historical. With numerous illustrations. 4th edn. 2 vols. Dublin: printed for the authoress by Samuel J. Machen. 1842
Half title & titlepage vol. I only, 12 plates by Benjamin Clayton. 2 vols in 1 in later 19thC plain half calf, orange cloth boards; a little dusted. Tuckey Street Library label.
(PEMBERTON, Mrs.) pseud. (Helen Etough Gipps) Will is the Cause of Woe. A novel. By the author of 'Altogether Wrong', 'Dacia Singleton', 'What Money Can't Do', etc. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Samuel Tinsley & Co. 1878
Half title vol. I (not called for in others), 32pp cata. (Aug. 1878) vol. I. Orig. dark blue-green fine-diaper cloth, boards blocked in black, spines lettered in gilt; small abrasion on front board of vol. II, otherwise a nice bright copy. Scarce.
PIERPONT DE LESDERNIER, Emily. Norma Danton; or, The Children of the Lighthouse. A tale of city life. 32mo. Wakefield: William Nicholson & Sons. [c.1885]
Half title, col. front., 3pp ads (Cottager's Library). Orig. dark green glazed cloth, blocked & lettered in black & gilt. Booklabel of Allston A. Kisby, Cottingham. v.g.
PIOZZI, Hester Lynch. Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs Piozzi (Thrale). Edited with notes and an introductory account of her life and writings by A. Hayward. 2nd edn. 2 vols. Longman, Green, Longman, & Roberts. 1861
Half titles, front. Publisher's ads on pastedowns. Contemp. green glazed cloth by Westleys & Co., spines lettered in gilt; sl. marked. Labels removed from leading pastedowns.
PORTER, Anna Maria. Don Sebastian; or, The House of Braganza. An historical romance. FIRST EDITION. 4 vols. 12mo. Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme. 1809
Bound without half titles, sl. worming in first few leaves of vol. III. Contemp. half calf, spines ruled in gilt, maroon leather labels; sl. rubbing to head & tails of spines. Small armorial bookplates of Thos. Frankland Lewis.
PORTER, Anna Maria. Roche-Blanche; or, The Hunters of the Pyrenees. A romance. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. 12mo. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown. 1822
Half titles vols II & III. Sl. later half tan calf, spines gilt in compartments, maroon & blue morocco labels. Armorial bookplates of Mount Stuart (Marquis of Bute). t.e.g. A v.g. handsome copy.
PORTER, Anna Maria. The Fast of St. Magdalen, a romance. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. 12mo. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown. 1818
Half titles, 4pp ads ('Valuable Works', Oct. 1818) inserted into leading e.ps vol. I, following ads vols II & III. Expertly recently rebound in appropriate drab boards, paper spine labels incorrectly giving the author as 'Miss A.M. Potter' edges untrimmed. v.g. Ownership inscr. of M.J. Montgomery.
PORTER, Anna Maria. The Knight of St. John, a romance. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown. 1817
Contemp. half calf, spines ruled in gilt, black leather labels; leading hinge splitting but holding vol. III, sl. rubbed. Camden armorial bookplate, & contemp. signature 'Camden' in vol. I.
PORTER, Anna Maria. The Knight of St. John, a romance. 2nd edn. 3 vols. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown. 1817
Sl. later dark green binder's cloth, spines lettered in gilt; small damp mark on front board vol. III. Booklabels of Sir John Hawkshaw, Hollycombe.
RECLUSE OF NORWAY
PORTER, Anna Maria. The Recluse of Norway. FIRST EDITION. 4 vols. Longman. Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown. 1814
Sl. spotting. Attractive contemp. half calf, gilt spines, black labels; minor rubbing to hinges. Armorial bookplates of Eric Carrington Smith. A nice set.
PORTER, Jane & Anna Maria. Tales Round a Winter Hearth. FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green. 1826
Sl. later half tan calf, spines gilt in compartments, maroon & blue morocco labels. Armorial bookplates of Mount Stuart (Marquis of Bute). t.e.g. A v.g. handsome copy.
PORTER, Jane. Duke Christian of Luneburg; or, Tradition from the Hartz. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. 12mo. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green. 1824
Half titles. Untrimmed in sl. later half tan calf, spines gilt in compartments, maroon & green morocco labels. Armorial bookplates of Mount Stuart (Marquis of Bute). t.e.g. A v.g. handsome copy.
ILLUSTRATED
PORTER, Jane. Thaddeus of Warsaw. New and illustrated edn, revised and enriched with new notes, &c. by the Author. Tall 8vo. George Virtue. 1845
Front., vignette title, additional printed title, plates. Contemp. full dark green embossed calf, gilt spine & borders, maroon leather label. a.e.g. A v.g. attractive copy.
PORTER, Jane. The Pastor's Fire-side, a novel. With a new introduction by the author. 2 vols. Richard Bentley. (Standard Novels, nos XVIII & XIX.) 1849
Half titles, fronts. Orig. brown cloth, borders blocked in blind, spines dec. & lettered in gilt; sl. rubbing to head & tail of spine, otherwise v.g.
PORTER, Jane. The Scottish Chiefs. A romance. Complete in one vol. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. 1864
Double front.; sl. spotting in text. Orig. purple cloth, spine lettered in gilt; sl. faded. v.g.
REVISED
PORTER, Jane. The Scottish Chiefs. Revised, corrected, and illustrated with a new retrospective introduction, notes, &c. by the author. 2 vols. Tall 8vo. George Virtue. [1840-41]
Front. port. vol. I, engr. titles, printed titles, plates. Contemp. half dark green calf, spines gilt in compartments, maroon leather labels. v.g.
SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
POYNTER, Eleanor Frances. My Little Lady. Hurst & Blackett. [1876]
Ad. leaf preceding half title, front. after E.J. Poynter, 4pp ads. Orig. brown cloth, borders blocked in blind, spine blocked & lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed. Signed 'E. Frances Poynter' in black ink on verso of half title.
QUILLER-COUCH, Mabel. The Making of Mona. Illustrated by E. Wallcousins. SPCK. [c.1920]
Half title, col. front. Orig. brown cloth, blocked & lettered in black & pink; rubbed. School prize inscription on leading f.e.p., Xmas 1921.
RADCLIFFE, Ann. A Sicilian Romance. New edn. 2 vols. J. Jones. 1821
Later plain binder's buckram, maroon leather spine labels. v.g.
TEA SHOP GIRLS
REEVES, Amber. A Lady and Her Husband. (Second impression.) William Heinemann. 1914
Half title, 16pp cata. Orig. purple cloth, lettered in black & gilt. v.g.
REID, Christian, pseud. (TIERNAN, Frances Christine) Striking the Flag! Or, Valerie Aylmer. A novel. Milner & Co. [c.1880?]
Half title, front. & title with red borders, additional printed title. Orig. grey-blue cloth, blocked in black, blocked & lettered in gilt. v.g.
RIDDELL, Charlotte, Mrs. J.H. A Life's Assize. New edn. Hutchinson & Co. [c.1893?]
Orig. maroon cloth, dec. in green, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed. Gift inscription on dedication leaf & contents leaf, 1893; booklabel of Frank Seton. t.e.g.
SEMI-AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL
RIDDELL, Charlotte, Mrs. J.H. A Struggle for Fame. A novel. Macmillan & Co. 1884
Final ad. leaf & 32pp cata. (Oct. 1884). Orig. red cloth, bevelled boards, dec. in black & gilt, lettered in gilt; spine sl. dulled & with small nick at head, leading inner hinge split. Booklabel of Frank Seton obscuring earlier label.
RIDDELL, Charlotte, Mrs. J.H. Far Above Rubies. New edn. Hutchinson & Co. [c.1890?]
4pp ads unopened. Orig. maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt; spine faded & a little rubbed. Signed 'Constance Charles' in contemp. hand on title.
RIDDELL, Charlotte, Mrs. J.H. Frank Sinclair's Wife, and Forewarned, Forearmed. New edn. Hutchinson & Co. [c.1889]
8pp ads. Orig. maroon cloth, floral embossed boards, spine blocked & lettered in gilt; spine sl. faded. Boolabel of Frank Seton. v.g.
GEORGE GEITH
RIDDELL, Charlotte, Mrs. J.H. George Geith of Fen Court. New edn. Macmillan & Co. 1900
Half title with ad. on verso, 6pp ads (coded 10.3.00). Orig. blue cloth, lettered in dark blue & gilt. Blind stamp of Lanton Tower, Jedburgh, & later booklabel of Frank Seton. v.g.
RIDDELL, Charlotte, Mrs. J.H. Little Jane. IN: London Society. The Christmas Number for 1874. London Society. [1874]
Illus., text in two columns. Recent printed wrappers. Booklabel of Frank Seton. v.g. 96pp.
RIDDELL, Charlotte, Mrs. J.H. Maxwell Drewitt. New edn. Hutchinson & Co. [c.1905?]
Lacks leading f.e.p. Orig. dark purple cloth, dec. & lettered in black; spine faded. Booklabel of Frank Seton.
RIDDELL, Charlotte, Mrs. J.H. Mortomley's Estate. A novel. New edn. Tinsley Brothers. 1875
Contemp. half green calf, spine ruled in gilt, maroon leather label; sl. faded. v.g.
RIDDELL, Charlotte, Mrs. J.H. My First Love and My Last Love. A novel. New edn. Hutchinson & Co. [c.1890]
Half title, 4pp ads. Uncut in orig. maroon cloth, dec. in green, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbing, inner hinges cracking. Booklabel of Frank Seton. t.e.g.
THE RICH HUSBAND
RIDDELL, Charlotte, Mrs. J.H. The Rich Husband. A novel. New edn. Hutchinson & Co. [c.1890?]
E.ps a little browned. Chip from corner of leading f.e.p. Orig. dark green cloth, dec. & lettered in black; sl. rubbed. Contemp. signature of Mary Payne, & later label of Frank Seton.
PROVERB TALES
RIDDELL, Charlotte, Mrs. J.H. (&c.) The Curate of Lowood; or, Every Man Has His Golden Chance. IN: Proverb stories for boys and girls. The 'Golden Acorn' Series. FIRST EDITION. Office of 'London Society'. (The 'Golden Acorn' Series.) [1882]
Half title, front., illus. throughout by A.W. Cooper, A. Chasemore, Adelaide Claxton, and others. Leading f.e.p. loose. Orig. green cloth, pictorially blocked & lettered in black & gilt. v.g.
LONDON POVERTY
(RIDDELL, Charlotte, Mrs. J.H.) Too Much Alone. By F.G. Trafford, author of "City and Suburb". New edn. Charles J. Skeet. 1862
Nicely bound in sl. later half black calf, spine ruled in gilt, red leather label. Contemp. signature of Mary Amelia Wainman on titlepage. v.g.
(ROBERTS, Margaret) A Child of the Revolution. By the author of "The Atelier du Lys". ... FIRST EDITION. Hatchards. 1886
Half title, front. & illus. by C.J. Staniland; leading f.e.p. adhesing to leading blank. Orig. dark green cloth, lettered in gilt; spine & corners a little rubbed, inner hinges cracking. Gift inscription 'Feb. 28 1889'; also gift label & small booklabel of Henry Fane.
DENISE
(ROBERTS, Margaret) Denise. By the Author of "Madamoiselle Mori". FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. Bell & Daldy. 1863
Half titles, 32pp cata. (Aug. 1863) vol. II. Orig. green pebble-grained cloth, blocked in blind, spines lettered in gilt; a little rubbed. Contemp. signature of Louisa Price on titlepages; early bookseller's codes on leading pastedowns, & labels of Desrogis, Geneva, in vol. II.
(ROBERTS, Margaret) In the Olden Time. By the Author of "The Atelier du Lys" ... FIRST EDITION. 2 vols.
Longmans, Green, & Co. 1883
Half titles. Orig. grey cloth, blocked with floral design in black & yellow, lettered in black & gilt; a little dulled, spines rubbed, inner hinges cracking. W.H. Smith subscription library labels on leading pastedowns. A fair copy of a difficult title.
Longmans, Green, & Co. 1883
Half titles. Orig. grey cloth, blocked with floral design in black & yellow, lettered in black & gilt; a little dulled, spines rubbed, inner hinges cracking. W.H. Smith subscription library labels on leading pastedowns. A fair copy of a difficult title.
FULL VELLUM
(ROBERTS, Margaret) Mademoiselle Mori: a tale of modern Rome. 2 vols. Copyright edn. Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. (Collection of British Authors, vols 616 & 617.) 1862
Bound without series titles. Contemp. full vellum, lettered & finely dec. in gilt, patterned e.ps. A v.g. handsome copy.
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