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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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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).
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
BRIERLEY, Benjamin. "Ab-o'th'-Yate" Sketches. 3 vols. Edited by James Dronsfield, illustrated by F.W. Jackson. Oldham, W.E. Clegg. 1896
Half titles, fronts, 3 plates in vol. I, 2 in vols II & III. Original olive green vertical fine-ribbed cloth, spines lettered in gilt.
LANCASHIRE DIALECT
BRIERLEY, Benjamin. "Ab-o'th'-Yate" Sketches. 3 vols. Edited by James Dronsfield, illustrated by F.W. Jackson. Oldham, W.E. Clegg. 1896
Half titles, fronts, 3 plates in vol. I, 2 in vols II & III. Original olive green vertical fine-ribbed cloth, spines lettered in gilt. Ownership inscriptions of G. Warburton 1934.
BRIERLEY, Benjamin. Irkdale; or, The Odd House in the Hollow. A Lancashire story. 2 vols. Tinsley Brothers. 1865
Half titles. Original brown sand-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines lettered & ruled in gilt; spines sl. darkened. Bookplates of Hugh F. Hornby (designed by Harry Soane, 1879). Vol. I (viii), 304 II (iv), (316).
BROUGHAM, Henry Brougham, Baron. Albert Lunel: a novel. By the late Lord Brougham. 3 vols. Charles H. Clarke. [1872]
Original purple sand-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines lettered & ruled in gilt; spines dulled, inner hinges sl. weak. Bookplates of A.H. Christie.
BULWER, Edward, Lord Lytton. Caxtoniana: a series of essays on life, literature & manners. 2 vols. William Blackwood and Sons. 1843
Half titles, 20pp undated cata., vol. III. Original purple-brown pebble-grained cloth, heavily blocked in blind, bevelled boards, lettered in gilt. Small tickets of T. Edmondson, bookseller, Lancaster.
ERRATA CORRECTED
BULWER, Edward, Lord Lytton. Kenelm Chillingly, his adventures and opinions. Second Edition. 3 vols. William Blackwood and Sons. 1873
Collation as first edition, but with errata corrected. Original violet sand-grained cloth, blocked in blind; sl. darkened. 'SECOND EDITION' in gilt on spines.
SCARCE THREE DECKER WITH IRISH INTEREST
BURBURY, Mrs. E.J. Florence Sackville, or, Self-Dependence: an autobiography. 3 vols. Smith, Elder & Co. 1851
Half titles, 2pp ads, 16pp catalogue (November 1849) vol. III; some foxing to text. Lacks following free endpaper vol. I. Original green-brown vertical fine-ribbed cloth, blocked in blind, spines lettered in gilt; spines a little darkened & sl. rubbed at head & tail.
BUTLER, Samuel. Erewhon, or, Over the Range. Eighth Edition. Longmans, Green, and Co. 1890
Half title, 2pp ads. Original smooth brown cloth, bevelled boards, lettered & blocked in black, spine lettered in gilt. xii, 244 (+2pp ads).
BYRNE, Mary (or May) Ingram Place. A novel. By a Cape Colonist. 2 vols. Longmans, Green, and Co. 1874
2 vols in 1. Half titles. Following e.ps have ads for Holloway's Pills. Original blue diagonal fine-grained cloth, blocked in black & gilt, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbing. Vol. I vi, (282) II vi, 298, 2pp ads.
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION
CABLE, George Washington. Dr. Sevier. A novel. 2 vols. Edinburgh: David Douglas. 1884
Half titles with 1p. ads preceding in both vols. Original brown fine-grained cloth, borders in blind, spines rules & lettered in gilt. Fine crisp copy. Vol. I (ii), vi, 272 II (ii), vi, 256.
CAINE, Hall. The Shadow of a Crime. New Edition. Chatto & Windus. 1892
2pp ads, half title, 32pp cata. (September 1893) Original dark blue cloth, front board & spine blocked in black,s pine lettered & decorated in gilt. FINE. x, 306, 32pp cata.
CARLETON, William, LOVER, Samuel & HALL, Mrs. S.C. (Anna Maria Fielding) Characteristic Sketches of Ireland and the Irish. Dublin: Hardy & Walker. London: Ball, Arnold and Co. 1840
6 illus. by Kirkwood. Original green vertical-grained cloth, blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt: 'IRELAND AND THE IRISH'. (vi), (300).
CARTWRIGHT, Sir Fairfax Leighton. Olga Zanelli. A tale of an imperial city. 3 vols. Swan Sonnenschein & Co. [1890]
Half titles; some browning from e.ps. Original blue smooth cloth, spines ruled & lettered in gilt. FINE.
CARTWRIGHT, Sir Fairfax Leighton. Olga Zanelli. A tale of an imperial city. 3 vols. Swan Sonnenschein & Co. [1890]
Half titles. Original blue smooth cloth, spines ruled & lettered in gilt; cloth a little darkened. Ownership inscription in vol. I of Alfred Sharp.
CONFESSIONS OF A MEDIUM
(CHAPMAN, William) Confessions of a Medium. Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh. [1892]
Half title on verso of frontispiece, coded on last page M/V/8/91. Original red fine-grained cloth, blocked in black on front board & spine, spine lettered in gilt. xvi, 232.
EUTHANASIA
(CLIFFORD, Lucy, Mrs. William Kingdom) Mrs Keith's Crime. A record. 2 vols. Richard Bentley and Son. 1885
Blue diaper cloth, bevelled boards. Near fine.
CLIFTON, Alice. Claude Branca's Promise. A novel. 3 vols. Samuel Tinsley & Co. 1880
Original purple diagonal fine-grained cloth, front boards & spines blocked in black, back boards in blind, spines lettered in gilt; sl. marking. Vol. I (iv), (304) II (iv), 316 III (iv), 262 + 32pp cata. (January, 1880).
COBBAN, James Maclaren. The Burden of Isabel. 3 vols. Chatto & Windus. 1893
Half titles, 32pp cata. vol. II (dated July 1893) Original olive green morocco-grained cloth, boards heavily blocked in blind, spines lettered in gilt. Signature, 'Yours faithfully, J. MacLaren Cobban.' laid on to titlepage vol. I. Near fine.
OLD ENGLISH LIFE
COLLIER, William Francis. Pictures of the Periods; a sketch-book of old English life. Second Edition. Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo. 1866
Half title, 4pp ads. Original green sand-grained cloth, bevelled boards, front board blocked in gilt, back board in blind, spine lettered in gilt. St. Pancras Sunday School Prize label, 1865. t.e.g. FINE. xii, (292) last 2 leaves ads.
FIRST EDITION OF A SCARCE TITLE.
COLLINS, William Wilkie. Mr Wray's Cash Box. Or, the Mask and the Mystery. A Christmas sketch. Richard Bentley. 1852.
Half title, front. by J.E. Millais, 4pp ads. Original blue cloth, front board blocked in gilt; expertly recased, sl. dulled. A very nice copy.
CONWAY, Hugh, pseud. (Frederick John Fargus.) Living or dead: A novel. 3 vols. Macmillan and Co. 1886
Half titles, 32pp cata. vol. III (March 1886). Original salmon-pink smooth cloth, borders & rules on front boards & spines, back boards in blind, spines lettered in gilt. A nice bright copy.
COOK, (Edward) Dutton. The Trials of the Tredgolds. A novel. 3 vols. Sampson Low, Son, and Marston. 1864
Half titles. Original green smooth cloth, borders in blind, spines lettered & rules in gilt, by Leighton, Son & Hodge. Vol. I viii, (308) II vi, (312) III vi, (320).
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