19th Century Literature from Royal Books, Inc.

Boston: Phillips, Sampson, 1856. First American Edition, preceded by the 1841 French edition published by Magen et Comon. Scarce. Basis for the 1950 film noir "Vendetta," written for the screen by W.R. Burnett and directed by Mel Ferrer. Very Good in publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles. Contemporary owner name on the front endpaper. Slightly… Read more about this item

Springfield, MA: Willey, 1891. First Edition. First Edition. A history of African American newspapers beginning in 1827 and continuing through to the book's publication, with over 70 biographical sketches of editors and journalists, including a separate chapter dedicated to female African American journalists, and essays on the state of the Black press and its relationship to "Anglo-Saxon" newspapers. Rare. … Read more about this item

Boston: Taggard and Thompson, 1863. First Edition. First Edition. A collection of children's fables with accompanying illustrations demonstrating how to make shadow puppets. Included is a story of a freed slave who is tempted to steal to feed his starving cow, but refuses, and his ultimately rewarded for his honesty. Very Good in wrappers. Light… Read more about this item

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1888. Two volumes. First German Edition, preceding the UK Edition by one year. Text in English. The final novel published during Collins' lifetime, a exploration and rejection of the idea of hereditary evil, the story of two women raised as sisters by a minister and his wife, only for it to be revealed that… Read more about this item

New York: Cardinal Editions / Pocket Books, 1953. Later printing of this edition. A Dicken's classic, not often seen in the Cardinal Edition from Pocket Books. Cover design by Charles Skaggs. Production wrinkle to the spine, and light rubbing to the extremities, else Near Fine in illustrated wrappers.

New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1872. First Edition. First Edition. 12mo. Publisher's red cloth, with titles and rule in gilt on the front board, design and rule in blind on the rear board, no titles on the spine; all page edges gilt, reddish-brown coated endpapers. Very Good with some rubbing to the boards, slightly cocked. A very presentable copy… Read more about this item