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1860144201860. the very scarce first issue London: St. Luke's Hospital 1860. Original pale mauve wrappers. First Edition first issue -- with the final paragraph in the same type as the rest of the text and not in bold type with the wrapper mauve and not pink -- though all are today faded with the front cover title followed by a period not by a comma and with the front cover border decorative on all sides not just at the corners. Dickens describes the wretched conditions inside St. Luke's Hospital "established in 1751 for the treatment and care of lunatics" and in particular the "very sad and touching spectacle" of the annual Christmas Ball there dancing around the Christmas tree. He actually wrote the original piece in 1852 at which time it appeared in his Household Words Dickens's authorship was questioned until 1913 when the original manuscript -- in his hand -- turned up. It is here published in book form for the first time eight years later when Dickens gave permission for the hospital to use it as a fundraising appeal. The hospital added two items to update the piece: an article about the 1860 Ball from the "Times" plus a brief article "Contrast between 1852 and 1860" in which the hospital asserts that many of the deficiencies cited by Dickens have since been addressed. The results of this initial mailing were not good -- which is why for the second issue the final paragraph the actual appeal was highlighted in bold. This is a near-fine copy of this very fragile item with scarcely any wear but with a little faint soil and foxing; as usual the mauve wrappers have faded. As with almost all copies there is a vertical crease: the booklet was folded vertically when the fundraising appeal was mailed out in narrow envelopes. Quite an uncommon Dickens first edition -- much scarcer than the second issue. Podeschi Yale B216 first copy; Carr U of Texas B465; Eckel pp 188-191 "the second issue in pink wrappers is much more common than the first one in purple". Housed in a morocco-backed clamshell case. <br/><br/> unknown books
18392491London: Chapman and Hall 1839. First edition. Very Good. A rare copy of Nickleby in the original publisher's cloth. This copy without some of the earliest issue points: pg. 123 and pg. 160 with corrected spellings first four plates without Chapman and Hall imprints. A Very Good copy with wear to the cloth along the lower spine hinge and at the board edges. Original yellow end-papers with some splitting at the inner hinges. Moderate foxing to the plates pages generally clean. But on the whole and authentic and attractive copy of the first edition in book form. <br/><br/>"Dickens' third novel has always been a favourite with the general public. Indeed it was the book's huge sales that enabled Dickens to give up parliamentary reporting and become a full-time writer.The theatricality of the novel attracted new and more appreciative critical attention and it demonstrates the inextricable link between public and private" Bannerjee. A satire tackling the injustices faced by both women and men within the Victorian class system that relied so heavily the social status of the patriarch the novel follows Nicholas Nickleby as he seeks to support his mother and sister after his father's death. When Nicholas' father dies after losing all of the family's money it is up to the young man to emerge as the new and more morally sound patriarch. Dashing and likable Nicholas ultimately prevails dodging shady characters along the way and securing a respectable life in Devonshire for his extended family. A favorite among Dickens' works Nicholas Nickleby has been adapted into a much-loved film. Very Good. Chapman and Hall unknown books
021131London; from March 30 1850-May 28 1859: Bradbury and evans. Octavo. In 19 volumes double-column. A weekly collection of stories a mixture of fiction and nonfiction along with social issues of the time. While Dickens was the editor and he did serialize a few of his stories through this magazine it have several "unnamed" contributors. An American edition was published but not well received as it pertained to the English way of life not American. Complete London editions are scarce. A complete set bound in 3/4 contemporary red morocco over marbled paper covered boards with matching endpapers all edges marbled. raised bands gilt title within one compartment gilt. All hinges and joints are fine and tight internally clean and bright without foxing. Some rubbing or darkening to bindings. From the library Joseph Greene with his armorial bookplate. A very nice set containing six of the nine extra Christmas numbers. (Bradbury and evans) unknown books
184095854London: Chapman and Hall 1840. First edition of this collection of short stories. Large octavo 3 volumes original blindstamped pictorial cloth gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel marbled endpapers all edges marbled engraved frontispiece with tissue guard in each volume illustrated by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. In very good condition with a few chips to the spines. An attractive example. Master Humphrey's Clock was a weekly serial that contained both short stories and two novels The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge. Some of the short stories act as frame stories to the novels so the ordering of publication is important. Although Dickens' original artistic intent was to keep the short stories and the novels together he himself cancelled Master Humphrey's Clock before 1848 and described in a preface to The Old Curiosity Shop that he wished the story to not be tied down to the miscellany it began within. Most later anthologies published the short stories and the novels separately. However the short stories and the novels were published in 1840 in three bound volumes under the title Master Humphrey's Clock which retains the full and correct ordering of texts as they originally appeared. Chapman and Hall hardcover books
1850223285London Bradbury & Evans 1850. 1850. First edition. 8vo. Author's preface. Engraved frontispiece title page vignette and 38 full-page illustrations by H.K. Browne. Later 3/4 gilt stamped red morocco spine with raised bands and gilt stamped decorative corners within gilt ruled compartments t.e.g. A clean and unfoxed copy. Very good. Bookplate of Geoffrey Ecroyd on the front pastedown. F. Hardcover. London, Bradbury & Evans, 1850. hardcover books
1837WRCLIT83449Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Blanchard 1837. Five volumes. Original linen and boards paper spine labels. Some modest spotting edgewear and soiling to boards backstrips modestly soiled and sunned two labels eroded volume one lacks a rear endsheet some occasional foxing or staining but all things considered for this work a good to very good set. Third American edition of the first volume second American edition of volume two with 'sporting' not split at end of line on the title-page first American editions of volumes three through five. As with most extant sets assembled by a previous owner with differing pencil ownership signatures in a couple volumes. The first edition i.e. printing of the first volume is quite scarce having been issued in a printing of only 1500 copies. As the following volumes were published serially the first and second volumes were reprinted and one often finds mixed sets. As these volumes were set up and printed as the parts were received from London the text of four parts per volume a very sound case has been made it is quite certain that four of the five Philadelphia volumes preceded the issuance of" the first British edition in book form. GIMBEL A19. WILKINS pp. 7-9. SMITH 2. Carey, Lea & Blanchard hardcover books
1837WRCLIT24262Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Blanchard 1837. Five volumes. Original linen and boards paper spine labels. Some modest spotting edgewear and soiling to boards backstrips modestly soiled and sunned two labels eroded volume one lacks a rear endsheet some occasional foxing or staining but all things considered for this work a good to very good set. Third American edition of the first volume second American edition of volume two with 'sporting' not split at end of line on the title-page first American editions of volumes three through five. As with most extant sets assembled by a previous owner with differing pencil ownership signatures in a couple volumes. The first edition i.e. printing of the first volume is quite scarce having been issued in a printing of only 1500 copies. As the following volumes were published serially the first and second volumes were reprinted and one often finds mixed sets. As these volumes were set up and printed as the parts were received from London the text of four parts per volume a very sound case has been made most recently by Richard Loomis in his admirable catalogue of the McGuire collection that "it is.quite certain that four of the five Philadelphia volumes preceded the issuance of" the first British edition in book form. GIMBEL A19. WILKINS pp. 7-9. SMITH 2. Carey, Lea & Blanchard hardcover books
1837WRCLIT59457Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Blanchard 1837. viii9-204pp. Original cloth and boards printed spine label. Boards a bit edgeworn label slightly eroded but quite legible two early ink ownership signatures on preliminary advert leaf moderate foxing but a very good copy of a scarce book. First U.S. edition thus reprinting the second series of SKETCHES published in February in the U.S. the title piece from its previous anthology appearance and adding the last from its periodical appearance in the UK. Gimbel asserts that one thousand copies were printed in June. GIMBEL A10. WILKINS p.11. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 44050. Carey, Lea & Blanchard hardcover books
1839629.10London: Chapman and Hall 1839. 1st book edition first state of frontis & later state of the first four plates. Cf. Smith I 5. Later full tan polished calf binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with title gilt tooled to maroon leather label in second compartment author to dark brown leather label in 3rd compartment 5 raised bands with gilt tooling in other compartments. TEG. Marbled eps. Original green cloth covers bound-in at rear. Custom slipcase. Binding shows a touch of light wear at the extremities. Plates wonderfully clean with little-to-no browning & just the odd spot of foxing. A Nr Fine copy. xvi 624 pp. Frontis & 39 plates by Hablot K. Browne Phiz. 8vo. 9" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/>The book that helped lead the reform of the English boarding schools. Chapman and Hall hardcover books
184245485Boston: Published by Henry Prentiss 33 Court St 1842. 1st edition thus Miller p. 226; Tilton p. 515. Not in Gimbel though see H783 with a similar publication by W. H. Oakes citing music by James G. Meader. White paper wrappers with front cover have an stipple engraved image of Dickens after Maclise surrounded by a floral chromolithographed border by Thayer & Co Boston. Age-toning & light foxing. Evidence of being previously bound. Very Good. Unpaginated though 4 pages. Small folio: 13" x 10" <br/><br/>The referenced dinner was sponsored by a committee of 'Young Men of Boston' who had extended their invitation to the also young but already famous author before he left England. The dinner was held in Papanti's Hall with Josiah Quincy Jr as Chair who was ably assisted by Oliver Wendell Holmes & Nathan Hale Jr; the young James T. Fields was a guest. Also in attendance was "Josiah Quincy Sr the president of Harvard Washington Allston the poet & artist; George Bancroft the Historian & Richard Henry Dana Jr. . Letters were read from Prescott Washington Irving William Ellery Channing Judge Story and others regretting their inability to be there." OCLC records 4 holding institutions. Rare in the trade. Published by Henry Prentiss 33 Court St unknown books
1850291511London: Bradbury & Evans 1850. hardcover. near fine. Illustrated by H.K. Browne. 8vo 624 pages very clean of foxing handsomely rebound in full tan morocco brown leather spine labels decoratively gilt spine. London: Bradbury & Evans 1850. First Edition.<br/><br/> With most of the first issue points except "screamed" on p. 132. Errata page present.<br/><br/> Bradbury & Evans unknown books
18422230London: Chapman & Hall 1842. Second edition. Second edition. Two volumes. Original light brown fine grained cloth with elaborate blindstamped design on both covers and spine gilt lettering on spine smooth yellow endsheets. 308pp; 306pp; 6 page publisher's prospectus at end. A superb copy in original cloth with slight sunning else fine with cloth clean and crisp gilt on covers bright and all hinges fully intact. Scarce thus. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall hardcover books
18382159London: Chapman & Hall 1838. First edition. First edition. 12mo. Original light green paper covered boards with cover illustration add on back cover. Six illustrations by "Phiz." Backstrip appears to have contemporary replacement. An attractive copy offered here together with the Sixth Edition 1838 Chapman and Hall three quarter calf cover bound in at front very good. The first edition in original boards is becoming quite scarce. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall hardcover books
18582161London: Bradbury & Evans 1858. First edition. First edition. Superb full green crushed morocco with gilt edge ruling and lettering with multiple ruled compartments more ornate gilt designs on dentelles by Zaehnsdorf signed "Bound by Zaehnsdorf 1896" in publisher's stamped letters bottom verso of front endsheet. Original bright green printed wrappers bound in place i.e. entire book bound together as a unit. A superb early Zaehnsdorf binding in near fine condition; contents near fine. <br/><br/> Bradbury & Evans unknown books
1840301077<p>1840-41. First editions. Tall octavo. 194 engraved illustrations chiefly after drawings by George Cattermole and Hablot Knight Browne with one by Daniel Maclise. Full polished tan calf by Riviere & Son gilt stamped spines with raised bands and floral decorated compartments with tan and red spine labels covers double ruled in gilt gilt inner fillets and dentelles edges extra gilt marbled. Fine. No foxing text remarkably clean. 3 volumes in one complete. Tan cloth slipcase. No signatures or bookplates. Fine first edition also incorporating "The Old Curiosity Shop" and "Barnaby Rudge". Eckel pp. 69-70.</p> Chapman and Hall hardcover books
1870830931870. FILDES S. L. DICKENS Charles. THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD. With Twelve Illustrations by S. L. Fildes and a Portrait. London: Chapman & Hall April - September 1870. First edition. A total of 14 illustrations including a portrait of Dickens and a vignette title-page. Octavo. viii1-1902 pp. In the original six monthly parts as issued in blue paper wrappers. Housed in a green three-quarter leather pull-off case in a green cloth chemise. Wrappers show some general light wear butsome minor expert repair and are very good overall. The front wrap on Part 1 has a small ink spot near one edge and shows a bit more wear than the other wrappers. Almost all advertisements are present including the rare cork ad in Part 2 lacking only four pages nos. 7 - 10 of the "Edwin Drood Advertiser" in Part 3 and the eight-page Chapman & Hall catalog in Part 5. Another minor difference the eight-page Chapman & Hall catalog in Part 1 is not completely unpaginated; pages 2 and 3 are marked as such. Part 6 has the "Eighteenpence" slip pasted over the original price on front wrap as found in the earliest issues. Some plates show mild light foxing. Text leaves are clean. This was Dickens' last work; it was left unfinished at his death in June 1870. Hatton & Cleaver pp. 371-384. unknown books
04215London: Chapman and Hall 1870. First Edition of Edwin Drood and The First 'Conclusion' - John Jasper's Secret<br/>Uniformly Bound by Zaehnsdorf<br/><br/>DICKENS Charles. The Mystery of Edwin Drood. With Twelve Illustrations by S.L. Fildes and a Portrait. London: Chapman and Hall 1870.<br/><br/>First edition in book form of Dickens's final work left unfinished at the time of his death. <br/><br/>Octavo 8 3/16 x 5 1/4 inches; 208 x 133 mm. vii 1 "Illustrations" 190 pp. Frontispiece portrait of Dickens "Engraved by J.H. Baker from a Photograph taken in 1868 by Mason & Co." wood-engraved vignette title by J. Brown and twelve wood-engraved plates two by the firm of Dalziel Brothers ten by Charles Roberts all after Samuel Luke Fildes. Occasional marginal staining wood-engraved plate facing p. 98 with small 1/4 inch marginal tear. A very good copy.<br/><br/>Together with:<br/><br/>EDWIN DROOD MORFORD Henry attributed to. John Jasper's Secret: Being a Narrative of Certain Events Following and Explaining "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." With Twenty Illustrations. London: Publishing Offices 1872. <br/><br/>First English edition in book form. <br/><br/>Octavo 7 7/8 x 5 1/4 inches; 201 x 133 mm. iv 252 pp. Twenty wood-engraved plates.<br/><br/>Uniformly bound ca. 1920 by Zaehnsdorf for the Gardenside Bookshop Boston stamp-signed in black on verso of front free- endpapers. Full polished tan calf covers decoratively bordered in gilt. Gilt corner pieces with small floral onlays in black morocco decorative center pieces stamped in blind. Spines with five raised band decoratively tooled in gilt in compartments with small brown morocco floral onlays. Edwin Drood with two brown morocco labels lettered in gilt John Jasper's Secret with one brown morocco label lettered in gilt. Gilt ruled board edges decorative turn-ins marbled end-papers top edge gilt. Joints a little rubbed but quite sound. A very attractive example housed together in a felt-lined fitted marbled board slipcase.<br/><br/>"When Dickens died on June 9 1870 he had completed only enough of his manuscript to make up six instalments leaving unfinished a work which had commanded the widest attention for its opening numbers and which promised to be one of his most effective and popular books. Although only three parts had been issued prior to his death publication of the work continued and on completion with Part 6 of all available material the vast army of readers was left high and dry as to ‘The Mystery.' The Author during the writing of the story never disclosed the ultimate development of his plot" Hatton and Cleaver.<br/><br/>John Jasper's Secret was the first of many attempts to solve The Mystery of Edwin Drood. The work was written by the New York journalist Henry Morford 1823-1881 and his wife. <br/><br/>Smith 16; Gimbel H330; Sadleir 705a; Not in Sadleir. London: Chapman and Hall, 1870 unknown books
186027986London: St. Luke's Hospital 1860. 1st separate edition second issue Eckel pp. 188-191; Gimbel B-216; VanderPoel B-465. Original pale pink printed wrappers sewn. Typographical border surrounding title lettering on front wrapper. Wrappers a bit faded & show a mite of soiling. Paper repair to front wrapper top edge as well as spine paper. Old vertical fold crease to center as is usually found from mailing. A VG copy. 19 1 pp. 7" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>This short piece by Dickens on St. Luke's Hospital originally published in the January 17 1852 issue of HOUSEHOLD WORDS. With Dickens' consent it was reissued in this pamphlet form by the Hospital management as a fund-raising mechanism. The first issue had purple wrappers in which the 'appeal' was not highlighted from the remainder of the text and evidently donations suffered accordingly. in this second issue the wrappers are pink the 'appeal' is boldly printed and it was accompanied by an easy-to-use return envelope much as we see today in the solicitations we receive. make it easy on the mark!. A rather uncommon item of Dickensiana. [St. Luke's Hospital] unknown books
184044033London: Richard Bentley 1840. New Edition cf. Tillotson Transactions of the Bibliographical Society. Fifth Series Vol. XVIII No. 2 June 1963; Smith Notes 5d and 5e. Publisher's original dark red-brown diaper cloth vertically-ribbed with gilt spine lettering imprint present; arabesque design in blind to the boards. Average wear to extremities; spines sunned; light foxing and occasional edge-darkening to plates. VG. Three volumes: 2 331 1 blank 4 ads pp.; 2 307 1 blank pp.; 2 315 1 blank pp. 24 engraved plates by George Cruikshank. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5" <br/><br/>Volumes I and II of the Bentley's fictitious "new edition" printed from the plates of the Second Edition with Vol III of the 1840 publication this volume entirely reset and printed by Schulze. Given the matched casings we presume the sheets were sent by the publisher to bindery at the same time and so sold as a set in 1840. Tillotson mentions having seen only one other copy of the New Edition at the London Library rebound and lacking the advertisements; Smith notes that it is "very scarce" and adds that the 1840 issue is also "quite scarce." Richard Bentley hardcover books
18372160London: Chapman & Hall 1837. First edition. First edition. Three quarter contemporary calf. Rare first edition featuring six full-page illustrations by Phiz. Together with the same title Sixth Edition Bound also in three quarter calf. Both very good tight copies with some wear and browntoning. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall unknown books
5151London: 1837. 8vo xvi 609 4 ads 1 address. Forty-three plates including “Veller†title-page. Old half red morocco gilt top bookplate of James Burra. Some edge-browning or foxing to some plates but a pleasant almost untrimmed copy. § First edition bound from the parts with half-title. First states of most of the points. A very acceptable copy of one the great classics of English literature. Gimbel A15. Grolier 100 English 78. Hatton & Cleaver pages 3–88. Smith I 3. 1837. 8vo unknown books
189419340Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin & Co 1894. Standard Library Edition 32 volumes 8vo orig. green ribbed cloth brown leather labels on spines t.e.g.; generally a fine bright set. Essentially an American reprint of Chapman & Hall's "Illustrated Library Edition" but containing all the original prefaces addresses dedications and notes which were sometimes dropped by Chapman & Hall thereby making this as complete an edition of Dickens has had yet been published. <br/><br/> Houghton, Mifflin & Co hardcover books
1859146171859. London: Office of All The Year Round / Chapman & Hall 1859-1867. In nine volumes. Original self-wrappers first four and blue printed wrappers last five -- as issued.<br/><br/> First Editions of all nine "Extra Christmas Numbers" of this periodical that Charles Dickens founded and edited for its nine years of existence. Previously he had likewise founded Household Words which likewise lasted nine years -- and which has nine Extra Christmas Numbers as well. In addition to editing these tales Dickens also wrote a portion of them -- specifically per Eckel: Christmas 1859: THE HAUNTED HOUSE. Dickens wrote "The Mortals in the House" "The Ghost in Master B's Room" and "The Ghost in the Corner Room" as well as most of the other opening paragraphs. Christmas 1860: A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA. Dickens wrote Chapters I II and V plus passages in the others; the rest is by Wilkie Collins. Christmas 1861: TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND. Dickens wrote Chapters I VI and VII. Christmas 1862: SOMEBODY'S LUGGAGE. Dickens wrote "His Leaving It Til Called For" "His Boots" "His Brown-Paper Parcel" "His Wonderful End" plus part of "His Umbrella." Christmas 1863: MRS. LIRRIPER'S LODGINGS. Dickens wrote Chapters I and VII. Christmas 1864: MRS. LIRRIPER'S LEGACY. Dickens again wrote Chapters I and VII. Christmas 1865: DR. MARIGOLD'S PRESCRIPTIONS. Dickens wrote Chapters I VI and VIII. Christmas 1866: MUGBY JUNCTION. Dickens wrote "Barbox Brothers" "Barbox Brothers and Co." "Main Line" and "No. 1 Branch Line." Christmas 1867: NO THOROUGHFARE. Dickens wrote the Overture Act III plus parts of Act I and Act IV; Wilkie Collins wrote the rest. As for condition all nine issues are near-fine the self-wrappers of the first four have some minor expert restoration; the latter five's blue wrappers are just about fine except for some small ink-drops on the fifth; the leaves of the 1864 and 1867 issues are unopened. It is very tough to assemble all nine of these in this condition. Podeschi Yale E11 E13-E20. Housed in a handsome though lightly scuffed full-morocco case with inner chemise. unknown books
1859126401859. London: Office of All The Year Round / Chapman & Hall 1859-1867. In nine volumes. Original self-wrappers first four and blue printed wrappers last five -- as issued. First Editions of all nine "Extra Christmas Numbers" of this periodical that Charles Dickens founded and edited for its nine years of existence. Previously he had likewise founded Household Words which likewise lasted nine years -- and which has nine Extra Christmas Numbers as well. In addition to editing these tales Dickens also wrote a portion of them -- specifically per Eckel: Christmas 1859: THE HAUNTED HOUSE. Dickens wrote "The Mortals in the House" "The Ghost in Master B's Room" and "The Ghost in the Corner Room" as well as most of the other opening paragraphs. Christmas 1860: A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA. Dickens wrote Chapters I II and V plus passages in the others; the rest is by Wilkie Collins. Christmas 1861: TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND. Dickens wrote Chapters I VI and VII. Christmas 1862: SOMEBODY'S LUGGAGE. Dickens wrote "His Leaving It Til Called For" "His Boots" "His Brown-Paper Parcel" "His Wonderful End" plus part of "His Umbrella." Christmas 1863: MRS. LIRRIPER'S LODGINGS. Dickens wrote Chapters I and VII. Christmas 1864: MRS. LIRRIPER'S LEGACY. Dickens again wrote Chapters I and VII. Christmas 1865: DR. MARIGOLD'S PRESCRIPTIONS. Dickens wrote Chapters I VI and VIII. Christmas 1866: MUGBY JUNCTION. Dickens wrote "Barbox Brothers" "Barbox Brothers and Co." "Main Line" and "No. 1 Branch Line." Christmas 1867: NO THOROUGHFARE. Dickens wrote the Overture Act III plus parts of Act I and Act IV; Wilkie Collins wrote the rest. As for condition all nine issues are near-fine just some very minor wear to the edges the last with a damp-mark at the top of the front wrapper; the fourth eighth and ninth annual issues still have unopened leaves. The last one includes the loosely-inserted ad leaf for the Grand Christmas Number of the periodical "London Society." It is very tough to assemble all nine of these in this condition. Podeschi Yale E11 E13-E20. <br/><br/> unknown books
185000008470London: Bradbury & Evans 1850. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 7 viii-xiv 3 2-624 2 pp. Contemporary half brown calf over marbled boards spine in five compartments with a black morocco label lettered in gilt with the spine showing blind and gilt tooling marbled textblocks and endpapers. Bound from the original parts with the half-title lacks the original wrappers and advertisements. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and vignette title page along with 38 additional plates by H.K. Browne 'Phiz'. All first issue points present according to Smith except 'screwed' is in place of 'screamed' on page 132. One plate bound in at page 80 instead of at page 79 as called for in Hatton & Cleaver. An attractive copy in a contemporary binding of what is regarded by many including the author himself e.g. see Ackroyd Dickens pp. 605-606 as Dickens' finest novel a landmark work in the field of English literature. Eckel 77 Gimbel A121 Hatton & Cleaver 253-272. Smith I 9. A Very Good book with a few hints of wear to the edges of the boards and occasional age darkening to the edges of the plates. Bradbury & Evans hardcover books
