The Cloister and The Hearth

London/Glasgow- UK: Collins, 1900. THE CLOISTER AND THE HEARTH- Charles Reade- Ill. by Paul Hardy- Collins- Clear Type- London/Glasgow- ND(c1900) Hardcover:-12mo- VG/ no dj as issued- original green cloth with heraldic design on front cover and spine and gilt title on spine-light rubbing, but clean and square-- 616pp, age toned but clean, no tears or writing- foxing on eps and… Read more about this item

1861. READE, Charles. THE CLOISTER AND THE HEARTH; or, Maid, Wife, and Widow. A Matter-of-Fact Romance. New York: Rudd & Carleton, 1861. First American edition. Tall 8vo, 256 pp. printed in double columns. Purple cloth, much faded and with some wear to spine and corners; a little foxing. Still very good overall.

London: W. & R. Chambers, 1912. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10.5" by 7.5". Gordon Browne. Gordon Browne's colourfully illustrated edition of this classic historical novel, set during the fifteenth century. 'The Cloister and the Hearth' was Charles Reade's best known novel. Alongside being the Dean of Arts at Magdalen College, Reade wrote plays and novels, including 'Masks and… Read more about this item

W. & R. Chambers, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY FROST & CO IN 3/4 POLISHED CALF WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE… Read more about this item

London & Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1912 . Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 7.5". Gordon Browne. This lovely illustrated edition of Reade's well renowned historical fiction novel illustrated in colour by Gordon Browne. Illustrated edition of The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade in the original publisher's cloth binding. Undated edition, dated through Jisc. With illustrations throughout… Read more about this item

New York : Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiii, [3], 722 p., frontis. plate (col.), [11] plates (col.) : ill.., plates ; 22cm. Subjects: English fiction 19th century. Genre: Romance… Read more about this item

H. M. Caldwell, 1894-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volume set. Gorgeous publisher's blue cloth, profusely decorated with gilt bordered pink tulips. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Hint of shelfwear. Top edge gilt. Clean, unmarked pages. Name on fep, F.M. Babcock, 1901. Simply beautiful books. Illustrated by Gordon Browne. "The Cloister and the Hearth (1861) is a… Read more about this item

New York: The Heritage Press, 1932. THE CLOISTER AND THE HEARTH- Charles Reade- Illustrated by Lynd Ward- Fwd. by Hendrik Willem Van Loon- The Heritage Press-NY- 1932- 1st Edition-1st Printing-Thus- Hardcover:-Large 8vo- FINE/VG++-Near FINE slipcase-no dj as issued- slipcase has couple of rubs and spots but square and strong- publishers original illustrated cloth with gilt titles on spine- 745pp are… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1894. 210 x 135 mm. (8 1/4 x 5 1/4"). Two volumes.. Vibrant dark red half-morocco over textured fuchsia boards, raised bands with gilt rule, compartments with gilt lettering and tools, matching textured endpapers, edges untrimmed. Each volume with frontispiece and with numerous illustrations throughout. ◆Two corners just slightly bruised, a breath of… Read more about this item

Melbourne: E. A. Petherick & Co.. Fair with no dust jacket. 1890. Hardcover. Hinges broken and loose with spine mull exposed. Some foxing.; Colonial Edition. No. 49 in "Petherick's Collection of Favourite and Approved Authors". viii, 509 pages. Limp green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Paged dimensions: 186 x 121mm. ; 8vo… Read more about this item

New York: The Modern Library, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Modern Library edition. One page with about ½" loss at edge, affecting some text, spine lightly rubbed and crown bumped, about very good in a slightly toned very good dust jacket with modest edgewear and tanned spine. Jacket interior lists 246 books. Modern Library 62. A historical… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1938. Everyman's. hardback. Very good, missing d/j, red boards mainly clean (with Everyman's library design blind-pressed to cover), gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). Everyman's Library #29. The Cloister and the Hearth (1861) is a historical novel by the… Read more about this item

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1928. Hardcover. Good/No D/J. 10x7x2. Evelyn Paul. School prize bookplate to front paste down. Foxing to page edges. Darkening to pages. Rubbing to corners of board and head and tail of spine. Small nick to top edge of front board. No D/J.

New York: Modern Library. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1937. 1st Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Text is clean. Cover shows wear, ends of spine bumped. Previous owner name stamped on front free endpaper. Tape holding in title page (placed there long ago). Dust jacket shows heavy edgewear with chipping to spine ends. Spine of DJ heavily darkened.… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1907. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 6 1/4" tall deep burgundy leather-look book with gold print on spine and gold medallion on front. Fraying to edges and corners of boards. Spine area has been taped with clear tape. Minor scuffing/shelf wear to boards. Page edges are gold gilt. Pencil price on ffep. Pages tight but… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1902. Cloth. Good. 8" by 6". Unnamed. A fascinating work of historical fiction set in the 15th century, by the English novelist and dramatist Charles Reade Copiously illustrated with sixteen plates and vignettes throughout. Charles Reade was an English author renowned for his passionate concern with social issues, as demonstrated within… Read more about this item

Daily Express, 1933. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1933. No Edition Remarks. 638 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall. Boards… Read more about this item

Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 832 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow paper covered boards. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner… Read more about this item

Londion: W. & R. Chambers Limited Cloth with Pictorial Pastedown. Circa 1910. Large volume bound in dark blue cloth with color pictorial cover pastedown surrounded by decorative gold rule. Backstr ip heavily stamped in gold. Illustrated with 20 full color plates and over twenty line drawings by Gordon Browne. Brown coated endpapers, t.e.g., Boards rubbed at extremities and cover pastedown… Read more about this item

London: J M Dent & Sons. Good. 1937. Reprint; Seventeenth Printing. Hardcover. Missing DJ if issued, corners lightly bumped and rubbed, sunned spine, some marking to boards, pencil name and old price to front endpaper, gutter cracked at half title, original dealer sticker to base of inside rear cover near spine. ; Seventeenth printing, 1937. Red cloth… Read more about this item