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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
(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.
(ROBERTS, Margaret) On the Edge of the Storm. By the Author of "Madamoiselle Mori", ... New edn. With original illustrations. Frederick Warne & Co. 1869
Front., plates, 10pp cata. Orig. green sand-grained cloth, bevelled boards, borders in black, dec. & lettered in gilt; a little rubbed. Signature of E.B. Deacon, April 1870, on verso of leading f.e.p.
(ROBERTS, Margaret) Tempest Tossed: the story of Seejungfer. By the Author of "Mademoiselle Mori". With illustrations by Miriam Kerns. FIRST EDITION. George Routledge & Sons. 1884 [1883]
Front., 3 plates. Contemp. half dark blue morocco; spine sl. faded, corners. Gift inscription, 1884.
(ROBERTS, Margaret) The Atelier du Lys, or An Art Student in the Reign of Terror. By the Author of 'Mademoiselle Mori'. Longmans, Green, & Co. [1883]
Half title, 12pp cata. (Nov. 1883). Orig. green cloth, blocked in black, lettered in gilt. Ownership inscription on leading f.e.p.. July 1885. A v.g. bright copy.
(ROBERTS, Mary) Rose and Emily; or, Sketches of Youth. (2nd edn.) Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown. 1815
Engr. front. E.ps replaced at some point. Contemp. olive green binder's cloth; dulled.
SHELLS
(ROBERTS, Mary) The Conchologist's Companion. (2nd edn.) Whittaker & Co. 1834
Col. front., engr. title, illus., final ad. leaf. Orig. olive green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; following board marked.
DIVORCE
(ROBINSON, Emma) Mauleverer's Divorce. A story of woman's wrongs. By the author of "Whitefriards", &c. Routledge, Warne, Routledge. 1863
Half title. Contemp. full tree calf, gilt borders & dentelles, spine title prominently up-lettered in gilt; hinges a little rubbed.
ROCHE, Regina Maria. The Children of the Abbey; a tale.
Milner & Co. [c.1860?]
Half title, col. front. Orig. royal blue fine diaper cloth, borders blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; spine sl. darkened. Contemp. signature of Ada Stilton on leading f.e.p.
Milner & Co. [c.1860?]
Half title, col. front. Orig. royal blue fine diaper cloth, borders blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; spine sl. darkened. Contemp. signature of Ada Stilton on leading f.e.p.
THE MUNSTER COTTAGE BOY
ROCHE, Regina Maria. The Munster Cottage Boy. A tale. FIRST EDITION. 4 vols. 12mo. Printed at the Minerva Press for A.K. Newman & Co. 1820
Ad. on verso of final leaf vols I, II & III; tiny hole in sig. C10 vol. II not affecting sense. Contemp. half calf, single-ruled gilt borders, spines with raised gilt bands, maroon & black morocco labels; sl. rubbing to extremities. Each vol. inscribed on titlepage, 'J.M. Parson, the gift of her uncle G. Webb', some trimming in upper margin. Blind-stamped 'Knowepark, Portsoy, Banffshire'. An attractive, clean & fresh copy of a very difficult title.
FAMILY LETTERS
(ROSSETTI, Christina Georgina) The Family Letters of Christina Georgina Rossetti; with some supplementary letters and appendices, edited by William Michael Rossetti. FIRST EDITION. Brown, Langham & Co. 1908
Half title, front., 10 plates; the odd spot. Untrimmed in orig. blue-green buckram, gilt-lettered on front board as well as spine; faded & rubbed, but internally clean.
(ROSSETTI, Christina Georgina) BELL, Henry Mackenzie. Christina Rossetti; a biographical and critical study. 4th edn, completing two thousand five hundred. Thomas Burleigh. 1898
Half title, front., plates, facsims. Uncut in orig. maroon buckram, possibly a remainder binding, spine lettered in gilt; a little faded.
(ROSSETTI, Christina Georgina) BELL, Henry Mackenzie. Christina Rossetti; a biographical and critical study. 4th edn, completing two thousand five hundred. Thomas Burleigh. 1898
Half title, front., plates, facsims, 8pp ads. E.ps browned. Uncut in orig. grey-brown cloth, lettered in gilt; sl. marked.
(ROSSETTI, Christina Georgina) STUART, Dorothy Margaret. Christina Rossetti. FIRST EDITION. Macmillan & Co. (English Men of Letters.) 1930
Half title; some careless opening in places. Uncut in orig. plain maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt. v.g.
CONCERNING A POSSIBLE REVIEW
ROSSETTI, Christina Georgina. ALS to 'Dear Sir' (John Ingram), from 56 Euston Square, Saturday evening, (Nov. 29th 1875). 'Dear Sir, Thank you for friendly thought of my new edition ...' [1875]
25 lines on 2 sides of single folded 8vo sheet.
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