19th Century Texts from Owaka Books

Selected and arranged with notes by Francis Turner Palgrave. 1st edition, published by Macmillan and Co. Ltd. in London, 1875. Small cloth-bound hardback with gold gilding. In near-fine condition. No dust jacket. The hardcover is worn slightly around the edges and the spine has been repaired with tape. There are two stickers on the inside front cover, and a small… Read more about this item

Published by Ward, Lock, Bowden, & Co. in London, 1891. Potentially a first edition, but there are no edition details recorded. Cloth-bound hardback with gold gilding along the spine. In fair condition. Some slight wear along the edges and along the spine. Foxing and tanning visible on the inside pages.

1st edition, published by Hamilton, Adams, and Co. in London, 1860. Cloth-bound hardback wit gold gilding. The hardcover is fairly worn around the edges and along the spine. A previous owner has vigorously inscribed the flyleaf with pencil, and there is a personal library plate stuck to the back of the front cover. Some foxing, tanning and other small marks… Read more about this item

Published by John Murray in London, 1854. Leather-bound hardback with gold gilding. In fair condition. Small inscription penned by a previous owner on the flyleaf. There is some slight wear along the edges and corners of the hardcover. A previous owner has made some annotations in pencil on the inside pages. Some tanning and foxing visible on the inside pages.… Read more about this item

Published by Adam & Charles Black in Edinburgh, 1857. Leather-bound hardback with gold gilding, and illustrations by Birket Foster and John Gilbert. In fair condition. Some slight wear along the edges of the spine and the corners of the hardcover. Tanning and light foxing visible on the inside pages. The edges of the edges of the pages have been lined… Read more about this item

1st edition, published by W. & R. Chambers in London and Edinburgh, 1883. In near-fine condition. The leather on the spine and the corners has cracked and torn in several places, but the binding remains intact. Some fading and slight water damage to the front cover. There is a small inscription penned by a previous owner on the flyleaf, and… Read more about this item

Potentially a 1st edition, but no edition details are recorded, and the only given date is that of the dedication note. Published by Ward, Lock & Co., Limited. In fine condition. The hardcover is slightly worn around the edges, particularly the top and bottom of the spine. Pages 357-364 have come loose, but are tucked into their rightful place in… Read more about this item

A 'new and complete edition' at the time of publishing. Published by Halifax: Milner and Sowerby in 1864. Gilded hardback is in near-fine condition. The bottoms edges of both hardcover panels are worn, particularly near the corners. The binding is coming very slight loose, but remains intact. Small inscription penned by previous owner on the flyleaf. Some foxing and severe… Read more about this item

Published by The Walter Scott Publishing Company, Ltd. in London. No date given, but potentially 1890s. In fair condition. No dust jacket. The hardcover is worn slightly and faded along the spine. The bottom edge of the spine has also been torn slightly. Some foxing and tanning visible on the inside pages.

1st edition, published by Tilt and Bogue in London, 1841. Illustrations may have been drawn by author herself, as no name is given to any individual illustrator. In poor condition. The hardcover is very worn as a result of age and has several small tears visible along the spine. The binding is coming loose, but remains intact, and the flyleaf… Read more about this item

4th edition, published by Longmans, Green, and Co. in London, 1877. In near-fine condition. No dust jacket, and the hardcover is worn slightly around the edges and along the spine. There is an inscription penned by a previous owner on the flyleaf dated August, 1881. The binding has been repaired with tape on the inside of the front and back… Read more about this item