Recent Arrivals from Richard Beaton

London: Constable & Co., 1920. Book. Good. Hardcover. Seventeen volumes in original fine ribbed blue cloth, with blindstamped framing, lettered in gilt on spines, top edges gilt. All volumes sunned on spines, a couple of volumes with small nicks to spine ends, the later volumes have dulled/oxidised lettering on spines. Contents clean and tight. A good reading set. The later… Read more about this item

London: Harmsworth, 1903. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Contains: The Red Triangle. Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt: Investigator by Arthur MORRISON. Six detective/mystery stories. The Doings of Vigorous Daunt: Billionaire by Ambrose PRATT. Six stories of adventure and crime. Was She Worth It? by Marie Connor & Robert Leighton. Complete serialisation. Other short stories include: On Thorny… Read more about this item

London: Ward, Lock & Tyler, 1873. Book. Good. Hardcover. The Lily Series. Undated, probably the (undated) first edition of 1873. Rebound in green binder's cloth. A little foxing, good. The short title novel was originally published in Boston, Mass in 1863 under the title Hospital Sketches. The volumes also contains three short stories: Kitty's Class Day, Aunt Kipp & Psyche's… Read more about this item

London.: T. Fisher Unwin, 1895. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Original navy blue cloth with wall of red bricks at head of front board, leaved and flowers in green and yellow, title lettering in yellow. Corners bumped, otherwise a very good. Part of a short unnamed series in the same binding format -- other titles include A Gender in… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1891. Book. Good. Hardcover. New Edition, Piccadilly Novels. Illustrated by Joseph Nash. Original red cloth, elaborately blocked and lettered in black on front board, in black and gilt on spine; green flower-patterned endpapers. Faintly speckled on board edges, armorial bookplate of front pastedwon, good+. The short title novel and six short stories and articles: The… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1883. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition, Piccadilly Novels. Undated, with publisher's catalogue dated December 1883 bound in at end. Frontispiece by F. W. Lawson. Original red cloth, elaborately blocked and lettered in black on front board, in black and gilt on spine; green flower-patterned endpapers. Spine tips scuffed, otherwise very good. A densely plotted novel… Read more about this item

London: Ward, Lock & Tyler, 1875. Book. Good. Hardcover. Undated, c1875. Publisher's own tan leather over brown marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Board edges rubbed, tiny loss to leather at head of spine, otherwise a good copy. Uncommon..

Leipzig: Tauchnitz, 1870. Book. Good. Hardcover. Copyright Edition. Two volumes in utilitarian binding: unhemmed blue cloth over marbled boards, with simple modern printed paper labels. Spine ends a little frayed, light foxing throughout, undated signature on front free endpaper, otherwise good. Todd [1063/64]. First/only issues: series half-titles bound in..

London: Macmillan & Co., 1873. Book. Good. Hardcover. Sixth (Volume I) & Fifth (Volume II) Editions, in Two Volumes. Two volumes in original blue cloth, lettered and illustrated on front boards in gilt: brown endpapers. A little rubbed on spine ends, inner joint papers lightly cracked, otherwise very good. Bindings as for first edition. A combination of light romance and… Read more about this item

London: Ward, Lock & Tyler, 1868. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. Late C19th black leather over black beaded cloth; raised bands and gilt lettering on spine; brown endpapers. Gilt a little rubbed on spine, undated signature on front free endpaper, good++. Braddon's first novel. .

London: Various, 1860. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. Parlour Library: Darnton & Co, no date (c1860) & Simms & McIntyre, 1852. Two volumes bound as one in mid-C19th black leather over beaded lilac cloth; raised bands and gilt lettering on spine. Small chip at head of spine, one letter rubbed away on spine, signatures (1860/undated) on title pages, otherwise a… Read more about this item

Leipzig: Tauchnitz, 1864. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Copyright Edition. Copyright Edition, c1864. 2 volumes bound as 1 in black leather over black cloth; raised bands and gilt tooling on spine. Corners bumped, otherwise binding very crisp and bright. A little light foxing, German signature and mall stamp on prelims, very good. Todd [646c/647?] Third issue of volume 1. The second… Read more about this item

London: Dean & Munday for C. Cooke, 1816. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. "Forming Part of Cooke's Pocket Edition of Select Novels or Novelists' Entertaining Library, containing a complete selection of Universally Approves Adventures, Tales &c by the Most Eminent Authors. Superbly Embellished". Two volumes uniformly bound in full tan calf, with gilt ruling on board edges, gilt decorations and black… Read more about this item

London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1872. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Mid C19th crimson leather over red cloth-covered boards; raised bands and gilt lettering and decorations on spine; brown endpapers. Light scuffing, armorial bookplate of Charles Durham on front pastedown, his signature on title page, some darkening of cloth on the front board, good++..

London: Spencer Blackett, 1890. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stereotyped Edition. Undated, c1890. Rebound (20 years ago) in green cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. A few specks and spots in text, otherwise very good, in modern binding..

Leipzig: Tauchnitz, 1864. Book. Good. Hardcover. Copyright Edition.. Copyright Edition. Dated 1864 on titles page but may be later as series half-titles are not present. Two volumes bound as one in patterned purple cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. Cloth generally sunned, bookplate of Church of Our Lady, Cambridge, on front pastedown, good. Todd [688/89]. Issue unknown; half-titles not present.… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1894. Book. Good. Hardcover. New Edition. Times Book Club binding in olive green cloth. Corners rubbed, some marks on cloth, good. Allen's novels are increasingly scarce. .

London: Ward and Lock, 1857. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. "By the author of Peter Priggins, The Parish Clerk etc etc". Mid-C19th tan leather over marbled boards; black leather title label on spine. Lightly scuffed, undated signature on front pastedown, very good..

London: George Slater, 1849. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Mid C19th purple leather over marbled boards; raised bands and black leather title label on spine. Boards lightly grazed, otherwise very good..

London: Cassell & Co, 1922. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Bound in pale tan full leather, ruled and decorated in gilt on board edges; raised bands, elaborate gilt decorations and brown leather title label on spine. Original front portion of dustwrapper inserted as frontispiece. Spine a little darkened, faint stain on half-title, minimal scuffing, very good. Ten short stories,… Read more about this item