A' KEMPIS Thomas

The Imitation of Christ. [Introduction by Ernest Rhys.] FIRST APPEARANCE IN EVERYMAN

Dent,, [1910]. 8vo., First Edition thus, neat contemporary inscription on half-title; original series binding of navy ribbed cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, dark top, pictorial endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy. With personal bookplate on front paste-down. SCARCE. EL 484; Seymour 585.0.

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ADDISON, Joseph

The Spectator. [Edited by G. Gregory Smith. Complete set] THE FIRST EVERYMAN 'SPECTATOR' COMPLETE

Dent,, [1907]. 4 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus; original series binding of terracotta ribbed cloth, upper boards blocked in blind, gilt backs, dark tops, pictorial endpapers, split in lower joint of first volume, backstrips of first two volumes slightly darker else a very good, bright, clean set. EL 164, 165, 166, 167; Seymour 938.0, 939.0, 940.0, 941.0. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

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AIMARD, pseud. Gustave

The Indian Scout. A Story of the Aztec City. NEAR FINE COPY

Dent,, [1910]. 8vo., First Edition thus; original series binding of red ribbed cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, decorative endpapers, a near fine copy. With fine engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-down. First and sole appearance in EL. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. EL 428; Seymour 4.0.

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AINSWORTH W.H

The Admirable Crichton. [With an Introduction by Ernest Rhys]. FIRST EDITION IN EVERYMAN

Dent,, [1927]. 8vo., First Edition thus; original red cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, red top, patterned endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy. With personal bookplate on front paste-down. EL 804; Seymour 5.0.

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AINSWORTH W. Harrison

Windsor Castle. [Introduction by Ernest Rhys]. FIRST APPEARANCE IN EVERYMAN

Dent,, [1915]. Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus; original series binding of red cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, dark top, patterned endpapers, a near fine copy. EL 709; Seymour 9.0.

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AMERICAN AUTHORS.

American Short Stories of the Nineteenth Century. [Edited with an Introduction by John Cournos.] FIRST APPEARANCE IN EVERYMAN

Dent,, [1930]. 8vo., First Edition thus; original series binding of red ribbed cloth, upper board framed and blocked in blind, gilt back, dark top, pictorial endpapers, a near fine copy. Collects twenty tales: authors comprise Austin, Irving, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, O'Brien, Harte, Aldrich, Twain, Stockton, Bierce, James, Jewett, Cable, Chopin, Wynne, Wilkins, Davis, London, Henry. EL 840; Seymour 12.0. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

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ANCIENT HEBREW LITERATURE

Ancient Hebrew Literature. Law and History. Volume One [with] Volume Two. [Complete set thus.]. [Arranged by Rev. R. Bruce Taylor.] FIRST APPEARANCE IN EVERYMAN

Dent,, [1907]. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus; original series binding of navy ribbed cloth, upper boards framed and blocked in blind, gilt backs, dark tops, both very good, bright, clean copies. With personal bookplate on front paste-downs. The work as a whole comprises four volumes, but these two (Law and History) are complete in themselves. EL 253, 254; Seymour 13.0, 14.0. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

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ANCIENT HEBREW LITERATURE

Ancient Hebrew Literature. Law and History. Volumes 1-4. [Complete set thus.]. [Arranged by Rev. R. Bruce Taylor.] NEAR FINE SET

Dent,, [1920]. 4 vols., 8vo., original series binding of black cloth, gilt backs, all edges black, plain endpapers, a near fine set. EL 253, 254, 255, 256; Seymour 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0. COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE SCARCE.

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ARISTOPHANES

The Acharnians [and Three other Plays]. The Plays of Aristophanes. Volume One. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Dent,, [1944]. 8vo., original series binding of green cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, rose top, patterned endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Collects The Acharnians, The Knights, The Birds, The Peace. With 16pp series catalogue (first 977 titles) bound in at end. First published in EL in 1909. EL 344; Seymour 24.0.

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ARISTOPHANES

The Acharnians and Three Other Plays. Translated by J. Hookham Frere. [Introduction by J. P. Maine.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Dent,, [1929]. 8vo., original series binding of green cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, blue top, patterned endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Collects The Acharnians, The Knights, The Birds, The Peace. First published in EL in 1909. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. EL 344; Seymour 24.0.

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ARISTOPHANES.

The Frogs and Three Other Plays. Translated by Frere, Hickie, Mitchell and Cumberland. [With an Introduction by John Hookham Frere]. FIRST APPEARANCE IN EVERYMAN

Dent,, [1911]. 8vo., First Edition thus; original series binding of green ribbed cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, pictorial endpapers, top lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. The Plays of Aristophanes Vol.II. Collects The Frogs (trans. Fere); The Trial of Euripides (trans. Hickie); The Clouds (trans. Mitchell); The Wasps (trans. Cumberland). EL 516; Seymour 25.0.

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ARISTOTLE.

The Ethics of Aristotle. [Introduction by J. A. Smith. Translated by D. P. Chase.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Dent,, [1942]. 8vo., neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original series binding of blue cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, patterned endpapers, a bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly age-soiled and rubbed dustwrapper. With Rhys' EL essay and 16pp series catalogue bound in at end. First published in EL in 1911. The wrapper and half-title are lettered 'Nicomachean Ethics'; the title solely 'Ethics'. EL 547; Seymour 26.0.

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ARMOUR, trans. Margaret

Gudrun. [Translated and with an Introduction by Margaret Armour.] FIRST APPEARANCE IN EVERYMAN

Dent,, [1932]. 8vo., First Edition thus; original series binding of blue ribbed cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, dark top, pictorial endpapers, a near fine copy. With 8pp series catalogue bound in at end. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. EL 880; Seymour 474.0.

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ARNOLD Matthew

Essays Literary and Critical. [With an Introduction by G.K. Chesterton]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

Dent,, [1928]. 8vo., original series binding of pale green cloth, gilt back, dark top, a very good, bright, clean copy. With bookplate on front free endpaper. Collects twelve essays. First published in EL in 1906. EL 115; Seymour 31.0; Sullivan 219.

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ARNOLD Matthew

Essays Literary and Critical. [Introduction by G. K. Chesterton.] FIRST APPEARANCE IN EVERYMAN; DE LUXE ART DECO LEATHERETTE BINDING

Dent,, [1906]. 8vo., First Edition thus, contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original series de luxe binding of full maroon leatherette, upper board elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt to an art deco design, back gilt extra, gilt top, radial corners, pictorial endpapers, marker ribbon, a remarkably bright, clean copy. FIRST APPEARANCE IN EVERYMAN. The EL full leatherette binding (1906-c.1917) faithfully reflects the art deco movement of the period. By far the most elegant of all the EL series bindings, it is notoriously fragile and seldom found in bright, sound state as here. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. EL 115; Seymour 31.0; Sullivan 219.

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