AUSTEN. JANE.

LADY SUSAN. Written about 1805. First printed in 1871.

Oxford, at the Clarendon Press. 1925. LIMITED EDITION. 8vo.(7.7 x 5.5 inches). One of only 250 copies, printed on hand made paper. Preface written, anonymously, by R. W. Chapman. A fine copy in contemporary leather binding by Whitman Bennett of New York. Half deep red morocco, spine with raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments double ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Red cloth on boards. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Marbled endpapers. A fine copy in a fine early binding. Originally published (appended by James Edward Austen-Leigh) in 1871, this edition is faithful to the original manuscript and at the end of the text lists the many variations in that earlier published edition. (Keynes 176).

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Book number: 7308

AUSTEN. JANE.

MANSFIELD PARK. A Novel.

Richard Bentley. London. 1847. Bentley's Standard Novels and Romances, volume 25. Reprint of the 1833 edition. 8vo. (7 x 4.5 inches). Illustrated frontis engraving by Pickering. Publishers dark brown morocco grained cloth with elaborate blind stamped decorative border to the boards. Spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Yellow endpapers with lists of other titles published by Bentley. Neat previous owner bookplate to the top of the front paste down endpaper. Some staining to the bottom of the frontispiece, not affecting the image or type, otherwise a very clean and fresh copy. The cloth is clean and tidy, with sharp corners, and the gilt on the spine still bright and fresh. A little rubbing to the extremities but this is a superior copy. Scarce in such nice condition.

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Book number: 10427

AUSTEN. JANE. ; THOMSON. HUGH. ILLUSTRATES.

MANSFIELD PARK. With an introduction by Austin Dobson.

Macmillan and Co.London. 1908. Reprint. 8vo.(7.7 x 5.3 inches). 40 full page line illustrations. A very good copy bound in fine quality early twentieth century leather binding. Half red calf. Spine with raised bands, twin brown labels and compartments fully gilt. Red cloth on boards. Red marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Binding by Young and Sons of Liverpool. Aside from some minor rubbing to the edges this is a very good, clean copy of this classic, beautifully illustrated, edition in an attractive fine early binding.:

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Book number: 6634

AUSTEN. JANE.; THOMSON. HUGH. ILLUSTRATES.

MANSFIELD PARK. With an introduction by Austin Dobson.

Macmillan and Co. London.,1897. FIRST THOMSON EDITION. 8vo. (7.4 x 5.2 inches). Illustrated with 40 fine line engravings. Finely bound in recent full tan morocco, single gilt ruled border on boards. Spine with five raised bands, the compartments ruled and decorated in gilt. Red title label, gilt. All edges gilt. Publishers original gilt decorated red cloth front board bound in at end. A lovely copy of this classic, illustrated by one of the greatest book artists of the day:

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Book number: 8099

AUSTEN. JANE.

MANSFIELD PARK.

The Zodiac Press. London. 1975. 8vo. Fine copy bound in fine half blue calf. Spine with raised bands. The compartments lettered and decorated in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Plain white endpapers with a neat previous owners bookplate on the front paste down. Binding is unsigned but obviously from a high quality bindery. Some fading to the spine but still an attractive fine binding.

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Book number: 8633

AUSTEN. JANE. ; THOMSON. HUGH. ILLUSTRATES.

MANSFIELD PARK. With an introduction by Austin Dobson.

Macmillan and Co. London. 1908. EARLY HUGH THOMSON EDITION. 8vo. (7.4 x 5.2 inches). 40 full page line illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Publishers original salmon cloth with decorative floral design to front board and spine in brown, lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. Some minor offsetting to blank endpapers but internally clean and bright. Some marking to the rear board but still overall a very good copy. Becoming increasingly difficult to find in collectable condition in the publishers cloth.

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Book number: 9470

AUSTEN. JANE. ; THOMSON. HUGH. ILLUSTRATES.

MANSFIELD PARK. With an introduction by Austin Dobson.

Macmillan and Co. London. 1903. EARLY THOMSON EDITION. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.4 inches). Illustrated with 40 full page line drawings. Publishers original burgundy cloth with decorative blind stamped floral design to both boards, the front board lettered and ruled in gilt. Spine ruled and lettered in gilt. Page edges untrimmed. Internally a fine bright and clean copy throughout. A little rubbing to the binding extremities and just a hint of fading to the spine but overall a very good, bright copy. Becoming increasingly difficult to find in collectable condition in the publishers cloth.

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Book number: 9990

AUSTEN. JANE. ; THOMSON. HUGH. ILLUSTRATES.

NORTHANGER ABBEY and PERSUASION. With an introduction by Austin Dobson.

Macmillan and Co. London. 1902. EARLY HUGH THOMSON EDITION. 8vo. (7.4 x 5.2 inches). 40 full page line illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Publishers original salmon cloth with decorative floral design to front board and spine in brown, lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. Some minor offsetting to blank endpapers but internally clean and bright. Overall a very good copy. Becoming increasingly difficult to find in collectable condition in the publishers cloth.

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Book number: 9471

AUSTEN. JANE. ; THOMSON. HUGH. ILLUSTRATES.

NORTHANGER ABBEY and PERSUASION. With an introduction by Austin Dobson.

Macmillan and Co. London. 1906. EARLY THOMSON EDITION. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.4 inches). Illustrated with 40 full page line drawings. Publishers original burgundy cloth with decorative blind stamped floral design to both boards, the front board lettered and ruled in gilt. Spine ruled and lettered in gilt. Page edges untrimmed. Internally a fine bright and clean copy throughout. A little rubbing to the binding extremities and just a hint of fading to the spine but overall a very good, bright copy. Becoming increasingly difficult to find in collectable condition in the publishers cloth.

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Book number: 9989

AUSTEN. JANE. ; HAMMOND. CHRIS, ILLUSTRATES.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. With an introduction by William Keith Leask.

Gresham Publishing Co. London. 1900. EARLY HAMMOND EDITION. Large 8vo. (8 x 5.6 inches). Illustrated with 6 beautiful line engravings. A little foxing to a few pages otherwise a very good copy in the decorative publishers delux leather binding, after a design by Talwin Morris. Some very minor rubbing and bumping to edges but still overall a better than very good copy of this uncommon edition. Scarce in this delux Arts and Crafts style binding.

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Book number: 9824

BABY BOOK.

FINE LEATHER BOUND BABY BOOK.

NP. ND. . Fine leather bound baby book. (10.1 x 8 inches). Colour illustrated pages with spaces for new parents to fill in details from the birth, as well as details of family and friends who visited, details of Christening and other important moments in the child's early years as well as pages to attach photographs. Several colour illustrations opposite pages with space for filling in, including; My first steps, Birthday, holiday, day at School, etc. Fine and clean throughout, the book has been hand bound in a fine leather binding of full dark blue morocco. Spine with five raised bands. Compartments decorated and lettered in gilt. Floral design borders to both boards with the front board also lettered, all in gilt. Hand marbled endpapers.

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Book number: 8819

BAERLEIN. HENRY.

HERE ARE DRAGONS. A Novel.

Leonard Parsons. London. 1925. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Green cloth binding with light green ruling and lettering to the front board and spine. Neat four line inscription (dated 1929) on the half title otherwise a fine clean copy in the scarce original dustwrapper with a colour design to the front panel by John Austen. A couple of small nicks to the extremities and a few marks to the rear panel but overall a better than very good example if this attractive dustwrapper.

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Book number: 9167

BAGNOLD.ENID.

NATIONAL VELVET.

Heinemann Ltd.London.,1935. FIRST EDITION.Illustrated with line drawings by Laurian Jones.Occasional foxing,mostly to the fore edge of a few pages,otherwise very good.Finely bound in recent full black morocco,raised bands,gilt.Single gilt ruled border on boards.All edges gilt.:

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Book number: 6880

BALDWIN. JAMES.

GOING TO MEET THE MAN.

The Dial Press. New York. 1965. FIRST EDITION (U.S). 8vo. Black cloth with two yellow blocks to the spine, lettered in black and red. Front board with facsimile of Baldwin's signature. Red endpapers. Top edge dyed yellow, other edges untrimmed. A fine copy of the book in a very good, bright and tidy dustwrapper with price of $4.95 on inner front flap. Photo portrait of Baldwin on the rear panel by Martha Holmes. Some light rubbing to the extremities of the wrapper but overall a nice tidy example.

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Book number: 9043

BALZAC. HONORE DE.

TEN DROLL TALES.

John Lane The Bodley Head. London. 1929. Finely illustrated with Pochoir plates by Jean De Boscherre. Full dark blue Morocco. Spine with five raised bands.

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Book number: 8824