[ DEFOE, DANIEL ]

The Life And Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe, Of York Mariner. With An Account Of His Travels Round Three Parts Of The Globe. With Illustrations By Thomas Stothard, R.A. Engraved By Charles Heath .

London: W. Kent And Co. 86, Fleet Street, 1858 . 0. A very good full leather binding. 8vo. pp.620. 7.75" x 5.5" x 1.75" (20cm x 14cm x 4.8cm) . Tan calf over bevelled boards, edges bumped and boards lightly soiled. Carefully rebacked at some time in the past. Smooth spine with gilt banding and old crimson leather title label: "Robinson Crusoe". Marbled page edges and matching endpapers. Small armorial bookplate to verso of the front board: "Sir Frederick Milner, 22, Pont Street, London, S.W." Also: Inked dedication to front free-endpaper - "William Mordaunt Milner from his friend John de Grey. Eton, Election MDCCCLXVI." Clear text throughout well illustrated with 8 full-page engravings,drawn by 'T. Stothard R.A.'; Engraved by 'C. Heath'. VG. ** "Sir Frederick George Milner, 7th Baronet, GCVO PC (7 November 1849 – 8 June 1931) was a British Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1883 to 1885, and from 1890 to 1906. Milner was born on 7 November 1849, the second son of William Mordaunt Edward Milner (born 20 June 1820 at Bolton Percy, Yorkshire, died 1867 at age 46), the fifth baronet and his wife Lady Georgiana Anne Lumley (born c 1820 at Tickhill Castle, died 2 February 1877). Milner's father was the Member of Parliament for York between 1848 and 1857. Milner became the 7th baronet in 1880, after the death of his father and his older brother, the 6th baronet, Sir William Mordaunt Milner at the age of 31 (unmarried, no issue). Frederick Milner was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.." - See Wikipedia . *** "Sir William Mordaunt Edward Milner, 5th Baronet (20 June 1820 – 12 February 1867) was a Whig politician. Born and baptised in Bolton Percy, Yorkshire, Milner was the son of William Mordaunt Sturt Milner and Harriet Elizabeth née Cavendish-Bentinck, daughter of Lord Edward Bentinck and Elizabeth Cumberland. He married Lady Georgiana Anne Lumley—daughter of Frederick Lumley-Savile and Charlotte Mary Beresford—in 1844, and they had at least seven children: Edith Harriet (1845–1921); Evelyn Selina (c. 1847–1900); William Mordaunt (1848–1880); Frederick George (1849–1931); Granville Henry (1852–1911); Dudley Francis (1854–1882); and Edward Carolus (1858–1918). Milner was first elected Whig MP for City of York at a by-election in 1848—caused by the death of Henry Galgacus Redhead Yorke—and held the seat until 1857, when he did not seek re-election. Milner succeeded to the Baronetcy of Nun Appleton Hall on 24 March 1855 upon the death of William Mordaunt Sturt Milner. Upon his own death in 1867, the title was inherited by William Mordaunt Milner." - see Wikipedia **** "Extract from "Visitation of England and Wales: Vol. 16" by Frederick Arthur Crisp (1909) . John Augustus de Grey, born in Arlington Street, London, 21 March 1849, baptised at St. George's, Hanover Square, London; educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, matriculated Michaelmas Term, 1868, B.A. 1872; a Student of the Inner Temple 4 February 1870, called to the Bar 30 April 1874; appointed Recorder of Sudbury 1896, and of king's Lynn 1897-1905; J.P. for co. Suffolk, and for London and home counties 1905; Metropolitan Police Magistrate, South-Western police Court, from 1905; Chairman of East Suffolk Quarter Sessions.

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Book number: 48602

Catalogue: Fiction: : 19th Century

Keywords: 50043 W. Kent and Co Robinson Crusoe Sir Frederick Milner Sir William Mordaunt Milner Fiction: : 19th Century

HOCKING, SILAS K.

The Day Of Recompense By Silas K. Hocking With Original Illustrations By A. Twidle .

London: Frederick Warne And Co. 1899 . 0. Signed First edition. A very good original binding. 8vo. 8.0" x 5.5" x 1.25". pp.2/pp.357/[4pp. - Adverts]. Bright red cloth over bevelled boards, with gilt titles to both the front board and spine. Edges rubbed and bumped. Spine dulled. Patterned endpapers. Inked dedication to half-title: "Kitty Truscott With all good wishes from the Author Silas K. Hocking." Clean English text and illustrations throughout. A very good copy of this scarce book. ** "Silas Kitto Hocking (24 March 1850 – 15 September 1935) was a Cornish novelist and Methodist preacher. Silas Kitto Hocking was born at St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, to James Hocking, part owner of a tin mine, and his wife Elizabeth. His brother was Joseph Hocking (1860–1937), also a novelist and Methodist minister, and his sister, Salome (1859–1927), who was also a novelist. As a youngster he read Sir Walter Scott. Although intended to follow his father into the tin business, he felt called to the Methodist ministry. He attended Owens College and the Crescent Range Theological College of Manchester. In 1870 he was ordained as a minister. He worked in different parts of England over the next few years, showing himself to be a brilliant preacher, and he married in 1876. He resigned in 1896 to devote his time to writing, Liberal politics and journalism. Hocking wrote many novels aimed at children with a didactic bent. He wrote his first novel, Alec Green, while living in Burnley in 1878. It was, however, with his second novel that he won great fame; Her Benny (1879), a story of the street children of Liverpool. It sold over a million copies and with it Hocking become one of the most popular authors in England. The novel was adapted to silent film in 1920 as Her Benny. In 1894 Hocking became editor of Family Circle and two years later helped establish Temple Magazine, a Sunday magazine in the style of Good Words. His novel The Strange Adventures of Israel Pendry (1899) is autobiographical of his Cornish youth. Other works include God's Outcast (1898) which reflects on the nature of guilt; and, To Pay the Price (1900), a morality story of theft and redemption. His autobiography My Book of Memory was published in 1923. In all he wrote fifty books. Hocking was also politically active, for the Liberal party and unsuccessfully contested the January 1906 General Election at Aylesbury and January 1910 General Election at Coventry. He died in Highgate, Middlesex, and was survived by his wife, Esther Mary, to whom he had been married since 1876. They had two sons and two daughters. Through his mother he was related both to the biblical scholar John Kitto, and to HDF Kitto, the eminent professor of Greek.[5] Silas Hocking is buried in St Pancras and Islington Cemetery, along with his son, who died of Spanish flu in 1919, and his wife." - See Wikipedia .

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Book number: 43589

Catalogue: Fiction: : 19th Century

Keywords: Frederick Warne and Co the Day of Recompense by Silas K Hocking a Twidle Illustrated 44860 Fiction: : 19th Century

JAMES, G. P. R, [GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFORD JAMES 1801-1860 ] .

Henry Masterton; Or, The Adventures Of A Young Cavalier. By G. P. R. James, Esq. .

London: Simms And M'Intyre, Paternoster Row; And Donegall Street, Belfast, 1853 . 0. A very good half leather binding. 6.75" x 4.0" x 1.0". 8vo. pp.464. Tan calf spine and corners over marbled boards. Smooth spine with gilt banding and original brown leather title label: "Henry Masterton". Marbled page edges . Armorial bookplate to verso of the front board: "Wreford Brown". Small ink stamp to fron endpaper: "WM. Wreford Brown, 5 Litfield Place, Clifton." Clean text throughout. VG.

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Book number: 47792

Catalogue: Fiction: : 19th Century

Keywords: 49279 James, G.P. R George Payne Rainsford James Simms and M'Intyre Fiction: : 19th Century

KINGSLEY, CHARLES [ CHARLES KINGSLEY 12 JUNE 1819 – 23 JANUARY 1875 ] .

Hypatia or; New Foes with an Old Face .

London: Macmillan And Co. And New York, 1890 . 0. A very good half leather binding. 9.0" x 6.0" x 0.5". pp.xii / pp.166/[2pp. - Adverts] . Maroon calf spine and corners over maroon buckram boards. Spine with 5 raised bands and a maroon leather title label. Edges lightly rubbed and bumped. Green endpapers. Ownership inscription to free-endpaper: "Frank E. Farncombe, Jarvis Brook". Half-title and printed title-page present. Another inscription to 'Dedication' : "Frank Edward Farncombe, Jarvis Brook. " We speak of the days of long ago when the Earth & her people were young; yea, but old in.. - Anon." Clean text in double columns, on lightly toned paper. VG. ** " Hypatia, or New Foes with an Old Face is an 1853 novel by the English writer Charles Kingsley. It is a fictionalised account of the life of the philosopher Hypatia, and tells the story of a young monk called Philammon who travels to Alexandria, where he becomes mixed up in the political and religious battles of the day. Intended as Christian apologia, it reflects typical 19th-century religious sentiments of the day. For many years the book was considered one of Kingsley's best novels and was widely read." - See Wikipedia *** (1880-1929) UK author of two sf novels, both with Robert L Hadfield: the Near Future Ruled by Radio (1925), in which a "Z" Ray threatens radio-mediated world peace in 1930; and Red Radio (1927), in which similar conspiracies take even more convoluted twists. " - See sf-encyclopedia.

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Book number: 49838

Catalogue: Fiction: : 19th Century

Keywords: 51349 Kingsley, Charles Macmillan and Co Hypatia or; New Foes with an Old Face Fiction: : 19th Century

LEVER, CHARLES (1806-1872) .

The Military Novels Of Charles Lever - Harry Lorrequer By Charles Lever. With Illustrations By Phiz. In two Volumes .

London: George Routledge And Sons, Limited, [c. 1872] . 0. "Edition De Luxe. Limited to Five Hundred Copies. No. 460". A very good two volume set in matching half leather bindings. 8vo. Vol. I : pp.xvi./[2pp.]/pp.280; Vol. II. : pp.vi./[2pp.]pp.285 . Maroon calf spine and corners over marbled board. Spines with 5 raised bands, gilt decorated compartments and black leather title and author labels. Marbled endpapers and matching page edges. Each volume with half title (including "Edition de Luxe" details); engraved frontis; engraved title-page: "The Confessions Of Harry Lorrequer"; followed by a printed title-page. Clean text throughout with all illustrations as called for. VG. Date of publication from date at the end of the 'Preface.' : "Trieste, 1872." A very good set.

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Book number: 48988

Catalogue: Fiction: : 19th Century

Keywords: 50467 George Routledge and Sons the Military Novels of Charles Lever - Harry Lorrequer Phiz Fiction: : 19th Century

MARRYAT, CAPTAIN (1792-1848) .

Peter Simple. By Captain Marryat. Author of "New Forest,""The king's own," Etc. Etc.

London:G. Routledge & Co, Farringdon Street, 1857. 0. A very good original half leather binding. 8vo. 6.5" x 4.25" x 1.0". pp.332. Black morocco spine and corners over marbled boards. Edges lightly rubbed and bumped. Smoth spine with elaborated gilt decoration and gilt title. previous owner's signature to front endpaper: "Henrietta Dowding 1926". Light toning to all pages. Clear English text throughout. VG.

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Book number: 46577

Catalogue: Fiction: : 19th Century

Keywords: 48165 Captain Marryat Peter Simple G. Routledge & Co. Fiction: : 19th Century