CONRAD. JOSEPH.

CHANCE. A Tale in two parts. SIGNED BY CONRAD.

Methuen & Co. Ltd. London.,1913. Spurrious First edition. Actually the fourth impression with a cancel title page, stating " First Published 1913" on verso, on the title page stub. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.3 inches). 8 page publishers advert dated Autumn 1913. A very good copy in publishers green cloth binding with spine decorated and lettered in gilt, including the correct spelling of the publishers name at the bottom. Signed by Joseph Conrad on the front free endpaper, Dated 1923. The top of the signed leaf and the half title page have a small indentation where a paper clip has been used.Aside from some light rubbing to the extremities this is a very good tight copy, the gilt on the spine still strong and bright. Loosely inserted is the front panel from the rare dustwrapper, showing a full colour illustration by J. Dewar Mills within a grey border. The whole panel dark blue with grey title and author. An interesting copy, signed by the author and with part of the wrapper, of the less common 1913 Cancel title page issue. Copies with the true 1913 integral title are rare, it is thought that only about fifty survived, and most early copies were issued with cancel title pages dated 1914 - when the book was finally published.:.

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Book number: 7408

CONRAD. JOSEPH.

LONDON'S RIVER.

Privately Printed by Clement Shorter. London.,1919. LIMITED EDITION. One of just 25 copies printed. 20pp. Unopened copy, sewn in wraps. (10.1 x 7.8 inches). Printed on hand made Aldwich paper. Red paper wraps, sewn with original red cord. Printed in black to front panel. Edges a little rubbed but essentially a fine copy of this Rare booklet.:.

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Book number: 7558

CONRAD. JOSEPH.

LORD JIM.

The Modern Library. New York. No Date.,circa 1970. FINE LEATHER BINDING. 8vo. (7.2 x 5 inches). A fine copy in a fine binding by Period Bnders of Bath, England. Half dark green morocco, spine with five raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Marbled paper on boards and endpapers. Top edge gilt. A fine, attractive binding.:

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Book number: 7356

CONRAD. JOSEPH.

NOSTROMO. A tale of the Seaboard.

Harper & Brothers. London. 1904. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. First state with page 187 incorrectly numbered 871. A fine, bright and tight copy. Finely bound by Bayntun in half dark blue morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with three gilt pips. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Blue cloth on the boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. A lovely copy.

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Book number: 8420

CONRAD. JOSEPH.

UNDER WESTERN EYES.

Methuen & Co. Ltd. London. 1911. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.2 inches). A Fine copy Finely bound by Bayntun (Riviere) in full red calf. Boards with double gilt ruled border with floral corner pieces. Spine with five raised bands,each with wavy gilt line. Compartments double ruled and decorated in gilt. Green and Blue labels, gilt. Board edges and inner dentelles in gilt. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Housed in a cloth covered, felt lined, slipcase.

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Book number: 9174

CONRAD. JOSEPH.

VICTORY. An Island Tale.

Methuen & Co. Ltd. London. 1915. FIRST U. K EDITION. 8vo. 1st state of title page with the comma present after Essex Street. 4pp of publishers advert, dated autumn 1915. 31pp publishers catalogue, dated 8/5/15 bound in at rear. A very good clean copy in publishers original red cloth, titles and decoration to spine in gilt. Previous owner neat ink presentation inscription, dated 1. 11. 15, and the same name, but with his army number and regiment details, in pencil on front free endpaper. Spine cloth is a little darkened but the gilt is still bright and fresh. Some rubbing to edges and a one inch tear in the hinge cloth to the top of the front board. Overall a very good copy.

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Book number: 10373

REISBORD. CORIANDER.

SELECTION OF SKEPTICAL PRESS PUBLICATIONS. Movables, fold-outs, etc.. Collection includes, among others: Childish, Chinese Beard, 9 seafaring dreams, Time-lapse sunset, Baby shower games, Blazing Buffalo twister, Mad libs in hell, Post-Partum piechart, How to but not why, Field guide to the Trees of El Cerrito.

The Skeptical Press. El Cerrito, California. USA. 2000 - 2007. LIMITED EDITIONS, signed by Reisbord. Various sizes, formats and shapes. A collection of 25 examples of hand printed and constructed book and paper art, each number 24 of limited editions of 60 copies, plus 11 items of Skeptical Press ephemera, including subscription reminders, envelopes and memos, all hand printed at the press. Housed in a purpose made archive box, constructed by Coriander Reisbord in 2005 and with a printed list of the Press titles from 2000 to 2004 mounted to the inner panel of the lid, covered in green cloth and with a printed label to the front. The box measures 9.9 x 7.8 x 2.7 inches, the works within all vary in size and format. A wonderful and varied collection of interesting works by one of America's most talented paper artists and printers of the modern era.

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Book number: 10758

CRADOCK. MRS. H. C.; APPLETON. HONOR. C. ILLUSTRATES.

JOSEPHINE'S PANTOMIME.

Blackie and Son. Limited. London. No date. 1939. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (10 x 7.5 inches). Illustrated with 8 fine full colour plates plus 18 black and white line illustrations throughout the text. A very good, bright and clean copy. Publishers beige boards with colour plate mounted to front panel. Beige cloth spine lettered in dark brown. In the rare original colour printed dustwrapper. Aside from some minor bumping to the corners of the boards and a few small chips to edges of the dustwrapper (the worst chip, at the bottom of the spine, just shaves off the top of the J in the title) this is a lovely copy of this scarce title.

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Book number: 8490

CRAIK. MRS. (NEE MULOCK, DINAH MARIA). PUBLISHED ANONYMOUSLY.

JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN. ..... With a letter from the author. By the Author of "The Head of the Family" and "Olive".

Hurst and Blackett. London. 1856 . FIRST EDITION. Three volumes. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.2 inches). Integral publishers advert leaves at the end of each volume (iii, i, ii) but bound without the publishers catalogue in volume one. Some minor foxing to a few pages but generally a very good clean copy finely re-bound by Bayntun of Bath. Half brown morocco. Spines with raised bands, each with gilt decoration. Compartments double ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Tan cloth on boards Marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt. A lovely copy in a fine quality, highly attractive leather binding. Loosely inserted is a 4pp hand written letter from the author (" Your affectionate Dinah") to "My Dear Alice" ( her God Daughter, the subject of the poem "My Godchild Alice"), closely written in black ink on four sides of folded leaf, each side measuring 4.5 x 3.5 inches. The letter is undated but circa 1859 and discusses, among other things, the publisher Alexander Macmillan's approval of Clarence Dobell's illustrations for her book, Our Year: A Child's Book, which was published by Macmillan in 1860. The book was dedicated to "Nora and Alice". She asks Alice to help her by gathering facts about the countryside "whatever a country child should look for or have noticed in walks every month" for the book which is to set out in 12 parts, each relating to one month of the year. A lovely copy of the book with a charming contemporary letter to the Author's God Daughter and dedicatee of one of her best loved Children's books.

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Book number: 8737

CRANE. WALTER.

WILLIAM MORRIS TO WHISTLER. Papers and Addresses on Art and Craft and the Commonweal. With Illustrations from drawings by the Author & other sources.

G. Bell & Sons. Ltd. London. 1911. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.5 inches). x, 278pp, 2 (advert leaf). Red and black decorative title page, portrait of William Morris, from a photo by Emery Walker, and 54 mono illustrations, including some drawings by Crane. Publishers blue cloth with decoration and lettering in white to both boards and spine. Small dent to the bottom of the rear board. Some minor foxing to the fore edges but this is a lovely clean and unread copy, with some page gatherings still unopened. In the rare original fawn paper dustwrapper which reproduces the designs and lettering on the book in red. Publishers adverts on the Inner flaps. Some darkening to the spine and chipping to the edges but overall a very good example and rare thus.

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Book number: 10327

CRANKSHAW. EDWARD.

JOSEPH CONRAD. Some aspects of the art of the novel.

John Lane The Bodley Head. London.,1936. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. THE DEDICATION COPY. Inscribed by Crankshaw to his wife, Clare, on the half title. ---- For Clare. The first copy of the first of all our books. April 17th 1936. Teddy. ----- Pages affected by small damp stain to the fore edge at the bottom 1.5 inches, but not spreading onto the page surface. Some foxing, mostly to the first and last few pages. Overall a near to very good copy in a poor dustwrapper with loss to both the top and bottom of spine and with several chips to the panel edges. ---- Bought, by me, direct from the estate of Crankshaw's widow, Clare.:

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Book number: 6413

CRUIKSHANK. ROBERT. ILLUSTRATES. ANONYMOUS.

BRIGHTON. A Comic Sketch.

William Kidd. London. 1830. FIRST EDITION. 6mo. (6 x 4 inches). 36pp. Illustrated with 6 engravings, five full page. A fine clean copy in an early binding of half red morocco. Spine lettered in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Previous owners armorial bookplate on front paste down endpaper. Some chipping to the spine ends otherwise a very good copy.

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Book number: 8495

CRUIKSHANK. GEORGE. ILLUSTRATES. ; ANON, (E. BERENS).

CHRISTMAS STORIES. Containing John Wildgoose the Poacher, The Smuggler, and Good-Nature, or Parish matters.

Printed by W. Baxter, Oxford, for J. Parker and F. C. & J. Rivington. London. 1823. FIRST EDITION. 12mo. (6.8 4.3 inches). 3 Illustrations by George Cruikshank. A fine clean copy in early twentieth century binding by Riviere. Full tan morocco with five raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled, decorated and lettered. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Paper watermarked 1822. Blank endpapers showing some foxing but the text papges are fine and bright. Published anonymously but the author is known to be E. Berens. A handsome book with quality illustrations by Cruikshank. Cohn #71.

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Book number: 7692

CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE . ILLUSTRATES. ; SMEDLEY, FRANCIS EDWARD.

FRANK FAIRLEGH. OR SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF A PRIVATE PUPIL.

A. Hall, Virtue & Co., London. 1850.. FIRST EDITION. WITH 30 ILLUSTRATIONS BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. Note title page in 2nd state whilst preface in 1st state. V .good + with v. good + contemporary half black morocco with morocco grained cloth boards, gilt rule and lettering on spine, top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Watermark on illustrated front endpaper only with minor foxing to some, but not all plates. Originally published anonamously but author known to be Smedley. A handsome book with quality illustrations by Cruikshank.

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Book number: 1165

CRUIKSHANK. GEORGE. ILLUSTRATES. ; SMEDLEY. FRANCIS EDWARD.

FRANK FAIRLEGH. OR SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF A PRIVATE PUPIL.

A.Hall Virtue & Co.London. 1850. FIRST EDITION.30 ILLUSTRATIONS BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.Note title page in 2nd state whilst preface in 1st state.A very good copy in contemporary half black morocco with morocco grained cloth on boards,gilt rule and lettering on spine,top edge gilt.Marbled endpapers.Watermark on illustrated front endpaper only with minor foxing to some,but not all plates.Originally published anonymously but the author is known to be Smedley.A handsome book with quality illustrations by Cruikshank.

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Book number: 5068