London: Thomas Hailes Lacy, (n. d.). Ca mid-to-late 1840s. 42 pp. Frontispiece. 6-7/8" x 4-1/16". Modern marbled paper wrappers, with printed paper title label to front wrapper. First performed at the Princess's Theatre, on Tuesday, October 8th, 1844. More
London: Thomas Hailes Lacy, (n. d.). Ca 1850s. 44 pp. 6-7/8" x 4-1/16". Modern marbled paper wrappers, with printed paper title label to front wrapper. "First performed at the Theatre Historique, Paris; August 10, 1850. More
London: Thomas Hailes Lacy, (n. d.). Ca 1850s. 58 pp. 6-7/8" x 4-1/16". Modern marbled paper wrappers, with printed paper title label to front wrapper. More
London: Thomas Hailes Lacy, (n. d.). Ca late 1850s. 45, [1] pp. Last page an advert. 6-7/8" x 4-1/16". Modern marbled paper wrappers, with printed paper title label to front wrapper. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1895. "New" edition. Cf. Topp III, 1076. viii, 238, [4], 32 pp. 32 page Dec '94 publisher catalogue at rear. Illustrations by Stanley L. Wood. 12mo. 7" x 5-1/8". Original publisher's color-printed glazed yellow printed paper binding [i.e., a "yellowback"]. Advert eps... More
London /New York: Ward Lock and Co., (n. d.). Early edition, ca 1887. Cf. Topp II, 1923. viii, 435, [5] pp. 4 page publisher catalogue at rear. Crown 8vo. 7" x 4-3/4". Original publisher's color-printed glazed pale green printed paper binding ["yellowback" style]. Advert eps... More
London, New York and Melbourne: Ward Lock and Co., (n. d.). "New" edition, ca 1893. Cf. Topp II, 1591. [6], 363, [13] pp. 12 page publisher catalogue at rear. Crown 8vo. 7" x 4-3/4". Original publisher's color-printed glazed white paper binding ["yellowback" style]. Advert eps... More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1884. 1st book edition (Baird & Greenwood 1760; BAL 13799; Cowan II, p. 429; Wright III, 3740). 114 - 115, viii, [9] - 148, 116 - 125 pp. Adverts first 2, and last 10, pages. 7-1/4" x 4-7/8". Buff paper wrappers, printed in red &..... More
London Paris & Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1895. 1st Edition (Collie XVa). 158, [6] pp. 5 pages of adverts at rear, dated "8.95". Mostly unopened. 8vo. 6-1/2" x 3-5/8" Brown cloth binding with red stamping. More
New York: F. M. Lupton, Publisher. 106 and 108 Reade St. 1893. 1st printing (presumed). 62, [2 (blank) pp. Text double column. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 6" Pale green printed wrappers, stapled. Rear wrapper blank. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. A how-to, for authors aspiring for publication during the..... More
Baltimore: Published by Joseph Cushing, Printed by William Fry, 1813. "A variant issue of the second (separate) 1813 Philadelphia, Bradford and Inskeep edition" (Todd & Bowden 303R.5). [10], 267, [3 (blank)] pp. 5-1/2" x 3-1/4". Brown full leather binding, gilt rules and leather stamped to spine (title over a red..... More
Albany: Printed for Abraham Ellison ... 1793. 1st US edition (Evans 26177; Sabin 85206). 164 pp. 12mo, signed in 6s. 6-1/4" x 3-5/8". Period full brown calf, flat-back, with black leather title label to spine. More
Boston: E. P. Peabody, 1841. 1st Edition (BAL7591; Clark A7.1). vii, [1 (blank)], 158, [2 (blank)] pp. 16mo. 5" x 3-3/8". Original publisher's brown basket-weave cloth binding with black title label to front board. More
Boston / New York: E. P. Peabody / Wiley & Putnam, 1841. 1st Edition (BAL7590; Clark A6.1). vii, [1 (blank)], 140 pp. 16mo. 5" x 3-3/8". Original publisher's brown basket-weave cloth binding with black title label to front board. More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1852. 1st edition. [2], 335, [3] pp. Green advert leaf inserted prior to final blank leaf. Frontis, engraved title & 2 inserted plates. 7-3/4" x 5". Original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt stamping. TEG. Bright pink eps. More
London: Longmans Green and Co., 1905. 1st edition. x, 143, [5] pp. Adverts last 4 pages. 12mo. Green cloth binding with an extensive floral motif gilt stamping. More
Leipzig: Bernh Tauchnitz Jun. 1842. 1st Tauchnitz edition (Todd & Bowden 4Aa). viii, 416 pp. Signed in 8s. 15.5 cm x 11.5 cm, Half brown leather with brown marbled paper boards; blue marbled eps. Blue speckled edges. Spine gilt lettered in 2nd compartment: "Collection / of / British Authors /..... More
Eton: E. P. Williams, 1854. 5th edition. c, 142 pp. Illustrated with 15 plates. 4to. 5 5/8" x 8 7/8". Contemporary green polished half-calf with marbled boards & eps. TEG. Gray "was an English poet, letter-writer, classical scholar, and fellow at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He is widely known for his..... More
Paris: Demonville, 1811. 196 pp + 80 pp (including Table of Contents). Illustrated with copperplate engravings. Bound in 6s [8.5 cm x 14 cm]. Contemporary full calf with maroon spine label. Marbled eps. More
New York: Henry Holt & Co., Publishers, 1874. 1st US edition, 1st issue [with front advert dated November 17th, 1874]. Cf Purdy, p. 17. iv, 474 pp. 12mo. 6-3/4" x 4-1/2". Original publishers linen cloth binding with black printed lettering/graphics, including signature cobweb in lower right corner of the front..... More
London: Printed by W. Griffen, in Catherine-Street in the Strand, 1767. First Edition (NCBEL II, 825). 69, [3] pp. Last 3 pages advert for W. Griffen. 8vo. 8" x 5-1/4". Disbound, with binding remnants along spine. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1874. 1st US edition. 196, 4 pp. Adverts first & last 4 pages. Text double column. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-7/8". Original dull peach-colored printed paper wrappers. Jeaffreson the author of almost 3 dozen novels, though these only attained 'second tier' standing in Victorian literary circles..... More
New York: H. Long & Brother, 43 Ann Street. (n. d.). 1st US edition [?]. Ca 1849 - 1853 [when Long at 43 Ann Street]. 216, [8] pp. Last 8 pages reprint the first pages of QUEEN JOANNA, with the last page a list of books offered by H. Long..... More
Sanbornton NH: Published by Charles Lane, 1839. 2 volumes (256; 237, [1] pp). 16mo, signed in 8s. 5-1/8" x 3-1/4". Original publisher's full blue vertical straight-grain faux-morocco leather with gilt stamped spines. Red speckled edges. Volumes 6 & 7 from Lane's [very successful] Uniform Edition, which began publication a couple..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 193, Picadilly / Chatto & Windus, 74 & 75, Piccadilly, 1877. 1st edition (Sadleir 1906). 3 volumes: [6], 308; [4], 267, [1], 32 [May 1877 publisher catalogue]; [4], 261, [1 (blank)], [May 1877 publisher catalogue] pp. Headpiece, p. 1 of each volume. Crown 8vo. 7-3/4" x...... More
