Search Results: Adult Fiction- Victorian from Book Attic

John F.Shaw & Co. Ltd.; undated. 'New edition'. No dust cover. Blue cloth covered boards which are a little wrinkled to front. Black decoration to front and black lettering to front and spine. Spine discoloured and faded. Corners rubbed and bumped. Book very slightly forward leaning. White end papers with a Sunday School book plate to inside front dated 1919. End papers a little tanned. Coloured plate opposite title page. Some grubby marks to pages. A well loved and used copy. 128 pp.

S.W.Partridge & Co. Ltd.; undated, but C. 1890. Fully illustrated. Author that goes by the name 'Pansy'- author of 'Ester Ried', 'Ester Ried Yet Speaking', 'Three People', 'Ruth Erskine's Crosses', 'The King's Daughter', 'Wise and Otherwise', 'Four Girls at Chautauqua', 'Chautauqua Girls at Home', etc.Hardcover, red boards with gold illustration to front and spine. Mark to base of back board. Corners bumped and rubbed. Tanning to pages which are fairly fragile. Presentation sticker to FFEP 'for regular attendance'. Catalogue of popular illustrated books classified according to prices at rear of book.
A beautiful Victorian book.

Richard Bentley and Son; 1891. Thirtieth Thousand. Hardcover, red boards with gilt lettering to front and spine. Spine a little sunned and a few minor marks to front board. Corners bumped and rubbed. Book slightly forward leaning. Brown end papers. Inscription in beautiful writing to first blank page dated 1893. Foxing to page edges. Pre-owned.

The Religious Tract Society, London; undated but c. 1915. Hardcover. with no dust cover- as published? 315 pp. Red cloth covered boards with pictorial paste down to front. Corners bumped and rubbed and spine crushed a little to top and bottom. Presentation book plate to front paste down dated 1915. Very very slight tanning and other minor markings. Binding tight and text clean. Very slightly forward leaning.

Virtue, Hall & Virtue; undated c. 1855 First edition? Hardcover, 3/4 Leather bound. Illustrations by 'Phiz'. Marbled front and back boards. Brown leather to corners and spine. Corners rubbed and bumped. Marbled board edges rubbed in places. Decorative spine and lettering in gilt- this has faded over time. Spine top and bottom a little rubbed. Blue marbled end papers which are tanned to edges. End papers broken at hinge showing boards- front and back. Age spotting and tanning throughout. Pages slightly grubby in places. Page edges sprayed red- faded in parts. No inscriptions or previous owners names.

Methuen & Co.; 1908. First edition. Red cloth covered boards, spine discoloured and rubbing to edges of spine. Age spots and tanned end papers. Front spine to board gutter cloth split.

William Blackwood & Sons; Edinburgh, c. 1890. This book has five raised bands to spine, light tan leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Corners rubbed and bumped. Leather corners. Edges rubbed. Gilt edged text block to top. Marbled end papers. With illustrations. 466 pp. Binding tight and text clean.

Chatto and Windus; 1933. The Phoenix Library. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and detailing to spine. Embossed phoenix design to front board. Previous owners name to FFEP. Corners a little rubbed and bumped. Some minor age spotting to first couple of pages and page edges. Binding tight and text clean.

Chatto and Windus; 1933. The Phoenix Library. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and detailing to spine. Embossed phoenix design to front board. Previous owners name to FFEP. Corners a little rubbed and bumped. Some minor age spotting to first couple of pages and page edges. Binding tight and text clean.

Longmans, Green & Co.; 1892. Leather bound with five raised bands to spine. Rubbed to top of spine and corners. Three brown labels to spine with gilt lettering. Schol. Carthus to bottom spine label. Page edges marbled. Motif stamped in gilt to front board 'Deo Dante Dedi'. 662 pp full calf. Marbled endpapers. A little age spotting to first and last few pages.

Longmans, Green & Co.; 1891. Leather bound with five raised bands to spine. Rubbed to top of spine and corners. Three brown labels to spine with gilt lettering. Schol. Carthus to bottom spine label. Page edges marbled. Motif stamped in gilt to front board 'Deo Dante Dedi'. 572 pp full calf. Marbled endpapers. A little age spotting to first and last few pages.

The Religious Tract Society, London; Undated c. 1914. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards with picture to front. Corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly crushed to top and bottom. Minor marks to boards. Presentation book plate to front paste down, dated 1914. Previous owners name and address to FFEP. Some tanning to end papers. Colour plate as frontispiece.

Macmillan and Co. Ltd; 1926-1928. 6 volume set. Tess of the D'Urbervilles; 1928, Far from the Madding Crowd; 1927, Jude the Obscure; 1928, The Dynasts I & II ; 1927, The Dynasts III; 1928, The Return of the Native; 1926. Gilt decorated spines. Two volumes lighter than others in colour. Small marks to front boards on two of the titles- see pictures. Binding tight and text clean. No inscriptions or previous owners names Some small amount of foxing to a couple of titles. Ink stain to front edge of text block on 'Far from Madding Crowd'. TH embossed to front boards.

Wells, Gardner, Darlton & Co.; 1904. Hardcover. Blue decorative boards. Corners rubbed and bumped. Spine discoloured. Pages yellowing. Illustrated. Catalogue of prize books to the rear.

Collins Clear Type Press; undated. Half grey leather bound book with marbled boards. Five raised bands to spine. A little sunning to spine. Gilt lettering and decoration to spine. White end papers. FFEP carries a letter to a former owner dated 1989. Fifteen original drawings by Donia Nachshen. Frontispiece of 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime'. A little age spotting to first, last few pages and page edges. A beautiful book.