The Penshurst Edition of an English Garner. Ingatherings from Our History and Literature. In Twelve Volumes by Edited by Professor Edward Arber - 1909

Leipzig: Bernard Tauchnitz, 1891. Hardcover. Fine condition.. The Tauchnitz Edition published in 27 volumes over a six year period between the years 1885 -1891. This set is beautifully bound in the publisher's uncommon half tan calf with marbled boards and end papers. Condition is excellent. Occupies 21 inches (53 cm) on the shelf. Height of each volume is 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm). Picture available on request.

London: Brandbury & Evans, 1857. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. W. M. Thackeray. 1857-59. The original twenty-four numbered parts in the original yellow wrappers in publisher's crushed morocco solander case. Illustrated yellow paper covers, with the fourty-eight etched plates and woodcut vignettes in the text, all after drawings by the author; the original yellow pictorial wrappers a little soiled and frayed, otherwise very good condition.

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Browne, H. K.. xiv, 625pp. Contemporary brown half calf, spine with five raised bands, gilt decorations and titles, marbled endpapers and marbled edges. Tissued frontispiece, engraved title, and thirty-eight plates by H. K. Browne (Phiz). First edition with the errata on page xiv; with "William" for "Frederick" on page 317 line 27; with "Rigaud" instead of "Blandois" from pages 469 to 473; and with signature BB2 misprinted as "B2" on page 371. With the bookplate of the Marchese di Calvatone Sommi Picenardi. Old bookstore label affixed on the front free endpaper. Leather shows some wear to spine ends and corners, light offsetting to some of the pages. Missing the errata slip. A very good copy. ; Octavo.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Twain's first appearance in a national magazine. Light chipping to the edges, mild soiling and foxing to pages, spine is completely gone. A good+ copy. ; Octavo.

London: James R. Osgood McIlvaine, 1891.. Small quarto. Gilt green cloth backed cream cloth over boards, elaborately decorated in gilt and red. Plates, illustrations and decorated endsheets. Binding a bit darkened, with some pale discolorations at edge, 1895 ownership signature on preliminary blank, corners a trifle worn, the plates by Shannon somewhat faded (as usual) but still legible, a few small nicks and a short tear to the edges of the front free endsheet but a good, sound copy, a few leaves unopened. First edition. Design, illustrations and decorations by C. Ricketts and C. Shannon, with plates by the latter. One of one thousand copies printed. Mason/Millard gives an account of the circumstances which led to the faint state of the Shannon plates. Contains four short stories: "The Young King" (which first appeared in THE LADY'S PICTORIAL, Christmas Number, 1888), "The Birthday of the Infanta" (which first appeared in PARIS ILLUSTRÉ, March 30, 1889), "The Fisherman and His Soul," and "The… Read More

Dublin: The Lilliput Press, 1997. Limited to 1000 numbered copies. Copy #297. Edited with a Preface by Danis Rose. Introduction by John Banville. Cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped lettering on spine in cloth-covered slipcase. Satin pagemarker. Issued without dustjacket. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine slipcase. The first edition of this title produced in Ireland.. First Thus. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

Dublin, Ireland: R. Reilly, on Cork-Hill, for George Risk, George Ewing, and William Smith, Booksellers in Dame-Street, 1735. Complete three volume set in contemporary calf bindings with armorial seal with the script "Coll. Sanctae Individuae Trinitatis Reg. Elizab. Juxta Dublin" in gilt on each front and rear cover, raised spine bands bordered in gilt with gilt decoration in compartments, elaborate Jacobean armorial prize bookplate on the front pastedown of each volume, the name Richard Dickinson filled in by hand in each. Decorative design woodcuts in volume I, ten plates of "medals illustrated by the antient poets" in volume II, additional woodcuts of medals scattered in the text of volume III; [6], xvi, [3], 2-322; [13], 12-323; [9], 2-266, [10] pages; each volume with its own title page plus series title and advertisement in volume I. Externally scuffed with minor chipping to spine ends, joints cracked but secure, spine labels absent, spines lightly crackled from dryness but… Read More

1879 1st ed Thomas Hardy Return of the Native Egdon Heath Witchcraft Clym & Vye

"The Return of the Native" was admired for its powerfully evoked setting of Egdon Heath, which was based on the somber countryside Thomas Hardy had known as a child. Egdon Heath, a fictional location created by Hardy, is known for widespread witchcraft and superstitions.
This is his 6th novel which was known for its sensationalism and controversial themes quickly becoming one of Hardy's most popular and highly regarded novels. The novel portrays the tragic marriage of Eustacia Vye and Clym Yeobright, the returning native, who is blind to his wife's needs by his naive zeal and moral fervor.
This 1879 edition is 2 volumes in one published as a part of Tauchnitz's collection of British Author printings.

Item number: #13541
Price: $750
HARDY, Thomas
The Return of the Native
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1879. 1st European edition

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes in 1
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Vol. I – 320
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1565 1st ed ITALIAN Great Men Dionigi Atanagi Letters Paolo Giovio Flaminio
Dionigi Atanagi was a 16th-century Italian author who is best-known for 'Pleasant Letters by Great Men' – a collection of letters of iconic Italian men. This 1565 first edition of Atanagi's "Letters" contains the correspondence of figures such as Paolo Giovio and Marcantonio Flaminio.
Item number: #20149
Price: $795
ATANAGI, Dionigi
De le lettere, facete et piacevoli di diversi grandi huomini, & chiari ingegni.
Venetia : Appresso B. Zaltieri, 1565. 1st edition

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Collation: Complete with all pages;
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[16], 438, [8]
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Fine, engraved initials
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Signatures: *8 2*4 A-Z8 AA-DD8 EE4
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Armorial Bookplate – S&B
Includes a styled '&' of rope, with an English earl's coronet.
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Handwritten – [Lre. Burlesche] on bottom fore edge
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References: USTC 811371
· Language: Italian
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.25in X 4in (15.5cm x… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1915. First US Edition Thus/Early Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/N/A. A very nice early printing with no date to title or copyright page. Volume IV in The Novels of Dostoevsky with only three other titles listed: The Brothers Karamazov, The Possessed and The Idiot and 'Printed in England' on copyright page. Letter A to first page and Ballantyne Printer's slug to last page. In grey cloth with gilt to type and top page ends which have a little pigment loss to gold. Spine is lightly tanned with very light wear at ends. Nice sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Early Printing