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XIX CENTURY FICTION L-Z
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Catalogue 247

XIX CENTURY FICTION L-Z

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Junia. ALLAN-OLNEY, Mary. Junia. A novel. Second edition. 3 vols.
William Blackwood and Sons. 1878
Half titles, 24pp cata. vol. III. Original royal blue bubble-grained cloth, front boards & spines blocked in black, back boards in blind, spines lettered in gilt. FINE. Small booklabel of Robert J. Hayhurst.
Stock #92371 full description >>
£320


Lockwood Godwin. ANDERSON, L. Lockwood Godwin. A tale of Irish life.
Gay & Bird. 1896
Half title. Leading f.e.p. excised. Original dark blue cloth. Partially printed stamp on following pastedown indicating the novel was given as a Christmas present. (ii), 400pp.
Stock #90175 full description >>
£75


THE PRIESTESS

The Priestess. ANONYMOUS. The Priestess. An Anglo-Saxon tale, of the early days of Christianity in Britain. By the translator of "Margaret; or, The Gold Mine."
J. Hatchard & Son. 1846
Half title. Original blue morocco-grained cloth, blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed & bumped.
Stock #29892 full description >>
£100


THE ANGLO-CATHOLIC FAMILY

Doctor Hookwell; ARMITAGE, Robert. Doctor Hookwell; or The Anglo-Catholic family. 3 vols.
Richard Bentley. 1842
Half titles. Original drab boards, blue cloth horizontal ribbed cloth spines, paper labels; labels chipped vols II & III, otherwise a v.g. copy.
Stock #92372 full description >>
£750


VALENTINE VOX

The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox the Ventriloquist. COCKTON, Henry. The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox the Ventriloquist.
Robert Tyas. 1840
Half title, engraved front., engraved title & 58 plates by Onwhyn; some foxing. Original brown vertical fine-ribbed cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine decorated and lettered in gilt; very carefully recased. xx, 620pp.
Stock #92375 full description >>
£480


Sibylla. CUNNINGHAM, Sir Henry Stewart. Sibylla. 2 vols.
Macmillan and Co. 1894
Half titles, 2pp ads vol. II. Original maroon smooth cloth, blocked in orange-red cloth, spine lettered in gilt; spines sl. faded.
Stock #92377 full description >>
£320


ONE OF THE LAST THREE-DECKERS

The Shepherdess of Treva. CUSHING, Paul, pseud. (Roland Alexander Wood-Seys) The Shepherdess of Treva. 3 vols.
Ward & Downey. 1895
Half titles, preceded by blanks, except for volume numbers, 2pp ads vol. I, ads on final page vol. II Original pale brown cloth, boards heavily embossed with branch & flower pattern; cloth sl. marked. Vol. I viii, 214, 2pp ads II viii, (220) III viii, 224pp.
Stock #92339 full description >>
£520


Blue  Eyes or Brown? FAWCETT, George, pseud., Sophia Alice Fawcett. Blue Eyes or Brown?
Blackwood. [1878]
2pp ads, half title, 16pp catalogue. (viii), (208),16pp. Grey cloth.
Stock #92471 full description >>
£120


The Kidnappers. GREEN, George Garden. The Kidnappers.
Edinburgh and London: Oliphant, Anderson, & Ferrier. 1893
Half title on verso of front. Orig. red cloth, lettered in gilt and yellow; sl. rubbing. Prize label 1906 to leading pastedown. (iv), ii, 168pp, 34pp cata.
Stock #43724 full description >>
£75


PRAGUE CIRCUS

Katinka, HAVILAND, Robert J. Langstaff. Katinka, or Under the Veneer. A novel. 3 vols.
Chapman & Hall. 1882
Half titles, preceded by blank in vol. I. Original brown diagonal fine-ribbed cloth, blocked in black, spines lettered in gilt. FINE.
Stock #92379 full description >>
£480


The God in the Car. HOPE, Anthony, pseud. (Anthony Hope Hawkins) The God in the Car. 2 vols.
Methuen & Co. 1894
Half titles preceded by blanks; 32pp cata. (October 1894) in both vols. Original dark green vertical fine-ribbed cloth, front boards & spines lettered in gilt. FINE.
Stock #92380 full description >>
£320


The Scouring of The White Horse; (HUGHES, Thomas) The Scouring of The White Horse; or, The Long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk. By the author of "Tom Brown's School Days". Illustrated by Richard Doyle. Small 4to.
Cambridge: Macmillan and Co. 1859
Half title, double frontispiece, illustrations, 16pp cata. (Christmas 1858); some foxing. Original royal blue morocco-grained cloth, elaborately blocked in gilt, back board in blind; sl. rubbing, small school library numbers on endpapers. a.e.g.
Stock #34808 full description >>
£110


'FAULTS, FOLLIES & FAILINGS'

A Sinners Sentence. LARDER, Alfred. A Sinner's Sentence. 3 vols.
Chatto & Windus. 1891
Half titles, 32pp cata. vol. III (October 1891). Tipped in ad. leaf removed from e.p. vol. I. Original dark green 'half' smooth cloth, morocco-grained boards, spines lettered & ruled in gilt. Slight rubbing. Green-grey endpapers. Vol. I (iv), (256) Vol. II (iv), (246) Vol. III (iv), 258, 32pp cata.
Stock #8645 full description >>
£200


Barren Honour. LAWRENCE, George Alfred. Barren Honour. A tale. 2 vols.
Parker, Son, and Brown. 1862
2pp ads in both vols. Original brown morocco cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines lettered & ruled in gilt. FINE. Bookplates of 'Bibliothèque de Mr. Boselli'.
Stock #84917 full description >>
£500


GUY LIVINGSTONE

Guy Livingstone; LAWRENCE, George Alfred. Guy Livingstone; or 'Thorough'.
John W. Parker and Son. 1857
Half title, 4pp ads. Original blue diagonal ripple-grained cloth, blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbing.
Stock #84918 full description >>
£450


Hagarene. LAWRENCE, George Alfred. Hagarene. 3 vols.
Chapman and Hall. 1874
Half titles. Original orange fine-grained cloth, front boards blocked & lettered in black, back boards in blind, spines lettered in gilt, decorated in black & gilt; spines a little faded, sl. watermarking of endpapers vol. II. A good-plus copy. Vol. I (iv), (280) II (iv), (272), last leaf blank III (iv), (244), last leaf blank.
Stock #84919 full description >>
£300


EDMUND YATES'S COPY

Sword and Gown. LAWRENCE, George Alfred. Sword and Gown. 2nd edn.
John W. Parker and Son. 1860
Half title, 4pp ads. Original blue diagonal ripple-grained cloth, blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed. (iv), 300, (4pp ads).
Stock #84920 full description >>
£220


Edith. LEE, C.A. Edith. A novel. 2 vols.
Tinsley Brothers. 1871
Half titles. Original blue sand-grained cloth, blocked in black, spines lettered & rules in gilt. Vol. I (iv), 296 II (iv), (308).
Stock #84921 full description >>
£450


Prose & Verse. LEMON, Mark. Prose & Verse.
Bradbury and Evans. 1852
Half title, front. by John Leech. Original dark brown diagonal wavy-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt. FINE.
Stock #84926 full description >>
£220


Arthur OLeary. LEVER, Charles James. Arthur O'Leary. His wanderings and ponderings in many lands. Edited by his friend, Harry Lorrequer, and illustrated by George Cruikshank. 3 vols.
Henry Colburn. 1844
Fronts & half titles in each vol., plus 3 plates in vol. I, 2 in vols II & III, errata leaf at end of vol. III. Original green vertical fine-ribbed cloth, blocked in blind, spines lettered in gilt. Small booklabel of Robert J. Hayhurst in vol. I.
Stock #92364 full description >>
£580


Charles OMalley, LEVER, Charles James. Charles O'Malley, the Irish dragoon. Edited by Harry Lorrequer. 2 vols.
Dublin: William Curry, Jun and Company. [1852]
Fronts, engraved titles & plates by Phiz. Original pink vertical fine-ribbed cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines blocked & lettered in gilt, with 'smoking Irishman', without imprint at tail.
Stock #84929 full description >>
£150


THE IRISH DRAGOON

Charles OMalley, LEVER, Charles James. Charles O'Malley, the Irish dragoon. Edited by Harry Lorrequer. 2 vols.
Dublin: William Curry, Jun and Company. 1841
Fronts, engraved titles & plates by Phiz, generally sl. browned. Original dark green horizontal-ribbed cloth, boards blocked in blind including a dragoon on horseback, spines decorated and lettered in gilt.
Stock #84927 full description >>
£380


Diary and Notes of Horace Templeton, Esq. LEVER, Charles James. Diary and Notes of Horace Templeton, Esq. 2nd edn. 2 vols.
Chapman and Hall. 1849
Half titles. Original grass-green fine diaper cloth, blocked in blind, spines lettered in gilt.
Stock #84940 full description >>
£250


PRIMARY BINDING, NOT SEEN BY SADLEIR OR WOLFF

Roland Cashel. LEVER, Charles James. Roland Cashel.
Chapman and Hall. 1850
Half title, front. & engraved title, 38 plates by Phiz. Original plum fine diaper-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine blocked with title & author within oval decorated border, 'dancing woman' at tail; spine sl. faded. Armorial bookplate of M.O. Wade.
Stock #84934 full description >>
£480


Roland Cashel. LEVER, Charles James. Roland Cashel. 2 vols.
Chapman and Hall. 1855
Half titles, fronts, engraved title vol. 1, 38 plates by Phiz. Original pink vertical-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines blocked & lettered in 'late style' with 'smoking Irishman'; sl. fading. Ownership inscriptions in both volumes of 'William Gatenby March 28th 1862'. Vol. I (viii), (304) II (vi), 290.
Stock #84935 full description >>
£75


Roland Cashel. LEVER, Charles James. Roland Cashel. 2 vols.
Chapman and Hall. 1860
Fronts, engraved title vol. I, 38 plates by Phiz. Original plum vertical-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines blocked & lettered in 'late style' with 'smoking Irishman'; spines faded. Vol. I (vi), (304) II (iv), 290.
Stock #84937 full description >>
£75


ST PATRICK'S EVE

St. Patricks Eve. LEVER, Charles James. St. Patrick's Eve.
Chapman and Hall. 1845
Front., engraved title, plates & vignettes by Phiz. Original dark green vertical-grained cloth, blocked in blind, blocked in gilt at centre of front board, spine fully gilt, all edges gilt; sl. marking to back board.
Stock #84938 full description >>
£250


St. Patricks Eve. LEVER, Charles James. St. Patrick's Eve.
Chapman and Hall. 1845
Front., engraved title, plates & vignettes by Phiz, with some staining. Original grass green vertical-grained cloth, blocked in blind, spine decorated & lettered in gilt; spine sl. faded. Ownership inscription of John Wylde 1851.
Stock #84939 full description >>
£200


FORTUNES OF GLENCORE

The Fortunes of Glencore. LEVER, Charles James. The Fortunes of Glencore. 3 vols.
Chapman and Hall. 1857
Original green morocco-grained cloth, blocked in blind, spines lettered in gilt; vol. I sl. ink-marked with very small nick to leading hinge. Armorial bookplates of Sir Joseph Radcliffe, Bart, small booklabel of Robert. J. Hayhurst in vol. I.
Stock #92365 full description >>
£680


Handy Andy: LOVER, Samuel. Handy Andy: a tale of Irish life. With 34 illustrations on steel by the Author.
H.G. Bohn. 1851
Tall 8vo. Original bright red morocco-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, front board with central vignette in gilt, spine panelled & lettered in gilt. Armorial bookplate of Henry Charles Blaksley. v.g.
Stock #84945 full description >>
£150


Legends and Stories of Ireland. LOVER, Samuel. Legends and Stories of Ireland. First series. Fourth edition.
Baldwin and Cradock. 1837
Vignette title. Original dark green vertical-ribbed cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine lettered and decorated in gilt; small repair to spine. xxiv, 263 (1).
Stock #84946 full description >>
£60


To Right the Wrong. LYALL, Edna, pseud. (Ada Ellen Bayly) To Right the Wrong. Second edition. 3 vols.
Hurst and Blackett. 1894
Half titles. Original pink-red vertical fine-ribbed cloth, spines lettered in gilt; spines sl. faded & marked. Discreet small ownership stamps on half title of Pearse, Warrington.
Stock #84949 full description >>
£180


PHANTASTES

Phantastes: MACDONALD, George. Phantastes: a faerie romance for men and women. 1 vol. CAROL CHECK - this is a reminder only to include '1 vol.' in printed catalogue.
Smith, Elder and Co. 1858
Original olive green morocco-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine lettered & decorated in gilt.
Stock #84951 full description >>
£750


Mrs. Lorimer. MALET, Lucas, pseud. (Mary St Leger Harrison) Mrs. Lorimer. A sketch in black and white. 2 vols.
Macmillan and Co. 1883
Half titles, 2pp ads + 24pp cata. (May 1882) vol. III. Original blue sand-grained cloth borders in black, spines lettered in gilt; sl. rubbing otherwise a nice bright copy.
Stock #84955 full description >>
£580


The History of Sir Richard Calmady. MALET, Lucas, pseud. (Mary St Leger Harrison) The History of Sir Richard Calmady. A romance. 2 vols.
Methuen & Co. 1901
Half titles. Original blue-green linen cloth, spines lettered in gilt, t.e.g.
Stock #84954 full description >>
£120


The New Paul and Virginia MALLOCK, William Hurrell. The New Paul and Virginia or Positivism on an Island.
Chatto and Windus. 1878
2pp ads, half title, 36pp cata. (March 1878). Original purple-grey diagonal fine-ribbed cloth, blocked in black and blind, spine lettered in gilt; cloth sl. marked. Ownership inscription of Herbert Norman, the journalist.
Stock #92130 full description >>
£150


Town and Forest. MANNING, Anne. Town and Forest.
Richard Bentley. 1860
2pp ads. Original green morocco-grained cloth, boards heavily blocked in blind, spine lettered & decorated in gilt.
Stock #84962 full description >>
£120


Masterman Ready; MARRYAT, Frederick. Masterman Ready; or, The wreck of the Pacific. Written for young people. 3 vols.
Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. 1841 / 1842 / 1845
Wood-engraved fronts & vignette illustrations from sketches (by the author). Cream endpapers printed in blue, ads on pastedowns for 'Longman and Co; and John Taylor'. Inscribed on versos of free endpapers: 'Frances L. Askew from Emily Mary Askew'; 'from Grandpapa' crossed through in vol. I. Bookseller's ticket of W.H. Dalton, Charing Cross in vol. I. Original dark slate fine diaper cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines lettered in gilt, by Westleys & Co., a little dulled. A good-plus copy with some rubbing.
Stock #84963 full description >>
£200


MASTERMAN READY

Masterman Ready; MARRYAT, Frederick. Masterman Ready; or, The wreck of the Pacific. Written for young people. 3 vols.
Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. 1841 / 1842 / 1842
Wood-engraved fronts & vignette illustrations from sketches (by the author). 12pp cata. vol. I dated January 1843. Yellow endpapers, those following in vol. II sl. creased & marked. Original dark slate fine diaper cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines lettered in gilt; spines sl. faded. Ownership signature in vol. I of W. Brooksbank.
Stock #84964 full description >>
£500


INSCRIBED

For Very Life. MARSHALL, Hamilton, pseud. (John Hutton Balfour Browne) For Very Life. A novel. 2 vols.
Chapman & Hall. 1871
Half titles. Original bright green sand-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines lettered and decorated in gilt. Vol. II is largely unopened, small tear to final leaf, otherwise FINE. Signed by the Author on half title vol. I: 'Yours Hamilton Marshall'. Vol. I (viii) but final page of prelims is 'iv', (284) II vi, (286).
Stock #84966 full description >>
£480


Dawn Island. MARTINEAU, Harriet. Dawn Island. A tale.
Manchester: J. Gadsby. 1845
Front. & engraved title, retaining tissue guard. Original blue vertical fine-ribbed cloth blocked in blind & gilt. FINE. Ownership inscription of Arthur F. Bordier.
Stock #84969 full description >>
£150


The Art of Love MAXWELL, Sir Herbert Eustace. The Art of Love or New lessons in old lore. 3 vols.
Edinburgh: David Douglas. 1889
Half titles. Original dark blue smooth cloth, blocked in gilt with 'hinge' design, spines gilt-lettered.
Stock #84972 full description >>
£200


IRISH REBELLION

History of the Irish Rebellion in 1798; MAXWELL, William Hamilton. History of the Irish Rebellion in 1798; with Memoirs of the Union, and Emmett's Insurrection in 1803. Fourth Edition.
H.G. Bohn. 1854
Front. portrait of Marquis Cornwallis & five other portraits by E.P. Lightfoot & 21 plates by George Cruikshank. Original grass-green vertical ribbed cloth, blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; sl. fading otherwise FINE. Ownership inscription of R.C. Winthrop, Cambridge 1854 & another later.
Stock #84971 full description >>
£240


Evan Harrington. MEREDITH, George. Evan Harrington.
Bradbury, Evans, and Co. 1866
Front. (by Charles Keene). Original dark green sand-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine decorated & lettered in gilt. Ownership inscription of Leonard C. Edwards. iv, (520)
Stock #84979 full description >>
£80


The Amazing Marriage. MEREDITH, George. The Amazing Marriage. 2 vols.
Archibald Constable. 1895
Half titles. Original sage-green vertical fine-ribbed cloth, front boards & spines lettered in gilt; spine sl. faded. Ownership inscription in vol. I of the novelist J.H. Balfour-Browne, Christmas 1895.
Stock #84977 full description >>
£220


AN ARABIAN FANTASY

The Shaving of Shagpat. MEREDITH, George. The Shaving of Shagpat. An Arabian Entertainment. New edition.
Chapman and Hall. 1865
Front. Original red pebble-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind with central roundels 'Standard Editions of Popular Authors', spine decorated & lettered in gilt. viii, (284)
Stock #84980 full description >>
£120


The Man Who was Good. MERRICK, Leonard. The Man Who was Good. A novel. 2 vols.
Chatto & Windus. 1892
Half titles; 2pp ads & 32pp cata. (October 1891) in vol. I; 2pp ads & 32pp cata. (January 1892) followed by blank, vol. II. Original dark blue morocco-grained cloth, boards heavily block in blind, spines lettered in gilt. FINE.
Stock #84974 full description >>
£380


The Money-Spinner and Other Character Notes. MERRIMAN, Henry Seton, pseud. (Hugh Stowell Scott) & TALLENTYRE, S.G. The Money-Spinner and Other Character Notes.
John Murray. 1897 [1917]
Half title, front. & 11 other plates by Arthur Rackham. Original blue sand-grained cloth, front board ruled & lettered in blind, spine lettered in gilt. Bookplate of Henry Fell Pease, signature of Walter Fell Pease, Brinkbarn, 1897.
Stock #84982 full description >>
£80


Godfrey Malvern. MILLER, Thomas. Godfrey Malvern.
Ward & Lock. [1847]
Engraved title, with 25 illustrations by Phiz (H.K. Browne). Tall 8vo. Original red vertical-ribbed cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine decorated & lettered in gilt. (iv), 400.
Stock #84985 full description >>
£85


The Beggars Benison: MILLS, George. The Beggar's Benison: or, A hero, without a name; but with an aim. A Clydeside story. 2 vols.
Cassell, Petter, & Galpin. 1866
Half titles, illustrated by upwards of 300 amateur pen & pencil sketches. Original green net-grained cloth, blocked in blind, spines blocked & lettered in gilt. FINE.
Stock #84987 full description >>
£350


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