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Chapman and Hall, 1851. xxxix, 351, publishers lime-green boards with gilt titles and decorative front cover. Edges slightly dust stained but in a remarkably good state of preservation although several pages of one gather badly foxed, the remainder being free of blemishes. Ticket of binders Eeles and Son on rpd, owner name on verso of ffep "D. Turner, Leamington June 16th 1851". The long poem celebrates the life and achievements of the Algerian Arab and Sufi leader who fought French colonialism and ther scorched-earth policy they used to suppress the Muslim population. Abd-el-Kader became a cause celebre declaring jihad against the French and in his exile in Damascus protecting the Christian population against the Druze. Abraham Lincoln presented him with a pair of revolvers."Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine (6 September 1808 - 26 May 1883)), known as the Emir Abdelkader or Abdelkader El Djezairi, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial… Read More

London: Cooke's Edition, 1793. 87, 2 parts, en graved frontispiece, continuous pagination with second title page and 1 engraving. "An Account of the Manner in which the said manuscript was discovered in a letter from an English "two volumes in One, Embellished with Superb Engravings", vol. no. XVII of "Cooke's Pocket Edition of Select Novels or Novelists's Entertaining Library". 260, frontispiece engraving with 2 further engravings, all with tissue guards Full tree calf, lacks spine label. Some toning to margins of eps but clean and firm throughout. Leather rubbed at edges and dry along spine hinges. No date, all engravings dated1793. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good. Illus. by Corbould. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Book.

Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt xxiii, 438, 12 engravings, decorated eps, aeg, stamped gilt decoration to boards, mark to spine, presentation page completed and dated 1895 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Huitieme Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Book.

London: Messrs. Chapman and Hall, 1862. vol. VIII, September 13th 1862 to February 21st 1863, nos. 177-200, 572 pp, includes part of Wilkie Collins' seriales novel "No Name", plus The Extra Christmas Number for 1862 "Somebody's Luggage" 48 pp. Vol. X, August 29th 1863 to February 6th 1864, nos. 227 to 250, pp. 572, includes part of "The Uncommercial Traveller" and the Extra Christmas Number for 1863, "Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings", 48 pp. Vol. XI, from February 13th to August 6th 1964, nos. 251 to 276, 620 pp, Vol. XII, from August 13th 1864 to January 21st 1865, nos. 277-300, pp. 572, with the Extra Christmas Number for 1864 (containing the amount of Two Extraordinary Numbers), Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy, 48 pp. Uniform half green calf, red gilt title label to spine, marbled boards. Short splits to leather at spines, stamps to title page (Malinda Works, Sheffield), boards rubbed. A sound and clean copy.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over… Read More

London: Chatto & Windus, 1974. vii, 259, publishers blue cloth, gilt titles; no inscriptions . Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1967. xxiv, 242, as new, slight darkening of dj spine, green cloth with red label and gilt titles to spine. Written in 1813, one of the earliest regional and social novels, set in Ayrshire. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

London: Namara Press, 1982. 143, a special issue highlighting different aspects of Arab culture and arts, calligraphy, design, etc. some colour illustrations. A4. Soft cover. Good. A4. Book.

London and Edinburgh: T.N. Foulis, 1920. 79 with 3 pp list of Foulis books, coloured frontispiece mounted on grey paper with a further seven in the same style. Blue cloth with dark blue iluustration to front cover. Spine faded and with slight damage to tail of spine-a clean, firm copy without inscriptions. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. October reprint of the 1920 Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Marjorie Nash. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1883. vol. I, half title, portrait frontsipiece, x1, 259; vol. II, half title, title, 227, 4 pp catalogue of new publications, 24 pp catalogue. Publisher's red cloth gilt with title and signature of Trollope stamped in black to front, dark brown eps. Owner signatures on verso of half-title vol. 1, front cover of vol. I detatched, front cover of vol II taped at hinge, spines worn, faded and torn, inner hinges weak. Short letter (11 lines) in the hand of Anthony Quinton, President of Trinity College Oxford (1978-87), President of the Aristotelian Society, political and moral philoopher commenting on his own article for the Trollope Centenary. suamme 42 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First. Hardcover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1892. xix, 208, 16 page publisher's cat., vignette to title page, brown buckram with gilt titles to spine, teg, corners and head and tail of spine bruised, some light foxing and finger marks. Presentation inscription "To Harry From A.S.S. and P.R.S, September 13-92". Harry is Harry leslie Sherwood who entered the Foreign Office in 1882, rising to become Inspector General of H.M. Consulates and editor of the F.O. List-the donors are assumed to be members of his family. The book contains 2 press cuttings including the first printed version of "The Absent-minded Beggar" published by the Daily Mail on 31st October 1899. The poem is headed "Rudyard Kipling's New Poem" with "Copyright in England and America by the "Daily Mail" publishing company." Although there is no date on the newspaper, indications are that it was printed in 1899. The rights to publish had been given by Kipling to Lord Harmsworth, proprietor of the… Read More

London: Faber and Faber, 1965. 269, publisher's red cloth, dj slightly toned; short stories by Theodore Sturgeon, Alec Waugh, Brian Aldiss, Spike Milligan, Mr.R. James, H.P. Lovecraft and others. No inscriptions or stamps.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

John Murray, 1986. 248, title vignette, tw0-page map on coloured paper, publisher's black cloth gilt, dj complete in protective sleeve. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/Dust Jacket Included. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

Chatto and Windus, 1936. viii, 319 pp. first issue in Golden Library April 1936, 30 black and white photographs, maps on eps. Grey buckram with blue cloth spine with gilt titles, gold coloured dust jacket with stiff brown paper backing. Price clipped, owner signature on half title, blind stamp on contents page, label removed from verso of ffep, cover wrinkled. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Stuttgart: Becher's, 1855. xxiii, 1228 pp (printed in double columns) with translations into German of the early literature in Indian, Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Greek and Latin, the Romance Languages, Germanic Languages, Slavic Languages, Hungarian and new Greek. Green cloth with blind-stamped decorative covers and decorative gilt titles to spine and marbled edges. Professionally ansd skilfully restored (green cloth insert to secure spine, resewing of block, new eps), foxing throughout. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Neue Ausgabe. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1952. the Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell, xix, 428, frontispiece and 12 further plates, quarter vellum, black boards, black label, gilt titles to spine, teg, black slipcase. No. 434 of a de luxe limited edition of 1050. Slight toning of vellum and mild spotting of uncut fore edge. 4to. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. Book.

London: Sotheby and Co., 1937. 40, several photographic plates (2 folding) and other reproductions of the letters offered for sale on Monday June 7th 1937. A tipped in cutting from The Times newspaper of the following day "The Sale Room" entitled "Disappointing Total" suggests that the sale did not go well, the market for Browning correspondence having reached "saturation point". Printed green wrappers, signs of wear, pencil markings and stamps. 8vo. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Book.

London: Printed by E[lizabeth]. P[urslowe]. for Henry Seyle, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Tygers head in St. Paules Church-yard, 1633. fep and title page lacking (supplied in facsimile] 23-82 (as for all known copies), 1-298, includes complete copies of - Of Humane Learning, An Inquisition upon Fame and Honour, Alaham (1632), Mustapha (final permission page dated 1632 has been pasted over at some stage-later removed with partial loss of text) and A Letter. Pages from Caelica (161-256) have been deliberately cut out and therefore lack 203-218, 223-228, 232-256; pages from Of Travell also excised and lacks 295-296, final ep present. Contemporary blind ruled calf, boards hanging on by cords only. Damp staining to margins, worming throughout-mostly affecting margins but often impinging on text. A scholar's copy.. Hardcover. Poor. 21.5 x 15 Cm.. Book.

London: Henry S. King & Co., 1877. vol. I, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 other iluustrations, xii, 501; vol. II, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 further illustrations, x, 496. Publisher's chocolate cloth gilt, bevelled boards, black-green eps. One gather in vol I loose, edges a bit grubby, head and tails of spines bruised but a good first in original condition. suamme 9 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Edited By His Wife. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1887. viii, 369, yellow boards with black titles to spine and front cover. Owner signature of ffep, spine faded, eps foxed else in very good condition. Second edition, published anonymously-contains references to Ned kelly's gang. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". A New Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Book.

London: John Lane, Bodley Head, 1912. [12] 136, 6 pp adverts, illustrated throughout by Charles Robinson; publisher's red cloth gilt, professionally re-cased retaining original eps, spine and covers. Gift inscription on ffep, many of the black and white drawings coloured with meticulous detail (not the work of a child). A few ink marks to spine, and thumb marks, pencil annotations. suamme 23 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Hardcover. Very Good. Illus. by Charles Robinson. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Book.