ANONYMOUS. Little Facts for Little People by S.T.C. FIRST EDITION. Seeley, Jackson & Halliday. 1867
Front., engr. plates, 2pp cata. Orig. maroon cloth decoratively blocked in blind & gilt; spine faded & a little rubbed, rear board sl. rippled. Bookplate of Maie Mitchell & bookseller's ticket of Sefton & MacKenzie on leading pastedown.
BROWN, Mrs. J.W. Muriel's Dreamland. A fairy tale. With illustrations by the authoress and her daughter, Alberta Brown. Large quarto edn. Griffith & Farran. 1871
Half title, front., plates, 6pp 'Opinions of the Press'; occasional sl. spotting. Orig. green bevelled boards, pictorially blocked & bordered in gilt. a.e.g. A lovely copy.
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Goldsmith's Wife. With 12 illustrations by F. Gilbert. John Dicks, Office of 'Bow Bells', 313 Strand. [c.1875]
Double-column text, half title printed on recto of front., plates. 20thC maroon moiré cloth, brown calf spine ruled in gilt, black leather label. A very clean copy.
SOUTH-SEA BUBBLE
AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The South-Sea Bubble. With nineteen illustrations by Edward Henry Corbould. John Dicks, Office of 'Bow Bells', 313 Strand. [1871]
Double-column text, half title printed on recto of front., ad. on verso of title, plates. 20thC maroon moiré cloth, brown calf spine ruled in gilt, black leather label. A very clean copy.
PICTORIAL ALMANACK FOR 1875 - UNRECORDED
ALMANACK. BENNETT, E. Bennett's Pictorial Almanack for 1875. Ledbury: E. Bennett, chemist. 1875
llus. Orig. mauve printed paper wrappers; sl. worn. 32pp.
1871 IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
ALMANACK. CASSELL. Cassell's Illustrated Almanack for 1871. Cassell, Petter, & Galpin. 1871
Front., illus. title, illus. Orig. colour printed wrappers, sewn as issued; some sl. wear to spine, but a nice copy. 80pp.
1840 DAILY CALENDAR
ALMANACK. ENGLISHMAN. The Englishman's Almanack; or, Daily calendar of general information for the year 1840. Printed for the Company of Stationers. 1840
Illus.; paper flaw pp 41-48 with loss of text largely to pp 45-48. Orig. grey printed paper wrappers. v.g. 72pp.
MINIATURE NEW YORK ALMANACK
ALMANACK. FRIENDS' BOOK & TRACT COMMITTEE. Pocket Almanac for 1901. New York: Friends' Book & Tract Committee. 1901
Orig. grey printed paper wrappers, stapled as issued; staples rusted, contents loose in binding. (40)pp, 8.5 x 3.5.cm.
IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS - NORFOLK
ALMANACK. GOULD, William, pub. William Gould's Companion to the Almanacs, for the year 1877, containing lists of fairs in Norfolk and other useful information. Swaffham: William Gould. 1877
Illus, 16pp cata., ads. Stabbed but entirely unsewn, loosely inserted into orig. yellow printed paper wrappers. v.g. 36pp.
UNRECORDED NOTTINGHAM ALMANACK IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
ALMANACK. MAPLES, Robert Sewell, pub. Maples' Companion to the Almanack for 1833. 12mo. Nottingham: R. S. Maples. 1833
A few contemp. ink annotations. Uncut in light brown printed paper wrappers; one old vertical fold, sl. marked. v.g. 24pp.
ALMANACK. MOORE, Francis. Vox Stellarum! Old Moore's almanack, for the year 1875. T. Roberts & Co. 1875
Illus. Orig. illus. printed paper wrappers. Disbound.
EIGHT ISSUES OF A YORKSHIRE ALMANACK
ALMANACK. PENISTONE. Penistone Almanack. Eight issues. Penistone: J. H. Wood. 1919-1936
8 vols, illus. Orig. yellow, pink or grey printed paper wrappers, stapled as issued; some sl. marginal wear, a few pencilinscriptions to covers. Nice copies as issued.
1877 PUNCH IN PAPER WRAPPERS
ALMANACK. PUNCH. Punch's Almanack. 1877. Punch publishing office. 1877
Folding plate loosely inserted, illus. Unopened in illus. printed paper wrappers; sl. fraying to edges. 16pp.
ALMANACK. RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY. The Christian Almanack for the Year 1839, being the third after leap year. RTS. 1839
Front. Orig. green moiré printed paper wrappers. a.e.g. a v.g. crisp copy. 72pp.
ALMANACK. SUTTON, W. D., pub. Sutton's Household Almanack and Year-Book of Useful Knowledge for 1878. Buxton: W. D. Sutton. 1878
Orig. printed paper wrappers; sl. browned. Disbound. (48)pp.
UNRECORDED HAT MANUFACTURER'S ALMANACK
ALMANACK. YEOMANS, J. Almanack for 1878. J. Yeomans. 1878
Illus. Orig. purple printed paper wrappers, sewn as issued; sewing partially loose. A nice copy as issued. (40)pp.
"THE SHORTEST FOLLIES ARE ALWAYS THE BEST"
ANONYMOUS. Le Cousin de Faublas, ou Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleurs. 2 vols. A Paris, chez Lemarchand, Libraire,... An. 9 [1801]
Contemp. continental half calf, marbled boards, spines ruled in gilt, pale green labels. v.g. Contemp. ownership initials on titlepages of G.W.C. Booklabels: at front of Fleetwood, Odensviholm (Sweden) and at back, bedroom books label of Kurt Winberg. v.g., attractive copy.
ANONYMOUS. The Cottage Fire-Side. 12mo. Dublin: printed by Napper and White. 1826
Front., illus. Contemp. full speckled calf, later red morocco label; a little rubbed. Ownership inscription of 'C. Wykeham Martin, Leeds Castle' on leading f.e.p. A nice copy.
MUNCHAUSEN
ANONYMOUS. The Surprising Travels and Adventures of Baron Munchausen, in Russia, the Caspian Sea, Iceland... a voyage to the moon and dog star; with many extraordinary particulars relative to the cooking animals in those planets which are there called the human species. A sequel containing his expedition into Africa - his being buried in a whirlwind of sand... Published for the Booksellers. [c.1840]
Front., plates (3 folding); 1 plate with closed tear, repaired. Untrimmed in orig. pebble-grained orange cloth, dec. in blind, spine lettered in gilt; a little marked, spine sl. dulled. Bookseller's ticket of C. & E. Brown, Bayswater on leading pastedown, ownership syamp of W.J.F. Galloway on leading f.e.p.
MEMOIRS OF A CANARY BIRD
BUCKLE, Mrs. Matthew Hughes George. Fifi; or, Memoirs of a Canary Bird. 2nd edn. Edward Bumpus. [c.1865]
Half title, front., plates Orig. pebble-grained purple cloth, bordered in blind, blocked & lettered in gilt; spine sl. faded. 90pp.
CAMPBELL, Mrs. Edmund. Buckets and Spades. Nursery rhymes. With illusrtations by M.A.C. FIRST EDITION. 4to. Dean & Son. [1883]
Col. front., illus. Orig. glazed pictorial boards, green cloth spine; v. sl. wear to corners, a little rubbed & marked but a nice, fresh copy. Ownership inscription of Ellery Yale Wood on leading f.e.p. 32pp.
FAIR ROMANCE
(CONSTABLE, Thomas) Prince Perindo's Wish. A fairy romance for youths and maidens. FIRST EDITION. Edmonston and Douglas. 1874
Front., illus. Orig. green cloth, bevelled boards, bordered in black, pictorially blocked & lettered in gilt. Inscriptions naming author & illustrator on leading f.e.p. & titlepage. a.e.g. A nice copy. 84pp.
COOKERY. GUTHRIE WRIGHT, Christian E., ed. The School Cookery Book. New edn. 12mo.
Macmillan. 1885
Ad. for Edinburgh School of Cookery on leading pastedown, final ad. leaf. Orig. green cloth, a little dulled & marked.
Macmillan. 1885
Ad. for Edinburgh School of Cookery on leading pastedown, final ad. leaf. Orig. green cloth, a little dulled & marked.
DIET FOR THE POOR
COOKERY. RIDGE, John James. Diet for the Sick: being nutritious combinations suitable for severe cases of illness. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to. J. & A. Churchill. 1875
Sewing a little loose in places. Orig. limp brown cloth wrappers; spine faded, sl. rubbed. 47pp.
PAINTING IN NORTH ITALY
CROWE, Joseph Archer and CAVALCASELLE, Giovanni Battista. A History of Painting in North Italy. FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. John Murray. 1871
Prelims a little spotted. Orig. blue cloth, lettered in gilt, bordered in blind and gilt; spines a little dulled. Bookplates of 'Belper' on leading pastedowns. A nice copy.
D'AULNOY, Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness. Fortunio. Illustrated by J.W. 4to. Edinburgh: William Blackwood. 1847
Front., 7 plates; text rather spotted, front. & 4 plates lacking tissue guards. Contemp. red cloth by John Gray, Edinburgh, pictorially blocked in gilt; dulled & a little marked. a.e.g. 23pp.
EARLY NAUTICAL NOVEL, SCARCE IN FIRST EDITION
(DAVIS, John) The Post-Captain; or, The Wooden Walls well manned; comprehending a view of naval society and manners. FIRST EDITION. Thomas Tegg. 1806
A little spotted throughout, sl. heavier in places. Contemp. half calf, black morocco label; joints worn but remaining firm, rubbed.
HOLLAND OR ODDLAND?
DODGE, Mary Mapes. Hans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates. Sampson Low. 1880
Half titles, front., plates. Ads on final pastedown; leading pastedown v. sl. damp affected. Orig. green pictorial cloth, blocked in black & gilt; a little rubbed & marked. Gift inscription 'For Ellise, with Aunt Annie's best love, April 16th 1885'.
BRIGAND TALES
DUNCOMBE, John. Duncombe's Miniature Library. Brigand Tales. Volume II. 24mo. J. Duncombe & Co. [1831-32?]
Hand-coloured folding front. for all but 1 of the 16 tales; lacking series title & index & two titlepages, a few plates sl. torn. Contemp. half calf; rubbed & a little worn.
SCARCE DARTON PUBLICATION
(ELLIOTT, Mary) Innocent Poetry, for infant minds. 4th edn, considerably improved. 12mo. Printed for W. Darton, Jun. 1814
Front., engr. plates, 3pp cata. Sl. later red cloth, lettered in gilt, spine ruled in gilt; a little dusted & rubbed. 65pp.
JUVENILE SCRAP-BOOK
(FISHER'S, series pub.) Fisher's Juvenile Scrap-Book. A gage d'amour for the young, edited by Mrs. Milner. Peter Jackson, Late Fisher, Son & Co. 1850
Front., additional engr. title, plates. Orig. salmon pink cloth, attractively blocked in gilt; small chip to tail of spine, dulled. a.e.g.
MUTUAL ADVERTISEMENTS
FRASER, James. ALS to 'Sir' (M. Galibert). From 215 Regent Street London. Oct. 17 1836. 'I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 24th...' 1836
39 lines on first 2pp of a folded 4to sheet, integral address leaf; sl. browned, a little rippled & sl. torn at outer margin. Typed slug identifying the author laid down at upper corner of first page.
LEECH ILLUSTRATIONS
FUNNIDOS, Rigdum, gent., pseud. (BALLANTYNE, John) American Broad Grins. With humorous illustrations. FIRST EDITION. 12mo. Robert Tyas. 1838
Front., plates by John Leech, 4pp cata. Orig. dark green limp cloth wrappers, pictorially blocked in gilt; rear wrapper marked. 76pp. a.e.g.
TRANSLATED BY CARLYLE
GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship. A novel. Translated from the German by Thomas Carlyle. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. 3 vols. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd; London: G. & W.B. Whittaker. 1824
Bound without half titles; occasional spotting & dusting. Sl. later half calf, raised bands, red morocco labels; a little rubbed. Ownership inscription of John C[?]'s library, Johnstone on titlepage.
WITH ALS FROM GEORGE CRUIKSHANK
GRIMM, Jacob Ludwig Carl & Wilhelm Carl. Gammer Grethel; or, Grimm's Fairy Tales, and Popular Stories. From the collection of M.M. Grimm, and other sources; with illustrative notes. (Translated by Edgar Taylor). FIRST EDITION. John Green. 1839
Front., half title, plates. Orig. dark blue cloth, dec. in gilt, bordered in blind; v. sl. spotted, spine v. sl. faded & rubbed. Bookplate of W.J. Harris on leading pastedown. A nice crisp copy.
FAGGOT OF FRENCH STICKS
(HEAD, Sir Francis Bond.) A Faggot of French Sticks; containing a series of descriptive sketches of the principal public institutions of Paris, and of the system of instruction of the various branches of the French Army. FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. John Murray. 1852
32pp cata., vol. II; sl. foxing vol. II. Orig. blue marbled cloth, bordered in blind, blocked & lettered in gilt; spines a little dulled. Ownership inscriptions of Mrs. Gage on leading f.e.ps.
MONT BLANC
HUDSON, Charles & KENNEDY, Edward Shirley. Where there's a Will there's a Way: an ascent of Mont Blanc. By a new route and without guides. FIRST EDITION. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. 1856
Half title, front., col. folding map, 24pp. catalogue (March 1856). Orig. blue cloth; carefully recased, spine sl. darkened. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Brushfield, M.A., with motto 'Fail Not'. A very nice copy.
INGOLDSBY, Thomas, pseud. (Richard Harris Barham). Some Account of My Cousin Nicholas. Richard Bentley. (Standard Novels, no. CIII.) 1846
Half title, engr. front. by John Leech. Untrimmed in orig. purple vertical-grained cloth, blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; spine faded to tan, small mark on following board, but still a v.g. bright copy.
MAPS OF JAPAN
JAPAN. Three Folding Maps. I. Travelers' Map of Japan, Chosen (Korea), Taiwan (Formosa), published by Japanese Government Railways. Orange printed wraps, sl. faded, 1931. II. Map of Tokyo, presented by Imperial Hotel, adverts to verso, colour printed wraps. (c. 1931). III. Map of Kyoto and Vicinity with Shopping Directory, presented by The Kyoto Hotel, adverts to verso, colour printed wraps. [c. 1931]. 1931
Three attractive maps, very sl. dusting otherwise v.g.
(KEARY, Eliza) At Home. Illustrated by J.G. Sowerby. FIRST EDITION. 4to. Marcus Ward & Co. [1881]
Illus. Orig. pictorial paper-covered boards; a little rubbed & marked. Pen markings on following f.e.p. Gift inscription to 'Frances Jane Lefroy from Mr Hardwick 1882 Christmas'. 56pp.
ALLAHABAD IMPRINT
KIPLING, Rudyard. In Black and White. 6th edn. Allahabad: A.H. WHeeler. (A.H. Wheeler & Co's Indian Railway Library, no. 3.) [1890s]
Sewn as issued in orig. grey-green pictorial wrappers, ads on versos & rear; dulled & v. sl. chipped, spine a little worn. Ownership inscription of Archibald Kay on front wrapper. 96pp.
KIPLING, Rudyard. Soldiers Three: a collection of stories. 6th edn. Sampson Low (A.H. Wheeler & Co's Indian Railway Library no.1). 1890
Sewn as issued in orig. grey-green pictorial wrappers; a little dusted, front wrapper v. sl. chipped, spine sl. worn. A nice copy as issued. (94)pp.
CRUIKSHANK ILLUSTRATION
(KIRTON, John William) Buy your own Goose. By the author of 'Buy your Own Cherries'. FIRST EDITION. S.W. Partridge & Co. (Illustrated Penny Readings). [1868]
Illus. titlepage as front cover by George Cruikshank. Sewn as issued. Renier booklabel. 16pp.
MAP OF RHODE ISLAND
KITCHIN, Thomas. A Map of the Colony of Rhode Island: with the adjacent parts of Connecticut, Massachusets Bay, &c. Printed for R. Baldwin. 1778
Map, 21cm x 26cm, two folds. From Long Island to Nantucket Island, Boston to the North.
FONTAINE'S FABLES: FIRST COLLECTED EDITION
LA FONTAINE, Jean de. Fables and Tales from La Fontaine. In French and English. Now first translated. To which is prefix'd, the Author's Life. Printed for A. Bettsworth [sic] and C. Hitch, and C. Davis in Pater-Noster-Row. 1734
[10], iii-xxvi, [6], 293 [i.e. 295, as pp.175-176 are repeated in pagination], [1]p ad. 8vo. Excellently rebound in half sprinkled calf, vellum tips, marbled boards, gilt-banded spine, maroon label. A very good, internally fresh and clean copy.
THE WHITE WHALE
LEE, Henry. The White Whale. R. K. Burt, printers. [1878]
16pp pamphlet, pale yellow printed wrappers, sl. marked.
OGRES
LEE, Holme, pseud. (Harriet Parr) Tuflongbo's Journey in Search of Ogres, with some account of his early life, and how his shoes got worn out. FIRST EDITION. Smith, Elder, & Co. 1862
Half title, front., plates; one gathering a little proud. Orig. green pebble-grained cloth, bordered in blind, pictorially blocked in gilt. Ownership inscription 'A.M. Moore May 22 1871' on titlepage; later ownership inscription of Ellery Yale Wood on leading f.e.p. A nice copy.
SCARCE EDITION
LEE, Sarah. The Juvenile Album; or, Tales from Far and Near. Illustrated with eight steel engravings by T, Woolnoth. Landscape 4to. Thomas Holmes. [c.1846]
Engr. front. & plates, tissue guards. Orig. pebble-grained blue cloth, bordered in blind, blocked in gilt; rubbed & marked, small chip to head on spine. 67pp. a.e.g.
DERBY INVENTORY
MANUSCRIPT INVENTORY. Inventory and Valuation of Household Furniture Effects Upon the Premises No. 22 Duffield Road, Derby. From Miss White to Miss Beeland. August 1898. 1898
5pp ms. on foolscap paper watermarked 'Hercules'; a few old folds, lacking pin in upper left corner.
CONTENTS OF A MANSION FLAT, 1896
MANUSCRIPT INVENTORY. SMITH, Percy Stansfield. Inventory of the Furniture and Effects in the Premises No.17 Buckingham Palace Mansions the property of Percy Stanfield Smith Esq. 1896
106pp., 4to ruled notebook, half green morocco, green cloth boards stamped: Army & Navy Auxiliary Co-operative Supply, Ltd. House & Estate Agency, Francis Street, Victoria Street, Westminster. (A label on pastedown indicates that it is only necessary to quote the code RR1883 to order another book.)
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