"GASKELL, E.C.Livre Rare Book
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185736329Leipzig, Tauchnitz, 1857. Small 8vo. Bound with both original front wrappers in a later (ab. 1900) green full cloth w. gilt leather title-label to spine. Some brownspotting. W. half titles. VIII, 314"" VIII, 298 pp.
188351495(London, Harrison and Sons, 1883). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" Year 1882, Volume 173 - 1883. - Pp. 993-1033 and 5 plates (1 heliogravure (instrument), 4 folded recordings).
185852592London: Smith Elder and Co. 1858. Fourth edition. 8vo. xii 486 6 pp. Contemporary green full morocco spine faded to brown raised bands gilt lettered direct to two panels gilt decoration to the other panels early gift inscription to the front free endpaper all edges gilt. Frontispiece portrait title vignette of Haworth Parsonage and facsimile of Brontë's manuscript. Repairs to the spine ends and joints contents very good. The first three editions appeared the previous year all in two volumes. London: Smith, Elder, and Co. unknown
189127824London: Macmillan and Co 1891. Large paper copy. With a Preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie and Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Original brick red cloth. Spine faded label a little rubbed else very good. Large paper copy. With a Preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie and Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Macmillan and Co unknown
18956453London: Macmillan 1895. Later printing. Near Fine. Early reprint of the 1891 first Thomson illustrated edition. A Near Fine copy. Octavo 7 1/2 x 5 inches; 191 x 127 mm. Frontispiece xxx 297 1 pp. With 110 black and white illustrations in the text. Occasional foxing or staining especially on pp. 16/17; 104/105; 144/145 and 270/271. Bound in an 'Exhibition' binding by Zaehnsdorf executed in 1897 stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in. Full crimson crushed levant morocco covers bordered in gilt and decoratively tooled in gilt and pointille in an elaborate floral design front cover lettered in gilt. Spine with five raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments gilt ruled board edgeswide and elaborate gilt decorated turn-ins ochre silk liners and end-leaves top edge gilt others uncut. The rear liner has the Zaehnsdorf 'Exhibition' stamp in gilt. Joints expertly and almost invisibly repaired one corner a little bumped still a very early and excellent example of a Zaehnsdorf 'Exhibition' binding housed in a red morocco edged felt-lined red cloth slipcase.<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Gaskell 1810-1865 was an important proto-Feminist writer who often tackled unorthodox subjects in her novels. Cranford for example is an episodic book concerning a country village community of lower and middle class unmarried older women and the social changes coming to an industrializing Victorian Britain. "The greatest charm of Cranford which has kept it unfailingly popular is its amused but loving portrait of the old-fashioned customs and 'elegant economy' of a delicately observed group of middle-aged figures in a landscape" Oxford Companion to English Literature. "Elizabeth was an active humanitarian; her novels convey many messages about the need for social reconciliation for better understanding between employers and workers and between the respectable and the outcasts of society. Her writing was carefully researched and she took particular care in reproducing northern dialects accurately" Gaskell Society. Gaskell was part of a wide literary circle: she was friends with Charlottee Bronte and John Ruskin and clashed with Charles Dickens when he edited Cranford for serialization in the magazine Household Words. In this lovely copy are images by Hugh Thomson 1860-1920 famed at the turn of the century for illustrating works by luminaries including Jane Austen and William Shakespeare.<br /> <br /> The Austro-Hungarian-born Joseph Zaehnsdorf 1816-1886 trained with binders in Stuttgart and in Vienna before moving to Germany Switzerland France and eventually settling London. He worked for various shops before opening his own bindery in 1842. In the face of industrializing production Zaehnsdorf embraced craft and eventually gained recognition for his talent. He was known for his precise finish and elegant design. The firm would continue in his son John William's capable hands; it employed binders like Louis Genth Roger de Coverly and Sarah Prideaux. Family run until 1947 it was eventually acquired by Asprey of London in 1983 Gertz. Near Fine. Macmillan unknown
185719321New York: D. Appleton & Co 1857. First American edition 2 vols. sm. 8vo viii 285; viii 269; engraved frontis portrait plus one engraved plate; bound without ads or half-titles in contemporary half tan calf over marbled boards green and black morocco labels on spines; very good set. D. Appleton & Co unknown
189474832New York: The Century Co. 1894. First edition of this elusive title. Octavo. xii 4 234 pp. including a frontispiece portrait of both cyclists standing beside their bikes plus numerous ful and vignette photographic illustrations of sights along the journey. Publisher's bleu cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering large gilt device resembling the globe n front same device on rear blind-stamped. Aside front a very early 1901 previous owner's signature on the front blank an excellent copy.Published at the height of the bicycle craze in America this book details the authors' voyage; The cycled across Europe then headed west from Turkey where they became the first Americans to summit Mt. Ararat through the Gobi Desert through middle China and all the way to Peking. A feat they claim had not been accomplished since Marco Polo. From the introduction - "We were actuated by no desire to make a "record" in bicycle travel although we covered 15044 miles on the wheel the longest continuous land journey ever made around the world." The steamed out of Shanghai and landed in San Francisco and then bicycled all the way to New York City. They were both students at the University of Washington. The Century Co. hardcover
1888523059London: Smith Elder and Co. 1888. Hardcover 7-volume complete set without dust jackets. Each book is bound in half green cloth with marbled paper sides uncut page blocks frontispiece and previous owner's name and date 1888-89 penned to FEP. Board edges are worn page blocks are tanned. "Villette" has a small tear to front board paper and taped repair to hinge at rear paste down. "Shirley" has hinge breaks at front and rear pastedowns. "Wuthering Heights" has a bump and crack to rear board lower leading corner. All have light foxing throughout. Contents are clean and unmarked. More photos available upon request. AD. First Thus. Hardcover. Good. Used. Smith, Elder and Co. Hardcover
188920968U. S. Publishing House. Good. 1889. Hardcover. Red cloth blind stamped cover with gilt is modestly soiled caps are lightly frayed corners are bumped and lightly worn but cover is in good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Former owner's name on front end sheet's printed book plate in ink. End sheets and paste downs have modest soiling. Pages are lightly toned some thumbing and in very good condition. B&W illustrated frontispiece many B&W plates and B&W illustrations. . U. S. Publishing House hardcover
189426284John F. Waite 1894. Hardcover. Good - Used/None as Issued. Large format hardcover no jacket as issued light corner bump. Hinges intact but weak. Oversized and overweight ferg Please email for photos. John F. Waite hardcover
1900201163London: Smith Elder & Company 1900. Haworth Edition; First Printing. Fine Binding. All 7 volumes Very Good in decorative boards. Owner personalization on Villette 2nd FEP. Soiling along spine heel of The Life of Charlotte Bronte and The Tennant of Wildfell Hall. Top text block edges gilded. Smith, Elder & Company unknown
1899963T61London: Smith Elder & Co. 1899-1900. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A collection of five volumes of the Haworth edition of this series of works from the celebrated Bronte sisters. Five volumes of a seven volume set lacking volumes one and five. Haworth edition. With eleven illustrations each in Volumes I-V eight in Volume VI and seventeen in Volume VII. The Brontës were a nineteenth century literary family associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire England. The sisters Charlotte Emily and Anne are well-known poets and novelists who like many contemporary female writers published their work under male pseudonyms: Currer Ellis and Acton Bell respectively. Their stories attracted attention for their passion and originality immediately following their publication. Charlotte's Jane Eyre was the first to know success while Emily's Wuthering Heights Anne's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and other works were accepted as masterpieces of literature only after their deaths. This set contains: Volume II - Shirley by Charlotte Bronte 1899. Illustrated with a frontispiece a facsimile of the original title page and nine plates. Volume III - Villette by Charlotte Bronte 1899. Illustrated with a frontispiece a facsimile of the original title page and nine plates. Volume IV - The Professor by Charlotte Bronte 1900. Illustrated with a frontispiece a facsimile of the original title page and nine plates. Volume VI - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte 1900. Illustrated with a frontispiece a facsimile of the original title page and six plates. Volume VII - The Life of Charlotte Bronte by Mrs. Gaskell or Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell an English novelist biographer and short story writer. Illustrated with a frontispiece a facsimile of the original title page and fifteen plates. Collated complete. With introductions to the works by Mary Augusta Ward a British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward. As well as an introduction to the life by Clement King Shorter a British journalist and literary critic. With publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original green cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spines of the odd volume with small marks to the boards. Minor splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spines with a 1" split to the spine of volume VII. Hinges starting but firm with the front free endpaper of volume II loosening. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the extremities. The odd small ink underline with contemporary ink inscriptions to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Smith, Elder, & Co. hardcover
1899003734london: Smith Elder & Co 1899. Book. Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Set of five volumes from what was published as a seven volume set between 1899 and 1910. Bound in green buckram with a CB monogram. Nice solid bindings gilt top edge. Some wear to boards minimal foxing to endpapers. Volume seven has very old water staining at the very beginning. Set comprises "Jane Eyre" "Villette" "Wuthering Heights" "Agnes Grey" "Shirley" and "The Life of Charlotte Bronte" by Mrs Gaskell. Makes a nice set set in their own right see pictures. UK only these are very heavy so postage will be a bit more than the automatic quote Adjusted for approval on processing. All our books at the moment are reduced so the price you see reflects a 33% discount. You may be interested in The Literaticus Book Service. We specialise in tracking down those harder to find editions among other bookish services such as gift fulfilment. Get in touch to send us your Book Wants or ask a bookish question. If this is intended as a gift please email first and I can gift wrap for no extra charge. If you would like special delivery but don't see an option for it just email first and I'll obtain a quote. If you have any questions require more information or if you would like more pictures do not hesitate to get in touch. Smith, Elder, & Co Hardcover
1857018658Boston: John P. Jewett and Company 1857. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 508 pages. Rebound in red cloth with a black leather spine label. Written on the front endpaper is "John B. Callender from the Author." About three dozen pages have small stains. The first American edition. John P. Jewett and Company Hardcover books
1857018658Boston: John P. Jewett and Company 1857. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 508 pages. Rebound in red cloth with a black leather spine label. Written on the front endpaper is "John B. Callender from the Author." About three dozen pages have small stains. The first American edition. John P. Jewett and Company Hardcover
18685074.26London: Chapman & Hall 1868. 1st volume edition. Black half leather bindings with marbled boards Vols 10 11 & 14-16 with Arabic numerals to spine labels; all other volumes have Roman numerals. Occasional corner wear. Some rubbing to boards. Period pos dated 1860. Occasional spot of foxing. Vol 10 with professionally restored joints. Withal a solid VG set. 20 volumes complete. ~600 pages per volume. Text double column. Christmas Stories included: Vol 2 with "The Haunted House" Vol 6 has "Tom Tiddler's Ground" Vol 8 has "Somebody's Luggage" & Vol 10 has "Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings" Vol 4 lacks "A Message from the Sea". 8vo. 9-1/4" x 6-1/8" <br/><br/>From the start of his literary career Dickens wished to be an editor. and began such early-on with Bentley's Miscellany. After two more somewhat unsuccessful efforts he succeeded with Household Words which due to personal differences with his publishers gave rise to this final editorial publication All The Year Round. The content was miscellaneous in nature and attracted some of the best writers of the day- Wilkie Collins The Moonstone & The Woman in White Mrs. Gaskell A Dark Night's Work Trollope Is He Popenjoy. not to mention Dickens himself- the periodical contains the first appearance of his two great works- A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations. Chapman & Hall hardcover books
186319727New York: Harper & Brothers 1863. 1st US edition Brussel EAST TO WEST p. 81; Gimbel B283. Later green library buckram binding. Gd lacking rear wrapper/paper repair to final leaf affecting 3 lines of text of inner column. Ex-lib of NYPL with 'Withdrawn' stamp to initial & terminal leaf as well as a few other associated institutional markings. 46 pp. Text in double-column. 8vo. <br/><br/> Harper & Brothers hardcover books
186319727.1New York: Harper & Brothers 1863. 1st US editiion Brussel EAST TO WEST p. 81; Gimbel B283; Oppenlander ATYR Contributer List p. 136; VanderPoel B450 for the 1864 edition. Not in Edgar & Vail. Printed white wrappers. Adverts to rear wrapper recto & verso. General soiling to wrappers with small piece missing from lower left of front panel no text affected. Bookseller blindstamp to front wrapper. Tide line to rear wrapper. Withal a VG copy of an uncommon edition. 3 - 46 pp. Text double-column. 8vo. 9" x 5-5/8" <br/><br/>As is the case with most of the Christmas stories the work actually a collaborative effort though marketed under Dickens' very salable name: Chapters I & VII by Dickens per VanderPoel & confirmed by Oppenlander; Chapter II by Elizabeth Gaskell states Oppenlander even though Gaskell "swore" not to write for ATYR; Chapter III by Andrew Halliday; Chapter IV by Edmund Yates; Chapter V by Amelia Edwards; & Chapter VI by Charles A. Collins Dickens' son-in-law & the individual initially chosen to illustrate Drood. Harper & Brothers unknown books
18635249.2London 1863. 1st edition. Original blue printed wrappers sewn. A VG to Nr Fine copy. 48 pp. Text double column. 8vo. <br/><br/>Dickens responsible for the first & last sections; Mrs Gaskell penned the 2nd section. Cf. Oppenlander p. 136 for a distribution of the other contributors' efforts. unknown books
18635249.1London 1863. 1st edition NCBEL III 813. Original blue printed wrappers sewn. A VG copy showing some minor edgewear & soiling. 48 pp. Text double column. 8vo. <br/><br/>Dickens responsible for the first & last sections; Mrs Gaskell penned the 2nd section. Cf. Oppenlander p. 136 for a distribution of the other contributors' efforts. unknown books
185192172New York: Leavitt and Company. Poor; The spinal cover is missing the front cover is coming loose from . the spine the first two pages are loose inside and there is additional . age wear and fading throughout. 1851. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 276 pages . Leavitt and Company hardcover
186824615London: n.p. Chapman and Hall 1868. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. First volume edition. 16 volumes for Household Words; 20 volumes for All the year Round; 36 8vo volumes in all. All but two of the volumes are ex-college library in modern buckram gilt spine titles. Library markings are: shelf numbers on spines; pencil numbers on upper left corners of titles pages; two line rubber stamp on textblock edges. Volumes 14 and 16 of Household Words are contemporary half leather marbled paper boards similarly ex-library. Generally very good to near fine but with occasional foxing and staining. <br /> <p><br /> First appearances of Tale of Two Cities Great Expectations and The Moonstone the first detective story. <br /> <p><br /> Shipping at cost.<br /> <p>. n.p. (Chapman and Hall) hardcover
1857289867D. Appleton 1857. Hardcover. Very Good. First U.S. edition. Small 8vo contemporary 3/4 calf on marbled paper-covered boards raised bands black spine labels titles and devices in gilt marbled endsheets. Leather a bit scuffed corners and spine ends rubbed binding tight and square front hinge starting. The ads have been removed both frontispieces are present with their tissue guards. D. Appleton hardcover
185785006D. Appleton & Co 1857. First American edition. Volume 2 only. Good condition. Owner signature. Missing the front free endpaper. D. Appleton & Co unknown
1860560226London: SmithElder & Co 1860. Please Email for further details. Signed By "E J Douglas". First Edition. Brown Cloth. Very Good Faded Worn Boards /No Jacket. Illus. by Not Illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". HARDBACK. Smith,Elder & Co Hardcover
