Later Victorian (7 results)

Condition: Fair. 1921. First Edition. 79 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Rough cut pages. Cloth bound version of the first edition. Pages are moderately tanned at the edges, with notable foxing. Binding has remained firm. Inscription to front endpaper. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed with light tanning. Slight forward lean to text block.…

See her entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged, with slight discoloration around edges caused by the show-through of glue from the reverse. As editor of 'London Society' she writes: 'Dear Mr Cork - / The next Number is in the Press, & I should not have room for the Article in question until the subject was stale / Yrs faithfully / F Marryat. Ross Church'.…

On an irregularly-shaped octagon of paper, practically a 9.5 cm square with the corners cut off. In fair condition, lightly aged and discoloured, with minor traces of glue from mount on reverse. A large and bold example of Braddon's handwriting, clearly a response to a request for an autograph rather than the valediction of a letter. Reads: 'Yours Very truly / M. E. Braddon.' Above this, at the head is the Braddon crest in blue ink, with motto 'Aut mors aut libertas'. See image.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1921, First Edition. Full Hatchards green morocco binding signed by the binder in gilt to the base of the front paste down with gilt titles to the spine, five raised bands to the spine, inner gilt decorated leather turn-ins. Rubbed to the front joint. Inscribed to the front by the author "To my wife, who urged me to complete this little book. 29 Nov 1921." Scarce. A pretty volume, from the library of Robin de Beaumont, with his notes in pencil to the front end paper. Pagination: viii, 80pp. Provenance: bookplate for Robin de Beaumont to the front; inscription by the Author. Approximately 7 ½ inches tall (19cm). Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles, five raised bands, marked and worn. Joints good condition rubbed and worn. Corners good condition gently bumped and worn. Boards good condition coarse grained morocco, with marks and wear. Page edges good condition all gilt. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition sound. Paste downs very good condition grey/brown paper, leather gilt decorated turn-ins. End papers good condition grey brown end papers, inscriptions, bookplate. Title good condition tanned. Pages good condition tanned. Binding good condition nice binding. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1921 Binding: Hardback. …

Condition: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original white vellum over boards, three red silk ties across the front and rear boards blocked in black to the front board, probably designed by Charles Ricketts, top edge gilt. 8vo. 8½'' x 7''. Hand written Number 9 of 50 Limited Edition numbered copies SIGNED by the author to the Limitation Leaf 'Gordon Bottomley'. Produced on Abbey Mills, Greenfield Crown Paper. Contains 6-(xiv), 60 printed pages of text. In very near Fine condition and housed in red cloth drop front box with clear acrylic glass lid. Light sun fading down the spine of the box. Extremely rare production. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.…

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original ivory cream buckram cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, symmetrical Venetian architectural interior design by Charles Ricketts to the upper panel, top edge gilt. Quarto. 9'' x 7''. Hand written Number 12 of 50 Limited Edition Numbered Copies SIGNED by the author to the Limitation Leaf 'Gordon Bottomley'. Produced on Abbey Mills, Greenfield Crown Paper. Contains [xiv] 58 printed pages of text. Superb monochrome relief bookplate belonging to D. R. H. Williams to the front paste down. Light foxing to the end papers and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.…

Eigenhändiger Brief (3 S. 8 to, mit geprägter Adresse am Kopf) in Tinte mit Ort, Datum, Unterschrift signiert Hampstead, 20-2-11 - an Dear Brother Savage, wegen einer Einladung, er ist, wie sein amerikanischer Cousin immer sagt, very much under the weather.