Grace Howard and the Family at Glen Luna

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1852. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this very scarce novel by the American author Susan Warner. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original blind-stamped cloth binding, with renewed end papers. Susan Warner (1819-1885) was an American Presbyterian writer of religious fiction, children's fiction, and theological works. She often wrote under the pseudonym of Elizabeth Wetherell. Many of her novels went into multiple editions, but her first, The Wide, Wide World (1850), was the most popular. This volume is one of her novels concerning the Glen Luna family; it is a very scarce work to see. A fourteen-page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with renewed end papers. Externally smart, with fading to the spine and shelf wear to the extremities. Spine is a little cocked. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, except for a little offsetting to the illustrated title page. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 885M2

Catalogue: Women's Fiction

Keywords: Susan Warner American literature Religious fiction American literature Not Stated

Charlotte Brontë ; Anne Brontë ; Emily Brontë ; E. C. Gaskell

The Novels of the Sisters Brontãƒâ« : The Thornton Edition

London, Downey & Co. 1898-1901 . Cloth. A smart collection of the Thornton Edition of the novels of the Brontë sisters, complete in twelve volumes. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. The Thornton edition by Downey and Co. of this fantastic set containing novels by the Brontë sisters.Complete in twelve volumes. Edited by Temple Scott. This collection is comprised of the following: 'Jane Eyre', by Charlotte Brontë, in two volumes (1898). With a frontispiece to volume I. 'Shirley', by Charlotte Brontë, in two volumes (1899). With a frontispiece to volume I. 'Villette', by Charlotte Brontë, in two volumes (1899). With a frontispiece to volume I. 'The Professor' (1899), by Charlotte Brontë, with a frontispiece. 'Agnes Grey, by Anne Brontë, with a memoir of her sisters by Charlotte Brontë (1899). With a frontispiece. 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' by Anne Brontë, in two volumes (1898). With a frontispiece to volume I. 'Wuthering Heights', by Emily Brontë (1898), with a preface by Charlotte Brontë. 'Mrs Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Brontë', by E. C. Gaskell (1901). Reprinted from the first edition and edited with introduction and notes by Temple Scott and B W Willett. With a frontispiece of Mrs Gaskell. With the bookplate of George Herbert Pilkington to the front paste down of each volume. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with slight bumping to the extremities and to the spine, with the occasional marks to the cloth. Light rubbing to the extremities and to the joints. Hinges strained to all volumes, with the rear hinge failed to 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Vol II&apos. A touch of fading to the spine. Offsetting and slight spotting to endpapers, with a bookplate to the front paste down and an ink inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the occasional spot. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 880Q20

Catalogue: Women's Fiction

Keywords: Brontë Sisters thornton edition collection elizabeth gaskell thornton edition Not Stated

Charlotte Brontë; Emily Brontë; Anne Brontë; E. C. Gaskell; Temple Scott (Ed.)

Wuthering Heights; Jane Eyre; Agnes Grey; the Tenant of Wildfell Hall; Shirley; Villette; the Professor; the Life of Charlotte Brontãƒâ«

Edinburgh, John Grant , 1924. Cloth. A beautiful twelve volume set of the Brontë sisters classic novels. The new, Thornton Edition, edited by Temple Scott. Complete in twelve volumes. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with gilt detail. A beautiful collection of these classic novels by the incredibly influential and successful, Brontë sisters. This set comprising of: 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Brontë, with a preface by Charlotte Brontë. Illustrated with a frontispiece and four monochrome plates. Collated complete. 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Brontë, complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece in both volumes and nine plates altogether. Collated complete. 'Agnes Grey' by Anne Brontë. With a memoir of her sisters by Charlotte Brontë. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Collated complete. 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' by Anne Brontë, complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece in both volumes and one full page plate. Collated complete. 'Shirley' by Charlotte Brontë, complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece in both volumes and ten plates. Collated complete. 'Villette' by Charlotte Brontë, complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece in both volumes and four plates. Collated complete. 'The Professor' by Charlotte Brontë. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. 'The Life of Charlotte Brontë' by E. C. Gaskell. Introduction and notes by Temple Scott and B. W. Willett. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-four full page illustrations. Collated complete. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some shelf wear to the edges. The occasional light mark to the boards. Some light spotting and the occasional mark to the paste-downs and free endpapers, heavier in 'Shirley' volumes one and two. Age-toning to the free endapers of 'Agnes Grey&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the occasional mark. Spotting towards the front and rear of 'Shirley' volumes one and two. Several pages throughout are uncut. Spotting to the fore-edges. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 834G13

Catalogue: Women's Fiction

Keywords: Brontë Sisters Emily Brontë Wuthering Heights Jane Eyre Emily Brontë Classic literature victorian literature Not Stated

E. Maria Albanesi; [Effie Adelaide Rowlands]

Susannah and One Other

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. First edition. Cloth. An exciting romance by Effie Adelaide Maria Henderson, found in its original dust wrapper Effie Adelaide Maria Henderson was a prolific writer, publishing over two hundred romance novels and short stories under various names including E. Maria Albanesi. As the scarce dust wrapper highlights, this work was key to her rise in popularity. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Undated. Dated using Worldcat from a copy held at the University of Oxford. In the original publisher's purple cloth binding, found with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. A little rubbed to the boards, primarily at the top edge, with some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. There are two small closed tears to the rear of the wrap, with a tiny bit of loss to the top edge of the front board. Front hinge is starting and a little tender. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly-age toned but clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 848N6

Catalogue: Women's Fiction

Keywords: Susannah and One Other E. Maria Albanesi Novel Romance E. Maria Albanesi Not Stated

Louisa M. Alcott

Good Wives: A Story for Girls. Being a Sequel to "Little Women.

London, Blackie and Son Limited, c1930. Cloth. A decorative edition of this work. A sequel of her most famous work "Little Women." Decorative edition of this work. No date provided in text. University of Birmingham Libraries and details of publisher suggests circa 1930. Illustrated with four coloured plates. Collated complete. In this sequel to Alcott's most well-known work "Little Women", the March sisters have grown up as we follow them into their womanhood. Written by Louisa May Alcott, an American novelist, short story writer and poet. In the original blue cloth binding with yellow and orange decoration. Externally, smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light scattered spotting. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 839T47

Catalogue: Women's Fiction

Keywords: Good Wives Little Women Alcott Little Women None

Louisa May Alcott

Rose in Bloom

Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1910. Cloth. An illustrated copy of the sequel to Eight Cousins by renowned author Lousia May Alcott. In the publisher's original cloth binding. 4 plates including the frontispiece. Collated complete. This the sequel to Louisa May Alcott's Eight Cousins, which depicts the story of a nineteenth-century girl, Rose Campbell, finding her way in society. This novel continues Rose's story into young adulthood, depicting courtship and marriage, poverty and charity, transcendental poetry and prose, and illness and death among her family and friends. 2 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, with marks to the boards and a couple of ink stains to the front board. Gilt to the spine is still bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, except for some pencil inscriptions to the front paste down and front free end paper and one of the pages of text. Colour crayons used to the frontispiece. Loss to the front free end paper and a small closed tear to page 87. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 841M15

Catalogue: Women's Fiction

Keywords: Lousia May Alcott American literature Women's fiction American literature Not Stated

Mary Webb; Walter de La Mare [intro.]; Martin Armstrong [intro.]; et al.

The Spring of Joy; Gone to Earth; Precious Bane; the House in Dormer Forest; Seven for a Secret; the Golden Arrow

London, Jonathan Cape, 1937-1943. Cloth. A lovely collection of the illustrated editions of these novels by Mary Webb, in uniform dust wrappers. The illustrated editions of these works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Bookplate to the front paste down of The Spring of Joy, Gone to Earth and Precious Bane. Ink inscription to the half title page of The House in Dormer Forest, dated 1942.A collection of works by Mary Gladys Webb (1881-1927), an English romance novelist and poet, whose work is set chiefly in the Shropshire countryside. This set includes some of her most popular novels, including two which have been the basis of adaptations: Gone to Earth and Precious Bane. Webb's novels are thought to have inspired the famous parody Cold Comfort Farm (1932) by Stella Gibbons.All volumes are illustrated with four colour plates by the English painter Norman Hepple (1908-1994), apart from Precious Bane, which is illustrated by the landscape artist Rowland Hilder (1905-1993). Collated, complete. The Spring of Joy is introduced by Walter de La Mare and Martin Armstrong. Gone to Earth is introduced by John Buchan. Precious Bane is introduced by the Rt. Hon. Lord Baldwin. The House in Dormer Forest is introduced by the Rev. H. R. L. Sheppard. Seven for a Secret is introduced by Robert Lynd. The Golden Arrow introduced by G. K. Chesterton.This collection comprises:The Spring of Joy (1937, the first combined Illustrated Edition) Gone to Earth (1938, second impression of the Illustrated Edition) Precious Bane (1938, eighth impression of the Illustrated Edition) The House in Dormer Forest (1942, fifth impression of the Illustrated Edition)Seven for a Secret (1942, fifth impression of the Illustrated Edition) The Golden Arrow (1943, sixth impression of the Illustrated Edition) In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, cloth is bright and smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrappers are mostly bright and smart. Light chipping to the head of the spine of the dust wrappers to Spring of Joy and Seven for a Secret. Two small tape repairs to the reverse of the dust wrapper to Gone to Earth, and one small tape repair to the reverse of the dust wrapper to Precious Bane. Ink stains to the reverse of the wrap to Seven for a Secret. Lightly chipped to the head and tail of the spine to Golden Arrow's dust wrapper, with a tear to the fold of the front flap, repaired with tape to the reverse of the wrap. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Norman Hepple; Rowland Hilder. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Book number: 893M4

Catalogue: Women's Fiction

Keywords: Mary Webb Norman Hepple Rowland Hilder Romance novels Norman Hepple Norman Hepple; Rowland Hilder

Jane Austen

Love and Friendship and Other Early Works Now First Printed from the Original Ms.

London , Chatto And Windus , 1922. First edition. Cloth. A charming copy of Love and Friendship printed as a deluxe edition of two hundred and sixty. The first edition. No. 56 of 260 printed by Chatto and Windus in 1922. Love and Friendship is one of Austen lesser lesser-known works. It is a juvenile story dating back to 1790. From the age of 11 to 18 Austen wrote her tales in three notebooks which are now kept at the Bodleian Library and British Museum. They contain many of her works including Love and Friendship which she wrote at the age of 14 and The History of England written at the age of 15.Love and Friendship was written in an epistolary form and is thought to be like Lady Susan one of the tales that she wrote for the amusement of her family. With a preface by G. K. Chesterton. This copy includes charming endpapers with miniature colour portraits of her family. This copy includes a frontispiece showing an extract of The History of England in Austen's hand. In the original publisher's cloth. Externally very smart. Fading to the spine and boards. Two small ink stains on the spine. Internally firmly bound. Offsetting to the front and rear free endpapers. The pages are bright and clean. Pages roughly cut. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 883V33

Catalogue: Women's Fiction

Keywords: Jane Austen Classic Literature Classic None

Jane Austen; R. W. Chapman

The Novels and Works of Jane Austen

London, New York and Toronto, Geoffrey Cumberlege Oxford University Press, 1953-1980. Cloth. A lovely set of works by Jane Austen, uniformly bound in green cloth and with illustrations. An illustrated set of The Novels and Works of Jane Austen, edited by R. W. Chapman. Chapman was a British scholar, book collector, and editor of the works of Samuel Johnson and Jane Austin. This set includes four out of the five volume set being 'The Novels', and the additional sixth volume being 'Minor Works&apos. It is missing Volume II of the original five volume set. The third edition, later impressions of the original five volume set, and 'Minor Works' is a reprint.Volume I, Sense and Sensibility (1953), Volume III, Mansfield Park (1953), Volume IV, Emma (1960), Volume V, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion (1980), and Volume VI, Minor Works (1963).With many illustrations throughout from contemporary sources. In the original publisher's cloth bindings. Externally, very smart. There is some slight bumping to the heads and tails of the spines. The spines of Volume I and III are slightly faded. There are some light marks to the boards and light spotting to the fore edges. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the very occasional spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 856W66

Catalogue: Women's Fiction

Keywords: Jane Austen Novels The Works Novels Not Stated

Jane Austen; A. B. Walkley

The Watsons Jane Austen A.B. Walkley

London, Leonard Parsons, 1923 . Cloth. A very smart, early impression of Jane Austen's work 'The Watson's', published separately in this work. In the publisher's original smart, quarter cloth binding with marbled boards. Second impression, published the same year as the first edition, first impression. This work was original first published within the second edition of James Edward Austen Leigh's 'Memoir of Jane Austen&apos. 'The Watson's was unfinished at this time. This work was then published in this particular form, on its own for the first time in 1923. Austen's 'The Watsons' is an abandoned unfinished novel which she begun around 1803, whilst living in Bath, abandoning the project after her father's death in January 1805. The 7,500 word work was not formally divided into chapters. Though unfinished the work is considered to be very promising. The work was subsequently finished in 1928 by Edith Charlotte Brown.With a frontispiece of Jane Austen. With a bookplate of H. M. Leach to the front paste down.With a photograph of Jane Austen's house at Chawton, to the verso of the half title page. In the publisher's quarter cloth binding with marbled boards. Externally, excellent, with very light bumping and the odd light mark. A touch of sunning to the extremities and to the spine. Bookplate to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout. With a photo to the verso of the half title. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 883Q40

Catalogue: Women's Fiction

Keywords: jane austen the watsons early impression uncommon the watsons None

Rex Beach; Baroness von Hutten; Thora Stowell; Grace Livingston Hill; Mary Dunn

The Silver Horde; Happy House; the Crooked Plough; White Orchids; the World of Lady Addle

New York; London, A. L. Burt Company; Hutchinson & Co.; Leonard Parsons; Grosset & Dunlap; Robin Clark, 1909-1985. Cloth. Five romance novels, written in the first half of the twentieth century by a variety of authors; all volumes in their original dust wrappers. Five novels in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original dust wrappers. A selection of novels from the romance genre, written in the first half of the twentieth century by a variety of authors. The American authors Rex Beach (1877-1949) and Grace Livingston Hill (1865-1947) were both prolific and popular novelists of their time. Mary Dunn's (1900-1958) Lady Addle character was the focus for her entertaining series of novels, most written in the 1940s; The World of Lady Addle, of which the content is more satirical than other novels in this selection, was published posthumously and comprises of two of the most popular works from the Lady Addle series.This selection comprises:The Silver Horde by Rex Beach (A. L. Burt Company, New York, 1911; undated, dated through the publisher's advertisements) Happy House by Baroness von Hutten (Hutchinson & Co. London, 1919; undated, dated through copies held at the British Library) The Crooked Plough by Thora Stowell (Leonard Parsons, London, 1926; first edition, second impression) White Orchids by Grace Livingston Hill (Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1935; first edition, first printing) The World of Lady Addle, comprising The Memoirs of Mipsie and Lady Addle at Home by Mary Dunn (Robin Clark, London, 1985; The Memoirs of Mipsie was originally published in 1947, and Lady Addle at Home was originally published in 1945) Publisher's advertisements to the rear of The Silver Horde, Happy House and White Orchids. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original dust wrappers. Externally, cloth generally remains bright and smart to all volumes, except for The Crooked Plough, which has damp staining to the boards. A little fading to the lower extremities of Happy House. Ink inscription to the front free end paper of White Orchids, and to the verso of the front free end paper of The World of Lady Addle. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned but generally clean, except for the odd spot to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Dust wrappers are mostly bright and unclipped, apart from the dust wrapper to The World of Lady Addle, which is price-clipped. Chipping to the head and tail of the spine to The Silver Horde. Soiling to the spine of The Crooked Plough, with chipping to the folds of the flaps. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 873M5

Catalogue: Women's Fiction

Keywords: Romance novels Rex Beach Grace Livingston Hill American literature Rex Beach Not Stated

Quentin Bell

Virginia Woolf a Biography Volume II, Mrs Woolf 1912-1941

London, The Hogarth Press, 1972 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of Volume II of Quentin Bell's biography of his aunt, Virginia Woolf. First edition, first impression of Virginia Woolf A Biography Volume II, Mrs Woolf 1912-1941 by Quentin Bell in the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper. Bell's two volume personal biography of his famous aunt has been well received. This is Volume II only.Quentin Bell was an English art historian and author. This work won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Duff Cooper Prize and the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year. With fifteen monochrome plates. Collated, complete.  In the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. The dust wrapper has some slight wear to the extremities and two small tears. The binding has some very slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Book number: 833W9

Catalogue: Women's Fiction

Keywords: Virginia Woolf Biography Quentin Bell First edition Biography Dust wrapper Illustrated Various

[Mary E Bennett]

Elinor Clark or the Haunted Oak

London, Edwin J Brett, 1882. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of the 'Cottage Edition' of Mary E Bennett's novel 'Elinor Clare&apos. A first edition thus, being the Cottage girl edition which was issued in 33 parts. This was a cheap reissue following the novel's initial publication in 1868. It is a very scarce work in any edition.Mary E Bennett was a prolific author of penny novels such as 'The Witch of the Water-side' and 'The Gipsy Bride, or the Miser's Daughter&apos. Many of her works cannot be traced as she wrote so many cheap novels. Bound from the original parts, with a title page for the novel which was issued. This copy has been bound without the very scarce 'coloured picture' that was issued with the first three parts. A very uncommon work by this important Victorian author. In a full cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Minor shelfwear to the edges. Front hinge is strained but firm. Former owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper 'Mary Ann Moore Thicket Lodge Feb 24 1883&apos. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 762L10

Catalogue: Women's Fiction

Keywords: Mary Ann Moore Mary Bennett Penny Dreadful Mary Bennett Not Stated