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            Paradise Regain'd (Regained). A Poem in Four Books (5th edition). To Which is Added Samson Agonistes (A Dramatick Poem): and Poems Upon Several Occasions. Composed at Several Times (Fourth Edition) + Joannis Miltoni, Londinensis Poemata. Quorum pleraque intra Annum Ætatis Vigesimum Conscripsit, Psalms, Epitaphium Damonis)

Milton, John [John Milton (9 December 1608 - 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell].

(Book #ID 95127)

Printed for Jacob Tonson, within Grays-Inn Gate next Grays-Inn Lane, London 1707. 1707.

Hard back binding in contemporary full leather covers, gilt title and tooling between raised bands to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5''. Contains [ii] + 457 + iv pages. Small piece of leather missing to the front gutter, rubbing to the edges and corners. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            The Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, Esquire; Secretary to the Admiralty in the Reigns of Charles II and James II, 1659 to 1703.

Braybrooke, Lord Richard [Samuel Pepys]

(Book #ID 56597)

Published by Alexander Murray & Co., 30 Queen Square, London 1871. London 1871.

Hard back binding in contemporary quarter dark green calf covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, black cloth covered boards, marble end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 913 printed pages of text. Covers rubbed with sunning and a little worming to the spine, contents clean. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Our Exploits at West Poley [Originally written in 1883 but never published]

Hardy, Thomas [1840-1928] Illustrated by Lynton Lamb

(Book #ID 57020)

Published by Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, Amen House, London First Thus Edition October 1952 [First limited edition published in September 1952]. London 1952.

First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original ruby cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 110 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Small rubs along the lower edges, a little foxing to the end papers and closed edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with nicks to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped 9s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Oscar Wilde Selected Works; with 12 Unpublished Letters

Aldington, Richard [Oscar Wilde 1854-1900]

(Book #ID 64158)

Published by William Heinemann Ltd, London First Edition 1946. London 1946.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original sea green cloth covers, worn gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 553 printed pages of text. Rubs to the spine ends and gutters, small white mark to the front cover. In near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Studies Of The Mind and Art of Robert Browning

Fotheringham, James [Robert Browning]

(Book #ID 57054)

Published by Horace Marshall & Son, London Third Edition Revised and Enlarged 1898. London 1898.

Third edition hard back binding in publisher's original midnight blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and gilt publisher's initials to the upper panel. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains [xxviii] 576 printed pages of text. Rubs to the softened spine ends and corners, small ink marking dated 1900 to the front free end paper, some pages uncut to the top edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Two Little Pilgrims' Progress; A Story of the City Beautiful

Burnett, Frances Hodgson [Illustrations by R. W. Macbeth]

(Book #ID 57056)

Published by Frederick Warne and Co., Bedford Street, Strand, London circa 1890. London circa 1890.

Hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel with gilt illustration of children reading. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 215 printed pages of text with monochrome tissue guarded frontispiece. Reference copy only. One page section slightly proud to the fore edge, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Meditations and Contemplation's,. To Which is Prefixed The Life of the Author. Meditations Among the Tombs in a Letter to a Lady, Reflections on a Flower Garden, A Descant Upon Creation, Contemplations on The Night, Contemplations on The Starry Heavens, A Winter Piece [2]

Hervey, James

(Book #ID 57349)

Printed for J. Walker and Co., London 1816. London 1816.

Publisher's original paper covered spine and lower cover, with the front cover missing. 12 mo 5½'' x 3¼''. Contains engraved frontispiece and additional title page vignette, [xxxi] 433 [i] printed pages of text which is clean and free from any age toning or foxing. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Plays and Dramatic Essays By Charles Lamb [The Scott Library Series]

Lamb, Charles [1775-1834] Introduction by Rudolf Dircks

(Book #ID 58769)

Published by Walter Scott, Ltd., 24 Warwick Lane, London 1893. London 1893.

Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine with gilt decorated tooling to the corners of the upper panel, gilt to the upper edges, fore edges and lower edges uncut. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains [xxv] 239 [20 Publisher's Catalogue] printed pages of text. Lower corners turned in, shallow rubs to the spine ends, age darkened closed page edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Cranford

Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn [1810-1865] Preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie [Illustrations by Hugh Thomson].

(Book #ID 106584)

Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., London Reprinted Edition 1900. 1900.

Hard back binding in publisher's original leaf designed moss green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front, all page edges gilt. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains (xxx), 298 + 4 pp with distinctive monochrome illustrations throughout. Lightly scattered foxing, spine age darkened and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            The Poetical Works of Lord Byron | With Copious Notes and Elucidations and Explanatory Preface to the Various Poems by William Michael Rossetti

Lord Byron [George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January 1788 - 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was a British peer, who was a poet and politician]. William Michael Rossetti.

(Book #ID 103404)

Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, London circa 1918. 1918.

Publisher's original flexible venetian red cloth covers, gilt stamped title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, radial corners, all page edges gilt, black and gold printed end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains tissue-guarded frontispiece, red and black printed title, (vii), 604 pp. Hinges cracked and exposed with crude tape repair down the spine edges. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. with Notes and Life of the Author with Illustrations on Steel by Eminent Artists [2]

Scott, Sir Walter [1771-1832]

(Book #ID 61002)

Published by Charles Daly, 17 Greville Street, Hatton Garden, London circa 1840. London circa 1840.

Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, elaborate gilt design with title and author lettering to the spine, lemon end papers. 8vo. 7'' x 4½''. Contains [xvi] 563 [32] [vii] printed pages of text with paper guarded monochrome steel engravings throughout. Repaired snagging of the cloth across the spine ends, whilst the covers are secure to the text, the front free end paper is cracked, foxing present around the edges of the frontispiece, the rest of the plates are clear and without any age toning or foxing. We currently hold in stock 15 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            The Dictionary of National Biography Founded 1882 by George Smith The Concise Dictionary From the Beginning to 1911 Being an Epitome of the Main Work and its Supplement, To which is Added an Epitome of the Supplement 1901-1911

Sir Sidney Lee (Editor) George Smith

(Book #ID 106821)

Published by Oxford University Press, London, 1920. 1920.

Hard back binding in publisher's original Brunswick green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8v. 9½'' x 6½''. The 1920 Oxford reprint of this work, originally published in 1903, with index and Epitome to the Supplement originally published in 1913. A concise national biography up to 1911 edited by Sir Sidney Lee, an English biographer, writer, and critic. Contains (viii), 1456; 129 pp. From 'Morley Memorial College Library' with indigo stamps to the title and end papers. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Barchester Towers | The Chronicles of Barsetshire No. 2 [The Zodiac Press Series]

Anthony Trollope [Anthony Trollope (1815 - 6 December 1882) was an English novelist and civil servant of the Victorian era. Among his best known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire].

(Book #ID 110444)

Published by The Zodiac Press | Chatto & Windus Ltd., 42 William IV Street, London First Edition Thus 1946. 1946.

First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original two-tone cream and light brown Sundour cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering over brown ground to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains black and brown printed title, 472 pp. Very Good condition book, in Good condition dust wrapper with short closed tears to the front cover and top of the spine, spine sun faded, not price clipped 7s. 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            The Man of Law's Tale, The Nun's Priest's Tale, The Squire's Tale

Skeat, Professor W. W. [Geoffrey Chaucer]

(Book #ID 61256)

Published by Alexander Moring Ltd., The De La More Press 298 Regent Street, London 1904. 1904.

Hard back binding in publisher's original grey paper covered board, red and black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 6½'' x 5''. Contains [xxii] 127 printed pages of text with woodcut leaf and monochrome frontispiece. Front free end paper missing, very minor darkening to the spine, without any foxing and in Very Good clean and fresh condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            New Historical Literary Study | Essays on Reproducing Texts, Representing History

Cox, Jeffrey N. and Larry J. Reynolds

(Book #ID 107109)

Published by Princeton University Press New Jersey First Paperback Edition 1993. 1993.

First edition thus in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (xii), 337 pp with some monochrome illustrations throughout. Essays by 13 specialists. In very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued in this edition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            By A Woman Writt; Literature from Six Centuries By and About Women

Goulianos, Joan [Editor]

(Book #ID 62898)

Published by New English Library, Barnard's Inn, Holborn, London First UK Edition 1974. London 1974.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, pale pink end papers. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 379 printed pages of text with monochrome portraits throughout. Sun fading to the spine, spine ends a little creased and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            A History of English Literature

Buchan, John (Editor) With an Introduction by Sir Henry Newbolt

(Book #ID 109525)

Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 35-36 Paternoster Row, London 1923. 1923.

Limp hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth over thin card boards, ruled and blocked lettered gilt back and front. 8vo. 8'' x 6½''. Contains (xx), 675 pp with many monochrome illustrations throughout. Ink name to the front free end paper dated 1923, light rubbing to the spine caps and corners and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Trauma and Transformation; The Political Progress of John Bunyan

Camden, Vera J. [Edited by] John Bunyan

(Book #ID 63259)

Published by Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, USA First Edition 2008. USA 2008.

First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original camel paper covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 185 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 139780804757850

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            The Friar's, Summoner's and Pardoner's Tales from The Canterbury Tales

Chaucer, Geoffrey [c.1340-1400] Edited by N. R. Havely

(Book #ID 63623)

Published by University of London Press Ltd., Warwick Lane, London First Thus Edition 1975. London 1975.

First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 165 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0340185031

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            The Way of the World; The Holerth Library Series Number 57-58

Congreve, William

(Book #ID 70703)

Published by The Holerth Press 46 Fleet Street, London circa 1910. London circa 1910.

Publisher's original monochrome illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 6'' x 4½''. Contains 104 printed pages of text. Cheap paper browning to the margins and in Good sound condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock three other titles from this series. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            The Business Side of Writing

Garrett, Lionel

(Book #ID 64307)

Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 182 High Holborn, London First Edition 1936. London 1936.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark green cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 255 printed pages of text. Corners turned in, black ink mark to the lower corner of the upper panel and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Famous Pamphlets [Milton, De Foe, Steele, Whately, Copleston]

Morley, Henry [Introduction by]

(Book #ID 64548)

Published by George Routledge and Sons Limited, Ludgate Hill, London Second Edition 1890. London 1890.

Second edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 316 printed pages of text. Sun bleaching to the red of the spine, age tanning to the end papers, ink marking to the front free end paper, foxing to the closed fore edges and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            History of English Literature [Volume II]

Taine, H. A. [Translated by H. van Laun]

(Book #ID 64620)

Published by Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh Fifth Edition 1874. 1874.

Hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [viii] 550 printed pages of text. Age spotting to the page edges and end papers, crossed out name to the front free end paper, spine very slightly sun darkened, small damp mark to the bottom of the front board, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            The Jilt; The Holerth Library Series Number 67

Reade, Charles

(Book #ID 70706)

Published by The Holerth Press 46 Fleet Street, London circa 1910. London circa 1910.

Publisher's original monochrome illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 6'' x 4½''. Contains 73 printed pages of text. Cheap paper browning to the margins and in Good sound condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock three other titles from this series. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            An Anthology of Modern Verse

Methuen, A. [Introduction by Robert Lynd]

(Book #ID 65294)

Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand, London 1924 Reprinted Edition. London 1924.

Hard back binding in publisher's original aqua blue cloth covers, gilt title, author lettering and parallel gilt vertical lines to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains [xlv] 254 printed pages of text. Front free end paper missing with a tear to the inside gutter of the front paste down, foxing to the untrimmed fore edges. Good condition book in scarce Good condition dust wrapper with darkening of the paper down the spine, rubs to the spine edges and corners, priced 6/- to the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Two Little Pilgrims' Progress; A Story of the City Beautiful

Burnett, Frances Hodgson [Illustrations by R. W. Macbeth]

(Book #ID 67907)

Published by Frederick Warne and Co., Bedford Street, Strand, London Tenth Thousand 1895. London 1895.

Hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated brown cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel with gilt illustration of children reading, all page edges gilt. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 215 printed pages of text with monochrome tissue guarded frontispiece. and 11 other illustrations. Spine slant with a little bowing to the boards, contents clean and sound. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Milton's L'Allegro [The Choice Series]

Milton, John [1608-1674]

(Book #ID 80828)

Published by Sampson Low, Marston Low & Searle, Fleet Street, London Fifth or Later Edition circa 1880. London 1880.

Hard back binding in publisher's original gilt and black decorated brick red cloth covers, gilt and black title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel, all page edges gilt, printed by R. Clay, Sons & Taylor. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 24 single-sided leaves with paper guards between, 21 monochrome steel engravings. A little discolouration to the edges of the end papers, ink name to the front free end paper and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            The Writer Magazine | The Leading Monthly for the Journalist and Author | Volume 9 No. 3 (March 1952)

Kenneth Grenville Myer [Edited by] Contributions by: Eric Maschwitz; Lionel Davidson; G. A. Graber; Mario Gaida; Leila Mackinlay.

(Book #ID 106335)

Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., Stratford Place, London | The Anchor Press Ltd., March 1952. 1952.

First edition in publisher's original orange and white paper covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7¼'' x 5''. Contains 48 pp + covers with small monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. In Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            The Pilgrim of Eternity; Byron A Conflict

Drinkwater, John

(Book #ID 68867)

Published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London First Edition 1925. London 1925.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, blind tooling to the upper panel. 8vo 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [xvi] 416 printed pages of text with 12 colour and monochrome illustrations. Spine sun faded, light foxing to the fore edge and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Idylls of the King [4]

Tennyson, Alfred Lord [Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 - 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets. [Introduction by Gilbert Fell]

(Book #ID 69141)

Published by Cassell & Company Ltd., 37-38 St. Andrew's Hill, London 1911. London 1911.

Hard back binding in publisher's original dark green cloth covers, gilt title, author lettering and elaborate gilt design to the spine. 8vo. 7'' x 4½''. Contains [xiv] 180 printed pages of text with monochrome frontispiece. In very near Fine condition, probably unused and unopened. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Essays

Carlyle, Thomas [Dust Wrapper Illustration by H. M. Brock 1875-1960] Introduction by Frederic Harrison

(Book #ID 69147)

Published by Blackie & Son Ltd., 50 Old Bailey, London circa 1910. London circa 1910.

Hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 5½'' x 4''. Contains [xi] 405 printed pages of text with monochrome frontispiece from a photograph by Elliott & Fry. Very Good condition book in scarce Good condition dust wrapper with general soiling to the white background paper, small chips to the spine ends. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Light Verse | An Anthology from Praed to Sitwell

Bebbington, William George [Edited by]

(Book #ID 106292)

Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 35-36 Paternoster Row, London First Edition 1966. 1966.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue and white designed paper covered boards. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains (x), 150 pp. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            Characters and Scenes | Studies in Charlotte M. Yonge [Multiple Signed x 5]

Courtney, Julia and Clemence Schultze [Edited by] Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901) was an English novelist who wrote to the service of the church. Her books helped to spread the influence of the Oxford Movement and books showed her keen interest in matters of public health and sanitation. Her abundant work is mostly out of print. [Contributions by John Alves; Cecilia Bass; Hilary Clare; Amy de Gruchy; Barbara Dennis; Barbara J. Dunlap; Wendy Forrester; Maria Poggi Johnson; and June Sturrock].

(Book #ID 103378)

Published by Beechcroft Books, Blunsden, Faringdon Road, Abingdon, Berkshire First Edition 2007. 2007.

First edition in publisher's original green and white photographic card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains (viii), 232 pp with 7 monochrome illustrations throughout. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as issued. SIGNED by the two editors 'Julia Courtney' and 'Clemence Schultze', list of contributors to the title page and each SIGNED next to there name with a different pen by 'Amy de Gruchy', 'Barbara Dennis', 'Wendy Forrester'. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780955709609

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            Love's Last Labour Not Lost

Daniel, George [1789-1864]

(Book #ID 74473)

Published by Basil Montagu Pickering 196 Piccadilly, London First Edition 1863. London 1863.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original half chestnut calf covers, worn title and author lettering to the spine, marble paper covered boards and end papers, top edge gilt. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains [vi] 295 printed pages of text. 1 of 250 Limited Edition copies. Boards rubbed, rear joint cracked, text block clean and without any age toning or foxing to the paper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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