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London: Chatto & Windus, 1892. With TYPED LETTER SIGNED tipped in at title page, dated Mar. 15th, 1898 on The Survey of London letterhead to Frank Chapman, Esq. -" Dear Sir, I be(sic) to acknowledge your letter of March 10th. I think that the phrase is awkward, but it is not necessary that the verb should be in the singular. If the sentence had run 'a part of the punishments' , it should have been 'was', but it is, 'part of the punishments'; were parts here is a noun of number which may take either singular or plural. I remain, dear Sir, Very faithfully yours, Walter Besant". A photograph of Besant clipped from another publication pasted to opposing page, and also tipped in a handwritten note referring to the phrase at issue in the letter. Very Good in contemporary straight grain morocco, embossed in blind and gilt-stamped, brick red end papers, joints and edges well-rubbed, slight spine lean. Binding tight and solid. . TYPED LETTER SIGNED. First Edition. Straight… Leer más

London: Chapman & Hall, 1874. Two volumes finely bound in contemporary full tree calf, the backs with red morocco labels and richly gilt, marbled end papers with wide ornate gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt, ribbon markers. Near Fine, light rubbing at edges, prior owner bookplates. Military and Religious Life a First Edition, 1874; Manners, Customs, and Dress states "Fourth Thousand", 1876. Both volumes with chromolithographic prints by F. Kellerhoven (and others), and each with over 400 wood engravings. A quite handsome set, please inquire about additional shipping charges for international orders. . First Edition. Tree Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1850. vii-xxix, (1), 165 pages, illustrated title page by Maclise. Finely bound in contemporary red pebbled morocco, covers and back richly gilt, yellow end papers, all edges gilt. Near Fine, small rubs at corners, yellow end papers soiled, rior owner name 2nd front end page. . Later Edition. Pebbled Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

(England) (1808): Alnwick, Printed By W. Davison 1 preliminary leaf, illustrated title page, [ix]-xxvi, pages, 1 leaf, [29]-198 pages, 1 leaf including plates frontispiece. Bound in contemporary pebbled calf, covers with central floral decoratios in gilt surrounded by decoratibve gilt border and two rules, back gilt, marbled end papers, all edges gilt. Very Good Plus, back gilt dulled and sunned, light wear at spine ends and corners. Some of the illustrations toward the back are thought to be by Bewick. . Later Edition. Pebbled Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London: John W. Parker, 1850. RARE, OCLC locates eight institutional holdings, no other copies in current commerce. The second of her three religious novels, the others were Brampton Rectory: or, The Lesson of Life, 1849, London and The Youth and Womanhood of Helen Tyrrel, 1854, London. Neither of those are found in current commerce. Bound in contemporary embossed calf, ornate gilt back, end papers and edges marbled. iv, 407 pages. Very Good Plus, corners rubbed, calf soiled, prior owner gift inscription dated 1853. . First Edition. Embossed Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Brother Publishers, 1894. Very Good, in contemporary half polished calf over marbled boards, gilt back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, boards rubbed at edges and soiled, internally clean and tight. With illustrations by the author. . First American Edition. Half Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: White, Stokes, & Allen, 1886. 6" x 3 3/4". vi, 164 pp. Near Fine, scant toning at end pages only. Finely bound by Bayntun in black straight-grain morocco, red labels and gilt back, intricate gilt turn-ins over marbled end papers, all edges gilt. A quite lovely small book. . First Edition. Straight - Grain Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Philadelphia: Published and Sold by Uriah Hunt, 1835. Very Good, bound in otiginal calf with clear gilt lettering at spine, edges rubbed, moderately toned and mostly evenly browned throughout, early prior owner names front end papers. 1028 pages, printed in three columns. A solid and well-bound copy. . Later American Edition. Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Thick 8vo.

[London]: from the Chiswick Press, by C. Whittingham : Sold by R. Jennings, T. Tegg, A.K. Newman and Co, 1821. Bound in contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, Very Good, gilt lettering at spine worn away, boards rubbed, edges soiled, widely scattered light toning. 5 1/4" x 3 1/8". [3], vi-x, 353, [19] pages (Index). With four illustrations, one at title pg. and one at head of each of the three Parts - Comedies, Historical Plays, and Tragedies. An uncommon edition. . Later Edition. Quarter Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.

Indianapolis, Indiana: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1897. First Edition, Second State (Russo and Russo, pp. 64-66) 1897 (published 1896). Finely bound in contemporary publisher's half calf over marbled boards, gilt back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Near Fine, small rubs at edges. . First Edition. Half Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Published By the Proprietors of the English Classics; Printed for Baynes and Sons et al. , 1823. Finely bound in contemporary half red morocco over light red buckram, the back five raised bands with gilt lettering, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Book measures 5 1/2" x 3 1/4". Frontispiece and title page illustrations from Corbauld engraved by E. Finden. Near Fine, buckram faded at top edge, small rubs at corners and edges, toning at end papers only. A delightful small book. . Later Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.

London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1864. Finely bound in contemporary red morocco over marbled boards, the back intricately gilt, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, at rear states Printed at the Chiswick Press by Charles Whittingham MDCCCXLVIII. Portrait frontis of Mrs. Goldolphin. xviii, 291 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait, genealogical tables. Near Fine, tiny rubs at edges. This edition published by Longman uncommon in current commerce. WorldCat locates 8 institutional holdings. . Later Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, 1824. Printed by W. Nicol at the Shakespeare Press. li, [1], 400, Part Second title page, 401-912 pages. Finely bound by Whitman Bennett of New York in mid 20th c. half red morocco over red buckram boards, gilt back in five raised bands, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Near Fine, small rubs at corners and edges, toning primarily at first several pages front and back. A quite handsome copy, "The Bennett Book Studios of New York City was established in the late 1920s by bookman and binder Whitman Bennett (b. 1884 in Cambridge, MA; d. 1968 in New York). The business sold rare books, particularly first editions and sets of American and English literature classics, and also operated as a fine bindery. Bennett Studios was known for crafting fine leather bindings, and the term "Bennett copy" arose in the book trade to refer to the binder's work in upgrading a second or third issue text with a first edition binding" (Lilly Library, Bennett… Leer más

New York: Thomas Y Crowell & Co., 1892. Finely bound in dark brown crushed morocco, stamped with gilt floral decorations, wide floral gilt turn-ins with complimentary floral end papers, top edge gilt, ribbon marker, the binding unsigned making it likely an example of late 19th c. American fine binding. The Preface by Austin Dobson, which first appeared in the "English Illustrated Magazine" for October 1890, traces the history of illustrated editions of The Vicar, although this edition makes no mention of its illustrators. The illustrations are, however, signed in the images and are mainly dated '89 and '90. Fine, prior owner name front end paper. A lovely little book in fine contemporary binding. . Illustrated Edition. Crushed Morocco. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London: Eliot Stock, 1898. Finely bound in straight-grained calf with ornate gilt back, all edges gilt, marbled end papers, by TRUSLOVE & HANSON of Sloane Street (signed on front turn-in), a highly regarde London binder of the period, Bookplate of Coker Court, from the library of George Helyar of Somerset front paste down, later bookplate of Richard F. Turner front end page. Near Fine, small rubs at corners and along top edge of spine, covers lightlly soiled, evidence of a small sticker removal top corner front end page. A lovely little book. . Tenth Edition . Straight - Grain Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

[London}: compiled and arranged by the proprietors of "Punch," the "Daily Graphic," and the "Daily Chronicle.", 1898. SCARCE in current commerce. Original red silk covered boards lettered in gilt, all edges gilt unpaginated, Very Good, covers a bit soiled. A compilation of art, illustrations, poetry, and letters done in facsimile from many of the leading authors and artists of 1890s London. [Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] Printed rectos only. OCLC locates 14 libraries worldwide with holdings. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Oblong 4to.

New York: Harper & Brother Publishers, 1870. x pages, 1 leaf, 253 pages, 6 pp. adverts. RARE in the First Edition, 1869 cp, 1870 tp. In original brown cloth, gilt lettering at spine, Very Good, a few widely scattered spots of toning, pages uniformly browning at edges. From the collection of noted medieval scholar James W. Marchand, his name stamp front end page. Francis A. March was on the faculty of Lafayette College for 50 years, where he became the first individual to hold the title "Professor of English Language and Literature" anywhere in the United States or Europe. Considered March's masterpiece and a classic linguistics text. a book that was reprinted as recently as 2020. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1841. Published 1840-1841. Three volumes in the publisher's embossed cloth, ornate gilt spine and gilt clock decoration front covers. Plain white end papers. An old bookseller's slip laid in states "a very unusual copy in this state. Almost all copies were issued by the publishers with marbled edges." Contains the first appearances in book form of The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge. A Very Good Minus set, Vol. III with front cover detached, wear at spine ends all three volumes with 1/4" loss of cloth, widely scattered toning, corners rubbed and bumped, the small book label of noted Yorkshire book collector Edward Hailstone of Horton Hall at front paste downs. . First Edition. Embossed Cloth. Very Good Minus. Royal Octavo.

New York: Brentano's, 1890. # 247 of 250 copies of the American Edition, (there were also 500 copies printed for Great Britain) , SIGNED by publisher ("Brentano's) under numbered entry and with an introduction by F.G. Kitton. Original paper covered boards with gilt lettering front cover and spine, top edge gilt. viii pages, [2], 66 unnumbered leaves :chiefly facsimile. Very Good, white quarter paper at spine darkened, paper rubbed at joints, corners rubbed and bumped, title page detached completely and front end page starting to detach at bottom edge. rear hinge starting at bottom edge. Internally clean and bright, a better than usually seen copy of a SCARCE Dickens book. . SIGNED. Limited and Numbered Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1894. Twelve volumes, published 1893-1894. The Oregon Trail, 1 vol.; The Conspiracy of Pontiac, 2 vols.; FRANCE AND ENGLAND IN NORTH AMERICA; Pioneers of France in the New World, 1 vol.; The Jesuits in North America, 1 vol.; LaSalle and the Discovery of the Great West, 1 vol.; The Old Regime in Canada under the Regime of Louis XIV. 1 vol.; Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV, 1 vol.; A Half-Century of Conflict, 2 vols.; Montcalm and Wolfe, 2 vols. Uniformly bound in half brown crushed morocco over marbled boards, ornately decorated gilt backs, marbled end papers, tops gilt. Near Fine, small rubs at some corners, a quite handsome set, uncommon in current commerce in fine bindings. . First Edition Thus. Half Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.