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London: John Lofts. Fair. N.D.. Three-Quarter Leather. Front cover detached. 12 Cruikshank illustrations. Not a first edition. Title page shows very minor edgewear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 280 pages .

London: John Dicks, [circa 1880s]., [circa 1880s].. Good. ONE OF THE EARLIEST DETECTIVE NOVELS - (Dicks English Library). Octavo, bound into purple cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The covers are rubbed & lightly bumped with some light stains & tiny score marks to the front cover. 256 pages, printed in double columns. A bookplate has been removed from the front pastedown. There is occasional light soiling & the front edges of some pages are roughed. Illustrated in black & white with a frontispiece, 4 full-page and 7 half-page illustrations by George Cruikshank. Good. "Clement Lorimer" is a biblio mystery and one of the earliest detective novels.The book also includes: James Smith: "Kit-Cat Sketches"; Elie Berthet: "The Gold Mine" [with 11 illustrations]; Samuel Lover: "Short Irish Tales"; Gerald Griffin: "Card-Drawing"; M. G. (Monk) Lewis: "My Uncle's Garret Window"; Hoffmann: "The Wonderful Adventures of the Student Anselmus"; Douglas Jerrold: "The Ring and Mendicant"; and Tom Hood: "Tales and Papers".

London: John Lofts, c1852. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". George Cruikshank. An early edition of Angus Reach's popular 'bibliomystery', a thrilling Gothic novel illustrated by George Cruikshank. Illustrated with twelve engraved plates from famed caricaturist George Cruikshank. Collated, complete.An early edition of Scottish novelist and journalist Angus Bethune Reach's popular nineteenth century Gothic novel.An early English detective novel, termed 'the first bibliomystery' by American mystery editor Otto Penzler, this is a thrilling tale of poison and murder, focused on the mystery of a cursed book.First issued in monthly instalments between 1848 and 1849, and first published in book form by David Bogue in 1849.Undated; dated c1852 via Jisc and Worldcat. With the inscription of Alex Thomson Grant, 1852, to the front free endpaper.A smart copy of this illustrated Gothic novel. In a half morocco binding, with cloth covered boards. Rubbing to back strip head and tail. Contemporary inscription to front… Leer más

London: David Bogue , 1849. 1st Edition. Half Leather. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cruikshank, George. 280pp. Bound in half leather with brown cloth boards. First edition full length novel of crime, mystery and modern detection. 12 full page b/w illustrations by George Cruikshank illustrate the text, including a frontispiece. Loss of the title block to the spine of the book. Marbled front and rear end papers and paste downs with some rubbing to the rear paste down. Rubbing to the leather. Splitting to the rear inner hinge, leaving the board slightly tender. However, the front board is sprung. A 3mm insect tract through the leather at the head of the spine and ever so slightly affecting edge of marbled end paper - otherwise the book is entirely free from insects tracts. Foxing to the pages and to the plates. Two separate neat period ink inscripions to the preliminary blank paper one given to Alfred Clark on his birthday and then to his daughter on her… Leer más

London: David Bogue, Fleet Street, 1849. First Collected edition. 3/4 Leather. Very Good. 18 x 12 cm. 12mo. vii (1) 280pp. Complete with 12 plates by George Cruikshank, including frontispiece. Bound in 3/4 brown leather. 5 raised bands to spine. Gilt top foredge and spine lettering. Some toning to the spine. Some rubbing to the leather. A few instances of foxing. First published serially from 1848-9.

London: David Bogue. Very Good+. 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. LITERATURE . Binding by Zahnsdorf in full tan levant morocco, sides with triple gilt fillet borders, gilt paneled back, gilt inner dentelles & gilt top. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated with 12 full-page etchings by George Cruikshank. (vi, [2], 280pp). Text & hinges tight & intact. Protected in a cloth slipcase. Archival tape reinforcement to frontis at gutter with verso of frontis facing title page; leaves clean & unmarked; plates generally free from foxing. Literature. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 280 pages .

London: David Bogue, 1849. First. Near Fine. George Cruikshank. A near fine scarce title in 1/2 maroon leather with marron marbled period boards Just slight scuffing on corners and spine ends Text has slight foxing on endpapers and frontispiece plate, but is else in excellent condition Uneven page edges suggests it may have been compiled from the separate published parts, but could also just be a product of the printer Affixed to the ffep is a presentation note from the author "With Angus B Reach's Compliments" and a London address (the author's, presumably) Very uncommon signed 280 pp.