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183849663London: W. Marshall 24 Tavistock Street Covent Garden 1838. 1st printing presumed. Early but probably not original plain brown paper wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Disbound. General wear & soiling to wrappers. Occasional soil & foxing. About Very Good. 12 36 pp. Publisher advert p. 4 advising all that "Marshall's Pocket-Book Business is Removed from 1 Holborn Bars." Contains 11 additional sketches: The Dilemma anonymous 2 pp A Day at Epping anonymous 2 pp We Must Go to Margate This Season anonymous 2 pp My Maiden Speech Carpenter 2 pp Good Shots Attree 2 pp Balloning anonymous 1 pp A Tale of Mystery anonymous 2 pp I'll Have a Gala Night by the author of 'Love for Light Hearts &c' 2 pp Our Festival Day by the author of 'Random Rhymes &c' 2 pp A Progeny of a Punster Harcourt 1 p. Frontis. T.p. vignette. 12 other illustrations 11 full page with contributions by at least 2 other unidentified artists. 12mo. 7" x 4-1/2" <br/><br/>Date of printing determined from the dated advert p. 4. <br /> <br />"Boz the Younger" signs in type the first two sketches: "Old Weller's Chapter of Fat and Sam's Visit to see the Goswell Street Cattle Show"; "Sam Weller's Description of the Proclamation of Victoria I." Each one page in length. Given at the time of this publication Dickens was immersed in Oliver Twist & Nicholas Nickleby we feel confident in saying this booklet was an effort to captialize on his burgeoning fame as Boz. <br /> <br />A rather rare early 19th C. illustrated publication; at the time of cataloguing not found in any of the standard Dickens references not found on COPAC with OCLC listing just 3 institutional holdings of only 12 pages. W. Marshall, 24, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden unknown books
18244737London: Printed for Jones & Co 1824. 1st ed. Modern maroon half-leather binding with marbled boards. New eps. Fine bpt. 2 vol 30 hand-colored plates 8vo. <br/><br/>A satrical look at the times. Printed for Jones & Co hardcover books
1887138574London: Longmans 1887. Small octavo pp. 1-8 1 2-119 120: ad rebound in old drab wrappers. First edition. A bibliographically complex book this is probably the first printing for bibliographical particulars see Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy Volume II pp. 143-4. A Haggard parody perhaps written with some assistance from Haggard himself that "consists of adventures around London paralleling those of Holly and Vincey culminating in a swindle." - Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction p. 299. The supernatural curses witchcraft etc. are parodied and rationalized. An amusing story. Bleiler p. 118. Reginald 08596. Scott 625. A very good copy. #138574 Longmans unknown books
1887165344London: Longmans 1887. Small octavo pp. 1-8 1 2-119 120: ad rebound in full nineteenth century polished calf front and rear panels ruled in gold spine panel tooled in gold black leather title piece inner dentelles. First edition. A bibliographically complex book this is probably the second printing with "Authors" changed to "Author" on the title page and "ALAN" corrected to "ALLAN" on the dedication page for bibliographical particulars see Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy Volume II pp. 143-4. A Haggard parody perhaps written with some assistance from Haggard himself that "consists of adventures around London paralleling those of Holly and Vincey culminating in a swindle." - Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction p. 299. The supernatural curses witchcraft etc. are parodied and rationalized. An amusing story. Bleiler p. 118. Reginald 08596. Scott 625. Attractively bound with the original front and rear wrappers preserved. The binding is cracked along the outer hinge which is still holding tight and there is a small chip from the lower spine end which has been reattached. Internally a lovely copy. #165344 Longmans unknown books
184730013New York: Williams and Brothers 1847. 1st US edition cf. Gimbel H-338; Kitton 540; Miller p. 249; NCBEL III 798. Modern black leather spine with gilt lettering with period brown cloth covered boards. EPS renewed. Pale yellow printed wrappers bound-in at rear. Bound with Tavistock Books' item #30012 Dombey & Son and price is for both titles. Fore-edge occasionally closely trimmed otherwise a VG copy. 2 94 pp. Bound from the UK sheets. Illustrated with 12 wood-cuts. Tall 8vo. <br/><br/> Williams and Brothers hardcover books
18473553London: Thomas Farris 1847. 1st edition Gimbel H-338; Kitton 540; Miller p. 249; NCBEL III 798. Period brown half-leather with brown cloth boards. Original wrapper covers from Parts I & II priced 6p bound-in at rear. VG spine leather a bit sunned/some minor rubbing to joints/multiple bookplates to eps. 2 94 pp. Illustrated with 12 wood-cuts. Tall 8vo. 10-1/8" x 6-1/2" <br/><br/> Thomas Farris hardcover books
18106229Dublin: Hibernia Magazine 1810. Uncut engraved sheet in the shape of a hand fan 32.5 x 50 cm. Printed verso only. A parodic table setting. The image depicts the table for a "Marriage Feast" with a main table and dessert and liquor side tables. The tables are decorated with cupids arrows and quivers doves and paired lovebirds. The names of the dishes reveal the conceit with "Devine Part of a Man Boiled" and "An Unruly Member Garnished". Mounted in a simple matte. Light creases at folds lines otherwise fine. Hibernia Magazine unknown books
