Paved With Gold or the Romance & Reality of the London Streets. An Unfashionable Novel. by Mayhew, the Brothers - 1857-58

David Bogue, 1847. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1847. No Edition Remarks. 194 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound, with no adverts. Contains 4 black and white in text illustrations and 4 plates by George Cruilshank. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Cracking to front hinge, however binding throughout remains firm. Loss to fore edge of pages 13-15. affecting text on page 15. Small area of scuffing to pages 16-17. Illustrations and plates are moderately tanned with some foxing. Thumb-marking present throughout. Bottom-right corner of frontispiece is chipped. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Heavy sunning to boards and spine. 1cm split to front joint. Noticeable water staining overall. Book has a slight forward lean. Two noticeable dents to upper edges of both boards. Minor ink spotting all over.

John Camden Hotten. Used - Good. Good condition. In protective mylar cover. (caricatures and cartoons, english humorous stories, english wit and humor) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

London: H. Hurst, 1848. Worn with spine joint starting. Spine and edges of textblock darkened. Some foxing. Illustrated with the charming drawings by Phiz. . Three-Quarter Leather. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1851. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Half cloth with paper covered boards. 288 pp. Illustrated black and white plates by Phiz. A humorous novel of family life, a collaboration between Henry and Augustus Mayhew. Henry Mayhew was known for his strong advocacy for social reform in England, as well as his work with Punch magazine and the Illustrated London News. Phiz, the illustrator (Hablot Knight Browne) is perhaps best known for his work with Charles Dickens. GOOD condition. Heavy scuffing and fading to the covers. Very heavy scuffing and edgewear along the hinges and extremities, with chipping, fraying and loss, including superficial loss of cloth along the spine. Minor soiling. Interior hinges weak but holding. Scattered soiling and staining to the pages throughout.

London: Chatton & Windus, 1880 Copy in green cloth on boards with gilt title and illustration on cover and spine. Undated but appears circa 1880. Rubbing to head/foot of spine. Spine lightly scuffed along sides. Corners lightly bumped. Light cracks in front and rear hinges. Tissue guard on frontis missing. Several light internal cracks. Light foxing to early folios. Clean text with b/w illustrations.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1912.. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Reading copy only. Lacking backstrip. Several pages detached. (reference, literature)

Harper & Brothers. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. New York, 1849. Green cloth covered boards with gold titles; mild wear; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; heavy foxing to endpapers; interior is unmarked; 249 pages.

Chatto and Windus Ltd . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Appears to be about the year 1881. In fair condition for the age of the book. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 428 pages and 30 pages, Chatto and Windud's list of books. There is gilt on the spine of the book. Frontispiece. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and the edges a little frayed. Some of the pages are a touch edge worn and minor tears. There are light marks within the body of the book. The text is legible. The binding has been repaired. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: David Bogue. Hardback. George Cruikshank and Sir John Gilbert. Green embossed cloth, 194pp plus one page review and one page publisher's ad. Externally bumped and scuffed at corners and spine ends with a little wear to base of spine covering. Inside, neat ink gift inscription to 1st ffep is dated 1871. Owner's name to reverse of 1st ffep has been crossed out and superceded by a more recent owner's signature in red pencil. Another small ink name to reverse of frontispiece. Prelim pages appear to have been re-attached at hinge in the past and old glue has discoloured at the spine, affecting the inside edge of the title page, frontis, dedication and contents pages. Now mended with professional transparent tape.Remainder of book is tight and clean. Size: 7 x 4 Inches

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1875. 249pp + 6pp catalog [mild soiling and some fraying and wear to covers; a few light stains scattered about; front free endpaper removed; vintage ownership on lined paper adhered inside front cover]. Later printing. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by George Cruikshank and Kenny Meadows. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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.

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.

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… Read More

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.

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

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.

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.

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… Read More

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.… Read More

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.… Read More