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Londion: Bradbury and Evans, 1846. Original Cloth. First edition, fourth state of vignette title. Deep red horizontally ribbed cloth, the front and back covers are stamped in blind with double rul ed border interspersed with 12 floral designs on each cover. Front cover stamped in gilt with two cherubs about to do battle while mounted on wasps above a decorative spray. Former owners book plate i nside front cover and bold signature on fly. Thirteen engraved vignette illustrations as follows: Daniel Maclise (4); Richard Doyle (3); Clarkson Stanfield (3); john Leech (3). light fraying to spine ends and cloth on outer joints worn, else a very good clean copy of Dickens' penultimate Christmas book. Smith II 62-65; Podeschi A116. Hardcover. Near Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Gallery Books, 1984. Large quarto. red cloth in non price-clipped dustjacket. Extensively illustrated in color and black and white. "..a compilation.." representing "the best collection ever to appear in print of the largest selling magazine in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II." As a product of Goebbel's Propaganda Company, Signal was published in Berlin "largely for the consumption of neutral and subject peoples," even reaching the United States before Dec. 7, 1941. A fancinating social document, and a rare glimpse inside Nazi controled Europe, as they wished the outside world to see them. An unread, unmarked, as new copy.. Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: American Legacy Press, 1983. Hardcover, red buckram in dust-jacket. 543pp., Index. 540 illustrations, 240 in full color. First edition, third revised printing. No name, no book-plate, no remainder marks, etc. A clean, unread, near as new copy. Very fine in very fine dust-jacket.. Third Printing. Buckram. Very Fine/Very Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., 1871. Full-Leather. The first separate edition of this tale published in book form,. Originally published in 1850 as a selection in "Household Words", and again in 1858 in book form in the compliation "Reprinted Pieces." No contemporary English edition accompanied the American publication and it was not until 1899 that a separate book editio n was privately printed in Great Britain. Rebound in full red crushed morocco with double sets of gold rules and gilt floral decorations at corners. Elaborately gilt inner dentelles and new marbled en dpapers. Signed binding by BirdBall of Northhampton and London. Spine blackened and worn, with "C" in Child"s partially obscured. Illustrated with 11 engravings by Hammatt Billings. A.e.g. Printed on rectos only, with all plates appearing on versos of blank page. Original cloth cover and backstrip bound in at rear. A book usually prone to problems, but for wear to spine a fine copy in an otherwise… Read More

Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., 1871. Original Cloth. First Edition. The first separate edition of this tale published in book form,. Originally published in 1850 as a selection in "Household Words", and again in 1858 in book form in the compliation "Reprinted Pieces." No contemporary English edition accompanied the American publication and it was not until 1899 that a separate book edition was privately printed in Great Britain. Bound in original terra cotta cloth stamped in black and gold. Cloth has one small nick on bevel of front board, else fine. Illustrated with 11 engravings by Hammatt Billings. A.e.g. Printed on rectos only, with all plates appearing on versos of blank page. Usually found in green cloth, this copy conforms to Podeschi's second copy, no priority. An attractive copy with cloth clean and gilt bright. Very good+. Eckel p.186-7; Podeschi B203. Hardcover. Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Londion: Bradbury and Evans, 1852. Three volume set of this early Dickens title, dated 1852, 1853, 1854 respectively. All first editions/first issues in original reddish brown cloth. Marbled endpapers and all edges marbled. Backstrips stamped in gold lettering inside elaborate shield shaped ornamental design. Boards stamped in blind front and rear, and gilt motif of Alfred reading to his mother in center on each cover. Each volume illustrated with frontispiece by W. Topham. Minor sunning to backstrips and volume III has two minute punctures to cloth at upper and lower backstrip. Minor wear to corners as usual and incidental age soiling to cloth. Former owner's bookplate in each volume reads: "J. Steele Coldstream Guards". Overall a superior set in the original cloth, which is becoming much more difficult to find. Scans are available on request. Eckel p.127-9; Smith II p.75.. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London: All the Year Round, 1862. This cloth bound volume contains several Christmas numbers from "All The Year Round," in addition to several other miscellaneous pieces. All issues are bound without their original wraps in black cloth covers which show heavy staining. Included are numbers 154 through 157 of "All The Year Round," [April 5, 1862 to April 26, 1862], which con tain chapters from Wilkie Collins novel "No Name". Christmas numbers for the years 1863 through 1867 are present, containing the following five Dickens contributions respectively: Mrs. Lirriper's Lodg ings; Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy; Doctor Marigold's Prescriptions; Mugby Junction; No Thoroughfare. Also included are two stories by Lyulph entitled: Snow A Christmas Story and A Girl at a Railway Junctio n A New Years Story. A solid, internally clean copy containing the five principal Dickens' contributions to "All The Year Round.". First Edition. Cloth. Good/Not Issued. 8vo - over… Read More

Londion: Household Words, 1856. Half-Leather. First Thus. Original extra Christmas numbers from Household Words and All the Year Round bound without covers into single volume. Half leather over marbled paper covered boards, with gilt lettering on spine reading: "Christmas Stories". Contains the following selections: "The Wreck of the Golden Mary" 1856; Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings 1863 {by Dicke ns & Wilkie Collins}; Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy 1864 {Dickens}; Mugby Junction 1866 {Dickens}; Slaves of the Lamp 1871; and The Winning Hazard from the extra Christmas number of Chamber's Journal for 1870. Some rubbing to tips and top of backstrip. else a nice clean copy. Good+.. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Alexandria, Virginia: Time Life Books, 1990. Pictorial Paper Pastedown. A title in the Time-Life series The Third Reich. Second printing. Black cloth with pictorial inset on front cover. Extensively illustrated with monochrome photographs, several images in color. An as new, unread copy.. Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Not Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: E.P, Dutton & Co., 1980. First printing with number line intact. Large octavo, hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. No name, no book-plate, etc. Dust-jacket shows one very small nick at lower front end flap, else a very fine copy in fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Very Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford University Press, 1996. Hardcover in dust-jacket. Altogether, 55 accounts of famous archaeological discoveries, from the development of the field in the early 1700's to the late 20th century breakthroughs made possible by computer analysis. Illustrated with color and monochome plates. A fine copy in a fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Scribner, 2002. Mass market paperback. Advance uncorrected proofs-not for sale [printed in rectangular box at top of front cover]. 220pp. Several pages have underlining and there is a small abrassion to lower front cover [merely cosmetic]. A sound, square, near very good reading copy.. Soft Cover. Very Good. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

Alexandria, Virginia: Time Life Books, 1988. Pictorial Paper Pastedown. A title in the Time-Life series The Third Reich. First printing. Black cloth with pictorial inset on front cover. Extensively illustrated with monochrome photographs, several images in color. An as new, unread copy. Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1992. Stated First U.S. edition, first printing with number line intact. Hardcover in dust-jacket with ISBN number on flap but no price. Possible History Book Club issue. Foreword by Anthony Snodgrass. 256pp., Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs, tables and maps. Dr. Zangger posits the theory that the legend of Atlantis is actually the ancient Egyptian account of the Trojan War. No name, no book-plate, etc. Dust-jacket shows one very minor tear at head of spine, else an as new copy in a fine or better dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth Spine Over Boards. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1984. Hardcover in dust-jacket. First printiong with number line intact. Illustrated with charts, sketches, photographs and maps. 299pp., Bibliography, Index. Possible History Book Club issue, with no price on dust-jacket flap. An as new copy in a very fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. As New/Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, 1850. Full-Leather. A compilation of all the Christmas numbers published in Household Words from 1850 through 1867. Bound in full forest green polished leather with raised backstrip, and two leather spine labels: one green and one red. Backstrip compartmentalized and stamped with gilt flower motifs inside double rules, with flower motifs repearted on each corner of front and rear board. Leather on spine a rich bronze patina. t.e.g., Some mild rubbing to extremities, else a very handsome copy of the complete run of Christmas numbers, including several penned by Dickens. Unique and collectable volume in fine condition.. First Thus. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Alexandria, Virginia: Time Life Books, 1989. Pictorial Paper Pastedown. A title in the Time-Life series The Third Reich. First printing. Black cloth with pictorial inset on front cover. Extensively illustrated with monochrome photographs, several images in color. An as new, unread copy.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Not Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1997. Cloth. Large format hardcover in original, non price-clipped dustjacket. Illustrated throughout with over 200 illustrations photographed by the author, 150 in color. Pictorial color endpapers. An examination of ancient attitudes to love and lust, passion and desire. An unread, fine or better copy in dustjacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: James Pott & Company, 1902. Decorative red cloth stamped in gold. Margaret Armstrong binding. Backstrip faded and frontis laid-in loose. Illustrated with photogravures. Overall a good clean copy with faults as noted.. Decorative Cloth. Good/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wilmington, Delaware: The MIddle Atlantic Press, 1986. Hardcover, blue cloth in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 190pp., Glossary, Index. No name, no book-plate, etc. The history of sail from prehistoric times through the whaling era to present, illustrated with full color photographs throughout. A near as new copy, very fine in like dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.