Illustrated by Phiz. London: Chapman & Hall, 1845. Original olive-green cloth with gilt-decorated spine. First Edition of this children's book about Irish peasants during a cholera epidemic in County Clare -- modeled on the Christmas books of Charles Dickens, at that time coming out annually, and quite the rage. Included.....
With Numerous Illustrations by H.J. Ford. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1894. 2 pp undated ads. Original yellow cloth pictorially decorated in gilt, all page edges gilt. First Edition of the fourth of Lang's fairy books (following the Blue, Red and Green); there were twelve in all, published from 1889.....
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.....
