Author: Ouida [Maria Louise Rame]; George Macdonald; William Black et al.
Title: Fourteen Works from Tauchnitz&Apos;S Collection of British Authors
Description: Leipzig; Paris, Bernard Tauchnitz; Ollendorff, 1871-1889. Leather. Fourteen smartly and uniformly bound works from Bernard Tauchnitz's Collection of British Authors. Fourteen works in half calf bindings with marbled boards, end papers and edges. Binder's stamp of Macniven & Wallace to the verso of the front free end papers. A selection of works from Bernard Tauchnitz's Collection of British Authors, apart from Comin' Thro' the Rye, which appears to have been published separately but is uniformly bound like the rest. The Leipzig publisher Bernhard Tauchnitz (1816-1895) was one of the most important international publishers of the 19th and 20th centuries. He published new titles in English, within a short time of their issue in the UK and US, in markets outside of the UK. All the selected volumes are 'Copyright Editions' apart from Comin" Thro" the Rye: A Novel, and John Ward: Preacher, which is an 'Authorised Edition&apos. All are scarce Tauchnitz Editions, apart from Strathmore by Ouida, which is uncommon. This selection comprises: Chandos: A Novel by Ouida (1871) Strathmore: A Romance by Ouida (1871) David Elginbrod by George Macdonald (1871) The Vicar"s Daughter: An Autobiographical Story by George Macdonald (1872) A Princess of Thule by William Black (1874) Comin" Thro" the Rye: A Novel (Paul Ollendorff, Paris, 1875) The Story of Valentine and His Brother by Mrs Oliphant (1875) A Legacy, Being the Life and Remains of John Martin, Schoolmaster and Poet written and edited by the author of "John Halifax, Gentleman." (1878) Under Which Lord? by E. Lynn Linton (1880) Doctor Cupid: A Novel by Rhoda Broughton (1886) A Country Gentleman and His Family by Mrs Oliphant (1886) The Silence of Dean Maitland: A Novel by Maxwel Gray (1887) The Strange Adventures of a House-Boat by William Black (1888) John Ward: Preacher by Margaret Deland (1889) In half calf bindings. Externally smart, with some fading to the spines of all volumes and a little shelf wear to the boards of Strathmore, David Elginbrod and The Story of Valentine. Marks to the spines of The Vicar's Daughter and Comin' Thro' the Rye. Ink stains to the upper corner of the front board to John Ward. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age toned to the page perimeters, except for spotting to the first and last few pages. Ink inscription to the title page, and a small stain to page 177, of A Princess of Thule. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Tauchnitz English literature Ouida William Black English literature Mrs Oliphant Not Stated


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