Droll Stories

England: Privately Printed, 1915. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good plus. Hardcover, spine faded, very slightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, pages very lightly browned. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Red cloth binding with gilt title and embossed black and gilt figures on the front board. Similar on the spine. Over 400 Illustrations by Gustave Dore. A lovely book: and a good read into the bargain Honoré de Balzac born Honoré Balzac; 20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which… Read more about this item

London: John Camden Hotten, 1874 Bright copy bound in red bevelled boards with gilt and black decorations, a solid very good+. No date on the title or copyright page but translator's preface dated January, 1874. Quite exceptional condition.

England: Privately Printed, 1874. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes. Very good in red cloth covered boards, top edges gilt, wear along the spine and spine ends, corners bumped, hinges are tender.

Boards rubbed at edges. Somewhat faded spine. Small rip to top of spine 4 mm. Contents clean firm. Neat previous owners nameplate to ffep. 425 designs by Dore.

London, UK: Privately Printed. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Robida, A. Undated, circa 1920s. viii, 366pp; fifty black and white engraved plates all by A Robida. Red cloth-covered boards, blind embossed border on front, gilt titles on spine. Top edge gilt, remaining untrimmed. 8vo. Spine sunned, bumped at ends. Light staining… Read more about this item

NY: Modern Library, 1931. First Modern Library Edition Stated . Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. NY: Modern Library, 1931. First Modern Library Edition Stated . Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Cover is brown and is slightly faded and is rubbed at bottom of spine, Spine is seperating in front bottom cover pages are… Read more about this item

John Camden Hotten, London, No date. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Illustrator: Gustave Dore. Very good condition. Small ownership stamp top of title page and to last page. Minor fading to spine top rear. Red boards with black and gold embossed decorations. No publication date but c1874. 651 pages. Illustrator: Gustave Dore.… Read more about this item

Anglo-Eastern Publishing. Anglo-Eastern Publishing special illustrated edition for private circulation paperback; Good reading copy, aged but sound and clean; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Good. Hardback.

The Heritage Press, 1939. Hardcover. New. Boris Artzybasheff. Stored new never used sanitized then wrapped. Photos emailed upon request.

Little Blue Book Company, London Little Blue Book Company No 72, London circa 1900 small paperback decorative black titles to blue covers, 64 pp, from the private library of Peter Streuli the well respected influential figure in British theatre with his name stamp and signature to fep and title page, staples slightly rusty but still in good tight clean reading… Read more about this item

The Modern Library. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

London,John Camden Hotten,1874, 1874-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. Not Ex-Library. Hardback/Hardcover. Well read copy with some spine wear but still very useable.

Bibliophilist Society, ND. Hardback. VG-.