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1869124179London: Chapman and Hall 1869. Rare second edition of the author's melancholy novel. Octavo original cloth. In very good condition. Scottish novelist George Whyte-Melville took a departure from his usual topics of hunting and romance with Bones and I which centres on an urban recluse living in a small modern villa in a London cul de sac looking out on "the dead wall at the back of an hospital". Chapman and Hall hardcover
1860375940London: Longmans 1860. New Edition. Hardcover. 9 Volumes. Near fine copies in the original gilt-blocked decorated cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Previous owner's bookplate and inscription. Date is suggested. Physical description: 9 volumes. Contents: 1. The Interpreter. 2. Holmby House. 3. Black but Comely. 4. Digby Grand. 5. The Gladiators. 6. Good For Nothing. 7. The Queen's Maries. 8. General Bounce. 9. Kate Coventry: An Autobiography. Subjects: Fiction. 19th century fiction. Whyte-Melville G.J. 19th century Scottish literature. London: Longmans hardcover
1900RO30356875Longmans, Green & co. 1900. In-12. Relié toilé. Etat passable, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos fané, Papier jauni. 352 pages. Tâches en plats et au dos. Nombreuses rousseurs. Titre, auteur, fleurons, éditions en doré au dos. Frontispice illustré en noir et blanc, sous serpente. Texte en anglais.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
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
1858148015London: Ward Lock & Co. 1858. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. hardback in decorated cloth viii 352pp. frontis. b/w plates A fox-hunting novel. Very nice copy in bright burgundy cloth boards with bright gilt decoration to upper board. Scarce in this condition Ward Lock & Co. hardcover
185850674London: Ward Lock. Very Good. 1858. Hardcover. London: Ward Lock & Co. Limited no date 1858. 352pp. some light foxing very light use wear to covers overall a Very Good copy. . Ward Lock hardcover
1898162113London: W. Thacker & Co. 1898. Featuring work from some of the period's most prominent illustrators Limited edition of 1350 copies illustrated by a wide variety of artists including Hugh Thomson and Henry Matthew and Charles Edmund Brock. Whyte-Melville 1821-1878 is "remembered as the greatest of the hunting novelists. he writes best about the curious English mania for equine sports" Sutherland p. 672. Whyte-Melville's prolific output includes poetry military novels drawing on his experience in the Crimean War scenes of contemporary life and historical romances this being the genre in which he first made his name. The illustrators were chosen for their skill in depicting sporting activities. Hugh Thomson's "vigorous hunting scenes. first established his reputation" and "his fine line drawing of rural characters and gentle countrified society appealed to the imagination of the public; most of Thomson's best-known work is in this idiom" ODNB. 24 vols octavo 219 x 142 mm. Colour frontispieces and 245 black and white plates by H. M. and C. E. Brock Hugh Thompson G. H. Jalland E. Caldwell Bernard Partridge Fred Roe Cecil Alden Harrington Bird and Finch Mason. Contemporary red half crushed morocco spine with raised bands compartments lettered and decorated with horse and horseshoe motifs in gilt raised bands red cloth sides marbled endpapers top edges gilt. Occasional minor blemish otherwise in excellent condition. John Sutherland The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction 1989. hardcover
1898869M2London: W. Thacker & Co. 1898-1899. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". G. H. Jalland; Hugh Thomson; E. Caldwell; Fred Roe; et al. A limited edition ten-volume set of the prose and poetry of the Scottish novelist George Whyte-Melville. A ten-volume collection of works in the publisher's original cloth bindings. Ink inscription to the title page of each volume dated 1899. G. H. Jalland illustrated Volumes II and XIII with fourteen plates. E. Caldwell and H. M. Brock illustrated Volume III with fourteen plates. Pinch Mason and Hugh Thomson illustrated Volume IV with fourteen plates. E. Caldwell illustrated Volume VII with fourteen plates. H. M. Brock illustrated Volume VIII with thirteen illustrations and Volume IX with ten plates. Fred Roe illustrated Volume X with twelve plates. Harrington Bird illustrated Volume XI with ten plates. Cecil Alden illustrated Volume XII with twelve plates. All frontispieces are depicted in colour. Collated complete.One of 1050 copies printed of this edition of Whyte-Melville's works. George John Whyte-Melville 1821-1878 was a Scottish poet and novelist whose work mainly concerned field sports. This ten volume set of his prose and poetry includes: Volume II: Katerfelto: A Story of Exmoor 1898 Volume III: Uncle John: A Novel 1898 Volume IV: Market Harborough or How Mr. Sawyer Went to the Shires/Inside the Bar or Sketches at Soakington 1899 Volume VII: Tilbury Nogo or Passages in the Life of an Unsuccessful Man/Scotland and the Moors 1899 Volume VIII: Songs and Verses/Bones and I or the Skeleton at Home 1899 Volume IX: Black but Comely 1899 Volume X: The Brookes of Bridlemere 1899 Volume XI: The White Rose 1899 Volume XII: Roy's Wife 1899 Volume XIII: Satanella: A Story of Punchestown 1899 In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally sound though faded to the spines with shelf wear to the boards. Small marks to the spines of Volume IX X and XII. Front hinge to Volume XI is slightly strained. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally clean with the odd spot and offsetting to the first and last couple of pages. Some age toning to the pages of Volume VII XI XII and XIII. Very Good W. Thacker & Co. hardcover
1899955T70London: W. Thacker & Co. 1899-1900. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". H. M. Brock. Two smart volumes of the twenty-four-volume limited edition set of the works of Scottish novelist George Whyte-Melville. Two volumes of a twenty-four volume set. Limited to one thousand and fifty copies printed by Morrison and Gibb Limited Edinburgh. Written by George John Whyte-Melville a Scottish novelist much concerned with field sports and a poet who served as an officer of the Turkish irregular cavalry in the Crimean War. Edited by Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell a Scottish novelist essayist artist antiquarian horticulturalist prominent salmon angler author of books on angling and Conservative politician. Illustrated by Henry Matthew Brock a British illustrator and landscape painter. This set contains: Volume IX - Black But Comley. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and nine black-and-white plates. Volume XIV - Digby Grand: An Autobiography. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and eight black-and-white plates. Collated complete. Previously held in the library of Douglas Kerr a British writer and academic who is best known for his work on Arthur Conan Doyle and George Orwell. In the original full cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spines with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting predominantly to the first and last few pages. Minor age toning to the endpapers. With the previous owners' bookplates to the front pastedowns or endpapers. Very Good W. Thacker & Co. hardcover
1898955T69London: W. Thacker & Co. 1898-1902. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". E. Caldwell; H. M. Brock. Nine smart volumes of the twenty-four-volume limited edition set of the works of Scottish novelist George Whyte-Melville. Nine volumes of a twenty-four volume set. Limited to one thousand and fifty copies printed by Morrison and Gibb Limited Edinburgh. Written by George John Whyte-Melville a Scottish novelist much concerned with field sports and a poet who served as an officer of the Turkish irregular cavalry in the Crimean War. Edited by Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell a Scottish novelist essayist artist antiquarian horticulturalist prominent salmon angler author of books on angling and Conservative politician. Illustrated by Edmund Caldwell a British painter and Henry Matthew Brock a British illustrator and landscape painter. This set contains: Volume III - Uncle John. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and thirteen black-and-white plates. Volume VIII - Songs and Verses. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and twelve black-and-white plates. Volume IX - Black But Comley. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and nine black-and-white plates. Volume XIV - Digby Grand: An Autobiography. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and eight black-and-white plates. Volume XVI - Sister Louise & Rosine. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and nine black-and-white plates. Volume XVII - Kate Coventry. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and nine black-and-white plates. Volume XVIII - Cerise. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and nine black-and-white plates. Volume XXI - General Bounce. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and eight black-and-white plates. Volume XXIV - The Interpreter: A Tale of the War. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and eight black-and-white plates. Collated complete. Previously held in the libraries of Douglas Kerr a British writer and academic who is best known for his work on Arthur Conan Doyle and George Orwell; and Brigadier Arthur Christopher Lancelot Stanley-Clarke an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. In the original full cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spines with the odd small mark to the cloth. Front hinge starting but firm to volume XVI with the rear hinge just starting but firm to volume XVIII. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting predominantly to the first and last few pages. Minor age toning to the endpapers. With the previous owners' bookplates to the front pastedowns or endpapers. Very Good W. Thacker & Co. hardcover
1890620M16London: Ward Lock & Co. c1890. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". John Charlton; Stanley L. Wood; Samuel Edmund Waller. A four volume set of works by the notable Scottish novelist and poet George John Whyte-Melville. Containing the following works: 'Songs and Verses and The True Cross' 'Riding Recollections' 'Contraband or A Losing Hazard' 'Market Harborough and Inside the Bar' Featuring a bookplate of a 'Samuel Leslie Williams' to the front pastedown of 'Market Harborough'. In a uniform quarter polished calf binding with cloth boards and attractive marbled endpapers. Collated presumed complete with illustrations by John Charlton Stanley L. Wood and Samuel Edmund Waller. All volumes are undated dated using Copac. In a uniform quarter polished calf binding with cloth boards. Externally slightly faded and rubbed to spines resulting in loss of leather to tail of 'Riding Recollections'. Very slightly rubbed to extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean slightly age toned to edges with scattered spotting to textblock. Occasional scattered spotting to the fore edge of the odd page. Light scattered spotting to first and last few pages. Spotting from title page to to page 8 'Market Harborough'. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown 'Market Harborough'. Very Good Ward, Lock & Co. hardcover
1899007965LONDON CALCUTTA: W. THACKER AND CO 1899. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Good to Very Good/No Jacket. An attractive red cloth bound part set of the works of Whyte-Melville. A printer's note in the prelims to each book notes: "Of this Edition of Whyte-Melville's Works One Thousand and Fifty Copies have only been printed by Morrison and Gibb Limited Edinburgh who have distributed the type" The books are mostly in Good plus condition a little rubbed and with occasional discoloration of the boards occasional marks with even light sunning to spines. Bindings remain solid with occasional fraying to cloth. Top edges gilt. The prelims show some foxing clean thereafter. In all a bargain set to build on for the Whyte-Melville collector as well as looking good on the shelf. <br/> <br/>Red cloth with gilt illustration of a saddle to the front front board and text on backstrip in gilt also. Boards rubbed and marked some boards sunned spines sunned edges foxed prelims foxed some pages of some of the volumes mellowed. All clean throughout. Good. VII TILBURY NOGO X THE BROOKES OF BRIDLEMERE XIII SATANELLA XIV DIGBY GRAND XV SARCHEDON XVI SISTER LOUSIE ROSINE XVII KATE COVENTRY XVIII CERISE XIX THE QUEEN'S MARIES XX HOLMBY HOUSE XXI GENERAL BOUNCE XXII THE GLADIATORS XXIII GOOD FOR NOTHING XXIV THE INTERPRETER W. THACKER AND CO 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
18982012200011W Thacker & Co 1898-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Fine Binding with interesting Provenance: Paul Mellon's copy with his leather and gold Oak Springs bookplate 24 volume set. Bound in fine 3/4 morocco over red boards. Gilt hunting scene on spines. Fine binding and cover. Hardcover. Clean unmarked pages. Color frontispieces. Illustrations by J. B. Partridge Hugh Thomson and others. One of 1050 sets. Contents: v. 1. Riding recollections.--v. 2. Katerfelto.--v. 3. Uncle John.--v. 4. Market Harborough ; Inside the bar.--v. 5. Contraband.--v. 6. M. or N.-- v. 7. Tilbury Nogo ; Scotland and the moors.--v. 8. Songs and verses ; Bones and I.--v. 9. Black but comely.--v. 10. The Brookes of Bridlemere.--v. 11. The white rose.--v. 12. Roy's wife.--v. 13. Satanella.--v. 14. Digby Grand.--v. 15. Sarchedon.--v. 16. Sister Louise ; Rosine.--v. 17. Kate Coventry.--v. 18. Cerise.--v. 19. The Queen's Maries.--v. 20. Holmby house.--v. 21. General Bounce.--v. 22. The gladiators.--v. 23. Good for nothing.--v. 24. The interpreter. <br> Paul Mellon 1907-1999 was an American philanthropist and breeder/owner of thoroughbred racehorses. His fortune derived from the Mellon Bank created by his grandfather Thomas Mellon his father Andrew W. Mellon and his uncle Richard Mellon. His father was the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1921-1932. Mellon's Rokeby Stables owned many successful racehorses including Kentucky Derby Winner Sea Hero. He was a trustee of the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame. He was created an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities in 1997. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. W Thacker & Co hardcover
1898wm-00aLondon: W Thacker & Co. G: in good condition. Covers rubbed and marked. Spines faded. Inner hinge cracking. Sporadic foxing and marking. Some pages uncut. Teg. 1898. Limited Edition 1050. Red hardback cloth covers. 220mm x 190mm 9" x 7". 248pp; 358pp; 432pp; 366pp; 368pp; 407pp; 338pp; 368pp; 416pp; 389pp; 361pp; 352pp; 356pp; 407pp; 409pp; 316pp; 463pp; 368pp; 428pp; 336pp; 456pp; 373pp; 375pp. 257 plates 24 in colour in-text illustrations. Published 1898-1902. Heraldic book plate on front paste-downs Sir William Eden. Bart. 'Si sit prudentia'. Very heavy set significant extra shipping needed for overseas. Volume 1: Riding Recollections; 2: Katerfelto; 3: Uncle John; 4: Market Harborough Inside the Bar; 5: Contraband; 6: M or N; 7: Tilbury Nogo Scotland and the Moors; 8: Songs and Verses Bones and I; 9: Black but Comely; 10: The Brookes of Bridlemere; 11: The White Rose; 12: Roy's Wife; 13: Satanella; 14: Digby Grand; 15: Sarchedon; 16: Sister Louise Rosine; 17: Kate Coventry An Autobiography; 18: Cerise; 19: The Queen's Maries; 20: Holmby House; 21: General Bounce; 22: The Gladiators; 23: Good for Nothing; 24: The Interpreter. . W Thacker & Co hardcover
1898wm-00London: W Thacker & Co. G: in good condition without dust jackets. Fading and staining to covers and spines. Foxing to pages edges and sporadically to content. Browning to eps. Inner hinge cracking. Occasional damp staining at page edges. Teg. 1898. Limited Edition 1050. Red hardback cloth covers. 220mm x 190mm 9" x 7". xxvi 248pp; xxi 358pp; xiii 432pp; xiii 426pp; xiii 366pp; xiii 368pp; xiii 407pp; xiv 338pp; xiii 368pp; xiii 416pp; xiii 389pp; xiii 361pp; xiii 352pp; xiii 356pp; xiv 407pp; xiv 409pp; xiii 316pp; xiii 463pp; xiii 368pp; xiii 428pp. 257 plates 24 in colour in-text illustrations by Hugh Thomson G H Jalland E Caldwell H M Brock &c. Published 1898 - 1902. Very heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. Volume 1: Riding Recollections; 2: Katerfelto; 3: Uncle John; 4: Market Harborough Inside the Bar; 5: Contraband; 6: M or N; 7: Tilbury Nogo Scotland and the Moors; 8: Songs and Verses Bones and I; 9: Black but Comely; 10: The Brookes of Bridlemere; 11: The White Rose; 12: Roy's Wife; 13: Satanella; 14: Digby Grand; 15: Sarchedon; 16: Sister Louise Rosine; 17: Kate Coventry An Autobiography; 18: Cerise; 19: The Queen's Maries; 20: Holmby House; 21: General Bounce; 22: The Gladiators; 23: Good for Nothing; 24: The Interpreter. . W Thacker & Co hardcover
1898500023421London: W. Thacker & Co 1898. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. 24 volumes bright but a little damp bleeding to some spine and some paste downs & ffep <br/> <br/> W. Thacker & Co hardcover
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
189028658London: Longmans Green and Co. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1890. New Edition. First Printing. Leather. Beautifully bound in custom half green leather over green silk boards by Harrison & Sons spine in six compartments separated by raised bands gilt lettering on burgundy label in one compartment gilt tooling in remainder gilt borders on covers all edges marbled marbled endpapers. . Small old bookseller's price label on ffep otherwise unmarked some staining on preliminary and concluding pages not affecting any text else fine; tight square and clean. A very attractive binding. VERY GOOD. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. vi 346 pp . Longmans, Green, and Co. hardcover
1858181685London : John W. Parker and Son 1858. Second Edition. Hardback. Very good copy bound in contemporary 1/2 aniline calf over marble boards. Gilt-titled black Moroccan label with gilt-decorated compartments and raised bands to spine. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Previous owner's bookplate tp front paste-down. Some instances of scattered marginal foxing mainly to prelims and end pages. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 431 pages; Physical desc.: iv 431p. ; 19cm. Subject: English literature - Fiction - Historical - 1837-1919. Crimean War 1853-1856 - Fiction. English fiction - 19th century. ""Originally published in Fraser's Magazine"" --title page. Printed: London: Savill and Edwards. London : John W. Parker and Son hardcover
190082483Chicago and New York Rand, McNally & Company 1900 1 vol. relié in-12, cartonnage vert de l'éditeur décoré de motifs bleus et blancs, IV-461 pp. Nouvelle édition américaine (vers 1900). Quelques épidermures sans gravité au cartonnage. Sinon en très bon état.
190082483Chicago and New York Rand, McNally & Company 1900 1 vol. relié in-12, cartonnage vert de l'éditeur décoré de motifs bleus et blancs, IV-461 pp. Nouvelle édition américaine (vers 1900). Quelques épidermures sans gravité au cartonnage. Sinon en très bon état.
