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Chambers's Miscellany of Useful & Entertaining Tracts, bound as Vol VII (actually spanning Vols. XVIII-XX), 1847

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A charming bound copy of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an enterta...

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Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts, Vols I-IV bound in 2 volumes, c. 1869

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A charming set of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an entertaining r...

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Tanglewood Tales; A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys, Nathaniel Hawthorne, c.1890

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A full leather prize-binding of American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne's popular re-telling of Greek myths for children. The book contains both Parts...

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The Works of Charles Dickens; Set of Chapman & Hall 'The Charles Dickens Edition', 14 Volumes, c. 1870

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A smart library set of Dickens' works with uniform half leather bindings. The Works of Charles Dickens; 'The Charles Dickens Edition'. Sometimes re...

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Days with the Great Writers; A Day with Robert Louis Stevenson, by Maurice Clare, c. 1910

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Days with the Great Writers; A Day with Robert Louis Stevenson, by Maurice Clare. Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London. No stated edition, but...

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New Century Library; The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, 14 Vols complete, Nelson, 1899-1900

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New Century Library; The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, 14 Vols complete; Vol I: Vanity Fair, 1899;  Vol II: The History of Pendennis, 1900;...

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The White Robe; A Saint's Summary, James Branch Cabell, 1928, Limited edition. Illustrated by Robert E. Locher

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A beautifully produced book featuring a tale by American writer, James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), primarily a writer of fantasy fiction. This story...

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The Novels of Henry Fielding, 5 Volume set, complete, Routledge, 1884, Numbered limited edition

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A handsome set of novels by Henry Fielding (1707-1754), English novelist, dramatist and essayist. This complete set comprises: Volume I: The Histor...

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Sir Walter Scott; The Waverley Novels, The Melrose edition, Caxton Publishing, 27 Volumes complete, c. 1910

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Sir Walter Scott; The Waverley Novels,; The Melrose edition. Consists of 25 novels plus 2 Volumes of The Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart., by J.G. L...

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Tales from Chaucer; The Canterbury Tales. Done Into Prose by Eleanor Farjeon. Illustrated by W. Russell Flint, Medici Society 1930

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An attractively illustrated edition of this classic work. Tales from Chaucer; The Canterbury Tales. Done Into Prose by Eleanor Farjeon. Illustrated...

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A Book of Broadsheets & A Second Book of Broadsheets, Geoffrey Dawson, 1928-1929

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Two anthologies compiled from the pocket literature broadsheets distributed to military serviceman in 1915, in the early days of The Great War. The...

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The Honourable Mr. Tawnish, A Romance, by Jeffery Farnol, Illustrated by C.E. Brock, 1913

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The Honourable Mr. Tawnish; A Romance, by Jeffery Farnol, Illustrated by C.E. Brock. Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd., London. Undat...

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The Penny Pictorial Magazine, 3 bound volumes of issues, 1899-1900

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The Penny Pictorial Magazine, 3 bound volumes of issues, 1899-1900. The Penny Pictorial Magazine was sold weekly and its one penny price tag was de...

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Round the Grange Farm; or, Good Old Times, Jean L. Watson, 1873

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Round the Grange Farm; or, Good Old Times, by Jean L. Watson, author of "Bygone Days in our Village", etc; and joint author of the "Songstresses of...

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The Bijou Shakespeare; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Illustrated. In Six Volumes. Boxed set of miniature volumes.

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The Bijou Shakespeare; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Illustrated. In Six Volumes. With Biographical Introduction and an Essay on Shake...

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Sir Walter Scott; Tales of a Grandfather (History of Scotland), Robert Cadell, 1851

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Tales of a Grandfather (History of Scotland). By Sir Walter Scott. SOLD Originally intended as a series of tales on Scottish history for Scott's 6 ...

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The Vicar of Wakefield, Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Edmund J. Sullivan, 1914

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The Vicar of Wakefield, by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Edmund J. Sullivan. Published by Constable and Company Ltd, London, 1914. First edition...

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The Amateur Gentleman; A Romance, by Jeffery Farnol, with Drawings by C.E. Brock, c. 1916

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The Amateur Gentleman; A Romance, by Jeffery Farnol, with Drawings by C.E. Brock, R.I. Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd., London. Und...

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The Children of Dickens, Samuel McChord Crothers. Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith, 1931

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The Children of Dickens. By Samuel McChord Crothers. Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1931. Repr...

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The Chronicles of Barsetshire; The Last Chronicle of Barset, by Anthony Trollope, Chapman and Hall, 1879

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The Chronicles of Barsetshire; The Last Chronicle of Barset, by Anthony Trollope. 2 volume set (complete for this novel). Published by Chapman and ...

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The Intimate Thoughts of John Baxter, Bookseller, Edited by Augustus Muir, 1942

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The Intimate Thoughts of John Baxter, Bookseller. Edited by Augustus Muir. Introduction by James Horatio Cockburn. A scarce copy of Scottish writer...

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The Decameron of Giovanni Boccacci (Il Boccaccio), 1887 Numbered Limited Edition for Private Circulation

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The Decameron of Giovanni Boccacci (Il Boccaccio), now first completely done into English. The Stories which it has hitherto been the custom to cen...

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The Dove in the Eagle's Nest, Charlotte M. Yonge, 1898

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The Dove in the Eagle's Nest, by Charlotte M. Yonge. A reprint of this English author's 1866 novel. Although little known today, she was a prolific...

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Manners in Three Parts. Translated from the French, Francois-Vincent Toussaint, 1770

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Manners in Three Parts. Translated from the French:  SOLD Part I. Of Piety: including the love of God, and the Gratitude and Homage which we owe hi...

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Jungle John; A Book of the Big-Game Jungles, John Budden, 1928

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Jungle John; A Book of the Big-Game Jungles, by John Budden. Illustrated by Major-General H.J.P. Browne. A vintage jungle adventure yarn featuring ...

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The Works of Charles Dickens; Set of Chapman & Hall / Oxford University Press Edition, 19 Volumes

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The Works of Charles Dickens; Complete Edition in Twenty Volumes. With Illustrations by Cruickshank, 'Phiz,' &c. Chapman & Hall / Oxford Un...

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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Waverley Edition, 26 Volumes Complete, 1924

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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, The Waverley Edition, 26 Volumes, complete. Subscriber's edition. This Waverley edition is a scarce set. This ...

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Sir Walter Scott; The Waverley Novels, Copyright Edition Entire, Adam & Charles Black, 1868, 3 Volumes

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Sir Walter Scott; The Waverley Novels, Copyright Edition Entire. With all the Author's Introductions, Notes, and Corrections on the Text. 3 Volumes...

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Classic Myth & Legend; A.R. Hope Moncrieff, Gresham Publishing, 1912

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Myths and Legends series: SOLD Classic Myth & Legend, by A.R. Hope Moncrieff. With Illustrations in Colour & Monochrome from famous Paintin...

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Celtic Myth & Legend; Poetry & Romance, Charles Squire, Gresham Publishing, 1912

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Myths and Legends series: SOLD Celtic Myth & Legend; Poetry & Romance, by Charles Squire. With Illustrations in Colour & Monochrome aft...

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The Cambridge Companion to Fiction in the Romantic Period, Richard Maxwell and Katie Trumpener, 2008

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The Cambridge Companion to Fiction in the Romantic Period. Edited by Richard Maxwell and Katie Trumpener, (both Yale University). Provenance; from ...

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The Pagan Man Wonne to Godde and To Theyr Companie By the Ayde of The Aungels and Sayntes, Rev. Arthur Tooth, Private Printing, c. 1920

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The Pagan Man Wonne to Godde and To Theyr Companie By the Ayde of The Aungels and Sayntes, Wrytten by Rev. Arthur Tooth M.A. Illustrated by T. Derr...

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Iona and Peter Opie; A Nursery Companion & Children and Their Books, Avery & Briggs

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A collection of 2 books related to Iona and Peter Opie:  A Nursery Companion; Provided by Iona and Peter Opie, Oxford University Press, 1980 first ...

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Before Nature Dies, Jean Dorst, Constance D. Sherman, 1971

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Before Nature Dies, by Jean Dorst. Translated by Constance D. Sherman, Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York. A book w...

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The Compleat Imbiber 8; An Entertainment - Edited, Cyril Ray & Charles Hasler, 1965

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The Compleat Imbiber 8; An Entertainment - Edited, by Cyril Ray & designed by Charles Hasler. A 'Compendium of entertainment and information to...

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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, 1865, edited by Thomas Keightley

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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, edited by Thomas Keightley. Published by Bell and Daldy, London, 1865. An uncommon edition. Printed by ...

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The Beauties of Shakespeare, Rev. William Dodd, Frederick Warne, c. 1878

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The Beauties of Shakespeare (The Beauties of Shakspeare), by The Rev. William Dodd, LL.D. with portrait and Steel Illustrations. SOLD Published by ...

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Hone's Works; The Every Day-Book or The Guide to the Year, William Hone, 3 Volumes

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3 Volumes (from 4) by William Hone: Vol I; The Every Day-Book or The Guide to the Year; Relating the Popular Amusements, Sports, Ceremonies, Manner...

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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, edited by Thomas Keightley, 1865

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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, edited by Thomas Keightley. Published by Bell and Daldy, London, 1865. An uncommon edition. Printed by ...

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Fables Choisies Mises en Vers Par Monsieur De La Fontaine, 1698; 2 Volume Set

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Fables Choisies Mises en Vers Par Monsieur De La Fontaine. Bound in 2 Volumes; the second also containing Nouvelles Fables Choisies Mises en Vers, ...

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Select Fables of Aesop and Other Fabulists, R. Dodsley, c. 1800.

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Select Fables of Aesop and Other Fabulists, In Three Books, by R. Dodsley (Robert Dodsley). A New Edition. The book is complete, and after the prel...

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Chrestomathie Francaise, ou Choix de Morceaux, A. Vinet, 1852

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Chrestomathie française ou choix de morceaux tirés des meilleurs écrivains français. Ouvrage destiné à servir d'application méthodique et progressi...

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Fables, By the Late Mr. Gay, John Gay, 1733

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Fables, By the Late Mr. Gay, by John Gay. Printed for J. Tonson and J. Watts, London, 1733. The Fourth Edition. A handsome copy of this beautiful b...

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The Oxford Thackeray With Illustrations; by William Makepeace Thackeray, 10 Volumes, c. 1908

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The Oxford Thackeray With Illustrations; by William Makepeace Thackeray. Edited, with an Introduction, by George Saintsbury. This is a partial set ...

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Sir Walter Scott; The Waverley Novels, Henry Frowde / Oxford University Press edition, 24 Volumes complete, 1912

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Sir Walter Scott; The Waverley Novels, 24 Volumes complete. SOLD Published by Henry Frowde / Oxford University Press, London, New York, Toronto and...

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The Plays of Bernard Shaw, Constable & Company, Boxed Set, 1927

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The Plays of Bernard Shaw, Boxed Set, 1927. 12 Volumes, boxed presentation set. SOLD Published by Constable & Company Limited, London, 1927. Re...

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Set of 5 Jorrocks novels by R. S. Surtees, c.1870, housed in Walnut presentation case

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Set of 5 Jorrocks novels by R. S. Surtees (Robert Smith Surtees, 1805-1864). Published c.1870, housed in Walnut presentation case. With illustratio...

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Sir Walter Scott, The Waverley Novels Centenary Edition set, exceptional 1871 fine Zaehnsdorf binding

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Sir Walter Scott, The Waverley Novels (25 volumes) Centenary Edition set. Complete. This is a truly exceptional set in a beautiful fine binding by ...

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