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Paris: Javal and Bordeaux, 1930. Limited Edition. JOUVE, Paul. Illustrated by one of the leading painters in France, this superb work brings Kipling's classic Jungle Book story into the realm of fine 20th century French publishing. Limited edition of 125 copies, bound in snakeskin-style folding case, protected by matching slipcase (some wear), 340 mm x 265 mm, 130 unbound pages as issued, 21 plates, printed on imperial Japan paper, an excellent copy.
A TALE OF TWO CITIES by DICKENS, CHARLES - 1859
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London: Chapman & Hall, 1859. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. pp: [vii] viii-x [1]2-254. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Bound in full red calf with gilt trim, raised bands trimmed in gilt, title stamped in gilt. All edges trimmed in gilt. Held in matching red slipcase. The love theme triangle in the novel was likely inspired by a similar situation in 'The Frozen Deep', a play in which Dickens acted. Frontispiece and fourteen plates. Page 213 mis numbered as '113'. Gimbel A143. The 45-chapter novel was published in 31 weekly installments in Dickens' new literary periodical titled All the Year Round. From April 1859 to November 1859, Dickens also republished the chapters as eight monthly sections in green covers.The first weekly installment of A Tale of Two Cities ran in the first issue of All the Year Round on 30 April 1859. The last ran thirty weeks later, on 26 November. This was the last of Dickens' novels to be illustrated by Browne.
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A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE.
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John Lane at The Sign of The Bodley Head. London. 1894. FIRST EDITION. One of just 50 large paper copies printed on hand made paper. Small 4to.(8.4 X 6.3 inches). Original buckram with gilt lettering to the spine. Attractive floral designs by Charles Shannon in gilt to the spine and both boards. Spine and hinge edges of boards cloth is darkened but the gilt is still bright. Fore and bottom page edges are untrimmed. Offsetting to the blank free endpapers otherwise a bright and clean copy throughout. --- Mason 365.
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CRANFORD. With a preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie
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Macmillan and Co. London. 1891. FIRST THOMSON EDITION, Large paper issue. One of only 300 copies issued. Large 8vo. (10.5 x 7.4 inches). Illustrated throughout with 101 fine line drawings by Thomson. Finely bound by Cedric Chivers of bath in early twentieth century binding of full plum morocco. Spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Decorative line and floral design to both boards. Board edges double ruled in gilt. Mottled coloured endpapers. Turn ins with double ruled lines and floral design. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Two previous owner bookplates on the front paste down endpaper. A little fading to the spine but overall a very near fine copy.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with curved fly, 1st Edition, 1st Printing: .Very Rare Publisher's half morocco, marbled edges, marbled endpapers,
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New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, with all points including the infamous "curved fly" on page 283. Published in 1884-1885. Publisher's half morocco, marbled edges, marbled endpapers, 173 text illustrations after E. W. Kemble. ********Copies in the original half morocco binding with the "curved fly" illustration are the rarest of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Less than two weeks before publication, the publisher Webster announced that he was binding 20,000 copies in cloth, another 2,500 in sheep, and 500 copies in half morocco. This copy was printed in 1884, before the "curved fly" page was replaced.First Issue Points:*Page 9 with uncorrected "decided" (this was later corrected to "decides")*At p. 13 the erroneous page reference "88" before being changed to "87"*At p. 57 the misprint "with the was" before it was corrected to "with the saw.
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Early anti-colonialist and anti-missionary treatise
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Rage against missions: a landmark anti-colonialist treatiseHaarlem, Joh. Enschedé en Zoonen & J. van Walré, 1807.
4°. [4], X, [2], 27, [1 blank], 296 pp. With two engraved medallions on the first title-page.
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At the end of November 1803, the Teyler's Religious Society in Haarlem organized a competition. A treatise was to be prepared on the question, "What service have missionaries done to the propagation of true Christianity in the past two centuries, and what fruit is there been to expected from the present active missionary societies in this regard?". On November 30, 1804, Haafner's manuscript of 195 pages arrived. This turned out to be the only entry, making it inevitable to crown him the… Read More
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John Lane at The Sign of The Bodley Head. London. 1894. FIRST EDITION. One of just 50 large paper copies printed on hand made paper. Small 4to.(8.4 X 6.3 inches). Original buckram with gilt lettering to the spine. Attractive floral designs by Charles Shannon in gilt to the spine and both boards. Spine and hinge edges of boards cloth is darkened but the gilt is still bright. Fore and bottom page edges are untrimmed. Offsetting to the blank free endpapers otherwise a bright and clean copy throughout. --- Mason 365.
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New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, with all points including the infamous "curved fly" on page 283. Published in 1884-1885. Publisher's half morocco, marbled edges, marbled endpapers, 173 text illustrations after E. W. Kemble. ********Copies in the original half morocco binding with the "curved fly" illustration are the rarest of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Less than two weeks before publication, the publisher Webster announced that he was binding 20,000 copies in cloth, another 2,500 in sheep, and 500 copies in half morocco. This copy was printed in 1884, before the "curved fly" page was replaced.First Issue Points:*Page 9 with uncorrected "decided" (this was later corrected to "decides")*At p. 13 the erroneous page reference "88" before being changed to "87"*At p. 57 the misprint "with the was" before it was corrected to "with the saw.
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Rage against missions: a landmark anti-colonialist treatiseHaarlem, Joh. Enschedé en Zoonen & J. van Walré, 1807.
4°. [4], X, [2], 27, [1 blank], 296 pp. With two engraved medallions on the first title-page.
First edition of a landmark Dutch anti-colonialist and anti-missionary treatise. This controversial and heavily criticized work marks a shift in thinking about the Western influence around the world. It is a rare work and here in excellent. Only a few copies are recorded in libraries outside The Netherlands.
At the end of November 1803, the Teyler's Religious Society in Haarlem organized a competition. A treatise was to be prepared on the question, "What service have missionaries done to the propagation of true Christianity in the past two centuries, and what fruit is there been to expected from the present active missionary societies in this regard?". On November 30, 1804, Haafner's manuscript of 195 pages arrived. This turned out to be the only entry, making it inevitable to crown him the… Read More
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(Fine Binding by Kelliegram) The Hunting of the Snark an Agony in Eight Fits
by Carroll, Lewis; with Nine Illustrations by Henry Holiday
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London: Macmillan & Co., 1876. First Edition, First Issue, with "Baker" not "Butcher" at p. 83. Marvelouly bound by Kelliegram (stamp-signed on rear turn-ins) in hunter green crushed morocco featuring The Baker at ship's railing in the center of the front cover, with gilt floral decorations at corners of covers, spine, and turn-ins, red silk end papers, ribbon marker, all edges gilt. Bound with the original First Edition cloth covers and spine at rear. Fine in all regards in a gorgeous and whimsical Kelliegram Fine binding. . First Edition. Crushed Morocco. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Red Pottage
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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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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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Barnaby Rudge and Hard Times (in Two Volumes)
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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 Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (in Two Volumes)
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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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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (in Two Volumes)
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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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Dombey and Son (in Two Volumes)
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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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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
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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
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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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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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The Novels of Victor Hugo
by Victor Hugo
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- poor
- Hardcover
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- Used - Poor
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- Valjean Edition
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- Hardcover
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New York and London: The Co-operative Publication Society . Valjean Edition.The Valjean Edition of the Novels of Victor Hugo (7 of 9 Volumes) by Victor Hugo
The Valjean Edition. 3/4 leather bindings with marbled boards. Spines have chips and some are loose – very fragile. Covers also have chips, bumps, and edge wear. Interior of books have frontispieces with printed tissue guards.
Pages in all of the volumes are waved or cockled. Previous owner's name is in front of books.
Poor condition that will need expert book restoration.
Volumes include
Les Miserables IIIBy Order of the KingHistory of a Crime Ninety-ThreeHans of IcelandNotre Dame deParisToilers of the Sea
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