Charles Dickens In The Original Cloth - the Christmas Books and Selected Secondary Works by Smith, Walter E - 1982

Los Angeles: Heritage Book Shop, 1982 4to (28 cm), XX, 120, [4] pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly sunned, stained and frayed at extremities). "The purpose of this bibliographical catalogue is to provide book collectors, dealers, and librarians with descriptions of Dickens's novels and "Sketches by Boz" in their original cloth bindings. I compiled the descriptions from an examination of as many first editions as I could review, and I included in each entry pertinent information obtained from most of the major bibliographies, catalogues, and other published material on Dickens's original works." (from the Preface)

Los Angeles: Heritage Book Shop, 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine (slight bumping to corners of boards, slight fading to the extreme top edges, and a small pen mark on the foredge) and near fine dust jacket with light wear. Laid into this copy is a card expressing the compliments of Walter Smith.

(DICKENS) SMITH, Walter E. CHARLES DICKENS IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH. Los Angeles: Heritage Book Shop, 1982. 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 120 pages. First edition. "A bibliographical catalogue of the first appearance of his writings in book form...Part one, the novels with sketches by Boz." Fine.

The Heritage Bookshop, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Very Good. First Editions, First Printings. Published by The Heritage Bookshop, 1981-1982. Quartos. 2 Volumes. Green cloth boards stamped in gold with light green endpapers. Books are like new; clean and crisp with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Dust jackets are very good with some light shelf wear/a few small nicks. A fine set of these important biographical references for Dickens researchers and collectors. 215 total pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

Light bumps to spine edges. Minor wear. VG., dustwrapper. Textual photo illustrations. Charles Dickens Heritage Book Shop Los Angeles 1982 orig. cloth 28x21cm, xv,120 pp. Full title reads: "Charles Dickens in the Original Cloth : A Bibliographical Catalogue of the First Appearance of his Writings in Book Form in England with Facsimiles of the Bindings and Titlepages : Part I : The Novels, with Sketches by Boz"

Minor wear. VG. Indian Colonial History Asian Educational Services New Delhi 1995 Reprint orig. boards 24x16cm, xv,197,(44)pp, A facsimile reprint of the 1942 edition.

Los Angeles: Heritage Book Shop, 1983 First edition. Cloth. Quarto. Fine in fine d.j. An essential reference. Printed at the Castle Press in Pasadena.

Los Angeles: Heritage Book Shop. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD.. B&W Photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 120, (1) pp .

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Los Angeles: Heritage Book Shop,, 1982-83. First editions, first printings, of Walter Smith's essential bibliography to the works of Charles Dickens. 2 volumes, quarto. Original green cloth, spines lettered in gilt. With dust jackets. Fine copies, in the near-fine jackets, very light sunning to spine panels and shelf wear to extremities.

Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.

Handel,G.F: The Messiah, An Oratorio. 1912 First Edition. G. Schirmer, Inc. New York. G. Schirmer's Editions of Oratorios and Cantatas for Four-Part Chorus of Mixed Voices, Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass Soli and Piano by G.F. Handel. VOCAL SCORE COMPLETE. 252 pages. 7 X 10 3/8. Softcover.

659ChristiePaddington 4.50 FROM PADDINGTON, AKA "WHAT MRS. MCGILLICUDDY SAW". 1957 Ulverscroft Large Print Series, F.A. Thorpe. FIRST EDITION THUS. Exlib. Very Good Condition/ Very Good original black red and white dust jacket in a mylar wrap. MISS MARPLE . Please see our stock photo of a different title from this same series. A clean, solid copy. Summary: "Mrs. Elspeth McGillicuddy is on her way from a shopping expedition to visit her old friend Jane Marple for Christmas. Her train passes another train running parallel and in the same direction as her train. Then, a blind in one compartment flies up and she sees a man with his back to her strangling a woman.." A gripping read. HARD TO FIND IN UNITED STATES.

. Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind In The Willows. Copyight 1940. Heritage Press. USED. VG+ Condition/ VG+ Original Canary yellow cart Slipcase. Blue boards with drawing of Toad dressed as the washerwoman on the Front Cover. February, 1966 Printing Thus of 20,000 copies. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 190 pages. 6 1/2 X 10. Please see stock photos. Our copy is crisp and clean with a clean spine, appearing almost unread. Quite charming.

Johnson, Crockett: A Picture For Harold's Room, A Purple Crayon Adventure. First Edition, Harper & Brothers 1960. Ex-lib. Good Condition/ No Dust Jacket. Rare/scarce. 64 pages 6 1/4 X 8 3/4

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1885. Hard Cover. Good +. Lawson, Lizzie. Published by E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, and Griffith, Farran & Co., London. 31, [1] p.: frontispiece and 9 additional full-page chromolithographed illustrations; 23 cm. Green cloth spine with brown-and-white lithographed illustrations on green paper over boards. Floral endpapers. "Lithographed and printed by Ernest Nister of Nuremberg" -- from colophon. No date of publication. Title page and each page of text have small lithographed illustration. Inscription on front free endpaper verso: Margaretta R. Leeds, Christmas 1885. In Good+ Condition: cover is soiled and rubbed; corners of boards are rubbed, but spine is not frayed; front and back free endpapers are detaching; back hinge is weak; some soiling along margins of pages; otherwise pages and illustrations are clean and bright.

New York: Hyperion Books for Children. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0786809043 . First edition/ first printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by Ela Weissberger, the "Cat of Terezin" on front free endpaper; Based on the 1938 Czech opera by Adolf Hoffmeister and Hans Krasa, Brundibar is the town bully who attempts to terrorize two children trying to earn money for their sick mother by singing. Retold by award-winning playwright Tony Kushner with illustrations by the famous Maurice Sendak, the somewhat dated opera breathes new lifeBrundibar was presented by the children of Terezin, the Nazi contentration camp, fifty-five times with Ela Weissberger playing the role of "the cat"; 8vo; Signed by Biographee .

New York: Hyperion. As New in As New dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 1401322271 . This pristine copy in As New/As New condition is SIGNED by author Caroline Kennedy directly on the title page. Christmas green cloth binding with gold lettering, a green satin bookmark plus red and green illustrations and titles throughout make this a beautiful book; This collection of Christmas writings and drawings is selected and introduced by Caroline Kennedy. Selections range from hymns to liturgy to childrens' letters to Santa Clause and include such diverse authors as Charles Dickens, Groucho Marx, E. White and John Lennon. Arranged by subject matter, the writings in this anthology remind us of the wonder of Christmas. Illustrated by Jon J Muth and Laura Hartrman Maestro ; 8vo ; Signed by Author .

New York: Harpercollins Children's Book Group. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060009853 . A stunning first Harpercollins edition/first printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by author and illustrator Hilary Knight. This title was part of the famous miniature book series Christmas Nutshell Library by Hilary Knight, originally published in 1963; When Santa has stocking mix-up flop, these clever animals fix it with a merry Christmas swap. Famous Eloise illustrator Knight keeps the saga alive in the most charming way with this classic Christmas classic, issued as part of the famous Christmas Nutshell Library; 4to; Signed by Author .

New York: Harper & Row. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A nice Original first edition in Fine condition in Near Fine dust-jacket with much less rubbing and small chip at the top of the spine; When Santa has stocking mix-up flop, these clever animals fix it with a merry Christmas swap. Famous Eloise illustrator Knight keeps the saga alive in the most charming way with this classic Christmas classic, issued as part of the famous Christmas Nutshell Library; Christmas Nutshell Library; 48mo .