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Dickens, Charles The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
London Chapman and Hall 1839 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Phiz
First edition, mixed state. xvi, 624pp. Full brown morocco ruled in blind on the covers, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering, extremely elaborate gilt inner dentelles. Binding signed by Kaufmann on the turn-ins. Front cover of one of the original wrappered issues bound in. Illustrations by Phiz. A few scuffs to leather along the spine, short tear to the spine head, light edge wear, short tear to front free endpaper. A very good copy. ; Octavo
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300.00 USD
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Doyle, Arthur Conan The White Company. In Three Volumes.
London Smith, Elder & Co. 1891 First Edition Hardcover
750 copies printed. 311pp; 302pp + ads; 277pp + ads. Dark red half morocco lettered and decorated in gold on the spines, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Some wear to extremities and rubbing, short tear to half-title of volume 1. Internally very clean. Overall a very good, appealing set. Green & Gibson A8. ; Octavo
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2600.00 USD
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Du Maurier, George Trilby: A Novel.
London Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. 1895 First Edition Hardcover
x, 447pp + 4pp of publisher's advertisements. Full red morocco binding signed by Bennett of New York. Boards, spine and inner dentelles finely decorated in gold, with fleur-de-lis and clover motifs. All edges gilt. Original covers and spine preserved. With 121 illustrations by the author. Old mend to one of the leaves, name on half title page. A bright, near fine copy. In Bleiler, 1978, p. 65.; Octavo
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400.00 USD
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Du Maurier, George Trilby: A Novel.
London Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. 1895 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Edition limited to 250 copies on large paper. Signed by Du Maurier on the limitation page. x, 447pp. Quarter vellum over cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut. With 121 illustrations by the author. Light soiling to cloth. A very good+ copy. In Bleiler, 1978, p. 65.; Octavo; Signed by Author
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400.00 USD
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Eliot, George Romola. A New Edition. (Bound by Giannini).
London Smith, Elder, & Co. 1888 First Edition Hardcover
535pp. Full contemporary florentine style vellum elaborately decorated in gold with floral motifs on the covers and the spine, and a large gold fleur-de-lis on the front panel, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, decorated endpapers. Binding signed by Giannini of Florence on the verso of the front free endpaper and with the original Victorian binder's card laid in. Extra illustrated with twenty albumen photos of Florence. Sporadic foxing else a fine copy in a delightful binding. ; 12mo
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350.00 USD
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Eliot, T. S. The Waste Land in The Dial November 1922.
Greenwich, CT The Dial Publishing Company, Inc. 1922 First Edition Printed wrappers
First U.S. appearance of The Waste Land. Original beige wrappers. Very mild chipping to the edges, light shelf wear, short closed tear to back cover. A bright, near fine copy. ; Octavo
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1750.00 USD
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Fielding, Henry Miscellanies.
London Printed for the Author 1743 First Edition Hardcover
In three volumes. [22], xxvii, 354pp; 420, [2]pp; [8], 421pp. Later brown half morocco over marbled boards, spines lettered and decorated in gold, all edges stained yellow, marbled endpapers. With the bookplates of John B. Stanchfield on the front pastedown endpapers. Light uniform toning to spines. A bright, near fine set. ; Octavo
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850.00 USD
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott Taps at Reveille.
New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1935 First Edition Hardcover
First edition, first issue. 407pp. Dark green cloth stamped in gold on the spine panel. Collects several short stories. Light toning to spine, mild soiling to cloth, previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper. A solid, very good copy. ; Octavo
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400.00 USD
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France, Anatole Le petit Pierre. Avec des gravures en couleurs de Pierre Brissaud.
Paris Devambez 1923 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Brissaud, Pierre
Edition limited to 535 copies. [4], 289pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Engraved frontispiece and ten inserted plates with colored engravings by Pierre Brissaud. A touch of foxing and mild wear to corners. A bright, fine copy. In the original silver slipcase which shows some wear along the edges. Text in French. ; Octavo
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450.00 USD
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Furst, Clyde Merlin.
New York The Merrymount Press 1930 First Edition Hardcover
Edition limited to 300 copies. 22, [1]p. Original cloth backed boards, titles lettered in gold on the front panel. A near fine copy. ; Octavo
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150.00 USD
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Galsworthy, John The Compact Edition of the Works of J. Galsworthy.
New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1929 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Edition limited to 500 signed and numbered copies. In six volumes. Green cloth stamped in gold on the covers and the spines in green cloth dustjackets lined in gold silk moire. Volume one is signed by Galsworthy on the limitation page. The volumes are fine (one has a spot to top edge) in very good+ dustjackets with mild fading to spines, toning and some creases. Also included is the original cloth covered wooden mini bookcase with a design matching that of the books. A neat set. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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750.00 USD
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Haggard, H. Rider Allan Quatermain, Being an Account of His Further Adventures and Discoveries in Company with Sir Henry Curtis, Bart., Commander John Good, R. N., and One Umslopogaas.
London Longmans, Green, and Co. 1887 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Kerr, C. H. M.
278pp. Original gray cloth stamped in gold on the front panel and the spine panel, bevelled edges, decorated endpapers. Frontispiece and nineteen plates with wood engravings by J. Cooper from drawings by C. H. M. Kerr. Very mild fading to spine panel, light wear to extremities. A bright, very good+ copy. Scott 7. Whatmore F6. ; Octavo
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750.00 USD
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Harte, Francis Bret The Luck of Roaring Camp, and Other Sketches.
Boston Fields, Osgood, & Co. 1870 First Edition Hardcover
Second issue. iv, 256pp. Brown cloth stamped in gold on the spine. Some wear to cloth, spine panel faded, smudge to flyleaf, previous owner's initials and names on front pastedown endpaper and flyleaf. S. S. Pinkerton's copy with his signature repeated twice and stamp on the title page. A good+ copy. BAL 7247. ; Octavo
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150.00 USD
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Herrick, Robert Poems Chosen Out of the Works of Robert Herrick.
London William Morris, at the Kelmscott Press 1895 First Edition Hardcover
One of 250 paper copies. xiv, 296 pp. Limp vellum with silk ties, lettering in gold on the spine; engraved title, borders, ornaments and initials; printed in Golden type. Edited by F. S. Ellis from the text of the edition put forth by the author in 1648. A fine copy. Peterson A37. ; Octavo
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4500.00 USD
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Horace The Works of Quintus Horatius Flaccus, Illustrated Chiefly from the Remains of Ancient Art. With a Life by the Rev. Henry Hart Milman, Canon of St. Peter's, Rector of St. Margaret's, Westminster.
London John Murray 1849 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Jones, Owen; Scharf, George
490, xiv pp. Full green morocco, spine with five raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers, silk bookmark. With eight chromolithographs and ornaments by Owen Jones, and drawings from the antique by George Scharf. Very mild scattered foxing. A bright near fine copy. ; Octavo
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900.00 USD
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