London: Whittaker & Company, 1842. xvi,477,[3]pp. Octavo. Stoutly bound in early 20th century library buckram, bookplate, pockets and stamps of a defunct mercantile library, pencil erasures. Unlovely, but sound, with the half-title and terminal adverts. First edition of this uncommon and archly anti-Catholic novel, "By the author of THE LUDDITE'S.....
Dublin: William Curry, Jr. and Co., 1828. 359pp. 12mo. Contemporary olive calf, boards decorated with a blindstamped basket-weave pattern, gilt label. Frontispiece. Sone rubbing to joints, scattered foxing, browning and spotting; a good, sound copy. First edition. "A controversial story of an anti-Catholic kind" - Brown. OCLC locates 9 copies.....
New York: Harper & Bros. 1845. 164pp. plus several dated inserted Harper catalogues at end. Octavo. Printed terra-cotta wrapper with decorated upper wrapper characteristic of the "Library of Select Novels." Text in double columns. Inevitable foxing, spine chipped, diagonal loss at lower fore-corner of the lower wrapper, just a good.....
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1889. Dark olive cloth, decorated in black and gray- green, spine lettered in gilt. First edition, trade issue (there were also two hundred copies on large paper). Inner hinges cracking slightly, a couple marks to lower cover, scattered foxing, else very good.
London: Smith, Elder, 1880. Two volumes. Dark brown cloth, decorated in gilt and black (with differing gilt vignettes on upper covers). First edition. Rebacked, with most of the original backstrips laid down, a bit of foxing early and late. A good set.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1884. Light tan cloth, with pictorial stamping in dark brown, lettered in gilt. First edition. Cloth lightly sunned and rubbed, but a very good copy, though with the March 1884 catalogue inserted at the end.
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1879. Dark brown cloth, ruled in black, lettered in gilt. First edition. First edition. Front inner hinge cracking slightly, spine extremities a bit frayed, otherwise a very good copy.
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1878. Forest green cloth, decorated in gilt, blind and black. First edition. Front inner hinge cracking slightly, head and toe of spine slightly frayed, scattered foxing. A good copy.
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1879. Dark green cloth, ruled in black, lettered in gilt. First edition. Spine a bit cocked, inner hinges cracking, ink name on half- title, endleaves a bit foxed, lower edges shelfworn, just a good copy.
London: How & Parsons, 1842. Two volumes. 12mo. Original publisher's pale blue cloth, spines decorated in gilt, side-panels elaborately stamped in blind. Engraved frontispieces and titles by George Cruikshank. First edition. Spines a bit darkened, with small chip at one upper corner, small scrape to one spine, and narrow crack.....
London: Published by Wm. S. Orr & Company, 1843. viii,164,[4]pp. Small octavo. Brown cloth, decorated in gilt. Frontis and plates by Kenney Meadows. First edition. Very shallow loss at crown of spine, narrow crack at lower portion of upper joint, neat early ink name on half-title, old bookseller's description lightly.....
London: Printed for J. Johnson ... by G. Sidney, 1804. xii,262pp. Large octavo. Contemporary boards. rebacked in the late 19th century with later printed spine label and new endsheets, untrimmed. Frontis portrait and engraved plate. Contemporary gift inscription on title (see below), foxing throughout, some short patches of fraying to.....
London: John W. Parker, 1848. [4],xxiii,[3],[27]-271,[1]pp. plus 8pp. inserted adverts. Original pale violet blue fine-grain cloth, printed paper spine label. Spine and edges a bit faded, upper corner of label chipped, just touching two letters, neat 1851 gift inscription (to Elizabeth Hare Long) on half- title, otherwise a very good.....
Boston: D. Lothrop and Company, [c. 1877]. 180,[12]pp. Small octavo. Publisher's orange cloth decorated in brown, gilt spine label. Frontis. Minor rubbing, but a very good copy. An early printing of the American edition of this novella by the prolific author of boys' books. The London edition had a giveaway.....
New York: Century Co., 1897. Green cloth, stamped in gilt and decorated in black and red, t.e.g. Frontis and plates by I.W. Taber. Pencil name on (second? free) endsheet, signs that the actual front free endsheet was neatly laid down on the front pastedown, otherwise a bright, tight, very good.....
London: Macmillan and Co., 1899. Gilt red cloth, t.e.g. First British edition. Endsheets moderately tanned and foxed, 1899 ownership inscription on half-title, a few spots to fore-edges,
London: Macmillan and Co., 1899. Gilt red cloth, t.e.g. First British edition. Edges a bit rubbed and bumped, front free endsheet excised, some tanning to endleaves; a good, sound copy.
Baltimore: Cushings & Bailey, 1883. 44pp. Printed wrappers. Divinity school library release stamp in lower margin of title, otherwise very good or better. First edition of this lecture by the Anglo- American theologian and novelist, then the Rector of the Church of St. Michael in Baltimore. Kirkus published two rare.....
Dublin, Edinburgh & London: William Curry, Jun. and Co. [etc], 1841. Two volumes. Original publisher's ribbed green cloth, spines decorated in gilt, boards decorated in blind. Frontispieces, engraved titles and plates by 'Phiz." Plates foxed, as usual, small early ink name on each pastedown effaced, spine ends snagged and frayed.....
Dublin, London & Edinburgh: William Curry, Jun. and Co. [etc], 1839. Original publisher's ribbed green cloth, spine decorated in gilt, boards decorated in blind (Carter's binding B). Frontispiece, engraved titles and plates by 'Phiz." Plates foxed, as usual, some marginal spotting, rear pastedown cracked, front inner hinge cracked at toe.....
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Bedford Place, Russell Sq., London. "Friday" [nd]. 3pp. on folded octavo mourning lettersheet. Residue on rear blank panel from having been mounted, small spot of tanning, otherwise very good. Addressed to "My dearest Father" (quite probably Walter Savage Landor - see below) requesting: "Would you kindly tell Mrs. West that.....
New York: Harper & Bros. 1838. Two volumes.vii,[3],[11]-12; 199,[1],2,14pp. Publisher's tan moiré cloth, printed spine labels. Spine extremities a bit frayed, with narrow splits to portions of the joints, labels rubbed, typical light foxing; a good set. Later impression of the first US edition, originally published, like its UK sire.....
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Stanley Place, Chelsea, SW. 11 August [ca. 1870-1]. One page, in ink, on small octavo lettersheet. Residue of former mounting on edges of verso, mailing folds, otherwise very good. To "Dear Mr. Macmillan," reminding him of his arrangement that "the remainder of the price for 'Patty' should be paid when.....
London: Saunders and Otley, 1836. Three volumes. Mid-19th century three quarter gilt calf and moiré cloth over boards. Bound without half-title in volume one and adverts in volume three. Light rubbing, but a handsome set. First edition in book form. This novel first appeared as a serial in METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE.....
London: Saunders and Otley, 1836. Three volumes. 19th century calf and marbled boards, spines decorated in blind and lettered in gilt. Bookplates, some foxing and edgewear, bound without half-titles and adverts. A good, sound set. First edition. The serialization in METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE was aborted after one installment (July 1836).
