Boston: Bradbury Soden & Co., 1844. 1st edition thus (American Imprints 44-2697). 2 volumes (160; [2], 161 - 352 pp). Frontis & engraved title page to Part I. Wood engraving, p. 8. 7" x 4-5/8". Original salmon-colored printed wrappers. Series advert to rear wrapper. Contents include: Lucretia and Margaret Davidson;..... More
Boston: Bradbury Soden & Co., 1845. 1st edition thus (American Imprints 45-2728). 2 volumes (vi, [7] - 160; [2], 161 - 320 pp). Cancel copyright notice pasted over that printed on copyright page. Frontis & engraved title page to Part I. 7" x 4-5/8". Original pink printed wrappers. Series advert..... More
Berkeley: Peter Koch Printers, (n. d.). Ca. early 2000s. Unpaginated, though16 pp. Intratextual color photographic images. 8-3/8" x 5-1/2". Beige printed paper wrappers, tied with a white string. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
[San Francisco]: The Book Club of California, 1940. 1st edition thus. Limited to 650 cc. [6], 12, [2] pp. 8vo. Black paper wrappers, sewn. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
Caernarfon / Dolgellau: Argraffwyd Ac Ar Werth Gan Peter Evans / Argraffwyd Gan R. Jones, Dros y Cyhoeddwr, Mr. Robert Williams Wynne, (n. d. / 1841). 1st edition thus of both texts (presumed). 1st title, ca. 1829. [2], 124, xii, 166 pp. 7-1/8" x 4-1/2". Full brown calf, gilt rules..... More
San Francisco, Cal. Published by C. P. Heininger, 421 Montgomery Street. (n. d.). Ca 1880s (Rocq 173). Issued without text. 29 captioned photographic views, presented accordian style on a 16 panel fold-out (4-1/2+ feet in length), affixed to left paste-down. 6" x 5". Terra cotta cloth binding with gilt stamped..... More
London: Putnam, 1959. 1st edition. 208 pp. Illustrated with color plates. 8vo. Red cloth binding. Red topstain. Dust jacket. More
[London]: 1843. Single sheet of lithographed white glazed card stock, 8 lines of text, fancy fonts. Blank verso. Nickleby portrait of Dickens at top; ornamental wreath, with 2 cherubs, surrounding text. Card: 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" This ticket was to hear Dickens speak at a fundraising event held at the Manchester..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, 1839. 1st book edition (Smith I, 5. Mixed stated of textual errors noted by Smith, e.g., lacks capital H for how, p. 512; but has 'suprise' for surprise, p. 586 ). xvi, 624 pp. Frontis & 39 plates by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz). Extra-illustrated..... More
London: Printed for J. Roberts, 1723. 1st Edition. [2], 38 pp. Lacks half-title & dedicatory leaf. Head, tailpieces. Decorative initial capital letters. 4to. 9" x 6-7/8". Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Shaw was the son of Robert Shaw, A.M., master of the grammar school at Lichfield. On..... More
