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Answers to Mr. Macaulay's Criticism in The Edinburgh Review on Mr. Croker's Edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson. Selected from Blackwood's Magazine. Second Edition.
John Murray Albemarle Street, London 1856 Soft cover Fair Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
A 16-page pamphlet version of an article formerly published in Blackwood's Magazine. Sewn binding at the spine. Macaulay's criticism of Croker's edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson sparked a bitter feud between the two men. From the Prefaratory note inside the front cover: 'The republication, in a cheap form, for railway reading, of Mr. Macaulay's bitter and unjust article on Mr. Croker's edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson, has induced Mr. Murray to issue in a cheap form a series of replies to the assertions and criticism of that article.' Worn and torn; there is a tear, approx one inch, in the foredge of every page and another tear to the top edge of the front cover / title page. 307703
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15.00 GBP
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Fly Leaves
Calverley, C. S. [Charles Stuart Calverley 1831-1884) Deighton, Bell, and Co. Cambridge 1890 Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Slim pocket-sized hardback. Bound in green cloth. Rubbed at the spine edges, spine ends and corners. Spine ends and corners bumped. Short nicks to the cloth at the spine ends. The binding is slightly shaken with a couple of light cracks within the textblock but hinges are good. Though shaken, the binding is sound. No names or inscriptions. Scattered foxing. 18th thousand / 19th impression; was first published in 1872. pp. 129. 105898
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7.50 GBP
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. CXLI January to June 1887
William Blackwood & Sons Edinburgh and London 1887 Half Leather Very Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Handsomely bound in half brown leather with gilt tooling to the spine, 5 raised bands, red title panel and black volume spine label. Some rubs to edges and corners. Marbled boards, endpapers and all edges. The binding is nice and firm. In very good condition. Joints and hinges all very good. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine was a long running monthly literary journal. It began in April 1817 and, when it moved HQ to London in 1905, it became simply Blackwood's Magazine. A number of notable authors published their novels and other writings in Blackwood's; for example, George Eliot, Anthony Trollope, Margaret Oliphant, Thomas Hardy, Joseph Conrad, and many others. It ceased publication in 1980. This volume contains the first printing of part of the novel, Sarracinesa, by Francis Marion Crawford, probably the best known work of this prolific nineteenth-century author. pp. 1-876. HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to orders with a delivery address outside the UK mainland, as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. NO extra charges for delivery within the UK mainland; small charge likely for highlands, islands and N. Ireland. 105246
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57.00 GBP
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Kaulana na Pua: An Hawaiian Album, 1890-1930
Campbell, James Kimo ; Thompson, Pete ; Vorhies, Aleen (editors) Pueo Press California 1976 0917850009 / 9780917850004 First Edition Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Soft back. Some light marks to the covers and a reading crease to the spine. First printing. In very good, clean condition inside. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. This collection of photographs, drawn from archival sources, is a record of, and a tribute to, the Hawaiian people and the lives they led as their world changed around them. Photographers include R. J. Baker, Davey, Montano, Theodore Kelsey. Most of the subjects of these portraits were poor, rural folk or tourist-industry workers, now lost to history. pp. 71. 106018
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15.00 GBP
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The Fables of Aesop, with designs on wood by Thomas Bewick
Aesop ; with designs on wood by Thomas Bewick ; with a niew introduction by Michael Marqusee Paddington | Two Continents Publishing Group USA 1975 084670076x / 9780846700760 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Large paperback. Spine faded. A light reading crease to the spine. Some foxing to the outer closed textblock edges. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. A reprint of the 1818 edition, with added modern introduction. 103658
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9.00 GBP
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Josephine and Emilie: Stars of the Bel Canto in Europe and America 1823 to 1889
Cheke, Dudley ; with a foreword by Richard Bonynge Jon Carpenter Oxford 1993 1897766084 / 9781897766088 Hardcover Fine Fine Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Book and dust jacket in excellent fine, as new condition. The DJ is supplied by us in a loose protective archival film sleeve to prolong the life of the jacket. (This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and is fully removable if preferred). Not clipped [£35.00]. 443pp. A HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. NO additional charges for sending within the UK. 303339
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10.00 GBP
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The Corinna of England, and a Heroine in the Shade; A Modern Romance (1809)
Anon. [attr. to Mrs E. M. Foster] ; edited by Sylvia Bordoni Pickering and Chatto London 2008 1851969241 / 9781851969241 Hardcover Fine No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback, no dust jacket (as published). Laminated boards. In excellent, fine condition; as new. pp. xxi, 155. Published in 1809, E M Foster's The Corinna of England was one of the earliest British responses to the publication of Germaine de Stael's widely-read Corinne, or Italy (1807). This edition will make available a novel of fundamental importance for a complete and thorough understanding of the British reaction to Corinne as well as of its cultural, social and gender implications. Chawton House Library series. 308065
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7.50 GBP
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The Bothie and Other Poems
Clough, Arthur Hugh ; edited by Ernest Rhys Walter Scott, Limited [c.1896] London 1896 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall
Hardback. Small pocket-sized volume bound in half red and gilt cloth. Spine dulled / faded. Spine ends rubbed. Endpapers match the boards. n.d. Date of publication not stated but is c. 1896. Previous owner's signature and date on the reverse of the front endpaper. Fronits. photo illustrations. All edges gilt. Binding tight and pages in nice, clean condition. pp. xii, 222, + publisher lists. 13.5 x 10.5cm. 103653
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30.00 GBP
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Emma
Austen, Jane ; illustrated by Hugh Thomson ; with an introduction by Austin Dobson Macmillan and Co., Limited London 1899 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Thomson, Hugh
Hardback. Dark red / maroon blind embossed boards. 4th impression of this edition with the Hugh Thomson illustrations. There are a couple of minor marks to the boards and the spine is slightly fade. Light bruising to the spine ends. The binding is firm, though there is a light crack to the front inner hinge. A gift inscription written neatly at the top of the front endpaper (dated 1901). Deckled / untrimmed page edges. pp. xviii, 437, 6. Frontispiece illustration has tissue guard. Some foxing to the title page and frontis. A nice copy. 107120
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110.00 GBP
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Education [Examining the Evidence: Nineteenth-century England]
Cowie, Evelyn E. Methuen Educational Ltd 1973 0423448706 / 9780423448702 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Glazed boards. In very good, clean condition. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. 144p. 304877
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4.50 GBP
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Sense and Sensibility
Austen, Jane ; illustrated by Hugh Thomson ; with an introduction by Austin Dobson Macmillan and Co., Limited London 1896 First Thus Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Thomson, Hugh
Hardback. Dark red / maroon blind embossed boards. First edition with the Hugh Thomson illustrations. The boards have significantly faded at the spine. Bruises to spine ends, a small bump to the bottom corner of the front board. Light rubs to corners. There are a few slightly shaken spots in the binding / textblock but overall the binding is still firm. Inner hinges very good. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Frontispiece illustration has tissue guard. Light foxing to the endpapers and pastdowns. Deckled / untrimmed page edges. A nice copy. pp. xvi, 342, 6. 107119
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120.00 GBP
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Dickens and the Art of Analogy
Daleski, H. M. Faber and Faber London 1970 0571094740 / 9780571094745 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Original black cloth boards. Book and dust jacket both in VERY GOOD clean condition. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. A couple of short tears to the top edge of the dust jacket. Not price clipped, the DJ is supplied by us in a loose protective archival film sleeve (which does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way). 349pp. 101931
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8.00 GBP
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A Guide to the Examination of the Nose, with remarks on the diagnosis of diseases of the nasal cavities
Baber, E. Cresswell H. K. Lewis London 1886 First Edition Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Olive green cloth. This is an ex-university library copy from the Anatomical Department Library at the University of Cambridge. It was evidently just for reference, rather than borrowing, as there are no borrowing marks; there are just a few department library stamps. The book is otherwise in VG clean condition. pp. xii, 163 + publisher's catalogue pages. 102585
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15.00 GBP
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American Notes, and Reprinted Pieces AND The Uncommercial Traveller
Dickens, Charles Chapman and Hall London Half Leather Very Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
n.d. Date of publication not stated, but c. 1870s or 1880s. The Charles Dickens edition was first published in 1867 but earlier editions were usually dated. Half leather binding, red morocco. Marbled boards, endpapers and edges. 5 raised bands to the spine. Minor rubs. An attractive copy. Unobtrusive previous owner's name stamp to front free endpaper. 2 books bound in one volume. With 8 illustrations to the first book and further illustrations to the second book [black and white plates]. Some foxing to the endpapers and prelims. Light occasional foxing spots to pages. pp. 316; 172. 18cm x 13cm. The Charles Dickens (printed autograph) edition. 101506
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45.00 GBP
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Railways and War Before 1918 (Mechanised Warfare in Colour)
Bishop, Denis ; Davis, W. J. K. Blandford Press London 1972 0713707038 / 9780713707038 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Original grey boards. There is a small dent to the spine, with a corresponding small hole to the spine of the dust jacket. The binding is otherwise firm and tight and pages clean, though tanned / darkened at the edges. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. A few very small brown marks to the bottom outer closed textblock page edge. The dust jacket is faded at the spine. pp. 154, including colour plates. 307445
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6.00 GBP
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Barnaby Rudge. A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty
Dickens, Charles Chapman and Hall London Half Leather Very Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
n.d. Date of publication not stated, but c. 1870s or 1880s. The Charles Dickens edition was first published in 1867 but earlier editions were usually dated. Half leather binding, red morocco. Marbled boards, endpapers and edges. 5 raised bands to the spine. Minor rubs. An attractive copy. Unobtrusive previous owner's name stamp to front free endpaper. With 8 illustrations [black and white plates]. Some foxing to the endpapers and prelims. Light occasional foxing spots to pages. pp. viii, 391. 18cm x 13cm. The Charles Dickens (printed autograph) edition. 101505
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45.00 GBP
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Donald Ross of Heimra
Black, William Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Limited London 1894 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Dark green cloth. Cloth is a little rubbed at the spine ends - slightly frayed at head of spine. Foxing to endpapers and pastedowns. Occasional light foxing to pages. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. New and revised edition of 1894. 368pp. 18cm. 100412
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10.00 GBP
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Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son
Dickens, Charles Bradbury and Evans Bouverie Street 1848 First Edition Half Leather Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Browne, H. K. [Hablot Knight Browne, aka. Phiz]
First edition, probably slightly later state; has many first state points but not all. Dark green half calf binding with imitation bands and marbled sides. Rubs to spine ends, edges and to corners. The binding is firm except for the frontispiece illustration which is loosening. Inner hinges are firm. Previous owner's name, place and date on the front pastedown (1902). Pencilled prices / sum written on the rear pastedown. All plates are browned / heavily foxed. Grubby marks on p. 416; text pages are otherwise quite clean. pp. 624, 40 plates including frontispiece and engraved title page. 22 x 15cm. Contains, amongst others, the following first edition points: 2 line errata bound in after list of plates; Cuttle's left arm is a hook on engraved title page and on plate facing p. 238; p. 14 'aint' lacks the apostrophe; p. 26 line 11 has 'fidgetty'; p. 284 'Delight' instead of 'Joy'; has dark plate at p. 547; p. 324 last line 'Capatin' not corrected; p. 582 last line no full stop. On p. 426 line 9 the word 'if' IS present - omitted in the earliest printings. A good early copy. A HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. NO additional charges for sending within the UK. 309142
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100.00 GBP
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Stand Fast, Craig-Royston!
Black, William Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Limited London 1894 Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Dark green cloth. Cloth is rubbed at the spine ends - slightly frayed at head of spine. Foxing to endpapers and pastedowns. Occasional light foxing to pages. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. The top of the textblock edge has a mark [likely water mark] - pages themselves not affected. New and revised edition of 1894. 408pp. 18cm. 100415
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10.00 GBP
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Dombey and Son
Dickens, Charles Chapman and Hall London Half Leather Very Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
n.d. Date of publication not stated, but c. 1870s or 1880s. The Charles Dickens edition was first published in 1867 but earlier editions were usually dated. Half leather binding, red morocco. Marbled boards, endpapers and edges. 5 raised bands to the spine. Minor rubs. An attractive copy. Unobtrusive previous owner's name stamp to the reverse of the frontispiece illustration. With 8 illustrations [black and white plates]. Some foxing to the endpapers and prelims. Light occasional foxing spots to pages. pp. vi; 543. 18cm x 13cm. The Charles Dickens (printed autograph) edition. 101502
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45.00 GBP
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The New Prince of Fortunatus
Black, William Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Limited London 1894 Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Dark green cloth. G. Cloth is rubbed at the spine ends - slightly frayed with minor loss at head of spine. Foxing to endpapers and pastedowns. Some flattened creases to the first few text pages. Surface wear to the paper of the front pastedown and endpaper - disintegration to the surface of the paper, with a couple of small holes. Very small ink mark to the tip of some pages in the middle of the textblock. Binding is nice and firm still. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. New and revised edition of 1894. 411pp. 18cm. 100414
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10.00 GBP
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Little Dorrit
Dickens, Charles Chapman and Hall London Half Leather Very Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
n.d. Date of publication not stated, but c. 1870s or 1880s. The Charles Dickens edition was first published in 1867 but earlier editions were usually dated. Half leather binding, red morocco. Marbled boards, endpapers and edges. 5 raised bands to the spine. Minor rubs. An attractive copy. Unobtrusive previous owner's name stamp to front free endpaper. There is a large coin-sized pale brown stain to pages 1-4, and some small indents in the first plate bound into the text. With 8 illustrations [black and white plates]. Some foxing to the endpapers and prelims. Light occasional foxing spots to pages. pp. vi; 522. 18cm x 13cm. The Charles Dickens (printed autograph) edition. 101504
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45.00 GBP
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White Heather, A Novel
Black, William Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Limited London 1893 Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Dark green cloth. In good condition. Cloth is rubbed at the spine ends - some small loss at head of spine. Occasional light foxing to pages. Pale white mark on the spine. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. New and revised edition of 1893. 477pp. 18cm. 100413
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16.00 GBP
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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
Dickens, Charles Chapman and Hall London Half Leather Very Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
n.d. Date of publication not stated, but c. 1870s or 1880s. The Charles Dickens edition was first published in 1867 but earlier editions were usually dated. Half leather binding, red morocco. Marbled boards, endpapers and edges. 5 raised bands to the spine. Minor rubs. An attractive copy. Unobtrusive previous owner's name stamp to front free endpaper.With 8 illustrations [black and white plates]. Some foxing to the endpapers and prelims. Light occasional foxing spots to pages. pp. 522 + postscript, 4 pages, dated 1868.18cm x 13cm. . The Charles Dickens (printed autograph) edition. 101499
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45.00 GBP
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Little Arthur's History of England, Vol. I [Inscribed by the Author]
Calcott, Lady Maria Murray London 1835 First Edition No Binding Poor Book 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall Signed by Author(s)
Volume I only. In her preface the author writes that she has written this history 'for a real little Arthur' and this copy is inscribed on a front free ene page to 'Arthur Frederick Warren, July 29th 1835, from his very affectionate friend, Maria Callcott.' The textblock is still quite firm but this little book LACKS BOARDS / BINDING. Marble endpapers and the reverse of the f.e.p. has hand-written notes by previous owner / seller. Free endpaper with author's inscription also has another's previous owner's name at the top edge in small, neat writing. Some quite heavy foxing to the prelims and first few pages; lighter occasional spots to pages throughout. pp. vii, 228. 14.3 x 9cm. All edges are gilt but there is a small stain to the top outer closed textblock page edge. 309153
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20.00 GBP
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Little Dorrit (The Oxford Illustrated Dickens)
Dickens, Charles ; with illustrations by Phiz ; and an introduction by Lionel Trilling Oxford University Press 1963 Hardcover Good Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Original brown cloth. Top edge tinted brown. The binding is firm, but with a heavy bump to the top of the spine (boards and dust jacket). Lightly bumped bottom corners. Inner hinges are very good. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Some light foxing to outer closed textblock page edges. The pale blue dust jacket has light rubs to the spine edges and corners, and more heavy rubs to the head and tail of the spine. Spine slightly darkened / dulled. Front flap not price clipped. pp. xxvi, 826. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. (Photographed without the film sleeve, to minimise reflection). 308916
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15.00 GBP
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Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World
Callow, Simon Harper Press London 2012 000744530X / 9780007445301 Hardcover Fine Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. 3rd printing. Both the book and dust jacket are in excellent, fine condition. Unmarked. Binding tight. Appears unread. pp. xiv, 370. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. 103686
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7.00 GBP
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Little Dorrit (The Oxford Illustrated Dickens)
Dickens, Charles ; with illustrations by Phiz ; and an introduction by Lionel Trilling Oxford University Press 1987 0192545124 / 9780192545121 Hardcover Good Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Original brown boards. Some curvature and slight forwards lean to the spine. Foxing to the outer closed textblock page edges. The pages are otherwise clean; no previous owner's names or inscriptions. Binding is firm. The dust jacket is faded at the spine and the front flap has been price clipped. pp. xxvi, 826. 1987 reprint of the Oxford Illustrated Dickens in the dust jacket style with purple border and spine. A HEAVY book - packaged weight may exceed 1KG, in which case a postage supplement will apply outside the UK as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. NO additional charges for sending within the UK. 309242
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12.50 GBP
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Fly Leaves
Calverley, C. S. Deighton, Bell, and Co | Bell and Daldy Cambridge and London 1873 Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Green cloth. Fourth edition. Original brown endpapers. Binding a little shaken. Signature and date on the f.e.p. Book of verse. 124pp. Minor rubs to boards. 302143
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4.50 GBP
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Impressions of Theophrastus Such (The Works of George Eliot - Standard Edition)
Eliot, George William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
No publication date stated, c. 1900. Blue cloth. Spine faded. A couple of light marks to the boards. Top edges gilt. Foredges untrimmed. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. The binding is firm. Some sporadic foxing. 18.5cm. Binding firm. 293pp. 100758
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10.00 GBP
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