Classics from Cornish Books

7 Place Saint michel, Paris: Jean Gillequin & Cie. Half Cloth. Good+. Set of 4 books. Comedies et Proverbs 1: La Nuit Venitienne, Andre del Sarto, Les Caprices de Marianne, Fantasio, On Ne Badine pas avec L'Amour, Barberibe. 260 p.pages. Comedies et Proverbs 2; Lorenzaccio, Le Chandlier, Il ne Faut Jurer de Rien. 245 p.pages. Nouvelles: Emmeline, Les… Saber más sobre este artículo

Includes "Mandalay and Gunga Din". Red cloth cover with bright gilt lettering on spine. Top page edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. XIX (19) preliminary pages, main text 208 p.pages + 39 pages Methuen's adverts. 7 3/4" tall, 350g. Some fading to cloth. Spine tanned. No inscriptions.

1926 9th impression of the 1919 first edition. Red cloth cover with bright gilt facsimile signature on front. Red marbled endpapers. Top page edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. Bright gilt lettering on spine. 336 p.pages, 310g, 7" tall. Very slight edge wear. No inscriptions. Only a very occasional spot of foxing.

1927 8th impression of the 1898 first edition. Red cloth cover with bright gilt facsimile signature on front and blind stamped linear margin. Red marbled endpapers. Top page edges Gilt, other edges untrimmed. Bright gilt lettering on spine. 297 p.pages, 240g, 7" tall. Very slight edge wear. Old penciled price in top corner of… Saber más sobre este artículo

1907 2nd impression of the 1895 first edition. Green cloth cover with bright gilt lettering on front & spine. Title page printed in Red and Black. 272 p.pages, 460g, 7 3/4" tall. Slight edge wear. Ffep missing. No inscriptions except old penciled price on endpaper. Some light spots of browning to half-title and title pages, only a… Saber más sobre este artículo

"George Eliot's Masterpiece describes the great upheavals during the advent of the Railways and preceding the 1822 Reform Bill. 364 p.pages, 800g, 8" tall. No inscriptions. Slight edge wear at top of jacket.

Somerset Maugham's collection of all the Short Stories he wished to Reprint. 1477 p.pages, 1.3 kilos, 8" tall. Green cloth covers with Gilt lettering on red ground to spines. No inscriptions. Weight, 1.3 kilos so shipping Outside UK will be extra.

Somerset Maugham's collection of all the Short Stories he wished to Reprint. 1477 p.pages, 1.3 kilos, 8" tall. Green cloth covers with Gilt lettering on red ground to spines. Some rubbing and edge wear to covers. Tips of bottom fore corners on vol. 2 a little worn. Previous owner's surname penciled on ffeps. No other inscriptions. Weight, 1.3 kilos… Saber más sobre este artículo

Introduction written by Oscar Wilde's son. "De Profundis" is taken from the original British Nuseum Manuscript ( until recently suppressed. ) Jacket design by Leslie W. Nimmo based on Aubrey Beardsly's Drawing. 1216 p.pages, 8 1/2" tall, 1.1 kilos. No inscriptions. Paper tanned due to paper quality. Weight, 1.1 kilos so shipping Outside UK will be a little extra.

1970 Reprint of the 1953 First edition. Edited by George F. Maine. Introduced by Laurence Housman. Dark Blue imitation leather cover with Gilt lettering and foliate design on spine. 320 p.pages, 400g, 7 1/4" tall. In original clear acetate wraps. Ffep removed. No inscriptions. Wrapper unclipped, original price 10/- : 50p. Erapper has a piece torn away… Saber más sobre este artículo

First illustrated Edition. Illustrated with 12 B&W Full-Page Plates and other Decorations. Black cloth cover with bright gilt illus. of Mermaid & Fish on front. Same Design in Silver on Jacket. Endpapers illustrated with Mermaid and Merman. Top page edges Red, other edges untrimmed. Many pages still uncut so this copy is probably unread. 291 p.pages, 1… Saber más sobre este artículo

Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1979. Beautiful Edition of Dickens' classic novel about young Pip, Magwitch and Miss Havisham. Illustrated with coloured Plates by F. W. Pailthorpe. Red Quarter Leather and Red Cloth binding, with 4 Raised bands, Bright Gilt Lettering and Decoration to spine. Bright gilt decoration on front and rear, both to the red cloth and the leather. All… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Richard Bentley, 1833. Northanger Abbey and Persuasion in One Volume. 3rd Edition overall. Frontispiece has an Engraved illustration for Northanger Abbey opposite a joint illustrated Title Page with a Vignette illustration for Persuasion. Both Pages dated 1833 and both illustrations "Pickering Pinxt; Greatbatch Sculpt." Followed by a Printed Title Page"Novels by Miss Jane Austen - Complete in Five Volumes"… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1919. Cloth. Good. Volume One only (of 2). Blue cloth cover with gilt decoration and lettering to spine. Top and Front page edges untrimmed. Illustrated Title Page. From "The Bell Buoy" to "The Young Queen." Some wear to cover, corners bumped. No inscriptions. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

Clun House, Surrey Street, London: The Caxton Publishing Company Near Complete Set of 26 Volumes (of 30 Published). Illustrated with Colour Frontispieces, Full Page Plates and In-Text Illustrations. Green cloth covers with lighter green designs to front and spines. Bright Gilt Lettering to spines. Titles are: Oliver Twist; Great Expectations ( 2 Vols ); Christmas Books; Hard Times; Sketches by… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1883. Charlotte Bronte's early Novel, published posthumously. Preface by "Currer Bell" with a Footnote by her Husband, A. B. Nicholls, dated 1856. Text of "The Professor", 284 Pages. The Poems continue the pagination to 436 followed by Publisher's adverts. 7" Tall, 370g. Green cloth cover with Gilt Lettering and a little decoration on front &… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: George Routledge & Sons Limited, 1895. Very interesting Historical Novel recreating the eruption of Vesuvius in Roman times. Red cloth cover with gilt lettering to front and spine, and blind stamped and gilt lines. Gift inscription dated 1895 on front endpaper.. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Book.

London: J. Walker, F. C. & J. Rivington and Others, 1813. Complete set of 2 volumes. Each vol. has an engraved frontis. illustration, protected by tissue guard, opposite and illustrated title page, followed by a printed title page (all title pages dated 1818). Frontis of Vol. I illus."Dorothea bathing her feet" and Vol. II frontis "Sancho resisting the Scullions attack… Saber más sobre este artículo

Clun House, Surrey Street, London: The Caxton Publishing Company Limited 0 Illustrated with some B&W Plates and a Colour Frontis Illustration "Jeannie's Interview with the Queen". Green cloth cover with blind stamped Thistle design to front and spine. Gilt lettering & Monogram to spine. 8" Tall. Slight wear. (Other titles available, I'm happy to give a discount on 2 or… Saber más sobre este artículo

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1894. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Complete 7 Volume Set: All published in 1894 except the Supplementary Volume, dated 1897. Vol I, "Romaunt of the Rose" & Minor Poems. 568 Pages. Frontis illustration, Chaucer's Portrait and Manuscript; protected by tissue guard. Vol II, "Boethius" & "Troilus". 506 Pages. Frontis illustration of a Manuscript, protected by tissue guard;… Saber más sobre este artículo