With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel. Eleventh Thousand. London: Macmillan and Co., 1868. Original red cloth with cover vignettes in gilt, all page edges gilt. Early Edition (fourth printing overall), of one of the landmark books of the 19th Century. The book was initially published in London in 1865, so.....
50 variant-colored volumes of 25 titles (of 29). Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1893-1896. Original terra-cotta or light blue or light green cloth, decoratively stamped in dark green. Beginning with "George Egerton's" 1893 novel KEYNOTES, for which the series would be named, John Lane of London published, over the course of five.....
With Illustrations by Cyrus Cuneo. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. 4 pp undated ads. Original black cloth decorated in white, red and yellow. First American Edition of the third collection of adventures of Raffles, the gentleman crook. The first two collections had been THE AMATEUR CRACKSMAN of 1898 and.....
Illustrated by F. C. Yohn. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901. Original olive green cloth decorated in gilt. First American Edition of eight further adventures that constitute the second "Raffles" book, following 1898's THE AMATEUR CRACKSMAN. One of the few fictional characters to rival Holmes in popularity was Raffles, a celebrated.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. 4 pp undated ads. Original olive green cloth decorated in gilt. First American Edition of this collection of eight tales that introduced to the public the remarkable gentleman-cricketer-thief Arthur J. Raffles. Raffles... is one of the most fascinating rascals of modern fiction. Born and bred.....
London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1891. Original yellow-green cloth decorated in gilt. First Edition of this group of four essays on literature, art, society and criticism -- which consisted of 900 copies (plus 600 printed for America with the Dodd, Mead imprint). Published just a week after Wilde's.....
(London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1902.) Original dark green cloth with monogram device in gilt. First Edition of Hardy's second volume of verse, which (like the first, WESSEX POEMS), consisted of only 500 copies. None of Hardy's exceedingly scarce multi-volume novels consisted of fewer copies; for example, FAR.....
London: Cassell and Company, (1924). Original medium-red cloth lettered in black, with (slightly later) pictorial dust jacket. First Edition. Of the eighteen "Scarlet Pimpernel" titles written by Baroness "Emmuska" Orczy, this was about in the middle in order of publication (from THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL in 1905 to MAM'ZELLE GUILLOTINE in.....
London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d. [1922]. Original red cloth pictorially decorated in black. First Edition of this tale about Sir Percy Blakeney aka The Scarlet Pimpernel that takes place in 1794, during the Reign of Terror -- 14th among the 18 titles in plot chronology. Robespierre becomes paranoid about the Pimpernel.....
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1908. 32 pp ads dated Autumn 1908. Original blue cloth. First Edition of "these further exciting incidents in the life of the Scarlet Pimpernel during the French Revolution after the King's death" -- the sequel to Baroness Orczy's THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (play 1903, novel 1905) and.....
Illustrated by H.M. Brock. London: Greening & Co., 1909. Original blue-grey cloth pictorially decorated in red, black and peach. First Edition of this loosely-connected collection of murder mysteries. The unnamed old man in the corner was the world's first "armchair detective," precursor to Nero Wolfe, who solved mysteries without ever.....
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[1/377 copies signed] Garden City NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923. Original white parchment over blue boards, with both the tissue dust jacket and the blue-grey paper printed dust jacket. First Edition, limited to 377 copies numbered and signed by Conrad -- this being copy #70 (there was no English.....
With 200 original illustrations by F.A. Fraser. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1882. Original red cloth pictorially decorated in black and lettered in gilt. First Combined UK Edition of this very early Twain title. In February 1872, Routledge published two fragile "yellow-back" Twain volumes -- "ROUGHING IT" (244 pages) around.....
Or The Castle of the De Stancys. A Tale of To-Day. Illustrated by Du Maurier. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1881. Undated endpaper ads. Original mustard yellow cloth decorated in black. First Authorized American Edition. Henry Holt was Hardy's authorized American publisher, but in the case of A LAODICEAN.....
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[Whitman writes his own epitaph] One page, "Camden New Jersey: Aug: 29 '89" [so handwritten by Whitman]. The text of this letter reads: Yr's of yesterday rec'd with picture suggesting piece (illustration in text). Will this do? I shall want proof (wh- don't forget) -- the price is $25. -- Respectfully.....
One page on light blue paper, with the handwritten heading "Consulate USA | Liverpool 2 Jany 1856". The text of this letter reads: I wrote to you on the 30 ult[im]o City of Washington that the Certificate of Registry of the SS Ericsson had been left behind. I now herewith enclose.....
In Two Volumes. Harper's Library Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1873 [both volumes]. Original green cloth. First American Edition, second issue (printing?) -- of George Eliot's best-known book, and what is today regarded as one of the greatest literary accomplishments of the 19th Century. The novel first appeared in.....
Translated from the Original MS. Illustrated by Lester Ralph. London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1906. Original red cloth decorated in green and black. First (American) Edition. Written as Eve's diary in the Garden of Eden, this was a companion volume to EXTRACTS FROM ADAM'S DIARY (1904) -- but.....
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1892. Original olive green cloth pictorially decorated in black and dark green. First Edition of this novel in which Twain tried, unsuccessfully, to recreate the character of Colonel Sellers from THE GILDED AGE. This American edition came out in late March or early.....
New York: Slote, Woodman & Co., n.d. [1878]. 4 pp undated ads. Original red-orange wrappers decorated in black and gold. First Edition, second printing, second binding, of this collection of nine short tales. The title one is an amusing tale about the author hearing a musical jingle and having it.....
Three pages (of a four-page single folded leaf). Signed "J.L. Kipling", with a [P.S.] that is additionally initialed "J.L.K.". No place and no date other than "Friday Morn," but a former cataloguer has indicated "[India]" and "[probably 1874]". This is a humorous letter penned by J[ohn]. Lockwood Kipling (1837-1911; he.....
Both on the stationery of the Lend a Hand Society (Rev. Edward E. Hale, President) of Boston. One is four pages (two leaves), dated July 9, 1907, with Boston lined out and replaced by "Matunuck, R. Island". The other is two pages (one leaf), dated July 2, 1908, also with.....
Text on one side of a post card imprinted with the address "10, Adelphi Terrace, W.C." Dated by hand "11th January 1901". Address on other side also written by Shaw (The Anglo-Saxon Review | 35 Great Cumberland Place W., altered by someone else to 127, Cambridge St. | Warwick Sq.....
Two pages (first and third pages of one folded leaf of stationery printed with the address "20, Carlton House Terrace, S.W." Dated by hand "5th May '99". The text of this letter reads as follows: Herewith I send you a programme of tonight's affair. You will witness that your name is.....
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Two pages of stationery printed with the address "17 R Street, Corner | New Hampshire Avenue" [Washington DC]. Dated by hand "June 4, 1899". The text of this letter reads as follows: I have waited to answer your letter of a week or two ago. I refer to its receipt [?].....
