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1890980H22London: Ward Lock Bowden and Co.; Longmans Green and Co. 1890-1892. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A smartly rebound collection of George Whyte-Melville"s complete novels and works most of which are new editions showcasing the celebrated sporting and historical novelist"s most popular novels. Bound in a smart half calf binding with marbled paper boards.A handsome collection of the complete novels and works of the popular Scottish sporting novelist George Whyte-Melville. This set includes new editions from 18901892 as well as undated later printings featuring his best-known tales.This collection consists of: Holmby House: A Tale of Old Northamptonshire 1890. New edition. The Interpreter: A Tale of the War 1890. New edition. Good for Nothing: Or All Down Hill 1890. New edition. The Gladiators: A Tale of Rome and Judaea 1890. New edition. Kate Coventry: An Autobiography 1891. New edition. General Bounce: Or The Lady and the Locusts 1891. New edition. The Queen"s Maries: A Romance of Holyrood 1892. New edition. Katerfelto: A Story of Exmoor. Undated. Sarchedon: A Legend of the Great Queen. Undated. The True Cross: A Legend of the Church. New edition undated. Satanella: A Story of Punchestown. New edition undated. Tilbury Nogo; or Passages in the Life of an Unsuccessful Man. New edition undated. Contraband: Or A Losing Hazard. New edition undated. The White Rose. New edition undated. Songs and Verses. Undated. Roy"s Wife. Ninth Edition. Cerise; A Tale of the Last Century. New edition undated. Digby Grand: An Autobiography. New edition undated. The Brookes of Bridlemere. Undated. Bones and I; Or The Skeleton at Home. New edition undated. Market Harborough: Or How Mr. Sawyer Went to the Shires; Inside the Bar: Or Sketches at Soakington. New edition undated. Sister Louise: Or The Story of A Woman"s Repentance. New edition undated.M. or N.: "Similia Similibus Curantur." New edition undated. Uncle John: A Novel. Undated. Rosine. New edition undated. Black but Comely; Or The Adventure of Jane Lee. New edition undated. Riding Recollections. Undated. Whyte-Melville 18211878 was celebrated for his lively depictions of foxhunting military life and historical romance and his works remained in demand long after his death finding a devoted readership among Victorian and Edwardian audiences. Bound in a half calf binding with marbled paper boards. Externally lovely. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight fading to spines. The odd spot to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edges with scattered spotting to the first and last few leaves of dated copies. Very Good Ward, Lock, Bowden and Co.; Longmans, Green and Co. hardcover
1890675P55London: Ward Lock & Bowden Limited 1890-93. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. A uniformly bound complete set of the works of George Whyte-Melville containing all of this novels. In twenty-seven volumes.A collection of the complete novels and works by the popular Scottish author George Whyte-Melville.'Good For Nothing or All Down Hill' published in 1890 a new edition of this work.'The Interpreter: A Tale of the War' published in 1890 a new edition of this work.'Digby Grand: An Autobiography' published in 1890 a new edition of this work.'General Bounce or The Lady and the Locusts' published in 1891 a new edition of this work.'Kate Coventry: An Autobiography' published in 1891 a new edition of this work.'The Queen's Maries: A Romance of Holyrood' published in 1892 a new edition of this work.'The Gladiators: A Tale of Rome and Judaea' published in 1892 a new edition of this work.'Holmby House: A Tale of Old Northamptonshire' published in 1893 a new edition of this work.'Roy's Wife' published in 1893 the ninth edition of this work.'Market Harborough or How Mr. Sawyer Went to the Shires and Inside the Bar or Sketches at Soakington' undated.'Satanella: A Story of Punchestown' undated a new edition of this work.'Rosine' undated a new edition of this work.'The White Rose' undated a new edition of this work.'Bones and I; or The Skeleton at Home' undated a new edition of this work.'The True Cross. A Legend of the Church' undated a new edition of this work.'Cerise; A Tale of the Last Century' undated a new edition of this work.'M. or N. 'Similia Similibus Curantur'' undated a new edition of this work.'Uncle John a Novel' undated.'Keterfelto: A Story of Exmoor' undated a new edition of this work.'Sarchedon. A Legend of the Great Queen' undated.'Songs and Verses' undated.'Riding Recollections' undated.'Tilbury Nogo; or Passages in the Life of an Unsuccessful Man' undated a new edition of this work.'Contraband or a Losing Hazard' undated a new edition of this work.'Sister Louise or The Story of a Woman's Repentance' undated a new edition of this work.'Black But Comely' undated a new edition of this work.'The Brookes of Bridlemere' undated.George Whyte-Melville was a Scottish novelist and poet who worked in the literary sphere consistently during his life besides a brief break when he volunteered to fight in the Crimean War. His first novel "Digby Grand" was an instant success when it was published in 1852. Whyte-Melville went on to publish another twenty-one novels before his death after a hunting accident in 1878. Whyte-Melville was passionate about hunting and often wrote about the sport. "Songs and Verses" was one of his poetry anthologies besides "Legend of the True Cross" however he was mostly known for his sporting works. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally smart. Light fading to the spines. Prior owner's ink inscriptions to the recto to the front free endpapers. Front hinges of 'Kate Coventry' and 'The Gladiators' are starting but firm. Bookplate to the front pastedown of one volume 'George J. Clark'. Internally firmly bound though 'The Queen's Maries' with a few leaves working loose. 'Digby Grand' binding is broken in places with leaves working loose and some loose leaves. Pages are bright and clean with a few spots to a couple of volumes to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed Ward, Lock & Bowden, Limited hardcover
1898885M6London: W. Thacker & Co. 1898-1902. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Bernard Partridge; E. Caldwell; G. H. Jalland; H. M. Brock; et al. Eighteen smart volumes of the twenty-four-volume limited edition set of the works of Scottish novelist George Whyte-Melville. One of one thousand and fifty limited edition copies of this edition printed by Morrison and Gibb Limited Edinburgh in the publisher's original cloth binding. Top edge gilt. Each volume is illustrated with a colour frontispiece and numerous black-and-white plates. Volumes II XIII XIX and XX were illustrated by G. H. Jalland. Volumes VIII XVI XVII XVIII XXI XXIII and XXIV were illustrated by H. M. Brock. Harrington Bird illustrated Volumes XV and XXII. E. Caldwell and H. M. Brock illustrated Volume III. Bernard Partridge illustrated Volume V. E. Caldwell illustrated Volume VII. Fred Roe illustrated Volume X. Cecil Alden illustrated Volume XII.George John Whyte-Melville 1821-1878 was a Scottish poet and novelist whose work mainly concerned field sports. His first novel "Digby Grand" was an instant success when it was published in 1852. Whyte-Melville went on to publish another twenty-one novels before his death after a hunting accident in 1878. This set includes: Vol II. Katerfelto: A Story of Exmoor 1898Vol III. Uncle John: A Novel 1898Vol V. Contraband 1899Vol VII. Tilbury Nogo/Scotland and the Moors 1899Vol VIII: Songs and Verses/Bones and I or the Skeleton at Home 1899Vol X: The Brookes of Bridlemere 1899Vol XII. Roy"s Wife 1899Vol XIII. Satanella: A Story of Punchestown 1899Vol XV. Sarchedon: A Legend of the Great Queen 1900Vol XVI. Sister Louise/ Rosine 1901Vol XVII. Kate Coventry: An Autobiography 1901Vol XVIII. Cerise: A Tale of the Eighteenth Century 1901Vol XIX. The Queen"s Maries: A Romance of Holyrood 1901Vol XX. Holmby House: A Tale of Old Northamptonshire 1901Vol XXI. General Bounce or The Lady and the Locusts 1901Vol XXII. The Gladiators a Tale of Rome and Judaea 1901Vol XXIII. Good for Nothing or All Down Hill 1902Vol XXIV. The Interpreter 1902 In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally generally smart with fading to the spines and very light shelf wear to the boards. Small marks to the spines of Contraband and the Queen"s Maries and stain to the spines of The Interpreter and The Gladiators. Fading to the front boards of The Interpreter and Sarchedon and to the rear boards of Uncle John and Good for Nothing. Small marks to the front boards of General Bounce and The Gladiators. Front hinge starting to Sarchedon. Bookplate of Douglas Kerr to the front paste down of Sarchedon. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean except for offsetting to the paste downs and end papers and a little spotting to the title pages. Very Good W. Thacker & Co. hardcover
1890897Z39London: Ward Lock and Co; Longmans Green and Co c1890. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None stated. A twenty-seven volume complete collection of the works of the Scottish novelist George Whyte-Melville bound in half calf. The new edition for most. The ninth edition to 'Roy's Wife'. Twenty-seven volumes. Bound in half calf with marbled paper to the boards.Bound by 'Bickers and Son' with their binder's stamp to the front blanks. This set features the complete collected works of George Whyte-Melville a Scottish novelist and poet who often wrote about field sports such as hunting. This collection includes his novels poetry autobiographies songs and Whyte-Melville's popular guide to horsemanship 'Riding Recollections'.Undated. Dated from Jisc. Bound in half calf with marbled paper to the boards. Externally smart with fading and rubbing to the spines slight loss to the leather to the raised bands to 'Digby Grand' 'Songs and Verses' 'Uncle John' 'Good for Nothing' and 'Sister Louise' bumping and rubbing to the extremities marks to the boards and joints starting or tender to the majority of the volumes. Internally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with spotting to the front and rear blanks and light age toning to the pages to 'Digby Grand' and 'Market Harborough'. Very Good Ward, Lock and Co; Longmans, Green and Co hardcover
1898924Y21London: W. Thacker and Co 1898-1902. Cloth. Good Only. 9" by 6". Bernard Partridge; E. Caldwell; G. H. Jalland; H. M. Brock; et al. A complete set of George Whyte-Melville's works being a limited edition run with charming illustrations throughout each volume. A limited edition set of these works from Scottish novelist and poet George Whyte-Melville being one of 1050 printed by Morrison and Gibb Limited Edinburgh. Complete in twenty-four volumes. In the publisher's original cloth bindings with gilt stamp to the front boards. George Whyte-Melville's novels regularly revolved around field sports such as his first work 'Digby Grand' which was originally published in 1852. Each volume is illustrated with a colour frontispiece and a number of monochrome plates from a variety of artists such as Henry Matthew Brock and Bernard Partridge. This set contains the following titles:Volume I - Riding Recollections 1898. Eleven plates. Volume II - Katerfelto: A Story of Exmoor 1898. Thirteen plates. Volume III - Uncle John: A Novel 1898. Thirteen plates. Volume IV - Market Harborough: How Mr. Sawyer Went to the Shires; Inside the Bar or Sketches at Soakington 1899. Thirteen plates.Volume V - Contraband or A Losing Hazard 1899. Eleven plates. Volume VI - M. or N. 1899. Thirteen plates. Volume VII - Tilbury Nogo or Passages in the Life of an Unsuccessful Man; Scotland and the Moors 1899. Thirteen plates. Volume VIII - Song and Verses: Bones and I or The Skeleton at Home 1899. Twelve plates. Volume IX - Black but Comely 1899. Nine plates. Volume X - The Brookes of Bridlemere 1899. Eleven plates. Volume XI - The White Rose 1899. Nine plates. Volume XII - Roy's Wife 1899. Eleven plates. Volume XIII - Satanella: A Story of Punchestown 1899. Thirteen plates. Volume XIV - Digby Grand: An Autobiography 1900. Eight plates. Volume XV - Sarchedon: A Legend of the Great Queen 1900. Nine plates. Volume XVI - Sister Louise or The Story of a Woman's Repentance; Rosine 1901. Nine plates. Volume XVII - Kate Coventry 1901. Nine plates. Volume XVIII - Cerise: A Tale of the Eighteenth Century 1901. Nine plates. Volume XIX - The Queen's Maries: A Romances of Holyrood 1901. Eight plates. Volume XX - Holmby House: A Tale of Old Northamptonshire. Eight plates. Volume XXI - General Bounce or The Lady and the Locusts 1901. Eight plates. Volume XXII - The Gladiators: A Tale of Rome and Judaea 1901. Nine plates. Volume XXIII - Good for Nothing or All Down Hill 1902. Eight plates. Volume XXIV - The Interpreter: A Tale of the War 1902. Eight plates. Collated complete. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth with gilt stamps to the front boards. Externally generally smart with fading to the cloth heaviest to the spines. With heaviest instances of fading to the boards of 'Riding Recollections' 'Market Harborough' and 'Brooks of Bridlemere'. Rear hinge tender to 'Good for Nothing'. With varying degrees of damp staining to the extremities. Heaviest instances to 'Uncle John' 'Songs and Verses' 'Digby Grand' 'Kate Coventry' and 'Sarchedon'. With rubbing to the extremities causing cloth to come away from the spines heaviest to 'Roy's Wife' 'Kate Coventry' 'Cerise' 'Holmby House' and 'The Interpreter'. With a bookplate of one Alfred Acland to the front pastedowns of 'Katerfelto'. Internally generally firmly bound with the title and frontispiece leaves detached but present to 'Satanella'. With some leaves uncut. Pages are generally bright and clean with scattered spotting to the first and last few leaves and the odd spot throughout. Good Only W. Thacker and Co hardcover
1866948Y23London: Chapman and Hall 1866. Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A scarce early edition of this horse-riding novel from Scottish novelist George Whyte-Melville. The fifth edition of this work. First edition published in 1854. Bound in half calf with marbled paper covered boards.George Whyte-Melville was a Scottish novelist much concerned with field sports with works such as 'Digby Grand' 'General Bounce' and 'Kate Conventry' among others. As with numerous of Whyte-Melville's other novels the titular character of this story Tilbury Nogo rides to hounds and deals with consequences of reckless behavior and the complications of romance.With one page of publisher's advertisements to the rear. Bound in half calf with marbled paper covered boards. Externally smart with rubbing to the extremities and scuffing to the boards. Joints are partly cracked however remain firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with scattered spotting to the first and last few leaves. Good Chapman and Hall hardcover
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