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The Arabian Nights' Entertainments

Edinburgh, Williams P. Nimmo. 1873. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: S.J. Groves. 100 illustrations on wood . Title page shows illustration 'The Vizier and his two daughters'. Frontispiece. Green hard grain morocco with gilt lettering on black labels on spine. Page 349 torn at bottom. Very slightly showing of hinge ffep. Please askabout postage costs. Very Good.

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Book number: 001382

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: S.J. Groves

N/A

The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner as Related By Himself

London, Cassell, Petter and Galpin. 1880. Three-Quarter Leather, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ND Circa 1880? Very rare edition. Marbled boards front and back. Marbled page edges. Over a 100 b&w illustrations. Frontispiece portrait of Daniel Defoe. Illustation logo of Cassell Pett and Galpin opposite page listing illustrations. Book is well intact with hinge showing ffep and the red raised spine cover mostly gone. Beautifully written owner's signature to ffep in ink. Some spotting to pages. A treasure. Good.

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Book number: 001544

Catalogue: Classics

RICHARD ADAMS

Watership Down

London, Penguin /Kestrel Books. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 072265197X). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: John Lawrence. Very very slight wear to DJ at top of spine otherwise book and original slipcase in lovely condition. Inscribed. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 000714

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: 072265197x John Lawrence

PETER ALEXANDER

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

London, WM Collins & Sons. 1978. (ISBN: 0004356349). Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. edited by the late Peter Alexander this volume was chosen by the BBC as the basis for its major production of the complete plays. Front cover depicts Derek Jacobi as Richard II and back cover Helen Mirren as Rosalind. Good/Good.

Fountainhead Books

Book number: 000241

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: 0004356349

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

Seven Pillars of Wisdom

London, Penguin Modern Classics. 1969. Paperback, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. dedication on first title page. Good intact neat copy. Some wear on spine and back cover slightly shorter than binding!. Good.

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Book number: 001142

Catalogue: Classics

AUSTEN, JANE

Persuasion

London, Penguin. 1973. (ISBN: 0140430059). Paperback, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Nice clean copy - writing on half title page and a few ink spots on for edge of book. Good.

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Book number: 001786

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: England_fiction Man-Woman Relationships_fiction British and 0140430059

HONORE DE BALZAC

Eugenie Grandet

London, Penguin Classics. 1971. Paperback, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. translated by MA Crawford -cover shows a detail from 'Morgenstunde' by Moritz von Schwind in the Schackgalerie, Munich. Very Good.

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Book number: 002314

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: Education

ANTON CHEKHOV

Lady with Lapdog and Other Stories

London, Penguin Classics. 1973. (ISBN: 0140441433). Paperback, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Somewriting on inside front and back cover. Spine has a crease in it otherwise good intact clean copy. Good.

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Book number: 000952

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: 0140441433

ANTON CHEKHOV

Plays

London, Penguin Classics. 1984. (ISBN: 0140440968). Paperback, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. As New.

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Book number: 001065

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: 0140440968

JOHN CLELAND

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure

Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1985. (ISBN: 0192816349). Paperback, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Very neat clean copy. Very Good.

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Book number: 000994

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: 0192816349

CONRAD, JOSEPH

Lord Jim

London, J.M. Dent & Sons. 1988. (ISBN: 0460119257). Paperback, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Edited by Norman Sherry. Good clean intact copy. Some very slight creasing to bottom edge of front cover. Very Good.

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Book number: 001285

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: British Irish Fiction Fictional Works 0460119257

JOSEPH CONRAD

An Outcast of the Islands

London, Penguin Modern Classics. 1986. (ISBN: 0140040544). Paperback, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. cover a little worn otherwise a good intact neat copy. Good.

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Book number: 000966

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: 0140040544

CHARLES DICKENS

The Old Curiosity Shop

London, Chapman & Hall. 1880. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ND circa 1880? Burgundy cloth with gilt crown on front cover. Gilit lettering on spine between two cross lines in gilt. Edged by black doulbe lines on front and back. Black ffep. Half-title and frontispoece illustration of The Old Curiosity Shop. 75 illustrations. Following title page there is a Preface by Dickens before a page listing Full Page of Illustrations. Pages rough cut. This volume appears to be quite rare. Very Good.

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Book number: 001367

Catalogue: Classics

CHARLES DICKENS

The Pickwick Papers

London, Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd. 1930, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Phiz. Blue cover with gilt writing. Neat copy witpages. Good.

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Book number: 000554

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: Phiz

CHARLES DICKENS

Sketches By Boz Illustrative of Everyday Life and Everyday People

London, Odhams Press Ltd. 1930. Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: George Cruickshank. Red cloth with gilt writing. Embossed portrait of Dickens on front board. Spine is sunned. Hinge is showing on front endpapers. Illustrated frontispeice 'The Election for Beadle'. /ND but probably circa 1930. Good.

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Book number: 001219

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: George Cruickshank

DOSTOYEVSKY, FYODOR

Crime and Punishment

London, Penguin Classics. 1977. (ISBN: 0140440232). Paperback, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Front cover loose and sellotaped. Cover very creased. Good intact binding and clean copy. Good.

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Book number: 001155

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: Continental European Fiction (Fictional Works 0140440232

FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY

The Idiot

London, Penguin Classics. 1975. (ISBN: 0140440542). Paperback, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Very Good.

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Book number: 001097

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: 0140440542

DOSTOYVESKY

Crime and Punishment

London, J.M. Dent & Sons. 1970. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Philippe Jullian. Heron Books Introduction by Gilbert Sigaux.Book Club edition -with decorative red and gold boards. Spine slightly torn at head. Would make a good study copy, ND but probably circa 1970's. Good.

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Book number: 001451

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: Education Philippe Jullian

DOSTOYVESKY

The Possessed

London, J.M. Dent & Sons. 1970. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. HEron Books. Book Club edition would make good study copy. Red and gold decorative boards. ND but possible circa 1970's. Very Good.

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Book number: 001452

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: Education

EDWARD DOWDEN

The Works of William Shakespeare

London, Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co Ltd. 1906. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red cloth with gilt writing - faded. Avon edition. Ink on edge of pages. Spine slightly torn at top and bottom. Good.

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Book number: 000800

Catalogue: Classics

ELIOT, GEORGE

Middlemarch : A Study of English Provincial Life

London, Penguin Classics. 1986. (ISBN: 0140430024). Paperback, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Very good clean intact copy. Cover almost perfect. Very Good.

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Book number: 001144

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: British Irish Fiction Fictional Works 0140430024

GEORGE ELIOT

Middlemarch a Study of Provincial Life Vol. I

New York, Thomas Nelson and Sons. 1906, First Edition. Full-Leather, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. b&w frontispiece very crips and clean inside leather cover worn at edges. Good.

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Book number: 002584

Catalogue: Classics

ELIOT, T.S.

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

London, United Kingdom, Faber and Faber. 1982. (ISBN: 0571105580). Paperback, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Nicolas Bentley. Very clean copy. Mark on back cover (coffee cup !) otherwiselovely copy. Inscribed. Very Good.

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Book number: 001371

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: Children Books Juvenile Nonfiction Poetry 0571105580 Nicolas Bentley

GEORGE ELIOT

Scenes of Clerical Life Vol. V

New York, Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd. 1906, First Edition. Full-Leather, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. leather cover coming away from front board and worn at edges .gilt lettering on spine with motif. pages white and in tact B&W frontispiece of Shpperton Church. Charming little book!. Good.

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Book number: 002590

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: Classics Goerge Eliot

GEORGE ELLIOT

Adam Bede

New York, Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd. 1910, First Edition. Full-Leather, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Front leather board is loose and worn at edges. Glit lettering & motif on spine. crisp white papers and binding in tact. Fair.

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Book number: 002592

Catalogue: Classics

Keywords: Classics Eliot