MR. PICKWICK'S PILGRIMAGES.
London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1926. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 791). xvi, 224 pp. Illustrated with plates & from b/w photographs. 8vo. 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Maroon cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. More
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SOME ROGUES And VAGABONDS Of DICKENS.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, [1927]. 284, [4 (blank)] pp. Bound from the British sheets. Illustrated. 8vo. Original publisher's dark blue cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. More
THE SECRET OF DICKENS.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1919. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 840). 254 pp. 8vo. Red cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & front board. Crotch examines the reaction of Dickens to the influence of English literature. More
The DICKENSIAN. Volume I.
London: The Dickens House, 1905. 1st volume edition. 12 issues. 334 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth binding with Dickens' gilt facsimile signature to front board. Green wrappers bound-in @ rear of volume. More
SOME DICKENS WOMEN.; Foreword by G. K. Chesterton.
New York: Frederick Stokes, [1926]. 1st US edition. xvi, 350 pp (including Index). Frontis of Dickens. 8vo. Blue cloth binding lettered in gilt. No dust jacket. More
DISEASES Of HAIR: A Popular Treatise Upon the Affections of the Hair System, with Advice Upon the Preservation and Management of Hair.
London: J. & A. Churchill, 1872. 1st Edition. xii, 183, [1 (blank)] pp (including Index). 12mo. 6-3/4" x 4-1/8". Green cloth spine over printed buff paper card stock. Now protected by a custom-cut clear mylar wrapper. More
The LIFE And ADVENTURES Of MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1844. First book edition, 2nd issue (Smith I, 7). NB. Despite the assertion by some booksellers that the £ placement on the frontis constitutes an edition issue point, let me assure you it does not (cf. Smith I, p. 67). xiv, [2], 624 pp. 40 illustrations..... More
A NEW And EASY METHOD Of LEARNING HEBREW Without Points, To Which is Annex'd, by the Way of Praxis, The BOOK Of PROVERBS, Divided According to the Metre: with the Masoretical Reading in the Roman Letters, the Interlinear Version of Santes Pagninus, &c. A Grammatical Analysis, and Short Notes Critical and Explanatory. The Whole Design'd for the Speedy and Perfect Attainment of the Hebrew Tongue.
London: Printed by W. Bowyer, for J. Stagg... 1738. 1st edition. 11, [1], cxxii, [2], 24, 64, 73-80, 73-80, 89-96, 89-211, [3] pp. Text continues despite mispaginations. 8vo. 8-1/8" x 5". Period full brown calf binding. Red speckled edges. Grey, "Church of England clergyman and writer, was a man of..... More
AFOOT And ALONE; A Walk from Sea to Sea by the Southern Route. Adventures and Observations in Southern California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Etc.
Hartford, Conn. Columbian Book Company, 1872. 1st edition (Cowan II, p. 498; Howes P537; Sabin 64804; Zamorano 80, #61). xvi, [17] - 327, [3] pp. One page publisher advert at rear. 29 listed illustrations, divided between intratextual cuts & full-page wood engravings by True W. Williams. A 30th cut, unlisted..... More
An ACCOMPANIMENT To MITCHELL'S REFERENCE And DISTANCE MAP Of The UNITED STATES Containing an Index of All the Counties, Districts, Townships, Towns, &c., in the Union; Together with An Index of the Rivers .... Also, A General View of the United States, and the Several States and Territories ...
Philadelphia: Published by Mitchell and Hinman, 1834. 1st edition (Howes M-684; Sabin 49715). 324 pp. 12mo, in 6s. 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Period brown half sheep binding with blue marbled paper boards. More
AUTOBIOGRAPHY Of LUTFULLAH, A Mohamedan Gentleman; and His Transactions with His Fellow-Creatures: Interspersed with Remarks on the Habits, Customs, and Characters of the People with Whom He Had to Deal.
London: Smith & Elder, 1857. 1st edition (BMC 10605.b.31; Wolff 1873, citing the Second edition of the same year). xii, 435, [1] pp. Last page blank. 8vo. Later 19th C. brown half morocco-style sheep (by Larkins) with green marbled paper boards & matching green marbled-paper eps. Elaborage gilt decorates spine..... More
WAH - KEE - NAH And Her People. The Curious Customs, Traditions, and Legends of the North American Indians.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1893. 1st edition. xiii, [1], 275 pp. Frontispiece. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt. More
The CURSE Of KEHAMA.
London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme & Brown, 1818. 4th edition. 2 volumes ([xvi], 261; [6], 215 pp). Notes on the text in each Volume. 12mo. 4" x 6 1/2". Contemporary green half-morocco with green cloth boards. Maroon spine label lettered in gilt. Marbled edges & eps... More
MADOC.
London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme Brown & Green, 1825. 5th edition. 2 volumes ([xii], 303; [4], 284 pp). Notes on the text in Volume II. 12mo. 4" x 6 1/2". Contemporary green half-morocco with green cloth boards. Maroon spine label lettered in gilt. Marbled edges & eps. This narrative poem..... More
RANDOM RECOLLECTIONS Of The HOUSE Of COMMONS, From the Year 1830 to the Close of 1835, Including Personal Sketches of the Leading Members of All Parties.
London: Smith Elder & Co., 1836. 1st edition. xii, 382 pp. 12mo: [A6], B - R12 (last leaf blank). 5' x 8 1/8". Original paper-wrapped boards; cloth spine with printed paper spine label. While most members rate only 1 - 2 pages, William Cobbett enjoys over 9. Others included are..... More
An EVENING With DICKENS.
Rochester NY: Sherwin Cody School of English, (n. d.). 157 pp. 5-3/8" x 3-3/4". Flexible brown paper wrappers, with embossed lettering; yapp edges. Selections from Dickens' works. More
PEARL-FISHING. Choice Stories. From Dickens' Household Words. First Series.
Auburn: Alden Beardsley & Co., 1854. 1st edition (Edgar & Vail, p. 26; Gimbel D22; Van der Poel B566.1). 351, [1] pp. Advert last page. Frontis of Dickens, engraved by Buttre after the "Nickleby" portrait. 12mo. Original red blindstamped cloth with gilt stamped lettering & spine decoration. Bright yellow eps..... More
SUNSHINE ON DAILY PATHS; or the Revelation of Beauty and Wonder in Common Things. From Household Words. With Eight Original Illustrations.
Philadelphia: H. C. Peck & Theo. Bliss, 1854. 1st edition thus (VanderPoel B571). Not in Gimbel nor the 1960 BL Catalogue Extract. 452 pp. Frontis, engraved title page & 6 inserted plates (by Stephens & Beeler). Crown 8vo. Original brown blindstamped boards & gilt stamped spine. More
SUNSHINE ON DAILY PATHS; or the Revelation of Beauty and Wonder in Common Things. From Household Words. With Eight Original Illustrations.
Philadelphia: H. C. Peck & Theo. Bliss, 1854. 1st thus (VanderPoel B571). Not in Gimbel nor the 1960 BL Catalogue Extract. 452 pp. Frontis, engraved title page & 6 inserted plates (by Stephens & Beeler). Crown 8vo. Original green blindstamped cloth. More
SUNSHINE ON DAILY PATHS; or the Revelation of Beauty and Wonder in Common Things. From Household Words. With Eight Original Illustrations.
Philadelphia: H. C. Peck & Theo. Bliss, 1854. 1st edition thus (VanderPoel B571). Not in Gimbel nor the 1960 BL Catalogue Extract. 452 pp. Frontis, engraved title page & 6 inserted plates (by Stephens & Beeler). Crown 8vo. Original purple blindstamped cloth. Now protected by custom cut clear mylar wrapper..... More
A PICNIC With DICKENS CHARACTERS. (Puzzle-Patchworked by 'Dorcas').; A Merlinite Mosaic. Conductor of Norwich 'Sphinxitic Pastime' and Other 'Riddlers Arenas'.
[n. p]: Yuletide 1903. Reprinted from the Nottinghamshire Express. 14 pp. 16mo [4 3/16" x 5 1/4"]. Printed orange wrappers, sewn. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. A word challenge in that 100 of Dickens' character's names are buried in individual sentences constructed by 'Dorcas', e.g., 'The rendezvous..... More
SUITE Of SIX COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS Of ANTHROPOMORPHIC ENGLISH BOOKSELLERS, "BOOKISH PIGS".
[London?]: Ca 1980 (?). Signed in the plate by Hewitt. The images are color half-tone reproductions of watercolor paintings by Miss Hewitt. 16" x 20". All housed in a clear mylar envelope. Prints feature scenes of anthropomorphic pigs interacting with books. Scenes include a book auction, an old scholar buried..... More
The DANDY DETECTIVE SPORT.; Aldine "O'er Land and Sea" Library. No. 311.
London: Aldine Publishing Company, Ltd., (n. d.). Ca early 1900s, cf. Kirkpatrick, p. 249. 63, [1 (advert)] pp. Text double column. 9" x 6-1/4". Printed paper wrappers, stapled. Front wrapper with illustration of two men meeting in the woods, one masked. This edition not found on OCLC, nor COPAC... More
PACIFIC GRAVEYARD. Key to Ship Wreck Chart.
Portland 9: Binfords & Mort, (n. d.). Broadside. Color illustrated map. Oblong format. 17-1/2" x 22-1/2" The map shows ship wrecks to 1951. James A Gibbs was a author as well as a lighthouse keeper and lived in Yachats, Oregon til his death on April 30, 2010. More
DICKENS: The MAN & The BOOK.
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1936. 1st edition. ix, [1], 240 pp. 12mo. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Blue topstain. No dust jacket. Selections from Dickens; issued in the Pickwick Centennary. More