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Sonnets From the Portuguese

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnets to
the Portuguese are widely considered among the greatest cycle of
sonnets in the English language. This collection of love poems was
written between 1845-46 to fellow poet and her soon-to-be husband,
Robert Browning.

Originally, Browning had no intention
of publishing the poetry owing to its deeply personal subject matter,
but her husband convinced her to publish them in the 1850 edition of
her Poems. Originally, however, she was reportedly to have called the... Read more about this item

Orley Farm

by Anthony Trollope

When Joseph Mason of Groby Park, Yorkshire, died, he left his estate to his family. A codicil to his will, however, left Orley Farm (near London) to his much younger second wife and infant son. The will and the codicil were in her handwriting, and there were three witnesses, one of whom was no longer alive. A bitterly fought court case confirmed the codicil.

Twenty years pass. Lady Mason lives at Orley farm with her adult son, Lucius. Samuel Dockwrath, a tenant, is asked to leave by Lucius, who wants to... Read more about this item

Victorian Fiction Books & Ephemera

SYLVIE AND BRUNO [along with] SYLVIE AND BRUNO CONCLUDED. First Editions, in Two Volumes.

by CARROLL, Lewis

London: Macmillan And Co., 1889 & 1893. First Editions. Two Volumes. Octavo, original red cloth with triple borders of gilt and small vignettes on front panels, spine panels lettered, ruled and with a small decoration in gilt, gilt vignettes on rear panels, all edges gilt, coated black endpapers. 400 + [3] pp ads., 423 + [4] pp ads + [1] pp Specimen leaf for ALICE'S ADVENTURES UNDER GROUND (Ms. Facsimile), forty-six (ten full-page) illustrations by Harry Furniss in each volume. Each frontispiece with... Read more about this item

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SGD 344.68

The People of Our Neighborhood

by Wilkins, Mary E. w/illus. by Alice Barber Stephens

Phila./NY: Curtis/Doubleday & McClure. 1898. 161pp. illus. t.e.g. green decorated cloth 16mo w/gilt titles: Very Good [touch of age browning; else an attractive copy] Vol. III in the Ladies' Home Journal Library of Fiction by the prolific American writer Wilkins (1852-1930).

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SGD 10.34

THE RECREATIONS OF A COUNTRY PARSON [along with] THE RECREATIONS OF A COUNTRY PARSON. SECOND SERIES.

by Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchinson [issued anonymously]

London: Parker Son and Bourn, West Strand., 1861 & 1862. Early Editions. Hardcover. Near Fine. Two volumes. Volume One is the Second Edition, Volume Two is the Third Edition. Octavo, original brown cloth decorated in blind on all covers, gilt titles on spine panels, brown coated endpapers. 373 + 6 pp publisher's catalogue of 'New Books and New Editions' at rear; 382 + [2] pp ads at rear. A few small knocks to the cloth at edges, some minor rubbing, a touch of interior foxing, mostly to preliminary and... Read more about this item

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SGD 130.98

The Imagination of Charles Dickens

by Cockshut, A. O. J

London: Collins,. Hardback. 192pp. Blue boards with gilt titles to spine. Very sunned to spine. Clean and sound. Good+, sound copy. . Hardcover. 1961.

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SGD 11.21

Felix Holt, the Radical

by Eliot, George

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1866 Three volumes. First edition, in Carter's "A" binding, with 4 pages of publisher advertisements and no catalog at the rear of Volume III. Publisher's cinnamon cloth, decorative borders stamped in blind to the boards, spines lettered in gilt. Near fine set with some toning to spines, tiny spot of soiling to fore edge of Volume I text block, light spotting to fore edge of Volume II text block, bookseller's stamp to rear pastedowns, and some... Read more about this item

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SGD 2,412.72

THE LAMP OF LOVE: A Book For Young Readers. Illustrated.

by ANONYMOUS [African American Interest]

Edinburgh: Gall & Inglis, 6 George Street / London : Houlston & Wright., No Date [between 1857 and 1869].. First Printing. 12 mo, original publisher's green cloth decorated in blind & gilt, lettered in gilt on upper cover, decorated and lettered in blind on rear panel, spine panel decorated and lettered in gilt, pale yellow endpapers. 280 pages, Frontispiece engraved by J.M. Corner, illustrations, music. Minor foxing to text, lacking front free endpaper, rear inner hinges just starting to crack. A... Read more about this item

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SGD 344.68

The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century

by Thackeray, William Makepeace

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857 London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857-1859. In the original 24 serial parts. First edition, first issue, p. 207 with "actresses" for "ancestresses", and part 12 with chapters XVII-XVIII misnumbered as XVIII-XIX. Publisher's yellow paper wrappers, advertisements present. A very good set with some toning and soiling to wrappers, some wear to edges, particularly to volumes I, X, XV, XVI, XVIII-XX, and XIV, the others being only lightly worn, a few light... Read more about this item

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SGD 689.35

The Poems of Matthew Arnold

by Arnold, Matthew

London: J M Dent / King's Treasures of Literature,. Hardback. 254pp. No. 122 in the King's Treasures of Literature series. Selected, edited and with an introduction by B. L. K. Henderson. Green cloth, gilt titles to spine. Some light pencil annotation. Somewhat rubbed. Good, sound copy. . Hardcover. revised. 1961.

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SGD 7.76

Thomas Hardy

by Howe, Irving

New York: Macmillan,. Hardback. 206pp. Critical biography. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn with a little rubbing and very tiny tears. Slightly sunned to spine. Very good copy in very good- dw. . Hardcover. 1967.

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SGD 18.11

The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy

by Thackeray, William Makepeace

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848 London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848-1850. In the original 24 serial parts (23 & 24 in one volume). First edition. Publisher's yellow paper wrappers with advertisements bound in. A good set with significant toning and wear to extremities, some foxing to text, many spines split, some with remnants of tape repairs. Scarce in the original parts. The History of Pendennis tells the story of the titular character, Arthur Pendennis, who seeks join the ranks of the... Read more about this item

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SGD 2,068.05

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)

by SWINBURNE, Algernon

Holmwood, November 14. Letter. Creases from mailing. Near Fine. A two-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "A. C. Swinburne" on two adjoining 4-1/2" x 7" sheets to composer Theo Marzials. In large part: "I am afraid I did not answer your note yesterday, & today it rises on my sight like an avenging ghost. As a rule I find it necessary to leave such matters as the publishing of my songs with music wholly in the hands of the publishers, who have their own tariff fixed for the license; but of course I reserve my... Read more about this item

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SGD 1,292.53

THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP ON HIS WAY THROUGH THE WORLD; SHEWING WHO ROBBED HIM, WHO HELPED HIM, AND WHO PASSED HIM BY

by THACKERAY, William Makepeace

London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. All hinges are cracked to varying degrees with several covers loose but all attached. Uncommon in original cloth. But for the cracked hinges, this would be a Near Fine set. Three volumes in the Second Issue binding (Sadleir 3186) of brown morocco cloth with more conventional blocking than the first issue. According to Carter (BINDING VARIANTS, pages 158-159), 1520 copies were printed.

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SGD 1,034.02

Prepare to Shed Them Now The Ballads of George R. Sims

by Sims, George R.; Calder-Marshall, Arthur (Selected andIntroduced by)

London: Hutchinson. 1968. Tall Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Illustrated with sepia-toned photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 152 pages. A selection of the famous ballads of this journalist, playwright & famous balladist. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

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SGD 12.62

The World of Charles Dickens

by Wilson, Angus

London: Martin Secker & Warburg. 301pp. An illustrated guide to the work of the Victorian novelist. Colour frontis and a further full page colour illustrations. Integral black and white illustrations throughout. Green boards with gilt titles to spine are veryneat. Dust wrapper is sunned to spine and rather unevenly to front and back. A little rubbed to dust wrapper edges. Near fine copy in good + dw. . Hardcover. First. 1970.

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SGD 21.56

Poems

by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett

London: Edward Moxon, 1844 First edition, mixed issue as usual. First impression of Volume I, with "let the flood / of your salt scorn" to page 141. Second impression of Volume II, with the page numbers battered on pages 161 and 163, and with "the end'' to page 175. Publisher's green cloth, spines lettered in gilt and ruled in blind, boards decorated with embossed vine borders. Near fine, with some toning to the spines, a few tiny closed tears to the spine ends, spine head of... Read more about this item

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SGD 2,757.40

George Gissing: Ideology and Fiction

by Goode, John

London: Vision Press,. Hardback. 205pp. On the Victorian novelist. Maroon boards with gilt titles to spine. A little rubbed. Hint of sunning to spine. Very good copy. . Hardcover. 1978.

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SGD 14.66

AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT likely from FREDERICK THE GREAT

by CARLYLE, Thomas

[1853]. Manuscript. Light creases from folding; writing dark and clear. About Fine and uncommon. HOLOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT completely in Carlyle's hand but not signed of @250 words on the verso of a letter (8" x 9-7/8") addressed to the writer notifying him of his election to the Atheneum. Mostly in ink with additions in pencil, the notes appear to be historical and biographical research in preparation for the writing of his biography of Frederick the Great. The notes spill over to the bottom of the letter.

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SGD 2,585.06

Matthew Arnold: A Survey of His Poetry and Prose

by Bush, Douglas

London: Macmillan,. Hardback. 202pp. A study of the Victorian poet and critic Mathew Arnold. Brown boards with gilt titles to spine. Pages are tanned. Very good- copy. . Hardcover. 1971.

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SGD 15.09

Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson with a Selection of the Best Short Novels

by Stevenson, Robert Louis; Neider, Charles (Edited and with anIntroduction by)

Garden City, NY: International Collectors Library. 1969. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition. Lovely faux-leather boards with gilt titles and decorations. Ribbon bookmark. xxx, 678 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Book Club Edition. Hardback.

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SGD 36.04

RAYMOND'S RIDE. [Yellowback edition].

by GOULD, Nat

London: R.A. Everett & Co., Ltd., No Date [1880's?].. Reprint. Octavo, original colour pictorial boards (a Victorian 'yellowback']. 255 pp., ads on endpapers, Front inner hinges repaired, with a small tear; light wear to edges of the boards; a very good copy.

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SGD 62.04

The Fantasy Book An Illustrated History from Dracula to Tolkein

by Rottensteiner, Franz

New York: Collier Books. 1978. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition. Light wear to edges and corners and faint marking to rear cover. Colour and black & white illustrations. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. 160 pages. Presents a spectral march of figures and themes from the edge of reality and beyond. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st thus. Softcover.

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SGD 13.52

THE REBEL CHIEF. A Romance of New Zealand. With Illustrations by the Author.

by NISBET, Hume

London: F.V. White & Co. , 1896.. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo, original pictorial green cloth stamped in black on front cover, titled in gilt on spine. 296 pp. Frontispiece with tissue guard & title page vignette by Nisbet. Early ink inscription on verso of half-title leaf "Ian Baillie / Present from Captain Colt"; recipient's small ink name & dated (8-5-07) on front endpaper and upper corner of title page; a fine, bright copy. ¶ Adventure novel set amongst... Read more about this item

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SGD 130.98

John Halifax Gentleman

by Mulock, Dinah Maria

London: Adam and Charles Black. 1912. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition. Mild rubbing to spine edges & ends and corners. 20 full page colour plates by Oswald Moser and G. F. Nicholls (All present). Introduction by Gordon Home. 464 pages. Oringinally published in 1856. Copies of this title are often attributed to the author's married name Mrs Craik or Dinah Maria Craik. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st thus. Hardback.

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SGD 27.03

THE TRAVELS AND SURPISING ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN. Illustrated with Five Woodcuts by G. Cruikshank, and Twenty-Two Ful-Page Curious Engravings.

by RASPE, Richard. Woodcuts by George Cruikshank

London: William Tegg., 1868.. Octavo, original brown cloth decorated in gold, black & blind, brown coated endpapers. 268 pp + 4 pp publisher's catalogue 'Mr. William Tegg's Catalogue of Popular Works; London, Pancras Lane, Cheapside" bound in at the rear. With a hand-coloured frontispiece and five small woodcuts by George Cruikshank in addition to twenty three extremely curious full-page engravings. Cloth worn at the corners with inner boards showing; lightly rubbed but clean and sound, the hinges... Read more about this item

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SGD 310.21

What Every Woman Knows (The Plays of J. M. Barrie)

by Barrie, J. M

London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1929. 12mo [approx 12.7x18.7cm] . Very Good condition. Dark blue lether with gilt decorations. Spine lightly rubbed, especially at the ends. Gilt to top edge. Previous owner's details to half-title page. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 160 pages. The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie. . 1st thus. Hardback.