FALLEN AMONG THIEVES
A'BECKETT, Arthur. Fallen Among Thieves. A novel of "Interest". 3 vols. Chapman and Hall. 1870
Half titles. Original dark green morocco-grained cloth by Virtue & Co., boards blocked in blind, spine lettered & decorated in gilt.
REMAINDER CLOTH
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. Beatrice Tyldesley. 3 vols in 1. Tinsley Brothers. 1878
Half titles. Original pink-brown diagonal fine-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine gilt with price '31/6' at tail; cloth dulled, repair to leading inner hinge.
THE ROYAL OAK
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. Boscobel; or, The Royal Oak. A tale of the year 1651. 3 vols. Tinsley Brothers. 1872
Fronts, & 3 illus. by F.H. Rimbault in all three vols. Original green sand-grained cloth, boards blocked in black, spines lettered in gilt, ruled in black & gilt.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. Boscobel; or, The Royal Oak. A tale of the year 1651. 3 vols. Tinsley Brothers. 1872
Fronts, & 3 illus. by F.H. Rimbault in all three vols. Original green sand-grained cloth, boards blocked in black, spines lettered in gilt, ruled in black & gilt. Ownership inscription of Anne H Fielding 1875 on titlepages vols I & II. Modern booklabels of Ronald George Taylor.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. Merry England: or, Nobles and Serfs. 3 vols. Tinsley Brothers. 1874
Half titles. Original green sand-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines lettered & decorated in gilt, all vols reading 'MERRY ENGLAND'. Bookplates of Frank Seton.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. Old Saint Paul's: A tale of the plague and the fire. Tall 8vo. G. Routledge and Co. 1855
Half title, front. & 20 illus. by John Franklin and H.K. Browne, engr. title. Original blue pebble-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine lettered & decorated in gilt. viii, 426pp.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. Preston Fight; or, The Insurrection of 1715. A tale. 3 vols.
Tinsley Brothers. 1875
Original dark olive green fine-grained cloth, boards blocked in black, spines lettered in gilt, ruled in gilt & black; cloth a little rubbed. Modern bookplates & date stamp of Ronald G. Taylor.
Tinsley Brothers. 1875
Original dark olive green fine-grained cloth, boards blocked in black, spines lettered in gilt, ruled in gilt & black; cloth a little rubbed. Modern bookplates & date stamp of Ronald G. Taylor.
INSCRIBED TO HIS DAUGHTER
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Constable de Bourbon. 3 vols. Chapman and Hall. 1866
Original maroon sand-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines lettered & ruled in gilt; sl. rubbing. Inscribed by the Author on leading free endpaper: 'Mrs Frank Swanson. From her Papa. June 26 1866'.
DEDICATEE'S COPY
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Fall of Somerset. 3 vols. Tinsley Brothers. 1877
Original chocolate-brown diagonal fine-ribbed cloth, boards blocked in black, spines lettered in gilt, ruled in gilt & black.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Goldsmith's Wife. A tale. 3 vols. Tinsley Brothers. 1875
Original blue sand-grained cloth, boards blocked in black, spines lettered in gilt, ruled in gilt & black. A nice copy except for damp-marking to lower fore-edge of boards vol. I.
LORD MAYOR OF LONDON
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Lord Mayor of London: or, City Life in the Last Century. 3 vols Chapman and Hall. 1862
Original magenta wavy-grained cloth, blocked in blind, coat of arms in gilt to front boards, spines lettered in gilt; spine sl. faded. Booklabel of George Staehl vol. I; modern booklabels of Lucius Wilmfording in all three volumes.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Spanish Match or, Charles Stuart at Madrid. Second edition. 3 vols. Chapman and Hall. 1865
Original violet-blue sand-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine ruled & lettered in gilt; sl. rubbing, otherwise v.g. Modern bookplates & date stamps of Ronald George Taylor.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Spendthrift: a tale. With illustrations by Hablot K. Browne. Tall 8vo. George Routledge & Co. 1857
Half title, front. & 7 plates by Phiz, with some foxing. Original royal-blue ripple-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine decorated & lettered in gilt; careful repairs to head & tail of spine, slight wear, but a good-plus copy. Armorial bookplate of J.Q. Loring; bookplate of James H. Graff, Baltimore.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Star-Chamber; an historical romance. 2 vols. G. Routledge & Co. 1854
Half title vol. I, without the catalogue in vol. II in Wolff's copy. Original grey-purple morocco-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines lettered & decorated in gilt; some sl. rubbing. Ownership inscription of Charlotte R. Benson & H.M. Benson.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. Windsor Castle. An historical romance. New edition, tall 8vo. Henry Colburn. 1843
Front. port., engr. title, 18 plates by George Cruikshank & Tony Johannof, designs on wood by W. Afred Delamotte; some foxing to plates. Original olive green vertical fine-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, front board & spine lettered & decorated in gilt; a little rubbed at head & tail. Bookplate of J.C. Frampton May. (xii), 324pp.
ALEXANDER, Mrs. pseud. (Annie Hector, née French) Crooked Path. Second Edition. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. 1889
Half titles, 8pp cata. vol. III. Collates as the first edition. Smooth olive green cloth, blocked in blue, yellow, gilt, black, spine lettered in gilt. FINE crisp copy.
A TALE OF THE 1715 REBELLION
ALLARDYCE, Alexander. Balmoral: a romance of the Queen's country. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Blackwood. 1893
Original bright blue smooth cloth. v.g., almost FINE.
ANDREWS, Mrs C.C. Wedded Hands. (Favourite Fiction Series.) William Stevens. [1887?]
Half title. Original red diagonal fine-ribbed cloth, front board & spine lettered & decorated in black & gilt, back board in blind. (iv), (360).
ANONYMOUS. A Fallen Angel. A novel. 3 vols. Tinsley Brothers. 1878
Half titles, 2pp ads vol. II. Original dark green fine-grained cloth, boards blocked in black, spines lettered in gilt, ruled in black & gilt. Vol. I (viii), 276 II (viii), 272, last leaf ads. III (viii), 272.
ANONYMOUS. An Episode at Schmeks: a novel. By the Author of a "Flight to Florida".
Skeffington & Son. 1895
Half title. Uncut in original dark blue cloth, front board is divided diagonally, lower half in pink moiré cloth; front board decorated & lettered in black, spine lettered in gilt.
Skeffington & Son. 1895
Half title. Uncut in original dark blue cloth, front board is divided diagonally, lower half in pink moiré cloth; front board decorated & lettered in black, spine lettered in gilt.
ESCAPE TO THE POTTERIES
ANONYMOUS. Ede. A story. 3 vols. Remington & Co. 1889
Half titles. Original blue-grey diagonal fine-ribbed cloth, front boards blocked in black, spines lettered in gilt; a little marked.
ANONYMOUS. Loyalist's Daughter, a novel or tale of the revolution by a Royalist. 4 vols. Adams & Francis. 1867
Original dark green vertical ribbed cloth, boards with borders blocked in blind, spines lettered in gilt within gilt border. Vol. I (ii), (358) II (ii), (320) III (ii), 290 IV (ii), 304.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A 'CUNNING SCOUNDREL'
ANONYMOUS. Memoirs of Jeremy Diddler the Younger, a novel. By the Author of "The New Democracy" and "Shooting Niagara". 2 vols. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 1887
Half title & 32pp cata. vol. II. Ownership inscription cut from corners of title, repaired. Original grey smooth cloth, boards blocked in black, front boards with grasses coloured red, green, brown, spines lettered in gilt, ruled in black & gilt; sl. rubbing. Vol. I (iv), (280) II (iv), (256) + 32pp cata, October 1886.
ANONYMOUS. Miss Honeywood's Lovers. A novel. 2 vols. Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle. 1875
Half titles, 40pp cata. vol. II; some spotting. Original dark green fine-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed. Vol. I (iv), (276) + 40pp cata. February 1875 II (iv), (306).
ANONYMOUS. Shadrach. 3 vols. George Bell and Sons. 1879
Half titles, 24pp cata. December 1878 in all three vols. Original green diagonal fine-ribbed cloth, boards with double rules in black, spines lettered & ruled in gilt
ANONYMOUS. The Three Chances. By the Authoress of "The Fair Carew". 3 vols. Smith, Elder. 1858
Primrose endpapers, inner hinges cracking vol. I. Original pale brown morocco-grained cloth by Westleys, blocked with ornamental panel on front & back, spines gilt lettered with blind ornament, with publishers' names at tail. Slight brown spotting & two small holes in following hinge vol. I.
ANONYMOUS. Wolfern Chace: A chronicle of "days that are no more". A novel. 3 vols. Remington and Co. 1879
Ad. leaf, printed on verso, precedes title in all three volumes. Original olive diagonal fine-ribbed cloth, blocked in black with 'R' to back boards, front boards & spines lettered in gilt.
ANTHOLOGY. Scenes and Sketches of English Life. A series of narratives, incidents, and details of attraction and interest. 3 vols. Reynolds and Son, 'price eight shillings'. [1840?]
Front. ports of Bulwer Lytton vol. I, Miss Mitford vol. II & Washington Irving vol. III. Original dark blue-green vertical straight-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines lettered & elaborately blocked in gilt. Vol. I (iv), (350) II (iv), (356) III (iv), 344.
AUERBACH, Berthold. Waldfried. 3 vols. Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle. 1874
3 vols in 1. Half titles. Original chocolate-brown pebble-grained remainder cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine ruled & lettered in gilt. Ownership inscription of Fredk. Gray on titlepage vol. I. Vol. I (iv), (312) II (iv) (310) + 2pp blank III (iv), (310) + 2pp blank.
AN ARTIST'S PROOF
AUSTIN, Alfred. An Artist's Proof. 3 vols. Tinsley Brothers. 1864
Half titles. Original green sand-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines lettered & decorated in gilt.
INSCRIBED
(BALCH, Elizabeth) An Author's Love. Being the Unpublished Letters of Prosper Mérimée's 'Inconnue'. 2 vols. Macmillan & Co. 1889
Half titles; errata slip & 2pp ads in vol. I. Original dark blue-green smooth cloth, spines lettered in gilt; small mark on front board vol. II, otherwise v.g.
BATSON, Henrietta M. (Mrs. Stephen) Adam the Gardener. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. 1894
Half titles, 16pp cata. in vol. III. Neat ownership stamps of Robert Brown. Original blue-grey vertical ribbed cloth, front boards lettered & decorated in dark blue, spine lettered in gilt. Vol. I (iv), (290) II (iv), 296 III (iv), 288 + 16pp cata.
BAYNARD, James B. The Rector of Oxbury. A novel. 3 vols. Samuel Tinsley. 1877
Original dull blue cloth, boards elaborately blocked in blind, spines lettered in gilt; a little darkened.
BESANT, Sir Walter. All in a Garden Fair. The simple story of three boys and a girl. 3 vols. Chatto & Windus. 1883
Half title vol. I, 32pp cata. vol. III (October 1883). Original smooth blue cloth blocked in black & yellow, spines lettered in gilt; volumes sl. skewed.
BESANT, Sir Walter. Armorel of Lyonesse. A romance of to-day. 3 vols. Chatto & Windus. 1890
Half titles, 32pp cata. vol. II (October 1890). Original blue-green smooth cloth, blocked in green with fern leaf pattern to front boards & spines, spines lettered in gilt, back boards in blind; almost unnoticeable traces of library label removal from front boards, sl. rubbing to hinges.
BESANT, Sir Walter. Dorothy Foster. A novel. 3 vols. Chatto and Windus. 1884
Half titles, 32pp cata. vol. II (March 1884). Original smooth dark green cloth blocked in red & black, spines lettered in gilt; sl. signs of small label removal from front boards, corners sl. rubbed. Bookplates of J. Brocklebank, and also the author's bookplate in vol. I.
FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM
BESANT, Sir Walter. For Faith and Freedom. 3 vols. Chatto & Windus. 1889
Front. & 5 illus. by A. Forestier & F. Waddy vol. I, 2 illus. in vols II & III. Half titles, 32pp cata. vol. II (December 1888). Original navy blue diaper cloth, blocked in red, rear boards in blind, spines lettered in gilt. With the author's bookplate vol. I.
BESANT, Sir Walter. Herr Paulus: his rise, his greatness and his fall. 3 vols. Chatto & Windus. 1888
32pp cata. vol. II (December 1887). Original brown sand-grained cloth, front boards & spines blocked in metallic blue, spines lettered in gilt.
BESANT, Sir Walter. St. Katherine's by the Tower. A novel. 3 vols. Chatto & Windus. 1891
Half titles, 12 illus. by Charles Green, 32pp cata. vol. III (April 1891). Original very dark olive green sand-grained cloth, heavily blocked with floral design, spines lettered in gilt.
THE CITY OF REFUGE
BESANT, Sir Walter. The City of Refuge. 3 vols. Chatto & Windus. 1889
Half titles, 32pp cata. vol. III (July 1896). Original dark blue vertical ribbed cloth, decorated in bronze, spines lettered in gilt; spines dulled. With the author's bookplate vol. I.
THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN
BESANT, Sir Walter. The World Went Very Well Then. 3 vols. Chatto & Windus. 1887
Fine front. port. of Besant by John Pettie vol. I, front. & plates by Forestier; 32pp ads. vol. III (Sept. 1886). Original dark green sand-grained cloth, blocked in brown, black, red & dark green, spines lettered in gilt, publisher's monogram in black on back board; sl. little rubbing & marking.
'BEST BINDING OF THE PERIOD'
BESTE, John Richard. Modern Society in Rome. A novel. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. 1856
Half titles vols I & II, 4pp ads vol. III. Original royal blue morocco cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines decorated & lettered in gilt.
BLACK, William. Sabina Zembra. A novel. 3 vols. Macmillan and Co. 1887
Half titles, final ad. leaf in each vol. Original blue sand-grained cloth, blocked in black on front boards & spines, back boards in blind, spines lettered in gilt. Small booklabels of Lewis W. Perrin.
BLACK, William. The Beautiful Wretch, The Four MacNicols, The Pupil of Aurelius. Three stories, in three volumes. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Macmillan & Co. 1881
Half titles, 32pp cata. (April 1881) vol. I, final ad. leaf vol. III. Untrimmed in original dark blue sand-grained cloth, spines lettered in gilt, boards blocked with triple-ruled borders in black. A FINE copy.
BLACK, William. White Heather. A novel. 3 vols. Macmillan and Co. 1885
Half titles vols II & III (removed from vol. I), 2pp ads vol. III. Original blue fine bead-grained cloth, spines & front boards blocked in black, back boards in blind, spines lettered in gilt. Modern booklabels of Ronald George Taylor.
BLACK, William. White Wings. A yachting romance. 3 vols. Macmillan and Co. 1880
Half titles, 2pp ads vol. II. Original blue sand-grained cloth, spines & front boards blocked in black, back boards in blind, spines lettered in gilt.
SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY
BLACKMORE, Richard Doddridge. Alice Lorraine: a tale of the South Downs. 3 vols. Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle. 1875
Half title & 40pp cata. vol. I (February 1875). Original purple-blue sand-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines decorated & lettered in gilt; a little rubbed. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed in vol. I on half title: 'Revd. Robert F. Gould from a writer who respects & admires him. R.D.B. June 1875' with three lines in Latin. Modern booklabels of Christopher Clark Geest.
LAVENGRO
BORROW, George. Lavengro; the scholar - the gypsy - the priest. 3 vols. John Murray. 1851
Half titles; paper a little browned. Original green sand-grained cloth, board blocked in blind, spines ruled & lettered in gilt. Engr. portrait of Borrow affixed to leading f.e.p. vol. I.
BRAMLEY-MOORE, Rev. William The Six Sisters of the Valley. An historical romance. 3 vols. Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green. 1864
Half titles, fronts, & 11 illus. by T.H. Nicholson. Original royal blue bead-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, gilt roundels to front boards, spines lettered in gilt.
COMPLETE SET
BRAY, Anna Eliza Stothard. Novels & Romances. 10 vols. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. [1845]
Fronts, engr. series titles ('Novels and Romances'). Blue printed e.ps. Original grass-green vertical-ribbed cloth, boards blocked in blind, gilt block to front boards ('Bray's Novels & Tales'), spines decorated & lettered in gilt (signed 'I.I.', John Leighton); spines sl. dulled.
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