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New York: P. O'Shea, 1855. This antique hardcover book is bound in black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering. Covers are clean, with some wear; some foxing within; inscription and bookplate on front endpapers. A scarce title, this novel is set among the Irish who fled the potato famine for New York City. 191 pages; approx. 5"x7".. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good.
A Library Of Choice Prose Hardcover 12 volume set by Various - 1910
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A Library Of Choice Prose Hardcover 12 volume set
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Rare item - A Library Of Choice Prose - Full Boxed set of 12 works, in very good condition an excellent gift for the connoisseur collector. UK owner. Presented in a top opening fold down front, revealing the set with gilded page edges. Green canvas finished box. Books are pocket sized - 5 7/8" x 3 5/8" Green Canvas finished boards, gilt titles and edge detail. Cloudy image detail to spines and edges of the pictures is just the original rice paper cover, I have owned this set for over 30 years, it has been kept out of the sunlight and is in very good condition.
A collection of prose works from some of the most widely read and influential authors in history. Containing: The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis. With an introduction by the Very Rev. H. C. Beeching Utopia by Thomas More. Translated by Ralph Robinson, with an introduction by H. G. Wells Imaginary Conversations by Walter Savage Landor. Selected with an introduction by Sir J. P. Mahaffy Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb. Introduction by Augustine Birrell. Essays by Montaigne. Translated by John Florio. Introduction by Charles Whibley. Johnson's Table Talk: A Selection of His Main Topics and Opinions Taken From Boswell's Life by James Boswell. Arranged by W. A. Lewis Bettany Essays by William Hazlitt. Introduction by Charles Whibley The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table by Holmes. Introduction by Gilbert K. Chesterton Walden, Or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau. Introduction by Richard Whiteing. Illustrated with decorative endpapers and frontispieces to each volume.
A collection of prose works from some of the most widely read and influential authors in history. Containing: The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis. With an introduction by the Very Rev. H. C. Beeching Utopia by Thomas More. Translated by Ralph Robinson, with an introduction by H. G. Wells Imaginary Conversations by Walter Savage Landor. Selected with an introduction by Sir J. P. Mahaffy Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb. Introduction by Augustine Birrell. Essays by Montaigne. Translated by John Florio. Introduction by Charles Whibley. Johnson's Table Talk: A Selection of His Main Topics and Opinions Taken From Boswell's Life by James Boswell. Arranged by W. A. Lewis Bettany Essays by William Hazlitt. Introduction by Charles Whibley The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table by Holmes. Introduction by Gilbert K. Chesterton Walden, Or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau. Introduction by Richard Whiteing. Illustrated with decorative endpapers and frontispieces to each volume.
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- Book Condition Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition Very Good
- Edition First edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd
- Date Published 1910
- Keywords Prose: Thomas More, Charles Lamb, Montaigne, Johnson's Table Talk, James Boswell, William Hazlitt
- Size 5 7/8 x 3 5/8 inches
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Bickerton; or, The Immigrant's Daughter
by Cannon, Charles James
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Oneonta, New York, United States
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Moon of Israel: A Tale of the Exodus
by Haggard, H. Rider
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H. RIDER HAGGARD: Moon of Israel: A Tale of the Exodus. Longmans, Green and Co., Copyright 1918. States 1920 on the title page. March 1920 Third Printing Thus. 1920 Used. Good- condition/ no DJ. States 1920 on title page. Blindstamped red cloth boards. Titling still visible on spine. Colour frontispiece of Merapi at a chariot. Gutter separation at back hinge. Bright pages. The novel narrates the events of the Biblical Exodus from Egypt told from the perspective of a scribe named Ana." Rare/Scarce. By H. Rider Haggard, author of "She", King Solomon's Mines, and the Allan Quatermain Professor Challenger series.
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Our Mutual Friend: Household Edition
by Charles Dickens
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Charles Dickens' Our Mutual Friend complete in four volumes. Part of Hurd & Houghton's "Works of Charles Dickens. Household Edition." One B&W illustration in each volume with tipped-in protective tissue. Black cloth (faded) with gilt lettering and publisher medallion on spine; gilt medallion on front.FON on FFEP of each volume.Covers are faded, stained, and bumped, with wear on corners and the tops & heels of spines. Volume 4 has a tear up the spine hinge and across the spine. Endpapers are discolored. Pages are age tanned and foxed. Volume 1 & 2 are cracked at half-title page.
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The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family, edited by Arthur Pendennis, Esq.
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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London:: Smith, Elder and Co.,. Hardback. Full tree calf binding with raised bands to spine, gilt titles to spine and gilt decorated compartments. Decorative gilt twisted border to both boards. Gilt dentelles. Marbled endpapers and marbled to all page edges. Illustrated by Richard Doyle. The narrator is Arthur Pendennis, the protagonist of Pendennis. Leather to spine is very slightly faded and there is a hint of rubbing to spine hinges which remain strong. Text is particularly clean and crisp. Very good copy . Hardback. 1903.
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The Vicar of Wakefield
by Goldsmith, Oliver
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Madison, Indiana, United States
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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner; 1891. Leather. Sextodecimo. 6.5 x 4 inches. [2], xxvii, [ii], 308, [2] pp. Very Good. Full vellum on thin boards. Lettered direct in black and red to front board and spine. Publisher's device (arbor scientiae, arbor vitae) stamped in black at lower right corner of front board. Top edge gilt. Pages uncut and untrimmed. Engraved frontispiece with tissue guard intact. Vignette title page bearing motto (Sperate miseri, cavete felices) and publisher's device. Thirty-two chapters. Preface and notes by Austin Dobson. Minor shelf wear and soiling. Binding firm. Hinges tight. Spine square. Browning to leading rough page edges and endpapers. Previous owner's signature at top of front pastedown, else internally bright and unmarked.
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The Emerald: A Collection of Graphic and Entertaining Tales, Brilliant Poems and Essays, Gleaned Chiefly from Fugitive Literature of the Nineteenth Century (Volume I, the Gem Series)
by Sargent, Epes (editor)
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Boston: John L. Shorey. Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, bubbling to front boards, front . hinge reglued, owner bookplate (S. C. Hodges, Oxford, Massachusetts) on . front pastedown.. 1866. Hardcover. Green ruled cloth binding. Title stamped in gilt on spine. Vi, 3-316 pp. A nineteenth century gift book containing short stories, poems, essays, and other writings culled from contemporary sources that are la creme de la creme...for readers who, in seeking intellectual relaxation, prefer not to waste their time on light literature of an inferior stamp. (publishers advertisement). Includes contributions by Alfred Tennyson, Robert Chambers, Leigh Hunt, Dinah M. Craik, William Mudford, Henry A. Blood, and William Allingham, among others. BAL 17257. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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The Swiss Family Robinson: or Adventures of a Father and Mother and Four Sons in a Desert Island ( The Two Parts Complete in One Volume )
by ( WYSS, Johann David )
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- Seventh Edition
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Philadelphia: J. W. Bradley, 1860. Very Good, some internal toning, gilt titles dulled, prior owner bookplates front paste down and his penciled name rear paste down, rubs to cloth at corners. With preface to Seventh Edition, map and illustrations. 394 pp, 2 pp Notes, 20 pp publisher's ads. . Seventh Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Little Dorrit: Household Edition
by Charles Dickens
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Plano, Texas, United States
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Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit complete in four volumes. Part of Sheldon's "Works of Charles Dickens. Household Edition." One B&W illustration in each volume with tipped-in protective tissue. Black cloth (faded) with gilt lettering and publisher medallion on spine; gilt medallion on front.FON on FFEP of each volume.Covers are faded, stained, and bumped, with wear on the top & heels of spines. Pages are age tanned with occasional stains. Volume 4 is cracked at back endpaper.
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David Copperfield: Household Edition
by Charles Dickens
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Charles Dickens' David Copperfield complete in four volumes. Part of Sheldon's "Works of Charles Dickens. Household Edition." One B&W illustration in each volume with tipped-in protective tissue. Black cloth (faded) with gilt lettering and publisher medallion on spine; gilt medallion on front.FON on FFEP of each volume.Covers are faded, stained, and bumped, with fraying on corners and the top & heels of spines. Pages are age tanned with occasional stains. All volumes are cracked at half title. Volume 4 protective tissue is loose.
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Young Folks' Centennial Rhymes
by Will Carleton
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GAHANNA, Ohio, United States
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Harper & Brothers, Publishing, New York, 1876. Book condition: Good+, First Edition. 123 pp plus four pages other Centennial Readings published by Harper & Brothers, New York. Text slightly tanned typical of age, clean and unmarked. Former owner attribution on front free endpapers. Front free endpaper has dark discoloration triangle caused by a piece of newsprint left in book. Illustrated throughout with b/w etchings and drawings. This title is very rare. Unable to locate existence of any other copies for comparison.
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
by Shoemaker, J. W
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- 1906
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.
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Red Pottage
by Cholmondeley, Mary
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Red Pottage. By Mary Cholmondeley. Copyright 1899, Harper & Brothers First Edition. 375 pages plus adverts. Used. Good- condition/ No DJ included. Plot Summary: "Red Pottage follows a period in the lives of two friends, Rachel West and Hester Gresley. Rachel is a wealthy heiress who falls in love with the weak-willed Hugh Scarlett after he has broken off an affair with Lady Newhaven (which he does not originally realize has been discovered by her husband)." Book title is taken from the Bible story of Esau.
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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (in Two Volumes)
by Charles Dickens
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Orange Park, Florida, United States
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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two-volume complete set. First American edition of Vols. V and VI of the original 27-volume deluxe illustrated Library Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens, with title pages dated 1868. Statement from Charles Dickens on copyright page authorizing this edition dated April, 1867. With illustrations on 40 engraved glossy plates, including frontispieces, protected with tissue (all of the illustrations that appeared in the first edition). Publisher's original dark-green cloth binding with gilt lettering and ruling on the spine and blindstamped decorations on both covers. "Library Edition" appears in gilt at bottom edge of spine with no volume number. Brown smooth-coated endpapers. xvi + 436 and x + 433 text pages. Single-column text. Printed by Virtue and Co., London. Vol. I is NEAR FINE and Vol. II is VERY GOOD. Vol. I is in excellent condition but Vol. II is cracked…
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
by John B. Wyeth
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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A Frivolous Distinction: Fashion and Needlework in the Works of Jane Austen
by Byrde. Penelope
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Bethel, Connecticut, United States
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Tight, bright, clean and square. Faint sticker shadow on back cover. 42 pages of text including "A Brief Guide to Textile terms", "references to the novels and letters", and a bibliography. Plus 16 full page illustrations. 5.75x8.25x.25". Inspired by the 1975 celebrations held at Steventon, Chawton and Bath - some of the places connected to the novelist's life - which included displays of costume, needlework and needlework tools, at the Bi-Centenary of Jan Austen's birth.
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Dombey and Son (in Two Volumes)
by Charles Dickens
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Boston: Fields, Osgood and Co., 1869. Book. Illus. by H. K. Browne. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two-volume complete set. First American edition, second issue, with title pages dated 1869 (first published in 1868 by Ticknor and Fields, which became Fields, Osgood and Co. in 1869). Vols. XIII and XIV of the original 27-volume deluxe illustrated Library Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Statement from Charles Dickens on copyright page authorizing this edition dated April, 1867. With illustrations by H. K. Browne on 38 engraved glossy plates, including frontispieces, protected with tissue (all the illustrations that appeared in the 1848 first edition). Publisher's original dark-green cloth binding with gilt lettering and ruling on the spine and blindstamped decorations on both covers. "Library Edition" appears in gilt at bottom edge of spine with no volume number. Brown smooth-coated endpapers. ix + 454 and ix + 459 text pages.…
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (in Two Volumes)
by Charles Dickens
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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Book. Very Good +. Cloth. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two-volume complete set. First American edition of Vols. XIII and XIV of the original 27-volume deluxe illustrated Library Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens, with title pages dated 1868. Statement from Charles Dickens on copyright page authorizing this edition dated April, 1867. With illustrations on 39 engraved glossy plates, including frontispieces, protected with tissue (all of the illustrations that appeared in the first edition). Publisher's original dark-green cloth binding with gilt lettering and ruling on the spine and blindstamped decorations on both covers. "Library Edition" appears in gilt at bottom edge of spine with no volume number. Brown smooth-coated endpapers. xviii + 435 and x + 430 text pages. Single-column text. Printed by Virtue and Co., London. Both volumes are in VERY GOOD + condition. Both volumes have bright, clean exteriors with…
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Barnaby Rudge and Hard Times (in Two Volumes)
by Charles Dickens
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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1867. Book. Illus. by H. K. Browne / G. Cattermole / F. Walker. Very Good +. Cloth. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two-volume complete set. First American edition, first printing, of Vols. IX and X of the original 27-volume deluxe illustrated Library Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens, with title pages dated 1867. Statement from Charles Dickens on copyright page authorizing this edition dated April, 1867. With illustrations by H. K. Browne and G. Cattermole in Barnaby Rudge and F. Walker in Hard Times on 36 engraved glossy plates, including frontispieces, protected with tissue (all of the illustrations that appeared in the first edition). Publisher's original dark-green cloth binding with gilt lettering and ruling on the spine and blindstamped decorations on both covers. "Library Edition" appears in gilt at bottom edge of spine with no volume number. Brown smooth-coated endpapers. xi + 475 and vii + 471 text pages.…
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
by Kipling, Rudyard
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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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Little May and Her Friend Conscience
by Marianne Parrot
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Little May and Her Friend Conscience. Used. Very Good+ Condition. RARE/SCARCE. ANTIQUARIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK. Thomas Nelson & Sons First Edition, 1876. Color front paper paste-down label is in good shape. Complete. Dark Blue, blind-stamped boards. Pocket-size. 70 pages plus adverts.
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