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BALZAC, Honoré de. Sons of the Soil. (Les Paysans.) George Routledge & Sons. (Balzac's Novels in English.) 1891
Half title, 16pp ads, plain e.ps. 'Yellowback', orig. printed boards; sl. rubbing. v.g.
BALZAC, Honoré de. Sons of the Soil. (Les Paysans.) George Routledge & Sons. 1891
Half title with ad. on verso, front. & one plate. Orig. blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. A v.g. bright copy.
YELLOWBACK
BALZAC, Honoré de. The Alkahest; or, The House of Claës. George Routledge & Sons. (Balzac's Novels in English.) 1887
Half title, 8pp ads. Leading f.e.p. laid down, remains of old label on following pastedown. 'Yellowback', orig. printed boards; sl. rubbed, spine chipped in places.
BALZAC, Honoré de. The Alkahest; or, The House of Claës. George Routledge & Sons. 1887
Half title with ad. on verso, front., 8pp ads (1885, 1886); some sl. foxing. Orig. dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. v.g.
BALZAC, Honoré de. The Alkahest; or, The House of Claës. George Routledge & Sons. 1887
Half title, front., 4pp cata. Uncut in orig. pale green glazed cloth, spine lettered in gilt & blocked in red, front board blocked & lettered in red, probably the primary binding; spine sl. darkened.
CAT AND BATTLEDORE
BALZAC, Honoré de. The Cat and Battledore, and other tales. Translated into English by Philip Kent. 3 vols. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 1879
Half titles, 32pp cata. vol. III; some sl. foxing. Orig. blue cloth, spines lettered in gilt; spines darkened & worn at heads & tails.
BALZAC, Honoré de. The Cat and Battledore, and other tales. Translated into English by Philip Kent. Chicago: Belfords, Clarke & Co. 1879
Half title, 3pp ads. Orig. sand-grained brown cloth, front board & spine attractively lettered in gilt; sl. rubbing to extremities. Christopher C. Geest booklabel. v.g.
BALZAC, Honoré de. The Country Doctor. George Routledge & Sons. 1887
Ad. leaf preceding half title, front., one plate, 8pp ads (1885, 1886). Orig. blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; spine sl. darkened. Booklabel of R.G. Taylor. A good-plus copy.
BALZAC, Honoré de. The Magic Skin. (La Peau de Chagrin.) George Routledge & Sons. 1888
Half title with ad. on verso, front., 3 plates. Orig. dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed. Booklabel of R.G. Taylor.
BALZAC, Honoré de. The Mystery of the Rue Soly. Translated by Lady Knutsford. Edward Arnold. 1894
Prelims rather spotted, title page repaired in inner margin on verso. Orig. olive green moire cloth, front board pictorially blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; spine sl. darkened, otherwise v.g.
BALZAC, Honoré de. The Two Brothers. George Routledge & Sons. 1887
Half title with ad. on verso, front., illus. Orig. pale green cloth, front board pictorially blocked & lettered in red, spine lettered in gilt; sl. darkened on spine but a good-plus copy. t.e.g.
THE WORKS
BALZAC, Honoré de. Works. Edition Royale. 32 vols.New York: The University Society. [1901?]
Half titles, fronts, titles printed in red & black, plates. Untrimmed in contemp. green cloth, spines lettered & with devices in gilt. t.e.g. A v.g. set.
RECOVERY FROM MEASLES
BANFIELD, Mary Grace. From Death Unto Life; diary and letters ... with a few connecting notes. Farncombe & Son. 1906
Orig. dark green cloth, lettered in gilt. Gift inscription, 1915.
BANGS, John Kendrick. The Pursuit of the House-Boat, being some further account of the doings of the Associated Shades, under the leadership of Sherlock Holmes Esq. (14th impression.) Harper & Bros. 1919
Half title, front., plates. Orig. black pictorial cloth, blocked in red; sl. cocked. Ownership inscription of Molly Kemp, Dumbarton on leading f.e.p. v.g.
(BANIM, John) Damon and Pythias: a tragedy, in five acts, ...
John Warren. (Printed by William Clowes.) 1821
Disbound.
John Warren. (Printed by William Clowes.) 1821
Disbound.
BANK OF ENGLAND
BANK OF ENGLAND. An Act to Enable the Governor and Company of the Bank of England to purchase certain houses and grounds contiguous to the Bank of England. Folio. (Printed by Charles and Andrew Strahan.) 1793
Pp. 371-394. Folded as issued with docket title; sl. dusted.
BANKS, John. (Vertue Betray'd.) Anna Bullen; or, Virtue betray'd. A tragedy, ... (Bell's edition.)
Printed for John Bell. 1777
Front. by Roberts of William Smith as Percy. Disbound.
Printed for John Bell. 1777
Front. by Roberts of William Smith as Percy. Disbound.
BANKS, John. (Vertue Betray'd.) Anna Bullen; or, Virtue betray'd. A tragedy, ... (Bell's edition.)
Printed for John Bell. 1777
Front. by Roberts of William Smith as Percy; without final ad. leaves. Disbound.
Printed for John Bell. 1777
Front. by Roberts of William Smith as Percy; without final ad. leaves. Disbound.
BANKS, John. (Vertue Betray'd.) Virtue Betray'd; or, Anna Bullen: a tragedy ... The fifth edition corrected.
Printed for T. Longman, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. Hodges, &c. 1753
Disbound. Ownership inscr. of Sarah Cooke, 1769.
Printed for T. Longman, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. Hodges, &c. 1753
Disbound. Ownership inscr. of Sarah Cooke, 1769.
BANKS, John. (Vertue Betray'd.) Virtue Betray'd; or, Anna Bullen: a tragedy ... The fourth edition corrected.
Printed for W. Feales, R. Wellington; J. Wellington; &c. 1734
Disbound.
Printed for W. Feales, R. Wellington; J. Wellington; &c. 1734
Disbound.
BANKS, John. Cyrus the Great: or, The tragedy of love. ... 12mo.
Printed for W. Feales; R. Wellington, and C. Corbett; &c. 1735
Front. sl. col., title in red & black. Disbound.
Printed for W. Feales; R. Wellington, and C. Corbett; &c. 1735
Front. sl. col., title in red & black. Disbound.
BANKS, John. The Albion Queens: or, The death of Mary Queen of Scots. A tragedy, ... (Bell's edition.)
Printed for John Bell. 1777
Front. by Roberts of Elizabeth Hartley as Mary. Disbound.
Printed for John Bell. 1777
Front. by Roberts of Elizabeth Hartley as Mary. Disbound.
BANKS, John. The Albion Queens: or, The death of Mary Queen of Scotland. ... 12mo.
Printed for W. Feales; A. Bettesworth; F. Clay, &c. 1735
Front., title in red and black. Disbound.
Printed for W. Feales; A. Bettesworth; F. Clay, &c. 1735
Front., title in red and black. Disbound.
BANKS, John. The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex. A tragedy. 12mo.
Printed for W. Feales, &c. 1735
Front. Disbound.
Printed for W. Feales, &c. 1735
Front. Disbound.
BANKS, John. The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex. A tragedy. 12mo.
Printed for W. Feales; A Bettesworth; F. Clay, &c. 1735
Front., title in red & black. Disbound.
Printed for W. Feales; A Bettesworth; F. Clay, &c. 1735
Front., title in red & black. Disbound.
THE UNHAPPY FAVOURITE
BANKS, John. The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex. A tragedy. 12mo.Printed by John Darby for M.P. and sold by A. Bettesworth, and F. Clay. 1721
Repairs in lower margins of front. & last leaf. Disbound.
BANKS, John. The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex. A tragedy. 12mo.
Printed for W. Feales; R. Wellington; J. Wellington &c. 1734
Front. Later green boards, red cloth spine strip. Ownership inscr. on title of John Barnard.
Printed for W. Feales; R. Wellington; J. Wellington &c. 1734
Front. Later green boards, red cloth spine strip. Ownership inscr. on title of John Barnard.
FIRST WORLD WAR NOVEL
BARCLAY, Florence Louisa. My Heart's Right There. FIRST EDITION. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1914
Orig. purple cloth, front board dec. with Union Flag in central roundel, lettered in gilt; spine faded.
BARCLAY, Florence Louisa. The Wheels of Time. A romance of the twelfth century. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1911
Half title, final ad. leaf. Orig. purple cloth, blocked & lettered in white; spine faded.
BARING-GOULD, Sabine. Dartmoor Idylls. FIRST EDITION. Methuen & Co. 1896
Half title, 40pp cata. (Mach 1896). Orig. red cloth; spine dulled & sl. rubbed, repair to leading inner hinge.
GERMANY
BARING-GOULD, Sabine. Germany, present and past. FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. C. Kegan Paul & Co. 1879
Half titles, 31pp cata., 1p ads in vol. II. Unopened in orig. brown cloth, ruled in black, with a gilt roundel depicting an eagle on upper left of boards, spine lettered in gilt; spines sl. faded, otherwise a nice copy. With the armorial bookplate of 'Woburn Abbey 1873' on leading pastedowns.
ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS - SIGNED MANUSCRIPT
BARING-GOULD, Sabine. Signed Manuscript of Onward Christian Soldiers. [c.1870?]
42 lines ms. in brown ink with pencil guide lines, signed by Baring-Gould at the end of five eight-line stanzas. Mounted, framed & glazed. 20thC auction description laid down at lower margin. 29 x 17cm.
BOERS & BASUTOS
BARKLY, Fanny Alexandra. Among Boers and Basutos. The story of our life on the frontier. 2nd edn. Remington. 1894
Half title. Orig. olive brown cloth, blocked in black, lettered in gilt. v.g.
BARLOW, Jane. The End of Elfintown. Illustrated by Laurence Housman. FIRST EDITION. Macmillan & Co. 1894
Half title, illus. titlepage, illus., plates. Orig. light brown cloth, blocked in gilt with elaborate tentacle design, lettered in gilt; spine sl. faded & watermarked. Ink inscription on leading f.e.p. 'Scot Carland' (?). a.e.g.
MISSIONARY WORK IN INDIA
BARNES, Irene H. Behind the Pardah; the story of C.E.Z.M.S. works in India. With a preface by Rev. T.A. Gurney. FIRST EDITION.Marshall Brothers. 1897
Front., illus. & plates, 4pp ads. Orig. pink cloth, pictorially blocked in maroon, lettered in maroon & blue; spine dusted. Ownership inscription on leading f.e.p.
BARNES, James. Fairly Collared.
Manchester: Abel Heywood & Son. (Series of original dramas, no. 59.) [c.1880]
Orig. wraps.
Manchester: Abel Heywood & Son. (Series of original dramas, no. 59.) [c.1880]
Orig. wraps.
BARNES, James. The Bashful Man.
Manchester: Abel Heywood & Son. (Series of original dramas, no. 21.) [c.1880]
Orig. wraps.
Manchester: Abel Heywood & Son. (Series of original dramas, no. 21.) [c.1880]
Orig. wraps.
THE ENQUIRY OFFICE
BARNES, James. The Enquiry Office.Manchester: Abel Heywood & Son. (Series of original dramas, no. 143.) [c.1885]
Orig. wraps.
BARNETT, Charles Zachary. Dominique, the Deserter.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 256.) [c.1885]
Disbound.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 256.) [c.1885]
Disbound.
BARNETT, Morris. Richard Turpin and Tom King, a tale of Newgate, a farce in one act.
John Duncombe & Co. (The Minor British drama, no. 21.) [1834]
Illus., text in two columns. Stabbed as issued, unopened; dusted.
John Duncombe & Co. (The Minor British drama, no. 21.) [1834]
Illus., text in two columns. Stabbed as issued, unopened; dusted.
BARNETT, Morris. Richard Turpin and Tom King, a tale of Newgate, a farce in one act.
John Duncombe & Co. (The Minor British drama, no. 21.) [1834]
Illus., text in two columns. Stabbed as issued, unopened; dusted.
John Duncombe & Co. (The Minor British drama, no. 21.) [1834]
Illus., text in two columns. Stabbed as issued, unopened; dusted.
BROTHERLY LOVE
BARR, Amelia E. Cluny Macpherson: a tale of brotherly love. 3rd edn. Hodder & Stoughton. 1892
Front. & plates, 8pp ads. Orig. blue cloth, blocked & lettered in black, spine lettered in gilt. v.g. bright copy.
WOMAN, A POEM
BARRETT, Eaton Stannard. Woman, a poem. Occasional poems. 3rd edn.Henry Colburn. 1819
Contemp. half calf, gilt spine; splits at tail of leading hinge. Renier booklabel.
BARRIE, James Matthew. Better Dead. Swan Sonnenschein. 1891
Half title, col. front. Orig. dark blue buckram, spine lettered in gilt; rubbed & marked. A good sound copy.
BARRIE, Sir James Matthew. The Wedding Guest. A play in four acts. Tall 8vo.
(Printed by H. Virtue & Co.) [1900]
Contemp. red cloth; faded.
(Printed by H. Virtue & Co.) [1900]
Contemp. red cloth; faded.
BARRYMORE, William. El Hyder.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 140.) [c.1885]
Without wraps.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 140.) [c.1885]
Without wraps.
BARRYMORE, William. Gilderoy; or, The bonnie boy: a romantic drama, in two acts, ...
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's Minor theatre.) [c.1835]
Front. Disbound.
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's Minor theatre.) [c.1835]
Front. Disbound.
BARRYMORE, William. Gilderoy; or, The bonnie boy: a romantic drama, in two acts, ...
G.H. Davidson. [c.1850]
Front. Disbound.
G.H. Davidson. [c.1850]
Front. Disbound.
BARRYMORE, William. Gilderoy; or, The bonnie boy: a melo-drama, in two acts.
Thomas Richardson. (Richardson's New minor drama.) [c.1830]
Front. after R. Seymour. Disbound.
Thomas Richardson. (Richardson's New minor drama.) [c.1830]
Front. after R. Seymour. Disbound.
BARRYMORE, William. Meg Murnock, the Hag of the Glen. A melodrama. Small format.
Thomas Hailes Lacy. [c.1855]
Disbound.
Thomas Hailes Lacy. [c.1855]
Disbound.
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