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189936434London: Blackie & Son 1899. 1st ed. Hardcover. Paget Wal. 1st ptg. Fantasy about a Lost Race of classical Roman society on an uncharted island in the South Seas. 8 grayscale plates by Wal Paget. Sunday School Attendance Prize label to front pastedowncorners lightly bumped spine ends well-worn very good. Blackie & Son hardcover
1897017305London: Jarrold & Sons 1897. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This book is the first edition the covers are Blue with gilt and red wording and decoration the rear cover is embossed with the publishers logo. The spine has gilt and red decoration but it is sunned. The binding is tight. This is the first printing as it does not include the four plates which were inserted in later printings Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Jarrold & Sons hardcover
1897HW03London: Jarrold & Sons 1897. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1897. Blue cloth lettered and decorated in red and gilt on front and spine; publsiher's device in blind on rear. Paper has tanned especially end and following pages; bookplate removal; shelf wear wth a lower foredge bump to corner of the boards. Jarrold & Sons Hardcover
189836432London: Digby Long & Co 1898. Hardcover. 1st ed. stated 2nd ptg. on title page. 8vo pictorial blue-gray cloth printed in red orange black and silver publisher's monogram stamped in blind on rear panel top and bottom edges untrimmed light green floral patterned endpapers tanned. 16-page publisher's catalogue dated "November 1896" inserted at rear inserted frontispiece with illustration initialed "C.H.S." title page printed in red and black. Period bookplate and sticker for Foyle's Bookstore Charing Cross affixed to front pastedown. Bumps to all corners mild foxing to preliminary pages. Digby Long & Co hardcover
188560536MacMillan London 1885. Reprint Seventy-Fifth Thousand. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: John Tenniel. Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". 192 pp. Hinges cracked webbing exposed. Spine faded with chips to ends. Marking front/rear pages. Scattered foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription in ink. All edges gilt in good condition. Covers marked and creased. Corners bumped. Illustrator: John Tenniel. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; Science Fiction & Fantasy. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 60536. . MacMillan hardcover
1817025441London: John Murray 1817. First Edition Thus . Original Quarter Calf. Very Good. 8 3/8 " Tall. I 210; I Viii 214. Quarter Calf 6 Compartments Black Morocco Title Label. First Combined And Complete Edition With Fifth Edition Of The First Part Third Edition Of The Second Part Including The Appendix At The End Of The Second Part First Printed Here In This Third Edition Of Part Ii. Original Quarter Morocco Over Marbled Boards With Preliminary And Final Blanks No Ads No Pages Between The Two Parts Except The Title Page For Part Ii. Wear To Edges Joints And Hinges Solid Joints Beginning To Crack At Edges Fraying To Tips. Ancient Ownership Name Of George Wood No Other Names Or Marks. This Edition With The First Printing Of The Appendix Is Quite Scarce. <br/> <br/> John Murray unknown
1891HW08NY: Fords Howard and Hulbert 1891. Book. Very Good to Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1891. Blue cloth lettered & decorated in gilt on spine; 222 pages 7 pages of ads. Wright III 1875 listing only 2 holdings; Sargent Utopian Literature 1891 "Eutopia of perfected human beings after death"; "After-life fantasy a substantial proportion of which is devoted to describing a Utopian civilisation on a planet round a star remote from our solar system." Locke Spectrum of Fantasy Vol. 1 p.84. Several tiny spots foredge; mild extremity wear; small round purple ink stamp on front free endpaper; on last 2 blanks in very neat pencil there are comments about the book's theme etc. Hinges sound text paper and cloth clean; gilt lettering bright. Scarce. Fords, Howard, and Hulbert Hardcover
1891035530Chicago: F. J. Schulte & Company 1891. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Good. 309 Pp 10 Pp Publisher's Catalog At Rear. Dark Brown Cloth Gilt Top Edge Gilt Pink Endpapers 10 Pp Ads At Rear. First Hardcover Printing A Mixture Of The Two States Identified In Bal No Priority; Previous Owner's Consolatory Gift Inscription On Front Free Endpaper Dated Christmas 1891. Worn Cover Gilt Strong But Spine Gilt Weak Although Complete And Readable. Cloth Frayed Along Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine Tiny Frays At Tips; Front Hinge Cracked And A Little Webbing Visible And A Little Loose Towards Bottom; Rear Hinge With A Few Short Splits On Gutter Edge Of Rear Pastedowns. <br/> <br/> F. J. Schulte & Company hardcover
1890D1911London: George Routledge & Sons 1890. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printingFirst issue 1890 "Note" page lacks copyright statement which is includes with second printing. Original pebbled red cloth lettered in stamped gilt on front and spine and bordered in blind on front and rear; 3662pp ads; black endpages. 19 stories some supernatural fantasy & criminous by one half of Gilbert & Sullivan. Very slight slant; spine a tad sunned; small stain p. 323. George Routledge & Sons Hardcover
190027302London: Nelson 1900. Book. Fair. Hardback. First. 4vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 315 pages No inscription Loose pages to introduction and free end paper. Nelson Hardcover
1884006246Boston: James R. Osgood and Co. 1884. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bellamy's third novel preceding "Looking Backward 2000-1887" by 3 years and SCARCE especially so in collectible condition. In original brown cloth stamped at front cover and spine with black decorations and gilt titles. Copyright page states 1884 title page1885. Very Good cloth rubbed at the edges and corners end pages toned prior owner inscription front paste down. Binding solid contents are clean and unmarked. James R. Osgood and Co. Hardcover
1887005363New York: White Stokes & Allen 1887. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. A late collection of fantasy short stories and a three-act play by the 19th century lawyer and poet. First Edition; 211 pages with one-page ad of other books by the author; small 16 mo 4 x 6 inches dark brown cloth boards with beveled edges blindstamped gold lettering and design element on spine and front cover ; top edge of text gilded other edges untrimmed. Boards show minor surface wear light wear at edges corners spine ends. Light foxing inside covers and end pages. Text is clean and complete; binding remains tight. A collectable copy. <br/> <br/> White, Stokes, & Allen hardcover
1900DC6316NY: M. Witmark & Sons 1900. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 1st printing 1900. Author's inscription dated Aug. 7 1900. In another later hand - "To Roger Shaw". Square green cloth stamped in black; illustrated. Minor soiling; wear at spine ends. M. Witmark & Sons Hardcover
1857006183Paris: Librairie des Publications Illustrées 1857. Hardcover. Very Good -. Doré Gustave. Nouvelle Édition revue sur les meilleurs textes et particulièrement sur les travaux de J. Le Duchat et de S. L'Aulnaye; Éclaircie quant à l'Orthographie et à la ponctuation et accompagnée de notes succinctes et d'un glossaire par Louis Barré; illustrations par Gustave Doré." 2 339 3 p. frontispiece and 14 leaves of plates: in-text illustrations; 28 cm. Plain red cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. All page edges speckled red. Text is in columns. Includes a glossary. Bookdealer's label on back fixed endpaper of Joseph McDonough Co. Albany N.Y. In Very Good- Condition: edges are rubbed; cover lightly soiled; scattered foxing; otherwise clean and tight. Librairie des Publications Illustrées hardcover
188827656Edinburgh: T. Nelson & Sons Ltd 1888. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 364 pages. Pinky Beige cover with gilt knight and Black and Red illuminated writing. No inscriptions. T. Nelson & Sons Ltd Hardcover
1894003515Paris: Lecène Oudin et Cie 1894. Hardcover. Very Good. 316 4 p.: frontispiece and 24 in-text drawings; 26 cm. Contemporary red cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration. Gilt-stamped coat-of-arms of Antwerp on front board; blind-stamped borders and corners on both boards. All page edges gilt. Purple floral endpapers. Prize bookplate on front free endpaper for Marie Duxrud from École de Demoiselles in Antwerp dated 1894. Marie Duxrud 1881-1954 was a soprano from Norway; she married Josef Stransky 1872-1936 who conducted the New York Philharmonic from 1911 to 1923. He later became an art dealer and was a partner in E. Gimpel & Wildenstein in New York City. The author Jules Nicolas Théodore Cahu 1854-1928 was a French writer an officer in the French cavalry and the chief of staff of General Boulanger; he wrote biographical journalism and science fiction sometimes under the pen name of Théo-Critt. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: head of spine slightly rubbed; hinges are weak; slight browning along pages edges; otherwise clean and tight. Lecène, Oudin et Cie hardcover
189936433London: Ward Lock & Co 1899. 1st ed. Hardcover. Bacon John H. 1st ptg. 8vo blue cloth with elaborate color design. Pencil ownership signature on front free endpaper. Endpapers darkened front endpaper brittle and detached else a near fine bright copy. A very nice copy and scarce in this condition. Ward Lock & Co hardcover
1896003496London: John Lane 1896. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First British Edition. First British Edition First Issue with catalog at rear dated 1896. In light brown decorative cloth boards spine titles gilt red decorations and title front board and red key decoration spine and rear board along with 1896 date. Pagination error on title page 26 pages of ads at rear. A Very Good copy. Small booksellers sticker bottom edge rear pastedown that of J.L. McCallum Surrey. About 1/4" of cloth loss at head of spine not affecting title. Contents are clean tight and free of any foxing whatsoever. Edges of pages just starting to brown SCARCE in the true British First Edition and in quite collectible condition. John Lane Hardcover
1873007276Boston: Roberts Brothers 1873. First American Edition . Green Cloth. Good. 287 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt Brown Endpapers. First English Language Printing. A Bright Clean Copy Showing Wear At Edges With Fraying At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips. Gilt Lettering And Design All Still Bright And Clear. Green Cloth Split Or Worn Through In A Thin Line Along Much Of Rear Spine Edge Which Could Be Repaired. Internally Tight But Somewhat Foxed Pages. Previous Owner's Name. Hinges And Rear Board Cracked. Two Front Endpapers Detached But Present. An Important Collection Of Early Science Fiction Stories Scarce In Any Early Edition. <br/> <br/> Roberts Brothers hardcover
1886010143London: Longmans Green & Co./ Chatto and Windus 1886. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Editions Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Three First Edition books bound in one volume consecutively Underwoods Chatto and Windus 1887; The Dynamiter Longmans Green & Co. 1885 and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Longmans Green & Co 1886. Bound in contemporary half calf over marbled boards marbled end papers top edge gilt the bookplate of the Constitutional Club Library at front paste down. The Constitutional Club was a London gentlemen's club established in 1883 and disbanded in 1979 that was closely aligned with the Conservative Party and at one time counted P.G. Wodehouse as a member. Very Good horizontal closed tear at p. 109 of The Dynamiter boards rubbed occasional widely scattered toning. xv 138 1 half-title 207 title 141 pp. Basis for every Dr. Jekyll movie. Longmans, Green & Co./ Chatto and Windus Hardcover
1871015350London: William Blackwood and Sons 1871. First Separate Edition First Printing . Violet Wrappers. Near Fine. Cover Illustration By W. Patterson. Pp. 1-641-8 Of Ads. First Issue With "Price Sixpence" And "From Blackwood's Magazine May 1871" On Front Cover And 1871 Date In Roman Numerals At Foot Of Title Page. First Separate Publication Of This Short Story About A Fictional Invasion Of England By Germany. A Bright Clean Almost Unused Copy. Spine Faded To Light Violet As Is A 1/8" Vertical Strip Adjacent To The Spine On The Rear Cover. Very Scarce In Such Exceptional Condition This Being The Best Copy We Have Seen In 30 Years. <br/> <br/> William Blackwood and Sons unknown
189636695London: Ward Lock & Co 1896. 1st ed. Hardcover. Wood Stanley L. 1st ptg. 8vo blue cloth with elaborate gilt cover design bevelled boards. Illustrated by Stanley L. Wood. An early adventure tale by Boothby best known for his series of tales about Dr. Nikola an occultist anti-hero seeking immoratlity and world domination. Cover gilt rubbed light soiling to endpapers else near fine no previous ownership marks. Ward Lock & Co hardcover
1896DC631NY: The Morse Co. 1896. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1896. Black cloth decorated and stamped on front and spine in white and rear board is in blind. In Bleiler's Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Bookplate. Scarce. The Morse Co. Hardcover
1895032502London: John Lane / The Bodley Head 1895. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Xxiii 202 Pp. No Catalogue At End. Brown Cloth Spine Gilt Blindstamped Rules On Covers No Cover Illustration By Beardsley But With That Same Illustration On Title Page. English Issue With "The Bodley Head" On Spine. Stated 4Th Printing. Light Wear No Fraying Hinges Intact No Names Or Marks 1/8" Wide Water Stain Running Vertically Length Of Front Cover About 1/4" In From Spine Gutter. <br/> <br/> John Lane / The Bodley Head hardcover
1900008159London 1899 1906: Methuen & Co. 1900. First British Edition Third Printing 3rd Printing. Red Cloth. Very Good. 437 Pp. Red Ribbed Cloth Gilt. Dated 1900 With Third Edition Statement On Title Page 40 Pp. Catalog At End Dated March 1906. Cloth And Gilt Bright With Just A Touch Of Darkening To Red Color On Spine. Nicks To Cloth Right On Top Edge And Foredge 1/8" Fraying At Lower Foredge Tips Front Hinge Cracked Some Foxing Small Bookseller's Inked Price On Front Pastedown; But A Very Attractive Example Of A Scarce Historical Romance With Fantasy Elements. <br/> <br/> Methuen & Co. hardcover
