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J.M.Dent and co. London.,1904. FIRST BROCK EDITION. 8vo. Illustrated throughout with colour title page and 24 full page colour plates. Finely bound in original publishers delux full vellum binding with spine and front board fully decorated and lettered in gilt. Decorative endpapers. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. A fine copy of this beautiful edition.:
THE D'ARTAGNAN ROMANCES: TWENTY YEARS AFTER(2 volumes), THREE MUSKETEERS(2 volumes), THE VICOMTE DE BRAGELONNE(6 volumes) by Dumas, Alexandre - 1888
by Dumas, Alexandre
THE D'ARTAGNAN ROMANCES: TWENTY YEARS AFTER(2 volumes), THREE MUSKETEERS(2 volumes), THE VICOMTE DE BRAGELONNE(6 volumes)
by Dumas, Alexandre
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Ten volume set, 1/4 leather, marbled boards and endpapers, spines faded, 5 raised bands and gilt titles, front hinge split on three volumes but books still tight and square, one illustration a frontispiece portrait of the author in volume one of THREE MUSKETEERS, light edgewear, unmarked
- Bookseller ROSENBLOOM RARE BOOKS (CA)
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- Publisher Little, Brown and Company
- Date Published 1888
CRANFORD
by GASKELL. MRS. Elizabeth Cleghorn.; BROCK. H.M. Illustrates
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WORKS OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. GLOBE EDITION. (6 Volumes)
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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6 volume set, each of the six volumes is '4 volumes in one', tissue-guarded frontispiece in each and other b/w illustrations, light edgewear, one volume has faint dark stain along lower edge of spine, 3/4 leather, 5 raised bands, marbled boards, endpapers and page edges, slight darkening of paper,
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WORKS: THE GEOFFREY CRAYON EDITION
by Washington, Irving
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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27 Volume Set, raised bands 6 compartments gilt, light edgewear, two volumes have 1" blemish, top edge gilt slight spotting on two volumes, tissue-guarded frontispiece in each volume and in-text illustrations, unmarked, bright, clean.
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DUMAS ROMANCES (WORKS): 18 Volumes, Edition Deluxe
by Dumas, Alexandre
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Limited to 1000 copies, dark red cloth, top edge gilt, spine labels faded and chipped, tissue-guarded illustrations, unmarked but some hinges cracked, one volume has circular stain back cover, THREE MUSKETEERS in 2 volumes, COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO in 4 Volumes, VICOMTE DE BRAGELONNE in 5 volumes, TWENTY YEARS AFTER in 2 volumes, MARGUERITE DE VALOIS, LA DAME DE MONSOREAU in 2 volumes, THE FORTY-FIVE in 2 Volumes, GOOD +
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WORKS (30 Volumes): Edition de Luxe
by Hugo, Victor
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Green cloth, tissue guarded illustrations, spine labels chipped and faded, light edgewear, some signs of external wear, top edge gilt, some hinges cracked but bindings still tight and square, clean, unmarked, no date circa 1900, VG/--.
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The Adventures Of Ferdinand Count Fathom
by Smollett, Tobias
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ardsley, New York, United States
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London: Lackington, Allen, & Co, 1813. leather_bound. Late 19th century full brown, mottled calf. Aeg. Fine. 2 Vols. Rowlandson, Thomas. 224, 205 pages. 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Hand colored frontispiece by Thomas Rowlandson. Smollett's influence has been as important as his achievement." [see: CBEL Vol. X, p.37]. Hume said that Smollett was like a coco-nut, rough outside, but full of human kindness within. After Fielding, Smollett counts as the greatest purveyor of comic prose-epic of contemporary life to his generation, if not to his century. [see:DNB]. Bound by R. Wallis, raised bands, spine panels richly gilt, double gilt cover border panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, two leather spine labels, moderate text toning, one cover rehinged.
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WORKS OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. GLOBE EDITION. (6 Volumes)
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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6 volume set, each of the six volumes is '4 volumes in one', tissue-guarded frontispiece in each and other b/w illustrations, light edgewear, one volume has faint dark stain along lower edge of spine, 3/4 leather, 5 raised bands, marbled boards, endpapers and page edges, slight darkening of paper,
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WORKS: THE GEOFFREY CRAYON EDITION
by Washington, Irving
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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27 Volume Set, raised bands 6 compartments gilt, light edgewear, two volumes have 1" blemish, top edge gilt slight spotting on two volumes, tissue-guarded frontispiece in each volume and in-text illustrations, unmarked, bright, clean.
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DUMAS ROMANCES (WORKS): 18 Volumes, Edition Deluxe
by Dumas, Alexandre
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Limited to 1000 copies, dark red cloth, top edge gilt, spine labels faded and chipped, tissue-guarded illustrations, unmarked but some hinges cracked, one volume has circular stain back cover, THREE MUSKETEERS in 2 volumes, COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO in 4 Volumes, VICOMTE DE BRAGELONNE in 5 volumes, TWENTY YEARS AFTER in 2 volumes, MARGUERITE DE VALOIS, LA DAME DE MONSOREAU in 2 volumes, THE FORTY-FIVE in 2 Volumes, GOOD +
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WORKS (30 Volumes): Edition de Luxe
by Hugo, Victor
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Green cloth, tissue guarded illustrations, spine labels chipped and faded, light edgewear, some signs of external wear, top edge gilt, some hinges cracked but bindings still tight and square, clean, unmarked, no date circa 1900, VG/--.
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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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Salem, Oregon, United States
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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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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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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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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. 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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Orange Park, Florida, United States
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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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