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Aldington, Richard [D. H. Lawrence 1885-1930]

(Book #ID 4627)

Published by William Heinemann Limited, London First edition 1950. 1950.

First edition hard back blue cloth covers with silver titles. 367 pp. Illustrated. Condensation marks to spine exterior, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Ainsworth, William Harrison [1805-1882]

(Book #ID 11519)

Published by Chapman and Hall Ltd. 193 Piccadilly, London 1850, 1851. Five volumes. 1850.

Quarter brown calf and corners, marble paper covered boards, raised bands to spine, burgundy title labels. 8vo 7" x 4" [268, 216 pp] [224, 192 pp] [192, 192 pp] [220, 304 pp] [296, 128 pp]. Twelve volumes in six [9 and 10 missing]. Portrait frontispiece of the author to 'The Miser's Daughter' by Daniel Maclise. Matching set in Very Good condition with a little rubbing to the edges and ends. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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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 110443)

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, 202 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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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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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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Aske, Patricia [Compiled by] and Ian Anstruther [Edited by]. Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (23 July 1823 - 26 November 1896) was an English poet and critic best known for this book 'The Angel in the House', his narrative poem about the Victorian ideal of a happy marriage.

(Book #ID 99878)

Published by Haggerston Press, 38 Kensington Place, London and Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts First Edition 1998. 1998.

Uniform matching first collated edition hard back binding in publisher's original quarter nutmeg brown cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spines, marble paper sides, terracotta end papers. 4to. 9'' x 9½''. Two volumes. The first volume presents, on each two-page spread, a facsimile of the manuscript on the left-hand page (column 1). On the right-hand page there is a printed transcription of the manuscript (column 2), each line as it appeared in the first edition (column 4), while column 3 is used to highlight variants between manuscript and printed versions. Finally, column 5 shows the location in the first edition of lines which have been moved from their position in the manuscript and those manuscript lines which never found their way into the printed version. The second volume provides facsimile printings of the first editions of the two books on the poem: The Betrothal (1854) and The Espousals (1856). Contents Volume I: colour frontispiece (xxii)-3, 127. Volume II: The Betrothal and The Espousals facsimiles. Both volumes in Fine condition, housed in matching terracotta paper covered open fronted slip case with small rubbing of the paper to the bottom front corner. Heavy volumes 2.3 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1869812158

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