London (April 1836-November 1837): Chapman & Hall. First Edition. Original Wraps. [A more detailed description of this item may be seen on our website, parkhurstrarebooks.com]. First edition in the original monthly parts; 20 parts in 19, original green wrappers. With 43 illustrations by Seymour, Phiz and Buss; of these 43..... More
New York: Redfield, 1855. First Edition. Hard Cover. Small Octavo. Color frontispiece, 239pp., (12)pp. ads at rear.textual illustrations. Bound in publisher's light maroon cloth, spine gilt and evenly sunned to tan extending a bit to rear board; contemporary owner's name in pencil to front free endpaper, and small owner's stamp..... More
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1876. First Edition. Eight volumes in four. A complete set. Publisher's variant red cloth; first issue, without inserted "contents" leaves, volume I, page 83, line 2 with misprint "reponsive" and errata tipped-in after title page of volume II (part III). Yellow coated end..... More
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1858. First Edition. Octavo. Original maroon morocco-grained cloth, stamped in blind, spine lettered in gilt; two volumes, brown coated endpapers. Easily, a very good, unsophistocated copy of the author's first book, now quite scarce in the original cloth. Internally clean and bright, with..... More
Boston: Ticknor & Co., 1887. First Edition. Hard Cover. Octavo. The author's second book. Number 16, issued semi-monthly, xvi, 327, (9)pp. ads Bound in original gray paper wraps lettered and decorated in red and dark gray, Small (1/4") loss on upper fore-corner of front wrap; internally clean; a nearly fine..... More
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1879. Hard Cover. Small Octavo. 112 pages. The fourth edition of this Victorian classic.. Bound in green leather spine, over maroon cloth boards; black coated end papers. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. More
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1872. Third Edition. Octavo, 36 pages; publisher's quarter leather over purple cloth. Brown coated end papers, bookplate. Small loss at foot of spine; a very good clean copy. More
London: Saxon & Co., 1886. Full Leather. Quarto. No. 51 of 100 proof copies on heavy Dutch hand-made paper. SIGNED BY DEDICATEE, HENRY M. STANLEY, TRANSLATOR, M. FRENCH SHELDON, INTRODUCTORY AUTHOR, EDWARD KING AND THE PUBLISHER SAXON & CO. Beautifully bound by Zaehnsdorf in full brown morocco paneled in gilt..... More
London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1840. First Edition. Hard Cover. Octavo. THREE VOLUMES. Complete Set. By the author of "Peter Simple." Bound in brown cloth with original spines laid down, gilt lettering spines. Very good copies with inner hinges discreety repaired, spines faded, lscattered foxing, mild edge wear..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1896. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Octavo. Printed from the American plates, Bound in dark blue cloth over beveled boards lettered in gilt, black endpapers; internally clean and bright without foxing, spine faded to tan; a very good+ copy. 347 pp., + publisher's ads. Frontispiece..... More
London: Longman's, Green, and Co., 1888. First Edition. Hard Cover. Octavo. 216pp., without ads. Bound in blue-green paper covered boards lettered in brown; toning to spine and edge, light wear at extremities. A very good copy. More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1899. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Octavo. Printed from the American plates, Bound in dark blue cloth over beveled boards, lettering gilt. A clean bright copy showing minor wear. 348 pp. Frontispiece and all black and white illustrations by M. Greiffenhagen present. More
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1882. Hard Cover. Thick Octavo. Second edition. 736pp. Illustrated. Bound in publisher's green cloth centrally stamped in gilt within black decorative black frame, spine lettering gilt, uncut; from the library of Jerry D. Melton with his bookplate and signature to front pastedown; a very clean..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1891. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Small Octavo. A very good copy bound in original brown cloth binding gilt lettering spine and front cover, white decorations spine and front cover. Piece missing top of ffep, owner inscription ffep, minimal cover edge wear. 292 pp. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1896. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Octvo. First illustrated edition. Bound in dark green cloth with gilt lettering spine and front cover. Very good copy with light foxing, off setting to ffep from newpaper clipping, pencil notes endpapers. 488 p. More
London: Osgood, McIlvaine, 1896. First Edition. Hard Cover. Octavo. Etched frontispiece by H. Macbeth-Raeburn with tissue guard and map of Wessex rfep. A very good+ copy bound in original green cloth with gilt lettering spine, gilt design front cover, top edge gilt. Mild cover edge wear, mild spotting ffep, slight..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1894. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Octavo. Bound in original green cloth with gilt lettering spine and front cover. Very Good copy with mild scuffs and stain to lower corner of front cover. Binding tight and pages bright and clean. 268 pp. + 2 pp..... More
London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine, 1892. Hard Cover. Octavo. First one-volume edition with new preface by the author. Cover design by Charles Rickets. Bound in original decorative tan cloth, blocked in gilt. Very Good+ copy minimal soil covers. 519 pp. Portrait frontispiece. More
London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine, 1892. Hard Cover. Octavo. First one-volume edition with new preface by the author. Cover design by Charles Rickets. Bound in original decorative tan cloth, blocked in gilt. Very Good copy with crack to inner and outer front hinge, cover and spine darkened. 519 pp. Portrait..... More
London: Chatto and Winus, 1878. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Hard Cover. Octavo. First Illustrated Edition, first state, with "th a" for "that" on page 109, line 4. Frontispiece with tissue guard and 14 plates. Front hinge broken, ffep missing. Owner ink stamp rear paste-down, cover edge wear. Nice copy for rebinding..... More
London: Macmillan, 1888. First Edition. Hard Cover. Octavo. 750 printed, 634 bound. Bound in original green cloth with gilt lettering spine. Ghost of lending library label front boards. Minimal cover edge wear. Outer hinges worn. 247 pp, 212 pp. 4pp ads at rear of Volume II. More
New York: Macmillan, 1887. Hard Cover. Octaavo. First one volume edition. Bound in original green cloth rebacked with original spine laid down. Corner repair to first page of text. Very good copy with mild cover edge wear, discriptions tipped-in verso ffep, off setting half title page, owner library blind stamp..... More
London: Macmillan, 1887. First Edition. Hard Cover. Octavo. THREE VOLUMES. Complete Set. First issue bindings, three half title and title pages, original green cloth, gilt lettering spines, black coated endpapers, 2pps of adds at rear on Volume I. 1000 printed with only 860 bound. Three very good- books with inner..... More
Boston: James R. Osgood and Co., 1871. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Small Octavo. 212pp. Illustrated by S. Eytinge, Jr. Bound in terra-cotta cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, brown coated endpapers; internally clean, light wear at extremities. First book appearance of "Lothaw" and "Handsome is as..... More
New York: Enoch Morgan's Sons, 1877. First Edition. Hard Cover. Oblong 12mo. First Issue of this satire on Longfellow, advertising "Sapolio" a cleanser, which was given away for advertising purposes. Cloth copies are scarcer than wrappered copies; previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper in French. A very good copy..... More