Scarce novel by the inventor and philanthropist William Ford Robinson Stanley. Purporting to be the memoirs of one Bill Smith who worked on his Uncle Joe's traveling waxworks show in the mid-19th century. Despite being a fictionalized account, it contains a w [more...]
Interesting presentation edition of Dickens' classic novel and one of the first murder mysteries. Given to a customer of the famous Simpson's chop-house restaurant in 1924. Simpson's was patronized frequently by Dickens. Red leather with gilt decoration and [more...]
Limited edition, of which this is no. 286 of 300 copies. A selection of Fairy Chess problems by a variety of authors. Fairy Chess is a variation of Chess propagated primarily by Thomas Dawson in the early 20th century. With numerous b/w illustrations. Card [more...]
Pleasant edition of Dickens' Christmas books including the classic Christmas/Ghost story A Christmas Carol plus The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Battle of Life. A facsimile of Dickens' favoured 1876 edition. Bound with quarter [more...]
Red leather india paper edition of Dickens' later Christmas themed short stories written in collaboration with writers such as Wilkie Collins and Elizabeth Gaskell. Includes Mugby Junction, The Holly Tree, The Haunted House and others. With b/w illustrations [more...]
Limited edition, of which this is no. 216 of 525 copies. A guide to and a brief history of Fairy Chess, a variation of Chess propagated primarily by Thomas Dawson in the early 20th century. With numerous b/w illustrations. Card covers have very mild wear. [more...]
The Folio Society's 'second series' edition of Dickens' final unfinished novel, that was nevertheless published in 1870. Illustrated in b/w by Charles Keeping. Bound in cream cloth decorated with Keeping's drawings. With an introduction. Complete with slipc [more...]
Issues no. 380 to 403 plus christmas issue. Half leather with marbled boards. Rubbing and wear to leather with portion missing from top of spine. Tanning to page edges but contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Nice quarter cloth rebinding with marbled boards. With b/w illustrations by Phiz (Knight Hablot Browne). Rubbing and bumping to covers. Sunning to spine. Bindings sound and contents clean. Good. [more...]
Attractive two volume set of Dickens' classic. A facsimile of Dickens' favoured 1873 edition. Bound with quarter faux-leather and marbled end-papers. With original illustrations by phiz. Faint smudge to top edge, else bright and clean. Very good [more...]
Issues no. 304 to 329 plus christmas issue. Half leather with marbled boards. Rubbing and wear to leather with portion missing from top of spine. Tanning to page edges but contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Limited edition, of which this is no. 92 of 300 copies. Exploration of the chess problem. With numerous b/w illustrations. Card covers have very mild wear. Contents clean and tight. Very good+ [more...]
Red leather india paper edition of Dickens' novel. With b/w illustrations by Phiz. No date but c, 1900. Top edge gilt. Some toning to covers and spine. Rubbing to edges with some loss from top of spine. Contents clean and tight. Good [more...]
The Folio Society's 'second series' edition of Dickens' shorter, somewhat peculiar, 1854 novel. Illustrated in b/w by Charles Keeping. Bound in cream cloth decorated with Keeping's drawings. With an introduction. Complete with slipcase, decorated with Dick [more...]
Pleasant decorated green cloth edition of Dickens' novel. With b/w illustrations done for the Household edition. Rubbing and bumping to extremities, especially top and tail of spines. Light marking to cover. Occasional mild spotting within. Good. [more...]
Issues no. 404 to 429. Half leather with marbled boards. Rubbing and wear to leather. Tanning to page edges but contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Household edition of Dickens' beloved novel, a completely reset edition with new illustrations and the first to be published after Dickens' death. With 61 b/w illustrations by F. Barnard. Decorative cloth covers. Tissue guarded frontisportrait. 4to. Rubbi [more...]
Contains the first two books the novel Quite Alone by George Augustus Sala. Plus articles , verse etc. Half leather with marbled boards. Some rubbing to edges. Contents clean and tight. Good/very good. [more...]
Pleasant publisher's quarter leather binding of Dickens' beloved novel. With 24 b/w illustrations by George Cruikshank. Rubbing and wear to leather spine, small portion missing from title label. Volume otherwise clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Household edition of Dickens' novel, a completely reset edition with new illustrations and the first to be published after Dickens' death. With 61 b/w illustrations by F. Barnard. Decorative cloth covers. . 4to. Rubbing, marking and bumping to edges. M [more...]
